wígbed-steall
The part of the church where the altar stands
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The part of the church where the altar stands Wé lǽraþ ðæt mæssepreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan weófodstealle búton his oferslipe, ne húru æt ðam weófode ðæt hé ðǽr þénige búton ðære wǽde, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 9 note
hálettung
Greeting, salutation
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Greeting, salutation Æfter ðæs engles bletsunga and hálettunga swígende þohte hwæt seó hálettung wǽre after the angel's blessing and greeting she considered in silence what the greeting might be, Blickl. Homl. 7, 16. Hálettunge, 3, 21.
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stíþ
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Hé wæs swá stíð, ðæt hé ne róhte heora eallra níð, ac hí móston ðes cynges wille folgian, gif hí woldon libban, Chr. 1086 ; Erl. 222, 31.
lócian
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D. iii. 6, 23 : 19, 22. with gen. to look into, make examination of Þá wæs ꝥ gesáwen fram þám mannum þe his lócodon (those that looked into the matter; a respicientibus), ꝥ ꝥ wæs sóð ꝥ hi sǽdon, Gr.
ge-sund
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Stópon úp weras of wǽge and hyra wicg gesund, Ru. 23, 21. of things, that escapes danger Gesund salua (reverentia), An. Ox. 5269. that averts danger (?) Mid gesunde cum tuta [v. (?) cum tuta pelta. Ald. II, 28], Wrt.
ge-settan
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Wæs on þǽm scennum þurh rúnstafas geseted (placed on record) hwám þæt sweord geworht wǽre, B. 1696. Hé tó heofenum lócade þyder his módgeþanc á geseted wæs, Bl. H. 227, 17. Þá gesǽlþa þe gé oninnon eów habbaþ geset, Bt. 11, 2; F. 34, 5.
stille
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Oft stille wæter staðo brecaþ (cf. still waters run deep ), Prov. Kmbl. 63. not easily moved (?), that will not run freely (?)
holm
A mound, ⬩ hill, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ wave, ⬩ ocean, ⬩ water, ⬩ sea ⬩ land rising from the water, ⬩ an island in a river
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Sealt wæter hreóh mé holme besencte tempestas demersit me, Ps. Th. 68, 2. Ðá wæs heofonweardes gást ofer holm boren the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 7; Gen. 121. Léton holm beran they let the sea bear him, Beo.
ge-mót
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Hé gecwæð ꝥ hí cómon ealle tó ánum gemóte, ꝥ hé mihte him secgan hwæt him tó dónne wǽre, Hml. S. 36, 205 : An. 650.
hwæþer
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Ne wæs mé cúð hwæðer ... egesa wǽre, Gen. 2710. Geseón hwæþer ( an ) Helias cume, Mt. 27, 49. Hí gýmdon hwæþer (gif ł hueðer, L. si ) hé gehǽlde, Mk. 3, 2. Hié wǽron orwéne hwæðer ǽfre Rómáne tó heora anwealde becómen, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 4.
a-scínan
To shine forth ⬩ to be clear ⬩ evident ⬩ clarescere ⬩ elucere
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To shine forth, to be clear, evident; clarescere, elucere Hwylc wǽre his líf cúþlícor ascíneþ vita qualis fuerit certius clarescat, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 14.
frécnen-spræc
An audacious or hostile speech ⬩ audax vel hostīlis sermo
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An audacious or hostile speech; audax vel hostīlis sermo Gyf Frysna hwylc frécnenspræce ðæs morðorhetes myndgiend wǽre if any of the Frisians, by audacious speech, should call to mind [lit. should be a rememberer of] this deadly feud, Beo.
ge-hyldra
Safer
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Ðohtan ðæt him wíslícre and gehyldre wǽre they thought that it would be wiser and safer for them, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 31. On gehældran stówe in tutiore loco, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 39
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ge-nyht
An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilment ⬩ abundantia, ubertas
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Ðætte genyht wǽre gesǽlða that sufficiency was happiness, 35, 3; Fox 158, 13
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broc
Use ⬩ advantage
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Sécen hí him broc on on-ráde and on wǽne let them seek to benefit themselves by riding on horseback and in a carriage, Lch. ii. 184, 13
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ge-cneord
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ꝥ hé folc Drihtne geornfullíce gestrýnde, and embe þá gestreón swíþe gecneord wǽre, Lch. iii. 434, 10. Búton óðrum trahtbócum ðe hé mid gecneordum andgite deópðancollíce ásmeáde, Hml. Th. i. 436, 19.
torfian
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Þá geseah hé án scip út on þǽre sǽ, swá swíðe torfigende fram þan wealcendum sǽs ýðum ꝥ ealle þá men wéndon ꝥ heora scip tóbrocen wǽre, Nap. 62
spiw-drenc
An emetic
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Se man þurh spiwedrenc áspíwþ ðone wǽtan, 60, 22: 336, 1. Spiwedrencas, 170, 6
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be-áscian
To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. )
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To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. ), the question given in a clause Hié hine láre beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó dónne wǽre, Bl. H. 199, 29. Þæt hié ðone pápan and þæt pápseld beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó rǽde þúhte, 205, 20
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gild
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Mk. p. 4, 20. that which takes the place of something lost Seth wæs Abeles gield on woruldríce, Gen. 1109.