má
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Nó ðé láðes má gedón móton no worse may they do thee, Andr. Kmbl. 2885; An. 1446.
sceanc-lira
the calf of the leg
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The fleshy,brawny part of the shank, the calf of the leg Scanclira surra Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 71
sliht
Level, smooth ⬩ level with the ground ⬩ a level road ⬩ planus ⬩ plain, level
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Level, smooth; in the cpd. eorþ-slihtes level with the ground (?) Swá swá oxa gewunaþ tó áwéstenne gærs óþ ða wirttruman eorþslihtes mid tóþum (eats the grass to the root, to the level of the ground) Num. 22, 4
a-géton
destroyed
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[they] destroyed;
hún-þyrel
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The hole in the mast-head through which the halyard went Húnþyrlu carchesia, Wrt. Voc. 63, 49
Linked entry: hún-spuran
innan-earm
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The side of the arm towards the body Lǽt him blód of innanearme, Lch. ii. . 134, 6
Linked entry: earm
tír-fruma
The source of glory or the prince of glory, ⬩ the Deity,
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The source of glory or the prince of glory, the Deity, Exon. Th. 13, 21; Cri. 206
hweorfan
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shall we turn ) . . . gif wé swícað þé ?
a-rǽfnian
to endure ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ support ⬩ sustinere ⬩ pati ⬩ supportare ⬩ to ponder in mind or heart ⬩ animo versare ⬩ ponderare
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Forðon ic edwít for ðé oft arǽfnade quoniam propter te supportavi improperium, 68, 8. to ponder in mind or heart; animo versare, ponderare Maria sóþlíce heóld ealle ðás word, arǽfniende on hire heortan but Mary kept all these words, pondering them in
Linked entry: a-rǽfniende
mód-sefa
The inner man
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[apoetical word with much the same meaning as mod, e.g. Swá bióþ ánra gehwæs monna módsefan áwegede of hiora stede, Bt. Met.
hlot
A lot, ⬩ portion, ⬩ share
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Hie sendon hlot him betweónum they cast lots among them, Blickl. Homl. 229, 5. Hlotu wurpon mittentes sortem, Mk. Skt. 15, 24: Lk. Skt. 23, 34
DEÁD
DEAD ⬩ mortuus
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Land dryrmyde deádra hrǽwum the land mourned over the corpses of the dead, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 6; Exod. 41: Elen. Kmbl. 1299; El. 651: 1887; El. 945. Be deádum for the dead, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 27; Seef. 98.
Linked entry: déd
HELM
HELM ⬩ helmet ⬩ a crown ⬩ the top ⬩ overshadowing foliage of trees ⬩ a covering
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the covering made by the wave, the sea, Elen. Kmbl. 459; El. 230. Under lyfte helm under the air's covering, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 19; Rä. 4, 64.
Linked entry: helmiht
DIM
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Com hæleða þreát to ðære dimman ding the troop of heroes came to the dark dungeon, Andr. Kmbl. 2541; An. 1272: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 27; Sat. 111. On ðære dimman ádle in the hidden malady, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 31; Gú. 1135.
middel-fléra
A partition ⬩ the gristle of the nose ⬩ bridge of the nose
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[v. interfinium the grystell of the nose, Wülck. 590, 15: bryg of the nese, 634, 9: 675, 25.]
Linked entry: -fléra
wæl-mist
A mist that covers the bodies of the slain
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A mist that covers the bodies of the slain Hreám wæs on ýðum, wæter wǽpna ful, wælmist ástáh (the passage refers to the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea) Cd. Th. 206, 12; Exod. 450.
ídel-ness
Idleness ⬩ vanity ⬩ frivolity ⬩ uselessness ⬩ futility ⬩ emptiness ⬩ falseness
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Ða gímeleásan men ðe heora líf ádrugon on ealre ídelnisse the careless men who passed their lives quite idly, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1, 13.
Linked entry: ídel-gild
ge-bycgan
To buy ⬩ procure ⬩ purchase ⬩ redeem ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere
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To buy, procure, purchase, redeem; emere, redimere Hí meahton hefonríce gebycgan [MS. gebycggan] they could buy the kingdom of heaven, Past. 59, 2; Swt. 449, 15; Hat. MS.
inne-weard
Inward ⬩ internal ⬩ interior ⬩ intestines ⬩ viscera
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Inward, internal, interior; the word may generally be rendered by the phrase the inner part of [the noun with which it agrees]. In the neut. sing. and pl. it is used as a noun, intestines, viscera, the inward part Inneweard þeoh femen, Ælfc.
Linked entry: innan-weard
gǽst-berend
A spirit-bearer ⬩ man ⬩ is qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum fert ⬩ hŏmo
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Ic gǽstberend cwelle compwǽpnum I kill the living with battle-weapons, 105 b; Th. 401, 8; Rä. 21, 8
Linked entry: gást-berend