and
With ⬩ cum ⬩ Against ⬩ before ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ contra ⬩ apud ⬩ in
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Ýþ up færeþ, ófstum wyrceþ wæter and wealfæsten the wave goes up [and] rapidly makes [worketh] the water into a wall [wall-fastness ], Cd. 157; Th. 195, 27; Exod. 283
Linked entries: ænde and-þwǽre niht-gerím end ond
earfoþnes
Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune ⬩ diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium
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Mihte we ðý éþ geþolian swá hwæt earfoþnessa swá us on becóme we might the more easily bear whatsoever misfortunes come upon us, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 12
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lustbǽr-ness
Desire ⬩ pleasure ⬩ pleasantness
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Wé ðonne ne beóþ onǽlde mid ðære lustbǽrnesse úres módes ðonne bistilþ sió slǽwþ on ús óþ ðæt heó ús áwyrtwalaþ from ǽlcere lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo fervore non accenditur, a bonorum desiderio funditus convalescente
freóndscipe
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Manna freóndscipe biþ swíþe hwílwendlic; for þon úre yldran swultan and swíþe oft ús from wendan, ah sé þe Godes freóndscipe begyteþ, ne þearf sé nǽfre wénan ꝥ hé him onwended weorþe, Bl.
lá
Lo ⬩ Oh ⬩ Ah
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Uton lá geþencan let us then determine, 227; Th. 305, 9; Sat. 644. Ac feor ðæt lá sí ðæt ... sed absit ut ... Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 24.
el-þeódignes
exile ⬩ banishment ⬩ pilgrimage
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Ðý lǽs ús weorðe tó wópe and tó elðiódignesse ðæs écean lífes ðæt ðæt ús on ðisse elðiódignesse tó fultume gelǽned is, 389, 5. Hé ús gesóhte on þás ælþeódignesse, Bl. H. 11, 35
of-áxian
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Þá lúdéiscan ofáxodon hú úre Drihten árǽrde Lazarum ofdeáðe, 66, 26. Ofáxa hwæt se cásere be ús geboden hæbbe, Hml. S. 23, 465.
tín
ten ⬩ alone ⬩ a set of ten ⬩ the number ten
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Ben. 47, 7. the number ten Ðis tal under him hæfis óðer tal ðe tó ténum wið forecyme (a number that goes up to ten), Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 20. Tele ðú óð ðæt ðú cume tó þrittiga, eft . . . tele óð týne (count up to ten), Lchdm. iii. 228, 2
ge-cynde
natural, native, ⬩ that is in accordance with nature or the usual course of things ⬩ implanted by nature, innate, inherent ⬩ naturally pertaining to, or associated with, proper ⬩ belonging to one by birth, descent, or inheritance ⬩ (4 a) native (country, language) :-- ⬩ rightful (lord)
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Hió cymþ swá úp swá hire yfemest gecynde bið she mounts as high as ever it is natural for her to go, 25; F. 88, 21-28: Met. 13, 63. belonging to one by birth, descent, or inheritance Ús is from úrum ǽrestan mǽge gecynde ðæt wé ǽlc yfel on ðrió wísan
worþ
a close ⬩ an enclosed place ⬩ an enclosed homestead ⬩ a habitation with surrounding land ⬩ land ⬩ a place enclosed by buildings ⬩ a court ⬩ hall ⬩ a place ⬩ street
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Út on rigewyrðe (the rye-close ?) westeweardne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 35. Uppan rigeweorðe on ða ealdan díc; of ðære die út on rigewurðe heal, v. 377, 21.
Linked entries: ryge weorþ wyrþe-land
Etna
Etna, the volcano of Sicily
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On ðam geáre, asprang up Etna fýr on Sicilium, and máre ðæs landes forbærnde ðonne hit ǽfre ǽr dyde in that year [B. C. 135 ], fire sprang up from Etna among the Sicilians, and burnt more of the land than it ever did before, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 103, 16.
ge-miltsian
to shew mercy, have compassion, to pity, pardon ⬩ mĭsĕrēri, propĭtiāri ⬩ to make mild, make kind, soften ⬩ propĭtium reddĕre, mītĭgāre
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Ðæt ðú us gemiltsie that thou pity us, Exon. 121 b; Th. 465, 24; Hö. 109. Gimildsa propitiare, Rtl. 89, 40.
Linked entries: miltsian ge-mildsian
HEBBAN
To HEAVE, lift up, raise ⬩ levare, extollere
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Hebbaþ upp eówre eágan levate oculos vestros, Jn. Skt. 4, 35.
feallan
to run ⬩ to be overcome ⬩ to stumble ⬩ snare ⬩ to fail ⬩ fall away ⬩ decay ⬩ crumble away
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Hié cweþaþ tó þǽm dúnum: "Feallaþ ofor us, " Bl. H. 93, 33. Nis þǽre eorþan ére tó feallanne ofdúne ðonne úp, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 38. Se feallenda deófol, Hml, Th. i. 214, 23. fig. of immaterial things: Mé fealleð on fyrhtu deáðes, Ps. Th. 54, 4.
micel
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Ðonne hé ús seleð micel siolfor, ðonne hé ús selð micle getyngnesse, Past. 369, 13. Æt mǽstra hwelcre misdǽde, Ll. Th. i. 58, 6. add: Hé micel þæs moncynnes sum ácwealde, sum on Mæcedonie lǽdde, Ors. 4, 11; S. 208, 15.
ge-ascian
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S. 24, 86. to find out (the character or designs of) a person Geácsoden ut caperent (v. Ut caperent eum in sermone, Mt. 22, 15), Wrt.
CLINGAN
to wither, pine, to CLING ⬩ shrink up ⬩ se contrahere, marcescere ⬩ to CLING, stick close ⬩ circumcludere, includere
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to wither, pine, to CLING [in this sense, rarely used in English] or shrink up; se contrahere, marcescere Clang wæteres þrym ofer eástreámas: ís brycgade blǽce brimráde the glory of water shrank over river streams: ice bridged a pale water*-*road, Andr
ge-scrincan
To shrink, dry up
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To shrink, dry up Giscrinca hia arrescunt, Rt1. 125, 35. For ðæm ciéle him gescruncan ealle ða ǽdra ðæt him mon ðæs lífes ne wénde [ cum in præfrigidum amnem descendisset]obriguit, contractuque nervorum proximus morti fuit, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 38.
tǽlende
prone to blame, censorious ⬩ slanderous, backbiting
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Uton beorgan ús wið tǽlnysse and wið twysprǽcnysse caveamus nobis a vituperatione et a biloquio, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 31. slanderous, backbiting Ða aefstigan men and ða tǽlendan, Blickl. Homl. 65, 10
wíd-gangol
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Ðonne wé sittaþ innan ceastre, wé ús betýnaþ binnan ðǽm locum úres módes, ðý læs wé for dolsprǽce tó wídgangule weorðen in civitate considemus si intra mentium nostrarum nos claustra constringimus, ne loquendo exterius evagemur, Past. 49; Swt. 385, 7