án-dagian
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Ðá cwæð ic þæt hé wolde cunnigan, and bæd ðone cing ðæt hé hit ándagade ( that he would appoint a day for taking the oath ), and hé swá dyde, and hé gelǽdde ðá tó ðon ándagan ðone áð . . . and wé ridan ðá tó ðon ándagan, Cht. Th. 171, 18-34. Add
ge-rád
Consideration, account, condition, reason, wisdom, prudence, manner ⬩ ratio, conditio
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Ðám ealdum gedafenaþ ðæt hí tǽcon sum gerád heora geonglingum ad senes spectat juvenes prudentia erudire, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 33. On ðæt gerád ðet he gesylle ǽlce geáre on the condition that he give every year, Th.
geómor
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Him wæs geómor sefa, . . . hyge murnende, Cri. 499. Geómor sefa, murnende mód, B. 49. Geómor sefa, hyge gnornende, Gú. 1181. Sefa geómor, mód morgenseóc, Hy. 4, 94. Hé geómor wearð, sárig for his synnum, Dóm. 87.
swígan
to be silent ⬩ to become silent from astonishment ⬩ stupere ⬩ silere, reticere
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MS.) hé cwæð on his móde ... Ða swígendan (suígendan, Hatt. MS.) stefne se dígla Déma gehírde, Past. 4; Swt. 38, 16-20: Blickl. Homl. 7, 16. Þú ána hí swígende tǽlst thou alone by thy silence dost blame her, Ap. Th. 16, 21.
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scrincan
to wither away ⬩ dry up ⬩ shrivel ⬩ to pine away ⬩ become weak ⬩ to contract ⬩ shrink
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Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another, Dan. 5, 6) Homl. Th. ii. 436, 2. [Þu scalt scrinchin (deȝe, 2nd MS. ), Laym. 2278.
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on-bǽru
Wrong behaviour, vexation, anger ⬩ fastidium, ira, ⬩ rabies.
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Wrong behaviour, vexation, anger Hé ðæs onbǽru habban ne meahte ac hé háte lét teáras geótan he could not be vexed at it (Guthlac's death), but he shed hot tears, Exon. Th. 165, 12; Gú. 1827
synnig
sinful, wicked ⬩ guilty, culpable
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Gif ceorl ceáp forstelþ . . . biþ se his dǽél synnig (scyldig, MS. H.) bútan ðam wífe ánum, L. In. 57; Th. i. 138, 17. Se ðe þeóf ofslihþ, se mót gecýðan mid áðe ðæt hé hine synnigne (scyldigne, MS. B.) ofslóge, 16; Th. i. 112, 8.
ge-wyrcan
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Gié geworhton hiá cofa ðeáfana, Mk. L. R. 11, 17. Nallað gé giwærcan (g[e]wyrce, L.) hús fædres mínes hús cépinge, Jn. R. 2, 16. Ne mæhtú énne hér huít genirce ł blæc, Mt. L. R. 5, 36. Sáuel his hál gewyrca, Lk. L. 9, 24.
feder
a father
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a father, Chr. 1052; Th. 319, 17: Hy. 8, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 8: 8, 43; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 43
breáþ
Brittle
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Brittle Se wyrttruma byð breáþ and tídre þonne hé gedríged byð, and þonne hé tóbrocen byþ hé rýcþ, Lch. i. 260, 7
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swæþer
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add: Sé dyde þonne swaþer hé dorste . . . swá (vel) hé hit ágnode, swá (vel) hé hit týmde, Ll. Th. i. 160, 7
fore-sceáwung
consideration ⬩ contemplation ⬩ foreseeing ⬩ foreknowledge ⬩ forethought ⬩ foresight ⬩ providence ⬩ divine providence
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Hml.
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þeáh
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Ðeáh úre heorda hwylc án sceáp forgýme, wé willað ꝥ hé hit forgylde, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 24. (2 a) add :-- Genóh wǽre þám wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeáh þe hé wiste hæfde; and eft him wǽre genóh his hafenleást, ðeáh ðe hé gesundful wiére, Hml.
hlystan
To list, ⬩ listen to, ⬩ hear, ⬩ hearken
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Hig hlyston hím audiant illos, Lk. Skt. 16, 29. Hé sceal bóclárum hlystan swyðe georne he must pay diligent attention to the teaching of books, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 8. Hig fundon hine hlystende they found him listening, Lk.
æt
ate ⬩ comedit
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ate; comedit He æt he ate, Gen. 3, 6;
béc
books
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books, Hy. 7, 20; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 20
disig
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folly, Hy. 7, 107; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 107
weorold-hlísa
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Worldly fame, earthly renown Habbon hí ðone woruldhlísan ðe hí sóhton, ná ða écan méde ðe hí ne róhton, Homl. Th. ii. 566, 6
for-byrdig
Patient ⬩ forbearing
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Patient, forbearing, Hér hé is swíðe forbyrdig (fore-, v. l.) for ús, ac hé bið eft ús swíðé réðe, Nap. 23. Hér hé is swíðe forebyrdig ofer ús, ac hé is þǽr swíðe réðe, Ll. Th. ii. 394, 5
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tó-samnian
To assemble, ⬩ collect
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To assemble, collect Ðá bæd hé hine ðæt hé sumne dǽl landes æt him onfénge, ðæt hé mihte mynster on getimbrian and Godes ðeówas tósomnian he prayed him to receive from him a parcel of land, that he might thereon build a monastery and collect together
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