mearca
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)
sám-hál
weak
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Not in perfect health, weak Nú ne beóþ náht fela manna ætsamne, ðæt heora sum ne sí seóc and sámhál, Wulfst. 273, 10
á-wrítan
to write out or down ⬩ write words ⬩ to transcribe ⬩ copy in writing ⬩ to state in writing ⬩ to write a book, letter, ⬩ to write of or about something ⬩ to write to ⬩ to write an account of ⬩ describe ⬩ to inscribe the name of a person ⬩ to write on material ⬩ cover with writing ⬩ to make a symbol other than a letter
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Voc. ii. 95, 42. to inscribe the name of a person Wé wǽron ádílegode of þám frumgewrite þe wé tó heofenum áwritene wǽron, Wlfst. 252, 13.
Linked entry: wrítan
FÆDER
FATHER ⬩ păter
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Kmbl. 832; Sal. 415, Mid fæder ðínne with thy father, Exon. 12 b; Th, 22, 9; Cri. 349, We bletsiaþ bilewitne Feder we bless the merciful Father, Hy. 8, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 8. Sunu his fæderes son of his father, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 12; Sat. 580.
Linked entries: eald-fæder fædyr feder fieder fæder-lic
melda
a narrator ⬩ an informer ⬩ announcer ⬩ a betrayer
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Ðæt wé ðæs morþres meldan ne weorþen that we be not informers of the crime, Elen. Kmbl. 856; El. 428. a betrayer Gé sind meldan and manslagan ( betrayers and murderers, Acts vii. 52), Homl. Th. i. 46, 24
neán
from near ⬩ near ⬩ close at hand ⬩ nearly ⬩ about
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Wé ðæs hereweorces neán myndgiaþ we bear that warlike deed in mind nearly as it happened, have an accurate remembrance of it, Elen. Kmbl. 1311; El. 657
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ge-wis
Certain ⬩ sure ⬩ knowing ⬩ foreknowing ⬩ certus
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We syndon gewisse ðínes lífes we are acquainted with thy life, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 30, 18. He hí gewisse gedyde and gelǽrde be ingonge ðæs écan ríces de ingressu regni æterni certos reddidit, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 35.
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ge-ferian
To carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ ferre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ dūcĕre
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Ðonne we geferian freán úserne ðǽr he longe sceal on ðæs Waldendes wære geþolian then we bear our lord to where he shall long endure in the All-powerful's care, Beo. Th. 6205; B. 3107.
ge-frédan
To feel ⬩ perceive ⬩ know ⬩ be sensible of ⬩ sentīre
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Ðeáh ðe we hit gefrédan ne mágon though we cannot perceive it, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 44. Ic gefréde sentio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 39 : 37; Som. 39, 8.
ceorian
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Ne þurfe wé ceorian þæt Drihten nis líchamlíce on ðyssere worulde wunigende nú, 438, 27. Ceorian hwí hí móddru nǽron and eác swylce mǽdenu, Hml.
ge-fultuman
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Sió heriug ús gefultume ðæt wé hié wiðermóde ne gedón mid ðǽre tǽlinge, Past. 213, 1
on-wreón
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Add Ðonne wé underfóð ðone hwǽte æt Gode, ðonne wé ongietað inweardlíce dá ǽ, and onwreóð ðá diéglan cwidas frumentum a Domino accepimus, quando in dictis obscurioribus subducto tegmine litterae per medullam Spiritus legis interna sentimus, Past. 369
ceorf-æx
A cutting axe, executioner's axe ⬩ securis
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A cutting axe, executioner's axe; securis Wǽran ða heáfda mid ceorfæxum ofacorfena their heads were cut off with axes, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 7
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Bricg-stów
- Flor
- Hunt
- Sim. Dun
- Hovd
- Kni
a bridge ⬩ a place ⬩ BRISTOL in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire ⬩ Bristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis
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BRISTOL in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire; Bristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis Híg férdon to Bricgstówe they went to Bristol, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 18
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of-slítan
to wound by the bite
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to wound by the bite (of a snake, dog, etc. ) Ða ðe ofslitene wǽron the Israelites who were bitten by the serpents Num. 21, 9
hé
He, she, it
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Ða ðe his líf ðæs eádigan weres cúðon those who were acquainted with the life of the blessed man, Guthl. prol: Gdwin. 4, 26. Wé gesáwon Enac his cynryn we saw the children of Anak, Num. 13, 29, 33: Deut. 1, 28.
neód
Desire ⬩ eagerness ⬩ diligence ⬩ earnest endeavour
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Wé ðǽrinne andlangne dæg nióde namon in the hall the live long day we took our pleasure, Beo. Th. 4238; B. 2116
be-swícan
To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade ⬩ decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere
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We beswicon [MS. beswican] us sylfe we have deceived ourselves, Exon. 121 a; Th. 464, 31; Hö. 96. Hycgaþ hú ge hí beswícen think how ye may deceive them, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 9; Gen. 433.
Germania
Germany
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Cap. 1 Nú wille we ymb Europe land-gemǽre reccan, swá mycel swá we hit fyrmest witon.
ge-earnian
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Swá wíte swá wuldor swé wé nú geearnian willaþ, Bl. H. 23, 7. <b>I a.</b> to deserve of (tó) a person, with acc. Tó ðǽm ðe þone écean éðel mid móde and mid mægene tó Gode geearniað. Bl.