fóre-gísel
A foremost hostage ⬩ principal or eminent hostage ⬩ præstans vel electus obses
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A foremost hostage, principal or eminent hostage; præstans vel electus obses Salde se here him fóregíslas and micle áþas the army gave him eminent hostages with great oaths, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 16: 877; Erl. 79, 24.
sceand
a buffoon, charlatan
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Ðonne sægde Petrus, ðæt hé wǽre leás drý and sceand and scyldig ǽswica then Peter said that he (Simon the sorcerer) was a false sorcerer and a shameless impostor and a guilty deceiver Blickl. Homl. 175,7.
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cæg-loca
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There is a republication of the same law in the Stat. Willielmi Regis, with this variation: 'Spensa et arca robarum et jocalium suorum et de scrinio seu coffero,' xix. c. 3.
DWELIAN
To be led into error, err ⬩ in errōrem dūci, errāre ⬩ To lead into error, mislead, deceive ⬩ in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre
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Ða ongunnon clypian ðæt se rihtwísa dwelode they begun to say that the righteous man erred, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 17. He dyde ðæt ge dwelodon of ðam wege ut errāre te facĕret de via, Deut. 13, 5.
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DEÓP
DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn ⬩ prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis
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Ðú míne sáwle ofer deópum deáþe gelǽddest eripuisti anĭmam meam de morte, Ps. Th. 114, 8. Deópne áþ Drihten aswór jurāvit Domĭnus solemne jurāmentum, 131, 11.
fold-búend
Earth-dwellers ⬩ earth's inhabitants ⬩ inhabitants of a land or country ⬩ terrĭcŏlæ
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Ðone fugel hátaþ foldbúende Filistina frnman uasa mortis the inhabitants of the land, the princes of the Philistines, call the bird vāsa mortis, Salm. Kmbl. 560; Sal. 279.
EALD
old, ancient ⬩ vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus
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Wrecaþ ealdne níþ avenge your ancient grudge, 74b; Th. 280, 3; Jul. 623. eminent, great, exalted; emĭnens, præstans, excelsus: it has the same meaning in compounds, v. eald-wíta Ná ðæt ǽlc eald sý, ac ðæt he eald sý on wísdóme not that every one is old
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hleahtor
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Ða gesíðas wóp and hleahtor the comrades weeping and laughter, Salm. Kmbl. 695; Sal. 347: Beo. Th. 1226; B. 611.
hwyrft
A turn ⬩ revolution ⬩ going ⬩ course ⬩ orbit ⬩ circuit ⬩ orb ⬩ circle
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Sóna æfter ðǽm wordum helle hæftas hwyrftum scríðaþ þúsendmǽlum straightway after those words shall the captives of hell by thousands bend thither their steps, Cd. 227; Th. 304, 17; Sat. 631: Beo. Th. 329; B. 163.
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ísern
Iron
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Oft mec ísern scód sáre on sídan oft has iron harmed me sorely in the side, Exon. 126 a ; Th. 485, 14; Rä. 71, 13 : 130 a ; Th. 499, 5 ; Rä. 88, 11. Áres and ísernes æris, ferri, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 23 : Cd. 52; Th. 66, 23; Gen. 1088.
lǽl
withe ⬩ whip ⬩ switch ⬩ a weal ⬩ stripe ⬩ mark ⬩ bruise ⬩ swelling
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Wð ðæt man lǽla and óðre sár of líchaman gedó in order that weals and other sores may be removed from the body, Herb. 102, 2; Lchdm. i. 216, 21. Wið yfele lǽla oίδήματα, 153, 4; Lchdm. i. 280, 1.
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ge-weorc
work ⬩ ŏpus ⬩ ŏpuscŭlus ⬩ a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx
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He geseah eald enta geweorc he saw the antique work of giants, Andr. Kmbl. 2988; An. 1497: 2155; An. 1079. On ðæt geweorc in ŏpus, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 40. Ne wáciaþ ðás geweorc these works fail not, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 26; Sch. 86.
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gifan
To give ⬩ dare ⬩ impertire
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A.] wuldor-lícne wlite the Creator gave it wondrous beauty, Salm. Kmbl. 114; Sal. 56.
ge-grípan
To gripe ⬩ grasp ⬩ seize ⬩ capere ⬩ rapere ⬩ prehendere ⬩ apprehendere ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ arripere ⬩ corripere ⬩ eripere
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Feónd sáwle míne gegrípeþ inimicus animam meam comprehendat, Ps. Spl. 7, 5 : Salm. Kmbl. 226; Sal. 112. Us fyrhto gegráp fear seized us, Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 33 : Cd. 140; Th. 175, 32; Gen. 2904 : Cant. Moys. Surt. 188, 15 : Nar, 44, 13.
ge-limpan
To happen ⬩ occur ⬩ befall ⬩ come to pass ⬩ take place ⬩ accĭdĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ contingĕre
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Frófor eft gelamp sárigmódum comfort afterwards came to the sad of mood, Beo. Th. 5875; B. 2940. Ðá sió tíd gelomp when the time came, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 34; Met. 26, 17 : Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 27.
sticol
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On wyrmes líc sticoles ( rough, scaly ), Salm. Kmbl. 307; Sal. 153. Be westan róde óð sticelan stíg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 406, 29. Sticule scylpas scabri murices, Germ. 399, 446. <b>III a.
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tyslian
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I will say no more about that shameful fashion of dress, but that books tell us, that he is accursed, who holds the customs of heathen men in his life and thereby dishonours his own race, Wanley Cat. pp. 121-122; see also Engl. Stud. viii. 62.
fægernes
ornament ⬩ beauty ⬩ pleasantness
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A. 167, 100. moral or spiritual beauty Seó fægernes þǽre sáule, Bl. H. 57, 31. Brúcan his wuldres fægernesse, 39, 24
fæstan
to fast ⬩ to abstain
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Add: in a general sense. absolute, to abstain from food Hé fæste feówurtig daga, Mt. 4, 2: Sat. 667. Fæstte, Bl. H. 27, 24, 29. Móyses and Hélias fæston, Guth. 32, 2. Fæstende jejunius, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 44. to abstain. with gen.
ge-friþian
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S. 31, 390. to save, rescue — Hé bið gefriðod from his ágnum costungum eripitur a sua tentatione, Past. 107, 2. Onlýsde and gefreoðode absoluti. Gr. D. 344, 2
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