módigian
to be or become proud ⬩ to glory ⬩ exult ⬩ to take offence through pride ⬩ to bear one's self proudly ⬩ impetuously
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to be or become proud, to glory, exult Se unwæra oft módegaþ on gódum weorcum the heedless is often proud of good works, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 4. Se ríca módegode on his welum the rich man gloried in his wealth, i. 328, 19.
Linked entry: módegian
ginian
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Se wóda man stód gynigende and þýwde mid múþe ꝥ hé Martinum ábite, Hml. S. 31, 538. Geoniendum bile hiulco rostro, i. aperto ore, An. Ox. 2409. Draca mid giniendum (geniendum, v. l. ) múðe, Gr. D. 156, 11.
ge-tweógan
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L. 11, 23. to hesitate to act Críst ne getuíeda hondum ꝥ woere sald scyldigra Christus non dubitavit manibus tradi nocentium, Rtl. 24, 9.
hóp
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Could the gloss belong to stagnosa paludis, the Latin words being understood as describing parts of the marsh? In another gloss, Wrt.
innoþ
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Voc. ii. 89, 22. the stomach, womb, belly Se hálga innoð þǽre á clǽnan. Þone innoþ geceás Críst, Bl. H. 11, 20. Of innoþe uulua. An. Ox. 4086. Innoþas receptacula (viscerum), 105. <b>II a.
up-líc
on high ⬩ lofty ⬩ sublime ⬩ celestial
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on high, referring to this world Ðonne bið gefylled eall uplíc lyft ǽtrenum líge, Wulfst. 138, 5.
tó-licgan
to lie or run in different directions ⬩ To lie between, ⬩ to lie and part, ⬩ to divide, ⬩ separate
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Ic wille ðara þreora landríca gemǽre gereccan hú hié mid hiera wætrum tólicgeaþ I will describe the boundaries, in what different directions they run ; ipsarum partium (the three divisions of the world) regiones significare curabo, Swt. 10, 5.
DRÍFAN
DRIVE, force, pursue ⬩ pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui ⬩ To drive, rush with violence ⬩ ruĕre
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Wóh drífan to practise wrong, L. I. P. 11; Th. ii. 320, 4. v. intrans. To drive, rush with violence; ruĕre Ic com mid ðý heáfde and mid handa on ðone stán drífan I came driving on the stone with my head and hands, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 23
LEÓGAN
To lie ⬩ deceive ⬩ feign
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To lie, tell a lie, say falsely, break one's word, play false, deceive, feign Ic leóge mentior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 53. Eal hit is swá, ne leóge ic, Blickl. Homl. 179. 3. Ðú líhst ðæt ðú God sý thou sayest falsely that thou art God, Homl.
nán
not one ⬩ none ⬩ no ⬩ none ⬩ no man ⬩ nothing
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Ðá ne mihton hig him nán word andswarian ne nán ne dorste hyne nán þing máre áxigean, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 46. Ne sǽdon hyt mé náne swá sóðfeste men, Shrn. 204, 22.
swǽs
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Th. 90, 29 ; Cri. 1481. the word, which occurs rarely in prose (see, however, the first passage cited), is used mostly in reference to the connection that belongs to relationship by blood or by marriage, or to dear companionship, and so often has the
þys-líc
Such
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Þislíc ǽrende se pápa eft onsende and ðás word cwæð..., Blickl. Honnl. 205, 22. Ne geceás ic nó ðis fæsten, ac ðyllíc fæsten ic geceás: brec ðæm hyngriendum ðínne hláf, Past. 43; Swt. 315, 13. Ðæt mód þillíc sár cweþende wæs, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 24.
ge-frignan
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Gefrægn ðone weligo from lif éce interrogans diues de uita aeterna, Lk. p. 9, 16. (2 a) where and (l a) are combined Gifraigað of sedum aldum, huoelc sié woeg gód, Rtl. 36, 13. to ask. question a person Huæd mec gefraignes ðú ?
ge-sund
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Th. i. 74, 10. non-material Þæt ic þín sóðfæst word gesund móte healdan, Ps. Th. 118, 20.
heall
a residence ⬩ palace ⬩ a temple ⬩ a court of law
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Manege scíran wurdon gedrehte þurh þæs cynges healle geweorc (through work at the king's hall) þe man on Westmynstre worhte (cf. se cyng . . . his híred innan his níwan gebyttlan æt Westmynstre heóld, 1099; P. 234, 34), Chr. 1097; P. 234, 8.
hrædlíce
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Hé him word onsende, þurh þæt hí hrædlíce hǽlde wǽron, Ps. Th. 106, 19. Hwearf hé þá hrædlíce, B. 356.
wédan
To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,
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Hí the Jews tó Criste hosplíce word wédende sprǽcon, Homl. Th. ii. 232, 31. Wróht*-*smiðas (evil spirits) wédende swá wilde deór, Exon. Th. 156, 23; Gú. 8, 9. of animals wédan (gesihð), gestric ge(tácnaþ), Lchdm. iii. 206, 32.
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of-gán
to demand what is due, seek satisfaction for, require, exact ⬩ to require what is not due, to exact with violence, extort ⬩ to require what is not one's due but is granted as a favour or for a fair equivalent, to obtain, hold by allowance of another ⬩ to start of, make a beginning of anything.
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holm
A mound, ⬩ hill, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ wave, ⬩ ocean, ⬩ water, ⬩ sea ⬩ land rising from the water, ⬩ an island in a river
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A mound, hill, rising ground; but in this sense, which belongs to the word in the Old Saxon, it is not found in English.
sócn
a seeking, search, exploring ⬩ a seeking, desiring, trying to get ⬩ a seeking to obtain an end ⬩ a seeking for information, ⬩ question, inquiry ⬩ a seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resort ⬩ a seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asylum ⬩ a seeking with hostile intent, an attack ⬩ inquisitio ⬩ the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea ⬩ seeking ⬩ levying fines ⬩ soca ⬩ soca ⬩ quaestio ⬩ inquisitio ⬩ an attack ⬩ an action, prosecution ⬩ an assemblage ⬩ a parish
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Other instances of the occurrence of the word, whose Latin form is often soca, are the following: Ic habbe gegeofen . . . Ælfwine abbod saca and sócna ( sacam et socam, Lat.) . . .
Linked entry: fird-sócn