feáwa
a few
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H. 53, 1. On þám folce feáwe wǽran ǽnige there were few only in that folk, Ps. Th. 104, 11. Hwæt ðá feáwa syndan þe his willan wyrcean willen, R. Ben. 2, 17. Hé cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa hé áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml.
áþ-wyrþe
Worthy of an oath ⬩ worthy of credit ⬩ dignus qui juret
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Worthy of an oath, worthy of credit; dignus qui juret Gif he áþwyrþe biþ if he be oath-worthy, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 14: L. Ed. 3 ; Th. i. 160, 21
em-twá
two even parts, halves ⬩ dīmĭdia
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He tobærst on emtwá he burst asunder into halves. Homl. Th. ii. 250, 26
Linked entry: twégen
fold-græf
An earth-grave ⬩ sepulcrurn
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An earth-grave; sepulcrurn He ahóf of foldgræfe he raised [it] from an earthly grave, Elen. Kmbl. 1686; El. 845. Of foldgrafum from the earth-graves, Exon. 23a; Th. 63, 27; Cri. 1026
ful-georne
Full earnestly ⬩ very diligently ⬩ full well ⬩ diligentissĭme ⬩ optĭme
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Full earnestly, very diligently, full well; diligentissĭme, optĭme He wiste fulgeorne ðæt God hine lufode he knew full well that God loved him; qui optime nōvĕrat Dŏmĭnum esse cum eo, Gen. 39, 3
Linked entry: full-georne
hwistlian
to hiss ⬩ whistle
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To make a hissing sound, to hiss, whistle Hé hwystlode stranglíc[e] stemne he [the devil] made a great hissing, Nar. 43, 17. [Wick. whistlen hiss (A. V.) Piers P. whistlen (to birds ).]
ge-bédian
To pray ⬩ pray to ⬩ worship ⬩ ōrāre ⬩ adōrāre
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To pray, pray to, worship; ōrāre, adōrāre Ðæt he wolde Róme gesécan, and him ðǽr gebédigan that he would visit Rome, and worship there, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 21, note, MS. T
þrohtig
Enduring ⬩ firm ⬩ persevering ⬩ laborious
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Ic eom swiftre ðonne hé, þrágum strengra, hé þreohtigra, Exon. Th. 494, 7; Rä. 82, 4
Linked entry: þreohtig
un-æþellíce
Ignobly
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Ignobly Ic cúþe sumne bróþor ... wæs hé geseted on æþelum mynstre, ac hé unæþelíce his líf lifede novi fratrem ... positum in monasterio nobili, sed ipsum ignobiliter viventem, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 9
Linked entry: æþel-íce
æt-lutian
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Add: absolute Hé on dymhofon ætlutode, Hml. Th. ii. 122, 4. with dat. of person from whom one hides Hé ætluðode his éhterum, Hml. S. 19, 21. Ætlutian his feóndum, Jud. 4, 18
Linked entry: lutian
fót-setl
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A footstool Sæt hé mid ðám cynincge æt gereorde. Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer wið ðæs fótsetles sprǽce benumen (cf. mutus in ipsa sede declinavit, Florence of Worcester), Chr. 1053; P. 182, 21
geond-récan
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to smoke thoroughly, fill with smoke Þonne hé restan wille, hæbbe gléda þǽrinne, lege stor on þá gléda, and réc hine mid ꝥ hé swǽte, and ꝥ hús geondréc, Lch. ii. 348, 6
þider-weard
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Add: where a verb of motion is implied Geseah hé olfendas þyderweard vidit camelos venientes procul, Gen. 24, 63. Ðá þá hé þágíta wæs feorron þyderweard adhuc longe positum, Gr. D. 37, 15
wiþerian
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</b> add Þá hé geseah ꝥ hé ne mihte wið wiþerian (wiðwiþerian ?; wiðstandan, v.l.) þæs hálgan mannes fremmingum cum se conspiceret ejus profectibus obviare non posse, Gr. D. 117, 19
rynig
Good at running
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He gon to rusien swa þe runie (wode, 2nd MS.) wulf þenne he cumeð of holte, Laym. 20123.]
slítere
a waster, destroyer ⬩ a consumer of food, a glutton
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Ðá sǽde hé him, ðæt hé wǽre cyrican slítere Wulfst. 235, 24. a consumer of food, a glutton Slíteras lurcones Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 26
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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Hig wǽron áwritene ipsi descripti fuerunt, Num. 11, 26. to write on material, cover with writing Þæt hé Alexandres wísan besceáwade, swá hé hit him eft hám bebeád on ánum brede áwriten, and siþþan hit áwriten wæs hé hit oferworhte mid weaxe virum ad
Linked entry: wrítan
BÁT
BOAT ⬩ ship ⬩ vessel ⬩ linter ⬩ scapha ⬩ navicula
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He bát gestág he ascended a boat, Exon. 52a; Th. 181, 33; Gú. 1302
Linked entry: bát-swán
Drihten-líce
According to the Lord, by the Lord ⬩ secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno
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According to the Lord, by the Lord; secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno Ðæt he Drihtenlícor mǽge beón hálig genemned that he may be called holy by the Lord, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 9
Linked entry: Dryhten-líce
fǽr-wyrd
A terrible fate, destruction, perdition ⬩ terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio
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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS