á-wunian
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Ic stille and swá swá deád áwunade . . . ic swígende ealle þá niht áwunade quietus et quasi mortuus permanens . . . tacitus tota nocte perduro, Bd. 5, 6;Sch. 578, 6-11. Heó ðǽr áwunode þone dægand ðá niht on hire gebede, Hml. A. 121, 145:Guth. 34, 15.
hyrne
A horn ⬩ corner ⬩ angle
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A horn, corner, angle Hyrne angulus, Wrt. Voc. 80, 73. Ðæt wæter ðe man ða bán mid áþwoh binnan ðære cyrcan wearþ ágoten on ánre hyrnan the water that the bones were washed with in the church was poured away in a corner, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 162. Tó
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ribb
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Gif rib forbrocen weorð iii. sciłł. gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 18, 15. Cóm of ðǽm wætre án nǽdre . . . wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe án ribb forod — hit is nǽdrena gecynd ꝥ heora mægen and hiera féþe bið on heora ribbum, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 3-14. Gif mon óðrum rib
swól
Heat, burning ⬩ of the heat of fire ⬩ of the sun's heat ⬩ of feverish heat ⬩ sultry
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Heat, burning Suól chaumos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 75. Swól camos, 17, 8: i. 288, 41. Suóle caumati, ii. 103, 31. Swóle caumate, 22, 21. of the heat of fire Hé ( the phenix) somnaþ swóles láfe, gegædraþ bán gebrosnad æfter bǽlþræce, Exon. Th. 216, 16; Ph
a-smeágan
To look closely into ⬩ examine ⬩ trace out ⬩ elicit ⬩ meditate upon ⬩ consider ⬩ contemplate ⬩ ponder ⬩ judge ⬩ deem ⬩ be of opinion ⬩ think ⬩ perscrutari ⬩ investigare ⬩ indagare ⬩ elicere ⬩ contemplári ⬩ pensare ⬩ censere
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To look closely into, examine, trace out, elicit, meditate upon, consider, contemplate, ponder, judge, deem, be of opinion, think; perscrutari, investigare, indagare, elicere, contemplári, pensare, censere Nú ne máge we asmeágan hú God of ðam láme flǽsc
þurh-þeówan
to thrust through ⬩ pierce through ⬩ transfix
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to thrust through, pierce through, transfix Ic ðurhðý (-þýge, MS. J.) perfodio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 179, l0. Seó clǽnnys ðurhðýð ( transfigit ) ða gálnysse mid swurde, Gl. Prud. 13 b. Hé siwode scós and ðurhþíde his hand, Homl. Skt. i. 15. 24. Ðurhðýde
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reliquias
Relics of saints
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Relics of saints Ðisra reliquia dǽl hæfde sum mæssepreóst . . . Hé ða cyste ontýnde ðara reliquia, Bd. 4, 32;S. 611, 30-34. Æt his reliquium wæs sum man gehǽled, S. 611, 9. Mon byrþ his heáfod tó reliquium, Shrn. 57, 26 : Blickl. Homl. 127, 12, 16. Mid
scrín
a chest ⬩ coffer ⬩ casket ⬩ box in which precious things are kept ⬩ a receptacle for the relics of a saint ⬩ a shrine ⬩ a cage in which a criminal is confined
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a chest, coffer, casket, box in which precious things are kept Scrín arca vel scrinium, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 49: capsella, 33, 62: arca, 80, 79. Ðæt hálige scrín the ark of the covenant. Homl. Th. ii. 214, 35: Jos. 4, 7. Godes scrín, 7, 6: Num. 14, 10. Ðæt
BERSTAN
to BURST ⬩ break ⬩ fail ⬩ fall ⬩ cum fragore dissilire ⬩ corruere ⬩ rumpi ⬩ frangi ⬩ to make the noise of a bursting or breaking ⬩ to crash ⬩ dash ⬩ crack ⬩ fragorem edere ⬩ sonare ⬩ crepare
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to BURST, break, fail, fall; cum fragore dissilire, corruere, rumpi, frangi Heofonas berstaþ the heavens burst, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 10; Cri. 933. Burston bán-locan the bone-inclosures burst, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818. Wǽgas burston the waves broke, Cd. 167
for-swígian
To pass over in silence ⬩ keep silent ⬩ conceal ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrire ⬩ To be silent ⬩ retĭcēre
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v. trans. To pass over in silence, keep silent, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Betwih ðás þing nis to forswigianne, hwylc heofonlíc wundor and mægen ætýwed wæs, ðá his bán gefunden and geméted wǽron inter quæ nequaquam sĭlentio prætereundum reor, quid virtūtis
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cnucian
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Add: intrans. To knock at a door Sóna þænne cnucað (cnocige, cnucige, R. Ben. 126, 21) mox ut aliquis pulsaverit, R. Ben. I. 112, 9. Heó on þǽre cýtan duru cnocode, Hml. A. 196, 26. Gif hé þurhwunað cnuciende ( pulsans ), R. Ben. I. 95, 14: Hml. Th.
