samode
collected or (?)composed,
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composed, (a poem, boot)] Tala . . . swylce ic nǽfre on eallum ðám fyrngewritum findan ne mihte sóðe samode Salm. Kmbl. 17; Sal. 9.3
ofer-hleóðor
Not hearing, inattentive to sound
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Not hearing, inattentive to sound Se ðe ǽrest eáran worhte hú se oferhleóður ǽfre wurde qui plantavit aurem, non audiet? Ps. Th. 93, 9
þeód-eorþe
The whole inhabited earth, ⬩ the world
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The whole inhabited earth, the world Hwæt sceoldon ðé (the guilty soul ), þeódeorðan fýlnes (cf. Exon. Th. 368, 7); úre ælmessan? Wulfst. 240, 15
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swilce
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</b> with antecedent and relative combined (such, so) as :-- Hé wæs swelce Rómáne þá wyrþe wǽron he was such as the Romans then deserved, Ors. 6, 3; S. 256, 24. Dó þú þá lǽcedómas swilce þú þá líchoman gesié, Lch. ii. 84, 15.
scilling
as a denomination of English money ⬩ a shilling ⬩ as denoting foreign money the word is used to translate various words
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Gr. 50; Som. 52, 8: and with this statement agree several passages of Henry I.?s Laws, e.g. c. 93, §§ 3, 19, where unus solidus=v denarii, duo solidi=x denarii. In Mercia four pennies go to the shilling.
FALS
FALSEhood, fraud, counterfeit ⬩ falsum
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Hwí tíhþ úre hláford us swá micles falses why doth our lord accuse us of so great a fraud? Gen. 44, 7
hwem
A corner ⬩ angle
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ðære burhware ðeáh ðe ðæt port beo trumlíce on ǽlce healfe getimbrod gif ðǽr biþ án hwem open forlǽten ðæt se onwinnenda here þurh ðam infær hæbbe what does it avail the citizens, though the town be firmly built on every side, if a corner be left open, so
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inwidda
Guileful ⬩ deceitful ⬩ evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ malicious
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Swá se inwidda ofer ealne dæg dryhtguman síne drencte mid wíne so the evil one [Holofernes] all through the day his men drenched with wine, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 20; Jud. 28. Ealle weleras inwiddæn universa labia dolosa, Ps. Spl. T. 11, 3.
ge-dúfan
To plunge ⬩ to duck ⬩ sink ⬩ dive ⬩ be drowned ⬩ mergi
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Ðæt ðæt sweord gedeáf so that the sword dived, Beo. Th. 5394; B. 2700 : Cd. 228; Th. 306, 27; Sat. 670. Ðá gedufon hí ealle and adruncon then they all sank and were drowned, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 24. He wearþ gedofen coepit mergi, Mt. Bos. 14, 13
ge-drífan
To drive ⬩ go adrift ⬩ be driven ⬩ cast away or lost ⬩ agere ⬩ agi ⬩ ventis jactari ⬩ naufragare
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Rómáne oferhlæstan heora scipa ðæt heora gedráf [gedeaf Laud.] cc and xxx, and Lxx wearþ to láfe, and ureáðe genered the Romans overloaded their ships, so that 230 of them were lost, and 70 were left, and with difficulty saved, Ors. 4, 6; Th. 400, 20.
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ge-fylgan
To follow ⬩ attend upon ⬩ reach by following
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To follow, attend upon, reach by following Ðæt him gefylgan ne mæg drýmendra gedryht so that the flock of rejoicing ones cannot follow him, Exon. 60 b; Th. 222, 12; Ph. 347. Gif gé ðisum leáse leng gefylgaþ if ye pursue this falsehood longer, Elen.
deóp
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Ꝥ hé swá deópe friðsócne ( so inviolable a sanctuary ) geséce, 340, 10. For ðínum deópum gyltum for your grievous sins, Hml. S. 22, 177. On manegum landum gebyreð deópre ( more onerous ) swánriht, Ll. Th. i. 436, 15.
hnipian
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Hí hnappodon and swá lange hí hnipedon (they drooped their heads so long) ꝥ hí ealle on slǽpe wurdon, 23, 248. Sete þú þíne hand on þín heáfod foran and hwón hnipa (printed hniwa) swilce þú þé forgyfenesse bidde, Tech. ii. 122, 5.
grundleás
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Wurdon grundleáse Geátes frige ðæt him seó sorglufu slǽp binom Geat's loves were boundless so that anxious love took from him sleep, Exon. 100 a; Th. 378, 12; Deór. 15
býgan
To bow, bend, turn, turn back, bow down, humble, abase ⬩ flectere, inflectere, incurvare, retorquere, deflectere, humiliare
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Býgaþ hine, ðæt he on hinder gǽþ they shall turn him back, so that he shall go backward, Salm. Kmbl. 252; Sal. 125. He herm-cweðend hýneþ and býgeþ humiliabit calumniatorem, Ps. Th. 71, 5
ge-dál
A division ⬩ separation ⬩ parting ⬩ distribution ⬩ dīvīsio ⬩ sepărātio ⬩ dīvortium ⬩ distrĭbūtio
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Æfter ðæs líchoman gedále and ðære sáwle after the separation of the body and soul, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 12. Ðú ondrǽtst ðé on ðam gedále thou fearest to distribute, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 25.
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æl-teaw
All good ⬩ sound ⬩ perfect ⬩ omnino bonus ⬩ sanus
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All good, sound, perfect; omnino bonus, sanus Fíndest ðú ælteowe [æltæwe MS. B.] hǽlo thou shall find perfect healing, Herb. 1, 29 ; Lchdm, i. 80, 7: Hy. 2, 13
fyrenian
To sin ⬩ commit adultery ⬩ peccāre ⬩ mœchāri
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To sin, commit adultery; peccāre, mœchāri Fyrnaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord thus will the body sin, Soul Kmbl. 203; Seel. 103. Ne fyrena ðú non mœchābĕris, Lk. Bos. 18, 20
sorh-wilm
Violent emotion of anxiety or sorrow
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Violent emotion of anxiety or sorrow Soden sorgwælmum, Exon. Th. 177, 32; Gú. 1236. Sorgwylmum, 166, 21; Gú. 1046. Ic ðæs módceare sorhwylmum seáð, Beo. Th. 3990; B. 1993
leáþor-wyrt
Lather-wort ⬩ soap-wort
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Lather-wort, soap-wort; saponaria officinalis Leáþorwyrt, borith, erba fullonum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 47: 38, 43: L. M. I, 3; Lchdm. ii. 42, 22