ge-wyrcan
to work ⬩ make ⬩ build ⬩ form ⬩ dispose ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ celebrate ⬩ commit ⬩ to get by working ⬩ gain ⬩ obtain ⬩ merit
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Ða noldon fleám gewyrcan they would not fly, Byrht. Th. 134, 9; By. 81. Hí woldon hyra Eástron gewyrcan they would celebrate Easter, Lk. Bos. 22, 7. God wille ðisse worlde ende gewyricean God will put an end to this world, Blickl. Homl. 109, 33.
Linked entry: ge-worht
ceorl
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</b> where ceorl is in contrast with eorl :-- Eóde ánrǽd eorl tó þám ceorle, By. 132. Cuð þeódum gewelhwǽr, ceorlum and eorlum, Men. 31. <b>II b.
drífan
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Drífan þá menn ꝥ spor oð hit man þám geréfan gecýðe . . . ádrífe hé ꝥ spor út of his scíre, 236, 21. to impel matter by physical force. to cause something to move by application of force Se wind drífeð ðæt wolcn, Past. 285, 21.
blǽd
A flower, blossom, fruit ⬩ flos, olus, fructus
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He déþ ǽlc twíg aweg on me, ðe blǽda ne byrþ; and he feormaþ ǽlc ðara, ðe blǽda byrþ, ðæt hyt bere blǽda ðe swíðor omnem palmitem in me non ferentem fructum, tollet eum; et omnem, qui fert fructum, purgabit eum, ut fructum plus afferat, Jn.
friþ
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Chr. 1094; P. 229, 32 : By. 179. Þæt hié hine gebróhten of þǽre folcsceare, þæt hé on friðe wǽre, Gen. 1872.
FEORH
life ⬩ soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ vīta ⬩ ănĭma ⬩ a living being ⬩ person ⬩ hŏmo ⬩ persōna
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Feores récan to care for life, Byrht. Th. 139, 27; By. 260. Feores scyldig guilty of life, liable in one's life, L. Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 64, 1: L. Ath. i. 4, 6; Th. i. 202, 3, 12: v. § 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 6: L.
húru
At least ⬩ at all events ⬩ at any rate ⬩ in any case ⬩ however ⬩ even ⬩ yet ⬩ only ⬩ indeed ⬩ certainly ⬩ especially
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Be emnihte oððe húru be ealra hálgena mæssan by the equinox or in any case by Allhallows' mass, L. Eth. ix. 9; Th. i. 342, 22. Eallum cristenum gebyreþ ðæt hí riht lufian and húru [ certainly ] gehádode men scylon á riht rǽran, L. I.
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and
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Add: , end Aend suilcae, end suilce atqueve, Txts. 42, 98. introductory to a clause which is not preceded by one with which it can be connected Ðá cwæð Eustachius: 'And ne sǽde ic ꝥ wilde deór hí gelǽhton?', Hml.
lof
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Ox. 1903. from the point of view of the receiver, (a person's) praise, praise (received by that person) Wyrþ oft gódes monnes lof álegen, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox. 64, 31. Ne biþ his lof ná ðý lǽsse, Bt. 40, 3 ; F. 238, 11.
rím
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Add: m. the precise sum or aggregate of any collection of individual things or persons Ne magon wé þá tíde be getale healdan dagena rímes we cannot keep Easter Sunday by a reckoning of the number of days, Men. 64.
ó-leccan
to treat gently, to soothe, caress ⬩ to be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy means ⬩ to gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissive ⬩ of things to gratify, charm, give pleasure
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Th. 19, 12; Gen. 290. to gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissive Ðæm(God) óleccaþ ealle gesceafte ðe ðæs ambehtes áwuht cunnon (cf. ðam þeówiaþ ealle . . . ða ðe cunnon, Bt. 21; Fox 72, 30), Met. II. 8.
Linked entry: óliccan
open-líce
Openly ⬩ publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected ⬩ without concealment, without reserve, freely ⬩ plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly ⬩ without obstruction, at large
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Openly. publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected Eft cymþ God swíðe openlíce (in a way to be seen by all), Ps. Th. 49, 3, Hié openlíce ðæt gesetton (they publicly decreed) ðæt hé swungen wǽre óþ ðæt hé swylte. Blickl. Homl. 193, 3.
ge-tellan
To tell ⬩ number ⬩ reckon ⬩ esteem ⬩ consider ⬩ ascribe ⬩ assign ⬩ numerare ⬩ computare ⬩ reputare ⬩ comparare ⬩ dinumerare
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Ðæt is geteald ðæs læssan mílgetæles ðe stadia hátte ccc and þreó twentig it is, reckoned by the smaller measure of distance that are called stadia, three hundred and twenty-three, Nar. 36, 16: 34, 27.
Linked entry: ge-talian
swincan
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</b> of inanimate things :-- Gif se midwinter byþ on Seternesdeag, ðonne byþ windig lengten and westmas swincaþ and scép cwellaþ the fruits of the earth will not thrive, and sheep will die, Lchdm. iii. 164, 11
stíþ
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P. ii. 29 ; Th. ii. 194, 9. of things that cause discomfort or require effort, e. g. weather, conflict, illness, punishment, hard, severe, unrelenting, stubborn Ðǽr wæs stíð gemót, Byrht. Th. 140, 40 ; By. 301.
hold
Kind, ⬩ friendly, ⬩ pleasant, ⬩ favourable, ⬩ gracious [of a prince to his subject], ⬩ faithful, ⬩ loyal, ⬩ devoted, ⬩ liege [of a subject to his prince]
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Holdost most faithful, Byrht. Th. 132, 31; By. 24
híhþ
altitude ⬩ a summit ⬩ top ⬩ the highest point ⬩ extreme degree ⬩ the heavens
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Heáhþo, 6. the highest point, extreme degree Mæg[en] sóðes gebedes ys hýhð (celsitudo) sóðre lufe, Scint. 4, 20. the regions above, the heavens Þænne hýhð heofenlic (celsitudo caeleslis) byð openud, Scint. 180, 15.
hefig-ness
oppressiveness ⬩ burdensomeness ⬩ a trouble ⬩ dullness ⬩ disease ⬩ oppression
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Seó sául þá hwíle þe heó on þám lícuman byð ne mæg God geseón swá swá heó wilnað for þæs lícuman hefenesse and gedréfednesse, Solil. H. 29, 14. disease Ðe ilca úsra untrymnise í hefignise gebær ipse nostras aegrotationes portavit, Mt.
á-dón
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Ðanon (from hell) ne byð ǽnig upp ádón, Nar. 50, 24. út, Similar entries v. út, I. 4 Út ádyde excepit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 33. Hí ðá fýlðe ádydon út, Hml. S. 25, 381. Him hét se cyng ðá eágan út ádón, Chr. 1096; P. 232, 22
nát-hwilc
Some one ⬩ I know not who
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Ðara banena byre náthwylces the child of one of those murderers, but I know not of which, 4113; B. 2053 : 4451; B. 2224. Þurh náthwylces .... Exon. Th. 12, 21; Cri. 189. Hé in níþsele náthwylcum wæs in some unknown hall was he, Beo.