grápian
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Suá se wítga dyde ... mid his wordum ... hit wæs betre ðæt hé grápude mid ðǽm bíspelle ǽr ðon ðe hé cídde, suá se lǽce grápað and strácað ... ǽr ðon ðe hé stingan wille, Past. 187, 1-5.
sǽt
An ambush,
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An ambush, a place where one lies in wait Hý sǽtiaþ mín and sittaþ swá gearwe swá seó leó déþ tó ðam ðe hé gefón wyle and swá swá his hwelp byþ gehýd æt ðære sǽte susceperunt me sicut leo paratus ad praedam, et sicut catulus leonis habitans in abditis
Linked entry: sǽtere
wencel
A child
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Gif se wiel cwið: 'Mé ys mín hláford leóf and mín wíf and míne winclo,' Ex. 21, 4, 5.
Linked entry: wincel
ofer-irnan
to pass by running, cross ⬩ to run over, go over a subject ⬩ to come upon with violence, overwhelm, to come upon with surprise
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Mé slǽp oferarn cum mihi somnus obrepsisset, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 33
tó-sníðan
to cut in two ⬩ cut in pieces ⬩ cut up ⬩ to cut away ⬩ cut off
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Lev. 1. 8. to cut away, cut off Sum mon tó-snáð (amputauit) him ðone seárliprica. Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 47
á-wácian
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Bið ðæt mód áwácod mens in mollitiem vertitur, Past. 143, 8. Ásolcene and áwácode tepidi, R. Ben. 44, 22. Ðá wundra sind swíðe áwácode, for ðon ðe hí sind swíðe gewunelice, Hml. Th. i. 184, 25. Add
Linked entry: wácian
hræd
Quick ⬩ swift ⬩ speedy ⬩ sudden ⬩ alert ⬩ rapid ⬩ prompt ⬩ active
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Mé is fenýce fóre hreðre is ðæs gores sunu gonge hrædra more swift than I is the fen-frog in its course, the son of dirt [beetle] is more rapid in its walk, Exon. 111 a; Th. 426, 9-12; Rä. 41, 71-2
liþ
A joint ⬩ lith ⬩ limb
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Med. ex Quad. 3, 1; Lchdm. i. 338, 20: Exon. 87 a; Th. 327, 18; Vy. 6: 74 a; Th. 278, 3; Jul. 592. Sint mé leoþ tólocen líc sáre gebrocen, Andr. Kmbl. 2807; An. 1406.
GE-DÉFE
Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ proper ⬩ seemly ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ decent ⬩ quiet ⬩ mild ⬩ meek ⬩ gentle ⬩ kind ⬩ benevolent ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ opportūnus ⬩ hŏnestus ⬩ quiētus ⬩ mansuētus ⬩ bĕnignus
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Dó gedéfe mid me Drihten, tácen fac mecum, Dŏmĭne, signum in bŏno, Ps. Th. 85, 16. Ða synd líðe and gedéfe they are meek and gentle, Homl. Th. i. 550, 20. Sýn hí adilgad of gedéfra eác ðæra lifigendra leófra bócum deleantur de libro vīventium, Ps.
Linked entry: deáf-líc
bisenian
model
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Bisnide ł sceóp mec esne him formans me servum sibi, Rtl. 55, 32. Ne bysna þé be nánum þǽra þe yfel dón, Ps.
ge-dwellan
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Se cwide is on mínum móde swá fæst ꝥ his mé nán man gedwellan ne mæg ( sine ambiguitate cognosco), Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 18. the object a thing, to confuse, obscure, give a wrong idea of Higiað ealle mægene ðæt hié ðæt gedwellen ðæt óðre menn rihtlíce ongieten
dón
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Dó þín mód hlúttor, Hml. S. 5, 216: Lch. i. 72, 8. with acc. and tó, to make an object (into) something, make something of an object Hrýðra þára þe mon tó mete dyde armentorum ad usum carnis, Nar. 9, 13. Hié þá men woldon him tó mete dón, St.
scyldig
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Voc. ii. 115, 31. with gen. of punishment Hé is deáþes scyldig reus est mortis, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 66: Mk. Skt. 14, 64. Ðú eart wið mé deáþes scyldig dignus es morte, Bd. 4, 23; S. 591, 41. with dat.(?) Se ðe ofslihþ se byþ dóme (dómes, MS.
Linked entries: scildig deáþ-scyldig for-scyldigian sceldig
cíle
A cold ⬩ frigus
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Met. Fox 29, 101; Met. 29, 50: Gen. 8, 22
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eafor
A boar, wild boar ⬩ aper
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Met. Fox 26, 161; Met. 26, 81
folgian
to FOLLOW ⬩ go behind ⬩ run after ⬩ pursue ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ to follow as a servant, attendant or disciple ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ adhærēre alicui ⬩ servīre ⬩ subdĭtus esse
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to FOLLOW, go behind, run after, pursue; sĕqui, insĕqui Míne sceáp gehýraþ míne stefne, and hig folgiaþ me ŏves meæ vócem meam audiunt, et sĕquuntur me, Jn. Bos. 10, 27. He folgode feorhgeníþlan he pursued his deadly foes, Beo. Th. 5858; B. 2933.
Linked entry: FYLGEAN
hwá
Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever
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Hwá is moncynnes ðæt ne wundrie what man is there that does not admire? Bt. Met. Fox 28, 10; Met. 28, 5. Hwá þegna, 86; Met. 28, 43. Hwæt is se gewuldroda cyning quis est iste rex gloriæ? Ps. Th. 32, 10.
a-rásian
To lay open ⬩ discover ⬩ explore ⬩ detect ⬩ reprove ⬩ correct ⬩ seize ⬩ detegere ⬩ invenire ⬩ explorare ⬩ corripere ⬩ reprehendere ⬩ intercipere
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Hæleþ wurdon acle arásad for ðý rǽse the men were seized with fear on account of its force, 74 a; Th. 277, 27; Jul. 587. Se ðe wilnaþ hiera unþeáwas arásian qui eorum culpas corripere studet, Past. 35, 3; Hat. MS. 45 b, 6: 35, 5; Hat. MS. 46 a, 20.
hweogul
A wheel
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Ðæs hweohles [hweoles, MS. Cott.] felga, 39, 7; Fox 222, 19. On hweóhle in rota, Ps. Spl. 76, 17. Hwél in hwélum rota in rota, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 20
ge-trýwe
TRUE ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fĭdēlis
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Gif þegen hæbbe getrýwne man if a thane have a true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 16. Twegen getrýwe men two true men, 30; Th. i. 392, 26: 394, 21. Ðam getrýwestan witan to the most faithful senator, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 7