á-snǽsan
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Þene horn þet he asneseð mide alle þeo þet ha areacheð, A. R. 200. Add: —
þanne
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Then, when. Generally if the subject follows the verb the word is to be rendered by then, if the subject precedes the verb, by when.
Englan
The Angles ⬩ Angli
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D. 2 ; Th. i. 354, 2: 3; Th. i. 354, 10
ge-scendnys
A confounding ⬩ confusio
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Babilonia seó Chaldeisca burh is gereht gescyndnys the devil that leads the sinful to confusion. Babylon, the Chaldean city, is interpreted 'confusion,' Homl. Th. ii. 66, 21
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FÚL
FOUL ⬩ dirty ⬩ impure ⬩ corrupt ⬩ rotten ⬩ stinking ⬩ guilty ⬩ convicted of a crime ⬩ fœdus ⬩ immundus ⬩ sordĭdus ⬩ obscœnus ⬩ spurcus ⬩ pūtĭdus ⬩ fœtĭdus ⬩ culpæ conscius ⬩ crīmĭne convictus
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Ath. i. 14; Th. i. 206, 20: v. § 1, 1; Th. i. 228, 14. Gif he ðonne fúl wurþe if he then be convicted, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 19: i. 2; Th. i. 282, 21: L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 6
ge-spring
A spring; ⬩ fons ⬩ scaturigo
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A spring; fons, scaturigo Ðǽr wæs on blóde brim weallende, atol ýða gespring [geswing, Th.] eal gemenged there was the surge boiling with blood, the foul spring of waves all mingled, Beo. Kmbl. 1689
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hreówsung
Sorrowing ⬩ sorrow ⬩ penitence ⬩ repentance
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Se apostol bebeád ðæt hí þrítig daga be hreówsunge dǽdbétende Gode geoffrodon the apostle ordered that they for thirty days with penitence should offer to God doing penance, Homl. Th. i. 68, 17.
fléring
A FLOORING ⬩ contăbŭlātio
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lowermost flooring [of the ark] was their privy and dunghill, on the second flooring the food of the cattle was placed, on the third flooring was the first dwelling, and there dwelt the wild beasts and fierce serpents, on the fourth flooring was the
ge-lendan
To approach ⬩ come ⬩ arrive ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ applĭcāáre ⬩ accēdĕre ⬩ procēdĕre
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He wæs on hergaþ gelend on ðæt ilce ríce he had arrived on a plundering expedition in the same kingdom, 894; Erl. 92, 3. Heo on Norþhumbrelond gelændon mid æscum they came to Northumbria with their boats, Th. An. 120, 17 : Shrn. 191, 15
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lǽn
a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief
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Seó fóstormódor weóp for ðære áwyrdan lǽne the sieve broke in two during the loan. The foster-mother wept for the injured loan, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16.
mægen-þrymm
Majesty ⬩ greatness ⬩ glory ⬩ Christ ⬩ great power ⬩ might ⬩ an instance in which the divine glory or power is displayed ⬩ the glory of heaven ⬩ heaven ⬩ the angels who inhabit heaven
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(The word is used almost exclusively in reference to the Deity). Majesty, greatness, glory Se myccla mægenþrym the great majesty (of Christ ), Blickl. Homl. 179, 8. Mægenþrymmes God Deus majestatis, Ps. Th. 28, 3.
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ge-medemian
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We biddaþ þé ꝥ þú gemedemige þé, ꝥ þú cume, Nic. 10, 9. ꝥ ðú ú with tó Ðá dá se Hǽlend man beón wolde, ðá gemedemode hé hine sylfne tó deáðe ágenes willan. Hml.
a-rǽman
To raise ⬩ lift up ⬩ elevate ⬩ excitare ⬩ erigere ⬩ elevare ⬩ To raise or lift up one's self ⬩ to arise ⬩ se erigere ⬩ se elevare ⬩ surgere
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To raise or lift up one's self, to arise; se erigere, se elevare, surgere Dæges þriddan ord arǽmde the beginning of the third day arose, Cd. 139; Th. 174, 10; Gen. 2876: 162; Th. 203, 29; Exod. 411
fríþ
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Substitute: Fair Mec (the cuckoo) seó friðe mǽg (the bird that hatches the cuckoo's egg) fédde oð þæt ic áweóx the fair lady (cf. freólec mǽg used of a woman) nurtured me, till I grew up, Rä. 10, 9
ge-lang
Along ⬩ belonging ⬩ depending ⬩ consequent
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Th. i. 252, 4 : Ps. Th. 61, 1 : Beo. Th. 2757; B. 1376. Nis me wiht æt eów leófes gelong I am not dependent upon you for anything dear, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 5; Gú. 284 : 115 b; Th. 444, 11; Kl. 45.
a-rǽfnan
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Se líchoma geunlustaþ þá geoguðlustas tó fremmenne, þá þe him swéte wǽron tó áræfnenne. Bl. H. 59, 10
blæst
A burning, blaze, flame ⬩ ardor, flamma
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Ðæt he [Fénix] onfón móte, þurh líges blæst, líf æfter deáþe that it [the Phoenix] may, through the fire's flame, receive life after death, Exon. 62 a; Th. 228, 6; Ph. 434. Léges blæstas weallas ymbwurpon flames of fire overwhelmed the walls, Andr.
á-mánsumian
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Nánum ne sý álýfed þæt hé ǽnigne bróðra ne ámánsumige, bútan þám ánum þe se abbod þæs anweald sealde, R. Ben. 129, 15. Geþeódrǽdene niman wið þone ámánsumedan, 50, 12. Hiene tó ámánsumianne, Ors. 6, 30; S. 284, 1
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scerwen
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to deprive) Denum eallum wearð cénra gehwylcum eorlum ealuscerwen there was a fine feast for all the Danes (?) (the reference is to the disturbance caused by the fight between Beowulf and Grendel), Beo. Th. 1542; B. 769.
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fóster
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Ox. 3863. feeding, giving food His discipuli woldon þæt folc fédan, ac hí næfdon mid hwám; se Hǽlend hæfde þone gódan willan tó ðám fóstre, and þá mihte tó ðǽre fremminge, Hml. Th. i. 184, 22. bringing up, fostering.