wind-hreóse
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Dele, the better reading is: Wind on hreóre sǽ
ge-wita
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</b> with reflex pron. :-- Ꝥ mód him selfum gewita biþ Godes willan mens sibi conscia, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 18. for wita Ealra gewitena gemót, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 21
grétan
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Þone synscaðan gúðbilla nán grétan nolde, B. 803. to greet with words. to address, accost Ic groetu convenio, Txts. 53, 526. Ne sculon mæssepreóstas búton oðrum mannum mæssan syngan, ꝥ hé wite hwone hé gréte and hwá him oncwæðe, Ll.
réðe
Fierce, cruel, savage ⬩ severe, stern, austere, zealous ⬩ wild, savage, fierce; ⬩ severe, cruel, fierce, dire;
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Lind. 3, 5. applied to persons in a bad sense Ðes (Ishmael) byþ réðe man and winþ wið ealle and ealle wið hyne, ;ferus; Gen. 16, 12.
Linked entry: hréðe
sǽl
time, occasion ⬩ a fit time, season, opportunity, ⬩ circumstance, condition ⬩ happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity
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Heora wíse on nǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 13.
Linked entry: sél
fyrn-wita
An ancient sage ⬩ old counsellor ⬩ prophet ⬩ antīquus săpiens
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Wæs fródan fyrnwitan feorh úþgenge life was departed from the wise old counsellor, Beo. Th. 4252; B. 2123. Fróde fyrnweotan wise ancient sages, Andr. Kmbl. 1567; An. 785. Wæs se wítedóm þurh fyrnwitan sungen the prophecy was sung by old seers, Elen.
be-wrítan
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it escape thee . . . score round it with iron, and so must you dig round it as not to touch it with the iron, Lch. i. 244, 17-23.
hrímig
Rimy
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Rimy, covered with hoar-frost Swíðe hrímige bearwas woods thickly covered with hoar-frost, Blickl. Homl. 209, 32: 207, 27 [?]. Winter biþ cealdost lencten hrímigost black frosts in winter, white frosts in spring, Menol. Fox 411; Gn. C. 6
blǽst
A blowing, BLAST or gust of wind, a breeze ⬩ flatus
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[bláwan to blow; flare] A blowing, BLAST or gust of wind, a breeze; flatus Sǽgrundas súþwind fornam, bæþweges blǽst the south wind, the sea breeze, dried up the depths of the sea, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290
Linked entry: blǽd
þurh-
through ⬩ over ⬩ per- ⬩ trans-
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With words expressing motion the prefix signifies through, over; in other cases it implies thoroughness, completeness, continuity; with adjectives of quality it has an intensive force.
híwcúþ-ness
Familiarity
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Familiarity. with a person Seó swǽslice híwcúþnes þǽre sóðan lufe caritatis familiaritas, Gr. D. 250, 8.
ge-þíwan
To threaten ⬩ rebuke ⬩ oppress
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To threaten, rebuke, oppress Simon me mid his englum geþíwde Simon threatened me with his angels, Homl. Th. i. 378, 2. Óþ-ðæt hio óðer folc egsan geþíwdan until they oppressed other people with fear, Ps. Th. 104, 11
nabban
not to have ⬩ to be without
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Gif hé wíf næbbe, Ex. 21, 4. Ne mæg ðæt ná beón ðæt ða bearn langunga nabban, Blickl. Homl. 131, 26. Næbben, Beo. Th. 3705; B. 1850. Hét mé fremdne god hergan, oððe hí nabban, Exon. Th. 247, 12; Jul. 77.
CNEÓ
a KNEE ⬩ genu ⬩ a generation, ⬩ relationship ⬩ generatio, ⬩ propinquitatis gradus
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In ðam þriddan cneówe mid Crécum mót man wif niman, in fiftan mid Rómánum in tertio propinquitatis gradu apud Græcos viro licet uxorem ducere, in quinto apud Romanos, L. Ecg. C. 28; Th. ii. 152, note h.
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þeówen
A female servant or slave ⬩ a handmaid
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Sió Affra wæs ǽrest forlegor wíf mid hire þeówenum, Shrn. 115, 3-5. Ðá hét hire fæder hí bewyrcean on ánum torre mid twelf ðeówennum, 106, 1. Þeówenna bernas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 59: 12, 17. Ic hæbbe þeówas and þeówena (servos et ancillas) Gen. 32, 5
helpan
To help ⬩ aid ⬩ assist ⬩ succour
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Wið fefre hylpþ marubis tó drincanne for fever it helps to drink marrubium, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134, 27. Hé helpeþ þearfan parcet pauperi, Ps. Th. 71, 13.
ealu
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Healde hé hine wiþ geswét eala, drince hlúttor eala, and on þæs hlúttran ealað wyrte wylle ácrinde, ii. 292, 21. Dó healfae bollan ealoð tó . . . and gehǽte ꝥ ealu, 268, 24. Aefne alðes materiam cervise, Rtl. 116, 42.
fore-spræc
advocacy ⬩ excuse ⬩ preliminary speech ⬩ a preface ⬩ prologue
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Þá sette Boia þás spéce wið Ælfríce; ꝥ wes ꝥ Putrael sealde Ælfríce viii oxan . . . and . . . gef Boia sixtig penga for þére forspǽce, Cht. E. 274, 3-6. Tó foresprǽce ꝥ se cwyde standan móste, Cht. Th. 501, 13.
ge-lytlian
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To become little, decrease, run short Gelytlade ðára farmana wín defecit nubtiarum uinum, Jrt. p. 1, 9
seht
a settlement ⬩ an agreement ⬩ terms arranged between two parties by an umpire ⬩ a peace between two powers ⬩ peace ⬩ friendship
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On ðisum sehte wearð Eádgár eþeling wið ðone cyng gesæhtlad, 1091; Erl. 228, 1-8.