or-mǽte
Immense, excessive
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Hé mid ormǽtre angsumnysse wæs gecwylmed. Homl. Th. i. 88, 5. Bifigende mid ormǽtre cwacunge, 504, 28. For ðære ormǽtan éhtnysse, ii. 542, 20. Hié woldon ormǽte feoh gegaderian. Bt. 24, 2; Fox 82, 17.
hlosnian
To listen, ⬩ be silent in expectation of hearing, ⬩ listen for the coming of a person, ⬩ watch, ⬩ await, ⬩ be on the look out
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Ðæt folc hlosnende wæs gehérde hine populus suspensus erat audiens ilium, Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 48. Hlosniend attonitus, Cot. 3, Lye
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DEÓFOL
DEVIL ⬩ diabŏlus
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Ðonne wite he ðæt God gesceóp, to mǽran engle, ðone ðe nú is deófol; ac God ne gesceóp hine ná to deófle; ac ðá ðá he wæs mid ealle fordón and forscyldgod þurh ða miclan upahefednysse and wiðerweardnysse, ðá wearþ he to deófle awend, se ðe ǽr wæs mǽre
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DÓGOR
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He wæs his ðara nýhstana dógera gemyndig he was mindful of his last days, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 4.
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GEARO
YARE ⬩ ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ equipped ⬩ complete ⬩ promptus ⬩ părātus ⬩ instructus ⬩ perfectus
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He wæs gearo gúþe he was ready for war, Andr. Kmb1. 467; An. 234. Ic beó gearo sóna I shall be ready at once, Beo. Th. 3655; B. 1825 : 6202; B. 3106.
Linked entries: án-wíg-gearo gare gearu gearuwe
plega
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Mid ðám þiówum wæs on symbel mín plega hunt continuum ludum ludimus, Bt. 7, 3 ; Fox 20, 34 : Exon. Th. 46, 27 ; Cri. 743. Ealle ða hwíle ðe ðæt líc bíþ inne, ðǽr sceal beón gedrync and plega, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 20, 26.
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ge-setnes
Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, law ⬩ pŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum
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Wæs se cyning becumen on swá mycle lufan ðære Rómániscan cyricean gesetnysse and ðære Apostolícan rex tĕnēbātur ămōre Rōmānæ et Ăpŏstŏlĭcæ instĭtūtiōnis, Bd. 4, 5; S. 571, 32: 5, 20; S. 642, 13.
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stearc
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Th. ii. 354, 23. stern, severe Hé (William) wæs milde ðám gódum mannum and ofer eall gemett stearc ðám mannum ðe wiðcwǽdon his willan ...
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tácnung
Signification ⬩ an indication, sign, characteristic mark, symptom ⬩ an indication, evidence, proof ⬩ an indication of what is future, a presage, prognostic ⬩ figurative representation, an emblem ⬩ direction, ordering
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Hit nú is búton swylcum tácnungum ðæs yfeles ðe hit ǽr dyde Aetna nunc tantum innoxia specie ad praeteritorum fidem fumat, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 90, 3. an indication, evidence, proof Wæs ðæs godcundan wundres sweotol tacnung ( indicium ), ðæt ðære fǽmnan líchoma
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fætt
plump ⬩ corpulent ⬩ obese ⬩ fatted ⬩ plump ⬩ full-bodied ⬩ substantial ⬩ oleaginous ⬩ unctuous ⬩ rich ⬩ fertile ⬩ productive ⬩ rich
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Ben. 51, 15) gé underféngon, and ꝥ wanhál wæs gé wiðsócan quod crassum videbatis, assumebatis; et quod debile erat, proicebatis, R. Ben. I. 56, 14. Þá men beóð mægre, þeáh þe hié ǽr fǽtte wǽron, Lch. ii. 242, 4.
ge-hreósan
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Seó eorðe wæs ástyred and on manegum stówum gehroren (-hropen, Th.) revelata sunt fundamenta orbis terrarum. Ps. Th. 17, 15. <b>la.
nú
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Þæt is gesewen þæt hé wæs gewiss his silfes forðfóre of þám þe wé nú secgon gehýrdon (ex his quae narrauimus), Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 492, 2: Ll. Th. ii. 348, 31. Ymbe þá þing þe wé nú handledon, Angl. viii. 304, 24: 298, 19.
hǽr
Hair, a hair
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His reáf wæs geworht of oluendes hǽre his raiment was wrought of camel's hair, ii. 38, 9. Ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre ne on nægle that iron come not on hair, nor on nail, L. Pen. 10; Th. ii. 280, 20.
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sóþ-fæst
true, without deception ⬩ true in deed ⬩ just ⬩ righteous ⬩ pious ⬩ without wickedness ⬩ true in speech ⬩ veracious
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Sangere hé (David) wæs sóðfæstest, Ps. C. 50, 6
hleápan
To LEAP, ⬩ jump, ⬩ dance, ⬩ run
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Th. 1733; B. 864, Hé á wæs gangende and hleápende ambulans et exsiliens, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 23. Heó him beforan hleápende wæs the hind kept running before them, Lchdm. iii. 426. 32.
Linked entries: hleápere hleápettan hlípe
tó-middes
in the midst of, ⬩ amidst, ⬩ into the midst of ⬩ in the midst of, ⬩ in the middle of ⬩ into the midst of
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I. 7; Th. ii. 406, 27. marking movement, into the midst of Ðá hé hiene tómiddes ðæs wéstennes hæfde gelǽdd in deserta perductus, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 286, 17. as adverb Hé áhte geweald ealles ðæs splottes ðár ðæt scræf wæs tómiddes, Homl.
mǽrþu
greatness ⬩ honour ⬩ glory ⬩ fame ⬩ a great ⬩ honourable ⬩ glorious action ⬩ a wonderful thing ⬩ mighty work
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Ðǽr wæs Beówulfes mǽrþo mǽned there was celebrated Beowulf's glory. Beo. Th. 1718; B. 857: 1322; B. 659. Mǽrþo fremman to achieve glory, 4274; B. 2134.
þegnung
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</b> service, obedience, suit and service :-- Ðæt selfe wæter þegnunge gearwode beforan his fótum the very water showed itself to be at his command by retreating before his feet (cf. him gearu sóna þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, symble wæs drýge
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wita
one who knows ⬩ a person of understanding or learning ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one able to give counsel ⬩ a counsellor ⬩ one able to give counsel in affairs of state ⬩ one who takes part in the councils of a nation ⬩ a leading man ⬩ an elder ⬩ a chief person ⬩ senior ⬩ one who has knowledge ⬩ a witness ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one professing supernatural knowledge
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Bǽdon ðæt eft óþer seonaþ wǽre, and hí ðonne woldan mid má heora witena gesécean, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 37. Wurdon monega seonoðas háligra biscepa and eác óðerra geþungenra witena, L.
bísen
an exemplar ⬩ a model ⬩ pattern ⬩ example ⬩ precedent ⬩ a rule ⬩ prescript ⬩ precept ⬩ parable ⬩ similitude ⬩ type
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Hwelce bisena hé stellende wæs, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 24. of things Gelíce and seó burg wǽre tó bisene ásteald eallum middangearde, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 24. an exemplar, a model, pattern for the being, doing or making of something Wé sint gesceapene æfter