a-flýman
To cause to flee ⬩ put to flight ⬩ drive away ⬩ banish ⬩ scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ fugare ⬩ in fugam vertere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ pellere ⬩ dispergere
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To cause to flee, put to flight, drive away, banish, scatter, disperse; fugare, in fugam vertere, ejicere, pellere, dispergere He swá manigne man aflýmde he caused so many men to flee. Byrht. Th. 138, 61; By. 243. Ðú me aflýmst tu me ejicis, Gen. 4,
a-spyrian
To search ⬩ explore ⬩ trace ⬩ discover ⬩ explain ⬩ investigare ⬩ indagare ⬩ explorare ⬩ enucleare
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To search, explore, trace, discover, explain; investigare, indagare, explorare, enucleare Se ðe nele, be his andgites mǽðe, ða bóclícan gewritu aspyrian, hú hí to Criste belimpaþ he who will not, according to the measure of his understanding, search
deófol-seócnes
Devil sickness, possession with the devil ⬩ dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν
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Devil sickness, possession with the devil; dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν Deófolseócnessa us synd on ðínum naman underþeódde dæmŏnia subjiciuntur nobis in nomĭne tuo, Lk. Bos. 10, 17. Sumne we gesáwo on ðínum naman deófolseócnessa útadrífende vidĭmus quemdam in
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ECG
EDGE, a sharpness, blade, sword ⬩ ăcies, acūmen, glādius, ferrum
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An EDGE, a sharpness, blade, sword; ăcies, acūmen, glādius, ferrum On sweordes ecge on the edge of the sword, Lk. Bos. 21, 24. Hyne ecg fornam the sword had destroyed him, Beo. Th. 5538; B. 2772. Ecg was íren the edge was iron, 5549; B. 2778. Ecg grymetode
feówertig
FORTY; ⬩ quadrāginta
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FORTY; quadrāginta Ne ofsleah ic híg, gif ðǽr beóþ feówertig non percŭtiam propter quadrāginta, Gen. 18, 29. Æfter ðæra feówertigra daga getele after the number of forty days, Num. 14, 34. On feówertigum geárum quadrāginta annis, 14, 34: Jn. Bos. 2;
forod
Broken ⬩ fractured ⬩ violated ⬩ fractus ⬩ violātus
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Broken, fractured, violated; fractus, violātus Wæs him gylp forod their vaunt was broken, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 10; Gen. 69. Ðá wearþ hire mid ánum wyrpe án ribb forod then with one throw one of its ribs was broken, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 41. Gif se earm biþ forod
Linked entries: forad fored forud un-forfeored
hrepung
Touch ⬩ touching
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Touch, touching Hrepung tactus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 15. Ða andgitu sint gehátene ðus . . . tactus hrepung on eallum limum the senses are named thus ... tactustouch, in all the limbs, Homl. Swt. 1, 199: Homl. Th. ii. 372, 26. Hé mihte mid his worde
hréd-eádig
Glorious ⬩ noble ⬩ triumphant
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Glorious, noble, triumphant Biþ ðǽr his þegna eác hréðeádig heáp there too shall be a triumphant band of his servants, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 33; Cri. 945. Sum biþ on huntoþe hréðeádigra deóra drǽfend one is more famous in hunting, a chaser of wild beasts
hús-bonda
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The master of a house Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes bundan húse his unþances and gewundode ðone húsbundon and se húsbunda ofslóh ðone óðerne. Ðá wearþ Eustatius uppon his horse and his gefeoran uppon heora and férdon tó ðam húsbundon and ofslógon
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láð-wende
evil ⬩ hostile ⬩ malignant
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Evilly disposed, evil, hostile, malignant Wæs láðwendo ongan wið Sarran winnan Hagar was evilly disposed and began to strive with Sarah, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 7; Gen. 2239. Gyf mon méte ðæt hé gǽt geseó ðonne mæg hé wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste
leás-líc
False ⬩ vain ⬩ frivolous
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False, vain, frivolous Wénþ ðæt hit hæbbe sum heálíc gód gestryned ... and mé þincþ ðæt hit hæbbe geboht sume swíðe leáslíce mǽrþe it supposes that it has gained some exalted good ... and methinks it has purchased a very false greatness, Bt. 24, 3; Fox
Linked entry: leás-ferhþness
luf-líce
Amiably ⬩ kindly ⬩ dearly ⬩ willingly
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Amiably, kindly, dearly, with good will or love, willingly Luflíce affabiliter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 11. Hé luflíce him hýrde libenter eum audiebat, Mk. Skt. 6, 20. Ðæt hé luflíce swá gedyde libentissime se facturum, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 31: Blickl. Homl.
