be-sleán
to strike ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike ⬩ dash ⬩ inflict ⬩ to strike ⬩ to strike
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Hé wæs freónda gefylled on folcstede, beslagen (-slægen, -slegen, v. ll.) æt sæcce, Chr. 937 ; P. 108, 23. to strike, place with violence, dash, inflict Ic on besleá incutio, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 169, 9.
hæft-níd
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Fram hæftnýde hellewítes, Hy. 6, 36. ¶ pl. with force of sing. :-- Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum, and læg on hæftnédum, Hml. S. 21, 167. Hé ús áhredde fram deófles hæftnýdum, Hml. Th. i. 338, 4
Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd
lustfullian
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Wæs heó lustfulliende (-igende, v. l.) þǽre gódan foresetenesse delectata bono proposito, 5, 19; Sch. 657, 17. (3 a) with acc. (and dat. ?)
clǽne
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Ðis wæs úre ealra seht. Wulfstán and his sunu sealdon þæt and clǽne Leófríce, arid Leófríc and Wulfstán and Wulfríc þám bisceope, clǽne land and unbesacan, 377, 12-18. [Ælfred hauet yseld his land sacleás and clǽne (pacifice ei quiete), C. D. iv.
spédig
having good speed ⬩ prosperous ⬩ having means ⬩ wealthy ⬩ opulent ⬩ rich in material wealth ⬩ rich in ⬩ abounding in ⬩ abundant ⬩ copious ⬩ powerful ⬩ uber, efficax, brevis
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Se sunu wæs sigorfæst, mihtig and spédig, Rood Kmbl. 299; Kr. 151. Mægena God, milde and spédig Deus virtutum, Ps. Th. 79, 14. Dǽdum spédig, 67, 18: 104, 7
ge-teón
To make ⬩ form ⬩ frame ⬩ appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ decree ⬩ ordain ⬩ assign ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ constĭtuĕre ⬩ decernĕre
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Þurh hwelces monnes hond mín ende wǽre getiód by what man's hand my death was determined; cujus mortem percussoris manu cavendam habeam, Nar. 31, 19: Th. Ch. 483, 15
ge-þreán
To reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ afflict ⬩ vex ⬩ constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ corripere ⬩ increpare ⬩ arguere ⬩ cogere ⬩ affligere ⬩ coartare ⬩ urgere ⬩ vexare
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Ic wæs geþreád ðæt ic ðé sóhte I was compelled to seek thee, Exon, 70 b; Th. 263, 3; Jul. 344.
Linked entry: þreágan
á-stellan
To set up, ⬩ to set an example ⬩ to do something first ⬩ to found a place ⬩ institute an office ⬩ to establish a practice ⬩ doctrine, ⬩ to establish ⬩ confirm
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Þis fæsten wæs ásteald, ii. 100, 1. Cumlíðnys wæs ásteald ðurh hálgum heáhfæderum, 386, 16. to establish, confirm Hé á his bodunga mid gebysnungum ástealde and eác mid wundrum geglengde, Hml. Th. ii. 148, 27
CWÉN
a woman ⬩ femina ⬩ a wife ⬩ uxor ⬩ a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress ⬩ regina, imperatrix, augusta
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Hiora twá wǽron heora cwéna, Marsepia and Lampida wǽron hátene two of them, called Marpesia and Lampelo, were their queens, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 14, 35.
ceorf-æx
A cutting axe, executioner's axe ⬩ securis
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A cutting axe, executioner's axe; securis Wǽran ða heáfda mid ceorfæxum ofacorfena their heads were cut off with axes, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 7
Linked entry: æx
mid-ness
Middle ⬩ midst
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Middle, midst In midnesse ðæs mynstres ... wit wǽron on midnesse miccles eges; ðá genámon wit on midnysse ðæs eówdes twegen buccan, Shrn. 41, 20-27
strang-mód
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Of strong mind, confident, resolute God ða unstrangan ðyses middangeardes geceás, ðæt ða strangmódan, ðe on ágenum mihtum truwiaþ, gescende wǽron, R. Ben. 138, 28
teóne
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Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre and tó yfele gehwam ungemet scearpe, Ps. Th. 56, 6
for-giten
Forgetful
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Ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, Hml. S. 23, 389
Linked entry: for-gitan
swellan
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Add: p. sweoll (v. á-swellan) His fét wǽron swellende and áþundene for þý wǽtan þǽre fótádle pedes podagrae humore tumescentes, Gr. D. 302, 7
of-slítan
to wound by the bite
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to wound by the bite (of a snake, dog, etc. ) Ða ðe ofslitene wǽron the Israelites who were bitten by the serpents Num. 21, 9
synderlíce
apart, away from all others, in private ⬩ separately, severally, apart ⬩ specially, in particular ⬩ only, exclusively, solely, to or by one's self ⬩ specially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly
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Hwí ne cwæð ðæt hálige gewrit be ðam men synderlíce, ðæt hé gód wǽre, swá swá hit cwæð mænigfealdlíce be ðám óþrum gesceaftum, ðæt hí góde wǽron? Boutr.
Linked entry: sundorlíce
efen-lǽcung
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Þá Judéiscan wǽron ytele ðurh euenlǽcunge, ná ðurh gecynde, Hml. Th. ii. 226, 35. Add
for-hogd
Despicable ⬩ contemptible
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Þá burhware him wǽron for heora ungeleáfan swíþe forhogde and ungecorene, Bl. H. 77, 28
Linked entries: -hogd for-hogdlíce for-hogod for-hycgan