wilder
A wild beast
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A wild beast þan deoren,and duden of þan wilden al heora willa, Laym. 1129. At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde, Gaw. 1150. Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon.
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hlid
A lid, ⬩ cover, ⬩ the opening which is closed by the cover
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Ðá lédon ða þegenas ðone Hǽlend ðǽron and mid hlide belucon úre ealra Álýsend then the thanes laid Jesus therein, and closed up with a cover the Redeemer of as all, Homl. Th. ii. 262, 4.
be-fleán
to strip the skin ⬩ bark off ⬩ to strip off
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Add: to strip the skin or bark off Berinde, beflóg decorticavit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 47. Befleán deglobere, 138, 29. Behyldan, befleán deglobere .i. decoriare, An. Ox. 3280. Hét hé hine cwicne befleán, Shrn. 84, 29: 121, 1.
drype
A stripe, blow ⬩ ictus
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A stripe, blow; ictus Ðéh ðú drype þolie though thou suffer a stripe, Andr. Kmbl. 1910; An. 957: 2436; An. 1219
tǽlan
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Add Tǽlan carpere (strophoso rictu) ł vituperare, An. Ox. 15, 2. Add Tǽlede derogemur (strophosae sugillationis ludibrio), An. Ox. 8, 393
ǽt
food ⬩ cibus ⬩ esca ⬩ eating ⬩ esus ⬩ manducatio
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Hí to ǽte útgewítaþ ipsi dispergentur ad manducandum, Ps. Th. 58, 15: Andr. Kmbl. 2148; An. 1075
hider-cyme
A coming hither, to this world ⬩ advent
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Kmbl. 2634; An. 1318: Exon. 10a; Th. 9, 29; Cri. 142: 62 a; Th. 227, 10; Ph. 421: 16a; Th. 37, 2; Cri. 587
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hremming
A hindering ⬩ hindrance ⬩ obstruction ⬩ obstacle ⬩ impediment
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A hindering, hindrance, obstruction, obstacle, impediment Nú is ðære eorþan sinewealtnys and ðære sunnan ymgang hremming ðæt se dæg ne byþ on ǽlcum earde gelíce lang now the roundness of the earth and the course of the sun is an obstacle to the day being
hyge-leás
Thoughtless ⬩ careless ⬩ foolish
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G.] wíse ac wísdóm and weorþscipe gedafenaþ heora háde a too thoughtless manner is not seemly for bishops, neither at home nor when travelling, but wisdom and dignity are becoming to their rank, L. I. P. 10, note; Th. ii. 318, 41.
gleowian
To play on an instrument ⬩ sing ⬩ joke ⬩ jest ⬩ act the gleeman or buffoon ⬩ fidicinare ⬩ jocari ⬩ scurrari ⬩ scurram agere
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He sumu þing ætgædere mid him sprecende and gleowiende wæs ðe ðǽr ǽr inne wǽron cum ibidem positi aliqua, una cum eis qui ibidem ante inerant, loquerentur ac jocarentur, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 34. Mádena glywiendra juvencularum tympanistriarum, Ps.
gram-hygdig
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Gromhýdge, Exon. 38 a; Th. 124, 31; Gú. 346: 116 a; Th. 445, 27; Dóm. 14
be-wrecan
to exile, send forth ⬩ pellere, propellere ⬩ to strike or beat around, afflict ⬩ circum pulsare ⬩ to drive or bring to ⬩ appellere
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to exile, send forth; pellere, propellere Ðú úsic bewrǽce in ǽhtgewealda thou hast exiled us into bondage, Exon. 53 a; Th. 186, 25; Az. 25.
bisceop-stól
A bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal see, bishopric ⬩ sedes episcopalis, episcopatus, pontificatus
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[stól a stool, seat] A bishop's seat or residence, an episcopal see, bishopric; sedes episcopalis, episcopatus, pontificatus He ne mihte ðone Rómániscan bisceopstól eallunge forlǽtan he could not altogether neglect the Roman episcopal see, Nat. S.
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ge-beorhlíc
Safe ⬩ cautious ⬩ prudent ⬩ becoming ⬩ tūtus ⬩ circumspectus ⬩ dĕcens
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Swilce hit fór Gode gebeorhlíc sý and fór weorulde aberendlíc as it may be becoming before God and tolerable before the world, L. Edg. ii. 1; Th. i. 266, 6 : L. C. S. 2; Th. i. 376, 14
ge-recednys
A narration, history, report, an interpretation, a direction, correction ⬩ narratio, relatio, historia, interpretatio, directio, correctio
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A narration, history, report, an interpretation, a direction, correction; narratio, relatio, historia, interpretatio, directio, correctio Ðæt gódspell æfter Matheus gerecednysse the gospel according to the narration of Matthew, Mt, Bos. titl: Mk.
scytta
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As. 104, 55
stíp
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Milton's 'the dire event, That with sad overthrow and foul defeat Hath lost us Heaven'), fall as the meaning, and compares with Icel. steypa to cast down, overthrow ; steyping an overthrow, Cf. also Norweg
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swengan
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Ðá eode uncer hláford sylf in ðæt scræf ða swengde sió lió sóna forð and forswealh hine then a lion ran out from the darkness of the cavern and dashed on to him . . .
þrym-líc
Magnificent ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious
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Kmbl. 489; An. 245. Ðrymlíc swǽsendo, Judth. Thw. 21, 7; Jud. 8. Swá hé ús mǽrlícor gifeþ, swá wé him mǽrlícor þancian scylon; swá þrymlícre ár, swá máre eádmódnes, Wulfst. 261, 21.
un-sǽlig
unhappy ⬩ unblest ⬩ miserable ⬩ unhappy ⬩ bringing misery
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Milton: the fruit whose mortal taste brought death into the world, and all our woe), Cd. Th. 40, 10; Gen. 637
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