ǽr-dæg
early day ⬩ early morn ⬩ matutinum ⬩ mane ⬩ prima lux ⬩ Early days ⬩ former days ⬩ dies prisci
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early day, early morn; matutinum, mane, prima lux Mid ǽrdæge at early day, Andr. Kmbl. 440; An. 220: 3048; An. 1527: Cd. 121; Th. 155, 19; Gen. 2575. On uhtan mid ǽrdæge in the morning at early day, Beo. Th. 253; B. 126.
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fǽge
fey ⬩ damned
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Hé fǽgra manna forðsíð foregleáw sǽde, Hml. Th. ii. 152, 2. doomed to eternal death, damned Æt heldore þǽr firenfulra fǽge gǽstas æfter swyltcwale sécan onginnað ingong, Gú. 532
feohtan
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Þú simle fihtest wið manna cyn, Bl. H. 241, 4. Hió self fieht (fiht, v. l.) wið hié selfe, Past. 277, 25. Hér fegtaþ Títus end Giáþéasu, Txts. 127, 3.
menigu
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Binnon ðám weallum wǽron ungeríme meniu manna (cf. innumera hominum conuenticula. Bd. Sch. 623), Hml. Th. ii. 352, 10. Ðá gesomnode hé miclo mænigiu bróþra and sweostra. Shrn. 129, 6. Add
ge-þíhan
To thrive ⬩ prosper ⬩ grow ⬩ vigere ⬩ proficere ⬩ crescere
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Alexandreas manna cynnes mǽst geþáh Alexandreas prospered most of the race of men, Exon. 85 a; Th. 319, 23; Wid. 16: 40 b; Th. 134, 16; Gú. 508: Cd. 149; Th. 186, 24; Exod. 143
wác
yielding ⬩ not rigid ⬩ pliant ⬩ fluid ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ wanting mental or moral strength ⬩ wanting courage ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ not of great value or in high esteem ⬩ vilis
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Ǽlc man sylð on forandæge his góde wín, and ðæt wáccre ðonne ða gebeóras druncniaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 26. Gedroren is ðeós duguð eal, wuuiaþ ða wácran, Exon. Th. 311, 4; Seef. 87. Fyrmest manna primas, wácost manna infimas, Ælfc.
un-gewunelíc
unusual ⬩ unwonted ⬩ unfrequented ⬩ uninhabitable
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Án ðæra ðǽla is ungewunelíc for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann for ðam unberendlícum bryne, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21 note
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æt-wíndan
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Ðám ( death ) ne ætwint nán eorðlic mann, HmL Th. ii. 232,22. Hé ðám wítum ætwunde, Hml. S. 23, 118. Ðám écum wítum ætwindan, 16, 93: Hml. A. 34, 251. with acc. Þá þe middan-geard oferswíðdon and his yrmða ætwundon, Hml. Th. i. 84, 32. v. oþ-windan
drencan
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To sink in water, drown Þú Petre ðǽm drencende hond girahtest Petro mergenti manum porrexisti, Rtl. 101, 42
ofer
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Ofer eall hlýdende ǽlc man cwæð . . . there was clamouring throughout the crowd and it was said by every one . . . Hml. S. 23, 617. Þá spræc man ofer eall and wídmǽrsude auditum est et celebri sermone divulgatum in aula regis, Gen. 45, 16.
ge-bannan
to command ⬩ order ⬩ proclaim ⬩ jŭbēre ⬩ mandāre ⬩ edīcĕre ⬩ to summon ⬩ call together ⬩ cĭtare ⬩ convŏcāre
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to command, order, proclaim; jŭbēre, mandāre, edīcĕre Ðá ic gefrægn weorc gebannan manigre mǽgþe then I heard [him] command the work to many a tribe, Beo.
heofon-cund
Heavenly ⬩ celestial
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Heavenly, celestial Heofuncund mett manna, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 31. Seó heofencunde weorþung the heavenly honour, Blickl. Homl. 165, 26. Heáh and hálig heofuncund þrýnes O! high and holy heavenly Trinity, Exon. 13 a; Th. 24, 4; Cri. 379.
ge-cunnian
To try ⬩ enquire ⬩ experience ⬩ probare ⬩ explorare ⬩ experiri
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Ic hæbbe gecuunad cearselda fela I have experienced many places of sorrow, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 9 ; Seef. 5
blód
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Handa mid manna blódum befýlede, Angl. xi. 113, 36. Add
ge-rím
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Th. ii. 350, 14. a number, class of objects Þá beóð onhǽðenra manna geríme cum gentilibus adnumerandi sunt. Ll. Th. ii. 154, 30. Seó forme ábécédé on þám geríme ys bútan pricon, Angl. viii. 322, 42.
macian
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Ǽnig man ciricmangunge mid unriht ne macie, Ll. Th. i. 306, 28.
for-sittan
To mis-sit ⬩ to be absent from ⬩ neglect ⬩ delay ⬩ defer ⬩ diminish ⬩ obstruct ⬩ besiege ⬩ abesse a ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ supersĕdēre ⬩ desĕrĕre ⬩ præstruĕre ⬩ obsĭdēre
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Be ðon ðe man fyrde forsitte in case a man neglect the army, L. In. 51; Th. i. 134, 7, 8. Ne forsæt he ðý síðe he delayed not the journey, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 10; Gen. 2859. Ne he tíd forsæt he deferred not the time. Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 26; Gú. 311.
nǽfre
Never
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Nán man ne dorste sleán óðerne man, næfde hé nǽfre swá mycel gedón wið ðone óðerne, 1086; Erl. 222, 6
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rǽd-fæst
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Wise, prudent Se deófol gemacaþ ðæt se man þurh leáse hiwunge déþ swylce hé rǽdfæst sý ðe rǽdes ne gýmeþ the devil causes the man by a false show to act as if he were wise, who cares not for wisdom, Wulfst. 53, 9.
hæslen
Of hazel
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a hazel or an elder stick, cut thy name thereon, cut three scores on the place, fill the name with the blood, throw it over thy shoulder into running water and stand over the man.