ge-wrixlian
to change ⬩ to get by exchange ⬩ obtain ⬩ to give in exchange ⬩ grant
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to those that before well kept the Creator's will, Exon. 26 a; Th. 77, 23; Cri. 1261
Linked entry: ge-wixlan
fús-leóþ
A parting-song ⬩ death-song ⬩ dirge ⬩ mŏrientis cantus ⬩ fūnebris nēnia
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Ðú scealt fúsleóþ galan thou shalt sing the death-song, Exon. 17 a; Th. 39, 17; Cri. 623: 52 b; Th. 183, 1; Gú. 1320
ge-fremman
To promote ⬩ perfect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit
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Ðæt gefremede mán the perpetrated crime, Th. Apol. 2, 5
ge-sceaft
the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an element ⬩ creātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentum ⬩ a decree, destiny, fate, condition ⬩ destĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtio ⬩ creation, creature ⬩ decree of fate ⬩ creatura, elementum, habitus, fatum
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Kmbl. 2997; An. 1501: Cd. 191; Th. 239, 11; Dan. 368: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 16; Met. 11, 8. Hí wuldriaþ æðelne ordfruman ealra gesceafta they glorify the noble origin of all creatures, 13 b; Th. 25, 18; Cri. 402: 21 b; Th. 57, 29; Cri. 926: Andr.
deáþ-sele
A death-hall ⬩ mortis aula
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A death-hall; mortis aula In ðam deáþsele in the death-hall, Exon. 48 b; Th. 166, 25; Gú. 1048. On wítehús, deáþsele deófoles into the house of torment, the death-hall of the devil, 30 b; Th. 94, 8; Cri. 1537: 97 a; Th. 362, 1; Wal. 30
wǽg-bora
A wave-bearer ⬩ a creature that lives beneath the waves
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A wave-bearer, a creature that lives beneath the waves Wundorlíc wǽgbora, Beo. Th. 2884; B. 1440
glídan
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His sceadu gehǽlde ealle þá untruman þe heó ofer glád, Hml. S. 10, 20. Besweþe ꝥ hió áweg ne glíde, Lch. ii. 250, 19. to pass away Þæt þá sáule wunde . . . glídan móte, Ps.
eástan
From the east, easterly ⬩ ab ŏriente
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Æðeltungla wyn eástan líxeþ the delight of the noble stars shines easterly, Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 6; Ph. 290: 57 a; Th. 204, 24; Ph. 102: 20b; Th. 55, 19; Cri. 886. Eásten hider from the east hither, Cd. 27; Th. 35, 16; Gen. 555.
hréd-eádig
Glorious ⬩ noble ⬩ triumphant
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Hærfest biþ hréðeádegost hæleþum bringeþ géres wæstmas ða ðe him god sendeþ autumn is most glorious, it brings to man the fruits of the year which God sends them, Menol. Fox 475; Gn. C. 8
á-pundrian
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to estimate Eów sceal þæt leás ápundrad (printed á-wundrad, but the facsimile has p not þ) weorðan tó woruldgedále that falseness shall be accounted to you as just cause for parting with life, El. 581
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dreórgian
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Dele 'to fall, perish,' and add Hí dreórigende þóhton and mid heora módes un*-*rótnysse teáras áléton they grew dismal as they thought and in the sadness of their hearts shed tears, Hml. S. 23, 445
CEOLE
The throat, JOWL ⬩ guttur, fauces
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Ne cleopigaþ hí, ðeáh ðe hí ceolan habban they [i. e. idols] cry not, though they have throats, Ps. Th. 113, 16
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ge-cweþan
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L. 5, 14. to say. with noun (pronoun) object Þæt þæt ic tó eów gecweðe, þæt ic cweðe tó eallum mannum. Hml. Th. 524, 16. Heora nán nyste hwæt óðer gecwæð, 472, 28. Þá cwæþ hé: 'þanc ic dó ...'. Sóna swá hé þás word gecwæþ, Bl. H. 191, 23-29.
Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden
and-weardnes
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Add: -wurd-, -wyrd-nes. local Þǽr bið engla andweardnes, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 26. Hié mon tó his andweardnesse héht gestandan they were summoned to stand before him, Bl. H. 173, 10. For þǽre andweardnesse þínes yrres a vultu irae tuae, Ps. Th. 37, 3.
inca
Doubt ⬩ question ⬩ offence ⬩ ill-will ⬩ fear
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Then they all answered that they knew no cause of complaint against him; interrogavit, si omnes placidum erga se animum, et sine querela controversiæ ac rancoris haberent.
for-liger
an adulteress
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Of þám dyrnum forligrum gescyppan lybbende cild, Hml. A. 36, 307. Þá fúlan forligeras Sodomitiscra ðeóda, Hml. S. 13, 191. Add:
láf
remnant ⬩ remains ⬩ relic ⬩ remainder ⬩ rest ⬩ lave ⬩ legacy ⬩ heirloom ⬩ a relict ⬩ widow
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Kmbl. 14, 20. used in poetry of weapons with the gen. of the implement employed in making them Ic eom wráðra láf fýres and feóle I am the leaving of foes, of fire and of file [a sword, forged in the fire and sharpened by the file], Exon. 126 a; Th. 484
dæg-wóma
The rush of day, the dawn ⬩ diei apparitio, aurora
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The rush of day, the dawn; diei apparitio, aurora Dægwóma becwom, morgen mǽretorht the dawn came, the beautiful morning, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 26; Exod. 344.
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un-andergilde
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The meanings suggested in the Dictionary should be retained. In the passage quoted hwæt þú áge unandergildes is a mere expansion of hwæt þínes ágnes seó. (Dr. Craigie's note.)
cemban
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Stríc þú mid þínum fingrum on þín feax nyþerwearad, swilce þú cembe þé, Tech. ii. 127, 5. Hý sculan hiora heáfod cemban, Lch. ii. 30, 31. to comb wool, &c. Be cemdan wearpe de stuppe stamineo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 62