be-lífan
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Swá hwæt swá tóforan þám neádbehéfum belifen byþ quidquid necessario victui superest, R. Ben. 138, 16. Þæt folc þæt on þǽre ceastre belyfen wæs, St. And. 34, 31. Beliuene superstites, Hpt. Gl. 484, 4. with predicate noun or adj.
swíþ-líc
very great, exceedingly great ⬩ with the idea of violent disturbance, violent, strong (of storm, wind, etc.) ⬩ of energetic, violent action, vehement, violent ⬩ of that which affects the senses or the feelings, strong, intense, severe ⬩ of feeling, or emotion, intense, vehement ⬩ of discipline or conduct,stern, severe, strict
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Ðonne hé on sumura for swíðlícre hǽtan geteorud byþ, Lchdm. i. 226, 22. Ðeós wyrt is háttre gecynde and swýðlícre, 236, 11. Strang tó swíðlícum drencum, Homl. Th. ii. 322, 15. God him sende swíðlíce ógan týn cinna wíta, Ælfc. T.
folgian
to FOLLOW ⬩ go behind ⬩ run after ⬩ pursue ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ to follow as a servant, attendant or disciple ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ adhærēre alicui ⬩ servīre ⬩ subdĭtus esse
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Wæs on eorþan éce Drihten feówertig daga folgad folcum, ǽr he to heofonríce astáh on earth the Lord eternal was followed [ = attended] by people for forty days, ere he ascended into heaven, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 4; Sat. 559
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LǼCE
A LEECH ⬩ doctor ⬩ physician ⬩ a leech
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A LEECH, [Shakspere uses the word once, and even now it has not quite died out, but perhaps, in prose at least, its meaning is usually that given by Bailey in his Dictionary 'a Farrier or Horse-Doctor,' a doctor rather for animals than men], doctor, physician
ge-wunian
to dwell ⬩ inhabit ⬩ to remain ⬩ stay ⬩ abide ⬩ continue ⬩ To stop, live, associate with ⬩ continue in or with ⬩ to be accustomed, wont
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Him gewunode ðæt he wæs geond ðæt wésten sundorgenga was accustomed to go through the desert by itself, Blickl. Homl. 199, 5. Swá swá he gewunode sicut consueverat, Mk. Bos. 10, 1.
scúfan
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Th. 135, 50; By. 136. Sume sceufon, sume tugon, and seó Godes fǽmne hwæðre stód. Shrn. 154, 26. to shove, thrust, cause to move with violence. literal Ðá ne gelífde Apollonius ðæt heó his gemæcca wǽre ac sceáf hí fram him, Ap. Th. 25, 6.
Linked entries: æt-sceófan of-scýfende for-scúfan be-scúfan sceófan
wirnan
to refuse ⬩ refrain from granting ⬩ to prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ keep from
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Th. 135, 15; By. 118. Ætsóc Goda ðæs feós ǽgiftes, and ðæs landes wyrnde he refused to give up the land Chart. Th. 201, 30. Myrce ne wyrndon heardes hondplegan, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 24. Se hláford ðe ryhtes wyrne, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 14.
ge-metgian
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</b> to modify by mixing, temper, prepare :-- Drync mínne mid wópe ic gemetgade (temperabam), Ps. Srt. 101, 10. Ꝥ ýþ 1ígas gemetegie ut unda flammas temperet, Hy. S. 17, 14.
ge-wrixl
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</b> office discharged by a substitute or successor, stead. of persons Hé genam þone hnæp æt þám cnihte, and mid his handa for gewrixle þæs cnihtes hé þám biscope þone drync sealde calicem abstulit, eumque per se episcopo vice pueri praebunt, Gr
gift
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Cf. nuptiae.] entrance into wedlock, ihe ceremony or procedure by which two persons are made man and wife, nuptials Drihten wolde geswutelian þæt ðá giftu beóð herigendlice ðe for bearnteáme beóð gefremode swíðor þonne for gálnysse. Hml.
ryne
A course, run, running, ⬩ an orbit ⬩ course, uninterrupted progress ⬩ a course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood ⬩ course, cycle, lustre ⬩ course of life
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Gif ðú hine lufast on ðínes lífes ryne, ðe ðé is ungewiss, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 52, 8. currus is translated by ryne in Ps. Spl. T. 67, 18 and TCant. Moys, hw. 29, 10. Bi his blodi rune þet ron inne monie studen, O. E. Homl. i. 207, 10.
