wág-rift
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Wáhrefte conopeo, An. Ox. 7, 365. Ic geann intó þiére hálgan stówe . . . ánes hricghrægles þæs sélestan ðe ic hæbbe, and ánes beddreáfes mid wáhryfte, Cht. Th. 529, 12. Hé geann . . . Wulfgáre his mǽge twégra wáhryfta and twégra setlhrægla, Cht. Crw
ǽ-menne
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solitude ‘Ðú beþorftest ðæt ðú hæfdest dígele stówe and ǽmanne (-menne?) ǽlces óðres þinges ista solitudinem meram desiderant and fæáwa cúðe men.’ Ðá cwæð ic: ‘Ic nebbe nán ðára ne ðonne ǽmenne ne óðera manna fultum ne dýgela stówe,’ Shrn. 165, 8-12
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bróc-minte
BROOKMINT, horsemint ⬩ mentha sylvestris ⬩ Σισύμβριον ⬩ sisymbrium officinale
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BROOKMINT, horsemint; mentha sylvestris, Lin.Lin. Σισύμβριον sisymbrium officinale Brócminte. Genim ðysse wyrte wós, ðe man sisymbrium, and óðrum naman brócminte nemneþ Brookmint. Take the juice of this plant, which men call σισύμβριον, and by another
hálettung
Greeting, salutation
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Greeting, salutation Æfter ðæs engles bletsunga and hálettunga swígende þohte hwæt seó hálettung wǽre after the angel's blessing and greeting she considered in silence what the greeting might be, Blickl. Homl. 7, 16. Hálettunge, 3, 21. Hǽlettungæ salutations
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hearm-cwidol
Given to speak evil, calumnious
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Given to speak evil, calumnious Gebiddaþ for hearmcwidele orate pro calumniantibus, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 44. Ðá wǽron hí æfter æþelborennysse oferhýdige and hearmcwydole in consequence of noble birth they were haughty and given to speak contemptuously of others
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ge-stíðian
To become hard ⬩ strong ⬩ indurare
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To become hard, strong; indurare Gistíðia induratam, Rtl. 102, 41. Mægen on him weóx and gestiðode his power waxed and was strengthened, Guthl. 2; Gdwn.12, 26. Ðá ðá he gestíðod wæs when he was grown up, Homl. Th. ii. 38, 3
ge-teóh
Matter ⬩ material ⬩ pl. instruments ⬩ implements ⬩ utensils
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Matter, material; pl. instruments, implements, utensils Se ðis leóht onwráh and ðæt torhte geteóh tillíce onwráh who this light displayed and the bright matter [the universe] revealed, Exon. 94 a; Th. 352, 32; Reim. 2. Sulh-geteógo ploughing implements
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ge-þióstrian
To obscure; ⬩ obscūrāre
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To obscure; obscūrāre Seó sunne oferlíht ealle óðre steorran, and geþióstraþ mid hire leóhte the sun outshines all other stars, and obscures [them] with her light, Bt. titl. ix; Fox xii. 2. Sunna biþ geþióstrod sol contenebrabitur, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13,
ǽwe
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A married woman; in pl. married people Gif hé cyfesan hæbbe and náne rihtǽwe . . . beó hit cyfes beó hit ǽwe ( uxor ), Ll. Th. ii. 186, 2-5: 270, 6. Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe; náh hé mid rihte ǽnige óþre, 334, 24: 340, 5. Oð þæt hé on rihtre ǽwe gewífige
snícan
To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile ⬩ of imperceptible movement ⬩ to sneak ⬩ to hanker after
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To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile [Sume wuhta] creópaþ and snícaþ, eall líchoma eorþan getenge (cf. sume licgaþ mid eallon líchaman on eorþan and snícende faraþ, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 26) Met. 31, 6. Wyrm com snícan Lchdm. iii. 34, 21. On ðínum
sýferness
Sobriety, moderation, temperance, abstinence, purity ⬩ purificatio, purgatio.
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Sobriety, moderation, temperance, abstinence, purity Sýfernys abstinentia, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 7. Seó sýfernes þreáde ðæt werod cweðende ðæt hit ne fyligde ðære gálnesse sobrietas increpat acies dicens ne sequantur luxuriam, Prud. 46 a: 472-492. Seó sýfernes
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ELN
the Royal
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an ELL, a measure of length, the space from the point of the elbow to the end of the middle finger, eighteen inches. This is the Heb. המָּאַ [amma] a cubit: the Lat. cŭbĭtus a cubit, ulna an ell. Liddell and Scott say πῆχυς = cŭbĭtus, and ulna an ell
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a-syndran
To put ASUNDER ⬩ to separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ sever ⬩ separare
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To put ASUNDER, to separate, disjoin, sever; separare Ic com mann asyndrian ongén his fæder veni separare hominem adversus patrem suum, Mt. Bos. 10, 35: Ps. Spl. 67, 10. Se deáþ asyndreþ líc and sáwle death sunders body and soul, Soul Kmbl. 7 ; Seel.
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esne-wyrhta
A hireling, mercenary ⬩ mercēnārius
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A hireling, mercenary; mercēnārius Esne-wyrhta mercēnārius, Greg. Dial. 2, - 3. Eallum frióum monnum ðás dagas sién forgifene bútan þeówum mannum and esnewyrhtum to all freemen let these days be given, but not to slaves and hirelings, L. Alf. pol. 43
feormend-leás
Wanting a polisher ⬩ pŏlītōre cărens
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Wanting a polisher; pŏlītōre cărens Geseah he orcas stondan, fyrnmanna fatu, feormendleáse, ðǽr wæs helm monig eald and ómig he saw bowls standing, vessels of men of yore, wanting a polisher, there was many a helmet, old and rusty, Beo. Th. 5516, note
freónd-spédig
Rich in friends ⬩ amīcōrum dīves
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Rich in friends; amīcōrum dīves Ðus mæg mihtig man, and freóndspédig, his dǽdbóte, mid freónda fultume, micelum gelíhtan thus may a powerful man, and rich in friends, greatly lighten his penance, with the help of his friends, L. P. M; Th. ii. 286, 13
fyrd-hwæt
Bold in warfare ⬩ warlike ⬩ brave ⬩ bellĭcōsus
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Bold in warfare, warlike, brave; bellĭcōsus Ðæt wǽron mǽre men ofer eorþan, and fyrdhwate those were famous men throughout the earth, and bold in warfare, Andr. Kmbl. 16; An. 8: Elen. Kmbl. 2356; El. 1179: Apstls. Kmbl. 33; Ap. 12: Beo. Th. 3286; B.
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heofon-wolcen
A cloud of heaven, of the sky
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A cloud of heaven, of the sky Of heofon-wolcnum from the clouds of heaven, Ps. Th. 147, 6. Ðǽr mec féddon hruse and heofonwolcn [? MS. wlonc] where earth and rain from heaven fed me, Exon. 126 b; Th. 485, 23; Rä. 72, 2
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leód-burh
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A people's town, a town of a country, town occupied by a people Of ðysse leódbyrig [Sodom], Cd. 116; Th. 150, 33; Gen. 2501. Hé eaferum lǽfde lond and leódbyrig he to his children left his land and its towns, Beo. Th. 4933; Th. 2471
mód-full
Proud ⬩ arrogant
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Proud, arrogant Cild ácenned [biþ] weallende módful a child born (on the eleventh day of the moon) will be turbulent and arrogant, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26. [Oswi hæfde emes sunen þe weoren swiðe þrute gumen, and ma of his cunne þe weoren modfulle, Laym.