swícan
to move about, wander ⬩ to move away, depart, escape ⬩ from to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebel ⬩ to desist from (dat. or prep.), cease from ⬩ to deceive ⬩ to fail in one's duty to another, be a traitor to, desert ⬩ cease ⬩ to deceive, leave in the lurch
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Kmbl. 343, 14; Rún. 20. from to turn from, to withdraw favour or allegiance from, to rebel :-- Ða leóde him from swicon the people renounced their allegiance to the king of the Elamites (cf. recesserunt ab eo, Gen. 14, 4), Cd.
Linked entry: be-swicenness
for-wisnian
To wither or wizen away ⬩ dry up ⬩ decay ⬩ marcescĕre ⬩ arescĕre ⬩ tābescĕre ⬩ putrescĕre
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To wither or wizen away, dry up, decay; marcescĕre, arescĕre, tābescĕre, putrescĕre Wyrt forwisnaþ, weorþeþ to duste herba indūret, et arescat, Ps. Th. 89, 6: 101, 23.
Linked entry: for-weosnian
hefigtímness
Trouble ⬩ affliction ⬩ vexation
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Trouble, affliction, vexation Ðone hé tealde him tó frýnd ðe him sume hefigtýmnysse on belǽdde him he accounted his friend who brought some trouble upon him, Homl. Th. ii. 546, 19.
mangung
Trade ⬩ traffic ⬩ business ⬩ commerce ⬩ dealing ⬩ merchandise
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Hig férdun, sum tó his túne, sum tó his manggunge (negotiationem), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 5. Se færþ embe his mangunge (cf. sume tó heora ceápe, l. 9), Homl. Th. i. 524, 12
earfeðe
Hard, difficult, troublesome ⬩ diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus
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Hard, difficult, troublesome; diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus Nis me earfeðe to geþolianne willan Dryhtnes mínes it is not hard for me to endure the will of my Lord, Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 6; Gú. 1038.
ge-býsnung
An example ⬩ exemplum
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Th. ii. 48, 35
Linked entry: ge-bisnung
cwealm-stów
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Ðá cempan hine ( Jesus gelǽddon tó ðǽre cwealmstówe þǽr man cwealde sceaðan, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 15. Hí lǽdde Maximus mid óþrum cwellerum tó þǽre cwealmstówe, Hml. S. 34, 226. Tó ðǽre ealdan cwalmstówe (cwealm-, Cht. E. 290, 29), C. D. iii. 404, 27.
grimman
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: to make angry Beóde ic ꝥ gé God ne grymman (gremian, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 270, 28
treów-loga
One who fails to keep faith ⬩ one who fails in loyalty to his leader
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Th. 5686; B. 2847
LÚTAN
To lout ⬩ bow ⬩ stoop
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Hé árás and ðá tó eorþan leát he rose up, and then bowed to the ground, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 74, 7. Hé leát tó ðæs cáseres eáre he bent down to the emperor's ear, Homl. Th. i. 376, 28.
Linked entry: ge-loten dæg oððe ofernón
týnan
To teen ⬩ tine ⬩ close ⬩ to fence ⬩ enclose ⬩ to close ⬩ shut a door ⬩ book ⬩ to close a place ⬩ prevent entrance into a place ⬩ shut up ⬩ to prevent a person granting access to others (?) ⬩ render a person inaccessible ⬩ to close ⬩ conclude ⬩ ⬩ bring to an end
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Th. 108, 20. to close, conclude, bring to an end Se hálga Willfriþ æfter .xlv. wintra ðæs onfongenan biscophádes ðone ýtemestan dæg týnde (diem clausit extremam,) Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 43.
óþ-flítan
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to get from another by litigation Ðá ongon Higa him specan sóna on, and wolde him óþflítan ðæt lond then Higa at once began the case against him, and wanted to get the land from him by the litigation. Chart. Th. 169, 23
bi-hlǽman
to fall upon ⬩ strepitu obruere
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to overwhelm with noise, to fall upon; strepitu obruere Ðonne foldbúende se micla dæg meahtan Dryhtnes mægne bihlǽmeþ then the great day of the mighty Lord will fall with might upon the earth's inhabitants, Exon, 20 b; Th. 54, 18; Cri. 870
Linked entry: be-hlǽman
bi-spanan
To allure, entice, incite, urge ⬩ allicere, illicere, seducere, incitare, impellere
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To allure, entice, incite, urge; allicere, illicere, seducere, incitare, impellere Ic Herode in hyge bispeón, ðæt he Iohannes bibeád heáfde biheáwan I Herod in mind incited, that he commanded John's head to be cut off, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 8; Jul. 294
Linked entry: be-spanan
un-sceamig
Not to be confounded ⬩ unabashed
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Not to be confounded, unabashed Is on mé sweotul ðæt ðú unscamge ǽghwæs wurde on ferþe fród in me is it plain, that thou, O woman not to be confounded! hast become in everything sagacious in mind, Exon. Th. 275, 18; Jul. 552
Linked entry: sceamig
beterung
Improvement
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Th. i. 350, 19. Hé leofode on mynstre for neóde swídor þonne for bete*-*runge, 534, 2. For úre beterunge, 272, 1 : 414, 26. Ús tó beterunge, 360, 30. tó fire beterunge, Hml. A. 8, 211
ge-hwemman
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To slope Næs þæt hús æfter manna gewunan getimbrod, ac mid mislicum torrum gehwemmed ( the walls were not smooth and vertical but of varying inclination on account of projecting rocks ) tó gelícnysse sumes scræfes, Hml. Th. i. 508, 17.
Linked entry: hwemman
hád-notu
The employment, ministry, office belonging to holy orders
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The employment, ministry, office belonging to holy orders Búton hé forworhte ðæt hé ðære hádnote notian ne móste unless he should do amiss so that he might not exercise the office which belongs to his orders, L. R. 7; Th. i. 192, 16
hearm-cwidol
Given to speak evil, calumnious
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Ðá wǽron hí æfter æþelborennysse oferhýdige and hearmcwydole in consequence of noble birth they were haughty and given to speak contemptuously of others, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 8
Linked entry: hearm-sprǽcol
ofer-sprecol
given to talk too much, talkative, loquacious ⬩ given to extravagant, inconsiderate speech
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given to talk too much, talkative, loquacious Se ðe ofersprecol biþ multiloquio serviens, Past. 38, 8; Swt. 279, 20. Se ofersprecola wer vir linguosus, R.
Linked entry: ofer-spreca