be-lífan
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Mid þǽm miclan wólbryne monncwealmes þe him raðe ðæs æfter com, swá ðæt hié healfe belifene wurdon, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 26
fore-sceáwian
to foresee ⬩ to provide for ⬩ to provide ⬩ give for use
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Th. ii. 574, 11. of the Divine foreknowledge: Þá setíma cóm þe God foresceáwode, þá ásende hé his engel, Hml. Th. i. 24, 21. Hit wearð swá geworden swá God foresceáwode on ǽr, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 23.
ge-wiht
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Lch. i. 148, 23. an amount determined by weighing Cóm Nichodemus mid gemengedre sealfe of myrran and alwan, manegra punda gewyht ( uenit Nicodemus ferens mixturam murrae et aloes quasi libras centum, Jn. 19, 39), Hml. Th. ii. 260, 35.
hungor
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Cóm micel hǽte . . . þæt ealle eorðwæstmas . . . forwurdon . . . Æfter þǽm wearð se mǽsta hunger siccitas fuit, uí praesentis tunc fufnrique anni spem gignendis terrae fructibus abnegarit, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88. 17.
nacod
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<b>I a</b> a. destitute of clothing (implying poverty and wretchedness) :-- Hym cóm ongeán án þearfende man nacod on cealdum wyntra, Shrn. 146, 35. Ðá næfde Martinus nán ðing tó syllenne þám nacodan ðearfan, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 22.
wénan
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Cóm swá mycel unweder him tó ꝥ hí him ne wéndon þæs lífes, Hml. S. 31, 1137. Ðonne hit ðé frǽcnost þynce, wén ðé ðonne frófre and áre and gesǽlda, Prov. K. 75. Þéh þe hié him leána tó þǽre díéde wénden, Ors. 5, 2; S. 218, 18
rýmet
space, extent ⬩ clear space, room ⬩ extension, clearance
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. 417 on this charter. extension of a person's well-being Ða (certain property) ic gescarode mé sylfum and mínum foregengum and eftyrgengum tó écum rýmete to the furtherance of the eternal well-being of myself and of my predecessors and successors, Cod
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wadan
To go ⬩ pass ⬩ proceed.
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Ðá com hæleða þreát wadan, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273. Gesión wadan wǽgflotan, Elen. Kmbl. 491; El. 246. with prepositions Hit ðurh hróf wadeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 824; Sal. 411. Ic wód ofer waþema gebind, Exon. Th. 287, 34; Wand. 24.
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wamb
a belly, stomach ⬩ a womb ⬩ a hollow
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Ic seah wiht (a cask ), wombe hæfde micle, 495, 2 ;Rä. 84, 1. in the following passage giving the boundaries of some land, Kemble takes the word to mean a hollow Ondlong ðære hegerǽwe; ðæt on Ondon*-*cilles wombe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 52, 14
ǽht
- 194, 16 .
what is owned, a possession ⬩ possession
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Mínra yldrena ðe mé mín ár of com and míne ǽhta, Cht. Th. 529, 1. Fón ðá néhstan frýnd tó ðam lande and tó ðám ǽhtan, Ll. Th. i. 416, 10: 420, 10. Of lande mid heora ǽhtum gewíten, i. 38, 2. of cattle :-- Gif heora menn sleán úre ǽhta, Ll.
gást-lic
pertaining to the spirit, ⬩ spiritual ⬩ spiritual ⬩ spiritual ⬩ divine, heavenly, holy, sacred
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Náne wuht ongitan ðára gæstlecena beboda nequaquam spiritalia praecepta cognoscere, Past. 27, Mid gástlicum trahtnungum mysticis (i. diuinis) com-mentariis, An. Ox. 171. Gástlicum gerecednessun. mysticis (i. sanctis) explanationibus, 1081.
snytro
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Hwǽr com heora snyttro what has become of their wisdom? Blickl. Homl. 99, 31. Wera snytero Cd. Th. 295, 25; Sat. 492. Se þurh snytro spéd smiðcræftega wæs 66, 14; Gen. 1084. Ic eom gewis ðínra mægena and snytro Lchdm. i. 326, 4. Snyttro Elen.
strang
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Ðætte úre mód ðý fæstre and ðý strengre beforan Gode sié on ðæm cræftum ut cor robustius in virtute solidetur, 65, 6; Swt. 467, 9.
wiþ-cweþan
to reply ⬩ to gainsay ⬩ contradict ⬩ maintain an opposite opinion ⬩ to contradict ⬩ oppose ⬩ resist ⬩ to refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ not to allow
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Com Swegen tó Eádwerde cinge, and gyrnde tó him landes. Ac Harold his bróðor wiðcwæð, and Beorn eorl, ðæt hig noldon him ágyfan nán þingc ðæs ðe se cing heom gegyfen hæfde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 31.
wilde
Wild ⬩ wild ⬩ not domestic ⬩ not tamed ⬩ not broken in ⬩ wild ⬩ not cultivated ⬩ wild ⬩ uncultivated ⬩ uninhabited ⬩ wild ⬩ turbulent ⬩ ungoverned
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Icel. villi-eldr] Hér wæs se dría sumor, and wilde fýr com on manega scíra and forbærnde fela túna, and eác manega burga forburnon. Chr. 1078; Erl. 215, 36.
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be-tǽcan
to shew ⬩ ostendere ⬩ to BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trust ⬩ impertire, adsignare, tradere, commendare ⬩ to send, follow, pursue ⬩ mittere, insequi, amandare
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Bos. 22, 12. to BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trust; impertire, adsignare, tradere, commendare Ic betǽce híg ðam yrþlincge adsigno eos aratori, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 31.
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weorod
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Ðá com ðæt wered (turba), 22, 47. Mycel wered (later MS. werd) his leorningcnihta, 6, 17. Ðæs welegan mannes ungeendod word and unárímed mengeo on hrýðrum, Blickl. Homl. 199, 1. Ðá com hæleða þreát weorodes brehtme, Andr. Kmbl. 2544; An. 1273.
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HÁTAN
to bid, order, command ⬩ to promise, vow ⬩ to call, name, give a name to ⬩ to name, call, bid, command ⬩ to call, name, promise, vow ⬩ nominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere
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Héht ðæt hé cuóme tó him he commanded that he should come to him, Chart. Th. 47, 11.
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líðe
Lithe ⬩ soft ⬩ gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ mild ⬩ serene ⬩ benign ⬩ gracious ⬩ pleasant ⬩ sweet
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Cumb fulne líðes aloþ a coomb full of mid ale, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 203, 8: Chart. Th. 105, 12. Dreám líðes lífes the joy of the serene life [of heaven], Exon. 32 a; Th. l00, 7; Cri. 1638. Mid líðre mulsa, Hpt. Gl. 48q, 14.
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hiw
Shape, ⬩ make, ⬩ form, ⬩ fashion, ⬩ species, ⬩ kind, ⬩ appearance, ⬩ symbol, ⬩ hue, ⬩ colour, ⬩ beauty
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Æt ánes heowes cý from a cow all of one colour, Lchdm. iii. 24, 13. Hiwes binotene bereft of their [angelic] form, Exon. 45 b; Th. 156, 10; Gú. 872. On óðfum hiwe in alia effigie, Mk. Skt. 16, 12.