wægn-faru
A chariot-journey
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A chariot-journey Fiscalis reda (= rheda) gebellícum wæg[n]fearu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 64. Fiscalis ræde gafellícum wǽnfare, 35, 56
flít-georn
Contentious ⬩ quarrelsome
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Contentious, quarrelsome Flítgeor[n] litig[i]os a (mulier), Kent. Gl. 1022. Mid flitgeornan wífe cum muliere litig[i]osa, 972. Ne beón gé tó nídfulle ne tó flítgeorne, Wlfst. 40, 17. Substitute:
unnan
to grant a person (dat.) something ⬩ to give ⬩ allow ⬩ to wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. ) ⬩ to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.) ⬩ to like a person to have something ⬩ to like a condition of things ⬩ to be pleased
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to grant a person (dat.) something (gen.), to give, allow Gé gehíraþ hwæs ic Gode ann, L. Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 194, 14. Ic an Eádwearde ðæs landes, Chart. Th. 487, 18, 32. Ic ðé an tela sincgestreóna, Beo. Th. 2455; B. 1225. Ðæs steápes onféhð ðe hé
for-legenes
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For intingari dyrnre forlegenesse (dyrneforlegenesse, v. l.), Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 379, 8. Ásliden in forlegenesse, Gr. D. 241, 15. Unálýfedre forlegenesse, Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 133, 9. Þurh dyrne forlegennesse (-legenesse, v. l.), 1, 27; Sch. 87, 22. Add
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sige-beác
a sign or monument of victory gained ⬩ a trophy ⬩ an ensign that is to lead to victory ⬩ a banner
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a sign or monument of victory gained, a trophy Se palm is sigebeácen, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 10. Ðǽr ðæt heofonlíce sigebeácen (trophaeum) árǽred beón sceolde, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 35. Æþelinges (Christ) ród, sigebeácen (cf. sige-beám, -bearn) sóð, Elen. Kmbl
sige-tác
A sign of victory
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A sign of victory Ðæt hálige sigetácen (the cross), Blickl. Homl. 97, 13. Hé sigetácen sende misit signa, Ps. Th. 134, 9
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sigor-tácn
A sign of victory ⬩ a convincing sign
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A sign of victory, a convincing sign Godspel bodian, secgan sigortácnum to preach the gospel, tell it with convincing proofs or with marks shewing how it had prevailed, Exon. Th. 169, 3; Gú. 1089
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sigor-beácn
A symbol of victory
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A symbol of victory, applied to the cross.Elen. Kmbl. 1967; El. 985
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targe
A targe, small shield
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A targe, small shield [apparently with the same development of meaning as rand, q. v. Cf. O. H. Ger. zarga costa (aheni) with the English word] Ic geann Ælmére mínen discðéne mínes taregan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 363, 12. Targa[n] parma, scuto, Hpt. Gl
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firenian
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Ic firinode peccavi, Mt. L. 27, 4. Gif firnige bróðer ðí n si peccaverit frater tuus, Mt. R. 18, 15. Fyr[n]gende flǽsc caro luxurians, Dóm. L. 214. Take Seel. 103 under II, and add to I
in-lenda
A native
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A native Inlenda indigena, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 102; Wrt. Voc. 18, 51 : ii. 49, 47. Inle[n]da accola, habitator, Hpt. Gl. 490, 52. Iniendan accolas, Hymn. Surt. 57, 10
stæf-liðere
An engine for casting stones ⬩ a kind of sling
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An engine for casting stones, a kind of sling Staeblidrae, steblidrae, staefliðre ballista, Txts. 44, 136. Stæfliðere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 62: fundabulum, i. 35, 31: fundibalum, 84, 36: balista, Hpt. Gl. 423, 63. Stæfliðera ballista, 487, 21. Stæfliðera
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trymmend-líc
Hortatory
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Hortatory Trymendlíc exortatorium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 17. Hé mid trymme[n]dlíce ǽrendgewrite hí gestrangode epistola illos exhortatoria confortaverit, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 15. Eác swylce ðæm cyninge hé sende trymmendlíce (-líc, Bd. M. 146, 9) gewrit misit
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orped
Grown up, of full strength, stout, active, bold
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Grown up, of full strength, stout, active, bold Lá orpeda cleric, gif ðú wylle witan ða terminos ðe wé ymbe sprǽcon, wite hwylc gér hyt sý ðæs mónan ðæt man hǽt lunaris, Anglia viii. 325, 5. Swá gedafenaþ esnum ðam orpedan, ðonne hé gód weorc ongynþ,
seolucen
Silken ⬩ of silk
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Silken, of silk Seolcen bombicinum, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 72. Siolcen, ii. 11, 67: 75, 74. Seolcen gegerla bombicinium, 126, 50. Seolcen áb tramasericum i. 40, 4. Seolce[n] hnygele platum, 40, 38. Silcen serica Hpt. Gl. 417, 37. Seolocenra hrægla, Bt. 15;
hentan
to seize ⬩ take ⬩ to arrest ⬩ to capture ⬩ strike ⬩ to try to get
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Substitute: with gen. () to seize, take, to arrest a person Gif hé man tó deáðe gefylle . . . his hente mid hreáme (hearme, MS. The old Latin version has 'persequatur eum cum clamore.' Cf. too: Gif hwá þeóf geméte, and hine áweg lǽte búton hreáme, 392
scearn
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Sharn (v. E. D. S. Pub. Gloss. B. 17), dung, filth Scearn, scern fimus, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Zup. 83, 13. Gor, scear[n] letamen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 38. Swé swé scearn ( stercus ) eorþan, Ps. Surt. 82, 11. Góse scearn, ðonne hió ne ete, Lchdm. ii. 92, 15. Scearnes
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ǽfen
evening ⬩ eve, the evening preceding a day (of festival)
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Add: evening Ǽfen vesperum, bedtíd serum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 15. Seó niht hæfð seofan dǽlas . . óþer is uesperum, ðæt is ǽfen, ðonne se ǽfensteorra betwux ðǽre repsunge æteówað, Lch. iii. 242, 28: Angl. viii. 319, 28. Ðá éfern (éfen, R.) warð vespere facto
fæst-hafol
strong ⬩ firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ tenacious ⬩ retentive ⬩ parsimonious
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Add: that holds fast Fæsthafellæstum (-nestum, An. Ox. 4595) gerǽpod tenacissimis (vinculis) inretita, Hpt. Gl. 512, 63. strong, firm, steadfast God, fæsthafol strængð unástyred on þé þurhwunað Deus, tenax vigor inmotus in te permanet, Hy. S. 11, 2.
þeówen
A female servant or slave ⬩ a handmaid
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A female servant or slave, a handmaid Ic eom Drihtnes þeówen (ancilla,) (Lk. 1, 38), Blickl. Homl. 9, 20. Ðá com tó hym án þeówyn (-en, MS. A.) accessit ad eum una ancilla, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 69. Seó Godes ðeówen, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 14: Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b