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weorold-spéd

(n.)
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weorold-spéd, e; f.
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him weoruldspéde and ǽhte ( locus faculiasque ) forgeaf, 3, 24; S. 556, 42. Ðé Dryhten geaf welan and wiste and woruldspéde, Andr. Kmbl. 636; An. 318. Ðonne hié wilniaþ ðæt hié hira woruldspéda (world-, Cott.

húru-þinga

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Sé þe . . . dæghwámlice his circan gesécan ne mæge, húruðinga on ðám Sunnandagum þider cume, Hml.

sceald-þýfel

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Dele 'Scaldhýflas. . . col. 2,' and add Gesáwon hine þurh þá scealdþýfelas mid fellum gegyredne. wéndon ꝥ hit sum wilde deór wǽre quem dum vestitum pellibus inter fruteta cernerent, aliquam bestiam esse crediderunt, Gr. D. 100, 9.

ge-þrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrǽstan, p. -þrǽste; pp. -þrǽst

To twisthurttormentafflictcontĕrĕreafflīgere

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Godes engel geþrǽste angelus Domini adfligens eos, 34, 6

Linked entry: ge-þréstan

fléwst

(v.)
Grammar
fléwst, 2nd and 3rd sing. pres. of flówan.

flowestflows

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he fléwþ flowest, flows, Ex. 3, 8;

lǽn-land

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-land, es; n.
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to the possession of Eadric his thane, such as before he held by lease, Cod.

truma

(n.)
Grammar
truma, an; m.
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-Truma acies, exercitus, Hpt. Gl. 477, 13. férde mid fyrdlícum truman and ða burh geeode. Jos. 11. 10: Homl. Ass. 113, 356. Truman aciem, Hpt. Gl. 426, 69.

þurh-scríþan

(v.)

to pass throughglide throughto go through a subjectexamineconsiderperlustrare

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our Lord's nature according to the flesh ), ne on him gelýfan swylce sý ánfeald man búton his godcundnysse, ac wé sceolon gelýfan ðæt ys sóð man and sóðlíce God, Anglia viii. 324, 1

wræc-lást

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-lást, es; m.

An exile-track

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An exile-track Waraþ hine wræclást. Exon. Th. 288, 16; Wand. 32. wunode wræclástum he lived in exile, Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 196, 36. wræclástas trsed he wandered an outlaw, Beo. Th. 2709; B. 1352.

first-mearc

an intervala respite

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wilnode fyrsþmearce (inducias) . . . gewilnode þára fyrstmearca, ac þá ná ne onféng, 326, 18-20

gíme-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
gíme-leás, adj.
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Ðǽm unbealdum is tó cýðanne giémeleáse hié bióð ðonne hié hié selfe to suíðe forsióð inconstantibus intimandum est, quod valde se despicientes negligunt Past. 305, 16.

ge-beót

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S. 18, 20. a promise to do hurt, a threat, threatening . . . gebealh hine, and mid gebeóte cwæð : ' Wite ðú ꝥ ðú wurðan scealt . . . ofslagen, Hml. A. 107, 146 : Hml. S. 3, 222. swór ꝥ hine wolde fordón.

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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He fýsde forþ flán genehe: hwílon he on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde he poured forth his arrows abundantly: sometimes he shot on the shield, sometimes he pierced the warrior, Byrht. Th. 139, 46; By. 270: Beo.

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

ge-árian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-árian, p; ode; pp. od; v. trans.

To give honourto honourhonōrārehonorĭfĭcāreTo have mercy or compassion upon any onebe merciful topitypardonpropĭtium essemisĕrēriparcĕreTo endow

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have compassion upon me, eternal Ruler! Hy. 1, 2; Hy. Grn. ii. 280, 2. Ðæt se Déma us geárige that the Judge may have compassion on us, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 13.

Linked entry: gearod

lange

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Lengde hit man swá lange ꝥ seó scipfyrd eall beláf, Chr. 1052; P. 177, 23. leofode swá lange ꝥ man his cynn nyste, Angl. vii. 44, 417. forweornde swá lange oð his sciperes geféngon hine, Chr. 1046 ; P. 169, 8.

ymb-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-þanc, es; m. n. : -þanca, an; m.
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Ðæt ongieten mid wærlíce ymbeþonce ut cauta circumspectione considerent 58; Swt. 445, 5. Ðætte ðone ymbeþonc ðæs wærscipes ne forlǽte ut circumspectionem prudentiae non amittant 35; Swt. 237, 17.

á-gildan

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Ic lǽrde ꝥ hié heora gafol águldon, Bl. H. 185, 22. Wæstm ágildan to bring forth fruit, 55, 6. <b>II a.</b> of duty or service, to pay, perform :-- Ic ágeald reddidi (vota mea ), Kent. Gl. 197. Gesceád ágyldan to render an account , Hml.

Linked entries: á-geldan on-gildan

ísen

(n.)
Grammar
ísen, n.
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Ðæt ísen ðæt hié men mid lácnian sculdon, 364, 10. teáh ꝥ ísen (cf. þás hringan, 66) úp, Hml. S. 21, 69. Hét se kyning lecgan háte ísena under his nacodum fótum, ac arn wæter úp and célde þá ísena, 36, 392

on-gildan

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Iúdéas gedydon him dǽda þá wirrestan ; ꝥ drófe onguldon, Lch. iii. 286, 14. with clause Hié mid hiera cucum onguldon þæt hié ungyltige cwealdon, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 9. to undergo (a penalty) as a compensation for wrongdoing, pay with the evil suffered

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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gehýrde heora þrowunga he heard of their sufferings (they had been struck blind), Blickl.