steall
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Scrd. 21, 9. a place for catching fish Lét ða netto on stællo laxa retia in capturam (captura locus piscosus, ubi capiuntur pisces ), Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 4. (Cf stell, a a
un-rótness
Sadness ⬩ sorrow ⬩ trouble ⬩ gloominess
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Se fífta leahtor is tristitia, ðæt is ðissere worulde unrótnyss; ðæt is ðonne se man geunrótsaþ ealles tó swýðe for his ǽhta lyre ... Twá unrótnyssa synd; án is ðeós yfele, and óðor is hálwende, ðæt is ðæt se man for his synnum geunrótsige, Homl.
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borh
payment ⬩ suretyship ⬩ security ⬩ loan ⬩ debt
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Sum mon sealde óþrum scilling seolfres tó borge, Shrn. 127, 26. of persons Sanctulus his borh (fide-jussor) wæs, Gr. D. 253, 26. Se godfæder wæs þæs cildes forspreca and borh wið God, Hml. Th. ii. 50, 17
fore-secgan
to foretell ⬩ prophesy ⬩ proclaim ⬩ pronounce ⬩ declare ⬩ to preach
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Foresǽde cempan praedictos tyrunculos, 3044. referring to the future. of natural knowledge, to mention beforehand what is to take place Foresægeð (praenuntiat) eástro æfter tuǽm dógrum (cf. scitis quia post biduum Pascha fiet, Mt. 26, 2), Mt. p. 19,
rihtung
direction ⬩ guidance ⬩ correction ⬩ setting right ⬩ correction ⬩ reproof ⬩ a direction ⬩ rule ⬩ regularis
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Januarius and October habbaþ twá rihtinga and Februarius and Martius and November gladiaþ on fífum, and Aprilis and Julius habbaþ áne rihtinge and Maius hæfþ þrý, and Agustus mid feówrum glitnaþ, Junius ána hæfþ syx rihtinga, and September and December
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HEARM
HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insult ⬩ pain, grief ⬩ grief, sorrow, harm ⬩ calamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuria ⬩ grief, sorrow
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Gif hwæs weorc forbyrnþ, hé hæfþ ðone hearm and biþ swá ðeáh gehealden þurh fýr if any one's work is consumed he has the loss, and yet shall be saved by fire, Homl. Th. ii. 588, 30.
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gást
breath ⬩ spirit, ghost, principle of life ⬩ spirit ⬩ the immaterial part of man ⬩ a person ⬩ soul ⬩ an incorporeal thing ⬩ an incorporeal being, a spirit, ⬩ divine spirit ⬩ the soul of a deceased person
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H. 203, 14. an incorporeal thing (fire, &c.) Líg ealle forswealg, gǽsta gífrost, B. 1123: Cri. 814. Þec gǽstas hergen, byrnende fýr and beorht sumor, Az. 94. an incorporeal being, a spirit, good Mid þreáte háligra gásta, Bl. H. 95, 7.
sóþ
Sooth ⬩ very ⬩ true ⬩ the opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, real ⬩ true ⬩ in conformity with the actual state of things ⬩ true ⬩ righteous ⬩ just
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Sí ðín seó swíðre hand ofer sóðne wer fiat manus tua super virum dexterae tuae, 79, 16. Ða ðe wyllaþ sóðe dómas efnan qui custodiunt judicium, 105, 3
leóht
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Siððan hié sunnan leóht geseón meahton, B. 648. fig. of a beloved object Þú eart dohtor mín seó dýreste . . . mínra eágna leóht, Jul. 95. the illumination which proceeds from the sun in daytime, daylight, daytime, the light of day Þancwyrþe biþ þæs
gód
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gedón, ac gǽð him ásolcen fram ǽlcere dugeðe, ii. 220, 23: Chr. 81; P. 8, 8. a particular thing that is good. something, material or non-material, that it is an advantage to attain or to possess Of ðǽre sóþan gesǽlþe cumað ealle ðá óþre gód . . . þá fíf
hát
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Bǽl, háttost heaðowelma, El. 579. of material affected by sun, fire, &c. Hé geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre, tó ðon þonne hit hát wǽre . . . Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 54, 24.
ge-healdan
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Add: to hold, keep, take care or charge of a person Þeódnes bearn sceolde folc gehealdan, B. 911. a flock (lit. or fig.) Seó heord þe hé tó Godes handa gehealdan sceall, Ll.
fæsten
a fast, fasting ⬩ jējūnium ⬩ a fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall ⬩ mūnīmentum, arx, castellum ⬩ an inclosed place, cloister ⬩ claustrum
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Eth. vi. 22; Th. i. 320, 10. a fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall; mūnīmentum, arx, castellum Ealle hire fæstenu híg fordilegodon mid fýre all her strongholds they destroyed with fire, Jos. 11, 12.
FEÁWA
FEW ⬩ pauci
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Feáwa fixa paucos piscĭcŭlos, Mt. Bos. 15, 34: Mk. Bos. 8, 7. Feáwa untrume he gehǽlde paucos infirmos cūrāvit, Mk. Bos. 6, 5. Ðú wǽre getrýwe ofer feáwa sŭper pauca fuisti fĭdēlis, Mt. Bos. 25, 23.
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hrægel
A garment ⬩ dress ⬩ robe ⬩ rail ⬩ clothing
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Wese hé hrægle gelíc fiat ei sicut vestimentum, Ps. Th. 108, 19. Mid mete and mid hrægle with food and clothing, Blickl. Homl. 41, 29. Se ðe mid ðon ánum hrægle wæs gegyrwed who was dressed in that one garment, 169, 1.
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segn
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Gesáwon randwígan segn ( the pillar of fire ) ofer sweóton, Cd. Th. 185, 23 ; Exod. 127
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ge-rǽcan
To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer
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To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer Sió fird hie gerǽcan ne mehte the [English] force could not reach them, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 22: 894; Erl. 90, 11: Cd. 216; Th. 275, 10; Sat. 169. Gerǽcean, Blickl.
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wícian
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Skt. ii. 30, 315. (1 a) of an object that moves :-- Nihtweard ( the pillar of fire ) nýde sceolde wícian ofer weredum, Cd.
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wýscan
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Ðæt ic eác swylce wísce forþ sié on leornunge úra stafa quod utinam exhinc etiam nostrarum lectione litterarum fiat, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 7. Ic wísce ðæt Ysmahél libbe ætforan ðé utinam Ismael vivat coram te, Gen. 17, 18.
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be-swícan
to decoy ⬩ ensnare ⬩ beguile ⬩ to betray ⬩ to defraud ⬩ supplant ⬩ to circumvent ⬩ to seduce ⬩ mislead
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Wǽron mid gítsunge beswicene ná þ án his find ac eác swilce his frínd, Ap. Th. 7, 12. to fail a person, leave in the lurch Se mennesca fultum him beswác, Guth. 76, 18.
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