ofer-færeld
A going across, passage, transit
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Heore is ðæt scip and se ouerfæreld ðare hæuene eorum (the monks of Christchurch) est navicula et transfretatio portus, Chart. Th. 317, 38. Æfter oferfærelde sǽ reádre post transitum maris rubri, Hymn. Surt. 82, 7
ofer-módig
Proud, arrogant, saucy, wanton ⬩ contumax
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Proud, arrogant, saucy, wanton:— Mǽden biþ ofer-módig a girl (born on the thirteenth day of the moon) will be saucy, Lchdm. iii. 190, 16. Ofermódige superbi, Ps. Th. 118, 51. Ofermódigra superborum, Ps. Spl. 118, 69. Ofermódigum superbis, 122, 5.
slítung
tearing, rending, biting ⬩ wasting, spoiling ⬩ consumpcio ⬩ saevitia
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Fugelas hig fretaþ mid ðære biterustan slítunge devorabunt eos aves morsu amarissimo Dent. 32, 24. Sume men fram ðara wyrma slítunge sweltaþ Lchdm. ii. 176, 14. wasting, spoiling Similar entries v. slítan, VI. Slítunge arpagine (or under I.?) Wrt.
smæc
Smack, taste, savour ⬩ gustus, sapor
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More he uynt smak in ane zoure epple þanne in ane huetene lhoue Ayenb. 82, 21. Smak or taste gustus Prompt. Parv. 460
á-spelian
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Ben. 101, 5. ꝥ se mæssepreóst æt þám þingum þone bisceop áspelian móte ut presbytero in illis rebus episcopi munere fungi liceret, LI. Th. ii. 176, 34. Sý se hordere áspeled (-ad, v. l.) æt þǽre þénunge cellarius excusetur a coquina, R. Ben. 59, 2.
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ge-niman
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L. 11, 12. where movement (lit. or fig.) is induced, to take a person, get a person to move, bring Nǽnig mon ne mæg cuma tó mé, búta fæder ginioma (genimmǽ, L. traxerit) hine, Jn. R. 6, 44. <b>IX a.
in-geþanc
Thought ⬩ thinking ⬩ cogitation ⬩ intent ⬩ mind ⬩ heart ⬩ conscience
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Óþ ðæt hé ongeat ðæs módes ingeþancas until he understood the mind's thoughts, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 5. Hie behealdaþ ealle ða ingeþoncas hiora módes tota illud mentis intentione custodiunt, Past. 21, 5 ; Swt. 161, 14.
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hider
to this world ⬩ to this life ⬩ in this world ⬩ to this point ⬩ hither and thither ⬩ to and fro
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Ne þec mon hider móse fédeð they won't come hither to feed you, Gú. 245. to the country or region to which the speaker belongs, with a verb expressing movement Þ wæs ymb twá gér þæs þe hié hider ofer sǽ cómon, Chr. 895; P. 89, 1: 937; P. 110, 3: B. 240
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micel
Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great
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Him mon sóhte mǽstra daga ǽlce they were attacked most days, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 15. His fultum mihte mǽstra (MS.
ge-trymman
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Heora cyning mid þǽm scopleóðe heora mód getrymede, Ors. 1, 14; S. 58, 1. Getrym ( confirma ) bróðro ðíno, Lk. p. 11, 4. Getrymeg (-tryme, R.), Lk. L. 22, 32. Ðæt sió hering getrymme ðæs wácmódan monnes mód wið ðá tǽlinge, Past. 213, 2.
ilding
Delay ⬩ putting off ⬩ deferring ⬩ prolonging ⬩ connivance
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Ne wæs ðá ylding tó ðon ðæt hí heápmǽlum cóman non mora ergo confluentibus catervis, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 31. Ne wæs dá ylding ðæt monige gelýfdon quid mora? crediderunt nonnulli, 1, 26; S. 487, 39: 3. 9; S. 533, 38.
an-bíd
Awaiting ⬩ expectation ⬩ expectatio ⬩ mora
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Awaiting, expectation; expectatio, mora Ðǽr wæron ǽrendracan on anbíde there ambassadors were in waiting, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 44.
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á-wiht
At all ⬩ by any means ⬩ omnino ⬩ ullo modo
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At all, by any means; omnino, ullo modo Ne lata ðú áwiht do not thou tarry at all, Ps. Th. 69, 7: 77, 10, 12: 134, 19.
God-fyrht
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Ic haue hére godefrihte muneces I have here godfearing monks, Chr. 656; Erl. 32, 1. Ðá ongan Andreas grétan godfyrhtne then began Andrew to greet the godfearing man, Andr. Kmbl. 2043; An. 1024: 3030; An. 1518. Godferhte, Ps. C. 14; Grn. ii. 277, 14
tuscel
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Tuxlas ( molas ) leóna tóbrycþ Drihten, Ps. Spl. 57, 6
þrútian
To swell with pride or anger
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Hé cwæþ hire þus tó mid þrútigendum móde ( angrily, passionately ), Homl. Skt. i. 10, 273
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un-gesceapen
unshapen ⬩ unformed ⬩ uncreated
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unshapen, unformed Interjectio is án dǽl sprǽce getácniende ðæs módes gewilnunge mid ungesceapenre stemne ( voce incondita ), Ælfc. Gr. 48; Zup. 277, 17.
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wiþ-licgan
To be obstructive ⬩ object ⬩ oppose
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Similar entries Cf. wiþ-standan Behét man him ðæt hé móste wurðe beón ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe hé ǽr áhte. Ðá wiðlæg (wiðcwæð, MS. D.) Harold, Chr. 1046; Erl. 173, 2.
floterian
to flutter
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Germ. 400, 492. to flutter, make short, quick flights Flotorodon praeuolant, 499. to move (intrans.) restlessly with excitement Him wæs swá uneáðe, and þá eágan floterodon he was ill at ease, and his eyes moved restlessly from one to another, Hml.
stán-torr
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Add Þæt áborstene clif hreás ofdúneweard . . . ac þá þá se hálga wer geseah þone stántorr ufene tóweardes him farende . . . hé áwrát Crístes róde tácen and þone stántorr swá feallende gefæstnode on þǽre sídan þæs muntes ingentis saxi moles erupta est