líc-wyrþe
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Hí gegearwodon ealle þá þing þe mihton beón gesewene ꝥ wǽron nýdbehéfe and lícwyrðe þám þe mid swá mycelum fæder þyder cuman mihton. Gr. D. 148, 8. Þá geseah ic týn geonge men . . . ful lícwyrðe mé þúhte tó mínes líchaman luste, Hml.
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
be-míðan
To hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ abscondere ⬩ occultare
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Hí ne mágon heortan geþohtas fóre Waldende bemíðan they cannot conceal their heart's thoughts before the Supreme Exon. 23 a; Th. 65, 4; Cri. 1049. He his mǽgwlite bemiðen hæfde he had concealed his shape Andr. Kmbl. 1712; An. 858
ge-tawian
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Hý se æðeling to ðam bismre getawade the prince brought them to shame, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 15. To bysmere beóþ itawode ðæs earman lond-leódæ to shame are brought this miserable people, Th. An. 121, 9
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big-wist
Food, nourishment, provision ⬩ pabulum, alimentum, commeatus
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We lǽraþ, ðæt hí habban þreóra daga bíwiste we enjoin, that they have provision for three days, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 12. He habban sceal ðám þrím geférscipum bíwiste he must have provisions for the three classes, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 3, 4
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eald-riht
An ancient right ⬩ vĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium
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Bǽdon hine ðæt he him to heora ealdrihtum gefultumede they prayed him that he would succour them with respect to their ancient rights. Bt. 1; Fox 2, 24
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rand-wíga
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Th. 2600; B. 1298. Rófne randwígan, 3590; B.1793. Randwígena ræst ( the camping of the Israelites on their march ), Cd. Th. 186, 5; Exod. 134. Randwígum frætwa dǽlan, 171, 14; Gen. 2828
mód-hwæt
Strong of soul ⬩ courageous ⬩ brave
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Ða módhwatan the courageous ones, 191; Th. 238, 20; Dan. 357
á-snǽsan
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Þene horn þet he asneseð mide alle þeo þet ha areacheð, A. R. 200. Add: —
neáhfeald-lic
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add: Intimate H gereordon hí sylfe mid neáh-fealdlicre gesægne (the Latin is: vicaria relalione) þurh þá hálgan sprǽcu þæs gástlican lífes. Gr. D. 168. 17
durran
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Th. i. 530, 2. Darston (-un, R.) audebant, Lk. L. 20, 40. Ðæt ic ðé ne dyrre ofstingan, Past. 295, 16. Nis nán þe ic him módsefan mínne durre ásecgan, Wand. 10. Gebíd oþ ꝥ þú mæge oððe dyrre, Lch. ii. 254, 4. Gif þú dón ne durre, 252, 27.
galdor
a song, poem. ⬩ an incantation, a charm. ⬩ the sound
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Th. i. 474, 21. the sound of a trumpet. Cf. galan, (3) Hié Hygeláces horn nad býman gealdor ongeáton, B. 2944
a-fligan
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Þá unclǽnan gástas þú áflígst, Hml. S. 24, 92. Sibb áflígð ungeðwǽrnysse, Hml. Th. i. 606, 6. Sume menn áflýað þá áwyrgedan gástas fram ofsettum mannum, 344, 28. Áflýgde abigit, repellit , An. Ox. 50, 41. Hé áflýgde þá crístenan of Alexandria, Hml.
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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ge-swincfull
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Þæs hádes men þe hwýlum wǽron geswincfulleste on godcundan þeówdóme, þá ne swincaþ á swíðe ymbe ǽnige þearfe, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 20. full of trouble, that has to contend with difficulties, that endures hardships.
ge-riht
What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, direction ⬩ rectum, jus, ratio, officium
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Godes gerihto God's dues, 5; Th. i. 168, 25: Homl. Th. i. 74, 22: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 39: L. Eth. 5, 11; Th. i. 306, 30: Shrn. 208, 28.
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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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holm-mægen
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The might of the ocean, the ocean, Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 10; Rä. 3, 9
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