lǽdan
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why did you cause this man to come hither? Bl. H. 85, 25. Hé lǽdde hié mid. ligenum and mid listum speón, Gen. 588. ' Ðǽr ðú ongeáte hwidre ic þé nú teohhie tó lǽdenne.' . . . ' Hwider wilt þú mé lǽdan?'
níd-þearf
necessity ⬩ inevitableness ⬩ necessity ⬩ constraint ⬩ need ⬩ a necessary thing ⬩ what a person needs ⬩ need ⬩ distress ⬩ trouble ⬩ a necessary business
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Homl. 23, 1 : 81, 36. a necessary thing, what a person needs Wuhta gehwylc wilnaþ tó eorþan, sume nédþearfe (cf. ealle ðider ( earthwards ) willniaþ ... ðæs ðe hí beþurfon, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 29) sume neódfræce, Met. 31, 15.
ge-hiwian
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Swá micel is betwux þǽre gehíwodan anlícnysse and ðám sóðan ðinge so much difference is there between the image made to represent a thing and the real thing Hml.
Linked entry: ge-hiwad
ge-gán
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Ic þíne bebodu wolde gegán, Ps. Th. 118, 40.
LǼCE
A LEECH ⬩ doctor ⬩ physician ⬩ a leech
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B. lǽcas] náht mycel hǽlan bútan ðisse wyrte certainly, doctors cannot heal much without this plant, Herb. 20, 4; Lchdm. i. 114, 22. Lǽcas lǽraþ ðisne lǽcedóm, L. M. 2, cont. 18, 20; Lchdm. ii. 160, 17, 22. Lǽceas secgaþ, 19; Lchdm. ii. 160, 19.
morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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Grn. 21, 15. that which causes death Ðú (the evil soul) wǽre ðǽr (in this world) morþ and myrþra, ac ðú ne miht hér (in the next world) swá beón, Wulfst. 241, 9.
Linked entries: morþ-weorc morþ-wyrhta
betǽcan
to entrust ⬩ guidance ⬩ to hand over ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ to assign ⬩ destine ⬩ yield to ⬩ to direct
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Ben. 49, 18. a person (thing) to an office, &c. Ǽnig þǽra þinga þe tó lácum betǽht bið, Wlfst. 157, 17. Bi-gencgum betǽhtne ceremoniis deputatum, An. Ox. 2225.
hundred
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L. 6, 40. (2 a) used of things denoting value, where the thing is to be inferred. Cf. modern use of hundred = hundred pounds.
on-findan
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Hé onfunde Godes ierre on ðám hearme ðe his bearne becóm, Past. 39, 4. to detect a person in wrongdoing Anfunden deprehensus (of a thief), Kent.
hiw
Shape, ⬩ make, ⬩ form, ⬩ fashion, ⬩ species, ⬩ kind, ⬩ appearance, ⬩ symbol, ⬩ hue, ⬩ colour, ⬩ beauty
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Ðeós gerýnu is wedd and hiw this mystery is a pledge and a symbol, Homl. Th. ii. 272, 60. Sǽde hwylc ðæs biscopes hiw wǽre effigiem ejusdem Paulini referre esset solitus, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 32: Andr. Kmbl. 7449; An. 725.
swég
unregulated, confused sound, noise, din, crash ⬩ regulated, modulated or articulate sound, ⬩ sound made by living creatures, voice, cry or note of a bird, song ⬩ sound made by means of an instrument, ⬩ voice; also the instrument ⬩ a person
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a person Be onfangenysse swégea de acceptione personarum, Scint. 183, 17 (swég is used several times in the section under this heading to gloss persona). Similar entries v. benc-, hearp-, here-, hilde-, morgen-swég
Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg
á-wrítan
to write out or down ⬩ write words ⬩ to transcribe ⬩ copy in writing ⬩ to state in writing ⬩ to write a book, letter, ⬩ to write of or about something ⬩ to write to ⬩ to write an account of ⬩ describe ⬩ to inscribe the name of a person ⬩ to write on material ⬩ cover with writing ⬩ to make a symbol other than a letter
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(Subst. this for quotation in Dict. from Bos. 17, 42.) Áwriten wǽran pinguntur (in tomo castae praeconia vitae ), Wrt.
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ge-biddan
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II. of prayer to an object (person or thing) held sacred. to pray, say a prayer Andreas þá gebæd, Bl. H. 247, 14. Ðús gebiddende, 245, 3. (1 a) reflexive, to say one's prayers :-- Hé hine gebæd, Bl. H. 217, 26.
ge-met
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Ptolomeus wrát ealles þises middangeardes gemet on ánre béc, Bt. 18, l ; F. 62, 7. II a. fig. On gimett ældes gifylnisse in mensuram aetatis plenitudinis, Rtl. 83, 17. II b.
sweord
A sword
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The sword with which Beowulf is armed for his attack on Grendel's mother is named Hrunting, and to the praise of this weapon the poet devotes several lines, Beo.
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lytel
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L. 2, 6. mean, vile, of things Tó þám þæt ðú hwylce þénunga mínon lytlan líchaman tó gehýðnysse gegearwige, Hml.
FÓSTER
FOSTERing ⬩ nourishing ⬩ rearing ⬩ feeding ⬩ food ⬩ nourishment ⬩ provisions ⬩ edŭcātio ⬩ nutrīcium ⬩ pastio ⬩ alĭmentum ⬩ victus
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Let six shillings be paid for the fostering of a foundling for the first year, twelve for the second, thirty for the third; afterwards, according to its appearance, L. In. 26; Th. i. 118, 17-20: 38; Th. i. 126, 5.
hrif
The womb ⬩ belly ⬩ uterus ⬩ venter
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The womb, belly; uterus, venter Ðín ðæt fæðmlíce hrif thine enfolding womb, Blickl. Homl. 7, 29. Hrif uterus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 8: 19 12: Rtl. 51, 27. Ðæt uferre hrif, L. M. 2, 28; Lchdm. ii. 224, 8. Rif vel seó inre wamb alvus, Ælfc.
Linked entry: in-gehrif
líc-wyrþe
pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ agreeable ⬩ estimable ⬩ sterling
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Ðínre ðære lícwurþan mundbyrdnesse to thine acceptable protection, Glostr. Frag. 108, 16. Him swá gecwéme and lícwyrþe folc, Lchdm. iii. 434, 5.
múþ
The mouth ⬩ the mouth as an instrument of speech ⬩ the face ⬩ A mouth ⬩ opening ⬩ orifice
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Th. 62, 9. the face Ic sprece tó him múþe tó múþe, Num. 12, 8. of things, A mouth, opening, orifice Ǽlces kynnes múþ orificium, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 57 : Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 10; Rä. 33, 9. Duru sceal on healle, rúm recedes múþ. Menol. Fox 533; Gn.