on-drysne
terrible, dreadful, awful ⬩ awful, exciting awe ⬩ reverence, venerable
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Wæs hé for his árfæstum dǽdum eallum his geférum leóf and weorð and ondrysne he was beloved, honoured and reverenced by all his companions for his pious deeds, Blickl. Homl. 213, 12.
næced
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Add: næcedu Þǽr is hunger and næcedu, and þǽr is yrmðo and nearones, and þær is unmǽte cyle and unáhefendlic hǽto geméted. Verc. Först. 169
ofer-geþyld
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On helle bið fýr sweart and unádwǽscedlic, and ðǽr bið cele and brene and broga, áttor and ofergeþyld, Sal. K. 84, 24
Linked entry: ge-þyldo
sealf-box
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A box for ointment Án wíf hæfde hyre sealfbox deórwyrþes nardes, and tóbrocenum sealfboxe ofer his heáfod ágét, Mk. Skt. 14, 3: Lk. Skt. 7, 37
fird-láf
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The remnant of an army, the survivors of a battle Þǽr feóllon ðá hǽþenan fíf ðúsend ofslagene, and Lisias fleáh mid þǽre fyrdláfe. Hml. S. 25, 377
Linked entry: here-láf
friþ-áþ
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An oath confirming peace made between two hostile powers Ðá þet gafol gelést wæs and þá friðáðas gesworene, þá tóférde se here, Chr. 1012 ; P. 143, 5
leoþu--wǽcan
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S. 6, 28), and for last passage substitute :-- Leoþewǽcan mitigare, pacificare, An. Ox. 3802
sceppe
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a specific quantity of grain or malt iii. sceppe mealtes and healf sceppe hwǽte . . . án sceppe malt, Nap. 55. [From Icel. skeppa. v. N. E. D. skep.]
ofer-gewrit
A superscription, an inscription
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A superscription, an inscription Hwæs anlícnys, ys ðis and ofergewrit suprascribtio Mt. Kmbl. 22, 20: Homl. Skt. i. 23, 475. Ofergewritum epigrammatibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 23
-méde
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Dele 'subst, and', and (-mádu) at end, and add:
hring
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Dele 'hrincg ansa . . . Lye' in ll. 4, 5, and add: a ring as ornament encircling a finger, an arm, a neck Bewrít ðá wyrte mid ánum gyldenan hringe, Lch. i. 112, 22. Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne, B. 2809.
for-ðam
For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ idcirco ⬩ ĭdeo
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He arás of deáþe, and forðan synd ðás wundru gefremode on him ipse surrexit a mortuis, et ĭdeo virtūtes operantur in eo. Mt. Bos. 14, 2: Beo. Th. 1362; B. 679: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 25; Sat. 194: Andr. Kmbl. 915; An. 458: Elen. Kmbl. 618; El. 309.
eornost
in earnest ⬩ seriously ⬩ indeed
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Add Heardlic eornost and wíslic wærscipe and steðefæst módstaþol . . . bið witena gehwilcum weorðlicre micle þonne hé his wísan fágige tó swíðe, Ll. Th. ii. 318, 37.
wác-líc
Poor ⬩ mean ⬩ of little dignity or worth ⬩ paltry.
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Ðú wilt habban ealle fægere ðing and ácorene, and wilt ðé sylf beón wáclíc and unwurð, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 20: 372, 8. Hwæþer ðæt nú sié tó talianne wáclíc and unnyt ðætte nytwyrþost is eallra ðissa woruldþinga?
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afæstla
O certainly! ⬩ O assuredly! ⬩ O certe
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O certe Afæstla, and hi lá hi, and wella well, and þyllíce óðre syndon Englisc interjectiones O certainly, and alas, and well well, and such other are English interjections, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Som. 49, 28
ge-rím
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Se tíma wæs standende twá þúsend wintra and twá hund and twá and feówertig geára gerímes, Angl. viii. 336, 2. la. in phrases denoting that objects cannot be counted :-- Hý wǽran gemanigfealdode ofer ǽle gerím (super numerum), Ps.
gearcian
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Éce brynas gearcigendum eterna incendia preparanti, Angl. xi. 116, 18. <b>I a.</b> to dress food, skins, &c. :-- Ic bicge hýda and fell and gearkie (praeparo ) hig mid cræfte, Coll. M. 27, 29. Gearca ús gereord-unge, Hml.
tó-lísan
To unloose, ⬩ undo, ⬩ dissolve ⬩ solvere, ⬩ dissolvere, ⬩ exsolvere ⬩ resolvere ⬩ to undo that which is bound ⬩ release from a bond, ⬩ to release from captivity, difficulty, ⬩ to do away with tension, ⬩ relax, ⬩ relieve ⬩ to put an end to the connection between, ⬩ to separate ⬩ to dissolve, ⬩ put an end to, ⬩ dissipate, ⬩ to dissolve, ⬩ relax, ⬩ destroy the force of, ⬩ weaken ⬩ to desolate, ⬩ destroy, ⬩ to undo a bond ⬩ to discharge an obligation, ⬩ to pay ⬩ to break a connection
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Voc. ii. 83, 25. to do away with tension, relax, relieve Hyt tólýseþ ða blǽdran and ða stánas forð gelǽdeþ, Lchdm. i. 270, 9. to put an end to the connection between, to separate Tólýsan líc and sáwle. Andr. Kmbl. 301; An. 151.
eorþ
The earth ⬩ terra
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The earth; terra Seó [MS. sie] eorþ is dryge and ceald, and ðæt wæter wǽt and ceald the earth is dry and cold, and the water wet and cold, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 34
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FEALO
FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? ⬩ flāvus, gilvus, fuscus
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Se beorg tohlád and in forlét fealewe wǽgas the hill opened and let in the dusky waves, Andr. Kmbl. 3177; An. 1591. Meahte ǽghwylc wegan fealwe linde each could bear the yellow shields, Cd. 94; Th. 123, 14; Gen. 2044.