BRǼW
An eye-lid; ⬩ palpebra
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An eye-lid; palpebra Wið þiccum brǽwum for thick eye-lids, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 9. Ðæt biþ swíðe god sealf ðam men ðe hæfþ þicce brǽwas that will be a very good salve for a man who has thick eye-lids, 1, 2 ; Lchdm. ii. 38, 22, 12. Unwlítig swile
cot-setla
A cottager ⬩ casārius
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A cottager; casārius Cotsetlan [MS. kotsetlan] riht a cottager's right L. R. S. 3; Th. i. 432, 15. Cotesetlan [MS. kotesetlan] riht, be ðam ðe on lande stent. On sumon he sceal ǽlce Móndæge ofer geáres fyrst his láforde wyrcan, óðð iii dagas ǽlcre wucan
smiþ
A smith, a worker in metals or in wood ⬩ faber ⬩ faber, cudo
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A smith, a worker in metals or in wood Cudo ic smiðige; eft gyf ðú cweðst hic cudo, ðonne byþ hit nama, smiþ Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216, 10. Se smiþ ferrarius. . .se treówyrhta lignarius Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 29. Smiþ faber vel cudo Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 26:
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LECGAN
to lay ⬩ place ⬩ put ⬩ lay ⬩ to slay
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To cause to lie. to lay, place, put, lay [a dead body in the grave.] Syððan hé ðanne grundweall legþ postea quam posuerit fundamentum, Lk. Skt. 14, 29. Ða ungeþyldegan ne mágon áberan nánwuht ðæs láðes ðe him mon on legþ impatientes ab aliis illata non
eáster
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Substitute: <b>Eástre,</b> an (es in North); pl. an, on, un. [In W. S. the (wk.) pl. is almost always used, in the North sing. and pl., strong and wk. forms occur.] of the Jewish festival, the passover Freólsdæg azimorum is gecweden Eástre
ge-rǽcan
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Dele passage from Met. 5, 31, and add: trans- to stretch out, extend the hand, & c. Petre hond ðúgeráhtest ( porrexisti ), Rtl. 101, 42. Geráhte (extendens) hond in ðegnurn, Mt. L. 12, 49 : 14, 31: Mk. L. R. 1, 41. Swíðre girǽc dexteram extende
hyht
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Add: hope, expectation of something desired Ðæt sió manung hine tó hyhte gehwierfe ut admonitio eum ad'spent reducat, Past. 265, 21. <b>la.</b> </b> in gen. Ne bið him wynne hyht, Ph. 480. Þú mé gelǽddest mid lufan hyhte deduxisti
crisma
χρῖσμα, ατος ⬩ χρίσω ⬩ the chrism ⬩ unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism ⬩ oleum chrismatis ⬩ the white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism ⬩ chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.
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the chrism, unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism; oleum chrismatis Eálá ge mæsse-preóstas, míne gebróðra, we secgaþ eów nú ðæt we ǽr ne sǽdon, forðonðe we to-dæg sceolan dǽlan úrne ele, on þreó wísan gehálgodne
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á-wendan
To turn. ⬩ to give a certain direction to ⬩ to return ⬩ to reduce ⬩ bring into subjection ⬩ to turn aside, ⬩ to remove ⬩ divert ⬩ to avert ⬩ to pervert ⬩ to change ⬩ to turn into something else ⬩ transform ⬩ to translate ⬩ reproduce something with other material ⬩ to exchange ⬩ To turn ⬩ take a certain direction
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Add: trans. To turn. to give a certain direction to Hé áwende eów fram Drihtne, Deut. 13, 5. Hé áwende hine sylfne tó Gode, Chr. 1067;P. 201, 34. Hú se deófol tó mislicum synnum heora mód áwende, Hml. S, 10, 222. Uton áwendan úrne willan tó Gode, 28,
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eall
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Add: with another word in agreement. noun, adj., numeral. all Forðférde Decius and ǽfre ǽlc dǽl eall his cynnes ( one and all of his race ), Hml. S. 23, 349. Hwí wæs Adame án treów forboden, þá þá hé wæs ealles óðres hláford ( lord of all else ) ?, Angl
