wealdan
To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able
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Ðǽr hé dý fyrste wealdan móste,Beo. Th. 5141; B. 2574. with a clause Petre ðæne ealdorscipe hé betǽhte, and hét, ðæt hé weólde be manna gewyrhtum, hwá ðǽrin móste and hwá ná ne móste, Wulfst. 176, 16.
swéte
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. ¶ used substantively :-- Hé forlét eall ðæt ðǽr líðes wæs and swétes astu instructa vino epulisque deseruit, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 14. Ys sáwl mín swétes gefylled adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea, Ps. Th. 62, 5.
nama
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Ðǽre wambe nama getácnað ðæt mód . . . Of Salomonnes cuidum wé námon ðætte ðǽre wambe nama scolde tácnian ðæt mód, Past. 259, 5-8. Ic him selle beteran noman ðonne óðrum mínum sunum oððe dohtrum dabo eis nomen melius a filiis et filiabus, 407, 36.
CWUDU
What is chewed, a cud, quid ⬩ manducatum, rumen
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Gedó gódne dǽl ðǽron hwítes cweodowes put a good deal of mastich therein, 2, 14; Lchdm. ii. 192, 6. Ofersceade mid hwítes cwidues duste sprinkle over with dust of mastich, 2, 3; Lchdm. ii. 182, 3.
hruse
The earth ⬩ ground
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Ðǽr mé siteþ hruse on hrycge there the earth presses on my back, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 5; Rä. 4, 6. Ic goldwine mínne hrusan heolstre biwráh I buried my lord, 76 b; Th. 287, 32; Wand. 23.
lama
Lame ⬩ maimed ⬩ crippled ⬩ weak ⬩ paralysed ⬩ palsied ⬩ paralytic
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Ðá læg ðǽr sum creópere lama fram cildháde then lay there a cripple lame from his childhood, Homl. Skt. 10, 25. Ánne bædrydan for eahte geárum lama a bedridden man paralysed for eight years, 42.
mǽte
Moderate ⬩ mean ⬩ small ⬩ poor ⬩ bad ⬩ inferior
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Moderate, mean (between two extremes), small, poor, bad; in the cpve. inferior, applied to persons, of a middle or lower class Reste hé ðǽr mǽte weorode(alone), Rood. Kmbl. 138; Kr. 69. So again Ic ána wæs mǽte werede, 245; Kr. 124.
manig-feald
Manifold ⬩ multifarious ⬩ of many kinds ⬩ various ⬩ consisting of many parts ⬩ complex ⬩ Manifold ⬩ numerous ⬩ abundant ⬩ plural
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Wæs ðǽr seó monigfealdeste wól, mid moncwealme, ge eác ðætte ne wíf ne niéten ne mehton nánuht libbendes geberan, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 158, 17. Manifold, numerous, abundant; as a grammatical term, plural Menifeld augmentatus, Hpt. Gl. 440, 51.
Mirce
The Mercians ⬩ Mercia
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Myrcna landes is þrittig þúsend hýda ðǽr mon ǽrest Myrcna hǽt, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 15. Myrcena cining, land, Chr. 792; Erl. 59, 1: 796; Erl. 59, 39: L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 25: L. Eth. i. pref.; Th. i. 280, 4.
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rǽsan
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Se stranga wind ðǽr on rǽsde, Shrn. 81, 32. Hit on ús and on úre wícstówe rǽsde, Nar. 15, 20 : Beo. Th. 5373; B. 2690. Hiá rǽsdon ( inruerent ) on hine, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 3, 10. Hundas rǽsdon on ðone apostol, Blickl. Homl. 181, 21.
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scild
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Ðǽr læg secg mænig ofer scild scoten, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 19. Dynedan scildas, Judth. Thw. 24, 24; Jud. 204. Scylda parmarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 30. Eorles heregeata . . . ehta spera and eall swá feala scylda, L. C. S. 72 ; Th. i. 414, 7.
stranglíce
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Ðæt se wind swá stronglíce hrure on ða circan, ðæt ðǽr ne mihte nǽnig mon gestandan oððe gesittan, 81, 22. boldly, bravely, hardily Hí heora land stronglíce geeodan and freódóm onféngon. Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 46.
twéntig
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Fox 371; Men. 187. used substantively, alone Gif ðǽr beóþ twéntig rihtwísra, Gen. 18, 31. Án twéntig is ðara bóca ðe Adeluuold gesealde of the books that Athelwold gave there is a score, Chart. Th. 244, 21.
wlítan
To look ⬩ gaze
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Wlát wítga geond þeódland, óþ ðæt hé gestarode, ðǽr gestaþelad wæs æþelíc ingong, 19, 25; Cri. 306. Hió wlát ofer ealle, Elen. Kmbl. 770; El. 385. Hé tó heofenum wlát, Byrht. Th. 136, 56; By. 172. Hé æfter recede wlát, Beo. Th. 3149; B. 1572.
ge-hnesctun
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(I a) figurative :-- Ðǽr wǽron gehnescode hiera breóst . . . beóð hira breóst gehnescod ibi subacta sunt ubera earum . . . ubera subiguntur Past. 403, 34-405, 2. to alleviate, relieve pain Oft hearda wunda beóð mid líðum beðengum gehnescode and gehǽlede
réðness
Fierceness ⬩ rage ⬩ cruelty ⬩ severity. ⬩ ferocitas ⬩ austeritas ⬩ feritas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia ⬩ furor ⬩ feria, insania ⬩ savageness ⬩ fierceness ⬩ ferocity ⬩ harshness ⬩ severity
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Síe ðær eác réðnes næs ðeáh tó stíþ sit vigor, sed non exasperans, Swt. 127, 2. Ðonne sió lár wint on réðnesse suíður ðonne mon niéde scyle cum sese increpatio, plus quam necesse est in asperitatem pertrahit, 21, 7; Swt. 167, 8
ge-streón
Gain ⬩ product ⬩ emolument ⬩ wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ usury ⬩ business ⬩ merces ⬩ mercātus ⬩ quæstus ⬩ lucrum ⬩ ēmŏlŭmentum ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ thesaurus ⬩ ūsūra ⬩ nēgōtium
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Fram gestreóne gangendum a negotio perambulante, id. lc wylle heora cýpan hér luflícor ðonne ic gebicge ðǽr ðæt sum gestreón me ic begyte volo vendere hic carius quam emi illic ut aliquod lucrum mihi adquiram, Th. Anal. 27, 21
hand
HAND, side, power, control
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Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs hand gemǽne there for a time we two had a hand to hand struggle [cf. Ger. handgemein werden to fight hand to hand ], Beo. Th. 4281; B. 2137.
Linked entries: irfe-hand hand-gemǽne hond
ge-settan
To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay
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Ðǽr is dryhtnes folc geseted to symle there is the Lord's folk set to the feast, Rood Kmbl. 279; Kr. 141. Ðæt hí hine Gode gesettan to present him to God, Lk. Bos. 2, 22. Under anweald gesett sub potestate constitutus, 7, 8: 3, 13.
singan
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Ðǽr habbaþ englas eádigne dreám, sanctas singaþ, Cd. Th. 286, 20 ; Sat. 355. Scop hwílum sang on Heorote, Beo. Th. 997 ; B. 496. Sin*-*gende heáp chorus, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 27. Hé geseah Matheus ǽnne sitton singende, Blickl.