un-rím
A countless number ⬩ an incalculable number or amount
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A countless number, an incalculable number or amount, Grammar un-rím, without a following genitive Ðonne án tweó of ádón biþ, ðonne biþ unrím ástyred ut una dubitatione succisa innumerabiles aliae succrescant, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 19. Grammar un-rím,
wyrhta
a wright ⬩ workman ⬩ artificer ⬩ labourer ⬩ one who works at some trade ⬩ a maker ⬩ producer ⬩ author ⬩ creator ⬩ fabricator ⬩ the Creator ⬩ Maker ⬩ a doer ⬩ worker
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a wright, workman, artificer, labourer, one who works at some trade Wyrhta operarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 25 : opifex, 47, 10. Yldest wyrhta architectus, 19, 14 : 47, 11. Se wyrhta (operarius) ys wyrðe hys metes, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 10. Wyrihte faber, Mk. Skt
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flód
flood ⬩ a river ⬩ water ⬩ a flood ⬩ deluge ⬩ the Deluge ⬩ a torrent
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Add: flood, flowing of the tide Flood adsida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, l. On ǽlcum ánum geáre weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða, and swá oft wanað, Shrn. 63, 29. Ðonne hit bið full flód, C. D. iv. 24, l. God him ðá sylle ásende mid þám sǽlicum
ge-bígan
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Take here ge-bégan in Dict. and add Gebígþ flectit, curvat, inclinat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 44. Gebíged curva, 23, 47. to cause to move from a position or direction þá þóhton hié hió sceoldon of þám muntum hié gebígan mid hiora flána gescotum, Ors. 6,
grim
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Add Grim dira, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 64. Seó grimme atrox, 1, 23. Grimme acri, 5, 25. Grymme anxii, Germ. 399, 262. of persons Mé feóndsceaða fæste hæfde grim on grápe, B. 555. Babilone weard grim and gealhmód, Dan. 230. Of þæs grimman deófles gewealdum
helpan
to succour ⬩ to be serviceable ⬩ to profit ⬩ avail
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Add: to add one's own action or effort to that of another so as to make it more effectual, to further the action or purpose of Hé his mǽges healp, B. 2698. Uton clypian tó heofonum ꝥ God úre helpe and tóbrýte þisne here, Hml. S. 25, 349. Ic wolde helpan
lǽfan
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Add: to cause to remain (lífan). of a deceased person, to have as remainder after one Se gesibsuma lǽfð symle yrfeweard æfter him sunt reliquiae homini pacifico Ps. Th. 36, 36. Hé lǽfde æfter him þreó sunan, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 11. Nam se óðer hí and
sáwel-sceatt
An ecclesiastical due
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An ecclesiastical due, to be paid for every deceased person to the clergy of the church to which he belonged, in consideration of the services performed by them in his behalf. It was to be paid before the funeral rites were completed, though the regulation
Linked entry: sáwel-gescot
hleóðrian
To sound, ⬩ make a sound [with the voice], ⬩ to speak, ⬩ sing, ⬩ cry, ⬩ exclaim, ⬩ resound
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To sound, make a sound [with the voice], to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound: — Drihten hleóðraþ of heofonum and se hýhsta syleþ his stefne intonuit de cælo Dominus et altissimus dedit vocem suam, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 19: Ps. Spl. 17, 15. Ðonne hleóðriaþ
þearfan
To need, ⬩ suffer need ⬩ indigent, ⬩ needy, ⬩ poor ⬩ a poor person; ⬩ the poor ⬩ a miserable person
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To need, suffer need Nú ðú ðæt swá openlíce ongiten hæfst, ne þearfe ic nú náuht swíþe ymbe ðæt swincan, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 8. Úre ceaster is þearfende ... wé þoliaþ ðone heardestan hungor, Ap. Th. 9, 7. Ðú, þíne þearfende thou, needing food (? v. þigen
Linked entries: ge-þearfan be-þearfende be-þearfaþ þearfende þorfan
fram
away from ⬩ apart from ⬩ absent from ⬩ from ⬩ alien from ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ as a result of ⬩ of ⬩ de
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Add: Grammar fram, with dat. denoting departure and marking point from which movement takes place Hér fór se here tó Lundenbyrig from Reádingum, Chr. 872; P. 72, 18. From (of, v.l. ) Lindesse, 874; P. 72, 24. Hér cuóm se here intó Escanceastre from (
