cunnian
to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture ⬩ probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari ⬩ with gen. To have, experience of, ⬩ to make trial of ⬩ periclitari, experiri
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To have, experience of, to make trial of; periclitari, experiri Gódes and yfles ðǽr ic cunnade there I had experience of good and evil, Exon. 85b ; Th. 321, 26; Wíd. 52. Gif wada cunnedon ye made a trial of the fords, Beo. Th. 1021; B. 508 . III
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niþþas
Men
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Men Niþþas findaþ gold, gumþeóda bearn, Cd. Th. 14, 27; Gen. 225. Niþþa bearna ǽrest ealra, 69, 14; Gen. 1135 : 77, 33; Gen. 1284 : Beo. Th. 2015; B. 1005 : Exon. Th. 167, 34; Gú. 1070. Niþþa nergend, 140, 18; Gú. 612.
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geornful-nes
Eagerness, diligence, earnestness, zeal, fervour, devotion ⬩ sollertia, dīlĭgentia, industria, fervor, devōtio
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He geornlíce gýmde ðæt he to lufan and to geornfulnesse awehte gódra dǽda ad dilectiōnem vero et sollertiam bŏnæ actiōnis excitāre curābat, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 19: 5, 13; S. 632, 8.
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sunn-ganges
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Bebeóde hé hine Gode geornlíce and hine gesénige, cyrre hine sungonges ymb, ii. 116, 9. To move with the sun was considered lucky, to move in the reverse direction unlucky; the latter method is consequently taken by witches in their ceremonies.
weorold-wela
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Worldly wealth, worldly good Se woruldwela (pompa) his frætewunga áweorpende fleáh, Gl. Prud. 52 a. Sume mægon habban ælles woruldwelan genóg huic census exuberat, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 30. Hé wilnaþ hwæthweg ðises woruldwelan, 26, 2 ; Fox 94, 3.
bí-leofa
subsistence ⬩ maintenance ⬩ provision ⬩ victuals
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subsistence, maintenance, provision; in a limited sense victuals Hé sǽde ꝥ ꝥ feoh wǽre widewena bigleofa of gódra manna ælmyssan, Hml. S. 25, 765. Leahtras fóda, deáðes bigleafa, 7, 26. Þæs mannes bíleofa is tó besceáwianne, Lch. ii. 210, 18: R.
ge-bisnung
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Gif hine hwá mid tihtinge and gebisnungum gódra weorca getrymð, i. 306, 12. Drihtnes þénum gelíc on gebisnungum Domini ministris par documentis, Hy. S. 73, 3. Láre gibisnunga doctrinae documenta, 72, 30. Þ á á
gímeleáslíce
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D. 237, l. without care for good Ús þe yfele and gýmeleáslíce mid unrihte libbað nobis male viventibus atque negle-gentibus R.
ǽmetgian
to empty ⬩ to be at leisure. ⬩ to devote one's self to, take time for
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Émtian, 83, 15. with reflex. pron. and tó :-- Mid ymnum hé hine ǽmetegode tó Gode studebat hymnis Deo vacare, Gr. D. 282, 4. Ǽmtigað eów tó rǽdinge vacate lectioni, Ælfc. Gr. 206, 13.
wilwan
to roll ⬩ fig. ⬩ to join ⬩ compound ⬩ compose
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Goth. walwjan (trans.).] Similar entries v. á-, be-, ge-wilwan; wealwian
holh
A hollow, ⬩ cavity, ⬩ hole
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A hollow, cavity, hole Hwæt tácnaþ ðæt holh on ðæm weobude búton gódra monna geþyld? Forðam ðonne mon his mód geeáðmódgeþ ðæt he wiðerweardnesse and scande forbere ðonne geeácnaþ hé sum holh on his móde swá swá ðæt weobud hæfþ on him uppan.
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tínan
To vex, ⬩ annoy, ⬩ irritate, ⬩ provoke
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Ne áblinnan wé, ðæt wé Gode cwémon and deófol týnan, Blickl. Homl. 47, 11. Ðæt hí ælþeódige men ne tyrian ne ne týnan, L. Eth. vi. 48; Th. i. 326, 28: Wulfst. 309, 5.
freónd
A FRIEND ⬩ ămīcus
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He wæs Godes freónd he was the friend of God, Chr. 654; Erl. 29, 12: 656; Erl. 32, 28. Se hláford ne scrífþ freónde ne feónde the lord regards not friend nor foe, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 31; Met. 25, 16: Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 23; Rä. 21, 16.
mægen-þrymm
Majesty ⬩ greatness ⬩ glory ⬩ Christ ⬩ great power ⬩ might ⬩ an instance in which the divine glory or power is displayed ⬩ the glory of heaven ⬩ heaven ⬩ the angels who inhabit heaven
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Mægenþrymmes God Deus majestatis, Ps. Th. 28, 3. Mægenþrymmes ðínes majestatis tuæ, 144, 5. His mægenþrymmes magnitudinis ejus, 150, 2. His ríces ongin, ne his mihte, ne his mægenþrymmes nǽfre gewonad ne weorþeþ, Blickl. Homl. 9, 17.
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scíran
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[God ðe soðe shire, Gen. and Ex. 2036.] to make clear by distinguishing between things, to distinguish, decide Scíro disceplavero, Txts. 57, 688. Is geháten ðæt hé wille cueðan, 'Gewítaþ from mé áwiergde.'
sweotol
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Genóh sweotol is, ðætte gód word biþ betera ðonne ǽnig wela, 13; Fox 38, 22: 36, 3; Fox 176, 27: 36, 7; Fox 184, 5. Is on mé sweotul ðæt. . . it is plain from my case that . . ., Exon. Th. 275, 17; Jul. 551. Biþ hit sweotol (swutul, Hatt.
swégan
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God swégde Deus intonuit, Ps. Spl. 28, 3: Ps. Lamb. 17, 14. of regulated, modulated sound, of speech, tone, music Swégþ eádmódnys on his stemne, Homl. Th. ii. 374. 11.
á-firran
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God áfyrde þæt unrihtwrigels of heora heortan, Bl. H. 105, 30. Ne áfyr ( elongaveris ) þú fultum fram mé. Ps. L. 21, 10. Fácen from úrum heortum ádoon and áfyrran. Bl. H. 95, 28. From ús ðióstro áfirra. ( depellere ), Rtl. 37, 9.
wærlíce
warily, cautiously, circumspectly, ⬩ in a way that guards against surprise ⬩ in a way that guards against an ill result, safely ⬩ carefully, heedfully, prudently
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Wærlícor bið se man geherod æfter lífe ðonne on lífe there is less danger of mistake in praising a man after his death than while he is alive, ii. 560, 14. where there is danger of doing wrong, carefully, heedfully, prudently Hwílum bið gód wærlíce tó
CNIHT
A boy ⬩ youth ⬩ attendant ⬩ servant ⬩ KNIGHT: ⬩ puer ⬩ juvenis ⬩ adolescens ⬩ servus
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Wundor Godes on ðám cnihtum gecýðed wæs the miracle of God was manifest on the youths Cd. 197; Th. 245, 32; Dan. 472. Moises sende cnihtas Moyses misit juvenes Ex. 24, 5; Cd. 176; Th. 221, 16; Dan. 89; Cd. 195; Th. 243, 5; Dan. 431.