wyrd
What happens ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ chance ⬩ fate ⬩ the otherwise than humanly appointed order of things ⬩ one of the Fates ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ an event ⬩ an event ⬩ occurrence ⬩ circumstance ⬩ incident ⬩ fact ⬩ what happens to a person ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune ⬩ lot ⬩ condition ⬩ fate ⬩ death ⬩ chance ⬩ accident
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Ne meaht ðú nó mid sóþe getǽlan ðíne wyrd and ðíne gesǽlþa, swá swá ðú wénst quod tu falsae opinionis supplicium luis, id rebus jure imputare non possis, Bt. 10 ; Fox 28, 1. Wyrd wánian, Exon. Th. 274, 24; Jul. 538.
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ge-trymman
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Ðroure ðín mægne stydfæstnise in ðrouenge gitrymmedest martyrem tuum virtute constantiae in passione roborasti, Rtl. 50, 4. Drihten getrymmede ( confortavit ) mec, 60, 25: Lk. L. (gitrymede, R., gestrangode, W.S.), 22, 43.
sceótan
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 175, 31: 424, 4. Seó lacu út scyt, 422, 14, 26. Ðonne ða wolcnan sceótaþ betweón hyre ( the sun ) and ðé, Shrn. 201, 25. Him on gafol forlét feówer wellan scíre sceótan, Exon.
treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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Ðú gelýfst ðínum hláforde bet ðonne ðé selfum, and ðínum geférum æmnwel and ðé selfum; ðú dést swíðe rihte, mid ðý ðæt ðú swá gooda treówa wit hí hefst, Shrn. 196, 25. Hé (Noah) hæfde him on hreðre hálige treówa, Cd. Th. 201, 3; Exod. 366.
ge-mynd
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IV b. recollection perpetuated among men, (blessed) memory :-- Gemynd ðín ðorhwunað in weoruld weorulde memoriale tuum permanet in saeculum saeculi, Ps. Srt. 101, 13 : 134, 13. Heora gemynd wunaþ, Bl. H. 171, 32.
ge-sceaft
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Add: a masc. pl. ge-sceaftas occurs. what is created, all created things, creation Twá ðing syndon; án is Scyppend, óðer is gesceaft . . . þæt is gesceaft, þæt se sóða Scyppend gesceóp.
ge-gaderian
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Ðá líf ðing, ðonne hí ealle gegaderode beóð, ðonne biþ ꝥ God . . . Ðonne ðá fíf þing . . . ealle gegadorade beóþ, ðonne beóþ hit eall án ðing, Bt. 33, 2; F. 122, 14-18.
a-metan
to mete ⬩ measure ⬩ measure out ⬩ metiri ⬩ emetiri ⬩ to measure out to any one ⬩ to allot ⬩ assign ⬩ bestow ⬩ aliquid alicui emetiri ⬩ ex mensura dare ⬩ largiri ⬩ to measure out ⬩ plan ⬩ form ⬩ make ⬩ emetiri ⬩ for-mare ⬩ confingere
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Kmbl. 2493; El. 1248. to measure out, plan, form, make; emetiri, for-mare, confingere Ðú amǽte mundum ðínum ealne ymbhwyrft and uprádor thou measuredst with thine hands the whole circumference and the firmament above, Elen. Kmbl. 1456; El. 730
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án-gild
a single payment or compensation ⬩ the single value of property claimed or in dispute ⬩ a rate fixed by law, at which certain injuries, either to person or property, were to be paid for ⬩ simplex compensatio ⬩ the fixed price or rate at which cattle and other goods were received as currency ⬩ æstimatio ⬩ pretium
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Diplm. A.
hrór
Stirring ⬩ active ⬩ agile ⬩ nimble ⬩ vigorous ⬩ stout ⬩ strong
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Geseoh hróre meaht hysse ðinum da potestatem tuam puero tuo, 85, 15. Hróre stence with strong perfume, 132, 2. Ðæt hé folc gesceóp fægere Drihten heraþ holdlíce hróre geþance populus qui creabitur laudabit Dominum, 101, 16.
íwan
To show ⬩ bring before the eyes ⬩ display ⬩ reveal
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Ðíne miltse ýwe show thy mercy, Exon. 11 b; Th. 15, 32; Cri. 245. Ðæt land ðe ic ðé ýwan wille the land that I will show thee, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 11 ; Gen. 1751.
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miltsung
Mercy ⬩ pity ⬩ compassion ⬩ a shewing mercy ⬩ pardon ⬩ indulgence
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Crist mæg ðíne nytennysse þurh his miltsunge onlíhtan, Homl. Skt. 5, 200. Gemune miltsunga ðínra ( miserationum tuarum ), Ps. Spl. 24, 8: 50, 2
swylt
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Swylt settan ðínum esnum to put thy servants to death, Ps. Th. 78, 2. Swylt ætfæstan, Andr. Kmbl. 2695; An. 1350. Swilt þrowian, Apstls.
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un-gesǽlþ
unhappiness ⬩ illfortune ⬩ calamity ⬩ unhappiness which consists in absence of moral good
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Ne meaht ðú nó mid sóþe getǽlan ðíne wyrd for ðám leásum ungesǽlþum (unsǽlþum, Cott. MS.) ðe ðú þrowast, 10; Fox 28, 2. Eall his líf tó ungesǽlðum and tó ermðum wearð, Homl. Ass. 161, 226.
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un-híre
Fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ cruel ⬩ deadly ⬩ dire ⬩ dreadful ⬩ frightful
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Fierce, savage, cruel, deadly, dire, dreadful, frightful Unhiére carolios, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 59. Unhére (printed unkere), 94, 36: carolios, atrox, inobediens, 129, 17. Unhére, sceþðende caustica, nocens, 130, 12.
deór
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Wildu diór þǽr woldon tó irnan and stondon swilce hí tamu wǽron, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, l. Deór and neát bestiae et universa pecora, Ps. Th. 148, 10. Wildu deór and neáta gehwilc, Dan. 389. Hálig feoh and wilde deór, Gen. 202.
eówer
your ⬩ your ⬩ yours
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Add: qualifying a noun, your Ðiós eówru leáf, Past. 451, 32. Eóweres andleofan, Bl. H. 169, 16. Eówres Fæder, 171, 21. Mid eówrum (eórum, v. l.) ágenum willan gé sculon ðencean for eówre heorde, Past. 137, 19. For eówerre fortrúwodnesse, 211, 12.
fǽtan
pack ⬩ to adorn ⬩ ornament
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Similar entries Take here fæted (l. fǽted) in Dict. Hé genóh hafað fǽdan ( = fǽttan ?) go[ldes], Bo. 35. Þeáh hé geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe helm and byrnan and golde fǽted sweord (ofergyldene sweord, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 188, 9.
ge-þeówan
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Take here <b>ge-þéwan, ge-þíwan, ge-þýwan, ge-þeón, ge-þýan, ge-þýn</b> in Dict., and add: physical, to press. to put pressure on an object at rest Se scamull him wæs geworden eall swá geþýwed weax scamnum illud factum est tanquam cera, Angl
ge-edstaþelian
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Sceoldon ealle heofenlice ðing and eorðlice beón geedstaðelode on Críste, 214, 25. to restore, renew what has been exhausted, to rebuild a ruin Þá hálgan mynstru ... tórorene geendstálude ( restauravit ), Angl. xiii. 366, 15.
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