ge-span
A joining ⬩ fastening together ⬩ nexus
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He is on helle hæft mid hringa gesponne he is in hell bound with the clasping of rings, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 17; Gen. 762. Searo-rúna gespon the web of mysteries, Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 20; Sch. 15
tó-þundenness
swollenness ⬩ pride ⬩ arrogance ⬩ contumacy
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physical, swollenness Wiþ ðæra innoþa tóðundennysse, Lchdm. i. 282, 8: 198, 23. metaphorical, pride, arrogance, contumacy Mid ðam áwyrigdan gáste tóþundennesse tóbláwen maligno spiritu superbie inflatus, R. Ben. 124, 5.
Linked entry: -þunden-ness
bæc-þearm
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Wiþ leahtras ðæs bæcþearmes, Lch. i. 294, 15. Þá wambseócan men þrowiað on þám bæcþearme, ii. 232, 13. Þurh bæcþearm blód dropað, 278, 6. Gif hé on hire bæcþerm hǽme si in tergo ejus coiverit, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 7. Add
scrýdan
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Ne scríde nán wíf hig mid wǽpmannes reáfe, Deut. 22, 5. to clothe, to furnish with clothes, provide with clothes Hé scrýt mé wel and félt, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 33. Gif æcyres weód God scrýt, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 30. Scrýtt, Lk. Skt. 12, 28.
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fæstan
to fast ⬩ to abstain
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Voc. i. 83, 44. to abstain. with gen. Ðæt hié selfe ne fæsten ðæs hláfes ryhtwísnesse ne ipsi remaneant a justitiae pane jejuni, Past. 137, 25. Þonne hié woldon sylfe firene fæstan (abstain from sin), Dan. 592. with prep.
geap
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On geápan gáran westeweardne, v. 173, 6. of a surface, vaulted (of the roof of a house) Ræced hlifade geáp and goldfáh the hall towered up with roof vaulted and gay with gold B. 1800: Ruin. 11.
afor
Vehement ⬩ dire ⬩ hateful ⬩ rough ⬩ austere ⬩ vehemens ⬩ atrox ⬩ odiosus ⬩ asper ⬩ austerus ⬩ acerbus
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Afrum onfengum with their dire attempts, Exon. 403; Th. 133, 15; Gú. 490. Ðæt [sǽd] byþ þreóhyrne, and hyt byþ afor and sweart the scent is three-cornered, and it is rough and swarthy, Herb. 181, 1; Lchdm, i. 316, 11
a-nýdan
to repel ⬩ thrust or beat back ⬩ keep from ⬩ restrain ⬩ constrain ⬩ force ⬩ repellere ⬩ extorquere ⬩ to expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expellere ⬩ depellere ⬩ exigere
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to repel, thrust or beat back, keep from, restrain, constrain, force; repellere, extorquere Hí fram his mágum ǽr mid unrihte anýdde wǽron they had formerly been unjustly forced from his kinsmen, Chr. 823; Th. 111, 34. with út to expel, to drive out;
Linked entry: a-nídan
Bægere
The Bavarians ⬩ Bavarii ⬩ the Boiari ⬩ Bajuvarii
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The Bavarians; Bavarii, the Boiari, or Bajuvarii, whose country was called Boiaria, its German name is Baiern, now called the kingdom of Bavaria Mid Bægerum with the Bavarians, Chr. 891; Th. 160, 24.
deófol-seóc
Devil-sick, possessed with a devil ⬩ dæmŏnium hăbens, dæmoniăcus
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Devil-sick, possessed with a devil; dæmŏnium hăbens, dæmoniăcus Ðá wæs him broht án deófolseóc man tunc oblātus est ei dæmŏnium habens, Mt. Bos. 12, 22 : 9, 32. Híg brohton him manege deófolseóce obtulērunt ei multos dæmŏnia habentes, 8, 16.
Linked entry: feónd-seóc
earh-faru
A flight of arrows ⬩ sagittārum vŏlātus
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Mid earhfare with a flight of arrows, Andr. Kmbl. 2097; An. 1050. Ða us gescildaþ wið sceððendra eglum [MS englum] earhfarum they shall shield us against the enemies' noxious flights of arrows, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47, 28; Cri. 762
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firen-dǽd
A wicked or sinful deed ⬩ crime ⬩ scĕlestum făcĭnus
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Firendǽdum fáh stained with sinful deeds, Exon. 22b; Th. 62, 13; Cri. 1001: 31b; Th. 99. 31; Cri. 1633
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hrung
A rung ⬩ staff ⬩ rod ⬩ beam ⬩ pole
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A rung, staff, rod, beam, pole; Ongunnon stígan on wægn weras and hyra wicg somod hlódan under hrunge ðá ða hors óðbær wægn tó lande the men mounted the wain and their steeds with them, they stowed them under the rung, [the pole that supported the covering
hwearf
shifting ⬩ veering ⬩ changeable
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The word may describe a strong wind often shifting its direction and whirling round with violent gusts. Cf. ge-hweorf; hwerf-líc
in-híwan
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Members of a household, of a convent, domestics Gif gesíþcund mon þingaþ wið cyning for his inhíwum if a 'gesithcund' man make terms with the king for his household, L. In. 50; Th. i. 134, 3.
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be-slépan
To slip, lay, place, put ⬩ to slip, put or lay on, to impose, clothe ⬩ ponere, imponere, induere
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To slip, lay, place, put, and with the preposition on on, upon - to slip, put or lay on, to impose, clothe; ponere, imponere, induere Hú hefig geoc he beslépte on ealle how heavy a yoke he laid on all! Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 16.
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BOLSTER
A BOLSTER, a pillow for the head ⬩ cervical ⬩ a shell ⬩ culcita ⬩ cervical ⬩ a mattress ⬩ a bolster
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Hit geondbrǽded wearþ beddum and bolstrum it was overspread with beds and bolsters, Beo. Th. 2484; B. 1240
ge-fælsian
To cleanse ⬩ purify ⬩ expiate ⬩ lustrāre ⬩ pūrĭfĭcāre ⬩ expiāre
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Fýre gefælsad purified with fire, Exon. 127 b; Th. 490, 21; Rä. 80, 5
Linked entry: ge-felsode
ge-leáfleást
Want of faith ⬩ unbelief ⬩ infidelity ⬩ unfaithfulness ⬩ infĭdēlĭtas ⬩ incrēdŭlĭtas
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Drihten Hǽlend þreáde mid wordum ðæra Iudeiscra þwyrnysse and geleáfleáste the Lord reproved with words the perversity and unbelief of the Jews, Homl. Th. ii. 110, 4.
ge-lícian
to please ⬩ delight ⬩ placere ⬩ acquiescere ⬩ delectare ⬩ it pleases ⬩ placet
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with dat. to please, delight; placere, acquiescere, delectare Ic gelície placebo, Ps. Th. 114, 8. Gelícaþ [gelícige, Lamb. 14; Spl. 18] ðé Dryhten complaceat tibi Domine, Ps. Surt. 39, 14. Ðæt ðé gelíciaþ ut te complaceant, Ps. Spl. 18, 15.