fird
an expedition ⬩ campaign ⬩ an army ⬩ a camp
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Add: in glosses or referring to other than English forces, an expedition, campaign Faerd (fertd, Erf. ) expeditio, Txts. 61, 790. Fird, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 69. Fird expeditio, i. praeparatio, 145, 41. Fyrda expeditionum, 76, 62: 29, 70. Firdum expeditionibus
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
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to turn, change Ðú hí onwendest mutabis ea, Ps. Th. 101, 23. Hé onwendeþ his hiw, Lchdm. ii. 204, 9. Werþióde his ( the morning-star ) noman onwendaþ, hátaþ hine ǽfenstiorra, Met. 29, 29. Mé onhwyrfdon of ðære gecynde ðe ic ǽr beheóld, onwendan míne
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sél
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Better. of health Cwæð ðæt heó gelýfde ðæt hire sóna sél wǽre quia crederet eam mox melius habituram, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 11. Sóna ic wæs wyrpende and mé sél wæs statim melius habere incipio, S. 616, 34 : 5, 5 ; S. 618, 4. Sóna him biþ sél. Lchdm. iii
wíg-bed
An altar
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An altar [from wíg (wíh) and beód; some forms, e.g. wígbeddes, weóbedd, suggest that the word was thought to be derived from bed] Weófod altar vel ara, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 51. Hé scolde ðone Godes alter habban uppan áholodne, ðæt hé meahte on healdan ða
ge-dón
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Add: to put. lit. to place in or on a material object, give position or direction to Hé þone hláf tóbræc on twá, and hine gedyde on his twá sléfan, Bl. H. 181, 16. God feorh in gedyde, Gen. 184. Heó hyre bán on níwe þrúh ásette and on cyricean gedyde
ge-sellan
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Add: to give as a present to a person, confer gratuitously the ownership of. with dat. of person Ic eówrum cynne Khananéa land on ágene ǽht gesylle (dabo). Ps. Th. 104, 10. He geselleð gódo biddendum hine, Mt. L. 7, ii. Gesilið, Jn. L. ii. 22 : 14. 16
hé
He, she, it
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He, she, it Ðá hé gefór ðá féng his sunu tó ðam ríce when he died his son came to the throne, Chr. Erl. 2, 11. Him sprecendum hig cómon eo loquente veniunt, Mk. Skt. 5, 35. Hé hine miclum gewundode he wounded him severely, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 34. Hé hiene
teóðung
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tithe, a tenth part, in passages not relating to the Christian church Hé sealde him ða teóðunge ( decimam ) of eallum ðám þingum, Gen. 14, 20. Of eallum þingum, ðe ðu mé sylst, ic bringe ðé teóðunga ( decimas ), 28, 22. Ic sylle teóþunga (tegðunge, Rush
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spéd
Speed ⬩ success ⬩ means ⬩ speed ⬩ quickness ⬩ speedily ⬩ quickly ⬩ speed ⬩ success ⬩ prosperous issue ⬩ means ⬩ substance ⬩ abundance ⬩ wealth ⬩ power ⬩ faculty ⬩ opportunity ⬩ means of doing anything ⬩ progeny ⬩ celeritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia
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Speed, success, means. The word is found in the following glosses Spoed proventus, praeventus, Txts. 88, 815: successus, 96, 940: praesidium, 89, 1648. Spéd proventus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 25: ii. 68, 44. Ðeós spéd haec ops, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56; Zup. 67, 18.
CÍÞ
a CHIT, sprout, germ, sprig, mote ⬩ germen, festuca ⬩ seed ⬩ crementum
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a young shoot of a herb or tree, a CHIT, sprout, germ, sprig, mote; germen, festuca Swá dropan ofer gærsa cíþas quasi stillæ super graminum germina, Deut. 32, 2. Forhwí ǽlc sǽd to cíþum and wyrtrumum weorþe why should every seed turn to germs and roots