worþ
a close ⬩ an enclosed place ⬩ an enclosed homestead ⬩ a habitation with surrounding land ⬩ land ⬩ a place enclosed by buildings ⬩ a court ⬩ hall ⬩ a place ⬩ street
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¶ perhaps in the last two passages weorþ may be regarded as the second part of a compound name: such expressions as 'in loco ubi soliculae illius regionis Ægeleswurð nomen imposuerunt' are not uncommon in the Charters, and such names seem to have remained
dǽlan
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Swá nó man scyle his gástes lufan wið Gode dǽlan not in such measure is the spirit's love to be given to God, Dan. 21. to obtain a share Nǽfre Ismael wið Isáce, wið mín ágen bearn, yrfe dǽleð, Gen. 2788. Wið Drihtne dǽlan wuldorfæstan wíc, 26.
lǽn
a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief
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hit wæs his lǽn ðæt hé onsǽte hé ne meahte ná his forwyrcan the property went to the king because he [Helmstan] was the king's man; and Ordlaf took the land, for the land that he [Helmstan] occupied was held in fee from Ordlaf, so he [Helmstan] could not
láf
remnant ⬩ remains ⬩ relic ⬩ remainder ⬩ rest ⬩ lave ⬩ legacy ⬩ heirloom ⬩ a relict ⬩ widow
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Ne wearþ ðǽr forþon án Bret tó láfe there [at Anderida] was not even one Briton left, Chr. 491; Erl. 14, 7. Ðæs folces ðe ðǽr tóláfe wæs, Blickl. Homl. 79, 20.
nú
Now ⬩ at this time ⬩ Now ⬩ since ⬩ when
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Ðeáh hí nú eall hiora líf áwriten hæfdon ... hú ne forealldodon ða gewritu ðeáh now though they had written all their life, yet would not the writings wax old? Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 36.
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Nime gé ða ðe unweorþuste sién them who are least esteemed (1 Cor. 6, 4), Past. 18; Swt. 131, 7. unworthy, not of sufficient merit Ic ðone hád underhnág, ðeáh ðe ic unwyrþe wǽre quamvis indignus consensi, Bd, 4, 2; S. 566, 8.
ge-munan
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</b> to bear in mind, not to forget to do :-- Gemunon wé symle ꝥ wé þá gód dón þe ús Godes béc lǽraþ, Bl. H. 73, 26.
gímen
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</b> with prep. governing object of care :-- Ne sié his ( the bishop's ) giémen ná ðý lǽsse ymb ðá gehírsuman, Past. 75, 14. care that something is or is not done.
ídel
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Duguð eal gecrong . . . ýðde þisne eardgeard ælda Scyppend, oð þæt burgwara breahtma leáse eald enta geweorc ídlu stódon, Wand. 79-87. of persons, not having anything, empty-handed, in respect to material things Nán man náh tó Godes cyrican ídel tó cumene
ród
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(not ) a crucifix.Add: in a church Hit líhte under þǽre róde swýðran earme þe stód ofer ꝥ weófed, Vis. Lfc. 53. This syndon thá cyrican mádmas on Scírburnan. Thǽr synd twá Crístes béc and ii ródan, C. D. B. iii. 660, 31.
ge-þencan
to think ⬩ conceive ⬩ perceive ⬩ reflect upon ⬩ weigh ⬩ meditari ⬩ considerare ⬩ pensare ⬩ to think about ⬩ remember ⬩ consider maturely ⬩ to take to heart ⬩ recogitare ⬩ iterum cogitare ⬩ reminisci ⬩ to think of ⬩ bear in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ recordari ⬩ cogitare ⬩ memor esse ⬩ to excogitate ⬩ devise ⬩ invent ⬩ conceive ⬩ excogitare ⬩ struere ⬩ invenire ⬩ to resolve ⬩ intend ⬩ wish ⬩ intendere ⬩ velle
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Se awyrgda geþohte ðæt he heofencyninge héran ne wolde the accursed one resolved that he would not obey heaven's king, 220; Th. 284, 4; Sat. 316: 217; Th. 276, 11; Sat. 187.
lác
- [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
battle ⬩ struggle ⬩ an offering ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ oblation ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ service ⬩ a present ⬩ offering of words ⬩ a message ⬩ medicine
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But in the latter language the more frequent meanings are those of offering, gift, and to connect these with the preceding ones Grimm notes the association of dancing and playing with offerings and sacrifices.
hú
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(a α) where the verb on which the clause depends is not expressed :-- Hú man sceal gyldan twelfhyndes man, Ll. Th. i. 174, 12: 178, 1 ( a form like Hér cýð might be supplied ).
óðer
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II. when the reference is not limited to two objects. marking a sequence, other, second in a series, next, following an object already mentioned Se forma . . . se óðer, and se þrydda óþ ðone seofoþan, Mt. 22, 25, 26: Ælfc. Gr. 49 ; Som. 49, 55.
under
Under ⬩ under ⬩ at the foot of ⬩ under ⬩ within ⬩ among ⬩ below ⬩ beneath ⬩ down
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Th. 2837; B. 1416. down as opposed to up Wið ðone ðe him mete under ne gewunige if his food do not remain down, Lchdm. ii. 190, 1: 198, 23
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nemnan
to name ⬩ give a name to a person or thing ⬩ to use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thing ⬩ to call upon the name of ⬩ address by name ⬩ to invoke ⬩ to mention by name ⬩ to mention ⬩ relate ⬩ to name ⬩ nominate
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Pronomen spelaþ ðone naman ðæt ðú ne þurfe tuwa hine nemnan the pronoun represents the noun so that you need not mention it (the noun) twice, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 30. Swá on ðære, ilcan láre nemned ( mentioned ) is, Blickl.
ge-mót
A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council ⬩ conventus, congregatio, concursus ⬩ Concĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,
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Although synŏdus and seonoþ might more properly be confined to ecclesiastical conventions, the Saxons do not appear to have made any distinction; probably because ecclesiastical and secular regulations were made by the same body, and at the same time.
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stíþ
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On stíðum in arto, duro, constricto, 444, 15. of material, stiff, firm, strong, not bending easily, unyielding Hit ( the sword ) on eorðan læg stíð and stýlecg, Beo. Th. 3070 ; B. 1533.
wandian
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Ne wandode ic ná mínum sceattum ða hwíle ðe eów unfrið on handa stód I did not spore my treasures while you had hostilities on hand, Chart. Erl. 229, 27.
ge-samnian
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If they do not like, let him who lent the weapon pay a third of the 'wer', Ll. Th. i. 74, 4-6