on-hyrian
To imitate, emulate
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Ða cild onhyriaþ ealdum monnum, 36, 5; Fox 180, 10. Ðonne wé onhyrigaþ Criste, Past. 51; Swt. 397, 1. Ðæt hý ne onhyredon ðǽm yfelwillendum, Ps. Th. 36, arg. Ne onhyre ( emulatus fueris ) ðam ðe byþ orsorh, 36, 7. Onhyriaþ, 36, 1.
hirde
A herd, ⬩ shepherd, ⬩ pastor, ⬩ guardian, ⬩ guard, ⬩ keeper
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Úre ealdan fæderas wǽron ceápes hierdas antiqui patres nostri pastores, Past. 17, 2; Swt. 109, 5. Hyrdas pastores ovium, Gen. 46, 32. Hé hæfþ geset his englas ús tó hyrdum he hath appointed his angels as our guardians, Homl. Th. i. 170, 10
ge-trymman
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Eal swá hraðe swá hé cóm tó Cantuareberi and hé warð getremmed on his arcestóle, Chr. 870; P. 283, 26. <b>IX a.
þæt
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Eálá þæt nán wuht nis fæste stondendes weorces, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 21 : Met. 9, 55 : 18, 1. Eálá, mín Drihten, þæt ðú eart ælmihtig, 20, 1. Eálá, þæt ic eam ealles leás écan dreámes, Cd.
FEOR
FAR ⬩ at a distance ⬩ prŏcul ⬩ longe ⬩ beyond ⬩ moreover ⬩ ultra ⬩ porro
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We witan heonan nóht feor óðer eálond nōvĭmus insŭlam ăliam esse non prŏcul a nostra, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 15: Beo. Th. 3615; B. 1805. Feor ðú dydest cúþan míne fram me longe fēcisti nōtos meos a me, Ps. Lamb. 87, 9.
FRÉCNE
Horrible ⬩ savage ⬩ audacious ⬩ wicked ⬩ daring ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ asper ⬩ austērus ⬩ atrox ⬩ audax ⬩ perīcŭlōsus
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Frécne þúhton egle eáláda the fearful sea-ways seemed terrible, Andr. Kmbl. 880; An. 440. Hwonne him Freá frécenra síþa reste ageáfe when the Lord should give him rest from his perilous journeyings, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 8; Gen. 1427: Ps. Th. 143, 8.
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freoðo
Peace ⬩ security ⬩ protection ⬩ a refuge ⬩ pax ⬩ secūrĭtas ⬩ tūtēla ⬩ asȳlum
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Þurh ðé eorþbúende ealle onfóþ freoðo and freóndscipe through thee all dwellers upon earth shall receive peace and friendship, Cd. 84; Th. 105, 28; Gen. 1760. Ic eów freoðo healde I will hold you in protection, Andr. Kmbl. 672; An. 336.
læc
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The word, if this be the true form of it, occurs only once, in the following passage Gárulf gecrang ealra ǽrest ... ymb hyne gódra fela hwearf lacra hrǽr hræfn wandrode sweart and sealobrún, Fins. Th. 64-70; Fin. 33-5.
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lífan
allow ⬩ permit
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God lýfde Adame, ðæt hé móste brúcan ealra wæstma, Wulfst. 9, 6: Blickl. Homl. 189, 22. Ðá bǽdon hý ðæt hé lýfde him on ða gán. Þá lýfde hé him, Lk. Skt. 8, 32.
ród
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Mancynna ealdor ðære róde gealgan underféng, Homl. Th. i. 588, 16-19. Hǽt Pharao ðé áhón on róde ( in cruce ), Gen. 40, 19. Gá nyþer of ðære róde, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 40. Ðone hig nýddon ðæt hé bǽre hys róde, 27, 32 : Jn. Skt. 19, 17.
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sí
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Ðæt sién gewemmede ealle. Blickl. Homl. 245, 22. Ðæt mé æfter sié eaforan síne yrfeweardas, Cd. Th. 131, 28; Gen. 2183. Seón, Exon. Th. 96, 28; Cri. 1581. Sín (sé. Lind. : sié. Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 6, 1. Ðæt hí sýn (sié, Lind.: siǽ. Rush.) án, Jn.
stǽnen
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Geond ealle ðás strǽt and stǽnene wegas, Homl. Skt. i. 14, 156
triumpha
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The following explanation of the term was inserted by Alfred in his translation of Orosius Ðæt hié triumphan héton, ðæt wæs ðonne hié hwelc folc mid gefeohte ofercumen hæfdon, ðonne wæs heora þeáw ðæt sceoldon ealle hiera senátus cuman ongeán heora consulas
þeód-cyning
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Ond swá micel wundor and wæfersién wæs mínes weoredes on fægernisse ofer ealle óþre þeódkyningas ðe in middangearde wǽron fuitque inter uarietates spectaculorum in conspiciendo talem exercitum, qui ornatu pariter ac uiribus inter gentes eminebant, Nar
þorn
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Átió hé of lande ða þornas and ða fyrsas and ðæt fearn and ealle ða weód ðe hé gesió ðæt ðám æcerum, derigen liberat arva fruticibus, falce rubos filicemque resecat, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 22: Met. 12, 3. ¶ The name of the letter þ was þorn Þ byþ þearle scearp
under-wreðian
to support ⬩ sustain ⬩ supponere
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Ealle stówa Drihten ymbféhþ and neoþan underwreþeþ, Blickl. Homl. 23, 21. Man ða ræftras tó ðære fyrste gefæstnaþ and mid cantlum underwriðaþ, Anglia viii. 324, 10. Hé mid criccum his féðunge underwreðode, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 25.
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bróþor
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Ealle þíne bréþere (bróþor, v. l. ), St. A. 4, 10. <b>II a.</b> of monastic relation :--- On sumum þára mynstra þá bróðor him woldon sellan áttor drincan, Shrn. 65, 9. Of þám bróþrum (gebróðrum, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 13; Sch. 421, 22.
drý-cræft
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Soroaster cúðe manna ǽrest drýcræftas ( magicae artis repertor ), Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 11. magical apparatus Se drý nam þone stæf and gewende hám, and genam ealne his drýcræft and bróhte tó ðám apostole, and began hí tó forbærnenne, Hml. Th. ii. 418, 3
georn
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</b> diligent about something (but see georne, ) Hú giorne (georne, v. l. ) hié wǽron ǽgðer ge ymb láre ge ymb liornunga, ge ymb ealle ðá ðiówotdómas ðe hié Gode dón scoldon, P. 3, 9
ge-sceótan
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Gyf se terminus gescýt on sumon dæge þǽre wucan, Lch. iii. 244, 16. to fall to the share of, be allotted to Ealle þá ðing þe ús gesceótað of úres geáres teolunge. Hml. Th. i. 178, 28. Heora ǽlcum gesceát án pund goldes, ii. 494, 5.