sǽlþ
Happiness, joy, felicity, good fortune, prosperity
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Happiness, joy, felicity, good fortune, prosperity (the word is generally in the plural) Ic nú haebbe ongiten ðæt ða míne sǽlþa and seó orsorgnes ðe ic sǽr wénde ðæt gesǽlþa beón sceoldan náne sǽlba ne sint I have now seen that my prosperity and security
on-tendness
a burning, fire ⬩ fire, that which kindles passion ⬩ passion, vehement desire ⬩ burning sensation, inflammation
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a burning, fire Hé hét gearcian ða tunnan tó heora bærnette . . . Hí wurdon gebrohte tó ðám tunnum and tó ðære ontendnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 307. Ontendnyssa incendia, Hpt. Gl. 499, 42. Antendnyssum globis, 489, 68. Ontyndnissum incendiis, 440, 4. metaph
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hold-líce
Graciously, ⬩ with kindness or friendliness, ⬩ with devotion or attachment, ⬩ faithfully, ⬩ loyally
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Graciously, with kindness or friendliness, with devotion or attachment, faithfully, loyally Holdlíce affectuose vel devote, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 50; Wrt. Woc. 61, 28. Hé cwæþ swíðe holdlíce be us 'Fæder mín ic wille ðæt ða ðe ðú mé forgeáfe beón mid
twelf-wintre
Twelve years old
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Twelve years old Úre Hǽlend ðá hé wæs twelfwintre, Past. 49; Swt. 385, 20: Lk. Skt. 2, 42. Tuoelfwintro duodennis, p. 4, 4. Heó wæs twelfwintre erat annorum duodecim, Mk. Skt. 5, 42. Se wæs xii-wintre cniht, Shrn. 118, 13. Hé hæfde áne dohtor neán twelfwintre
self-líce
Self-love ⬩ self-complacency ⬩ self-satisfaction ⬩ conceit ⬩ arrogance
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Self-love, self-complacency, self-satisfaction, conceit, arrogance Ðonne ðæt selflíce gegriépþ ðæt mód þæs recceres amor proprius cum rectoris mentem ceperit, Past. 19, 1; Swt. 143, 5. Ðonne áhefþ hé hine on his móde . . . mid ðý selflíce se Déma biþ
leornung
Learning ⬩ study ⬩ meditation ⬩ reading
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Learning, study, meditation, reading Lár oððe leornung teaching or learning, L. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 20: Past. pref; Swt. 3, 10. Micel is tó secganne langsum leornung ðæt hé in lífe ádreág much is it to tell, lengthy the reading, what he in life underwent
á-ídlan
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Add: to become vain, to lose force, worth, &c. Áídliaþ exolescunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 50. Þe lǽs þe hé innan áídlode ( inanesceret ), Gr. D. 59, 27. Áýdlian tabescere, Ps. L. 38, 12. Þá geseah se árleása áídlian his smeágunge, Hml. S. 4, 399.
wíg-cræft
war-craft ⬩ military skill ⬩ a warlike art ⬩ a warlike engine ⬩ warlike force ⬩ military power
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war-craft, military skill Pirrus wæs gemǽrsad ofer eall óþere cyningas, ǽgðer ge mid his miclan fultume, ge mid his rǽdþeahtunge, ge mid his wígcræfte Pyrrhus in se, ob magni-tudinem virium consiliorumque, summam belli nomenque traduxit Ors. 4, l; Swt
ge-settan
To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay
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To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay Ða apostolas hie gesetton on ðæm fægran neorxna wange the apostles placed her in the fair paradise, Blickl. Homl. 143,
GÉN
Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hitherto ⬩ iterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique
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Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hitherto; iterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique Ðǽr he gén ligeþ there he still lies, Exon. 18 b; Th. 46, 9; Cri. 734. Swá he nú gén déþ as he still does, Beo. Th. 5711; B. 2589: Exon. 29 a; Th. 89, 17; Cri.
un-friþ
absence of peace ⬩ hostilities ⬩ the state of being out of the king's peace
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absence of peace, hostilities Hér wæs micel unfrið on Angelcynnes londe þurh sciphere, and wel gehwǽr hergedon and bærndon in this year there were constant hostilities in England through the Danes, and they harried and burned pretty well everywhere,
wlítan
To look ⬩ gaze
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To look, gaze, Grammar wlítan, absolute Þeóda wlítaþ, Exon. Th. 221, 28; Ph. 341. Grammar wlítan, with prep. (adv.) Ðú on magan wlítest, Cd. Th. 144, 26; Gen. 2395. Wuhta gehwylc on weoruld wlíteþ, Met. 31, 14. Hé wlít ofer ealle ða ðe ealre eorðan
ge-unrótsian
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Add: trans. To trouble, grieve, disquiet Þú geunrótsast mé contristas me, Gr. D. 38, 19. Swá ðætte se ilca lust ðe hine geunrótsað hine eft gerótsat ut contristet quod libet, et libeat quod contristet, Past. 417, 8. Hé his gebróðru ne geunrótsige, R.
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hege
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To ðǽm mǽrhege; ondlong ðæs mǽres heges, C. D. iii. 32, 30. Tó bysceopes swýnhege; ondlong heges, 77, 11: 78, 6. Oð ðone cwichege; súð andlang heges, 380, 13. Longan méd iacit be norðan hege, ii. 26, 27. Tó ðám ráhhege; æfter ðám hege á be ðám ófre, iii
ǽht-spédig
Wealthy ⬩ rich ⬩ locuples ⬩ opulentus
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Wealthy, rich; locuples, opulentus Se is betra ðonne ðú, ǽhtspédigra feoh-gestreóna he is better than thou, richer in money-treasures Exon. 67a; Th. 248, 26; Jul. 101
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æt-gebrengan
To bring or lead to ⬩ adducere
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To bring or lead to; adducere He ætgebrenge, Se him sealde -let him bring the person who sold it him, L. H. E. 7; Th. i. 30, 8
forþ-healdan
To hold to ⬩ follow out ⬩ maintain ⬩ exsĕqui
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To hold to, follow out, maintain; exsĕqui Mid ðý he ðæt langre tíde forþheóld and dyde quod dum multo tempŏre sēdŭlus exsĕquĕrētur, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 24
for-wegan
To kill ⬩ interficere
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To kill; interficere Ðæt se an foldan læg forwegen mid his wǽpne that he lay slain on the field with his weapon, Byrht. Th. 138, 30; By. 228
missen-líce
Variously ⬩ diversely ⬩ differently
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Variously, diversely, differently Ðeáh hé hié mannum missenlíce dǽle, Blickl. Homl. 39, 18: Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 6; Vy. 64: 79 b; Th. 299, 18; Crä. 104
nearu-bregd
A wile or trick that brings others into straits
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A wile or trick that brings others into straits Néþde ic nearobregdum, ðǽr ic Neron biswác, ðæt hé ácwellan hét Cristes þegnas, Exon. Th. 260, 24; Jul. 302