mildheort-ness
Mercy ⬩ compassion ⬩ pity ⬩ clemency
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Mercy, compassion, pity, clemency Hys mildheortnes misericordia ejus, Lk. Skt. 1, 50. Drihtnes mildheortnes, Blickl. Homl. 49, 24. Úre sáula smerian mid mildheortnesse ele, 73, 24. Þurh mildheortnesse weorc, 97, 2. Mid ánre mildheortnyssa sola clementia
ge-wǽde
A garment ⬩ clothing ⬩ vestimentum
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A garment, clothing; vestimentum Saga hwæt ðis gewǽde [gewædu, MS.] sý say what this vestment is, Exon. 109 a; Th. 418, 5; Rä. 36, 14. He nywolnessa him to gewǽde woruhte abyssus amictus ejus, Ps. Th. 103, 7. Míne gewǽda vestimentum meum, 68, 11: Homl
Scot-land
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Ireland, where the Scottas lived before migrating to the country now called Scotland On westende ( of Europe ) is Scotland, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 27. Án diácon wearð forþféred on Sceot*-*lande (cf. an Scotta eálonde, 215, 21), and ðæs diácones nama wæs
seowian
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To sew Sióuu sarcio , Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 52. Ic siwige sarcio , Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2 ; Zup. 190, 6. Ic sywige (siwige, MS. R.), 28, 3; Zup. 167, 6. Heó siwaþ (seowaþ, MS. U.) illa suit , 15; Zup. 97, 6. Siwaþ (siuieþ, Lind.: siowes, Rush.) assuit , Mk. Skt
bold-getæl
A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house ⬩ domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus
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A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house; domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus Gif mon wille of boldgetale [boldgetæle MS. B.] in óðer boldgetæl hláford sécan, dó ðæt mid ðæs ealdormonnes gewitnesse ðe he ǽr in his scíre folgode if a man from one dwelling-place
ge-beðian
To wash ⬩ bathe ⬩ foment ⬩ cherish ⬩ warm ⬩ lăvāre ⬩ fŏvēre
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To wash, bathe, foment, cherish, warm; lăvāre, fŏvēre Mid ðam wætere ða eágan gebeða bathe the eyes with the water, Herb. 88; Lchdm. i. 192, 5. Wearþ his lǽcum geþúht ðæt hí on wlacum ele hine gebeðedon it seemed good to his physicians that they should
ge-helpan
To assist ⬩ preserve ⬩ to be sufficient ⬩ adjuvare ⬩ subvenire ⬩ suppetere
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To assist, preserve, to be sufficient; adjuvare, subvenire, suppetere. Grammar ge-helpan, cum gen Ðonne hie mágon ðín gehelpan when they can help thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 10. Ðú gehelpest ðysses menniscan cynnes thou shalt help this human race, Blickl
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steór-leás
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without restraint, ungovernable, fierce Sió réþe oððe sió steórleáse efferra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 16. without regulation, profligate Ðú cýþdest ðæt ðú nestest hwelces endes ǽlc angin wilnode ðá ðú wéndest ðæt steórleáse men and réceleáse wǽron gesǽlige