deór-wyrþe
Precious, dear, of great worth or value ⬩ prĕtiōsus
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Th. i. 48, 34, Ofer gold and stáne deorwyrþum super aurum et lapĭdem prĕiōsum, Ps. Lamb. 18, 11: 20, 4. We deórwyrþne dǽl Dryhtne cennaþ we ascribe the precious lot to the Lord, Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 7; Gú. 154.
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DÓHTOR
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Ðú scealt cennan sunu and dóhtor thou shalt bring forth sons and daughters, 43; Th. 57, 7; Gen. 924. Suna and dóhter fīlios et fīlias, Ps. Th. 105, 27
ferþ
the soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ mens ⬩ life ⬩ vīta
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Sum hafaþ fæstgongel ferþ one has a constant soul, 79 b; Th. 298, 4; Crä. 80: 81 b; Th. 307, 19; Seef. 26. Ferþum gleáw sagacious in soul, 128 a; Th. 493, l0; Rä. 81, 28.
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here-hýþ
Spoil ⬩ booty ⬩ plunder
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Hiera heres ðone mǽstan dǽl hám sendon mid hiora herehýþe præcipuam exercitus sui partem onustam præda domum revocant, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 21. Mid ðære herehýþe [herehúþe, MS. E.], Chr. 885; Erl. 82, 30.
óþ-wítan
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Dryhten him swelc óþwát the Lord charged them with such a fault, Past. 1, 2 ; Swt. 27, 13 : 15, 1 ; Swt. 89, 16. Ðæt wé him sume opene scylde óþwiéten, 32, 1 ; Swt. 209, 22. Ðæt hé mé ðæt ne ótwíte ut non hoc nobis imputet, Bd. pref. ; S. 472, 32.
ge-wǽcan
To weaken ⬩ affect ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ oppress ⬩ affĭcĕre ⬩ affīgĕre
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Gewǽht ic eom afflictus sum, Ps. Spl. 37, 8. Ðe mid ðý hungre gewǽcte wǽron who were oppressed with the hunger, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 31. Gelomp us ðæt we wurdon earfoþlíce mid þurste geswencte and gewǽcte accidit nobis siti laborare, Nar. 7, 30.
geómrian
To be sad, to sigh, groan, murmur, mourn, sorrow, lament, bewail ⬩ gĕmĕre, murmŭrāre, ingĕmĕre, ingĕmiscĕre, lūgēre, quĕri
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Surt. 21, 13. Gáþ geómriende weras wíf samod men and women together go sorrowing, Andr. Kmbl. 3328; An. 1667: Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 35: Gen. 42, 38: Mk. Bos. 5, 38: 8, 12. Geómerigende mourning, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 42.
ge-mǽre
An end, boundary, termination, limit ⬩ finis
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He ða gemǽro his rynes gefylde metas sui cursus implevit, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 25. Eall eorðan gemǽru omnes fines terræ, Ps. Th. 66, 6 : 73, 16. Mycel sǽ and on gemǽrum wíd mare magnum et spatiosum, 103, 24, On gemǽru in finibus eorum, 104, 27 : Bt.
séman
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Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . . Ðá wé hié sémdan then bade the king to bring them (the parties in a dispute about some land) to an agreement. Then was I one of the men who were nominated for the purpose . . .
þeahtian
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Hý þeahtodon hú hí mihton geniman míne sáwle ut acciperent animam meam consiliati sunt, Ps. Th. 30, 16. Weras þeahtedon, Elen. Kmbl. 1091; El. 547.
þunor-rád
Thunder ⬩ a peal of thunder
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Surt. 103, 7: 76, 19. Þunur-ráda ðínre tonitrris tui, Ps. Spl. 76, 17. Hió áhóf ðæt heáfod of ðære mýsan somod mid ðære þunoráde, Lchdm. iii. 374, col. 2. Biddaþ Drihten, ðæt his þunorráda ( tonitrua ) geswícon, Ex. 9, 28, 33, 34.
un-gerisene
inconvenience ⬩ disagreeableness ⬩ unseemliness ⬩ indignity ⬩ disgrace
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Hé teáh hiene ðæt hé his ungerisno sprǽce he accused him of speaking unbecomingly of him; velut sui proditorem, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 29. Wege hé ða ungerisenu ( contumeliam, Latin version), L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 7.
ymb-hweorfan
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Lind. 23, 15. fig. to go about a business, be occupied with, attend to, cultivate, v. ymb, 3 d ; ymb-hwyrft, Hé underféng ða hálgan gesomnunga tó plantianne and tó ymbhweorfanne, suá se ceorl déð his ortgeard, Past. 40 ; Swt. 293, 3. causative, to turn
be-wyrcan
surround
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After wool (1. 6) add: cf. non sum setigero lanarum vellere facta (Aldhelm), dele: Hé . . . Jos. 2, 1, and add: to build round, surround Hé þone oxan beworhte mid wuda. Hml. S. 18, 124. Hí bronda láfe wealle beworhton, B. 3162.
brád
broad ⬩ open ⬩ spacious ⬩ flat
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Hié þǽr gesetene sint mid brádum folcum (amplissimis generis sui incrementis), Ors. 3, 5 ; S. 104, 27. of great circumference in comparison with depth, flat Brád hláf a flat loaf (? cf. O. H. Ger. breitinga placenta); pax(i)matium, Wrt.
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bletsian
to hallow ⬩ consecrate ⬩ adore ⬩ to benefit ⬩ prosper
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Þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, Hml. Th. i. 100, 30. Wæter gihálsia, bloetsia aquam exorcizare, benedicere, Rtl. 119, 7. to call holy, adore Mec gié bledtsiges, Jn. L. 13, 13. Hé bletsode Drihten, Bl. H. 245, 32.
brand
a fire-brand ⬩ a torch ⬩ burning ⬩ brand
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Swilce sum hús forburne, brastligende mid brandum, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 16. a torch: Mið brondum ł ðæccillum cum facibus, Jn. L. R. 18, 3. burning (v. Dict). (?) brand, blight causing leaves, &c. to look as though burnt (v. N. E. D. brand, 7.
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earc
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Sum ceorl ásette his earce mid hwǽte gefyllede ofer his byrgenne . . . þoden feorr áwearp þá earce, Gr. D. 41, 23-42, 6. the ark of Noah. v. arc in Dict. Hú wæs Nóes arc (earc, v. l.) gesceapen?
earm-lic
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Ꝥ þǽr wǽre sum man earmlice deáþe áswolten, swá ꝥ hé hine sylfne áwyrde, Bl. H. 219, 11. poor, mean, sorry Mid earmlicum cum paupertinis, An. Ox. 46, 15. Gemildsa mé nacodum forlidenum, næs ná of earmlicum birdum geborenum, Ap. Th. 11, 20
earn
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Fleáh sum earn ætforan him ( Cuthbert ) on síðe . . . Hé cwæð: 'God mæg unc þurh þisne earn ǽt foresceáwian' . . . Se earn on ðam ófre gesæt mid fisce geflogen, þone hé ðǽrrihte geféng, þá cwæð hé . . .