Dún-stán
Dunstan ⬩ Dunstānus
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D. 978] all the chief witan of the English race fell at Calne from an upper floor, but the holy archbishop Dunstan alone stayed upon a beam; and some there were very much maimed, and some did not escape with life, Chr. 978; Th. 231, 30-39, col. 1.
E
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</b> The Runic RUNE not only stands for the vowel e, but also for the name of the letter in Anglo-Saxon, eh a war-horse, v. eh a war-horse, and RÚN
DIHT
a setting in order, disposing, contriving, disposition, conduct, consultation, deliberation, purpose ⬩ disposĭtio, excogitātio, consĭlium, propŏsĭtum ⬩ a dictating, direction, order, command ⬩ dictātio, directio, jussum, mandātum
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Saul wearþ Gode ungehýrsum and nolde faran be his dihte Saul was disobedient to God and would not walk by his direction, Homl. Th. ii. 64, 3: L. E. G. pref; Th. i, 166, 19: L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 30.
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FLEÓGAN
To FLY as with wings ⬩ vŏlāre ⬩ To flee ⬩ flee from ⬩ fŭgĕre ⬩ effŭgĕre
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To flee, flee from; fŭgĕre, effŭgĕre Ðæt he nolde fleógan that he would not flee, Byrht. Th. 139, 56; By. 275. Fleógende fŭgiens, Ps. Spl. 54, 7. Hí fleógaþ mid ðám feóndum they flee with the fiends, Exon. 116a; Th. 446, 6; Dóm. 18. I
FRÓFOR
comfort ⬩ solace ⬩ consolation ⬩ help ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ refuge ⬩ sōlāmen ⬩ sōlātium ⬩ consōlātio ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ refŭgium
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Sárge gé ne sóhton, ne him swǽslíc word frófre gé sprǽcon the sorrowful ye sought not, nor a kindly word spoke ye to them, Exon. 30a; Th. 92, 21; Cri. 1512.
eardian
To dwell, live, feed ⬩ habĭtāre ⬩ To inhabit ⬩ inhabĭtāre
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Loth ne dorste on ðam fæstenne leng eardigean Lot might not longer dwell in that fastness, Cd. 121; Th. 156, 19; Gen. 2591: Ps. Spl. C. 112, 8. Ic eardige, Ps. Th. 60, 3. Ðú eardast, Hy. 5, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 285, l.
ildan
To delay ⬩ tarry ⬩ defer ⬩ put off ⬩ postpone ⬩ procrastinate ⬩ connive at ⬩ dissimulate
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Hé ða gewilnunge náht lange ne ylde he did not long delay that desire, Th. Ap. 1, 17. Ne ylde hé hit ðá leng nec exinde distulit, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 512, 34. Hé ylde ðá gyt distulit, Ps. Th. 77, 23. Ne yld ðæt ðú mé árie ne tardaveris, 39, 21.
inn
In ⬩ within
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In, within Ic wæs cuma and gé mé ne in ne gelaðodun I was a stranger, and ye did not invite me in, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 43. Waciaþ and gebiddaþ eów ðæt gé in ne gán on costunge vigilate et orate ut non intretis in temtationem, 26, 41.
irfe-weard
an heir
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Óðres ne gýmeþ tó gebídanne yrfeweardas cares not to await another heir, Beo. Th. 4897; B. 2453.
be-scerian
To deprive, separate, defraud ⬩ privare, separare, fraudare
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Híg ne synt bepǽhte oððe bescyrede fram heora gewilnunge non sunt fraudati a desiderio suo, thei weren not defraudid of her desier, Wyc. Ps. Lamb. 77, 30
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trúwa
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Hig nefdon nánne trúwan tó nánum folce they could not trust any people, Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 24. Gif heó it swá gehylt, swá ic hiræ trúwan tó hæbbe as I have confidence in her (that she will do). Chart.
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beorgan
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Th. i. 418, 31. to prevent the doing of ill (acc. or clause) by a person (dat. ) Hé him slǽp beorge let him take care not to sleep, Lch. ii. 270, II. Bútan wé ús beorgan ꝥ wé him ne ábelgan, Ll. Th. ii. 332, 7. <b>IIIa.
cunnan
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To know of Þæt folc ne cúðe ðǽra góda the people knew not of those benefits, Hml. Th. i. 190, 31. cunnan on to be skilled in, have knowledge of Ic þǽr nán þing on ne cann, Hml. A. 182, 42.
eallunga
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Witodlíce ðæs mónan trendel is symle gehál, þeáh ðe eall endemes eallunga ne scíne certainly the disc of the moon is always complete, though to be sure the whole of it does not continuously shine, Lch. iii. 242, 5.
ge-ládian
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Th. i. 354, 27. to clear oneself by shewing that one had no cognizance of a matter, did not connive at ( clause with þæt) Gif hé nyte hwá hit stǽle, geládige hine selfne ꝥ hé þǽr nán fácn ne gefremede, Ll. Th. i. 50, 31.
ge-mǽnsumian
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Neódum háligra gemǽnsumigende necessitatibus sanctorum communicantes, Scint. 147, 13. (2 a) of speech, to talk to :-- Ná gemǽnsuma þú menn ungelǽredum non communices homini indocto; jest not with a rude man (Ecclus. 8, 4), Scint. 97, 8. to join with others
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ge-neát
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Ger. ge-nót :-- Thuner and Uuóden . . . ende allum thém unholdum the hira genótas sint, Heyne 88, 7 : O. H. Ger. ge-nóz socius, sodalis, contubernalis, cliens.)
ge-treów
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Gif hé him getreówe ne sý if one party is not trusted by the other, Ll. Lbmn. 37, 25. Se getreówa man sceal syllan his gód on þá tíd þe hine sylfne sélest lyste his brúcan, Bl. H. 101, 19. Ðæs getreówan freóndes, Bt. 24, 3; F. 82, 34.
orf
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If a man returned from a journey not undertaken for the purchase of cattle, and brought some back with him, he was obliged within five days of his return to give notice of his purchase to the proper authority. v. Ll. Th. i. 274, 23-276, 5.
sceand
shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominy ⬩ a shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,
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Ðú sceonde æt mé [ne] anfénge ac gefeán eallum thou gottest not disgrace from me, but gladness ever Cd. Th. 54, 9 ; Gen. 874. Ne þurfun gé wénan ðæt gé mec mid searocræftum under scæd sconde (with ignominy) scúfan mótan, Exon. Th. 142, 20; Gú. 647.