dǽlan
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Miclum feoh dǽlan to give alms liberally, Rún. 1. to give a variety of things Ðú dǽlst eall gód swá swá ðú wilt, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 25. God dǽlþ manega and mistlice gemetgunga eallum his gesceaftum . . .
micelian
to become great ⬩ to increase in size or in quantity ⬩ to make great ⬩ to increase the size or quantity of a thing ⬩ to extol ⬩ magnify
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Eal ðæt folc his noman myccledon, Blickl. Homl. 15, 29. Mycclian wé his noman, 13, 7
sár-cwide
injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter words ⬩ a lament
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Hé ðæt eal þolaþ, sárcwide secga, Exon.
scrincan
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Ðá wearð se cyning ( Belshazzar ) tó ðan swíðe áfyrht, ðæt hé eal scranc (cf.
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bonde-land
Bond or leased land, land held under restrictions, or on conditions expressed in writing ⬩ tributaria terra
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land held under restrictions, or on conditions expressed in writing; tributaria terra Án abbot, Beonne geháten, lét Cúþbriht ealdorman x bonde-lande [x tributariorum terram, vel terram x manentium] æt Swinesheáfde, mid læswe and mid mǽdwe, and mid eal
afor
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Por and cawel and eal þá þe sýn áfer, 26, 18. Swá hwylce þincg swá syndon áfore oððe bitere, i. 310, 12. bitter, of complaint, &c. Mid biterum (áfrum) heófum amaris questibus , An.
blind-nes
obscurity
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Eal þis mennisce cyn wæs on blindnesse, seoþþan þá ǽrestan men ásceofene wǽron of gefeán neorxna wanges, 17, 14. Ðá inran þeóstru sind þæs módes blindnyssa wiðinnan, Hml.
leóf
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Mé is eal leófast þæt þé láþost is, Ors. 5, 12; S. 242, 9. as subst. of persons, a dear one, friend, leman (v. N. E. D. lief, 3b) Ne biþ hé Godes leóf, Bl.
on-styrian
to move, stir (of physical motion) ⬩ to move, stir up, excite ⬩ to move, disturb, agitate (a person)
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Eal seó burh wæs onstyred, 71, 13. Hié beóþ on heora móde mid mislícum geþohtum onstyrede, 19, 9
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BLÍÐE
joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE ⬩ lætus, hilaris ⬩ gentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweet ⬩ mansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavis ⬩ quiet, calm, peaceful ⬩ tranquillus, placidus ⬩ joy
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Wæs Iethro blíðe for eallum ðám þingum, ðe Drihten dyde Israhéla folce Jethro was glad for all the things, which the Lord did for the people of Israel, Ex. 18, 9.
a-myrran
to hinder ⬩ impede ⬩ obstruct ⬩ check ⬩ disturb ⬩ impedire ⬩ turbare ⬩ obstruere ⬩ to dissipate ⬩ spend ⬩ distract ⬩ defile ⬩ mar ⬩ corrupt ⬩ spoil ⬩ destroy ⬩ dissipare ⬩ perdere ⬩ consummare ⬩ corrumpere ⬩ devorare ⬩ distrahere
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Th. 136, 43; By. 165. to dissipate, spend, distract, defile, mar, corrupt, spoil, destroy; dissipare, perdere, consummare, corrumpere, devorare, distrahere Ðá he hæfde ealle amyrrede postquam omnia consummasset, Lk. Bos. 15, 14, 30.
Angle
The ANGLES
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Ðá cómon ða menn of þrým mægþum Germanie, — of Eald-Seaxum, of Anglum, of Iotum then came the men from three tribes of Germany, — from Old-Saxons, from Angles, from Jutes, Chr. 449; Th. 20, 18-21, col. 1
FÆGEN
FAIN, glad, joyful, rejoicing, elate ⬩ lætus, gaudens, hĭlăris, elātus
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Wǽron ealle fægen in firnum they were all glad in their sufferings, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 3; Sat. 435 : Andr. Kmbl. 2084; An. 1043.
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FÆST
FAST, fixed, firm, stiff; solid, constant, fortified ⬩ fixus, firmus, sŏlĭdus, constans, mūnītus
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FAST, fixed, firm, stiff; solid, constant, fortified; fixus, firmus, sŏlĭdus, constans, mūnītus Ealle mǽst steorran syndfæste on ðam fimamentum almost all stars are fixed in the firmament, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 26; Lchdm. iii. 268
fór-steal
an assault ⬩ assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus ⬩ viæ obstructio ⬩ the fine for an assault ⬩ mulcta pro assultu
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H. 80, § 2; Th. i. 586, 2, it is said, — 'Si in via rēgia fiat assultus sŭper ălĭquem, fórestel est.' the fine for an assault; mulcta pro assultu Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men on West-Sexan [MS.
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mirigþ
Pleasure ⬩ joy ⬩ delight ⬩ sweetness
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Ðín ríce ðǽr wé gemétaþ ealle mirhþe, Hy. 7, 31; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 31. Ðǽr ( heaven ) syndan mihta, mǽrþa and myrhþa. Wulfst. 5, 5: 167, 9: 28, 7. Adam wearþ of myclum myrhþum bescofen tó hefigum geswincum, 104, 1
be-þencan
To consider, bear in mind, BETHINK, remember, trust, confide, entrust ⬩ considerare, recordari, in se reverti, meminisse, fidere, confidere
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Beþohton [MS. beþohtan] hý ealle heora wígcræftas to Exantipuse they entrusted all their military forces to Xantippus, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 85, 16.
big-spell
A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, story ⬩ parabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio
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Ealle ðás þing se Hǽlend spræc mid bigspellum to ðám weredum; and nán þing ne spræc he bútan bigspellum hæc omnia locutus est Iesus in parabolis ad turbas; et sine parabolis non loquebatur eis, Mt. Bos. 13, 34, 35: Ps. Lamb. 48, 5.
regn
Rain
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Ðás windas and ðás regnas syndon ealle his, Blickl. Homl. 51, 20. Regna scúr, Cd. Th. 252, 10;Dan. 576. Nalles wolcnu regnas bǽron, 14, 4;Gen. 213. Regnas (rénas, Ps. Spl.), Ps. Th. 104, 28.
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tiber
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Ðás ic mid múðe aspræc . . . ðæt ic ðé on tifrum forgulde ealle ða gehát ðe ic mid mínum welerum tódǽlde introibo in domum tuam in holocaustis . . . Haec locutum est os meum . . . : Holocausta offeram tibi, Ps. Th. 65, 12-13. Tiber, Cd.