ac
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No ðæt án ðæt . . . ac (eác), Bt. 21; F. 74, 18: 5, 3; F. 14, 7. Ah ðeáhhwæðre, Past. 305, 1. Nis ðæt mín miht, ac gif ( unless ) ðú gelýfest. Ðá cwæð hé tó him : 'Ac tó hwon sweriað git mán?', Guth. 64, 5 : 74, 5. Hwæt gelamp ðé nú ðá? ac ðé on ðysse
biblioþéce
a library ⬩ the bible
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Add: a library Heora bibliþéca (bibliotheoco, v. l.) wærð onbærned . . . on heora bibliþécan forburnon IIII hund M bóca, Ors. 6, 14; Bos. 122, 19-23. Nime heora ǽlc sume bóc of þ ǽre bibliothécan, R. Ben. 74, 13. the bible þis spel (Judith) nis on ð
gleó-beám
A glee-beam ⬩ harp ⬩ musicum lignum ⬩ harpa
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A glee-beam, harp; musicum lignum, harpa Nis hearpan wyn, gomen gleóbeámes there is no joy of harp, the mirth of the glee-beam, Beo. Th. 4518; B. 2263. Sum mæg hearpan stirgan, gleóbeám grétan one can awake the harp, touch the glee-beam, Exon. 17 b;
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searu-þancol
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Of cunning thought, cunning, sagacious, wise Searoþoncol mægþ ( Judith ), Judth. Thw. 23, 28; Jud. 145. Nis ǽnig secg searoþoncol tó ðæs swíðe gleáw, Exon. Th. 14, 16; Cri. 220. Ðe ( which ) secgas searoþoncle seaxe delfaþ, 427, 26; Rä. 41, 97. Gesǽton
hláfording
a prince ⬩ sovereign ⬩ a prince ⬩ noble
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a prince, sovereign Nis ná má hláfordinga on worulde þonne twégen, God Ælmihtig and deófol, Wlfst. 298, 7. a prince, noble, lord spiritual or temporal Hit wes gesitolad þám hláfordingan þá þǽron wéron, þæt wes Adelwold bisceof and Ælfstán bisceop and
ge-smiþian
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Add: to make skilfully Billfrið se oncræ hé gesmioðade ðá gihríno ðá ðe útan on sint Billfrið the anchorite -made the ornaments that are on the cover of the book, Jn. p. 188, 4. Heofonan ríces cǽig nis gylden, ne sylfren ne of nánum antimbre gesmiðod
neósung
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Hú miccle swíðor is Godes andweardnys and his neósung ǽghwǽr . . . Godes gást áfandað ealra manna heortan, and ðá ðe on hine gelýfað, þá hé gegladað mid his neósunge, Hml. Th. i. 288, 2-9. Nis nánra geongra manna neósung tó þǽm ad quas (nuns) juvenum
on-sín
Lack, want
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Lack, want Ðæt eów nǽfre ne biþ þurh gife míne gódes onsién, Exon. Th. 30, 16; Cri. 480. Him nǽnges wæs willan onsýn, ne welan brosnung, 151, 24; Gú. 800. Nis on ðæm londe ne sár wracu ne wædle gewin ne welan onsýn luctus acerbus abest, et egestas obsita
an-líc
Like ⬩ similar ⬩ equal ⬩ similis ⬩ æqualis
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Like, similar, equal; similis, æqualis Forðam ys heofena ríce anlíc ðam cyninge ideo assimilatum est regnum cælorum homini regi, Mt. Bos. 18, 23. Ðæt he bióþ swíðe anlíc that he is very like, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 11. Nis under wolcnum Drihtne ǽnig anlíc
hýra
hireling
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A hired servant, hireling Se hýra se ðe nis hyrde mercenarius qui non est pastor, Jn. Skt. 10, 12, 13: Homl. Th. i. 238, 14: 240, 15. Hýrena þeáwe gé fleóþ ... swá se hýra ðonne hé ðone wulf gesyhþ ye flee after the manner of hirelings ... as the hireling
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hríman
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To cover with hoar frost Nis þæt feor heonon þæt se mere standeð, ofer þǽm hongiað hrímde (hrinde, MS.) bearwas (cf. wǽron . . . swíðe hrímige bearwas . . . and on ðǽm clife hangodan on ðǽm isgean bearwum manige swearte sáula, Bl. H. 209, 32-35), B.
