oxan-hirde
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An oxherd Eálá, oxanhvrde, hwæt wyrcst þú? Micel ic gedeorfe; þænne se yrþlingc unscenþ þá oxan, ic lǽde hig tó lǽse, and ealle niht ic stande ofer hig waciende for þeófan, and eft on ǽrnemergen ic betǽce hig þám yrþlincge wel gefylde and gewæterode,
spannan
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add: to harness or yoke oxen to that which has to be drawn Ðá þá him náht ne speów, þá hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan ꝥ mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 106. to join in matrimony Span[n]an adjungere (has sponsi ad prolem generis satagunt adjungere
tilung
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III.</b> add Þá nearonessa his ágenre costunge hine gedydon þý geornfulra tó þáre teolunge (gímene, v.l. ) godcundra beboda, Gr. D. 26, 20. Ðá cynn beóð langswýrede ðe lybbað be gærse ... and ǽlc byð gelimplic tó his lífes tilunge ( each is adapted
riht-ǽw
legitimate matrimony ⬩ a legitimate wife
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legitimate matrimony Gehádedum mannum is beboden, ðæt hí cýþan sceolan folce hwæt on hálgum bócum áwriten is, and hí wísian, hú hí rihtǽwe healdan sceolan, Wulfst. 304, 18. a legitimate wife Be ðam men ðe hæfþ his rihtǽwe legitimam suam uxorem, L. Ecg
gyden
A goddess ⬩ dea
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A goddess; dea Iuno wæs swíðe heálíc gyden Juno was a very lofty goddess, Salm. Kmbl. 121, 32. Sceolde bión gydene was said to be a goddess, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 19; Bt. Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53. Óþ he gemétte ða graman gydena until he met the fierce
horu
Dirt, filth, foulness ⬩ dirt ⬩ limus, cenum, lutum, palustre
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Dirt, filth, foulness Fæormaþ gyf ðǽr hwæt horwes on biþ cleanse if there be any foulness in it, Herb. 9, 2; Lchdm. i. 100, 4. Horewes, Mone B. 3561. Gé mid horu speówdon on ðæs andwlitan ye foully spat on his face, Elen. Kmbl. 594; El. 297. Mín flǽsc
of-unnan
to begrudge a person (dat. ) anything (gen.), wish to deprive a person of anything ⬩ to refuse to grant ⬩ invidia, livor
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in a bad sense, to begrudge a person (dat. ) anything (gen.), wish to deprive a person of anything Se biþ ðæm ísene gelíc se ðe ofan his níhstan his lífes ferro utitur, qui vitae proximi insidiatur, Past. 37. 3: Swt. 269, 7. Se ðe (the devil) him(hermits
swindan
To waste away, languish, grow languid, be consumed ⬩ tabescere, tabefieri, deficere, conticescere ⬩ to dwindle, decay, die away
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To waste away, languish, grow languid, be consumed Se synfulla swindeþ peccator tabescet, Ps. Spl. 111, 9. Sáwel heora on yfelum swand anima eorum in mails tabescebat, 106, 26. Ealle oþþe hefige slǽpe swundon oþþe tó synne wacedon omnes aut somno torpent
twigilde
With a double payment
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With a double payment Gif ðeós lád teorie, gylde twygylde (cf. gylde ángyldes, 1. 15), L.O.D. 6; Th. i. 354, 31. Gif þeów steleþ, ii-gelde gebéte, L. Ethb. 90; Th. i. 24, 17. Béte hé ðam teónde twygylde, and ðam hláforde his were, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i
ge-trum
A knot ⬩ band ⬩ mass ⬩ company ⬩ company of soldiers ⬩ nodus ⬩ caterva ⬩ cohors ⬩ exercitus
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A knot, band, mass, company, company of soldiers; nodus, caterva, cohors, exercitus Getrum nodus, inter militāria, Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 81; Wrt. Voc. 18, 33. Fyrd sceal ætsomne, tírfæstra getrum the army shall be assembled, a band of warriors, Menol
ge-wæterian
To water ⬩ irrigate ⬩ adăquāre ⬩ irrĭgāre
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To water, irrigate; adăquāre, irrĭgāre Ðæt mǽge and cunne óðerra monna inngeþonc giendgeótan and gewæterian [gewætrian, MS. Cot.] that he may be able and know how to irrigate and water the minds of others, Past. 18, 5; Swt. 137, 10; Hat. MS. 27 a, 14
