finger
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Lǽt gán ꝥ getæl swá wé nú cwǽdon, ꝥ þú cume tó þæs lǽstan fingres nægle go on counting as we have just said, till you come to the nail of the little finger, Angl. viii. 326, 31. Gif man þone lytlan finger of áslæhð, .xi. scitt. gebéte, Ll.
up
Up. ⬩ up ⬩ on high ⬩ up ⬩ erectly ⬩ up ⬩ to a high point
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Ðe læs ðé God up bréde ðone godspellícan cwide lest God bring up the words of the Gospel against thee, Wulfst. 248, 9: 249, 3. Ðǽr bær Godwine eorl up his mál Earl Godwine brought his case up or forward, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 19.
néðan
To have courage to do ⬩ to dare to do ⬩ to venture
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Néðde ðǽr ic Neron beswác I dared to go where I deceived Nero, 260, 24; Jul. 302. Hé in ðæt búrgeteld néðde he ventured into the pavilion, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277.
Linked entry: ge-néðan
ge-weorpan
to throw ⬩ cast ⬩ jacere ⬩ projicere ⬩ to turn one's self away ⬩ go away ⬩ depart ⬩ pass by ⬩ averti ⬩ abire ⬩ transire
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Th. 87, 5. to turn one's self away, go away, depart, pass by; averti, abire, transire Winter sceal geweorpan, weder eft cuman, sumor hát winter shall pass by, fair weather again shall come, hot summer, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 11; Gn. Ex. 77
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fercian
to bring ⬩ carry ⬩ conduct ⬩ to support ⬩ To go
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To go, moke one's way On þám forman geáre gǽð seó sunne on ǽrnemergen on ꝥ tácen þe ys aries genemned . . . þý þriddan heó síhð tó þám tácne oð ǽfen, and on þám feórðan geáre heó ferecað on middre nihte tó þám foresprecenan tácne, Angl. viii. 307, 21
feormian
to supply with food ⬩ feed ⬩ support ⬩ sustain ⬩ entertain ⬩ receive as a guest ⬩ cherish ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ victum suppĕdĭtāre ⬩ epŭlāre ⬩ suscĭpĕre ⬩ suscĭpĕre hospĭtio ⬩ fŏvēre ⬩ cūrāre ⬩ vălēre ⬩ to feed on ⬩ devour ⬩ consume ⬩ vesci ⬩ comĕdĕre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ to cleanse, FARM or cleanse out ⬩ mundāre ⬩ purgāre ⬩ expiāre
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Feorma ðú in ðínum ferþe gód cherish thou good in thy soul, Exon. 80 b; Th. 303; 10; Fä. 51: Ps. Th. 77, 69.
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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.
yfele
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Wæs Godes yrre þurh ða dǽde yfele geníwod, Wulfst. 10, 1. Ic him yfle ne mót, Exon. Th. 491, 5; Rä. 80, 9. <b>III a.</b> of bodily suffering :-- Gif men sié fǽrlíce yfele if it suddenly goes badly with a man, Lchdm. ii. 294, 15.
ge-beran
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Hé hyre gecýdde þæt heó sceolde geberan (parere) Godes sunu . . . þá wearð heó on innoðe geeácnod and mid þám cilde wearð sóna, and þæt gebær, ðá hit þæs tima wæs. Wlfst. 22, 5-9.
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.
spanan
To allure ⬩ entice ⬩ lure ⬩ decoy ⬩ attract ⬩ urge ⬩ suggerere, suadere, persuadere ⬩ to allure
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Hé sende his englas ús hám tó spananne tó him exhortantes angelos misit, 52, 4; Swt. 405, 34. with a clause God hine spænþ ðæt hé tó him gecierre Deus ad se redire persuadet, Swt. 407, 10.
ge-métan
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Þú gemétest gife beforan Gode, Bl. H. 7, 18. Gemét repperiet (bona), Kent. Gl. 565. Þǽr wé sib and lufu gemétað, Hy. 7, 30. For þý sint góde men góde ðe hí gód gemétað . . . Ðá gódan begitaþ ꝥ gód ꝥ hí willniaþ . . .
færeld
going ⬩ walking ⬩ a going ⬩ course ⬩ journey ⬩ a way ⬩ road ⬩ the run ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ a train ⬩ retinue ⬩ course ⬩ proceeding
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Se líchoma dǽm móde wiernð his unnyttan færelta, Past. 257, 9. referring to the Passover Pascha is on Léden transitus, and on Englisc færeld; for ðan on ðisum dæge férde Godes folc ofer ðá Reádan sǽ, Hml. Th. ii. 282, 15
mid
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Him farað mid Godes englas, 456, 23. Ǽlcum welwyrcendum God mid beó mydwyrhta. . Solil. H. 30, 14. Náman hí him wealhstodas mid, Bd. 1. 25; Sch. 52, 13. cf. IV. Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 28.
ceren
sweet wine ⬩ carenum
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Cærenes gódne bollan fulne meng togædere mingle together a good bowl full of boiled wine, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 19. Cyren vel awilled wín dulcisapa, Cot. 62
drúsan
To sink, become low, slow, inactive, to DROWSE ⬩ cadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse
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Lagu drúsade, wǽldreóre fág the stream became slower, stained with deadly gore, Beo. Th. 3265; B. 1630.
hwón-líc
Little ⬩ slight ⬩ small
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Little, slight, small Gif wé eów ða gástlícan sǽd sáwaþ hwónlíc biþ ðæt wé eówere flǽslícan þing rípon if we sow the spiritual seeds for you, it is a slight matter that we reap your fleshly goods, Homl.
bige
A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic ⬩ emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus
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, mercatus Gif gebyrige ðæt for neóde heora hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oððe we wið heora, mid yrfe and mid ǽhtum, ðæt is to þafianne if it happen that from necessity any of them will have traffic with us, or we with them, with cattle and with goods
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ge-cwémnes
A pleasing ⬩ satisfaction ⬩ appeasing ⬩ plăcātio ⬩ beneplăcĭtum
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A pleasing, satisfaction, appeasing; plăcātio, beneplăcĭtum He ne selþ Gode gecwémnesse his non dăbit Deo plăcātiōnem suam, Ps. Lamb. 48, 8. On gecwémnesse folces ðínes in beneplăcĭto pŏpŭli tui, 105, 4. Tíma gecwémnysse tempus beneplăcĭti, Ps.
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swíþ-feorm
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Th. 106, 12; Gen. 1770. producing abundant sustenance, very fruitful Beóþ góde wíngeardas and swíþfeorme mannum, Lchdm. iii. 162, 31. violent. v. next word Ic ( a storm ) wíde fére swift and swíþfeorm, Exon. Th. 386, 35; Rä. 4, 72. Cf. swíþ-from