wín-sele
A wine-hall ⬩ a hall where there is feasting
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A wine-hall, a hall where there is feasting Nis hér (in Hell) wloncra wínsele, ne worulde dreám, Cd. Th. 270, 21; Sat. 94. Se wínsele (Hrothgar's hall), Beo. Th. 1547; B. 771. In ðæm wínsele, 1394; B. 695. Beóre druncne... hí in wínsele sáwle forlétan
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on-timber
material ⬩ reason, occasion ⬩ materia
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material Ðæt óðer antimber materia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 42. Ðæt antimber ðe hé of gesceóp gesceafta, Hexam. 4; Norm. 6, 22. Nis hit nán wúndor ðeáh mon swilc ontimber gewirce, Shrn. 164, 1. metaph. reason, occasion; materia Swilce him gerýmed sý and antimber
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ge-menged
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Add: mixed, composite, not simple Lyft is gemenged . . . nis þæt nán wundor, þæt hió sié wearm and ceald, Met. 20, 79. in which distinction is not made Gemenged promiscuum, An. Ox. 3854. Sum cyn is gecweden epicena, þæt is on Léden promiscua and on
hwǽr-hwega
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Somewhere Syle mé ðínne wíngeard ... and ic þé óðerne finde on fyrlene forhwega (hwǽrhwega, v. l. ), Hml. S. 18, 174. Nis nán tweó þæt ǽlc þing þæt ys hwǽrhwugu is quidquid est, alicubi esse cogitur, Solil. H. 51, 10. Þá bæd hé æt þæs mynstres hláforde
ofer-helian
to cover over, conceal
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to cover over, conceal Neahte þeóstru ðú oferhelast detegis Hymn. Surt. 12, 12. Oferhelaþ contegit, 23, 11. Se ceác oferhelede ða oxan, Past. 16, 5; Swt. 105, 4. Gif hwá pytt ádelfe and hine ne oferhelie operuerit Ex. 21, 33. Tó oferhelianne, Glostr.
solian
To make or to become foul ⬩ made filthy
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To make or to become foul Searo hwít solaþ sumur hát cólaþ eorðmægen ealdaþ ellen cólaþ the armour or implement that was bright grows rusty, summer that was hot grows cool, earthly might grows old, strength grows chill Exon. Th. 354, 57; Reim. 67. [Cf
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tweó
uncertainty ⬩ hesitation ⬩ delay ⬩ a doubtful state of things ⬩ state of indecision
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uncertainty Ðonne ðǽr án tweó of ádón biþ, ðonne biþ ðǽr unrím ástyred una dubitatione succisa innumerabiles aliae succrescant, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 18. 'Sum tweó mé hæfþ swíþe gedréfed.' Ðá cwæþ hé: 'Hwæt is se?' 'difficiliori ambiguitate confundor.'
for-drencan
To make drunk ⬩ inebriate ⬩ intoxicate ⬩ madefăcĕre ⬩ inebriāre
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To make drunk, inebriate, intoxicate; madefăcĕre, inebriāre Uton fordrencan úrne fæder mid wíne let us make our father drunk with wine, Gen. 19, 32, 33. Nis ðæs mannes fæsten náht, ðe hine sylfne on forhæfednysse dagum fordrencþ the man's fasting is
mis-limpan
to turn out unfortunately
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to turn out unfortunately Æfer ðæm ðe him swá oftrǽdlíce mislamp hié angunnan hit wítan heora látteówum iterum infelicius victi sunt; propter quod ducem suum exsulare jusserunt, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 24. Nis nán wundor ðeáh ús mislimpe it is no wonder
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