neáh
nigh ⬩ near ⬩ near ⬩ nearly ⬩ about ⬩ of place
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Hié wéndon ðæt hit neár worulde endunge wǽre ðonne hit wǽre, Past. 32; Swt. 213, 6. of manner Ic dó neáh ðam ðe ðú cwǽde juxta verbum tuum faciam, Ex. 8, 10. Neáh ( juxta ) eallon ðám þingum, ðe Drihten bebeád, Num. 1, 54: 8, 20.
flód
flood ⬩ a river ⬩ water ⬩ a flood ⬩ deluge ⬩ the Deluge ⬩ a torrent
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Ðonne hit bið full flód, C. D. iv. 24, l. God him ðá sylle ásende mid þám sǽlicum flóde; and þæt flód hí áwearp . . . on ðám sealtum ófre, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 4.
súpan
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Seóð on wíne, súpe hit swá wearm and healde on his múðe, i. 94, 20. Wyl on gáte meolce and súpe, ii. 100, 24. Þeáh ðú mid cuclere ðæt súpe, ðæt hylpþ, 184, 25. Genim fífleáfan seáw . . . syle him súpan, i. 86, 25, 28: 82, 23.
for-scrincan
To shrink up ⬩ dry up ⬩ dwindle away ⬩ wither ⬩ emarcescĕre ⬩ exarescĕre ⬩ arefiĕri ⬩ arescĕre
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Hig forscruncon āruērunt, Mt. Bos. 13, 6. Mín hýd is forscruncen my skin is shrunk up, Job Thw. 167, 37. Hí gesáwon ðæt fíctreów forscruncen of ðám wyrtruman vīdērunt fīcum arĭdam factam a radīcĭbus, Mk. Bos. 11, 20.
þeówan
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Take here V. under þeówan to press, and add Ðone þriddan dæg hí þeówdon Marte him tó fultume. Ðone feórðan dæg hí sealdon him tó frófre þám foresǽdan Mercurie, Sal. K. 124, 126
ge-ládian
To clear ⬩ vindicate ⬩ excuse ⬩ purgare ⬩ exculpare ⬩ excusare
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To clear, vindicate, excuse; purgare, exculpare, excusare Geládige hine let him clear himself, L. C. S. 44; Th. i. 402, 5 : 29; Th. i. 392, 16.
swinc
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Nares Glossary), labour, trouble, affliction Erian se ðe hine gesihþ swincu mǽste him ongeán cumaþ he that in a dream sees himself ploughing, very great troubles are coming upon him, Lchdm. iii. 198, 28. Suinca verberum, Rtl. 40, 29
ge-hwearfness
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Sé ðe nú giet on synnum is, næfð hé nó forlǽten ðone trúwan his gehwearfnesse ( conversions); ac sé sé ðe æfter his gehwerfnesse (post conversionem ) tó lange wlæc bið, ðonne lytlað him se tóhopa, Past. 447, 12-15
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hálsigendlic
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Add: that earnestly entreats (of a prayer) Sum wíf bær hire deádan sunu ongeán Libertinum . . . Heó mid áðsware him tó cwæð: 'Ne færst þú heonon búton þú mínne sunu mé cukenne ágife'.
wǽl-bed
The bed of the slain
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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to kill him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62,8; Gen. 1011
for-brecan
to crush ⬩ oppress ⬩ to break ⬩ destroy ⬩ to break
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Ic wille ꝥ palmtwig gegrípan, . . . and forseáredum him bégen dǽlas forbrecan and forbærnan, Bl. H. 151, 16. Ic hét hié gebindan and him þá bán and sconcan forbrecan crurifragio punire jussi, Nar. 16, 27. Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen, Ps.
stán-bæþ
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Sele him stánbaðu gelóme, 106, 25
be-stapan
to step ⬩ to tread
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Ð æt ðín fót ne bestæppe on his grinum, Hex. 52, 13. to tread, print a footstep þá lástas beóþ on þǽre ilcan onsýne þe hié þǽr on forman on þá eorþan bestapene wǽron, 61. H. 127, 21
ge-brǽdan
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Add: to spread out Genim þá leáf, gebrǽd on gærse, Lch. ii. 124, 20. to extend, enlarge Hé gebrǽdde his ríce oþ India gemǽro ad Indium extendit imperium, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 25. Hié ne mót heore mearce gebrǽdan ofer þá eorþan. Bt. 21; F. 74, 28.
wérigian
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Cum hider ꝥ wyt magon etan, þe lǽs þe wit wérigian (wérgien, v.l.) on þysum wege (ne lassemur in via ), 128, 14. Hé ongan him ondrǽdan and wérgian (lassescere), 36, 19. Add
and-swarian
To give an answer ⬩ to ANSWER ⬩ respond ⬩ respondere
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Him se yldesta andswarode the chiefest answered him, Beo. Th. 522; B. 258: Andr. Kmbl. 519; An. 260: Cd. 38; Th. 51, 16; Gen. 827. Him englas andswaredon the angels answered him, 117; Th. 152, 25; Gen. 2525. Andswarodon, 111; Th. 147, 5; Gen. 2434
Linked entries: and-swerian an-swarian ge-andswarian ge-ond-swarian
weorold-þeówdóm
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Secular service Hí hit freódon wið ealle weoruldþeúdóm, Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 31.] [
weorþan
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Hí on slǽpe wurdon, 23, 249. Hig wurdon on fleáme terga verterunt, Jos. 7, 4.
flicerian
To move the wings ⬩ flutter ⬩ FLICKER ⬩ mōtāre ālas ⬩ vŏlĭtāre
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Swá earn his briddas spænþ to flihte and ofer híg fliceraþ sīcut ăquĭla prōvŏcans ad vŏlandum pullos suos et sŭper eos vŏlĭtans, Deut. 32, 11. Án blac þrostle flicorode ymbe his neb a black thrush flickered about his face, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 22
mangung
Trade ⬩ traffic ⬩ business ⬩ commerce ⬩ dealing ⬩ merchandise
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Hig férdun, sum tó his túne, sum tó his manggunge (negotiationem), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 5. Se færþ embe his mangunge (cf. sume tó heora ceápe, l. 9), Homl. Th. i. 524, 12