on-sǽte
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Cf. on-setl
on-weard
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cur diabolus tam infestus est hominum saluti ? Angl. vii. 8, 64. Hé wæs ðám Crístenum onweard (-werd, v. l. ), Hml. S. 5, 369
simble-gemaca
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Cf. sin-híwan
Linked entries: simbel simbel-geféra ge-maca
stǽner
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[Cf. staners the small stones and gravel on the margin of a river or lake; stanners the e]
tacan
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Hí tócon mycele ǽhta and fóron áweg, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 15. Hé hine lét tacan, P. 211, 35. ¶ tacan on to touch. Cf. Icel. taka á :-- Swá hwæt swá ꝥ ele on tæcð . . . ꝥ Add
wærcan
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Cf. Ps. Rdr. 76, 4 Ic worhte exercitatus sum
dómian
To praise, glorify ⬩ celebrāre, gloriam tribuĕre
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To praise, glorify; celebrāre, gloriam tribuĕre Annanias ðec and Adzarias and Misael Metod dómige Hananiah and Azariah and Mishael may glorify thee, O Lord, Cd. 192; Th. 241, 4; Dan. 399; 192; Th. 239, 19; Dan. 372
lyge-word
lie ⬩ falsehood
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Th. 57, 3: Cd. 210; Th. 261, 3; Dan. 720. Ne wéne ǽnig ðæt is lygewordum leóþ somnige, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 28; Ph. 547
Linked entry: lygen-word
níþ-wracu
Severe punishment
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Cwom Nabochodonossor of níþwracum ( his exile among the beasts of the field ), Cd. Th. 257, 28; Dan. 664
ge-treówlíce
Faithfully ⬩ fĭdēlĭter
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Ch. 202, 26
Linked entries: ge-triówlice ge-trýwlíce
gléd-stede
A place for a fire ⬩ an altar
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A place for a fire, an altar On ðam glédstyde at the altar, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 22; Gen. 1810. On ðæm glǽdstede gild onsægde made an offering on the altar, 137; Th. 172, 10; Gen. 2842
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searu-wundor
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A wonderful thing in implements or engines (v. searu, , and cf. searu-píl. The term is applied to Grendel's arm, which had been torn away by Beowulf) Eode scealc monig searowundor seón, Beo. Th. 1844; B. 920
ge-rǽdan
To give counsel, advise, bring about by advice ⬩ consilium dare
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To give counsel, advise, bring about by advice; consilium dare Ðe him ðone teónan gerǽd who brought that injury upon them by his counsel, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 12; Gen. 774: 37; Th. 49, 25; Gen. 797
steor-wigle
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Prognostication by the stars, astrology Stiorwigle ł mearcunge constellationem (cf. constellatio leáses spelles talu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 68; and Span, constelacion prognostication of the stars), stiorwiglu constellationes, Hpt. Gl. 467, 78.
Linked entries: steor-sceáwere steor-wiglung wígle
un-met
Excess
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Excess Of ðam unmetta and ðam ungemetlícan gegerelan, of ðám swétmettum and of mistlícum, dryncum (cf. of ungemete ǽlces þinges, wiste and wǽda, wíngedrinces, and of swétmetann (-mettum?), Met. 25, 38), Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 16
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un-hár
Very grey
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Very grey (un- seems to have here the unusual force of an intensive) Hróðgár, eald and unhár (cf. the epithets elsewhere applied to him, gamolfeax, 1220; B. 608: blondenfeax, 3586; B. 1791), Beo. Th. 719; B. 357
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weorold-gítsung
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Greed for this world's goods, covetousness Ne mæg fira nán wísdóm timbran, ðǽr ðǽr woruldgítsung (cf. gítsung, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 12) beorg oferbrǽdeþ. Met. 7, 12. Hí cumaþ of woruldgítsunga. Bt. 7, 1 ; Fox 16, 15
blód-dolg
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A cut from which blood flows Gif monnes blóddolh (-dolg, 16, 4) yfelige . . . Gif þú ne mæge blóddolh (-dolg, 16, 6) áwríþan . . . lege ꝥ dust on cláð, wríþ mid þý ꝥ blóddolh, Lch. ii. 148, 7-15
dæg-þerne
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[Diurnales dicuntur calcei quibus interdiuu] Cf. nihterne
domne
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Þá wæs domne Leó pápa on Róme, Chr. 853; P. 64, 29. Tó ðæs bisceopæs mearcæ . . . swá tó domnes hlincæ, C. D. v. 84, 16: 243, 22. Cf. (?) domni pól, vi. 221, 30: iii. 377, 24. Add