morgen-sprǽc
The periodical assembly of a guild held in the morning, or on the morrow after the guild-feast
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See also the Glossary for other references to the word, and Introduction, pp. xxxii-xxxiii, for remarks upon it. In the Promptorium morow-, morwe-, mor-speche = crastinum colloquium; cf.
ge-dígan
To endure ⬩ carry through ⬩ tolerate ⬩ overcome ⬩ escape ⬩ ĕti ⬩ perpĕti ⬩ perferre ⬩ tolerāre ⬩ superāre ⬩ evadere
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Ðú aldre gedígest thou escapest with life, 1327; B. 661. He gedígeþ he escapes, 606; B. 300. He feore gedígde he escaped with life, 1161; B. 578, Feore gedýged escaped with life, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 21; Gú. 407.
wiþer-sæc
striving ⬩ opposition ⬩ contradiction ⬩ denial ⬩ apostasy ⬩ recusancy
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Heó worda gehwæs wiðersæc fremedon, ðæt heó frignan ongan; cwǽdon ðæt heó on aldre áwiht swylces ne ǽr ne síð ǽfre hýrdon, Elen.
trem
a step
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Cf. also: Ðonne wiðtremð hé and onhupaþ gressum post terga revocet, Past. 58; Swt. 441, 27. The form is probably to be recognized in a gloss given
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scot
a shot ⬩ a shooting ⬩ a shot ⬩ missile ⬩ a rapid movement ⬩ a rush ⬩ dart ⬩ a scot ⬩ a shot ⬩ a contribution ⬩ tax ⬩ a building
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See also the cognate words.] a rapid movement (v. sceótan, IV, III, ge-sceót (read -sceot), II.) a rush, dart Leax sceal on wǽle mid sceote scríðan, Menol. Fox 539; Gn.
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batian
to get better
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Grasu . . . sumu neát batigað fore, sumu cuelað herbae, quae haec animalia nutriunt, alia occidunt, Past. 173, 20
toft
a piece of ground, ⬩ messuage, ⬩ homestead ⬩ a place marked out for a house or building ⬩ a square piece of ground with walls but without roof ⬩ an enclosed home-field ⬩ campus ⬩ an elevated piece of ground ⬩ a field where a house or building once stood.
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And Alfwold habbe, mid tón þe hé hér hauede, .xvi. acres mid tofte mid alle. Chart. Th. 580, 6-27. v. Grmm. R. A. 539
for-seón
To overlook ⬩ despise ⬩ contemn ⬩ scorn ⬩ be ashamed of ⬩ neglect ⬩ reject ⬩ renounce ⬩ despĭcĕre ⬩ temnĕre ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ spernĕre ⬩ erŭbescĕre ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ posthăbēre ⬩ rejĭcĕre
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Gúþlác mán eall forseah Guthlac despised all sin, Exon. 34 a; Th. 108, 4; Gú. 67: 40 b; Th. 134, 23; Gú. 512. Ðú forseáge Cristum ðínne despexisti Christum tuam, Ps. Spl. 88, 37. Hie mána gehwylc forsáwon they rejected every sin, Elen.
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irsian
to be angry ⬩ to rage ⬩ to make angry ⬩ to anger ⬩ provoke
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Swá him yrsade se for ealle spræc feónda mengu so did he, who spake for all the multitude of fiends, rage against him [Guthlac], Exon. 35 a ; Th. 114, 11 : Gú. 171. Moises ðá yrsode and áxode iratusque Moyses ait, Num. 31, 14.
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lǽstan
to follow ⬩ attend ⬩ accompany ⬩ to do ⬩ perform ⬩ observe ⬩ carry out ⬩ execute ⬩ discharge ⬩ to continue ⬩ last
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Allum ðám ðe him lǽstan woldon with all those who would follow him, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 31. Gif hí leódfruman lǽstan dorsten, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 54; Met. 1, 27.
mǽnan
To mean ⬩ to intend to convey a certain sense ⬩ to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement ⬩ to mean ⬩ purpose ⬩ have as an object to which the mind is directed ⬩ intend ⬩ to signify ⬩ have a certain signification or purpose
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Gen. 18, 20. to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement Cweþan swá he tó ánum sprece and hwæðre ealle mǽneþ to say, as if he speaks to one and yet means all. Exon. 283; Th. 84, 24; Cri. 1378.
notu
use ⬩ profit ⬩ advantage ⬩ an office ⬩ employment ⬩ the discharge of an office ⬩ conduct of business
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Ealne dæg hí fleardiaþ and nǽnige note dreógaþ they trifle all day, and exercise no useful employ- ment, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 25. On eallum betǽhtum notum, R.
borh
payment ⬩ suretyship ⬩ security ⬩ loan ⬩ debt
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Eóde þyses ealles on borh Ælfgár Alfgar became responsible for the performance of all this, Cht. Th. 313, 3. ¶ on, under borh sellan to lend on security : Geléned feoh vel on borh geseald res credita, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 70.
for-cweþan
to reproach ⬩ upbraid ⬩ blame ⬩ reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ to reprove ⬩ to refuse ⬩ decline ⬩ to excuse ⬩ to refuse ⬩ to receive ⬩ to reject ⬩ disapprove of
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Ðá aldu forcwédun (-cuoedon, L. vituperauerunt) hiǽ, Mk. R. 7, 2. Forcuoeða exprobrare, Mt. L. 11, 20.
ge-girela
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Gegerelo (-u, R.) aldum uestimento ueteri, Mk. L. 2, 21. Gegearuad huíte gegerela (-gerla, R.) indutus ueste alba, Lk. L. 23, 11. Gigerila indumentum, Rtl. 103, 22. Gegirelan ciclades, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 72.
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ge-wil
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Ealle þá worold on hiora ágen gewill onwendende upsetting all the world at their own sweet will, 1, 10; S. 48, 10.
hreówan
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Nú mé mæg hreówan þæt ic bæd God, 816: 819. where no subject is expressed and the cause for regret is in the genitive Ne þé hreówan þearf ealles swá micles swá þú mé sealdest you need not regret all you gave me, much as it was, Seel. 150. to affect with
hwón
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D. 28, 17. (3 a) in a negative phrase not at all, not in the least, in no wise :-- Ná tó þæs hwón (nullatenus ) ne færst þú heonon, búton þú mínne sunu áwecce, Gr. D. 17, 20 : 38, 15 : 80, 27 : Hml. S. 30, 412.
Wætlinga-strǽt
Watling Street, the Roman road running from Dover, through Canterbury, Rochester, London, St. Alban's,Dunstable, Fenny Stratford, Towcester, Weedon, Wroxeter to Chester.
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under the year 1013, gives a mythical explanation of the word, that it was the road which the sons of King Weatla made across England] Ðis sint ða landgemǽra ðara landa tó Baddanbyrig ( Badby) and tó Doddanforda (Dodford) and tó Eferdúne (Everdon) (all
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hál
Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation
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Alf. pol. 75; Th. i. 100, 4. Mannes sunu com sécean and hál dón ðæt forwearþ venit filius hominis quærere et saluare quod perierat, Lk. Skt. 19, 10. Gedó mé hálne salvum me fac, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 30 : Mk. Skt. 5, 34.
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