ge-fyllan
To fell ⬩ cut down ⬩ cast down ⬩ destroy ⬩ deprive of ⬩ cædere ⬩ destruere
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To fell, cut down, cast down, destroy, deprive of; cædere, destruere Ðá wolde he ðæt gyld gefyllan then he determined to cast down the idol, Blickl. Homl. 221, 21, 32 : Beo. Th. 5303; B. 2655.
ÍDEL
empty ⬩ destitute ⬩ void ⬩ devoid ⬩ vain ⬩ useless ⬩ idle ⬩ idle ⬩ unemployed
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empty Tó hwan mæg ðis eorþlíce hús gif hit ýdel stent? Hit ne biþ ná hús búton hit beó mid híréde áfylled what purpose can this earthly house serve, if it stand empty? It is not a house unless it be filled with a household, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 12.
wunung
dwelling ⬩ living ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ place to live in ⬩ being ⬩ existence ⬩ living
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Cons Eustachius mid his here tó ðam túne ðe heó ðá on wæs. Wæs seó wunung ðǽr swýþe wynsum on tó wícenne, and his geteld wǽron gehende hire wununge geslagene, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 315.
Linked entry: wunian
sang
song, singing ⬩ a singing, chanting ⬩ song, poetry, ⬩ a song ⬩ a poem
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Ealle hearpan strengas se hearpere grét mid ánre honda, ðý hé wile ðæt hí ánne song singen, ðeáh hé hié ungelíce styrige idcirco chordae consonam modulationem reddunt; quia uno quidem plectro, sed non uno impulsu feriuntur, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 9.
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þynne
Thin ⬩ thin ⬩ lean ⬩ the opposite of fat or stout ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of thick ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of broad ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ delicate ⬩ fine
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Ǽr se þicca mist þynra weorðe, Met. 5, 6. fig. thin, weak, feeble Hwilc sié sió gecynd ðæs líchoman, hwæðer hió sié strang ðe heard ... ðe hió sié hnesce and mearwe and þynne, Lchdm. ii. 84, 14.
ufor
Higher ⬩ highest ⬩ at or i-s/>to a greater height ⬩ farther from a coast ⬩ from a spot ⬩ higher ⬩ at or to a more honourable place ⬩ higher ⬩ later
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Skt. 14, 10. metaphorical, higher Hé bið suá micle sél gehiéred suá hé ufor gestent on his lífes geearnungum, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 17.
ge-þwǽrian
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Voc. i. 50, 12. to agree with another in act or thought Hé bæd hié ꝥ hí on ánnesse sibbe and in gehylde rihtra eástrena geþwǽrede (-þwǽredon, -hwǽredon, v. ll.) mid þá Crístes cyricean obsecrans eos unitatem pacis et catholicae obseruationis cum ea ecclesia
wín
Wine
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Hié búton gemetgunge ðæt wín drincende wǽron óð hí heora selfra lytel geweald hæfdon, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 11-19: Homl. Th. i. 352, 6: ii. 298, 18. Wǽre ðú (the body) ðé wiste wlonc and wínes sæd, Exon. Th. 369, 11; Seel. 39.
ǽ-fæstnes
Firmness in the law ⬩ religion ⬩ religio
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Firmness in the law, religion; religio He wæs mycelre ǽfæstnesse wer he was a man of much religion, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 7: 2, 9; S. 510, 30, 32
Linked entries: ǽ-festnes eáu-fæstnys eáw-fæstnys eufæstnys
ǽht-gesteald
Possession ⬩ possessio
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Possession; possessio He ða brýdlufan sceal to oðerre ǽhtgestealdum idese sécan he must seek conjugal love in the possession of another woman, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 22 ; Jul. 115
Linked entry: ge-steald
ærdon
To run ⬩ run away ⬩ currere
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To run, run away; currere He gehleóp and his bróðru mid him begen ærdon he fled and both his brothers ran away with him, Byrht. Th. 137, 25; By. 191
díglian
To hide ⬩ ocŭlĕre, occultāre
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To hide; ocŭlĕre, occultāre Hí on wudum and on wéstenum and on scræfum hí hýddon and dígledon se silvis, ac desertis abdĭtisve speluncis occŭlĕrant, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 22
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druncning
A drinking ⬩ ebriĕtas
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A drinking; ebriĕtas Drencfæt oððe calic mín drincende oððe on druncninge lá hú scínende oððe hú beorht is calix meus inebrians [in ebriĕtāte] quam præclārus est, Ps. Lamb. 22, 5
firmetan
To request ⬩ pray ⬩ pĕtĕre ⬩ rógāre
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To request, pray; pĕtĕre, rógāre Rómáne hí firmetton ðæt hí ðæt gewin forléton the Romans requested them that they would leave off the siege, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 21
fram-bringan
To bring from or away ⬩ dedūcĕre
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To bring from or away; dedūcĕre Gyf he ðone him eáðelíce frambringan ne mǽge if he cannot easily bring it away from him. Herb. 158, 2; Lchdm. i. 284, 24
fundung
A going ⬩ departure ⬩ abĭtus ⬩ decessus
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A going, departure; abĭtus, decessus He nolde on his fundunge ofer sǽ híréd healdan he would not hold a court on his departure over sea, Chr. 1106; Erl. 241, 2
hyrn-stán
corner-stone
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A. corner-stone Hé is se hyrnstán ðe gefégþ ða twegen weallas tógædere he is the corner-stone that joins together the two walls, Homl. Th. i. 106, 12, 23
loft
air
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air Heó ne líþ on nánum þinge ac on lofte heó stynt it (the earth) does not rest on anything, but stands in the air, Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 20
mǽþrian
To shew respect to ⬩ honour
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To shew respect to, honour Búton hé hwæne furþor gemǽþrian (mǽðrian, MS. A. gemǽðian, MS. B.),and hé him ðæs weorþscipes geunne, L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 15
ge-earnian
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Toll and teám sý ágifen intó þám mynstre, bútan hé hit geearnian mæge ( unless he can gain remission ) tó þám ðe þænne áh mynstres geweald, Cht. E. 236, 5. Add