máðum-ǽht
A costly possession ⬩ valuable ⬩ treasure
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A costly possession, valuable, treasure Ne nom hé máðmǽhta má, ðeáh hé monige geseah, búton ðone hafelan and ða hilt somod since fáge more things of price he took not, though many he saw, than the head and the hilt gay with gold, Beo.
missenlíc-ness
Variety ⬩ diversity
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Ðeós wyrt is gecweden iris illyrica of ðære missenlícnysse (variegated character ) hyre blóstmena, for ðý ðe is geþuht ðæt heó ðone heofonlícan bogan mid hyre bleó geefenlǽce, Herb. 158, 1; Lchdm. i. 284, 14. Missenlícnesse varietatibus, Ps. Spl.
mór-sceaþa
A bandit ⬩ a robber who lakes refuge in the moors
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A bandit, a robber who lakes refuge in the moors (v. mór) Ðone mórsceaþo (Barabbas), Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 15, 15, 11. Wæs Barabbas mórsceaþe (sceaþa. Rush.) erat Barabbas latro. Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 40. Swá tó mórsceaþe (scaþe.
Óst-sǽ
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Norþdene habbaþ be norþan him ðone ilcan sǽs earm ðe mon hǽt Óstsǽ, Ors. l, 1; Swt. 16, 23-28
ge-týdan
To make learned, skilled ⬩ to instruct
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Ic þohte ealra swíðost ymb ðone abbud ðe me getýdde I thought most of all of the abbot that had instructed me, Shrn. 46, 33
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ge-gada
A fellow-traveller ⬩ a companion ⬩ associate ⬩ comes ⬩ complex ⬩ conspirans
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He feóll ðá adún and ealle his gegadan into helle wíte he fell down then and all his companions into hell torment, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 59, 93, 87. Afeóll se deófoll mid his gegadum the devil fell with his companions, Hexam. 10; Norm. 16,18
geócend
A preserver, Saviour ⬩ servator, salvator
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A preserver, Saviour; servator, salvator Wís biþ se ðe con ongytan ðone geócend he is wise who can understand the preserver, Exon. 54 a; Th. 191, 14; Az. 88.
tama
Tameness
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Tameness Ne þearf beorna nán wénan ðære wyrde, ðæt hió ( the lioness ) wel hire taman healde; ac ic tiohhie, ðæt hió ðæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, ac ðone wildan gewunan wille geþencan hire eldrena, Met. 13, 23-28.
weorþfulness
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Bróhton Rómáne ðone triumphan angeán Pompeius mid micelre weorþfulnesse (wyrð-, v.l. ), Ors. 5, 10; Swt. 234, 29
ge-wǽpnung
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Hé næfde náht bútan his gewǽdum and his gewǽpnunge, 67. spiritual, v. ge-wǽpnian; 2 Feohtan mid Godes gewǽpnunge ongeán ðone ungesewenlican feónd, Hml. Th. ii. 402, 18
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ilfette
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A similar list is given on p. 62, and there cignus occurs just before mergulus, as at p. 250 does ciciris ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 15. Cf. Æt ylfethamme, C.D. iii. 130, 34. Add
lustbǽre
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Sum eáwfæst ðegen bæd ðone hálgan wer . . . and hé lustbǽre ðæs getíðode, ii. 172, 9. Hé efne mode and gladum þá ðénunga lustbǽre gefylle ipso aequo animo impleat officium, R. Ben. 55, 17
sám-lǽred
Imperfectly taught
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Imperfectly taught Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig gelǽred preóst ne scænde ðone sámlǽredan, ac gebéte hine gif hé bet cunne, L. Edg. C. 12; Th. ii. 246, 19. Hieronimus ádwæscte ða dwollícan gesetnysse ðe sámlǽrede men sǽdon be hire forþsíðe. Homl.
cnódan
To give ⬩ assign ⬩ call ⬩ carry out ⬩ exalt ⬩ tribuĕre ⬩ attribuĕre ⬩ efferre
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Gif hwæt welgedónes biþ, ðonne cnódaþ him ealle mid hérenesse if anything be well done, then all exalt him with praise; si qua bene gesta sunt, omnes laudibus efferunt Past. 17, 3;Hat. MS. 22b, 3
slingan
To wind, twist, worm, move as a serpent. ⬩ to move quickly ⬩ to wind ⬩ to wind
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Gif heó (the adder) ðæt heáfod innan ðone man bestingþ ðonne slingþ (= slincþ ?) heó mid ealle inn if it strikes its head into the man, then it winds itself quite in. Boutr. Scrd. 20, 15
snotorness
Prudence, wisdom, sagacity
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Hí (the innocents) wǽron gehwǽde and ungewittige ácwealde, ac hí árísaþ on ðam gemǽnelícum dóme mid fullum wæstme and heofenlícere snoternysse Homl. Th. i. 84, 23. Snotornesse ł wísdóm sapientiam Ps. Lamb. 48, 4.
ge-þryscan
To press ⬩ oppress ⬩ press down ⬩ depress ⬩ premere ⬩ deprimere
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To press, oppress, press down, depress; premere, deprimere Ðæt hine ne geþrysce nán wiðermódnes to ormódnesse non aspera ad desperationem premant, Past. 14, 3; Swt. 83, 18; Hat. MS. 17 b, 26.
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ge-wyrcan
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Grn. 17, 31. ꝥte gi-worhte hine tó cynige (tó cynge dón, W. S.) ut facerent eum regem Jn. R. L. 6, 15. Mið ðý tó cyninge hine uallað dóa ł gewyrca cum regem eum uellent facere Jn. p. 4, 15.
áscian
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Add: absolute Mon sceal sprecan ásciende, Past. 185, 9. with acc. of person addressed, to question, interrogate His rihta dóm áhsað ( interrogat ) manna bearn. Se ylca Drihten áhsað rihtwíse and unrihtwíse, Ps. Th. 10, 5, 6.
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hefig-tíme
Grievous ⬩ wearisome ⬩ tedious ⬩ troublesome
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Ne þince ðé tó hefitýme tó gehýrenne míne sprǽce do not let it seem too tedious to thee to hear my speech, Basil admn. 7; Norm. 48, 12.
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