for-lǽtnes
abandonment ⬩ desolation ⬩ neglect ⬩ abandonment ⬩ cessation ⬩ intermission ⬩ remissness ⬩ remission ⬩ pardon ⬩ loss ⬩ putting away ⬩ dismission ⬩ divorce
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H. 35, 36: 129, 28. loss. Similar entries v. for-lǽtan; VIII 6 Æfter þǽra eágena forlǽtnysse, Hml. S. 23 b, 7. putting away, dismission, divorce Of boec forlétnise de libello repudii, Mt. p. 18, 8. Similar entries v. án-, betweohn-forlǽtness
lengu
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Wæs seó wícstów on lengo .xx. es furlonga long, Nar. 12, 16. Gyf þú hwilce langwyrpe bóc habban wille . . . sete þíne swýþran ofer þínne wynstran earm be þǽre bóce læncge, Tech. ii. 119, 15.
on-scunian
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Lócian on fýr ǽr ðám hé ongeán þá sunnan lócie. Siþþan hé þat geleornod hæbbe þæt his eágan nánwyht þæt fýr ne onscyniað, 45, 11.
wád
Woad,
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Man mæg on hærfeste wád spittan, Anglia ix. 261, 16. the growth of woad seems marked by the occurrence of the word in such forms as wád-beorh, wád-denu, wád-lond in charters Of ðære díc on wádbeorgas; of wádbeorgan, Cod. Dip, Kmbl., iii. 77, 15.
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bǽdan
to urge ⬩ press ⬩ compel ⬩ impel ⬩ to require ⬩ exact
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Þæs his lufu bǽdeð love for him requires that, Gn. Ex. 100. Þá gebróðra woldon þæs húses wáh hwéne hérran getimbrian, forþon þæs swá sum neódþearflicu wíse bǽdde (quia res ita exigebat), Gr. D. 124, 23
LǼTAN
to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let
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Hwilce hwíle hine wille Drihten hér on worlde lǽtan how long the Lord will leave him in this world, Blickl. Homl. 125, 9. Hé sceal lǽtan his unnyttan geþancas of his móde he must dismiss his idle thoughts from his mind, Wulfst. 234, 26.
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BLÍÐE
joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE ⬩ lætus, hilaris ⬩ gentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweet ⬩ mansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavis ⬩ quiet, calm, peaceful ⬩ tranquillus, placidus ⬩ joy
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Wese us beorhtnes ofer blíðan Drihtnes úres let the beauty [brightness] of our gentle Lord be over us, 89, 19.
þrymm
a host ⬩ great body of people ⬩ a force ⬩ multitude ⬩ a great body of water ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ might ⬩ glory ⬩ majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ greatness ⬩ grandeur
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We believe, too, that the Lord himself would come to meet her, Homl. Th. i. 442, 13. Ðé þanciaþ þúsenda fela, eal engla þrym ánre stefne, Hy. 7, 50: Cd. Th. 267, 11; Sat. 36. Ealle ábúgaþ tó ðé, ðínra engla þrym, Hy. 7, 11.
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CWEÐAN
To say, speak, call, proclaim ⬩ dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere
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For ðam worde ðe se Wealdend cwyþ for the word which the Lord shall speak, Rood Kmbl. 220; Kr. 111 . Gehýraþ hwæt se unrihtwísa déma cwyþ audite quid judex iniquitatis dicit, Lk. Bos. 18, 6.
hú
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Hú þú æþele eart, Hy. 3, 14: 18. introducing a relative clause. in what way Gefada embe lóca hú þú wylle, Hml. S. 3, 285.
lácan
to swing ⬩ wave about ⬩ to play ⬩ fight ⬩ to play
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Brondas lácaþ on ðam deópan dæge fires shall flame up on that solemn day [cf. to play applied to flame, and Icel. logi lék um þá v. Cl. and Vig. Dict. leika II. 2],; 116 b; Th. 448, 23; Dóm. 58.
on-findan
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</b> to find that to which one is directed :-- Eftgeiorn tó bócum and . . . onfindes stówa recurres ad volumina et. . . reperies loca, Mt. p. 4, 7. Ðene fisc nim . . . and ðú onfindes. . . Mt. L. 17, 27.
ryne
A course, run, running, ⬩ an orbit ⬩ course, uninterrupted progress ⬩ a course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood ⬩ course, cycle, lustre ⬩ course of life
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II a. metaph. course, uninterrupted progress(cf. that the word of the Lord may have free course, 2 Thes. 3, 1) :-- Se ðe reorda gehwæs ryne gemiclaþ, ðara ðe noman Scyppendes þurh horscne hád hergan willaþ, Exon.
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HWÍL
A WHILE
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Ðá besæt sió fierd hie ðǽr útan ða hwíle ðe hie ðǽr lengest mete hæfdon the English force besieged the Danes there as long as ever they had provisions there, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 29.
HLÁF
Bread, ⬩ food, ⬩ a loaf
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Sing ðis on ánum berenan hláfe and syle ðan horse etan sing this over a barley loaf and give it the horse to eat, Lchdm. iii. 68, 31: Blickl. Homl. 179, 31: Jn. Skt. 6, 9.
sulh
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Seouen sulȝene lond, 18789. Twenti sulhene lond, 13176. But the unit of assasement may have been the plough with its team of oxen. v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., pp. 112-3.
be-seón
To look ⬩ attention ⬩ expectation ⬩ To see about ⬩ care for ⬩ attend to ⬩ provide for
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To look. absolute, physical Ne beseoh þú underbæc noli respicere post tergum, Gen. 19, 17. mental Mann þe hys hand ásett on hys sulh and on bæc besyhð, Lk. 9, 62. Beseoh (respice) and gehýr mé, Ps.
be-fóran
in the presence of ⬩ in front of an object ⬩ a-head of ⬩ over against ⬩ before ⬩ in advance of: ⬩ into the presence of ⬩ before ⬩ in advance
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prep. local, with dat. in the presence of Gif hit beforan þám hláforde wæs si impraesen-tiarum dominus fuerit, Ex. 22, 15. ¶ where a particular part of a person is specified, before one's eyes, :-- Þone mist ðe hangaþ beforan úres módes eágum, Bt. 33
for-wyrnan
To prohibit ⬩ deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ restrain ⬩ prevent ⬩ hinder ⬩ prohĭbēre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ denĕgāre ⬩ renuĕre
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Me ðæs forwyrnde Waldend heofona the Lord of heaven hath denied it me, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 3; Gen. 2219: Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 31; Gú. 135. He ne forwyrnde woroldrǽdenne he refused not worldly converse, Beo. Th. 2288; B. 1142.
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BLÁWAN
To BLOW, breathe ⬩ flare, sufflare
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Bláwen is on smiððan conflatur in conflatorio, Prov. 27. v. trans Drihten háteþ héh-englas béman bláwan the Lord shall command the archangels to blow the trumpets, Cd. 227; Th. 302, 19; Sat. 602.
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