lutian
lurk ⬩ skulk
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Of ðam fýre ðe him on lutaþ from the fire that is latent in it, Lchdm. iii. 274, 4.
ge-mengan
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He gemengeþ ðæt fýr wið ðam cíle he mingles the fire with the cold, 39, 13; Fox 234, 11 : Bt. Met. Fox 11, 182; Met. 11, 91. Ic me to ðam plegan gemengde lūdentĭbus me miscui, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 11.
Linked entries: ge-mægnan ge-mæncgan ge-mencgan ge-mincged
firding
military service ⬩ fighting ⬩ marching ⬩ an expedition ⬩ militia ⬩ troops ⬩ armament ⬩ military forces
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Th. i. 382, i. the right to compel service in the fird: Nán man ne haue nán onsting ne geold ne feording, Chr. 975; P. 36, 10.] militia, troops, armament, military forces Se here férde swá hé sylf wolde, and seó fyrding dyde þǽre landleóde ǽlcne hearm
sæc
Strife, contest, conflict
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Nægling geswác æt sæcce ( in fight with the fire-drake ), 5355; B. 2681. Tír geslógon æt sæcce gained glory in battle, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 4 : Erl. 114, 8. Æt sæcce forweorþan to perish in battle, Judth. Thw. 25, 32; Jud. 289.
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seld-
strange ⬩ extraordinary ⬩ wonderful ⬩ having unusual good qualities ⬩ excellent ⬩ admirable
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Wundor syllíc (the pillar of fire), Cd. Th. 184, 17; Exod. 109: Rood Kmbl. 25; Kr. 13. Hé wundur worhte seldlíc, Ps. Th. 125, 3. Ǽnlicra and fægerra, symle sellícra, Exon. Th. 357, 17; Pa. 30.
þrí
Three
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Beóð fífe on ánum húse tódǽlede, þrý (ðrió, Lind.: ðriá, Rush.) on twégen and twégen on þrý (þreó, MS. A.: ðrió, Lind., Rush.), Lk. Skt. 12, 52. Ðæt ǽlc word stande on twégra oððe þreóra (ðreá, Lind.: þreó, Rush.) gewittnesse, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 16.
þyncan
to seem ⬩ appear ⬩ to seem fit
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., Met. 10, 8. to seem fit Swá mycel swá ðé þince as much as to you seems good, Lchdm. ii. 74, 2. Dó swá ðé þynce, gif ðú frygnen sié, Elen. Kmbl. 1078; El. 541
ge-mengan
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II a. to mix and so lessen the strength of (fig.) :-- Earðlicum gifremnissum gimengadum terrenis affectibus mitigatis, Rtl. 18, 17. to unite so as to form a whole: — Þú gegæderast ðá hiofonlican sáwla and ðá eorþlican líchoman and hí on ðisse worulde
hweorfan
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Voc. ii. 83, 74. (1 a) fig. of non-material objects :-- Mín hyge hweorfeð ofer hreðer locan, mín módsefa. . . hweorfeð wíde, Seef. 58-60. where the point to or from which motion is directed is marked. of living creatures Hwiðer hweorfað wé ( whither
lecgan
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Þá hét hé hí bindan and on balcan lecgan, Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 54, 3. to fix as a covering Ꝥ nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld, Ll.
gafol
tribute. ⬩ payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conquered ⬩ payment exacted by the state, a tax ⬩ payment exacted by the church ⬩ payment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord ⬩ a contribution exacted in aid ⬩ a rate ⬩ interest ⬩ a debt ⬩ due, obligation
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Th. ii. 194, 16. a debt (lit. and fig.), due, obligation Ꝥ wǽre mid gafoles neóde (necessitate debiti) sum getreówe wer ... ꝥ hé wǽre geswænced fram his moniendum fore .xii. scyllingum, Gr. D. 157, 21-33.
treów
a tree ⬩ a material ⬩ wood ⬩ trees ⬩ a wood ⬩ roof-tree ⬩ saddle-tree ⬩ a piece of wood ⬩ a beam ⬩ log ⬩ stake ⬩ staff ⬩ cudgel ⬩ gallows-tree ⬩ tree used of the cross
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Similar entries The word occurs as the second part of many compounds, e.g. æppel-, ceder-, corn-, cwic-, cyrs-, ele-, fíc-, gyr-, hwíting-, magdala-, palm-, persoc-, pín-, plúm-, ulm-, wín-, windeltreów; see also láð-, wudu-treów. a material, wood Hí
yþ
a wave of the sea ⬩ the billowy sea ⬩ the wave, water, sea ⬩ flood as in floods of tears ⬩ any liquid, water
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a wave of the sea (lit. or fig.) Flód oððe ýþ fluctus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 79, 2. Éð unde, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 23. Brim eft oncwæð, ýð óðerre, Andr. Kmbl. 885; An. 443. Stunede sió brúne ýð wið óðre, Met. 26, 30. Wédende ýða frementes fluctus, Hpt.
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CWEÐAN
To say, speak, call, proclaim ⬩ dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere
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Bos. 5, 8: Fins. Th. 48; Fin. 24. Híg cwǽdon him betwýnan mutuo loquebantur, Gen. 37, 19: Num. 16, 3: Cd. 191 ; Th. 238, 28; Dan. 361: Beo. Th. 6342; B. 3181; Elen. Kmbl. 1138 ; El. 571. Hí cwǽdon aiebant, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 33.
ge-trymman
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Add: of persons or things, to make strong; to fortify against attack (lit. or fig.) Man þá burh worhte and getrymode æt Witanhám, Chr. 913; P. 97, 33.
ÍSEN
Iron ⬩ steel
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Ácele ðú wealhát ísen ðonne hit furþum síe of fýre átogen cool very hot iron when it is just drawn from the fire, L. M. 2, 45 ; Lchdm. ii. 256, 15
ge-fyllan
To fill ⬩ fulfil ⬩ make a total ⬩ complete ⬩ finish ⬩ accomplish ⬩ satisfy ⬩ implere ⬩ saturare
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To fill, fulfil, make a total, complete, finish, accomplish, satisfy; implere, saturare Ðus unc gedafenaþ ealle rihtwisnisse gefyllan, Mt. 3, 15. We sceolon ðone geleáfan mid gódum dǽdum gefyllan we must complete the belief with good deeds, Blickl.
stalu
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P. ii. 25; Th. ii. 192, 20: iv. 24; Th. ii. 212, 1. a fine payable for theft, Chart. Th. 138, 17.
á-bǽdan
to force, wring ⬩ to compel ⬩ to demand, require
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Ys fíra ǽnig ðára ðe . . . an man áge deáð ábǽde, ǽr se dæg cyme is there any man whom death can claim before the appointed day comes? (? the passage seems corrupt), Sal. 478
DÉMA
a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire ⬩ censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter ⬩ the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal
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Th. 64, 9. the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings.