þurh-faran
to go through or over ⬩ to traverse ⬩ pertransire ⬩ To pass ⬩ to pierce ⬩ pass through ⬩ to pass beyond ⬩ transcend ⬩ to penetrate
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Spl. 104, 17. to pass beyond, transcend Hefonas hé ðurhfór ( transcendit ), Past. 16; Swt. 99, 23. to penetrate Sió stefn ðæs láriówes ðurhfærþ ða heortats ðæs gehírendes illa vox auditorum cor penetrat, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 9: 21; Swt. 155, 11: Bt. 13
Linked entry: þurh-féran
clipung
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Cóm clypung of ðám Hálgan Gáste, þus cweðende, Hml. Th. i. 388, 12. Se sunderhálga cwæð: 'God! ic ðancige ðé þæt ic ne eom ná swilce óðre menn': ealles tó micel clypung þæt hé nǽre óðrum mannum gelíc . . .
genge
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Arthur com mid mucle his genge (alle his folke, 2nd MS.), 23850. The word occurs often in the Ormulum, mostly in a general sense, e.g. Þatt all þatt genge (folk ) mihhte lefenn uppo Criste, 6956.
ge-brocian
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Take here ge-broacute;cod (l. -brocod) in Dict. and add: to hurt, injure, break a bone. Cf. ge-broc, Gif widobáne gebroced weorðeð, Ll. Th. i. 16, 6. to afflict, distress, trouble, vex.
Linked entry: brócian
stefn
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Tó þæs þám manigfealdum and ungefóhlicum stefnum (hreáme, v. l.) se biscop cóm (ad cujus voces episcopus venit ), Gr. D. 64, 28. Wæterfrocgan hrímað hlúdum stefnum, Chrd. 96, 29.
tó-cleófan
To cleave asunder
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Óð ðone tóbrocenan beorg ðe ðǽr is tóclofen, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 251, 6. Æt ðam litlan tóclofenan beorge, iii. 421, 9. Tócleofenan, ii. 249, 26. His ban tocluuen, Laym. 1920. Drihhtin toclæf þe sæ, Orm. 14798. He smot and toclef þat heued, R.
swǽman
To trouble, afflict, grieve.
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Parv. 482, col. 1. In A. S. only the compound á-swǽman (q. v.) is found, apparently with the meaning to become troubled or grieved.
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waroþ
A shore ⬩ strand
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Feówer swulung ond án læs on waruðe gebyreð inn tó Raculfe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 429, 16. On waruðe, Andr. Kmbl. 479; An. 240. Hé geseah scip on ðæm warþe, Blickl. Homl. 233, 1. On ðæm warðe (worðe, Rush. ) in litore, Jn. Skt. Lind. 21, 4.
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seax
a knife ⬩ an instrument for cutting ⬩ a short sword ⬩ dagger
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Wirc ðé stǽnene sex fac tibi cultros lapideos, Jos. 5, 2. as a weapon, a short sword, dagger Ðǽr gebrægd ðara hǽðenra manna sum his seaxe; ðá hé hineðá stingan mynte, ðá nyste hé fǽringa hwǽr ðæt seax com, Blickl. Homl. 223, 16.
seofon
Seven
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Ðá com seofona sum, Andr. Kmbl. 2623; An. 1313. Mid feáwum bróðrum, ðæt is seofonum oððe eahtum, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567,4. Ðú seofone genim tudra gehwilces, Cd. Th. 80, 27; Gen. 1335. Geseh hé hyrdas standan seofone ætsomne. Andr. Kmbl. 1987; An. 996.
wil
will, pleasure ⬩ a pleasant or desirable thing
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Hé genam ðæt wíf ofer ðæs cynges wil, Chr. 1015; Th. i. 276, 4, col. 2. a pleasant or desirable thing Willa (wilna? v. willa. VIa) spédum, dugeða gehwilcre stépan, Cd. Th. 142, 18 ; Gen. 2363. Al his wil to don, Laym. 2793. Ðu wurchest mi wil, .
be-clýsan
to close ⬩ shut what is open ⬩ to close ⬩ put an end to ⬩ to shut up in a place
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. ¶ mid inseglum beclýsan to seal up, Guth. 8, 15: Wlfst. 259, 20. to shut out Þá com Martinus tó þám cásere, ac man hine beclýsde wiðútan, Hml. S. 31, 660
a-weaxan
To wax ⬩ grow ⬩ arise ⬩ come forth ⬩ crescere ⬩ oriri ⬩ provenire
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To wax, grow, arise, come forth; crescere, oriri, provenire Him aweaxeþ wynsum gefeá to them shall grow winsome delight, Exon. 26 a ; Th. 77, 7 ; Cri. 1253: Ps. Th. 128, 4: Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 24; Rä. 10, 10 : 103 b; Th. 392, 6; Rä. 11, 3: Elen.
lopystre
A lobster ⬩ a locust
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Cancros et polypodes, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 13. Lopestro (loppestra, Rush.) lucustas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 6
métan
To paint
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Métton ofergeweorke depicto mausoleo, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 35. [Þeȝȝ haffdenn liccness metedd, Orm. 1047
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weorold-scipe
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A worldly affair, an affair of this life Ne scyle nán Godes ðeów hine selfne tó ungemetlíce bindan on woruldscipum (world-, Cott.
ge-líþan
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Add: of journeying (by water), to come to land, arrive, reach port Geláþ adtigisset (portum attigit, Aid. 80, 5), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 23. Gelidun adplicuerunt (v. Mk. 6, 53), 73, 34. Hý tó lande geliden hæfdon.
wæter-egesa
Terror caused by water
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Grendles módor wæteregesan wunian sceolde, cealde streámas Grendel's mother must live among the dreadful waters, the cold streams. Beo. Th. 2524; B. 1260. Cf. wæter-bróga
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hafoc
A hawk ⬩ accipiter
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Mid hafoce accipitre, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 15, 17, 31, 37. Gód hafoc a good hawk, Beo. Th. 4519; .B. 2263. Sum sceal wildne fugol átemian heafoc one shall tame the wild bird, the hawk, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 16; Vy. 86
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hlyta
A diviner, ⬩ one who divines by casting lots
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A diviner, one who divines by casting lots Flaminius forseah ða sægene ðe ða hlyttan him sǽdon ðæt hé æt ðæm gefeohte ne cóme wið Gallíe Flaminius contemtis auspiciis quibus pugnare prohibebatur adversum Gallos, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 26.