ild
an age ⬩ ævum ⬩ sæculum ⬩ age ⬩ years ⬩ ætas ⬩ mature ⬩ eld ⬩ senectus ⬩ vetustas ⬩ age
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On hyre ylde ácende sunu peperit filium in senectute sua, Gen. 21, 2. Cild ðæt ðe heó Abrahame on his ylde ácende filium quem peperit ei [Abraham] jam seni, 7 : Beo. Th. 43; B. 22.
swíþ
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Hí ásetton hreód on hys swíðran, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 29. Ic sceáwade on ða swýðran considerabam ad dexteram, Ps. Th. 141, 4. Æt swýþrum þearfan a dexteris pauperis, Ps. Spl. 108, 30. Fram swýðrum ðínum a dextris tuis, 90, 7
un-þanc
disfavour ⬩ displeasure ⬩ anger ⬩ ill-will ⬩ an unpleasing act ⬩ a displeasure ⬩ an offence ⬩ annoyance ⬩ not thanks ⬩ displeasure expressed in words ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ without consent ⬩ on compulsion ⬩ ingratis ⬩ without (a person's) consent ⬩ not of (one's own) accord ⬩ against (one's) will
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Ealle hyra unlustas hí sceolon gebétan sylfwylles on ðyssum lífe, oððe unþances æfter ðyssum lífe, Homl. Th. i. 148, 28: Homl. Skt. i. 17, 31.
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wlitig
Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious
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Th. 196, 24; Az. 179. of sound Hyre stefn oncwæð wlitig of wolcnum, Exon. Th. 259, 16; Jul. 283. Swég eallum songcræftum swétra and wlitigra, 206, 26; Ph. 132. Wóða wlitegaste, Elen.
wróht
accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt
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Ða ðe wróhte sáwaþ seminantes jurgia, Past. 47 ; Swt. 357, 14, 22. cause of complaint, injury, hurt Næs hyra wlite gewemmed, ne nǽnig wróht on hrægle, Cd. Th. 243, 17; Dan. 437.
Linked entries: wróht-bora wróht-dropa wróht-georn
be-healdan
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Cweþað þá ðe syndan stunte þæt mycel forhæfednes lytel behealde that there is very little in great abstinence, Wlfst. 55, 24. to have meaning, signify Wit gesáwon swefen, ac wyt nyton hwá hyt unc átelle, hwæt hit behealde what its meaning is.
ge-læccan
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Ne mihte hyra ǽlc ánne bitan of ðám gelæccan ( non sufficiant ut unusquisque modicum quid accipiat, Jn. 6, 7), Hml. Th. i. 182, 11. to take a person preparatory to action, to take and do something Gelahte hine of ðǽm folce sundurlíce, Mk. L. 7, 33.
ge-dréfan
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.); hǽl hyre wunde, Ps. Th. 59, 2. Tógeánes ðám þe mé gedrǽfdon (adversus eos qui tribulant me, Ps. Th. 22, 6), Hml. Th. ii. 114, 28. Ne aenig monn gedroefað gié neminem concutiatis, Lk. L.
wela
wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ abundance ⬩ wealth ⬩ weal ⬩ prosperity ⬩ happy estate
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Búwa eorðan and féd ðé on hyre welum (weolum, Surt.) inhabita terram, et pasceris in divitiis ejus 36, 3. weal, prosperity, happy estate Bið him se wela onwended, and wyrð him wíte gegearwod, Cd. Th. 28, 5; Gen. 431.
ge-síþ
A companion ⬩ fellow ⬩ companion or follower of a chief or king ⬩ socius ⬩ comes
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Hyre wæs hálig gǽst singal gesíþ to her the Holy Spirit was a constant companion, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 4; Jul. 242. To hám his gesíþes in dŏmo cŏmĭtis, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 43. He on ðæs gesíþes hús ineóde dŏmum cŏmĭtis intrāvit, 5, 4; S. 617, 16.
frætwe
Ornaments ⬩ adornments ⬩ decorations ⬩ treasures ⬩ ornāmenta ⬩ ornātus ⬩ res pretiōsæ
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Frætwa hyrde the guardian of the treasures, 6258; B. 3133. Máþma fela frætwa many treasures, ornaments, 74; B. 37. Ðám frætwum to these precious things, 4332; B. 2163. He ðám frætwum féng he received the ornaments, 5970; B. 2989.
