on-scyte
an attack, assault ⬩ an attack in words, a calumny, backbiting
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For ídelan onscytan hý scamaþ, ðæt hý bétan heora misdǽda, 165, 7
snǽd
The handle of a scythe.
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Benedictus heóld ðone snǽd bufon ðam wætere ðǽr ðæt ísen ásanc, and ðǽrrihte hit becom swymmende tó ðam snǽde Homl. Th. ii. 162, 10-14
ge-streónan
To gain ⬩ get ⬩ obtain ⬩ acquire ⬩ lucrāri ⬩ acquīrĕre
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To gain, get, obtain, acquire; lucrāri, acquīrĕre Heora Criste sáule gestreónan suas Christo anĭmas lucrāri, Hymn. Surt. 73, 7.
Linked entry: streónan
ge-swutelung
A making clear ⬩ plain ⬩ a manifestation ⬩ declaration
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A making clear, plain, a manifestation, declaration Ðæt sum tácn wǽre on heora líchaman to geswutelunge ðæt hí on God belýfdon that there might be some token on their body as a manifestation that they believed on God, Homl. Th. i. 92, 32: Cod.
Linked entry: sweotolung
tó-worpenness
Desolation ⬩ destruction
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Desolation, destruction Heora tóworpennys the destruction of the Jews by the Romans, Homl. Th. i. 108, 3. Ða onsceonunge ðære tóworpennysse abominationem desolationis, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 15. Tóworpednysse (-worpennysse, MS. A.), Mk. 43, 14.
be-reáfian
alone
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pú þá treówa heora leáfa bereá-fast, Bt. 4 ; F. 8, 6. Se móna þá sunnan heore leóhtes bereáfaþ, F. 8, 1. Háma bereáfod, Chr. 975 ; P. 120, 24: 1065; P. 195, 6: Cri. 558 : El. 910. inst. (dat.) Scæb ꝥ heáfod feaxe bereáfað, Lch. i. 322, 18.
medume
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</b> add :-- Heom ðúhte óðre hwíle þæt hé wǽre swylce hit cild wǽre, óðre hwíle eft swylce hé medemre ylde man wǽre, and óðre hwíle swylce hé eald geðungen man wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 14. <b>II b.
nese
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'Ðá cwæþ ic : 'Nese, ne forgite ic hit nó,' Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 15. where dissent is expressed 'Hí ondrédon ꝥ wé heom for ðon grame beón woldon, for ðon þe hí ǽr ús hýran noldon.'
a-fédan
To feed ⬩ nourish ⬩ rear ⬩ bring up ⬩ nutrire ⬩ cibare ⬩ alere ⬩ pascere
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To feed, nourish, rear, bring up; nutrire, cibare, alere, pascere Heó bearn afédeþ she nourishes her child, Salm. Kmbl. 746; Sal. 372 : Ps. Th. 135, 26 : 83, 3.
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in-segel
A seal ⬩ signet
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Swá hwæðer swá heó beó fúl swá clǽne binnan ðam insegle whether it [the hand] be foul or clean within the seal, L. Æðelst iv. 7 ; Th. i. 226, 32. Ðá sende se cyning his insegel tó ðam gemóte, Chart. Th. 288, 22
irringa
Angrily ⬩ in anger
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Seó beó sceal losian ðonne heó hwæt yrringa stingþ the bee shall perish when she stings anything in anger, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, 26 : Bt. Met. Fox 18, 13; Met. 18, 7. Yrrenga, 26, 167 ; Met. 26, 84.
lustbǽr-ness
Desire ⬩ pleasure ⬩ pleasantness
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Wé ðonne ne beóþ onǽlde mid ðære lustbǽrnesse úres módes ðonne bistilþ sió slǽwþ on ús óþ ðæt heó ús áwyrtwalaþ from ǽlcere lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo fervore non accenditur, a bonorum desiderio funditus convalescente
neoþor
Lower ⬩ in an inferior position
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Ðá heó ðá hié in ðæm gefeohte neoþor geségon qui dum se inferiores in bello conspicerent, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 16. Ðé læs ðe ðæt mód sý neoþer ðonne se líchoma, Homl. Skt. 1, 58. Nioþoror, Bt. 41. 6; Fox 254. 31.
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ge-flít
Contention ⬩ strife ⬩ contest ⬩ dispute ⬩ discussion ⬩ contentio ⬩ lis ⬩ certāmen ⬩ concertātio ⬩ rixa
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Heó gehýrde martyra geflítu she heard of the struggle of martyrs, Nar. 40, 13. To geflítes emulously, eagerly, Apol. Th. 10, 5
Linked entry: ge-flýt
reócan
To reek, send forth smoke or steam
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Heó ðæra máðma ne róhte ðe má ðe reócendes meoxes, Homl. Skt. i, 7, 20. Bútan rénscúrum and reócendum deáwe, 18, 57. Ðæs hreóflian líc mid reócendum stence, Homl. Th. i. 336, 33. Æt hreócendum heorðe, Wulfst. 170, 21.
á-nídan
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Heó út ánýdeþ þá untrumnysse, Lch. i. 202, 8: 248, 14. Hé fram him lufa áweg ánýt ( repellit ), Scint. 28, 13. Hí fram him heortan ofermódigra áweg ánýdaþ ( repellunt ), 21, 6. Þú út ánýddest ( expulisti ) hí, Ps. Spl. 43, 3.
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belle
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Se deófol wearp ǽnne stán tó ðǽre bellan, þæt heó tósprang, Hml. Th. ii. 156, 4-10. Hos-tiarius. . . sceal mid bellan bícnigan þá tída. Ll. Th. ii. 346, 29. Bellan gehíran. Lch. iii. 174, 9. Bellan teón, ringan, Tech. ii. 118, 18, 20.
bósum
womb ⬩ uter
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H. 165, 24-30 Se Hálga Gást wunode on þám æþelan innoþe and on þám betstan bósme, 105, 15. þǽre méder wæs on slǽpe ætýwed, þá heó myd þám bearne wæs, ꝥ hyre man stunge áne sýle on þone bósum Shrn. 149, 2
be-swápan
to sweep ⬩ to wrap up ⬩ cover up
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Gif hwylc sý ꝥ Rǽdwolde on mód beswápe, ꝥ hé þé náwiht lá þes ne dó si qui sit, qui Redualdo suadeat, ut nec ipse tibi aliquid male faciat, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 156, 21. to wrap up, cover up Heó hié mid scytari besweóp caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9 ; Sch
irþ-land
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Ic tówurpe ðás burh and hí gesméðige, and tó yrðlande áwende, swá þæt heó bið cornbǽre swíðor þonne mannbǽre, Hml. Th. i. 450, ii. His deácon sǽde ꝥ seó eá wǽre of hire rihtryne on þiére cyrican yrðland ( agros ) úp yrnende, Gr. D. 193, 15. Add