fór-rídel
A fore-rider ⬩ outrider ⬩ harbinger ⬩ præcursor
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A fore-rider, outrider, harbinger; præcursor Cyning Totilla sende his afórrídel cýðan his tocyme ðam hálgan were king Totila sent his harbinger to announce his coming to the holy man, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 10
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land-sócn
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Search for land or country Tófaran on landsócne to separate in search of land [of the dispersion at the tower of Babel], Cd. 80; Th. 100, 17; Gen. 1665: 81; Th. 102, 12; Gen. 1699
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meoto
thought
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in Site nú tó symle and onsǽl meoto secgum swá ðín sefa hwette sit now at the feast, let loose thy thoughts to men, as thy mind prompts thee, Beo. Th. 983; B. 489
ge-mearc
A boundary, limit ⬩ lŏcus designātus
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A boundary, limit; lŏcus designātus Gewát him se æðeling to ðæs gemearces ðe him Metod tǽhte the man departed to the limit which the Lord had shewn him, Cd. 139; Th. 174, 28; Gen. 2885
wiþer-trod
Return ⬩ retreat
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Return, retreat Cirdon cynerófe wíggend on wiþertrod they turned to march back, Judth. Thw. 26, 6; Jud. 313. Wiðertrod seón láðra monna to see the retreat of the foe, Cd. Th. 125, 25; Gen. 2084
fremful-lic
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Profitable, advantageous, beneficial Is swíðe fremfullic þæt gehwá hine gelóme and geornlíce tó Gode gebidde, Hml. Th. ii. 430, 3. Him ne ðúhte ná fremfullic ꝥ hé fénge tó þǽre gife, Hml. S. 31, 101
preóst-líf
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Cf. munuc-líf Martinus cóm tó ánum preóstlífe, and hí gelógodon þá his bæd on þæs mynstres sprǽchúse . . . þá woldon ðá preóstas him wurðlíce beddian, Hml. S. 31, 846
wǽpnian
To provide with weapons ⬩ to arm
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To provide with weapons, to arm Ic wǽpnige ðé armo te, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 122, 16: 36; Zup. 215, 16. Ic wǽpnige sumne man armo, 43; Zup. 257, 12. Uoepnedum armata, Rtl. 99, 20
ofer-weaxan
to cover by growing, over-grow
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to cover by growing, over-grow Hǽlend wæs sprecende tó Abrahame and wæs cweðende ðæt his sǽd oferweóxe ealle ðás woruld, Blickl. Homl. 159, 26. Mid wuda oferwexen, 207, 27: Homl. Th. i. 508, 23
weardian
to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind
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Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) Ða Englisce men ðe wærdedon ðære sǽ the Englishmen that had charge of the sea, Chr. 1087; Erl. 225, 26. to act as guardian to, to rule Him on láste Seth weardode, éþelstól heóld, Cd.
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ge-fón
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Þá fixas þe gé geféngon ( prendistis ), Jn. 21, 10. Gefóh fox, Lch. ii. 104, 12. Þe gehuntian and gefón mid þám nettum mínre mildheortnysse, Hml. S. 30, 49.
a-fýlan
To foul ⬩ defile ⬩ pollute ⬩ to make filthy ⬩ to corrupt ⬩ inquinare ⬩ contaminare ⬩ fœdare
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To foul, defile, pollute, to make filthy, to corrupt; inquinare, contaminare, fœdare Yfel biþ ðæt man mid flǽsc-mete hine sylfne afýle it is sinful that any one defile himself with flesh-meat, L.C.S. 47; Th. i. 402, 24: Past. 54, 1.
forþ-lǽdan
To lead or bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ prodūcĕre
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Freódrihten hine forþlǽdde to ðam hálgan hám the lord led him forth to the holy home, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 18; Sae. 566
rípian
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To grow ripe, to mature On hærfest wæstmas rípiaþ, Anglia viii. 312, 23. Dó ðæt sunne scíne ðæt ðíne æceras rípion cause the sun to shine, that thy fields may ripen, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 3. Rípian maturescere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 27 : Hpt. Gl. 419, 64
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ge-fiðerian
To give wings to ⬩ provide with wings ⬩ ālas addĕre ⬩ pennis instruĕre
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Th. 77, 27
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gúþ-frec
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The epithet is applied to the cannibals who, distressed by hunger, were eager for the death of the victim they meant to eat Þá wæs rinc manig, gúðfrec guma, ymb þæs geongan feorh breóstum onbryrded tó þám beaduláce, An. 1119
bégan
to bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ flectere ⬩ inflectere ⬩ deprimere ⬩ to bow to ⬩ to settle ⬩ inflectere ⬩ insistere
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to bow, bend, turn; flectere inflectere, deprimere Ðeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh of dúne to ðære eorþan, swelce ðú bégan mǽge though thou pull any bough down to the earth, such as thou mayest bend Bt. 25; Fox 88, 23.
seóþan
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Th. 29, 19. metaph. with the idea of purification, to subject to a fiery ordeal, to try as with fire Seóþeþ swearta lég synne on fordónum . . . óþ ðæt hafaþ ældes leóma woraldwidles wom forbærned, Exon. Th. 62, 1 ; Cri. 995.
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mearc
a limit ⬩ bound ⬩ term ⬩ a limit ⬩ boundary ⬩ a boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estate ⬩ a boundary ⬩ confine of a district ⬩ border ⬩ the territory within the boundaries ⬩ fines
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Ath. v. 8, 4; Th. i. 236, 26: 4; Th. i. 232, 19. Cépeman oððe óðerne ðe sió ofer mearce cuman, L. H. E. 15; Th. i. 32, 17: L. Wih. 8; Th, i. 38, 17. (Thorpe in the last two examples would take mearc to be the limit of an estate.)
wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Th. 299, 25; Crä. 107. Hé on wígge (in bello) áfeallen wæs, Chart. Th. 201, 27. Céne tó wíge, Jud. p. 162, 30. Ðæt folc wurdon gewexene tó wíge ful strange, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 18. Man beónn ealle Cant*-*ware tó wígge, Chart. Th. 201, 21.