manigfeald-ness
Multiplicity ⬩ complexity ⬩ abundance ⬩ great number
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Lind. 6, 45. On mænigfealdnysse in multitudine. Ps. Spl. 65, 2: 68, 20: Cant. Moys. 7
scip-wealh
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A servant whose service is connected with ships Ðæt land is sum inland, sum hit is ðán scipwealan tó gafole gesett ( the land in question lies by the Severn), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450. 19
ge-beod
A prayer ⬩ supplication ⬩ prĕces
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Lind. 1, 13 : Rtl. 14, 36
fǽhþ
feyness
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feyness Dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymbe his forðgesceaft, nefne hé fǽhðe wite a fool in his life of pleasure is seldom anxious about his future, unless he knows that death is at hand, Fä. 56
wíflíce
Like a woman
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Like a woman Wíflíce muliebriter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 232, 17 : Hpt. 504, 30. Ðú wunodest æfter ðínum were wíflíce on clǽnnysse after your husband's death you continued in womanly purity, Homl. Ass. 114, 392
on-gang
an entrance ⬩ an irruption, attack, a going with violence
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Lind, 5, 13
ge-þryþian
To strengthen ⬩ arm ⬩ corroborare
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To strengthen, arm; corroborare Deáþ nimeþ wíga wælgífre wǽpnum geþryþed ealdor ánra gehwæs death, the blood-greedy warrior, armed with weapons, takes the life of every one, Exon. 62 b; Th. 231, 9; Ph. 486
ǽr
Early ⬩ former ⬩ preceding ⬩ ancient ⬩ prior ⬩ præcedens ⬩ antiquus
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Of deáþe woruld awehte in ðæt ǽrre líf awoke the world from death into the former life, Elen. Kmbl. 609; El. 305: Exon. 113b; Th. 436, 11; Rä. 54, 12. On ðysse ǽrran béc præcedente libro, Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 18. Ǽrran dagas dies antiqui, Ps.
EORÞE
EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil ⬩ terra, hŭmus, sŏlum
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Cain wæs eorþan tilia fuit Cain agrĭcŏla [lit. a tiller of the earth ], Gen. 4, 2.
BLEOH
A colour, hue, complexion ⬩ color, species
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Secgaþ guman ðæt Iosephes tunece wǽre bleóm bregdende men say that Joseph's coat varied [lit. was varying] in colours, Exon. 95 b; Th. 357, 3; Pa. 23: 87 a; Th. 327, 14; Vy. 3.
sáwan
to sow ⬩ to sow ⬩ implant
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Út eode se sǽdere hys sǽd tó sáwenne [séde ł sédege, Lind.]. And ðá ðá hé seów, 13, 3-4. Ðá hé séw (seów,MS. A.) Mk. Skt. 4, 4. Hé wíngeard sette,seów sǽda fela, Cd. Th. 94, 9; Gen. 1559.
úþ-wita
a philosopher ⬩ scribe ⬩ geo metrician
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Lind. 15, 1. Úðuta (-wutu, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 22. Úðwutto (-wuta, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 66. Swá swá úþwitena gewuna is ut geometrae solent, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 28. Sume of úðuutum (-wutum, Rush.) quidam de scribis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 1.
hwamm
A corner
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Lind. 12, 10: Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 17. Ðá eode út of ðæs karcernes hwomme swíðe egeslíc draca then came a very horrible dragon out of a corner of the prison, Nar. 43, 13. Hwommona heágost caput anguli, Ps. Th. 117, 21.
mand
A basket ⬩ mand ⬩ maund
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Hú monig monda quot sportas, Lind. 16, 10. Mondo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 8. Huu monig mondo (monde, Rush.) quot cophinos, 19
ge-tweógan
To doubt ⬩ hesitate ⬩ dŭbĭtāre
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Lind. 11, 23. Forhwon getwiódes tú quare dubitasti, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 31: Lind. 28, 17. Ðá gehreów him ðæt hyne ǽfre swá on his geþohte getweóde then he repented that he had ever so doubted in his mind, Shrn. 155, 19
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ge-endebyrdan
To set in order ⬩ arrange ⬩ dispose ⬩ ordĭnāre ⬩ dispōnĕre
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Heó ðæt sóna mid reogollíce lífe gesette and geendebyrde she soon settled and ordered it with regular life, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 28.
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þegenlíce
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Hé læg ðegenlíce ðeódne gehende he lay like a warrior close to his lord, Byrht. Th. 140, 26; By. 294
ambiht-man
A servant-man ⬩ servant-woman ⬩ attendant ⬩ servant ⬩ minister ⬩ servus ⬩ pedisequus ⬩ pedisequa ⬩ minister ⬩ ministra
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Lind. War. 9, 35
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ful-scrid
Full quick ⬩ very swift ⬩ velocissĭmus
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Full quick, very swift; velocissĭmus Is ðes bát fulscrid, fugole gelícost glídeþ on geofone this boat is very quick, it glideth on the ocean most like to a bird, Andr. Recd. 996; An. 496
medu-burh
A city in which mead is drunk ⬩ one in which mead-drinking warriors live
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A city in which mead is drunk, one in which mead-drinking warriors live On ðære medobyrig, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 2; Jud. 167. On meoduburgum, Exon. 123 a; Th. 473, 18; Bo. 16