nú
Now ⬩ at this time ⬩ Now ⬩ since ⬩ when
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Now, at this time Nú nunc vel modo, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 70. Ǽr oððe nú dudum, ii. 27, 56. Nú nunc, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 59. Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan, ðe nú ( modo ) hás ys for hreáme, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29.
ildra
elder ⬩ older ⬩ grand ⬩ greater ⬩ superior
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Þurh heora yldran módor láre hí gelýfdon gode through their grandmother's teaching they believed on God, Shrn. 53, 10, 16, 21. Ða gingran árísaþ wið ðám yldrum the younger shall arise against the elder, Blickl. Homl. 171, 23.
ferian
to carry ⬩ move ⬩ convey ⬩ to lead ⬩ conduct
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Th. i. 66, 14. the object moving itself, to lead, conduct Fergað swá and féþað fæder and módor father and mother lead the child and walk with it (?), Vy. 7. Hé færode folc his þurh ꝥ wésten traduxit populum suum per desertum, Ps.
GEARO
YARE ⬩ ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ equipped ⬩ complete ⬩ promptus ⬩ părātus ⬩ instructus ⬩ perfectus
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Ðá wæs gearo gyrnwræce Grendeles módor then was Grendel's mother ready with vengeance for wrongs, 4242; B. 2118. Swá gearwe swá seó leó sīcut leo părātus, Ps. Th. 16, 11.
Linked entries: án-wíg-gearo gare gearu gearuwe
eácan
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Ic heáfde forcearf Grendeles módor eácnum ecgum, 2140. (2 a) endowed, inspired with something :-- Eácen afflatus (praesago spiritu, Ald. 35, 13), Wrt. Voc. ii, 79, 48: 5, 6. Adam wearð of Godes múðe gáste eácen, Gen. 1001: Rä. 10, 8.
hlystan
listen ⬩ to listen
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Seó módor sæt geornlíce hlystende hira tale, Hml. S. 30, 321. to listen as a learner, be a regular auditor: Hé hine þǽr áfédde feówer geár. . . and hine sóhton þá crístenan and his láre hlyston, Hml.
rǽd
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</b> the act of taking counsel together :-- Geþafa ꝥ mín módor mé gespræcan, and sume þreó niht on mínum rǽde beón (may be in consultation with me ), Hml. S. 4, 324.
ende-byrdlíce
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Ne gelýfe ic nó ꝥ hit geweorþan mihte swá endebyrdlíce nullo existimaverim modo, ut fortuita temeritate tam certa moveantur, Bt. 5, 3; F. 12, 4.
ǽg-hwilc
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Oeghwelce ðinga omni modo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 50. Ǽghwylce þinga, 63, 42. as adjective Ǽghwelc man, Bt. 24, 3; F. 84, 11. Ǽghwylc heáhgeréfa wæs gewita, Bl. H. 177, 14. Ǽghwylc mennisc leahter, 163, 15. Ǽghwylces mannes dǽda, 83, 13.
á-hreddan
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Godes módor hí áhredde wið heora feóndum. Chr. 994; P. 129, 4. Hé áhredde ꝥ folc wiþ þone hunger, Gen. pref. Thw. 3, 23. Hí his mágas áhredde wið heora réðnysse, Hml. S. 25, 409. ꝥ hé ús áhredde wið þone feónd, 26, 20.
gífre
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His ( Grendel's ) módor gífre and galgmód gegán wolde sorhfulne síð, B. 1277. Gífrum deófle, Sal. 145. Hí ( the fallen angels' ) gedúfan sceoldun in þone deópan wælm . . . grédige and gífre, Sat. 32.
hálsian
To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise ⬩ augurari ⬩ to salute, greet
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Fæder and módor hálsedon hí dæt hí forlétan ðone cristes geleáfan father and mother implored them to forsake the faith of Christ, Shrn. 92, 13. Heálsa hine suá suá ðínne fæder obsecra ut patrem, Past. 25; Swt. 181, 2.
ge-werian
to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ take care of ⬩ make [land] free from claims ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ procurare ⬩ to associate with for the cause of defence ⬩ to make a treaty with ⬩ assŏciāre defensiōnis causa ⬩ jungere fœdĕre
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Ðonnæ his ðæs londæs hundseofontig hída and is nú eall gewæred and ðá hit æst mín láford mæ to lǽt ðá wæs hit ierfelæás hujus terræ sunt lxx hidæ, et est modo tota bene procurata, quæ quando dominus meus michi eam tradidit omni peccunia caruit, Th.
for-fón
to take away ⬩ to seize ⬩ to anticipate
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Similar entries v. fore-fón Ic lǽre ꝥ þú beó hrædra mid hreówlicum teárum, and ꝥ yrre forfóh éces déman suadeo praevenias lacrymis modo judicis iram, Dóm. L. 76. with for[a]ne: Forne forféþ anticipet, An. Ox. 603.
ge-byrd
birth ⬩ origin ⬩ beginning ⬩ parentage ⬩ family ⬩ lineage ⬩ nativitas ⬩ origo ⬩ stirps ⬩ genus ⬩ nature ⬩ quality ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ lot ⬩ fate ⬩ natura ⬩ qualitas ⬩ conditio ⬩ sors ⬩ fatum
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Náh seó módor geweald bearnes blǽdes, ac sceal on gebyrd faran án æfter ánum the mother hath not power over her child's happiness, but according to his fate [what he is born to] one shall go after another, Salm. Kmbl. 770; Sal. 384.
ge-namian
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Wé habbað áne gástlice módor, seó is ecclesia genamod, Wlfst. 67, 14. Ðæt land is on þreó genamod, ðæt is Hengest-esíg and Seofocanwyrð and Wihthám the land is divided into three parts named respectively . . . C. D. v. 401, 25.
MANN
MAN ⬩ a human being of either sex ⬩ a man who is wnder the authority of another ⬩ a servant ⬩ vassal ⬩ liege-man ⬩ a parishioner
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His módor wæs cristen, swíðe gelýfed mann, Homl. Th. ii. 306, 4.
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un-gerád
stupid ⬩ rude ⬩ unskilled ⬩ foolish ⬩ ignorant ⬩ discordant ⬩ disagreeing ⬩ at variance
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Ic sceal nú mid ungerádum wordum gesettan, þeáh ic geóhwílum gecoplíce funde carmina qui quondam studio florente peregi, moestos cogor inire modos, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 7
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INNOÞ
the inside ⬩ stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ bowels ⬩ the breast ⬩ heart
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Mæg hé eft cuman on his módor innoþ numquid potest in ventrem matris suæ iterato introire? Jn. Skt. 3, 4. Inneþas viscera, Wrt. Voc. 283, 76. Eádige synt ða innoþas ðe ne cendun beati ventres qui non genuerunt, Lk. Skt. 23, 29.
mónaþ
A month ⬩ lunar ⬩ calendar
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Ðý syxtan mónþe ðæs ðe Sanctus Johannes on his módor bósm onfangen wæs, Blickl. Homl. 165, 24. Æfter nigan mónþa fæce, 9, 29. Feola mónþa, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 19. On XII mónþum, Chart. Th. 433, 10. Fíf, syx mónþas, Lk. Skt. 1, 24: 4, 25.