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læc
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The word, if this be the true form of it, occurs only once, in the following passage Gárulf gecrang ealra ǽrest ... ymb hyne gódra fela hwearf lacra hrǽr hræfn wandrode sweart and sealobrún, Fins. Th. 64-70; Fin. 33-5.
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ríþ
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Eorþan ríþum terrae rivulis, Hymn. Surt. 17, 12. Ic geseah ða wlitegan swilce culfran ástígende ofer streámlicum ríþum, Homl. Th. i. 444, 10. Swelce hit ealllytlum ríþum tórinne, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 12 : 65; Swt. 469, 5 : Met. 5, 20.
geómor
Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretched ⬩ tristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭser ⬩ doleful, miserable ⬩ depressed, sad, sorrowful ⬩ misery ⬩ misery ⬩ pity ⬩ mĭsĕria
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He wæg hyge geómurne he bare a mournful spirit, 52 a; Th. 182, 15; Gú. 1310. In ðas geómran woruld in this sad world, 57 b; Th. 207, 10; Ph. 139: 63a; Th. 232, 35; Ph. 517. Geómran stefne with mournful voice, Andr. Kmbl. 122; An. 61: 2254; An. 1128.
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þrinness
Trinity
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Clypung tó ðære hálgan Ðrynnisse invocatio ad sanctam trinitatem, Hymn. Surt. 1, 1. Wé andettaþ ... ðrynnesse in ánnesse and ánnesse on ðære ðrynnesse, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 36. For ða háligan ðrinesse, Rtl. 114, 17. Þrynesse, Blickl. Homl. 205, 30
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ge-metfæst
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Fela sceal tó holdan hámes geréfan and tó gemetfæstán manna hyrde, Angl. ix. 265, ll. Þám ungestæþþegan þú miht secgan ꝥ hé biþ unstillum fugelum gelícra ðonne gemetfestum monnum inconstans studia permutat ?
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hlihhan
to laugh ⬩ to rejoice ⬩ to laugh at ⬩ to laugh ⬩ to scorn ⬩ To laugh at ⬩ deride ⬩ scorn
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Gl. 1150. used of the mind: Wæs him frófra mǽst geworden . . . hlihende hyge, El. 995. to laugh at (with gen.) Seó eáðmódnes hlóh þǽre ofer-módignesse fylles humilitas deridet superbiam iacentem, Prud. 34 a.
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on-búgan
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Se yfela man hyne forcyrreþ oððe him onbúgeþ, Lch. i. 318, 24. Ealle gesceafta onbúgað gebígedum cneówe ðám Hǽlendum Críste, Hml. Th. ii. 362, 1: 18, 3. Þá leóda þé onbúgað, Hml. S. 7, 366.
óga
the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fear ⬩ the exciting cause of such a feeling ⬩ an object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thing ⬩ to fear ⬩ to terrify ⬩ to frighten ⬩ terrible
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Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 26: metus 11; Som. 15, 12 pavor, Hymn. Surt. 3, 23. Micel óga horror him becom, Gen. 15, 12. Bútan ógan (absque terrore) hé hine gerest, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 4. Ða clypode hé mid micclum ógan, Homl.
lǽran
To teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ educate ⬩ to preach ⬩ to exhort ⬩ admonish ⬩ advise ⬩ persuade ⬩ suggest
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Gyf se déma ðiss geáxaþ wé lǽraþ hyne and gedóþ eów sorhleáse si hoc auditum fuerit a præside, nos suadebimus ei et securos vos faciemus, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 14. Ic lǽrde sibbe ymb manige þeóda; ǽrest ic lǽrde ðæt men lufodan hié him betweónan ...