ofer-weorpan
to overthrow, throw down ⬩ to throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkle ⬩ To fall down
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Mid ðý storme onwend and oferworpen tempestate convulsa, Past. 26; Swt. 181, 11. to throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkle Oferwurpe ðú mid ðý wætere ealle burgwaran, Exon. Th. 467, 3; Hö. 133. Se ðe mid wætere oferwearp wuldres cynebearn, Menol.
CRÆT
A chariot ⬩ CART ⬩ currus ⬩ pilentum
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Heó oferarn Pharao, and ealle his crætu and riddan it [the sea] overwhelmed Pharaoh, and all his chariots and horsemen Homl. Th. ii. 194, 27. Crat pilentum vel petorrĭtum Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 95; Wrt. Voc. 34, 25
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slíf
A sleeve
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Synd gesealde from ðam abbode ealle neádbehéfe ðing, ðæt is cugele...slýfa (slýfan, MSS. O. T.), gyrdel R. Ben. 92, 3. Hé one hláf tóbræc and bewand on his twám slýfum Homl. Th. i. 376, 30. Hé ðone hláf gedyde on his twá sléfan Blick. Homl. 181, 17
baþian
to immerse in a liquid by way of torment,
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Heó wolde seldhwænne hire líc baðian . . . heó wolde ǽrest ealle ðá baðian þe on ðám mynstre wǽron, Hml. S. 20, 44-7: 11, 151. with reflex, pron.:--- Ic mé nǽfre bet ne baðode, Ap. Th. 13, 21. Ðá baþode hé hine on gehálgedum wætre, Guth. 60, 2: Gr.
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a-spanan
To allure from ⬩ entice ⬩ induce ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ introduce secretly ⬩ allicere ⬩ illicere ⬩ impellere ⬩ persuadere ⬩ attrahere ⬩ subintroducere
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He aspeón him fram ealle he enticed all from him, 1, 12; Bos. 35, 19: 2, 2 ; Bos. 41, 8 : 5, 2 ; Bos. 102, 21. Aspeón óðerne bisceop subintroduxit alium episcopum, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 4
médum-ness
worth ⬩ dignity ⬩ kindness ⬩ condescension ⬩ appreciation of worth in others
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Gé underþiódaþ eówre héhstan medemnesse under ða eallra nyðemestan gesceafta vos dignitatem vestram infra infima quæque detruditis, 14, 2; Fox 44, 34. Ðæt gé nǽfre swá heálíce medumnesse ( the priestly office ) ne forwyrcen, L. E.
mild-heort
kind-hearted ⬩ of gentle disposition ⬩ meek ⬩ merciful ⬩ compassionate ⬩ gracious ⬩ clement
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Hé wæs eallra monna mildheortast he was most compassionate of all men, 5, 12; Swt. 242, 20
ge-brǽdan
To make broad ⬩ broaden ⬩ extend ⬩ spread ⬩ dilātāre ⬩ ampliāre ⬩ extendĕre ⬩ expandĕre ⬩ sternere
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Ealle ða telgan ðú æt sǽstreámas sealte gebræddest extendisti palmĭtes ejus usque ad măre. Ps. Th. 79, 11. Ðreatas gebrǽdon wédo hiora turba straverunt vestimenta sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 8. Miþ stáne gebrǽded lapide stratus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 13
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un-weorþian
to dishonour ⬩ disgrace ⬩ to become dishonoured
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Seó cwén, ðe ðín word forseah, ne unwurðode ðé ǽnne, ac ealle ðíne ealdormenn non solum regem laesit regina, sed et omnes principes (Esther 1, 16), Homl. Ass. 93, 53. Gé unworðadun mec uos inhonoratis me, Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 49.
fearr
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Se micela ylp þe ðá módigan fearras mid ealle ofbeát, Hml. A. 63, 285. Hý mon band on wilde fearras, Shrn. 133, 12. ¶ in local names: Fearrhám, C. D. iii. 233, 31. Fearres cumb, v. 232, 24. Sunt rura haec . . .
ge-félan
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Ðá gefélde hé ꝥ se deáda man his leoma ealle ástyrede, Bl. H. 217, 30. Geféldon hí án swýn yrnan hider and þider betwyh heora fótum, Gr. D. 236, 1. Heora nán gefélan ne mihte hú hí gewurdon on slǽpe, Hml.
ge-flíman
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Geflémede sié diúblas fugantur demones, Rtl. 145, 14. to put to flight, chase an animal Hǽðstapa hundum geswenced, heorot . . . feorran geflýmed, B. 1370. to drive away inanimate objects Hé hafaþ ealle þíne þeóstro mid his beorhtnesse geflémed, Bl.
gyrdel
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Synd gesealde from þám abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, þæt is . . . gyrdel (bracile), R. Ben. 92, 3. Þá begyrde he hine mid his gyrdele (cingulo) . . . Sóna swá hé wæs mid þám gyrdele begyrd, Guth. Gr. 148, 7.
godcundlic
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Ealle godcundlice gesceafta standað on Drihtnes gewealdum, Hml. A. 154, 61. that makes godlike Godcundlicere deifice, An. Ox. 705
heáfod-stocc
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A stock or post on which the head of a criminal was fixed after beheading Heora lima man ealle tóbrǽd ǽlc fram óðrum . . . and ðá heáfodleásan man héngc on ðá portweallas, and man sette heora heáfda swilce óþra ðeófa búton ðám portweallon on ðám heáfodstoccum
hlíp
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D. iii. 5, 7. a precipitous fall in a river (cf. stæþ-hlípe), leap as in salmon leap Of ðǽre ealdan hæcce into présta hlýpe, intó ðám bece . . . tó Freóbearnes hlýpe . . .
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huntaþ
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Þá hí ealle ymb þone huntað ábysgode wǽron . . . Hml. S. 30, 25-28. what is taken by hunting, venison (cf. N. E. D. hunt, sb. 2 b) Hwæt wæs sé þe mé ǽr bróhte of huntoðe and ic æt þǽrof?
Indéas
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Æfter þǽm þe hé hæfde ealle Indie him tó gewildon gedón ... Hé cóm on India eástgemǽra post haec Indiam petit ... Nyssam urbem adiit ... Perdomita India ... Ad Chofides ventum est, 3, 9; S. 132, 4-29. Þá þá hé wæs on Indéum, 136, 6.
rím-cræft
The science of numbers ⬩ arithmetic
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The science of numbers arithmetic Ða seofon cræftas on ðam beóþ geméted ealle weoruldwýsdómas, ðæt ys ǽrest arythmetica, ðæt ys rýmcræft Shrn. 152, 13. Rímcræft arithmetica, Hpt. Gl. 479, 56 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 58 : 3, 7.
hiwian
To form, ⬩ fashion, ⬩ shape, ⬩ colour, ⬩ feign, ⬩ pretend
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Ealle ðe hiwiaþ hí wiðútan mid eáwfæstum þeáwum and wiðinnan sind geǽttrode mid árleásnysse all that fashion themselves outwardly with pious manners, but inwardly are poisoned with impiety, 404, 13.
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