nama
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Ðǽre wambe nama getácnað ðæt mód . . . Of Salomonnes cuidum wé námon ðætte ðǽre wambe nama scolde tácnian ðæt mód, Past. 259, 5-8. Ic him selle beteran noman ðonne óðrum mínum sunum oððe dohtrum dabo eis nomen melius a filiis et filiabus, 407, 36.
dyderung
An illusion, delusion, pretence ⬩ delūsio, simŭlātio
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An illusion, delusion, pretence; delūsio, simŭlātio Ðæs hálgan andwerdnyss acwencte ðæs deófles dyderunge the presence of the saint quenched the delusion of the devil, Homl. Th. ii. 140, 19.
mere-grot
A pebble ⬩ stone of the sea ⬩ a pearl
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Is heofena ríce gelíc ðam mangere ðe sóhte ðæt góde meregrot. Ðá hé funde ðæt án deórwyrðe meregrot ðá bohte hé ðæt meregrot, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 45-46. Bergean swylce meregrota ( margaritæ ), Nar. 37, 29. Gefrætwod swá swá mid meregrotum, Homl.
Linked entry: grot
níde
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Add Ðæt hé ðonne tó fóo, gif hé niéde sciele coactus ad regimen veniat, Past. 59, 9
simbel-geféra
One who continually goes with another ⬩ a constant companion
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One who continually goes with another, a constant companion Nis hit nó ðæt án ðæt swá eáðe mæg wiðerweard gesceaft wesan ætgædere symbelgeféran, ac hit is sellícre ðæt hiora ǽnigne mæg bútan óðrum bión it is not only that it is so easy for opposites
Linked entries: ge-féra simbel-farende symbel-geféra
GNÆT
GNAT ⬩ culex
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Gnættas cómon ofer eall ðæt land gnats came over all the land, Or. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 29
bǽran
To bear ⬩ bear oneself ⬩ ferre ⬩ transferre
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To bear, bear oneself; ferre, transferre He ne geþafode, ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre, Mk. Bos. 11, 16; he suffride not, that ony man schulde bere a vessel thurȝ the temple, Wyc
deófulgyld-hús
A heathen temple ⬩ paganōrum templum
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A heathen temple; paganōrum templum Constantinus hét ðæt man cyricean timbrede, and ðæt man belúce ǽlc deófulgyldhús Constantine ordered churches to be built, and every heathen temple to be closed, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 36
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mæstel-bearh
A fattened barrow pig
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A fattened barrow pig Ante porcos, before bergum; ðæt sindon ða mæstelbergas; ðæt aron ða gehádade menn, and ða góde menn, and ða wlonce menn forhogas Godes bebod and godspelles, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 6 note
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wlátian
To gaze ⬩ look
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Ðæt is gefylled, ðæt se fróda mid eágum on wlátade, Exon. Th. 20, 34; Cri. 327
un-from
Not strong ⬩ feeble ⬩ weak
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Not strong, feeble, weak Ðæt hé sleac wǽre, æðeling unfrom, Beo. Th. 4382; B. 2188. Eágan ðíne gesáwon ðæt ic ealles was unfrom on ferhþe imperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui, Ps. Th. 138, 14
un-gewuna
Unaccustomed ⬩ unused
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Unaccustomed, unused Micel gedál is on ðam mægene ðæs ðe sié gewin (-wun?) þrowungum and ðæs ðe sié ungewuna swelcum þingum, Lchdm. ii. 84, 19. [Cf. O. H. Ger. un-giwon inusitatus, insolens, novus.]
wuldor
Glory ⬩ vainglory
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Similar entries v.wuldor-full, II On wlence ic férde þurh ðæt ídele wuldor, Anglia xi. 113, 50: Exon. Th. 107, 12; Gú. 57. Wéndes ðú ðurh wuldor, ðæt ðú woruld áblest, alra onwald, Cd.
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BÚGAN
To BOW or bow down oneself, bend, swerve, give way, submit, yield, turn, turn away, flee ⬩ se flectere vel inclinare, curvare, declinare, desistere, cedere, vertere, divertere, fugere
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Him beág gód dǽl ðæs folces a good part of the people submitted to him, Chr. 913; Erl. 102, 7: 921; Erl. 108, 1. He to fulluhte beáh he submitted to baptism, Homl. Th. i. 386, 32: Ex. 32, 26.
hwæþere
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D. 294, 5. within a clause, however, yet Manigfeald wundor ðǽr beóð æteówed, ealles oftost hweðre on ðǽm dæge, Bl. H. 209, 16. Ðegnas his geuundradon ... nǽnig monn hueðre ( tamen ) cueð ..., Jn. L. R. 4, 27.
fundian
To endeavour to find ⬩ tend to ⬩ aspire to ⬩ strive ⬩ go forward ⬩ hasten ⬩ intend ⬩ desire ⬩ nīti ⬩ tendĕre ⬩ intendĕre ⬩ propĕrāre
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He fundaþ to ðæm weorþscipe ðæs folgoþes he aspires to the honour of rule, Past. 8, 2; Hat. MS. 12 b, 25: 11, 3; Hat. MS. 15 a, 9. Hí to ðé hionan fundiaþ they tend hence to thee, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 25, 38.
GE-DÉFE
Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ proper ⬩ seemly ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ decent ⬩ quiet ⬩ mild ⬩ meek ⬩ gentle ⬩ kind ⬩ benevolent ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ opportūnus ⬩ hŏnestus ⬩ quiētus ⬩ mansuētus ⬩ bĕnignus
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Sýn hí adilgad of gedéfra eác ðæra lifigendra leófra bócum deleantur de libro vīventium, Ps. Th. 68, 29. Wuna mid us ðæt ðú us gedéfra gedó stop with us to improve us, St. And. 24, 8. Deórust and gedéfust dearest and fittest, 102, 16.
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medume
middling ⬩ moderate ⬩ common ⬩ occupying the middle or mean position as regards ⬩ observing the just mean ⬩ perfect ⬩ meet ⬩ fit ⬩ worthy
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Ðæs medemestan lífes (the life mid-way between the best and worst, cf. mon forlǽt ðæt wyrreste líf and ne mæg git cuman tó ðæm betstan, 10), Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 15. age : -- Mínre yldstan déhter ... ðære medemestan ... ðære gingstan, Chart.
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ge-bryttian
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Wé sculon him gefremman and gebryttian hwylcnehuga dǽl þǽre bróðorlican lufan debemus ei aliquid caritatis impendere, Gr. D. 345, 24. Gebryttodre inpensa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 9
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