freóls-ǽfen
A festival-eve ⬩ vigil ⬩ festi vigĭlia
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A festival-eve, vigil; festi vigĭlia Man mót, freólsǽfenum [MS. freólsǽfenan], faran betweonan Eferwíc and six míla gemete one may travel, on festival-eves, between Fork and a distance of six miles, L. N. P. L. 56; Th. ii. 298, 26
best
BEST, most ⬩ optime
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S. 69; Th. i. 412, 3 The usual form is wel well, bet better, betst best = most. In the text the preceding passage has betst behófaþ most wants
templ-geweorc
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Salomon wes se forma man ðe Gode tó lofe ǽrest on eorðan templgeweorc árǽrde, 277, 25
crúc
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A cross Nime hé his ( of petroleum ) dǽl and wyrce Crístes mǽl on ǽlcum lime, bútan crúc on þám heáfde foran sé sceal on balzame beón, Lch. ii. 288, 22. Hine ymbwrít mid sweorde on .iiii. healfa on crúce, 346, 27
sceald
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Útt on scealdan ford (cf. on ðæs deópan fordes ende, iii. 431, 12), v. 256, 16: 300, 19
á-stellan
To leap ⬩ rush ⬩ fly off
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Hé hraþe ástylde (forð árǽsde, v. l.) of his ræste ex lecto prosiliit, Gr. D. 21, 28
hyldu
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helde and on hláfordes (the Latin versions have in fide (fidelitate) Dei et domini sui; per sacramentum), ꝥ heó him on sóðre gewitnysse sý ( for the forms of oaths see pp. 178 sqq.), Ll.
drync
Drink, a drink, draught ⬩ potus, haustus
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Drink, a drink, draught; potus, haustus Ðǽr wæs ǽlcum genóg drync there was enough drink for each, Andr. Kmbl. 3069; An. 1537. Ic ofþyrsted wæs gástes drynces I was thirsty for the soul's drink, Soul Rmbl. 82; Seel. 41.
Linked entry: drinc
ge-ærnan
To run ⬩ currĕre ⬩ To run for ⬩ to gain by running ⬩ cursu certāre ⬩ propalma cursu contendĕre
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To run; currĕre Ðá geærndon hí sume þrage and efthwurfon then they ran for some time and returned, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 9. v. trans.
EÁR
The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE, which stands for the letters ea
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The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE, which stands for the letters ea: v. Steph.
IC
I
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For Wulfgáres sáwle ðe ic hit selle for Wulfgars's soul [I] who give it, Chart. Th. 496, 24
bísgung
Business, occupation ⬩ negotium, occupatio
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Ne forlǽte se reccere ða inneran giémenne ðæs godcundan þiówdómes for ðære abísgunge ðara úterra weorca let not the ruler forsake the inner care of the divine ministration for the occupation of outer works, Past. 18, 1; Hat. MS. 25 a, 29, 27, 30
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tæpped
A covering for a floor, wall, etc., a carpet, hanging, coverlet; for a person, a tippet
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A covering for a floor, wall, etc., a carpet, hanging, coverlet; for a person, a tippet Án healf-hrúh tæppet sipla (sipha? cf. in a list de lectis et ornamentis eorum :-- Hec amphicapa, est tapeta ex utraque parte villosa.
cracian
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Th. 45, 3 for cracode apparently should be read cwacode (v.
heordan
tow ⬩ oakum
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(For both see Ald. 51, 23.) Heordan stuppa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 14. Heordena (altered from heorþena) tendre naptarum fomite (heordan naptarum fomitum), Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 7: heordena naptarum, 59, 58. For all three see Ald. 23, 5, An. Ox. 1649.
neádung
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Heó wolde lybban hyre líf on mægðháde sylfwilles for Gode, ná for neádunge, Hml. A. 32, 191. Þæne deófollican unðeáw, ꝥ hé wile on his gebeórscipe þurh his hálsunge and ðurh his neádunge gedón, ꝥ óðre men nimað máre ðonne hit gemet sý, 145. 23
wed-bróðer
One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate
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One who is pledged to act as a brother to another, a confederate Ða luuede Wulfere hit swíðe for his bróðer luuen Peada, and for his wedbróðeres luueu Oswí, Chr. 656 ; Erl. 30, 1.
hǽnan
To stone
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To stone For hwylcum ðæra weorca wylle gé mé hǽnan . . . ne hǽne wé ðé for gódum weorce propter quod eorum opus me lapidatis . .. de bono opere non lapidamus te, Jn. Skt. 10, 32, 33 : 11, 8. Ðú ðe ða wítegan hǽnst quæ prophetas lapidas, Lk.
Linked entry: ge-hǽnan
þreátian
to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to oppress ⬩ afflict ⬩ vex ⬩ trouble ⬩ exercise ⬩ harass ⬩ to urge a person to something ⬩ press for something ⬩ force to do something ⬩ to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ to threaten
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Voc. ii. 113, 49: 55, 43. to urge a person to something, press for something, force to do something For ðí ic ðreátige ðé tó úra goda offrunge, ðæt ðis folc, ðe ðú bepǽhtest, forléton ða ídelnysse ðínre láre, Homl. Th. i. 592, 31.
mann-þwǽrness
Gentleness ⬩ meekness ⬩ courtesy
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Gentleness, meekness, courtesy Forðam oft gebyreþ ðæm monþwǽran ðonne hé wierþ riéce ofer óðre menn ðæt hé for his monnþwǽrnesse ásláwaþ and wierþ tó unbeald forðæm sió unbieldo and sió monnþwǽrnes bióþ swíðe anlíce nonnunquam enim mansueti, cum praesunt