for-specan
To speak in vain ⬩ speak negatively ⬩ deny ⬩ frustra dīcĕre ⬩ nĕgāre
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To speak in vain, speak negatively, deny; frustra dīcĕre, nĕgāre Hæbbe he ðæt eall forspecen let him have spoken that all in vain, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 6. Ne sý forspecen ne forswígod let it not be denied nor concealed, L.
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mearca
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)
þeón
To thrive, ⬩ grow, ⬩ flourish, ⬩ prosper
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To thrive, grow, flourish, prosper Þíhþ cluit, pollet, viget, nobilitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 75. Þáh pubesceret, 66, 22. Þeó vigeat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 17. of persons in respect to either physical or moral growth. absolute Se his yldrum ðáh tó frófre he
eád-módnes
Humbleness, humility, humanity ⬩ humĭlĭtas
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Humbleness, humility, humanity; humĭlĭtas Crist eardaþ on ðære dene eádmódnesse Christ dwells in the vale of humility. Bt. 12; Fox 36, 23: Ps. Spl. 9, 13
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eard-fæst
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Dele 'earth-fast,' and add: domiciled: of human beings On ðǽre dene Drihten selfa þára eádmétta eardfæst wunigað (cf. Crist eardað on þǽre dene eádmódnesse, Bt. 12; F. 36, 22), Met. 7, 38.
ge-edstaþelian
to re-establish ⬩ to restore to well-being. ⬩ of things, to repair, make sound again ⬩ to restore, renew what has been exhausted, to rebuild a ruin ⬩ to repeat, establish for a second time
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Add: to re-establish. to restore to well-being. physical, of persons Þú hǽlðe geed-staðelast. Hml. Th. i. 466, 8. Hé tó þám geedstaþoledan (the man restored to health) cwæð, Hml. A. 198, 119. of things, to repair, make sound again Geedstaþeles suscitabis
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deóren
Of or belonging to a wild beast ⬩ bestiālis
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Of or belonging to a wild beast;bestiālis Mid deórenum ceaflum bestialĭbus rictĭbus, Mone B. 3289
sand-seáþ
a sand-pit
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a sand-pit Ofer ðene hǽþ inn on ðam sandseáþe; of ðam sandseáþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 384, 26. Of ðære ǽc on ða sandseáþas, 80, 2: 169, 4
twi-dǽlan
to divide in two ⬩ to differ
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to divide in two Twidǽledre bifori, twidǽledu (v. Wülck. Gl. 194, 24) bifida, bis divisa Wrt. Voc. ii.126, 13, 16. Ðone twydǽledan wísdóm, ðæt is andweardra þinga and gástlicra wísdóm, Lchdm. iii. 440, 29. Ðás twidǽledan hanc bi-partitam, divisam in
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se
- Lchdm. ii. 260, l ;
- Blickl. Homl. 65, 13 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 228, 8 ;
the ⬩ that. ⬩ he ⬩ she ⬩ it ⬩ that ⬩ that ⬩ it ⬩ there is; ⬩ one in contrast with another ⬩ that ⬩ after ⬩ so ⬩ according to what ⬩ as ⬩ because ⬩ since ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ therefore ⬩ for the purpose ⬩ in order ⬩ whilst ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ whilst ⬩ meanwhile ⬩ so ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ marking purpose ⬩ to the end (that) ⬩ in return for ⬩ on condition (that) ⬩ therefore ⬩ so ⬩ because ⬩ the ⬩ any ⬩ therefore ⬩ because ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ since ⬩ though ⬩ to the end that
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a demonstrative adjective, the, that. marking an object as before-mentioned or already well-known with substantives Se Hǽlend, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 13. Se steorra stód ofer ðǽr ðæt cild wæs, 2, 9. Wæs se engel sprecende tó úres Drihtnes méder, Blickl. Homl.
ge-lendan
To endow with land
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To endow with land Ða seofon mynstru he gelende mid his ǽgenum those seven monasteries he endowed with his own lands, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 29
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niþerness
Lowness ⬩ a low position ⬩ the bottom
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Lowness, a low position, the bottom Ðá geseah hé swá þýstre dene under him in nyþernesse gesette vidit quasi vallem tenebrosam subtus se in imo positam, Bd. 3. 19; S. 548, 9
DÆL
DALE, den. gulf ⬩ vallis, barathrum
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DALE, den. gulf; vallis, barathrum Ðæs dæles se dǽl the part of the dale, Ors 1, 3; Bos. 27, 29. In deóp dalu into the deep dales, Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 21; Rä. 88, 5: 56 a; Th. 199, 11; Ph. 24.
Eald-Seaxe
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Wǽron Frysan, Dene, Ealdseaxan (Ald-, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 590, 9. Add
and-sacian
To strive against ⬩ to deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ gainsay ⬩ forsake ⬩ abjure ⬩ impugnare ⬩ negare ⬩ recusare ⬩ abjurare
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To strive against, to deny, refuse, gainsay, forsake, abjure; impugnare, negare, recusare, abjurare Ne mæg ic andsacigan I cannot deny, Bt. 10; Fox 26, 24
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Clod-hangra
Clodhanger
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Clodhanger Þurhút Clodhangran; of ðan hangran andlang róde út on Mules dene out through Clodhanger; from the meadow along the road out to Mule's dean, Cod. Dipl. 1198; A. D. 956; Kmbl. v. 374, 28
clýfa
A chamber ⬩ cubiculum, cubile ⬩ A cave, den ⬩ antrum, caverna, cubile
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On his incófan oððe on his clýfan in cubīli suo, 35, 5. a separate place for wild beasts, — A cave, den; antrum, caverna, cubile On ðám clífum ðe dracan oneardedon in the dens which dragons dwelt in; in cubīlibus, in quĭbus dracōnes habitābant, Bd. 3
gealg-treów
a gallow-tree
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Gallowtree-gate in Leicester) Tó ðám galhtreówe on deópan dene, C. D. iii. 439, 12
ymb-lyt
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Hé gesette sunnan and mónan, stánas and eorðan, streám út on sǽ, wæter and wolcen ðurh his wundra miht, deópne ymblyt (ybmlyt, MS.) dene (clene, MS.) ymbhaldeþ Meotod on mihtum, Cd. Th. 265, 13 ; Sat. 7
HOL
A HOLE, ⬩ hollow, ⬩ cavern, ⬩ den
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On ðis dimme hol into this dark den [prison ], Bt. Met. Fox 2, 21; Met. 2, 11. Ðæt cúðe hol, Exon. 112 b; Th. 43l, 10; Rä. 45, 5. Wild deóra holl and denn lustra, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 38; Wrt. Voc. 59, 10.