ge-sárgian
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Add: to wound, of physical injury Wið liþa sáre, gyf hý of hwylcum belimpe gesárgude beoð if they are injured by any accident, Lch. i. 312, 2.
godspell-traht
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An exposition of a portion of the gospels, a homily Ic gemune mé sylfne secgan þás wísan in þám godspelltrahtum þe ic sylf writ in Homiliis evangelii rem narrasse me recolo, Gr. D. 283, 1.
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swift
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Cf. rapid as applied to the slope of a hill Of ðǽm díce on swiftan beorh; of ðǽm beorhge, C.D. iii. 394, 3
eorþ-cyning
An earthly king, king of the land ⬩ terræ rex
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An earthly king, king of the land; terræ rex Sceótend Scyldinga to scypum feredon eal ingesteald eorþcyninges the Scyldings' warriors conveyed all the house chattels of the king of the land to their ships. Beo. Th. 2315: B. 1155.
fandung
A temptation, trial, proof ⬩ tentātio, prŏbātio, inquīsītio
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Scearplícu and smeálícu fandung ðæs módes the sharp and searching temptation of the mind, Past. 21, 3; Hat. MS. 30 a, 26. Ðære lufe fandung is ðæs weorces fremming the proof of love is the performance of work, Homl. Th. ii. 314, 28.
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hús-bonda
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Ðá wearþ Eustatius uppon his horse and his gefeoran uppon heora and férdon tó ðam húsbundon and ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorþa one of his men wanted to stop at a man's house against his will, and wounded the man of the house, and the man of the
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earc
the ark of Noah ⬩ arca ⬩ a chest, the ark of the covenant ⬩ cista, cistella
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the ark of Noah; arca Noe on ða earce eode Noah went into the ark. Mt. Bos. 24, 38: Lk. Bos. 17, 27. Under earce bord under the boards of the ark, Cd. 67; Th. 80, 23; Gen. 1333.
ge-ortrúwian
To distrust, despair ⬩ diffīdĕre, dēspērāre
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Se man lócaþ underbæc, ðe geortrúwaþ Godes mildheortnysse the man looks behind who despairs of God's mercy, Homl. Th. i. 252, 10. Ðæt úre nán be his néxtan ne geortrúwige that none of us despair of his neighbour, ii. 82, 27.
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swól
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Swóle caumate, 22, 21. of the heat of fire Hé ( the phenix ) somnaþ swóles láfe, gegædraþ bán gebrosnad æfter bǽlþræce, Exon. Th. 216, 16; Ph. 269.
sǽ-weard
sea-ward,
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sea-ward, keeping watch and ward on the sea-coast; it was a duty that might be required in some cases of the thane and of the 'cotsetla' Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne . . . sǽweard ( the section refers to the
æsc-man
A ship-man ⬩ sailor ⬩ pirate ⬩ nauta ⬩ pirata
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A ship-man, sailor, and hence a pirate; nauta, pirata Ǽgþer ge æscmanna ge óðerra both of the ship-men and of the others, Chr. 921; Th. 195, 15: Cot. 155
æt-dón
To take away ⬩ deprive ⬩ eripere
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To take away, deprive; eripere Ðæt nán preósta óðrum ne ǽtdé ǽnig ðara þinga that no priest deprive another of any of those things, L. Edg. C. 9; Th. ii. 246,10
Alfriþ
Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria
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Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria A. D. 705, Hér Alfriþ, Norþhymbra cing, forþférde here, A. D. 705, Alfred, king of the Northumbrians, died, Chr. 705; Th. 69, 7, col. 3
beadu-mægen
Battle-strength ⬩ military power ⬩ militaris vis ⬩ exercitus stragem faciens
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Battle-strength, military power; militaris vis, exercitus stragem faciens Beadumægnes rǽs, grím-helma gegrind the rush of battle-strength, the crash of grim helmets, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 28; Exod. 329
gást-hálig
Spirit-holy ⬩ holy in mind ⬩ anĭmi sanctus
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Spirit-holy, holy in mind; anĭmi sanctus Witgan sungon, gast-halíge guman, be Godes bearne prophets, men holy in spirit, sung of the son of God, Elen. Kmbl. 1120; El. 562
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land-geweorc
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The principal stronghold of a country, one which it has been the work of the country to build [cf. Beo. Th. 135-152; B. 67-76], Beo. Th. 1880; B. 938
mǽr-þorn
A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary
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A hawthorn tree which serves as a boundary Of ðæm pytte on ðone díc, ðæt on mǽrþorne; of ðæm þorne norþ on ðone hwítan stán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 168, 33
bogen streng
The string of a bow; a BOW-STRING ⬩ arcus chorda, anquina
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[bogen = bogan; gen. of boga a bow; streng a string] The string of a bow; a BOW-STRING; arcus chorda, anquina, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 37; Wrt. Voc. 35, 26
teón-hete
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Harmful or wrongful hate, dire hostility Wið ðam teónhete ( the hostility of the Egyptians in pursuit of the Israelites ), Cd. Th. 191, 34; Exod. 224. Wið teónhete, Ps. Th. 147, 2
tunne-botm
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The bottom of a cask Tunnebotm (cf. byden*-*botm fundum, in the same list 'nomina vasorum') tympanum, the bottom of a cask used as a drum?, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 55