ófost
Haste, speed
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Haste, speed Ófost is sélost tó gecýðanne hwanon eówer cyme sý the quicker you make known where you come from the better Beo. Th. 518; B. 256: 6007; B. 3007. Ófest, Cd. Th. 196, 18; Exod. 293. Ófst and hradung, R. Ben. 3, 11.
of-sceótan
to wound or kill by shooting an arrow or by hurling a weapon ⬩ elf-shot, diseased from an elf's shot, Lchdm. ii. 156, 25: 290, 21. The disease consists in an over-distension of an animal's stomach from the swelling up of clover and grass, when eaten with the morning dew on it.
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to wound or kill by shooting an arrow or by hurling a weapon Wulfstán ðone forman man mid his francan ofsceát, Byrht. Th. 134, 1; By. 77. Hǽþcyn his mǽg ofscét blódigan gáre. Beo. Th. 4870; B. 2439.
ge-tenge
Near to ⬩ close to ⬩ pressing upon ⬩ oppressing ⬩ propinquus ⬩ incumbens ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus
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Swá fela gásta wǽron getenge ðam ánum men so many spirits were oppressing that one man, 378, 30.
bærnan
to expose to the action of heat ⬩ to cauterize ⬩ to cause to give light ⬩ to consume by fire
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Gif man óðres wudu bærneð, Ll. Th. i. 70, 4. Swá se byrnenda swefl ðone munt bærnþ, Bt. 16, 1;F. 50, 5. Hý hergiað and bærnað, Wlfst. 163, 12. Mann hergode and bærnde, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 20.
ranclíce
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C. 35; Th. ii. 358, 6. boldly (v. ranc, III) Ymbe ða feówer tíman wé wyllaþ cýðan iungum preóstum má þinga ðæt hig mágon ðé ranclícor ðás þing heora clericum geswutelian, Anglia viii. 312, 18
fleón
- By.
- 247 :
- Ps. L. 54, 8 :
- Gen. 2080 :
- Bt. F. 116, 17 :
- Ælfc. Gr. 36 :
- 28, 6 :
- Ps. Th. 103, 17 :
- Ps. L. 113, 3 :
- Met. l, 20 :
- Mt. 8, 33 :
- Ps. L. 30, 12 :
- El. 134 :
- Gú. 228 .]
to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew
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Th. i. 78, 23, 25. to refuse assent Mín mód flýhþ nú gyt, ꝥ hit ne mæg gelýfan ꝥ hit geseón ne mæg mid þæs líchaman eágum mens refugit credere, quod corporeis oculis non valet videre, Gr.
un-sǽlþ
Unhappiness ⬩ misfortune ⬩ misery
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Hé hwílum selþ ða gesǽlþa ðǽm gódum and ðǽm yflum unsǽlþa ... hwílum hé eft geþafaþ ðæt ða gódan habbaþ unsǽlþa and ungelimp and ða yfelan habbaþ gesǽlþa qui saepe bonis jucunda, malis aspera, contraque bonis dura tribuat, malis optata concedat, Bt. 39
ge-wíred
Made of wire
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Made of wire Hyre ealdan gewíredan preón an vi. mancussum her old brooch made of [gold or silver] wire, worth six mancuses, Th. Chart. 537, 34
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ge-mót
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Gerǽdde se cyng and his witan ꝥ man sceolde habban ealra gewitena gemót on Lundene . . . and stefnode man Godwine tó þon gemóte, Chr. 1048 ; P. 174, 20-25 ; Ll. Th. i. 238, 36.
wǽta
wet, moisture ⬩ a liquid ⬩ a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drink ⬩ moisture in an animal body, humour ⬩ water, urine ⬩ moisture of plants, juice, sap
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Gif lytel fearh áfealle on wǽtan ( liquorem ), and cucu sig upp átogen, sprenge man ðone wǽtan mid háligwætere, and þicge man ðone wǽtan; gif hit deád sig, and man ne mæge ðone wǽtan gesyllan, geóte hine man út, L. Ecg. C. 39.; Th. ii. 164, 3-7.
hwerfan
to turn ⬩ revolve ⬩ move about ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ depart ⬩ to turn ⬩ change ⬩ to exchange ⬩ barter
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Nán man nehwyrfe nánes yrfes bútan ðæs geréfan gewitnesse let no man exchange any property without the witness of the reeve, L. Ath. i. 10; Th. i. 204, 17. Nán man ne bycge ne hwyrfe [hwirfe, MS.
strengan
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To make strong
gearwian
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Dele 'gerwan, ... gierian,' and add: to make ready Farað and gearwiað (earwiað, v. l.) ús, ꝥ wé úre eástron gewyrcon, Lk. 22, 8. <b>I a.</b> to make ready to do something :-- Huér wiltu ꝥ wé gearuiga (iarwan, R.) ðé til eottanne eástro?
hláford
a ruler ⬩ sovereign ⬩ governor ⬩ captain ⬩ a master ⬩ a major-domo ⬩ an owner ⬩ a proprietor ⬩ a husband ⬩ the husband ⬩ a ruler ⬩ lord
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Se man þe ætfleó fram his hláforde ... on scypfyrde oþþe on landfyrde, 420, 7. Se man þe on fyrdunge ætforan his hláforde fealle, 15.
ge-cýðan
to make known ⬩ tell ⬩ relate ⬩ proclaim ⬩ announce ⬩ inform ⬩ nuntiare ⬩ annuntiare ⬩ referre ⬩ effari ⬩ monere ⬩ to declare ⬩ reveal ⬩ manifest ⬩ shew ⬩ perform ⬩ confirm ⬩ testify ⬩ prove ⬩ declarare ⬩ revelare ⬩ edocere ⬩ manifestare ⬩ monstrare ⬩ perhibere ⬩ testari ⬩ probare ⬩ to make celebrated ⬩ renowned ⬩ famed ⬩ notum facere ⬩ inclytum reddere
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to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announce, inform; nuntiare, annuntiare, referre, effari, monere Ða andsware gecýðan to make known the answer, Beo. Th. 714; B. 354 : 4638; B. 2324 : Ps. Spl. 101, 24.
bixen
Belonging to box, BOXEN, made of box-wood ⬩ buxeus
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Belonging to box, BOXEN, made of box-wood; buxeus Bixen box a box made of box-wood; pyxis, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 96; Wrt. Voc. 25, 36
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ǽg-
water ⬩ sea ⬩ aqua ⬩ mare
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water, sea; aqua, mare
æppel-treów
An apple-tree ⬩ malus
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An apple-tree; malus
Linked entries: æpel-tre apple-treów treów
æppuldre
An apple-tree ⬩ malus
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An apple-tree; malus
eág-hill
An eyebrow ⬩ supercĭlium
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An eyebrow; supercĭlium, Mann