wág
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Dele grund-, at end
hrǽw
a corpse ⬩ carcase ⬩ trunk ⬩ carrion
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Ðú earma nú ðú byst geworden ðæt fúleste hreáw and wyrma mete thou miserable thing, now art thou become a very foul corpse and food for worms, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 398, 16. Hrá wundum wérig the body weary with wounds, Andr.
hlǽw
a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave
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a low or law [occurring in names of places], a rising ground, an artificial as well as a natural mound, a funeral mound; tumulus Wæs ðǽr on ðam eálande sum hláw mycel ofer eorþan geworht, ðone ylcan men for feós wilnunga gedulfon and brǽcon there was
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GÁT
A she-GOAT ⬩ capra
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Geoffra me áne þríwintre gát sūme mihi capram trīmam, Gen. 15, 9 : Lev. 3, 12 : 4, 28 : 5. 6. Hý beofiaþ fóre Freán, swá fúle swá gǽt they shall tremble before the Lord, as foul as goats, Exon. 26 a; Th. 75, 34; Cri, 1231.
dæg-hluttre
Brightly as day ⬩ clare instar diei
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Brightly as day;clare instar diei Dýre Dryhtnes þegn dæghluttre scán the Lord's dear minister shone brightly as day, Exon. 42 b; Th. 143, 23; Gú. 665
feordian
To be at war ⬩ bellum gĕrĕre
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To be at war; bellum gĕrĕre Hí feordodan wið Ætlan Húna cininge they were at war with Ætla king of the Huns, Chr. 443: Erl. 11, 35
in-wǽte
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An inward humour Gif hit biþ cumen of yfelre inwǽtan if it is come of an evil inward humour, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 27
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ymb-faran
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To surround Hé hét ðæt fæste lond útan ymbfaran, ðæt him mon sceolde an má healfa on feohtan þonne on án, Ors. 2. 5; Swt. 80, 26
æt-glídan
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To slip away, disappear Ædglide delitesceret (cf. another gloss of the same passage in An. Ox. 2089: Bemiþe, fordwine; and fordwínan delitescere, 2152), An. Ox. 7, 132
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ge-wyrdigness
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Eloquence, elegance of speech Gewyrdig-nysse (-wyrdinesse, An. Ox. 5488; -wurðugnysse, 2, 492) urbanitatis Hpt. Gl. 529, 52. Gewyrdi[g?]nesse facundia An. Ox. 8 b, 10
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sǽ-bát
A sea-boat
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A sea-boat On sǽbáte, Andr. Kmbl. 876; An. 438 : 980; An. 490. Ic on holm gestáh, sǽbát gesæt, Beo. Th. 1270; B. 633 : 1795; B. 895
seóc
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III. of mental disquiet, sick at heart, ill at ease, sad :-- Ne beó ðú on sefan tó seóc, Exon. Th. 166, 29; Gú. 1050. Seóc and sorhful, Cd. Th. 281, 20; Sat. 275. Ic ðysne sang síðgeómor fand on seócum sefan, Apstls. Kmbl. 3 ; Ap. 2.
ícan
To EKE ⬩ increase ⬩ add to ⬩ augment
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Ýceþ, Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 9; Gn. Ex. 31. Sunne and móna iécaþ eorþwelan sun and moon increase the wealth of earth, 16 b; Th. 38, 23; Cri. 611. Ýcaþ, 119 a ; Th. 457,32; Hy 4, 93. Ðá íhte he eft his synna auxit peccatum, Ex, 9, 34.
georne
Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, carefully, zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, well ⬩ cŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne
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Kmbl. 1224; An. 612: Exon. 34 a; Th. 109, 24; Gú. 95. Ongan Dryhtnes ǽ georne cýðan he began gladly to proclaim the Lord's law, Elen. Kmbl. 398; El. 199: Cd. 32; Th. 42, 26; Gen. 679.
HORN
A HORN, a drinking-horn, a cupping-horn, a trumpet, the horn-shaped projection on the gable-end of a house [v. Dasent's translation of Njála, plate 3, p. cvii], a pinnacle ⬩ a horn, drinking-horn, trumpet, husk ⬩ cornu, tuba ⬩ a horn, drinking-horn, trumpet; a corner ⬩ n. cornu, tuba, promontorium
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tried as a thief, L.
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cearig
Careful, sorrowful, pensive, wary, CHARY, anxious, grieving, dire ⬩ sollicitus, cautus, querens, mente turbatus, dirus
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Ne þurfon wyt beón cearie æt cyme Dryhtnes we need not be anxious at the Lord's coming, Exon. 100a; Th. 376, 29; Seel. 162
dóm-fæst
Firm in judgment, just, firm, powerful ⬩ jnstus, pŏtens
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Firm in judgment, just, firm, powerful; jnstus, pŏtens Noe wæs dómfæst and gedéfe Noah was just and meek, Cd. 64; Th. 78, 2; Gen. 1287: 108; Th. 143, 8; Gen. 2376: Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 1; Az. 99.
dihtere
An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, steward ⬩ auctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor
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An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, steward; auctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor Ic wríte swá me ða dihteras sǽdon ðe his líf geornost cúðon I write as the informants who knew his life most accurately told me, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 4, 23
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grǽg
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Kmbl. 742; An. 371. Wulf se grǽga the grey wolf, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 3; Gn. Ex. 151: Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 13; Ædelst. 64. Sǽ grǽfe glashluðre the sea grey and clear as glass, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 15; Met. 5, 8.
turnian
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.), revolve round an axis or centre Ða árleásan turniaþ on ymbhwyrfte, Homl. Th. i. 514, 23. Seó firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan ús . . . and ealle ða steorran, ðe hyre on fæste synd, turniaþ onbútan mid hyre, Lchdm. iii. 254, 16.