weorold-gestreón
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Sum hér ofer eorþan ǽhta onlíhð, woruld-gestreóna, 295, 10; Crä. 31. Ofergrǽdige woruldgestreóna ( cupidi, 2 Tim. 3, 2), Wulfst. 81, 14. Hé breác mondreáma hér, woruld-gestreóna. Cd. Th. 71, 27; Gen. 1177.
ge-lútan
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H. 112, 654; and :-- Þeáh seó sunne ofer midne dæg lúte tó þǽre eorþan, Bt. 25; F. 88, 25), Wrt. Voc. 53. 14
oft-rǽde
frequent ⬩ ready at many times
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frequent Hæglas and snáwas and se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 16. ready at many times Gafolswán sceal beón swá ic ǽr be beócere cwæþ (cf. 1. 3, beóceorl sceal hwíltidum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan
hinder
Back, ⬩ on the further side, ⬩ behind, ⬩ down
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Back, on the further side, behind, down Morðor món sceal under eorþan befeolan hinder under hrusan murder must be buried under earth, down under ground, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 24; Gn. Ex. 116.
Linked entries: on-hinder hindema hinder-þeóstru
a-sécan
to search or seek out ⬩ to seek for ⬩ to require ⬩ demand ⬩ eligere ⬩ requirere ⬩ petere aliquid ab aliquo ⬩ to seek ⬩ go to ⬩ explore ⬩ adire ⬩ explorare
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Th. 118, 95. to seek, go to, explore; adire, explorare Ðæt fýr georne aséceþ innan and útan eorþan sceátas the fire shall eagerly seek the tracts of earth within and without, Exon. 22 b ; Th. 62, 20; Cri. 1004
Linked entry: a-sóht
seld-guma
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A hall-man, one who has a place in a lord's hall, a retainer Nǽfre ic máran geseah eorl ofer eorþan ðonne is eówer sum . . . nis ðæt seldguma (he is no mere retainer. Grein translates 'vir qui semper in domo manet.'
Linked entry: guma
teónlíce
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Sende on heora eorþan toscean teónlíce he brought shame on them by sending frogs into their land, Ps. Th. 104, 26. Ðencan hú hig hyne teónlýcost áteón myhton to devise how they might treat him with most ignominy, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 7
on-uppan
upon, on ⬩ besides, over and above
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Hé wearþ bebyrged, and him læg onuppan fela byrðena eorþan, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 56: 14, 114. Hé sæt ðǽr onuppan, 13, 25. Ðonne man bringe offrunge nime smedeman and geóte ele onuppan, Lev. 2, 1.
Linked entry: uppan
ge-þeahting
Counsel ⬩ consultation ⬩ deliberation ⬩ agreement ⬩ consilium ⬩ consultātio ⬩ consultum ⬩ consensus
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Se geþeahtingum hafaþ in hondum heofon and eorþan who by his counsels holdeth in his power heaven and earth, Exon. 43 a; Th. 140, 31; Gú. 618. To geþeahtunge ad consulta, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 43. Mid geþeahtunge cum consensu, Ps. Th. 54, 13.
hleór
A cheek, ⬩ face
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Dó his hleór xxx síðum tó eorþan vultum suum xxx vicicus ad terram inclinet, L. Ecg. C. 5; Th. ii. 138, 8: Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 13;Gú. 305: Elen. Kmbl. 2195; El. 1099: Cd. 107; Th. 140, 33; Gen. 2337
Linked entry: hlýrian
wara
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The forms are united with common nouns, v. burh-, ceaster-, eorþ-, hell-, heofon-waran, -ware; or with proper names, native or foreign, e. g. Lunden-, Róm-waran, -ware, Bæx-warena land (cf. Bex-leá, 13), Cod. Dip.
Linked entry: -waru
hreósan
To fall ⬩ fall down ⬩ ruere ⬩ corruere
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Heofon and eorþe hreósaþ tógadore heaven and earth shall rush together, Andr. Kmbl. 2875; An. 1440. Ne hreósaþ hí tó hrusan hearde gebíged non est ruina maceriæ, Ps. Th. 143, 8.
mersc
A marsh
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Hé ða weaxendan wende eorþan on sealtne mersc ( in salsuginem ), Ps. Th. 106, 33: Blickl. Gl.: Cd. 160; Th. 199, 4; Exod. 333. Ne fersc ne mersc, Lchdm. iii. 286, 21.
Linked entry: merisc
neoþan
Down ⬩ beneath ⬩ from beneath
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On heofenum and on eorþan neoþan in coelo sursum et in terra deorsum, Jos. 2, 11. Ealle stówa hé neoþan underwreþeþ, Blickl. Homl. 23, 20. Ðæt wæter wæs sweart under ðæm clife neoþan, 211, 2 : Cd. Th. 20, 18; Gen. 311.
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ge-nihtsumnes
Abundance, plenty, copiousness, sufficiency ⬩ abundantia, ūbertas, cōpia
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Ðære eorþan wæstmbǽrnysse and genihtsumnysse we nellaþ habban us to lífes brícum, ac to oferflówednyssum the fruitfulness and abundance of the earth we will not have for the uses of life, but as superfluities, Homl. Th. ii. 540, 10: 64, 35
Linked entry: ge-nyhtsum-nes
sáwel-leás
without life ⬩ without soul
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Héht ðá ásettan sáwlleásne, lífe belidenes líc on eorþan, Elen. Kmbl. 1751; El. 877.
wæstmbǽrness
Fruitfulness, fertility, produktivity
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Wæstembiornis fertilitas, Txts. 180, 19. referring to inanimate things Wæstm*-*bǽrnys on eorþan, Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 162. Hí héton secgan ðysses landes wæstmbǽrnysse ( insulae fertilitatem ), Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 15: Homl. Th. i. 286, 19.
fyllan
to fill ⬩ to fill ⬩ to fulfil
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Ðú fyldest þás eorþan mid mistlicum cynrenum nétena, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 25. Hig fyldon hira saccas mid hwǽte, Gen. 42, 25. to fulfil Ne cuom ic tó slítenne ah tó fyllenne (gefyllenne, R., adimplere), Mt. L. 5, 17.
ge-temprian
To temper ⬩ moderate ⬩ govern ⬩ cure ⬩ temperare
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To temper, moderate, govern, cure; temperare Seó sunne ða eorþan getempraþ the sun tempers the earth, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. Scienc. 9, 3; Lchdm. iii. 250, 14.
Linked entry: temprian
níwian
To renew ⬩ renovate ⬩ restore
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Eorþan neówiende anseón terrae novas faciem, Hymn. Surt. 97, 34