lytlian
to lessen ⬩ diminish
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Cristes lage wanedon and cyninges lage lytledon Christ's laws waned, and the king's laws were weakened, L. Eth. ix. 37; Th. i. 348, 19. Lytligen ða grambǽran hiera gedréfednesse damnent iracundi perturbationem, Past. 40, 2; Swt. 291, 2.
un-meahtig
not mighty ⬩ weak ⬩ impotent ⬩ of little power or means ⬩ impossible
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Ðé læs ðe unmihtig man feorr for his ágenon swince, L. Ff.; Th. i. 224, 27. Tó ánum mǽdene unmihtigum tó wíge, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 257. Ðý læs mon unmihtigne man tó feor for his ágenan swencte, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 3.
Beó-wulf
BEOWULF
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Intelligence of this calamity having reached the heroic Beowulf, a relation of Hrothgar, Beowulf resolves to rid the Danish land of this monster; and, in pursuance of this design, sails from home with a company of fifteen warriors.
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talian
to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account, ⬩ to impute, ascribe, lay to the account of ⬩ to reckon, enumerate
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Lamb. 31, 2. Ne tala ðú mé, ðæt ic ne cunne ðone intingan ðínre unrótnesse, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 40. Ne talige nán man his yfelan dǽda tó Gode, ac talige ǽrest tó ðam deófle, Homl.
freó
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Þá bearn synt fríge (freó, L.R.), Mt. 17, 26. (10 a) of land :-- Sí hyt ǽlces þinges freóh búton ferdfóre ..., C.D. iii. 20, 4. Ǽghwæs tó brúcenne tó freón ... bútan ðǽm circsceatte, 254, 12.
ge-séman
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Substitute: the object a person. to reconcile adversaries Lǽt inc geséman ǽr ðú ðín lác bringe vade prius reconciliari fratri tuo, Past. 349, 12.
heáp
a band ⬩ company ⬩ the clergy ⬩ a choir ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ a troop ⬩ company ⬩ a crew ⬩ a collection ⬩ in company ⬩ together
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[Þa þe uerde wes isomne of ælche moncunne, þa heo weoren þer on hepe an hunddred þusende, Laym. 28292. v. N. E.
ge-openian
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Ús biscopum gedafenað ꝥ wé þá godcundan láre . . . eów preóstum geopenan on Engliscum gereorde, for ðám þe gé ealle ne cunnon ꝥ Læden understandan, Ll. Th. ii. 364, 9.
hors
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Wé forbeódað ǽlce láde ǽgðer ge on wǽne ge on horse, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 23. Forfang æt men fífténe peningas, and æt horse healswá, i. 224, 26. Sum bið hafeces cræftig. Sum bið tó horse hwæt, Crä. 81.
ÍDEL
empty ⬩ destitute ⬩ void ⬩ devoid ⬩ vain ⬩ useless ⬩ idle ⬩ idle ⬩ unemployed
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Londrihtes mót monna ǽghwilc ídel hweorfan every man must wander destitute of land-right, Beo. Th. 5768; B. 2888.
for-seón
To overlook ⬩ despise ⬩ contemn ⬩ scorn ⬩ be ashamed of ⬩ neglect ⬩ reject ⬩ renounce ⬩ despĭcĕre ⬩ temnĕre ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ spernĕre ⬩ erŭbescĕre ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ posthăbēre ⬩ rejĭcĕre
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Lamb. 118, 141
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tún
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Kmbl. iii. p. xxxix; in the last its frequent occurrence in English local names is noted Ego, Plegréd, aliquam terre unculam emi et Eðelmóde, hoc est án healf tun, que ante pertinebat tó wilburgewellan, ðet land healf and healfne tún hiis terminibus
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wang
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field, plain, land, country, place Wonge (wongc?) arvum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 51. Mec se wǽta wong wundrum freórig of his innaþe cende roscida me genuit gelido de viscere tellus (Ald.), Exon. Th. 417, 7; Rä. 36, 1. Se wong seomaþ eádig and onsund.
mǽrþu
greatness ⬩ honour ⬩ glory ⬩ fame ⬩ a great ⬩ honourable ⬩ glorious action ⬩ a wonderful thing ⬩ mighty work
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Lamb. 144, 6. Eálá mín drihten . . mǽrþum gefrǽge, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 4; Met. 20, 2. Hine God trymede mǽrþum and mihtum him God confirmed with glory and with might, Elen.
óleccan
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Þá woruldsǽlþa swíþe lytelíce óleccaþ þǽm módum þe hí on lást willaþ beswícan, Bt. 7, 1 ; F. 16, 11
fóre-beácen
A fore-token ⬩ prodigy ⬩ wonder ⬩ prodĭgium ⬩ portentum ⬩ ostentum
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Lamb. 77, 43: Mt. Bos. 24, 24. Sóþlíce leáse cristas and leáse wítegan arísaþ, and wyrcþ, fórebeácna exsurgent ĕnim pseudochristi, et pseudoprophētæ, et dăbunt signa et portenta, Mk. Bos. 13, 22: Deut. 13, 1.
for-wúndian
To wound badly ⬩ ulcerate ⬩ grăvĭter vulnĕrāre
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Se læg on his dúra swýðe forwúndod qui jăcēbat ad jānuam ejus ulcĕrĭbus plēnus, Lk. Bos. 16, 20. Forwúnded mid wommum wounded with sins, Rood Kmbl. 27; Kr. 14.
gærs-stapa
A GRASS-STEPPER ⬩ locust ⬩ lŏcusta
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Lamb. 77, 46, Gærstapan cómon and frǽton ealle ða gærscíþas locusts came and ate up all the blades of grass, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 42 : Homl. Th. ii. 192. 35.
in-cleofa
closet ⬩ bed-chamber ⬩ den ⬩ cave
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Lamb. 104, 30. Hwelpas leóna on incleofum heora hí gesomniaþ catuli leonum in cubilibus suis collocabuntur, Ps. Spl. 103, 23
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leornung-mann
A learner ⬩ pupil ⬩ scholar ⬩ student ⬩ disciple
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Mæssepreóstas sceolon symble æt heora húsum leorningmonna sceole habban, and gif hwylc gódra wile his lytlingas hiom tó láre befæstan, hig sceolon swíðe lustlíce hig onfón and him éstlíce tǽcan, L. E. I. 20; Th. ii. 414, 7-10