wil-sum
desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ willing ⬩ voluntary ⬩ spontaneous ⬩ devout ⬩ devoted
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Th. 318, 11; Mod. 81. Eorðan wilsume terram desiderabilem, Ps. Surt. 105, 24. Ðæt willsume weorc onginnan desideratum opus inire, Bd. 5, 11; S. 625, 33. Wilsum desiderabilia, Ps. Surt. 18, 11.
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a-cwelan
To die ⬩ perish ⬩ mori
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To die, perish; mori Ða fixas acwelaþ pisces morientur, Ex. 7, 18. Ofercumen biþ he ǽr he acwele he will be overcome ere he dies, Exon, 90b; Th. 340, 10; Gn. Ex. 114. Monige men hungre acwǽlon many men died of hunger, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13
earmlíce
Miserably, wretchedly ⬩ mĭsĕre
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Earmlícor more miserably. Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3
frécenful
Harmful ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ perīcŭlōsus
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Of frecenfulre forliðennysse perīcŭlōso naufrăgio, Mone B. 685, 686
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in-hold
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Thoroughly loyal, loyal from the heart Abbodissum wé tǽcaþ ðæt hí inholde sín and ðæs hálgan regoles gebodum eallum móde þeówigen we teach abbesses to be heartily loyal, and to be subservient to the commands of the holy rule with all their mind, Lchdm
un-swice
Good faith ⬩ absence of deceit or treachery
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Good faith, absence of deceit or treachery Ðá gyrnde hé griðes and gísla, ðet hé móste unswican intó gemóte cuman and út of gemóte he required safeconduct and hostages, that he might come to the meeting and go from it without treachery, Chr. 1048; Erl
un-leáslíce
Not falsely ⬩ truly
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Gif wé ðæt geðyld on úrum móde unleáslíce healdaþ, ii. 546, 1. Hé cwæð ðis unleáslíce, 386,10. Mid ánfealdnysse sprece hé ǽfre unleáslíce, L. Ælfc. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 5
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wiþ-feohtan
to fight against ⬩ contend with
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to fight against, contend with Hé gefeaht mid ða ǽ ðæs módes, ðære wiþfeaht (wiðflát, v. l.) seó ǽ ðe on his limum wæs pugnabat legi mentis, cui lex, quae in membris est, repugnabat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 39. Wiðfeohtan certare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 17
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flǽsc-bana
A slayer ⬩ executioner
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Se ylca flǽscbana (carnifex), þám wæs álýfed ꝥ hé slóh þone diácon lifigendne, him næs ná álýfed ꝥ hé móste ofer hine deádne gefeón, 294, 19
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ge-grindan
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Tuu wíf gegrundon on coernæ duae molentes in mola, Mt. L. 24, 41. Gegrunden fressa, i. molita, fracta, divisa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 68.
munuc-cnapa
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A young monk Se áwyrgeda gást . . tócwýsde ǽnne munuccnapan (ǽnne þára muneca, v. l.) sumes geréfan sunu malignus spiritus unum puerulum monachum cujusdam curialis filium contrivit Gr. D. 125, 7 : 93, 18.
swæþ
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wǽre mé gelýfed ꝥ ic móste þínum swaðum fyligan and þínes deórwyrðan andwlitan gesihðe brúcan, Hml. S. 23 b, 710. add Hé gemétte ꝥ fæt swá gehál ꝥ on him ne mihton beón fundene náne swaðu ( vestigia ) þæs bryces, Gr. D. 97, 23. v. (?) swæþ ?
ge-dafen
What is due or fitting
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What is due or fitting Þá wæs þǽr ylding þǽre tíde þe man sceolde þá lícþegnunge and þá gedafenu þǽre byrgene gefyllan and gyldan cum mora esset temporis ad explendum debitum sepulturae, Gr. D. 84, 5.
BLÍÐE
joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE ⬩ lætus, hilaris ⬩ gentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweet ⬩ mansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavis ⬩ quiet, calm, peaceful ⬩ tranquillus, placidus ⬩ joy
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Blíðe móde with gentle mind, Ps. Th. 89, 18: Exon. 121 b; Th. 467, 5; Hö. 134.
láð
hateful ⬩ hated ⬩ loathed ⬩ loth ⬩ displeasing ⬩ injurious ⬩ grievous ⬩ hostile ⬩ malign ⬩ inimical
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Gnornsorga mǽst wyrda láðost greatest of griefs, most grievous of fates, Elen. Kmbl. 1953; El. 978. Ðǽr ðé láðast biþ, Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 17; Gú. 560.
LECGAN
to lay ⬩ place ⬩ put ⬩ lay ⬩ to slay
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Ðæt hine man lecgan ne móste, Th. i. 230, 6
wrecca
one driven from his own country ⬩ a wanderer in foreign lands ⬩ an exile ⬩ a stranger ⬩ pilgrim ⬩ a wretch ⬩ an evil person ⬩ a wretched person ⬩ a miserable, feeble creature ⬩ a wretched ⬩ unhappy ⬩ miserable ⬩ poor person
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Ðæt ðú helpe gefremme wérgum wreccan, . . . and ðín hondgeweorc móte cuman tó ðam upcundan ríce, 17, 2 ; Cri. 264.
heord
keeping ⬩ custody ⬩ care ⬩ guard
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Add: a company of domestic animals of one kind kept together under the charge of one or more persons, Similar entries v. hirde Heorda armentorum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 7. a herd of oxen Sum fearr þǽre heorde dráfe oferhogode, Hml. Th. i. 502, 12.
heals-fang
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Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe, frigne ge þeówne halsfange álýse. Ll. Lbmn. 13, 11-21. Gyf freóman freólsdæge wyrce, þonne gebéte ꝥ mid his halsfange (decem solidos persoluat, Inst. Cnut.), 342, 26.
hraþe
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Voc. ii. 84, 65. ¶ Þý hraþor the rather, the sooner. in respect to time Mon mæg ðý hraðor ðára reáfera gítsunga gestillan, gif . . . citius raptorum avaritia corrigitur, si . . ., Past. 333, 13.