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gifl
Food ⬩ meat ⬩ piece of food
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Food, meat, piece of food Líc biþ wyrmes giefl the body shall be the worm's food, Exon. 100 a; Th. 374, 15; Seel. 126. Ðú wyrma gifl thou food for worms, 98 b; Th. 368, 16; Seel. 22. Hí ðæt gyfl þégun they ate that food, 61 b; Th. 226, 24; Ph. 410: 45
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græf
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A grave, trench Æt openum græfe at the open grave, L. Æthelb. 22; Th. i. 8, 5: L. Eth. 5, 12; Th. i. 308, 4: 6, 20; Th. i. 320, 4: Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 24; Seef. 97: 91 b; Th. 342, 29; Gn. Ex. 149. Ic ongyte ðeáh ðæt ða worlde lustas ne sint eallunga
wíf-hád
womanhood
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womanhood Wé sprecaþ be ðære heofonlícan cwéne æfter wífháde we speak of the heavenly queen as woman, Homl. Th. i. 546, 14. II. female sex : — Wíf had femininum sexus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 19. Wífhádes man femina, i. 70, 18 : Homl. Th. ii. 10, 12: 94,
Burgendas
The Burgundians ⬩ Burgundiones.
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The Burgundians; Burgundiones. These, in Alfred's time, dwelt to the north-west of the Osti. We find them at another period on the east bank of the Oder. They have given name to the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Osti habbaþ be norþan him Winedas and
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a-deádan
To become dead, lose vitality or feeling, become paralysed
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To become dead, lose vitality or feeling, become paralysed Ádeádaþ fatescit, Wülck. Gl. 408, 6. Gif se líchama næfð mete, þonne forweornað hé and ádeádað, Hml. Th. i. 168, 32. Wiþ springe ádeádedum . . . Lǽcedómas be ádeádedum líce . . . gif ðæt líc
á-wreón
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Be þǽre deópnysse þe him Drihten áwreáh, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 1. Swefne sint gewisse, nelle þú áwreón, Lch. iii. 186, 19. On áwrigenre béc in apocalypsi, An. Ox. 5178. ¶ in the Lindisfarne Gospels the verb means to cover:-- Wé áwrigon cooperuimus, Mt. 25
á-wundrian
to wonder ⬩ be astonished ⬩ to wonder at ⬩ admire ⬩ magnify
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Substitute: to wonder, be astonished Ic áwundrode mirabar, Gr. D. 244, 13. Áwundrode eall se líchama in þám wífum omne in eis corpus obrigesceret, 284, 21. Áwundradon mirabantur, Lk. L. 1, 21: 4, 22: mirati sunt, 8, 25. Áundrad wæs miratus est, 7, 9.
manian
to bring to mind what ought to be done ⬩ to urge upon one what ought to be done ⬩ to admonish ⬩ exhort ⬩ instigate ⬩ to bring to mind what, should not be forgotten ⬩ to admonish ⬩ remind ⬩ suggest ⬩ prompt ⬩ to tell what ought to be done ⬩ to teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ advise ⬩ to claim of a person (acc.) what is due ⬩ in jus vocare ⬩ ad malium mannire
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to bring to mind what ought to be done, to urge upon one what ought to be done, to admonish, exhort, instigate Ðonne manige ic ðæt gé eów álésan of eówrum synnum. Blickl. Homl. 51, 32. Ic myngige and manige manna gehwylcne ðæt hé his ágene dǽda georne
scrift
what is prescribed as a punishment ⬩ a penalty ⬩ penance imposed after confession ⬩ confession which is followed by penance ⬩ shrift ⬩ one who passes sentence ⬩ inflicts punishment ⬩ a judge ⬩ one who hears confession ond imposes penance, a confessor
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what is prescribed as a punishment, a penalty (cf. scrífan. III.) Ic (bishop Werferth) him (Eadnoth) sealde ðæt lond and ða béc . . . and úre ágen rǽdengewrit ðæt wǽre him tó ðam geráde ðæt land tólǽten ðe mon ǽlce gére gesylle fífténe scillingas clǽnes