þrowing
suffering as opposed to doing ⬩ suffering which is painful ⬩ a painful symptom ⬩ suffering that is undergone for the sake of religion ⬩ suffering of persecution, cross ⬩ suffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdom ⬩ the anniversary of a martyr's suffering
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(in the phrase to take up one's cross) HimGod wolde æfter þrowinga þonc gegyldan, ðæt hé martyrhád móde gelufade, Exon.
HELM
HELM ⬩ helmet ⬩ a crown ⬩ the top ⬩ overshadowing foliage of trees ⬩ a covering
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Th. 2900, 4502; B. 1448, 2255. a crown, the top, overshadowing foliage of trees Helm corona, Wrt. Voc. 64, 39. Mid þyrnenum helme his heáfod be-féngon encircled his head with a crown of thorns, Homl. Th. ii. 252, 26; Mk. Skt. 15, 17.
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ge-tǽcan
To teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ show ⬩ declare ⬩ assign ⬩ dŏcēre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ ostendere ⬩ assignāre ⬩ offerre
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Ðú me róde ródera cining ryhte getǽhtest thou hast rightly shown me the cross of heaven's king, Elen. Kmbl. 2148; El. 1075. Ðæt hie us fersc wæter and swéte getǽhton ut dulcem aquam demonstrarent, Nar. 10, 20: Guthl. 3; Gdwn. 20, 24.
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FÆT
A vessel, cup, VAT ⬩ vas, călix
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He mid róde tácne ðæt fæt bletsode he blessed the vessel with the sign of the cross, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 19. On ðæt fæt in călĭcem, Gen. 40, 11. Geseah he fyrnmanna fatu he saw vessels of men of yore, Beo. Th. 5515; B. 2761.
stefn
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Ic (the cross) wæs áheáwen holtes on ende, ástyred of stefne (swefne, Kemble) mínum, Rood Kmbl. 59; Kr. 30. Beám yldo ábreóteþ and bebriceþ telgum, ástyreþ stefn on síðe, áfylleþ hine on foldan, Salm. Kmbl. 594; Sal. 296. <b>I a.
Linked entries: stemn rád-stefn stefn-mǽlum emb-stemn stæfn
bend
A band ⬩ bond ⬩ ribbon ⬩ a chaplet ⬩ crown ⬩ ornament ⬩ vinculum ⬩ ligamen ⬩ diadema
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A band, bond, ribbon, a chaplet, crown, ornament; vinculum, ligamen, diadema; What ties, binds, or bends Ðæt benda onlýseþ that looseneth bonds Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539.
þweorh
crooked ⬩ cross ⬩ adverse ⬩ opposed ⬩ cross ⬩ angry ⬩ bitter ⬩ perverse ⬩ wrong ⬩ evil ⬩ depraved ⬩ froward ⬩ wrongly ⬩ evilly
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Ungeþwǽre and þwyre him betwýnan at variance among themselves, 13, 236. cross, angry, bitter. Similar entries v. þweora Ðǽm þweorum (þreorum, Wrt.) rancidis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 59. Similar entries v. þróh.
BEORN
a man ⬩ vir ⬩ a prince ⬩ nobleman ⬩ chief ⬩ general ⬩ warrior ⬩ soldier ⬩ princeps ⬩ vir nobilis ⬩ dux ⬩ miles ⬩ rich ⬩ dives
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Me on beáme beornas sticedon soldiers pierced me on the cross Cd. 224; Th. 297,1; Sat. 510.
þreáp
a troop ⬩ band
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Halliwell gives thrap to crowd, as an Essex word), Hpt. 477, 52; 487, 33. (?)
FINGER
A FINGER ⬩ digĭtus
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Wulfere mid his fingre gewrát on Cristes mél Wulfhere wrote with his finger on Christ's cross, Chr. 656; Erl. 32, 23. Nellaþ híg ða mid heora fingre æt-hrínan digĭto suo nōlunt ea mŏvēre, Mt. Bos. 23, 4: Lk. Bos. 11, 46. Fingras digĭti, Wrt.
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ród
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Kmbl. ii. 150, 6-9. a cross, rood (as in Holy-rood) Ðeós ród haec crux, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 67; Som. 14, 8. Ród crux vel staurus, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 52. Wítestengces, róde eculei, róde gabuli, Hpt. 478, 70-74.
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þennan
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Þenian to stretch on the cross, Rood Kmbl. 103; Kr. 52. Ðennende ðú áðenes bogan ðínne tendens extendes arcum tuum, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 190, 5. to prostrate, overthrow Ðæt hé þenede hig on wéstene ut prosterneret eos in deserto, Ps.
ge-bletsian
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</b> to make the sign of the cross upon an object :-- Eallum Cristenum mannum is beboden ꝥ hí ealne heora líchoman seofon síþum gebletsian mid Crístes róde tácne, Bl. H. 47, 15, 12. Hí ne cunnon ðone geleáfan, ne eác hí gebletsian, Hml.
ge-singan
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L. 7, 32. of a bird (cock), to crow Gisingeð ðe hona cantabit gallus, Jn. R. L. 13, 38. Ðe hona gisang, 18, 27 : Mk. R. L. 14, 68 : Lk. R. L. 22, 60. Hona gesang ł gecráwæ (creów, R. ), Mt. L. 26, 74. Aer ðon se hona gesinga (gisunge, R.), Mk.
HORD
HOARD, treasure ⬩ n. thesaurus
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Hord under hrusan [the nails of the cross], Elen. Kmbl. 2181; El. 1092. Hí ealgodon hord and hámas they defended treasures and homes, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 10; Æðelst. 10.
ile
callosity
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From his hnolle ufewerdan óþ his ilas neoþewerde from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 27. Mid ísenum pílum heora ilas gefæstnode fastened the soles of their feet with iron nails, Homl.
I
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The short i generally corresponds to Gothic i. e. g. in, Goth, in. biddan, Goth. bidjan; the long i, which is sometimes written ii, e. g. riiknæ on the Ruthwell Cross, to Gothic ei, e.g. isern, Goth. eisarn, bidan, Gothic beidan.
HÝDAN
To HIDE ⬩ conceal
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Hwǽr se wuldres beám under hrusan hýded wǽre where the tree of glory [the cross] under ground was hidden, Elen. Kmbl. 436; El. 218. Ðár da æðelestan hýdde wǽron, 2214; El. 1108
seonoþ
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Tó sionoþe ( the Council called by Constantine to enquire about the cross ), Elen. Kmbl. 307; El. 154. Hig tó ðæra Iudéa synoþe cómon, Nicod. 18; Thw. 8. 31. Wile fæder engla seonoþ gehégan Exon. Th. 231, 23; Ph. 493
on-wrigenness
An uncovering, discovery ⬩ a removal of that which obscures or conceals ⬩ an explanation, exposition ⬩ an exposure of a person's real character ⬩ a revelation, manifestation made to the eye or to the ear by divine power
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Helena hí (the cross) áfunde þurh Cristes onwrigennesse through a revelation made by Christ, H. R. 99, 8. Him ða upplícan onwrigenesse wiðstódon superna illi oracula restiterunt, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 21
Linked entries: un-wrigedness on-wrigness