here-paþ
A road for an army ⬩ military road ⬩ road large enough to march soldiers upon
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A road for an army, military road, road large enough to march soldiers upon [occurs not unfrequently in charters] Ondlong herpoþes. Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 172, 18. Up tó herpaþe and fram ðam herpaþe súþrihte, 205, 20. On ðone brádan herpaþ, iii. 23, 35
HREÓD
A REED
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A REED Hwí férde gé on wéstene geseón ðæt hreód ðe byþ mid winde ástyred quid existis in desertum videre harundinem vento moverí, Lk. Skt. 7, 24: Mt. Kmbl. 11, 7. For cynegyrde him hreód forgeáfon gave him a reed for a sceptre, Homl. Th. ii. 252, 27.
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íðe
Easy ⬩ pleasant
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Easy, pleasant Nó ðæt ýðe byþ tó befleónne that is not easy to flee from, Beo. Th. 2009; B. 1002 : 4822; B. 2415. On his heortan hé Gode þancie ealles ðæs ðe hé him forgeaf ǽgðer ge ýðran ge unýðran in his heart let him thank God for all that he has
líþ
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Strong drink Ðá him ðæt líþ gescired wæs digesto vino, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 295, 6. Ðam men ðe hine ne lyst his metes ne líþes for the man that does not care for his meat or drink, L. M. 1, 19; Lchdm. ii. 62, 16. Of mistlícum dryncum ðæs líþes from various
serc
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A shirt, shift, smock, tunic, sark (Scott.) Loða, serc colobium, Hpt. Gl. 493, 76. Smoc vel syrc. Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 60. Syric colobium vel interula, 81, 69. Syrc suppar, interula, 59, 24. Serc armilausia, 284, 61: ii. 8, 16. Serce, 100, 77: 7, 4. Swátfáh
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ge-martyrian
To martyr ⬩ marty̆rem făcĕre
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To martyr; marty̆rem făcĕre He hine gemartirode he martyred him, Homl. Th. ii. 478, 21. Hí Petrus and Paulus gemartredan they martyred Peter and Paul, Ors. 6, 5; Bos. 119, 21. He wæs for sóþfæstnysse gemartyrod he was martyred for truth, Homl. Th. i.
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sweót
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A troop, band, squadronJudth. Thw. 25, 38; Jud. 299. Ðý deáðdrepe drihte swǽfon, synfullra sweót sáwlum lunnon, Cd. Th. 209, 8; Exod. 496. Segn ofer sweóton, 185, 23; Exod. 127. Segen for sweótum, Elen. Kmbl. 247; El. 124. Sweótum in crowds, in shoals
weorold-sceamu
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Worldly shame, disgrace among men Wála ðære woruldscame, ðe nú habbaþ Engle. . . . Oft twégen sǽmen oððe þrý drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram sǽ tó sǽ. . . ús eallum tó woruldscame, Wulfst. 163, 3-7. Ða ðe for ege oððe lufe oððe ǽnigre worldscame
deóp
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Add: literal Dióp seáð fovea profunda, Kent. Gl. 829. metaph. Þes pistol is . . . eów swíðe deóp tó gehýrenne, Hml. Th. i. 448, 8. His deópe rihtwísnys his infinite righteousness, 112, 3. Deópum ceápe at a high price, Ll. Th. i. 370, 10. Ꝥ hé swá deópe
ge-fýsan
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Add: to impel, incite, make eager Ne leng bídan wolde wyrm, ac mid bǽle fór fýre gefýsed no longer would the dragon bide, but fared forth furious with fire and flame, B. 2309. Heorte gefýsed sæcce tó séceanne a heart fiercely stirred strife to seek,
ge-wun
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For the passages substitute Micel gedál is on þám mægene þæs þe sié gewun (-win, MS.) þrowungum and þæs þe sié ungewuna swelcum þingum, Lch. ii. 84, 19. Gewune . . . geþæfe stilnesse hí wuniað assuete [delitiis et] contentae quiete commorantur, An. Ox
heóf
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Heóf luxus (= luctus), weópan luxerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 33. Þǽr (in hell) is wánung and gránung and aa singal heóf, Wlfst. 94, 3. Se hlúda heóf, 186, 19. Nán þincg gehýred næs búton seó geómerung þæs heófes, Hml. S. 23 b, 203. In þám heófe þæs feóndes
mǽnan
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Scipia mǽnde (or under mǽnan to lament; III ?) his earfoða tó Rómána witum, þǽr hié æt hiera gemóte wǽron, hwý hié hiene swá unweorðne on his ylde dyden ; and ácsade hié for hwý hié nolden geþencan ealle þá brocu and þá geswinc þe hé for hira willan fela
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
wiþ-sacan
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Add Þá cwæð him Petrus tó : Non lauabis mihi pedes . . . Hé forhtade for ðǽre Drihtnes eádmódnysse . . . Se man ána wæs ꝥte eádmódnysse wiðsóc, and hwæðere for hýrsumnysse geþafode. Hml. A. 157, 135. add: (4 a) with a negative clause Þú wást ꝥ ic
hǽmed-þing
Carnal intercourse, venery, matrimony
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Carnal intercourse, venery, matrimony Sió lufu ðæs hǽmedþinges biþ for gecynde the desire of intercourse is from nature, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 59, 16. Be hǽðenra manna hǽmedþincge de gentilium hominum matrimonio, L. Ecg. C; Th. ii.
fléwsa
A flowing ⬩ flux ⬩ fluxus
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A flowing, flux; fluxus Wið innoþes fléwsan for flux of inwards, Herb. 53, 2; Lchdm. i. 156, 14: Med. ex Quadr. 6, 9; Lchdm. i. 352, 15. Wið wífes fléwsan for flux of a woman, Herb. 89, 2; Lchdm. i. 192, 12: 128; Lchdm. i. 240, 2: 178, 6; Lchdm. i. 312
ge-un-rétan
To make sorrowful ⬩ sadden ⬩ trouble ⬩ contristare
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To make sorrowful, sadden, trouble; contristare Ðá wæs se engel cweðende 'Ne beó ðú Maria geunréted' then the angel said 'Be not sorrowful, Mary,' Blickl. Homl. 139, 15. Hý wurdon geunrétt mid manncwealme they were troubled with pestilence, Ors. 3, 10
ge-beorhlíc
Safe ⬩ cautious ⬩ prudent ⬩ becoming ⬩ tūtus ⬩ circumspectus ⬩ dĕcens
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Safe, cautious, prudent, becoming; tūtus, circumspectus, dĕcens Gebeorhlícre ys me faran to eá, mid scype mýnum, ðænne faran mid manegum scypum, on huntunge hranes tūtius est mihi īre ad amnem, cum nāve mea, quam īre cum multis nāvĭbus, in venātiōnem
teáfor
a pigment, material used for colouring, tiver (red ochre for marking sheep (Suffolk) ⬩ a material used in making a salve
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a pigment, material used for colouring, tiver (red ochre for marking sheep (Suffolk), v. E. D. S. Pub. Old Farming Words, no. vi) Métingc pictura, reád teáfor minium, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 74. Teáfor minium, 75, 20. Tfafrf ( = teáfre) minio, Germ. 400, 130