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sceacan
to shake (intrans.), quiver ⬩ to flee, hurry off, go forth ⬩ to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking ⬩ to pass, proceed, depart ⬩ to shake (trans.) ⬩ to weave
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[Nes þer nan biscop ꝥ forð on his wæi ne scoc, naa] of material things,to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking Hwílum hára scóc forst of feaxe at times the hoar frost was thrown from my hair, Exon. 498, 26 ; Rä. 88, 7.
wác
yielding ⬩ not rigid ⬩ pliant ⬩ fluid ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ wanting mental or moral strength ⬩ wanting courage ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ not of great value or in high esteem ⬩ vilis
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Th. 132, 68; By. 43.
ge
and ⬩ even ⬩ even ⬩ both . . . and . . . ⬩ and
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Þæt ic lufige ge furðum on þeófum quas amo etiam in latronibus 16, 13. where ge introduces the first word or clause, and is followed by ge as a connective, both . . . and . . . Ge . . . ge tam . . . quam. An. Ox. 2745 : 8, 281.
torht
Bright, ⬩ splendid ⬩ of the brightness of light, ⬩ of splendid appearance ⬩ bright ⬩ beautiful ⬩ splendid ⬩ splendid, ⬩ glorious, ⬩ noble, ⬩ illustrious, ⬩ having splendid qualities or properties, ⬩ bright, ⬩ clear
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Tácna torhtost (the cross seen by Constantine; cf. ðæt wlitige treów, 330; El. 165), Elen. Kmbl. 327; El. 164. splendid, glorious, noble, illustrious, having splendid qualities or properties, of persons Se torhta (the Deity), Cd.
werian
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Th. 134, 11; By. 82. Wit unc wið hronfixas werian þóhton, Beo. Th. 1086; B. 541. Breóstnet wera wíð feónd folmum werigean, Cd. Th. 192, 26; Exod. 237. <b>III b.
nama
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S. 14, 76. in adjuration by reference to the Deity or to saints Ic bebiáde Eádwealde an Godes naman and an ealra his háligra ðet hé ðis wel healde, C. D. i. 297, 3. Ic bebióde on Godes naman (noman, v. l. ) ðæt . . ., Past. 9, 2.
weorþscipe
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Gifu gumena byð gleng and herenys, wraðu and weorðscype, and wræcna gehwam ár and ætwist, Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 25 ; Rún. 7. Mid twám wurðscipum geglængde se ælmihtiga Scyppend ðæs mannes sáwle; ðæt is mid écnysse and eádignysse, Homl.
þrymm
a host ⬩ great body of people ⬩ a force ⬩ multitude ⬩ a great body of water ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ might ⬩ glory ⬩ majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ greatness ⬩ grandeur
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Hié wið Drihtne dǽlan meahton wíc werodes þrymme by the might of their band, Cd. Th. 2, 31; Gen. 27. Eall ðæt ða þeódguman þrymme ( by force or gloriously? ) geeodon, Judth. Thw. 26, 17; Jud. 332. Se mec mæg écan meahtum, geþeón þrymme, Exon.
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hé
He, she, it
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Ðám wítgum ðe god self þurht hí spec the prophets by whom God himself spoke, Shrn. 107, 11. Ǽlc nýten biþ oððe hé oððe heó every animal is either male or female, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Som. 5, 35, 46.