or-trúwian
To be without hope of, to despair of
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To be without hope of, to despair of Hé ortrúw-ode his Drihtnys mildheortnysse he despaired of his Lord's mercy, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 25. To ortrúwienne desperandum, Wulck. Gl. 250, 36
beót-word
a word of threatening ⬩ threats ⬩ minæ ⬩ a word of boasting ⬩ jactationis verbum
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[beót III. a boasting] a word of boasting; jactationis verbum Beówulf beótwordum spræc Beowulf spake in words of boasting Beo. Th. 5014; B. 2510
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leóda
A man
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A man, one of a people or country Gif hwá his ágenne geleód [MS. B. leódan] bebycgge if any one sell a man of his own people, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 3. Be leódan bygene concerning the sale of a man of one's own country, Th. i. 110, 1 note
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neód-fracu
Desire ⬩ appetite ⬩ the object of desire or of appetite
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Desire, appetite, the object of desire or of appetite Wuhta gehwilc hnipaþ of dúne, wilnaþ tó eorþan, sume nédþearfe, sume neódfræce (cf. ealle beóþ of dúne healde wið ðære eorþan and ðider wilniaþ oððe ðæs ðe hí lyst oððe ðæs ðe hí beþurfon, Bt. 41,
eówer
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of pers. pron. ðú Án eówer ūnus vestrûm, Mt. Bos. 26, 21. Eówer sum one of you, Beo. Th. 502; B. 248, Eówer ǽnig any of you, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 34; Gen. 427
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ge-edníwian
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Add: to renew what is weakened, restore to efficiency Ðæt góde mód, ðe sió hǽlo ful oft áweg ádriéfð, ðæt gemynd ðǽre medtrymnesse geedniéwað (-níwað, v.l.) (reformat), Past. 255, 17.
windan
of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start ⬩ to fly, wheel, spring ⬩ of the movement of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of abstract subjects ⬩ of twisting ⬩ rolling movement ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ to waver ⬩ to twist ⬩ roll ⬩ to brandish ⬩ wave ⬩ to twist, plait, weave ⬩ to twist, give a curved form to
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intrans. of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start Sió æcs wint of ðam hielfe and eác ús of ðære handa ... Sió æs wient of ðæm hielfe securis manu fugit ...
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mán-sceatt
Usury ⬩ unjust gain
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Usury, unjust gain Of mánsceatte and of máne ex usuris et iniquitate, Ps. Th. 71, 14
ge-hlów
a lowing of beasts ⬩ mugitus
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a lowing of beasts; mugitus Hryðera gehlów lowing of oxen, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 35
ífig-beara
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a grove of ivy-covered trees (? cf. ífiht) On ífigbearo, of ífigbeara, Cht. Crw. l, 15
swilige
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Of mǽrdíc on ðá wæterswylian; of ðǽre swylian on mǽrðom, C.D. vi. 220, 23
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sam-heort
concors
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Of one heart, of the same disposition; concors Singaþ samheorte sangas Dryhtne, Ps. Th. 149, 1
weá-spell
A tale of woe
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A tale of woe Æfter weáspelle ( the news of Æschere's death ), Beo. Th. 2634; B. 1315
on-weald
Powerful
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Powerful Ðá Dryhten of deáþe árás onweald (-wealh?) of eorþan, Exon. Th. 168, 9; Gú. 1075
á-streccan
to stretch out ⬩ hold oat ⬩ to extend:-- ⬩ to prostrate,
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Grn. 8, 31 : 19, 41. to prostrate, of a person's posture, lit. or fig. Hé hine ástreahte ofer leomu þæs deádan mannes, Bl. H. 117, 27. Hé hine on gebed ástreahte, 219, 17.
ge-réflang
A minister
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A minister Ða geréflanges of Cristes circean the ministers of Christchurch, Chart. Th. 317, 32
þegnung-weorod
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A body of attendants or serving-men Manege of ðæs ealdormannes þénungwerode, Shrn. 154, 26
cot-stów
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Of ðám mere on Cúðulfes cotstówe; of ðám cotstówum, C. D. v. 389, 17. Add
neorxnawang-lic
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Of paradise Hér onginneð se þridda flód of dám neorxnawanglican wylle, Gr. D. 179, I