ge-siht
Sight ⬩ power of seeing ⬩ vision ⬩ something seen ⬩ aspect ⬩ respect ⬩ visus ⬩ acies oculorum ⬩ visio ⬩ aspectus ⬩ conspectus ⬩ respectus
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Ðære uplícan sibbe gesiehþ the sight of the peace above, Past. 21; Swt. 161, 16; Hat. MS. On ealles ðæs folces gesihþe in the sight of all the people, Homl. Th. i. 60, 25 : Blickl. Homl. 121, 17 : 201, 5. On ðínre gesyhþe in conspectu tuo, Ps.
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be-geondan
BEYOND ⬩ per ⬩ trans
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Alífe me to farenne and to geseónne ðæt séloste land begeondan Iordane transibo et videbo terram hanc optimam trans Jordanem Deut. 3, 25. Begeondan sǽ in transmarinis partibus Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 10.
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Eádréd
Eadred Atheling, third son of Edward the Elder. Eadred was king of Wessex and Northumbria, for nine years and a half, from A. D. 946-955
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Eadred was king of Wessex and Northumbria, for nine years and a half, from A. D. 946-955 Hér, A. D. 946, féng Eádréd Æðeling to ríce here Eadred Atheling succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 946; Erl. 116, 35. Hér, A. D. 955, Eádréd [MS.
for-speca
One who speaks for another ⬩ a defender ⬩ advocate ⬩ advŏcātus ⬩ patrōnus
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Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum the slayer shall give pledge to his advocate, and the advocate to the kinsmen, L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 14, 15, 16. Ðe hire forsprecan [-specan MS. B.] synd who are her advocates, L.
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hwistlung
A hissing ⬩ WHISTLING ⬩ piping ⬩ music
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A hissing, WHISTLING, piping, music Ðeós hwistlung hic sibilus, ðás hwystlunga hæc sibila, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 28. Hwistlung sibilatio, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 67; Wrt. Voc. 46, 24. Huislung simphonia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 25.
nát-hwilc
Some one ⬩ I know not who
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Hé in níþsele náthwylcum wæs in some unknown hall was he, Beo. Th. 3031; B. 1513. (Cf. sceaða ic nát hwylc, 554; B. 274.)
ge-hende
Near ⬩ at hand ⬩ prope
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Near, at hand; prope Sumor is gehende æstas est prope, Lk. Bos. 21, 30. Godes ríce is gehende Dei regnum est prope, 21, 31 : Gen. 19, 20 : Exod. 2, 12 : Deut. 31, 14.
twengan
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To pinch, squeeze, twinge Gyf ðé gedrýptes wínes lyste, ðonne dó ðú mid ðínum swýþran scytefingre on ðíne wynstran hand, swylce ðú tæppian wille, and wænd ðínne scytefinger ádúne and twængc hine mid ðínum twám fingrum, swylce ðú of sumne dropan strícan
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á-lesan
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Monig óþer tácu mæg on þǽre béc gemétan swá hwylc swá hié rǽdeð, þe wé þás of álǽson (-lésan, v. l.) de quo haec excerpsimus, Bd. 4, 10; Sch. 400, 21
heardness
hardness ⬩ callosity ⬩ obduracy ⬩ strictness ⬩ severity ⬩ austerity
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Add Heardnissae rigore, Txts. 92, 871. hardness, callosity, hard material Wið ǽlce heardnysse, fearres smeru mylt . . . ealle þá sár and ꝥ hearde hyt gelíðigaþ and gehnesceaþ, Lch. i. 366, 26.
hildan
to bend ⬩ incline
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Men gesáwon áne hand . . . of heofonum cumende; and seó hæfde áne gyldene róde, and wæs æteówod manegum mannum, and helde tóweard tóforan þæs húses duru ecce humana manus ab olympi nubibus ante ostium domus . . . porrecta videbatur, Guth. Gr. 105, 18
port-geréfa
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On Ælfgǽres gewitnesse portgeréfa and Ælfwærdes portgeréfa þe ꝥ toll námon for þæs cynges hand, Cht. E. 256, 16-18: 259, 9: 27: 262, 2: 264, 12: 271, 12: 273, 7
swigian
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Add Sé ðe wilnað wóh tó dónne, and wilnað ðeáh ðæt ðæs óðre men sugigen (swugien, v.l.) qui et prava studet agere, et tamen ad haec vult caeteros tacere, Past. 145, 12.
wearriht
having hard skin, leprous ⬩ gnarled, knotted
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of living beings, having hard skin, leprous Wærrehte ł hreóflige elephantinosa, leprosa (elephantinosa corporis incommoditas, Ald. 28), Hpt. Gl. 455, 35. Hreófe oððe wearrihtum callosi (corpore calloso venere leprosi. Ald. 175), Wrt.
spédan
To speed ⬩ have success ⬩ succeed in doing something ⬩ accelerare
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To speed, have success, succeed in doing something Eów betere is ðæt gé ðisne gárrǽs mid gafole forgyldon ... ne þurfe wé ús spillan gif gé spédaþ tó dam (cf.
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Germania
Germany
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eást yrnende wið norþan Créca land út on ðone Wendel-Sǽ] and norþ óþ ðone gársecg, ðe man Cwén-Sǽ hǽt: binnan ðǽm syndon manega þeóda; ac hit man hǽt eall, GERMANIA now we will speak, as much as we know, about the boundaries of Europe.
tó-weard
future ⬩ that is to come ⬩ about to come ⬩ coming ⬩ at hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ toward ⬩ (that is) to happen or be some time or other, ⬩ (that is) to come ⬩ about to happen ⬩ (that is) to come soon ⬩ imminent ⬩ impending ⬩ to take place ⬩ come to pass ⬩ coming towards a place ⬩ approaching ⬩ about to come ⬩ with the face towards a person, ⬩ facing
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Ða ongeáton hié ðæt se eádiga Michael ðǽr wæs tóweard they then perceived that the blessed Michael had come there (or had been present cf. hí undergeaton ðæt Michael ðæt tácen his andwerdnysse geswutelian wolde, Homl. Th. i. 506, 14), Blickl.
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cleófa
a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber ⬩ cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum
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Ðeós sweoster wæs útgangende of hire cleófan hæc soror egressa est de cubiculo, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 31
ést-mete
Delicate meat, dainties, luxuries ⬩ delĭcātus cĭbus, daps, dēlĭciæ
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Delicate meat, dainties, luxuries; delĭcātus cĭbus, daps, dēlĭciæ Ðeós sand oððe éstmete hæc daps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 54; Som. 13, 20. Seó wuduwe ðe lyfaþ on éstmettum. heó ne lyfaþ ná, ac heó is deád.