tungol
a heavenly body ⬩ a heavenly body other than sun or moon ⬩ a star ⬩ a planet ⬩ a fixed star ⬩ a group of stars ⬩ a constellation ⬩ division of the zodiac
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Saturnes steorra wandraþ ofer óþrum steorrum ufor ðonne ǽnig óþer tungol, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 14. Swá heofenes tunglu sicut astra coeli, Deut. 10, 22.
wæl
the slain ⬩ the dead ⬩ a number of slain, ⬩ a single corpse ⬩ a slain person ⬩ slaughter ⬩ carnage ⬩ destruction
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Hit næs ná gesǽd hwæt Pirruses folces gefeallen wǽre, for ðon hit næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe wieldre wæs (mos est, ex ea parte quae vicerit occisorum non commemorare numerum) Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 21.
ge-writ
Something written ⬩ writing ⬩ scripture ⬩ inscription ⬩ a writing ⬩ letter ⬩ treatise ⬩ writ ⬩ charter ⬩ book
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Something written, writing, scripture, inscription, a writing, letter, treatise, writ, charter, book Óþ ðone first ðe hie wel cunnen Englisc gewrit arǽdan until such time as they can read English writing well, Past. pref. Swt. 7, 13, 17.
ampre
Sorrel ⬩ dock ⬩ rumex
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Sorrel or dock; rumex, Lchdm, iii. 12, 25
eá-docce
A water-dock ⬩ rŭmex aquatĭca
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A water-dock; rŭmex aquatĭca, Lchdm. ii. 379
fen-ampre
Water-dock
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Water-dock Nim fenompran, Lch. ii. 100, 23
firen-wyrcende
Evil-doing ⬩ committing sin ⬩ mălum făciens ⬩ peccans
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Evil-doing, committing sin; mălum făciens, peccans Me of folmum afere firenwyrcendra take me out of the hands of those committing sin, Ps. Th. 70, 3. Ic fyrenwyrcende oft elnade I often emulated evil-doing [men ], 72, 2
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þeóf-scolu
A gang or band of thieves
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A gang or band of thieves Gif ðú wǽre wegférende and hæfdest micel gold on ðé, and ðú ðonne becóme on þeófsceole (þiófscole,) (Cott. MS.), ðonne ne wéndest ðú ðé ðínes feores, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 26
seldan
Seldom ⬩ rarely
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Tó seldan hit biþ, beó hit seldor on dæg ðonne seofon síðum, Btwk. 194, 11. Oft (of ? cf.
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hwæþer
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Hwæþerne woldest þú déman wítes wyrþran, ðe [þone þe] þone unscyldgan wítnode, þe ðone þe ꝥ wíte þolode?, Bt. 38, 6; F. 208, 15. Hueðerne ( quem ) wallas gié hic forléto iówh, Barabban ł ðone Hǽlend?, Mt. L. 27, 17. Hwæþer wénst þú nú?
CLIF
A CLIFF, rock, steep descent ⬩ promon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium
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Ðæt hí ne hlipen on ðæt scorene clif that they leap not down the abrupt cliff, Past. 33, 1; Hat. MS. 41a. 9. Be clifum on the cliffs, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 15; Secf. 8.
mirran
to be a stumbling-block to ⬩ to hinder ⬩ obstruct ⬩ to waste ⬩ squander ⬩ To err
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God nolde ðæt hié ðone Cristendóm mierde leng God would not that they should longer obstruct Christianity, Ors. 6, 7; Swt. 262, 21. Gif hwá Godes lage wyrde oððe folclage myrre, L. I.
ge-dǽlan
To divide ⬩ part ⬩ impart ⬩ separate ⬩ distribute ⬩ share ⬩ partake
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Gif he ǽr nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan if he will not before give the best part to God, Blickl. Homl. 195, 7. Ðæt we gedǽlan ðone teóþan dǽl that we distribute the tenth part, 39, 19.
rýnan
To roar
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To roar Sume hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde forsceoppan tó león, and ðonne seó sceolde sprecan, ðonne rýnde hió, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194,34 . Ða ðe león wǽron ongunnon láðlíce yrrenga rýna (rýnan (?), rýan (?) ), Met. 26, 84
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ríman
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Add Gif hí oferhycgen ðæt hí him ondrǽden hiora lytlan synna ðonne ðonne hí hí gesióð, ondrǽden hí him húru, ðonne hí hí hrímað (cum numerant), Past. 437, 12. add Sumne dǽl écra gyfa swilcra swilce nú wísdom is, and rihtwísnes, and óðre manega þe ús
hengen
a cross ⬩ a rack
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Þáhét se déma dón hine of þǽre hencgene, Hml.
þider
Thither ⬩ whither ⬩ thither ⬩ to that place ⬩ thither ... whither ⬩ to the place to which, ⬩ whither ⬩ whither
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Hí tó ðon ðider (illo) sende wǽron, ðæt hí sceoldon ðæt gyldene mynet mid him geniman ðætte ðider (eo) of Kent com, Bd. 3, 8; S. 530, 40. Ðá férde hé ðyder, Blickl. Homl. 225, 7. Nú þyder ingongaþ and mé ætstondaþ, 207, 2.
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weorþian
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Ðæt ic móte ðone sigebeám weorðian, Rood Kmbl. 255; Kr. 129: Blickl.
sceáwian
to look ⬩ to look at ⬩ observe ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to ⬩ to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre ⬩ to look out, seek for, select, choose, provide ⬩ to shew (favour, respect, etc.) ⬩ to grant
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Ðonne seó ádl cume ǽrest on ðone mannan, ðonne sceáwa his tungan, Lchdm. ii. 280, 8. Sceáwiaþ ða lilian hú hí wexaþ considerate lilia quomodo crescunt, Lk. Skt. 12, 27. Ic eów bidde ðæt ánra manna gehwylc sceáwige hine sylfne on his heortan, Blickl.
culufre
a dove
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a dove Cd. 72 ; Th. 88, 12 ; Gen. 1464