mǽgþ
A collection of mǽgas ⬩ a family ⬩ stock ⬩ race ⬩ as a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied ⬩ descendants of a common ancestor living at the same time ⬩ a generation ⬩ a tribe ⬩ subdivision of a people ⬩ a people ⬩ nation ⬩ province ⬩ country
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A collection of mǽgas. with a more limited extent, a family, stock, race Mǽgþ oððe styb styrps, Ælfc. Gr. 3; Som. 3, 17. Mǽgþ progenies, Wrt. Voc. 72, 48: cognatio, Ps. Spl. 73, 9. Mýgþ propinquus, Kent. Gl. 876. Ðá wæs án mǽgþ ðe nǽfre ne ábeáh tó nánum
níþ
envy ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ rancor ⬩ spite ⬩ ill-will ⬩ jealousy ⬩ action which arises from hatred ⬩ strife ⬩ war ⬩ hostility ⬩ the effect of hatred ⬩ persecution ⬩ trouble ⬩ vexation ⬩ annoyance ⬩ affliction ⬩ tribulation ⬩ grief ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ malice
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envy, hatred, enmity, rancor, spite, ill-will, jealousy Ðis synt ða ídelnyssa ðisse worlde ... níþ and æfésta and hátheortnys hae sunt vanitates hujus mundi ... odium et invidiae et furor, L. Ecg. P. i. 8; Th. ii. 174, 32. Ne mehte se níþ betux him twǽm
wundor
a wonder ⬩ a circumstance ⬩ act that excites astonishment ⬩ a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, ⬩ a prodigy ⬩ portent ⬩ a wonder ⬩ miracle ⬩ a miracle ⬩ a wonderful object ⬩ wondrous thing ⬩ wonderful ⬩ miraculous power ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration
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a wonder, a circumstance or act that excites astonishment Ðæt is wundor tó cweþanne mirum dictu, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 10: Beo. Th. 3453; B. 1724. Wundor mé ðincð eówer ðingrǽden, Homl. Th. ii. 484, 14. Mé þincþ wundor, Blickl. Homl. 179, 13: 175, 13. Ðá
níwe
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Add: not existing before, now made, or brought into existence, for the first time Ealdere timbrunga bóte instructio, níwe timbrung constructio, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 59. Sele níwe, Gú. 714. Þá( at the creation of Adam) wæs fruma níwe ælda túdres . . . : fæder
furþum
Take here ⬩ in Dict., and add: ⬩ even, ⬩ just
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Take here Similar entries furþan in Dict., and add: even, intimating that the sentence in which it occurs expresses an extreme case of a more general proposition implied, and generally prefixed to the particular word, phrase, or clause, on which the extreme
sceótan
to shoot ⬩ cast a missile ⬩ to shoot ⬩ to shoot an object ⬩ hit an object with a missile ⬩ wherethe weapon is the subject ⬩ to shoot ⬩ make an object move rapidly ⬩ push ⬩ to give a person help in escaping ⬩ to shoot ⬩ move rapidly ⬩ dart ⬩ run ⬩ plunge ⬩ rush, ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of speech ⬩ to run ⬩ to refer a case to a person or court ⬩ to advance money ⬩ contribute ⬩ pay ⬩ to shoot
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to shoot, cast a missile, with acc. of missile Ðæt yrre scýt his spere ongeán ðæt geþyld ira lanceam suam jacit contra patientiam, Gl. Prud. 20 b. Ða wǽpna ðe ðæt yrre scét (miserat), 21 b. Hig sceoton hyra strǽlas tó ðære hynde, Shrn. 148, 6. to shoot
óðer
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and ordinal, used as adj. and as subst. always of strong declension. I. when two definite objects are referred to, one of two Him wearþ óðer eáge mid ánre flán út áscoten ictu sagittae oculum perdidit Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 112, 15. Hé hyne onsende myd twám
ende
a region ⬩ quarter ⬩ side ⬩ quarter ⬩ part ⬩ proportion ⬩ death ⬩ end ⬩ finished ⬩ issue ⬩ event ⬩ goal ⬩ ultimately ⬩ always ⬩ ultimately ⬩ continuously ⬩ consecutively ⬩ kind ⬩ sort
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Add: local. the extremity or outermost part, boundary of space Se móna went his hrigc tó þǽre sunnan, ꝥ is se sinewealta ende þe þǽr onlýht byð, Lch. iii. 242, 14. Ic wæs áheáwen holtes on ende, Kr. 29. Sǽfæsten landes act ende, Exod. 128. Wǽges æt ende
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heáfod
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Add: A head Heáfod caput, heáfud cephal, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 40, 41. the head of a living creature. of a human being Bróht wæs heáfud (-od, L. ) his on disce, Mt. R. 14, 11. Þeáh him mon sleá mid sweorde wiþ þæs heáfdes though one strike at his head with