sefa
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Gif ðín hige wǽre, sefa swá searogrim, swá ðú self talast, 1192 ; B. 594. Him wæs leóht sefa, hyge untyddre, Andr. Kmbl. 2504 ; An. 1253 : Exon. Th. 164, 33 ; Gú. 1021. Geómor sefa, mód morgenseóc, 458, 3 ; Hy. 4, 94 : Beo. Th. 98 ; B. 49.
týdran
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MS.) ǽlc túdor and hit eft gehýt nascentia occidentiaque omnnia per simileis foetuum seminumque renovat progressus, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 10. to propagate, nourish, foster Ðin hand plantode and týdrede úre foregengan plantasti eos. Ps. Th. 43, 3.
for-þencan
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Hé lǽrde þæt þá ðearfan hý ne forðóhton ne ne wénden þæt God heora ne róhte he taught that the needy should not despair, or suppose that God did not care for them. Ps. Th. 48 arg.
hálig-nes
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</b> Hér wæs Ósuuald ofslagen . . . þæs hálines and wundor wǽron manigfealde gecýdde geond ðis égland (cf. cujus quanta fides in Deum, quae deuotio mentis fuerit, etiam post mortem uirtutum miraculis claruit, Bd. 3, 9), Chr. 641; P. 27, 24.
sár-líc
sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous ⬩ causing pain, grievous ⬩ sad, mournful
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Nó his lífgedál sárlíc þúhte secga ǽnigum to no man did his death seem occasion for sorrow, Beo. Th. 1688; B. 842. Sárlíc symbel (the eating of the forbidden fruit) Exon. Th. 226, 15; Ph. 406. Sárlíc síþfæt (the journey to hell) 446, 20; Dóm. 25.
wille
A well, spring, stream, fountain
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 206, 31. In fúle wellan; of ðære wellan, 366, 31, Swáculfre ðonne heó baðaþ hí on smyltum wætre on hlúttere wællan Shrn. 85, 22. Ða hálwendan wellan ( fonte ) fulwihles bæþes, . Bd. 2, 6; S, 507, 17.
ge-andettan
to confess, acknowledge ⬩ to confess ⬩ to admit for oneself ⬩ concede, allow ⬩ to confess, declare one's belief ⬩ to confess ⬩ acknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith in ⬩ to make acknowledgement of a benefit ⬩ give thanks ⬩ praise
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Sel folcum crístinum ðá ðe giondetað (quae profitentur) tó ongeattanne, Rtl. 15, 15. to make acknowledgement of a benefit to a person, give thanks or praise Ðió giondetade (geonditteð, L.) Drihtne haec confitebatur Domino Lk. R. 2, 38.
losian
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</b> intrans. to be lost, perish, of living creatures, in a physical sense, to die, be destroyed Mid hungre ic losigo fame pereo, Lk. L. 15, 17. Se líchoma losað þurh ðá oferfille, Hml. A. 6, 153.
in-geþanc
Thought ⬩ thinking ⬩ cogitation ⬩ intent ⬩ mind ⬩ heart ⬩ conscience
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Ðú ongitst ðín ágen ingeþanc ðæt hit biþ micele beorhtre ðonne seó sunne, Bt. 35, 1 ; Fox 154, 28. God besceáwaþ ǽlces mannes inngeþanc Deus intuetur cujuslibet hominis cogitationem, L. Ecg. P. i. 2 ; Th. ii. 172, 13.
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þeód-scipe
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teaching, instruction Ðeódscipe ðín hé mé lǽrde disciplina tua ipsa me docebit, Ps. Surt. 17, 36. <b>I a.
heals-fang
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A die qua wera uadiata est in xxi diem debet halsfang reddi, et hoc indiuisum habeant a ceteris . . . reddatur vii sol. et vi dęn. ad expletionem xx sol.
wealh
a foreigner ⬩ properly a Celt ⬩ a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., ⬩ the British ⬩ the Welsh ⬩ Wales ⬩ a Roman ⬩ a slave ⬩ servant ⬩ a shameless person
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Ðis folc ðe úre wealas syndon, Ex. 14, 5. Wé ðe nǽron wurðe beón his wealas gecígde, Homl. Th. ii. 316, 23. Weala wín crudum vinum, . . . hláforda wín honorarium vinum, Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 55, 57.
æfter
among, through, along ⬩ (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)
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Æftær þiódwege in ðone díc; æfter díce, C. D. v. 187, 30. with an object to which an action (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.) is directed Hé stód æfter ús gewend, and cliopode æfter ús, Past. 405, 35.
dæg-weorc
A day's work ⬩ diei opus
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A day's work; diei opus Him mihtig God ðæs dægweorces deóp leán forgeald the mighty God recompensed to him a high reward for that day's work, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 30; Exod. 315: 167; Th. 209, 28; Exod. 506: Byrht. Th. 136, 8; By. 148.
dust-drenc
A drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust ⬩ pōtio ex herbārum quārumdam semĭnĭbus, in pulvĕrem redactis, compŏsĭta
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pulvĕrem redactis, compŏsĭta Wyrc gódne dustdrenc: nim merces sǽd, and finoles sǽd, dilesǽd, etc.... gegníd ealle wel to duste: dó ðæs dustes gódne cuclerfulne on strang hluttor eala make a good dust-drink [thus]: take seed of marche, and seed of fennel, dill-seed
fore-spreca
One who speaks for another ⬩ an advocate ⬩ prolŏcūtor ⬩ advŏcātus
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Diplm. A.D. 972; 524, 34-525, 1. He gebond feónda foresprecan he bound the advocate of fiends [the devil ]. Exon. 18 b; Th. 46, 6; Cri. 733. Cleopedon feónda foresprecan the advocates of the fiends cried out, 3 6 a; Th. 118, 7; Gú. 236
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here-gild
A war-tax ⬩ the Danegild ⬩ tax to support an army
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Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 224, 20
scyte-finger
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Euenmicel swá ðú mǽge mid ðínan scitefingre tó ðínum þuman befón, Lchdm. iii. 6, 21. Mid scetefingre ðú gebécnest indice prodis, Hymn. Surt. 104, 5
teoru
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Dó of ðínum eáran ðæt teoro, 112, 3. Meng wiþ pipor and wiþ teoran, 76, 7
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