sáre
Sorely, grievously, bitterly
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Sorely, grievously, bitterly Wǽron earme men sáre beswicene (sorely deceived ) and hreówlíce besyrwde, Wulfst. 158, 11 note. Hrinon hearmtánas hearde and sáre drihta bearnum, Cd. Th. 61, 5; Gen. 992. Mé ðæt cynn hafaþ sáre ábolgen that race hath angered
fóster-fæder
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Add: of human beings, lit.: Fósterfæder altor, i. nutritor (Alexander, who brought up Athanasius), An. Ox. 2841: Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 62: 92, 28. Fóstorfæder, 100, 7. Jóseph, Crístes fósterfæder, Hml. Th. i. 30, 6: 42, 4. Fóstorfæder, 148, 34. Cóm hire
stíþ-mód
of constant mind, resolute ⬩ of stern mind, stern ⬩ of violent or fierce mind ⬩ of stubborn mind, stubborn, obstinate
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of constant mind, resolute Strang and stíðmód gestáh hé on gealgan, Rood Kmbl. 79; Kr. 40. of stern mind, stern Stíðmód gestód wið steápne rond bealdor (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 5125; B. 2566. Him (the people of Sodom) tó sende stíðmód cyning (God) áras síne
morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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death, destruction, perdition Hit wæs hæleþa forlor menniscra morþ ðæt hié tó mete dǽdon ofet unfǽle it was men's ruin, our race's destruction, that for their food they took that evil fruit, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 5; Gen. 722. Mid morþes cwealme with death's
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a-hýdan
To hide ⬩ abscondere ⬩ occuhare
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To hide; abscondere, occuhare Tungol beóþ ahýded the star is hidden, Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 12; Ph. 96: Cd. 148; Th. 184, 30; Exod. 115. Rómáne gesomnodon al ða goldhord and sume on eorþan ahýddon the Romans collected all the treasures and hid some in
armélu
Field or wild rue
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Field or wild rue, which is called Mōly [ = μώλυ] in Cappadocia and Galatia, and by some Harmāla; hence the botanical name = pēgănum harmāla, Lin. vol. ii. p. 327, = πήγăνον άγριον wild rue Armélu wyl on buteran to sealfe boil wild rue in butter to a
án-walda
A sole ruler ⬩ the sole ruler of the universe
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A sole ruler, the sole ruler of the universe Him to Ánwaldan áre gelýfde in him as sole ruler reverently trusted, Beo. Th. 2548; B. 1272. Ealra Ánwalda, eorþan and heofones ruler of all, of earth and heaven, Exon. 110 a; Th. 422, 10; Rä. 41, 4: Cd. 227
Cerdices leáh
Cerdic's ley ⬩ Cerdăci campus
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Cerdic's ley, in the south of Dorsetshire ; Cerdăci campus Hér Cerdic and Cynríc [MS. Cinric] fuhtan wið Bryttas on ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Cerdices leág [MS. Land ford] in this year Cerdic and Cynric fought against the Britons at the place which is
Englan
The Angles ⬩ Angli
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The Angles; Angli Ða Wealas flugon ða Englan [=Engle, Th. 22, 27, col. 2, 3 ] the Welsh fled from the Angles, Chr. 473; Th. 23, 26, col. 2; 23, 27, col. 1. Betweox Wealan and Englan between the Welsh and Angles, L. O. D. 2 ; Th. i. 354, 2: 3; Th. i.
eornoste
Earnest, serious ⬩ sērius, stŭdiōsus
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Earnest, serious; sērius, stŭdiōsus On eornostne hige with earnest intention, Cod. Dipl. 942; Kmbl. iv. 278, 15. Biþ eorneste ðonne eft cymeþ, réðe and ryhtwís he will be earnest when he comes again, stern and just, Exon. 20 a; Th. 51, 32 ; Cri. 825.
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fremþe
Strange ⬩ foreign ⬩ aliēnus ⬩ externus
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Strange, foreign; aliēnus, externus Ðæt ríce tweógende cyningas and fremþe forluron and towurpon regnum réges dŭbii vel externi disperdĭdērunt, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 17. Hí awurpon ða ealdormenn ðæs fremþan cyninges they cast off the aldermen of the strange
hunig-teár
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Distillation from the comb, without squeezing, virgin honey; mel purissimum, e favo sponte quod effluxit, mell stillativum,' Lchdm. ii. 396, col. 1 Hunigteár nectar, Hpt. Gl. 468. Hunigteáres nectaris, Mone Gl. p. 384. Sý gemenged tógædre hunigteár and
bóc-fel
A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum ⬩ charta pergamena, membrana
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[fell skin] A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum; charta pergamena, membrana Bócfel membrana, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 111; Wrt. Voc. 46, 68. Bócfel bargina, 16. Som. 58, 57; Wrt. Voc. 21, 44. Ðæt hí habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and
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ge-drincan
To drink ⬩ bibere
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To drink; bibere Grúndleás gítsung gilpes and ǽhta gedrinceþ to dryggum dreósendne wélan the bottomless avarice of glory and possessions drinks to the dregs perishable wealth, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 31; Met. 7, 16. Ðæt wín is gedruncen bibitur vinum, Ælf. Gr
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un-gefrǽgelíc
Unheard of ⬩ unusual ⬩ extraordinary
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Unheard of, unusual, extraordinary Gyf hyra ( gallinarum ) hwylc man æthríneþ, ðonne forbærnaþ hí sóna eall his líc; ðæt syndon ungefrǽgelícu (unge frelicu, un ge fræ licu, MSS. v. Anglia i. 332) lyblác, Nar. 34, 3. Ða deór habbaþ eahta fét, and wælkyrian
west-ríce
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A western kingdom or empire Ðá ðæt eástríce in Asiria gefeóll, ðá eác ðæt westríce in Róma árás, Ors. 2, 1 ; Swt. 62, 8. Ðý ilcan geáre féng Carl tó ðam westríce, and tó allum ðam westríce behienan Wendelsǽ and begeondan ðisse sǽ, swá hit his þridda
cryppan
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To crook a finger, close the hand, bend Crypte plecteret, An. Ox. 52, 2; E. S. xi. 64 (where see note). Crip þínne þúman, Tech. ii. 119, 4. Ðonne þé æpples lyste, þonne cryp þú þínne swíbran þúman tó middewearde þínre handa and befóh hine mid þínum fingre
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for-liger
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Forliger mechus, cha, chum, An. Ox. 18 b, 57: adulter (cf. later glossary: Adulter forliȝer vel æwbræche, 95, 76), Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 68. Swá hwá swá his ǽwe forlǽt and óðer genimð, hé bið þonne eáwbrǽce and eác forligr, Hml. Th. ii. 322, 34. (Perhaps the
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ge-fylsta
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Þæt se mǽra engel ( Michael ) beó Crístenra manná gefylsta on eorðan and þingere on heofonum, Hml. Th. i. 518, 32. Wé sind Godes gefylstan we are labourers together with God; Dei sumus adjutores, 8, 8: Hml. S. 11, 309. Hí tó Antecríste búgað and weorþað
ge-þreát
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violence Heó wearð geleaht and tó þám hǽðenan temple getogen mid geðreáte ꝥ heó þǽre gydenan Diane godes wurðmynt gebude (cf. se geréfa hí nídde ꝥ heó Críste wiðsóce, Shrn. 31, 18), Hml. S. 2, 384. Þá þe fæste heora geleáfan on God hæfdon, and for nánes