be-sencan
To sink, immerge ⬩ mergere, demergere
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Ðe-læs me besencen ne me demergant, Ps. Th. 68, 14. Sí besenced on sǽs grúnd demergatur in profundum maris, Mt. Bos. 18, 6: Lk. Bos. 10, 15.
be-spanan
To allure, entice, incite, urge, induce ⬩ allicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere
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To allure, entice, incite, urge, induce bring on any one; allicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere He deriende leóda bespeón to ðysan earde he allured pernicious people to this land, Chr. 959; Th. 219, 18.
scrúd-fultum
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Ic habbe gifen ðæt land intó Sanctes Petres mynstre intó Baðan ðam munecan tó scrúdfultume. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 171, 15. v. next word
stánig
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Ðǽr synd swýðe scearpe wegas and stánige (stánihte, Laud. MS.), Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 32. Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on stánigum stówum, Lchdm. i. 102, 3. Stǽnigum, 212, 9 note: 216, 20 note: 256, 22
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un-nytlíce
uselessly ⬩ vainly ⬩ to no purpose ⬩ to ill purpose
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Ðý læs hié unnytlíce forweorpen ðæt ðæt hié sellen for hira hrædhýdignesse ne praecipitatione hoc, quod tribuunt, inutiliter spargant, Past. 44; Swt. 321, 17: 15; Swt. 95, 24.
Linked entry: nytlíce
weornian
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Seó sáwul, gif heó næfð ða hálgan láre, heó bið weornigende and mægenleás, Homl. Th. i. 168, 33
a-feorran
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omit first and last passages, and add: trans. To remove, take away Bið heó áfeorrod suíðe feor from ðǽre sóðan heánesse ab altitudine verae celsitudinis elongatur , Past. 301, 20. Eardbegengnes mín áfeorrad (áfirred, Ps.
híred-mann
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Se cyningc ábræc intó þám búre þǽr heó inne læg, and hét his hýredmen ealle áweg gán, Ap. Th. 2, 1
hland
urine
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Lant(v. N. E. D., s. v.), urine Hlond lotium Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 9. Hlom (hlond?) vel micga, i. 21, 63. Hland, ii. 71, 9. Mid þám fúlestum hlondes (micgan) stengcum putentissimis lotii nidoribus An. Ox. 3264: 3274. Hlande lotio Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 5.
ná-hwǽr
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Hié ne dorston þæt land náwér (náwǽrn, -wérn, v. ll. ) gesécan on þá healfe, Chr. 918; P. 98, 26. Hé of mynstere nolde náwár beón gemét, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 4. <b>I a.
Bricg
- Sim. Dun.
- Hovd.
- Matt. West.
Bridgenorth in Shropshire ⬩ oppidum in agro Salopiensi ⬩ Bruges in Belgium ⬩ Brugæ, Flandriæ emporium
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Férde Swegen út to Baldewines lande to Brycge Sweyn went out to Baldwin's land to Bruges, 1045; Erl. 170, 11: 1046; Erl. 175, 6: 1052; Erl. 181, 20: 1052; Erl. 182, 4
á-sláwian
to become dull of hearing ⬩ to become torpid ⬩ sluggish ⬩ inert
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Ðý lǽs hé óðre áwecce mid his wordum and himself ásláwige gódra weorca ne in semetipsis torpentes opere alias excitent voce, Past. 461, 15. Ásláwien torpescant, 415, 10. Ðæt ðá ídlan ne ásláwien ut otiosis non fiat torpor 453, 24
ge-met
a measure, space, distance ⬩ mensura, spatium, intervallum ⬩ that by which anything is measured, a measure ⬩ mensura, modius, satum ⬩ measure, capacity, ability, power, etc ⬩ mensura, facultas, potestas, vis ⬩ measure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, manner ⬩ mensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratio ⬩ a rule, order, law ⬩ norma, regula, lex ⬩ a poetical measure, metre ⬩ metrum
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Bos. 13, 21. measure, capacity, ability, power, etc; mensura, facultas, potestas, vis Ne sceal se Dryhtnes þeów in his mód-sefan máre gelufian eorþan ǽhtwelan, ðonne his ánes gemet, ðæt he his líchoman láde hæbbe the Lord's servant shall not in his mind
DÉMA
a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire ⬩ censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter ⬩ the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal
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Lamb. 74, 8: Ps. Th. 67, 6: Wrt, Voc. 72, 66. Déma judex, vel censor, vel arbĭter, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 70, 9; Wrt. Voc, 42, 18: 86; Som. 74, 21; Wrt. Voc. 50, 5: consul, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 10; Som. 9, 16.
ge-læccan
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L. 7, 3. to seize, lay hands on; snatch up Gelæhton þá weardmenn his wealdleðer fæste, þæt hé mid fleáme ne burste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 14. Gif hwilc man ꝥ wǽpn gelæcce and hwylcne hearm þǽr mid gewyrce, Ll. Th. i. 418, 8.
on-geagn
opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again
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Ælfríc sealde ðæt land æt Hacce*-*burnan ongeán ðæt land set Deccet, 288, 12. Hig of ðám lúdeum for ánum penige xxx gesealdon, ongeán ðæt ðæt ða lúdeas úrne Hǽlend mid xxx penegum gebohton, St.
sígan
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Lǽt sígan út on sum fæt let it drain out into a vessel, iii. 48, 6. to strain, filter, act as a filter, cf. (?) sígere Sígende sond rén swylgþ bibulae arenae, Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 12, 16
GEÁTAS
the Jutes ⬩ Jutæ ⬩ GAUTS ⬩ Gauti in Suecia ⬩ Γαυτοί,
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Geát-land, Icel. Gautland the land of the Gauts, which must be distinguished from Icel. Gotar, and A. Sax. Gotland the land of the Goths, q. v; Gauti in Suecia = Γαυτοί, Procopius Bell.
be-fæstan
to fix, ⬩ to place in security ⬩ to fix in the mind ⬩ implant ⬩ to fix by promise or agreement ⬩ to pledge ⬩ to commit ⬩ to commit to a person's charge ⬩ to commit to a place ⬩ to set ⬩ betake to an occupation ⬩ to commend ⬩ recommend, ⬩ to make acceptable ⬩ to trust
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Manega befæstan heora cild tó láre þám sóðfæstan bydele, Hml. S. 22, 64. Gif hwylc wile his lytlingas hiom tó láre befæstan, Ll. Th. ii. 414, 9. to commit to a place Befæste tradidit (orci faucibus ), An. Ox. 839.