á-scirian
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Se man þe his mód áwent fram eallum þisum bócum, and bið him swá ánwille, þæt him leófre bið, þæt hé lybbe be his ágenum dihte áscired fram þisum, Ælfc. T.
lár-lic
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Add: : that is under instruction Hé campdóme fyligde betwux lárlicum gefylcum ( among the troops in training ), Hml. S. 31, 17. doctrinal. Cf. lár; Þá sind blinde þe þæt leóht ðæs lárlican andgites nabbað, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 30. persuasive.
clǽnsian
To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneself ⬩ mundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare
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Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 19: ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 10. Hine geréfa clénsie let the reeve clear him, L. Wih. 22; Th. i. 42, 4
Linked entries: be-clǽnsian clǽnsnian clǽsnian clénsian
hǽr
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Ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre ne on nægle that iron come not on hair, nor on nail, L. Pen. 10; Th. ii. 280, 20. Ne losaþ ðæt heáfod ðonne ða hǽr beóþ ealle geedstaðelodd the head perishes not when the hairs are all restored, Homl. Th. ii. 542, 35.
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ge-dréfan
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Ðá hí gesáwon þæt hí wurdon þá gedréfede (-droefed, L., -drýfed, R.), Mt. 14, 26: Bl. H. 17, 2. fear, anxiety, sorrow, &c. Mé bróga þín gedréfde, Ps. Th. 87, 16.
óga
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add: fear of a person, fear felt by that person Þá ásprang micel óga and gryre ofer ealle ðá ungeleáffullan, Hml.
fífel-wǽg
The terrific wave ⬩ the ocean ⬩ ōceănus
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The terrific wave, the ocean; ōceănus Léton ofer fífelwǽg scríðan bronte brimþisan they let the high ships go over the ocean, Elen. Kmbl. 473; El. 237
hlóþ-bót
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Compensation or fine to be paid by a member of a 'hlóþ' for the wrong committed by any one of them, L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 9
láð
hateful ⬩ hated ⬩ loathed ⬩ loth ⬩ displeasing ⬩ injurious ⬩ grievous ⬩ hostile ⬩ malign ⬩ inimical
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Th. 65, 8
be-sittan
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Ðá hellican gástas besittað þæs mannes forðsíð, Hml. Th. i. 410, 3. Þá þe ꝥ líc besǽton, Hml. S. 10, 59. Þá hǽþenan hæfdon hí besetene, 25, 391. [Goth. bi-sitan: O. Frs. bi-sitta to possess: O. Sax. bi-sittian to besiege: O. L.
grimetan
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Ecg grymetode loud rang the blade [as it was drawn from the sheath], Cd. 162; Th. 203, 24; Exon. 408. He gristbitade and grymetade he gnashed his teeth and raged, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 15; Jul. 598.
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fæstnian
FASTEN, secure, confirm, bind ⬩ firmāre, vincīre
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ToFASTEN, secure, confirm, bind; firmāre, vincīre Hie handa fæstnodon they fastened his hands, Andr. Kmbl. 97; An. 49: Ps. Th. 47, 11. We willaþ griþ fæstnian we will confirm the peace, Byrht. Th. 132, 53; By. 35
ful-bealdlíce
Full boldly ⬩ very boldly ⬩ audācissĭme
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Full boldly, very boldly; audācissĭme Ðe ðines síþes fulbealdlíce biddaþ who full boldly pray for thy coming, Ps. Th. 68, 7. He fulbaldlíce beornas lǽrde he exhorted the warriors full boldly, Byrht. Th. 140, 60; By. 311
lang
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Þú þæt fær gewyrc þreó hund lang elngemeta, Gen. 1308. Þá wǽron tú swá lange swá þá óðru, Chr. 897; P. 90, 15.
ge-myndiglic
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That brings to mind, that serves to warn, admonitory Ðes cwyde mæg beón swýðe gemyndiglic eallum þám þe tó þám gesette sýn, þæt hí Godes folce riht bodian sculon, Wlfst. 7, 3
mid-weg
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Þá þá hé wæs on midwege cum in medium iter venisset. Gr. D. 314, 11. Ǽr þám þe hé tó midwege cóme before he had gone halfway, Hml. S.31, 946. Add
hlǽfdige
a queen ⬩ Our Lady ⬩ lady
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S. 1, 195-203. applied to the Virgin Mary the queen of heaven, Our Lady : Eálá þú hlǽfdige, ealles middaneardes cwén, Hml. S. 23 b, 487: 472.
for-beódan
to forbid ⬩ to restrain ⬩ check ⬩ to prevent
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Heora bisceopas sǽdon þæt hié (the gods) ðæt gefeoht forbuden, Ors. 3, 10; P. 140, Hé cwæð ꝥ hé ne cóme nó þás bebodu tó brecanne ne tó forbeódanne (to order that these commands should not be obeyed), Ll. Th. i. 56, l.
Féðan-leag
Frethern
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— —] in this year [A. D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9
gum-dreám
The joys of men ⬩ this life
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The joys of men, this life He gumdreám ofgeaf Godes leóht geceás he gave up the joy of men, chose God's light, Beo. Th. 4929; B. 2469