ge-dǽlan
To divide ⬩ part ⬩ impart ⬩ separate ⬩ distribute ⬩ share ⬩ partake
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To divide, part, impart, separate, distribute, share, partake Seoððan se líchoma and se gást gedǽlde beóþ after the body and the spirit shall be separated, Blickl. Homl. 111, 30. Ic gedǽle bá Sicimam et convallem, ða ǽr samod wǽron dividam Sichimam et
sib
Sib ⬩ related ⬩ one related ⬩ a relation
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Sib (dial. e. g. Lancashire, Scottish), related; also absolute, one related, a relation (In god-sibbas the word is inflected as a noun, cf. Icel. sifr a near relation. In the passage below, Lk. 14, 12, the form may be taken as a weak noun, cf. Icel. sifi
ge-endung
an extreme part ⬩ a termination of a word ⬩ a concluding passage ⬩ a final period ⬩ cessation, termination ⬩ ending of life, death :-- ⬩ ending of existence, end of the world :--
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Add: local, an extreme part Seó sunne undergǽd þǽre eorðan geendunge the sun goes below the horizon, Lch. iii. 260, 7. a termination of a word Seó forme declinatio hæfð tres terminationes, þæt synd ðreó geendunga, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 24, 4: 26, 12. a concluding
HREDDAN
To RID ⬩ take away ⬩ save ⬩ liberate
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To RID, take away, save, liberate God hí hredde wið heora fýnd God rid them of, or saved them from, their enemies, Homl. Th. i. 312, 9. Hrede ł nere eripe, Blickl. Gl. Ps. 58, 2. Bútan ðú úsic æt ðam leódsceaþan hreddan wille unless thou wilt save us
hin-síþ
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Heard wæs hinsíð . . . þe hý æt þám beorge blídne f[u]ndon hard had been (Christ's) death (on the cross) . . . . . which at the grave (cf. for the meaning of beorg: Wéndon þæt hé on þám beorge bídan sceolde ána in þǽre eásterniht, 14) they found to be
slíþen
Cruel, hard, evil
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Cruel, hard, evil Slíden infastum Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 66. Ðú wéndest ðæt ðiós slíþne wyrd ðás worulde wende bútan Godes þeahte Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 4. Fin eft begeát sweordbealo slíþen dire harm from the sword overwhelmed Fin Beo. Th. 2298; B. 1147. Hú slíþen
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forþ-fór
A going forth ⬩ departure ⬩ death ⬩ exĭtus ⬩ ŏbĭtus ⬩ mors
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A going forth, departure, death; exĭtus, ŏbĭtus, mors Forðamðe him cúþ forþfór toweard wǽre eo quod certus sĭbi exĭtus esset, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 16. Ðæt is gesægd ðæt he wǽre gewis his sylfes forþfóre, of ðám ðe we nú secgan hýrdon præscius sui ŏbĭtus
ge-swebban
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Take here ge-sweflan in Dict., and add: of living things, to send to sleep, lull Ðá drýmen hæfdon him mid twégen ormǽte dracan; ac se apostol þá dracan geswefode, Hml. Th. ii. 474, 7, Geswefed sopitus (somno), An. Ox. 4975. þá weardmenn wǽron ǽr geswefode
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BRÓÐOR
A BROTHER ⬩ frater ⬩ to bear, support, a brother being the natural supporter of sisters who have lost their father
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A BROTHER; frater Úre bróðor noster frater, nom. s; g. úres bróðor nostri fratris; dat. úrum bréðer nostro fratri; acc. úrne bróðor nostrum fratrem; voc. eálá ðú úre bróðor O noster frater! abl. fram úrum bréðer a nostro fratre: pl. nom. úre gebróðra
a-wrecan
to drive away ⬩ pellere ⬩ expellere ⬩ to hit ⬩ strike ⬩ icere ⬩ percutere ⬩ to relate ⬩ recite ⬩ sing ⬩ narrare ⬩ enarrare ⬩ canere ⬩ to avenge ⬩ revenge ⬩ ulcisci
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to drive away; pellere, expellere Ðara ðe he of lífe hét awrecan of those whom he bade to drive from life, Exon. 130 a ; Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11. to hit, strike; icere, percutere Awrecen wælpílum hit with darts of death, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 15; Gú.