ylp
An elephant
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An elephant Ylp elefans, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 11: 22, 41. Ylp is ormǽte nýten, máre þonne sum hús, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 566. Ylpes bile promuscida, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 42. Ylpes bán ebur, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 9: Lchdm. iii. 204, 2, 3. Hé sende þrittig ylpas
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scínan
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Add: of that which emits rays Eall swá leóhte seó sunne scínð under þǽre eorðan on nihtlicre tíde, swá swá heó on dæg déð bufan úrum heáfdum, Lch. iii. 234, 23. Scinon ðá bán swá beorhte swá steorran . . . and ꝥ leóht geswutelode swá hwǽr swá hí lágon
seonu
A sinew ⬩ nerve ⬩ tendon
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A sinew, nerve, tendon Sionu nervus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 67. Sinu, i. 71, 42. Gif sin[o] scrince . . . and gif sino clæppette. Lchdm. ii. 6, 13 - 15. Ðá æthrán hé his sine on his þeó tetigit nervum femoris ejus, Gen. 32, 25. Healt for ðære sinwe (synewe
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ece
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Hé wæs geþreád mid fefre . . . Þá ǽlce dæge weóx se ece and seó ádl hefegode correptus febri . . . Cum per dies singulos languor ingravesceret, Gr. D. 175, 17. Ðǽr ( in hell) is éce æce (ece, v. l. ), Wlfst. 114, 4. Nis þǽr ( in heaven ) ǽnig sár geméted
for-brecan
to crush ⬩ oppress ⬩ to break ⬩ destroy ⬩ to break
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Add: with a material object Ðeós wyrt (saxifrage) þá stánas on blǽdran forbrycð, Lch. i. 212, 15: Ps. Th. 28, 5. Hé ðá feoturo forbræc ł tóscænde (tóbræc, W. S. ) compedes comminuisset, Mk. R. L. 5, 4. Ic wille ꝥ palmtwig gegrípan, . . . and forseáredum
fox
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Hwílum swá þeótende wulf, hwilum swá beorcende fox, Shrn. 141, 12. Fox is geápest ealra deóra, 14, 19. Ðone leásan lytegan þú scealt hátan fox, næs mann, Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 17. Hú Bonefatius ádýdde þone fox þe bát his módor henna ... His módor gewunode
deópe
Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestly ⬩ prŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter
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Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestly; prŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter He wearþ deópe gedolgod he become deeply wounded, Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, 25; Rä. 54, 6. Gedréfede ða deópe syndan turbāti sunt gravĭter, Ps. Th. 106
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þǽr-tógeánes
opposite ⬩ on the contrary ⬩ as an equivalent ⬩ as a set off ⬩ in return ⬩ in reply ⬩ in refutation
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Grammar þǽr-tógeánes, local, opposite Ic ðǽrtógeánes standende ego e contra stans, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 15. Seó heofen ... and seó eorðe þǽrtógeánes, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 166. on the contrary Se góda man biþ ðæs Hálgan Gástes templ. Swá eác ðǽrtógeánes
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ád
A fire for burning the living or the dead
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Add: [m. and] n. A fire for burning the living or the dead Aad rogus, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 52. Ád, 85, 29. Ðæt ád wæs forburnen, Hml. S. 4, 336. Hine (the Phenix) ád þeceð, Ph. 365. Bán, ádes láfe, 272. Ádes rogi, An. Ox. 3519. 'Eówer hrá bryttað lácende