BEÓR
BEER ⬩ nourishing or strong drink ⬩ cerevisia ⬩ sicera ⬩ a beverage made of honey and water ⬩ mead ⬩ metheglin ⬩ hydromeli ⬩ ĭtis ⬩ ydromellum ⬩ mulsum
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The following remark seems to be as applicable to the Anglo-Saxons as to the Icelanders, - Öl heitir með mönnum, en með Ásum bjór ale is called, by men and by gods, BEER, Alvismál. - Beóre druncen Gebeótedon beóre druncne oret-mecgas, ðæt hie in beór-sele
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diácon
A deacon, minister of the church, levite ⬩ diācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs
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A deacon, minister of the church, levite; diācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs Diáconus is þén, ðe þénaþ ðam mæsse-preóste, and ða offrunga sett uppon ðæt weofod, and gódspell eác rǽt æt Godes þénungum
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lǽfan
to leave ⬩ to remain
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Hié hegeáton welan and ús lǽfdon they got wealth and left it us, Past. pref; Swt. 5, 15. Swá hit his yldran begeáton and létan and lǽfdon ðam tó gewealde ðe hý wel úðan, L. O. 14; Th. i. 184, 3.
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Scottas
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The Scots, a race found first in Ireland, whence a part migrated to North Britain, which from them got the name Scotland. Scots of Ireland Þrié Scottas cuómon tó Ælfréde cyninge on ánum báte bútan ǽlcum geréþrum of Hibernia, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 5.
scyld
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Hwílum biþ gód wærlíce tó míðanne his hiéremonna scylda ( vitia ), Past. 21, 1; Swt. 151, 9. a debt, due Ryhtlícor cweðan ðæt wé him gielden scylde ðonne wé him mildheortnesse dón justitiae debitum potius solvimus, quam misericordiae opera implemus,
Linked entry: GYLT
swíþ-líc
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God him sende swíðlíce ógan týn cinna wíta, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 18. of feeling, or emotion, intense, vehement Hé mid swíðlícum luste his lífes gewilnode, Homl. Th. i. 86, 19. On swíðlícre blisse in jubilo, Ps.
ge-niþerian
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L. 14, 11. (2 a)) God þá mǽstan ofermétto geniðerade, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 12. to condemn Nællað gié gehniðra ( condemnare ) ꝥte gié ne sé gehniðrad, Lk. L. 6, 37. Beón genyðered condemnari, An. Ox. 2916. Wæs geneþorod damnatur, 3769.
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grund
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</b> a portion of cultivated land :-- Se God sé þás grundas geworhte geunne ús grówende gife ꝥ ús corna gehwylc cume tó nytte, Lch. i. 404, ii. v. eár-grung, eormen-grund, hell-grund
hreám
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Heó mid hreáme clypode: 'Mǽre is se god . . .,' Hml. S. 22, 116
reord
Speech, tongue, language, voice;
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Herian God háligum reorde, Hy. 3, 58. Heofonríces weard spræc hálgan reorde, Cd. Th. 89, 22; Gen. 1484 : 248, 10; Dan. 511. Wit scíran reorde song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 32; Víd. 103. Geác monaþ geómran reorde, 309, 7; Seef. 53.
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sáwan
to sow ⬩ to sow ⬩ implant
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A.) ðú gód sǽd on ðínum æcere Domine, nonne bonum semen seminasti in agro tuo? Mt. Kmbl. 13, 27. Út eode se sǽdere hys sǽd tó sáwenne [séde ł sédege, Lind.]. And ðá ðá hé seów, 13, 3-4. Ðá hé séw (seów,MS. A.) Mk. Skt. 4, 4.
ge-sleán
To strike ⬩ pitch [a tent] ⬩ smite ⬩ slay ⬩ quell ⬩ forge ⬩ fight ⬩ obtain by fighting
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Wulfheard aldorman micel wæl geslóg and sige nom alderman Wulfhard made a great slaughter and got the victory, Chr. 837; Erl. 66, 5: 845; Erl. 66, 24: 823; Erl. 62, 17: 867; Erl. 72, 15: Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 23.
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ÉÐEL
property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home ⬩ prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum
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Ic ealne geondhwearf éðel Gotena I traversed all the country of the Goths, 86 b; Th. 325, 10; Wíd. 109. Nán wítega nis andfenge on his éðele nēmo prophēta acceptus est in patria sua, Lk. Bos. 4, 24.
ge-witnes
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Ꝥ hé hæfde ungeligene gewitnesse þæs ꝥ hit swá gód wǽre, 232, 26. Be ðám ðe hiora gewitnessa beforan bisc̃. áleógað. Gif hwá beforan biscepe his gewitnesse and his wed áleóge, 110, 9-12.
þeówen
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Seó Godes ðeówen, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 14: Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 192. Nergendes þeówen ( Judith ), Judth. Thw. 22, 23; Jud. 74. Ic Luba eáðmód Godes ðíwen, Chart. Th. 475. 21. Hé sceáwode ða eáþmódnesse his þeówene, Blickl. Homl. 7, 4.
fore-sceáwung
consideration ⬩ contemplation ⬩ foreseeing ⬩ foreknowledge ⬩ forethought ⬩ foresight ⬩ providence ⬩ divine providence
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Hé átihtincge his on Godes foresceáwunge gefæstnað intentionem suam in Dei contemplatione defigit, Scint. 28, 14.
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be-cuman
to BECOME ⬩ happen ⬩ befall ⬩ meet with ⬩ fall in with ⬩ contingere ⬩ evenire ⬩ supervenire ⬩ incidere ⬩ to come ⬩ enter ⬩ come or attain to ⬩ come together ⬩ venire ⬩ ingredi ⬩ pervenire ⬩ attingere ⬩ concurrere
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Oft becymþ se ánweald ðisse worulde to swíðe gódum monnum often cometh the power of this world to very good men, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 228, 18. Ðǽm gódum becymþ ánfeald ýfel to the good happens unmixed evil, Bt. 39, 9 ; Fox 224, 29.
sí
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Gyf ðú Godes sunu sý (sig, MS. A.: siǽ, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 4, 3. Sib sý (sig, MS. A.) eów, Lk. Skt. 24, 36. Ðæt gé ne sín (sié, Lind.) ymbhýdige, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 25. Sín (sién, Hatt. MS.) hira eágan áþístrode. Past. 1; Swt. 28, 9.
læt
Late ⬩ slow ⬩ sluggish ⬩ tardy
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Ne sceal se tó sǽne beón, ðissa lárna tó læt, seðe him wile lifgan mid Gode, Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 17; Dóm. 89: Apstls. Kmbl. 66; Ap. 33.
híréd
a family ⬩ a family ⬩ house ⬩ the family ⬩ court
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On .xiiii. nihte mónan is gód on níwne híred tó fǽrenne, Lch. iii. 178, 32.
Linked entries: híred-cniht híred-geréfa híred-lic híred-mann híred-preóst