for-déman
To condemn ⬩ damn ⬩ dijudĭcāre ⬩ damnāre ⬩ condemnāre
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To condemn, damn; dijudĭcāre, damnāre, condemnāre Ðæt hig hine gesealdon ðam ealdron to dóme, and to ðæs déman ánwalde to fordémanne ut tradĕrent illum princĭpātui, et potestāti præsĭdis, Lk. Bos. 20, 20. On middele sóþlíce godas he fordémþ in mĕdio
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ge-leornes
A going ⬩ removing ⬩ departure ⬩ death ⬩ transĭtus ⬩ transmigrātio
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A going, removing, departure, death; transĭtus, transmigrātio Wæs geméted ðætte hire geleornes wæs in ða ilcan tíd ðe hire þurh ða gesihþe ætýwed wæs inventum est eadem hōra transĭtum ejus illis ostensum esse per visiōnem, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 22. Ongeáton
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sprecan
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[For the bracket at Ll. Th. i. 206, 6 substitute : (the claim made on account of the slain thief?s death)] add: where the subject is an agreement, whose terms are stated Ealswá ðá foreward spreocað, C. D. iii. 336, 26. add: to speak of Gif hié hwæt
gnornung
Grief ⬩ lamentation ⬩ mourning ⬩ mœstitia
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Grief, lamentation, mourning; mœstitia Gnornung meror, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 51. Hér is Brytta gnornung gemitus Brittanorum, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 42, note. Me hæfþ ðeós gnornung ðære gemynde benumen this grief hath deprived me of the remembrance, Bt.
drenc
DRENCH, dose, draught, drink ⬩ pōtus, pōtio ⬩ a drowning ⬩ demersio, submersio
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a DRENCH, dose, draught, drink; pōtus, pōtio Wið útsiht-ádle drenc a dose for diarrhœa, L. M. cont. 3, 22; Lchdm. ii. 300, 23. Drenc pōtus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 16: Wrt. Voc. 82, 46: pōtio, 74, 7. Se drenc deádbǽra wæs the drink was deadly, Homl. Th
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metod
fate ⬩ destiny ⬩ death
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A word found only in poetry (the phrase se metoda drihten occurs twice in Ælfric's Homilies, but in alliterative passages). The earlier meaning of the word in heathen times may have been fate, destiny, death (cf. metan), by which Grein would translate
ylp
An elephant
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An elephant Ylp elefans, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 11: 22, 41. Ylp is ormǽte nýten, máre þonne sum hús, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 566. Ylpes bile promuscida, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 42. Ylpes bán ebur, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 9: Lchdm. iii. 204, 2, 3. Hé sende þrittig ylpas
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FÚS
Ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ prompt ⬩ quick ⬩ eager ⬩ hastening ⬩ prone ⬩ inclined ⬩ willing ⬩ ready for death ⬩ dying ⬩ promptus ⬩ cĕler ⬩ părātus ⬩ prōnus ⬩ cŭpĭdus ⬩ propĕræ morti devōtus ⬩ mŏrĭbundus
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Ready, prepared, prompt, quick, eager, hastening, prone, inclined, willing, ready for death, dying; promptus, cĕler, părātus, prōnus, cŭpĭdus, propĕræ morti devōtus, mŏrĭbundus Se ðe stód fús on faroþe he who stood ready on the beach, Andr. Kmbl. 509
GE-DÉFE
Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ proper ⬩ seemly ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ decent ⬩ quiet ⬩ mild ⬩ meek ⬩ gentle ⬩ kind ⬩ benevolent ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ opportūnus ⬩ hŏnestus ⬩ quiētus ⬩ mansuētus ⬩ bĕnignus
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Becoming, fit, proper, seemly, convenient, agreeable, decent, quiet, mild, meek, gentle, kind, benevolent; congruus, convĕniens, dĕcens, opportūnus, hŏnestus, quiētus, mansuētus, bĕnignus Swá hit gedéfe wæs as it was fit, Beo. Th. 3345; B. 1670 : Ps.
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for-weorþan
to become ill ⬩ to go bad ⬩ to come to a bad end ⬩ to perish
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Add: to become ill Philippus forwearð on móde, Hml. S. 2, 104. of food, to go bad Gif salt forworðes si sal evanuerit, Mt. L. 5, 13. to come to a bad end His geféran ealle forwurdon tó deáðe, Ap. Th. 11, 6. to perish, of death Ealle þá ðe sweord nymað