byriga
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A surety; fidejussor He him byrigan gesealdne hæbbe he has given him surety, L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 30, 17
Linked entry: berigea
ge-þéwan
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To oppress; opprĭmĕre He sárig folc, geþéwde þurste, blissade he gladdened the sorrowful people, oppressed with thirst, Ps. Th. 106, 32
ge-campian
To fight
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To fight He wolde gecompian wiþ ðone awerigdan gást he wished to fight with the accursed spirit, Blickl. Homl. 29, 17
Linked entry: campian
ge-fecgan
To seize ⬩ arrĭpĕre
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To seize; arrĭpĕre He wolde ðæs beornes beágas gefecgan he would seize the chieftains gems, Byrht. Th. 136, 33; By. 160
ge-lýhtan
To illumine, give light to
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To illumine, give light to He blynde gelýhte he enlightened the blind, St. And. 44, 34 : Nic. 34; Thw. 20, 2
Linked entry: ge-líhtan
fleardere
wantonly
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One who acts with (wicked) folly, wantonly Warnige hé eác ꝥ hé þurh geþafunge ne wurðe þǽra fleardera geféra, Nap. 23
teran
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Geseah hé ꝥ án wulf genam ꝥ cild; þá tær hé his loccas heófende, Hml. S. 30, 180: Jud. 281. Add
wrégend
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Hé wilnað ꝥ hé mid þý geweorðe úre wrégend ( accusator ) beforan þám dóme þæs écan déman, Gr. D. 221, 13. Add
bryc
a bridge ⬩ pons
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a bridge; pons Ðæt he dó bryc-geweorc that he do bridge-work, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 2
on-gunnenness
An undertaking
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An undertaking Hé bæd ðæt hé ða árfæstan ongunnennysse gefylde pstiit eum pia coepta complere, Bd. 3, 23 ; S. 554, 40
Linked entry: -gun-nenness
on-gitan
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Add Hé wæs gehæfd and ongyten mycelre geearnunge man, Gr. D. 26, 7. Hé wilnode ðæt hé wǽre ongieten úpáhæfen ofer ealle óðre gesceafte, Past. 301, 11.
nealles
Not ⬩ not at all
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Hé spræc þurh feóndscipe, nalles hé hié freme lǽrde, Cd. Th. 38, 22; Gen. 610 : 14, 2; Gen. 212. Hét hine ðære sweartan helle grundes gýman, nalles wið God winnan, 22, 26; Gen. 346. Nallæs, Soul Kmbl. 206; Seel. Verc. 104.
Linked entry: nalas
wédan
To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,
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Hé wét swíðe and wynð on ða Cristenan, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 225. Heó geseah hú Decius wédde and brýmde dæges and nihtes ǽr ðon hé deád wǽre, Shrn. 139, 6. Hé wédde on gewitte swá wilde deór, Exon. Th. 278, 13; Jul. 597.
Linked entry: a-wédan
myne
the mind ⬩ mind ⬩ purpose ⬩ desire ⬩ love
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Nó hé ðone gifstól grétan móste for Metode ne his myne wisse he might not approach the throne because of the Lord, and knew not his purpose, Beo.
gítsung
Covetousness ⬩ avarice ⬩ cupidity ⬩ desire
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Nales he giémde þurh gítsunga lǽnes lífwelan he cared not from covetousness for the frail wealth of this world, Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 4; Gú. 121.
Linked entry: gýtsung
wrenc
a trick ⬩ artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ stratagem ⬩ a stratagem ⬩ a modulation of the voice
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Ðá sceolde Ælfríc lǽdan ða fyrde, ac hé teáh forð ðá his ealdan wrenceas, . . . gebrǽd hé hine seócne, Chr. 1003 ; Erl. 139, 7. a stratagem in war Hé hié mid ðæm ilcan wrence beswác, ðe hé æt heora ǽrran métingge dyde, Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 188, 32 : 6, 36
Linked entry: wrencan
cáf-líce
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Ioram áxode hwæðer hé cóme mid sibbe swá cáflíce ( with such a display of force), Hml. S. 18, 330. Hí gearcodon heora mód cáflíce tó campienne (to fight valiantly), 5, 151: 25, 433. Hé ðone cásere cáflíce befrán he boldly asked the emperor, 14, 51.
in-cund
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Ne hé him ne ondrǽde nánne eorðlicne ege ðyses andweardan lífes, ac geðence hé ðone inncundan (in-, v.l.) ege Godes (respecto intimo terrore ), 83, 5
on-tendan
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Th. 1. 50, 27-28 (in Dict.). to heat a furnace, Hml. S. 5, 294 (in Dict.). to burn by exposure to fire Hê heóld his finger ofer þæt byrnende leóht . . . and his fingras ealle ontende, Hml.
wed
a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, what is given as security ⬩ a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact
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Hé mé ða bóc ágeaf swá hé mé on ðon wedde ǽr geseald hæfde then I said that I would help him on condition that he would make a grant of the land to me, awd he engaged to do that . .