óþ-grípan
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to snatch away Gif wén wíére ðæt hé ðǽr hwylce mihte deófle óþgrípan and tó Criste gecyrran si quos forte ex illis ereptos Satanae ad Christum transferre valeret, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 19
ge-diernan
To conceal ⬩ cēlāre
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To conceal; cēlāre Se ðe þiéfþe gedierne, forgielde ðone þeóf be his were let him who conceals the theft pay for the thief according to his value, L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 17
ge-sǽlan
To be successful, succeed
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To be successful, succeed Ðam ðe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre ðǽr he gesǽlan mæg to him who will persecute every soul if he can manage it, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 6; Gú. 318
weorold-wíg
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The warfare of this world Ne gebyraþ him ( the priest ) náðor ne tó wífe ne tó woruldwíge, L. Edg. C. 60; Th. ii. 256, 35. Worldwíge, L. Eth. ix. 30; Th. i. 346, 23
wód-frec
Furiously greedy ⬩ raging ⬩ ravening
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Furiously greedy, raging, ravening Ðæt se wódfreca werewulf (the devil) tó swýðe ne slíte, ne tó fela ne ábíte of godcundre heorde, L. C. E. 26 ; Th. i. 374, 30. Wódfræca, Wulfst. 191, 16
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hoferian
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to be humpbacked Houeriendne (hoferiiendne, An. Ox. 3662) gibbum Hpt. Gl. 492, 40. Hoferedne cyppum (= gibbum Ald. 50, 21, the passage to which this and the preceding gloss belong), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 78
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micel-ǽte
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Ne beó hé druncengeorn, ne beó hé tó slápol, ne beó hé tó micelǽte, Ll. Th. ii. 416, 15. Add
þrafian
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</b> to press for (æfter) something, exact, require Nabbon hí æfter máran tó þrafianne þonne heora neód behðfað non plus exigant quam oportet, Chrd. 12, 10
ofer-dón
to overdo, do to excess
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to overdo, do to excess Ðonne sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, ná mid wælhreáwnysse oferdón, Honil. Th. ii. 532, 13. Ealle oferdón þing dæriaþ omnia nimia nocent, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 163
Corn-wealas
Cornishmen ⬩ the inhabitants of Cornwall in a body ⬩ Cornwall ⬩ Cornubienses ⬩ Cornubia
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Cornishmen, the inhabitants of Cornwall in a body, Cornwall; Cornubienses, Cornubia Cómon hí to lande on Cornwealum they came to land in Cornwall Chr. 892; Th. 160, 39, col. 3: 997; Erl. 134, 8
be-fæðman
to embrace ⬩ to enclose
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to embrace Ic befæðme, Rä. 88, 19. Heó Sceppend seolf befæðmeð, Sat. 310: 359. Ús befæð-man wile freóbearn Godes, 289. to enclose God ealle þincg beféhð and befædmað, Hml. S. 23 b, 584
for-lǽtan
to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to send
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H. 225, 20. to cease to attack or to defend, to abandon Hí forléton (-lǽttan) ðone weal and heora byrig, and flugan áweg, Bd. 1, 12; Sch. 35, 4.
a-bylgþ
An offence ⬩ wrong ⬩ anger ⬩ offensa ⬩ injuria ⬩ ira
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An offence, wrong, anger; offensa, injuria, ira He sceal Cristes abilgþe wrecan he ought to avenge offence to Christ, L. Eth. 9, 2; Th. i. 340, 13: L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 6
efn-éðe
Equally easy ⬩ æque făcĭlis
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Equally easy; æque făcĭlis Is efnéðe up and of dúne to feallanne foldan ðisse it is equally easy for this earth to fall up and down, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 333; Met. 20, 167
Faul
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Sume án word wið nædran bíte lǽraþ to cweðenne, ðæt is, Faul some teach us against bite of adder to speak one word, that is, Faul, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 2
glædscipe
Gladness ⬩ joy
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Gladness, joy Crist is mid ealles módes gledscype to herienne Christ is to be praised with joy of all the mind, Lchdm. iii. 436, 19. Glædscip mín gaudium meum, Jn. Skt. Rush. 3, 29
blíþs
Joy, gladness ⬩ lætitia
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Joy, gladness; lætitia Liódum to blíþse to the gladness of the people, Ps. C. 50, 118; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 118. Sæle blídse me give me joy, 50, 99; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 99
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úht
The time just before daybreak
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The time just before daybreak Ðá hit was foran tó úhtes antelucanum demum tempus, Nar. 15, 31. Gang eft tó ðonne dæg and niht furþum scáde on ðam ilcan úhte, Lchdm. ii. 346, 24
Gleáwceaster-scír
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Tó Gleáweceastrescíre (Gleáwcestrescíre, v. l. ), Chr. 1016; P. 152, 10. Tó Gleáwcestrescíre, 1038; P. 161, 18. ¶ Latin form :-- In Glocestriae schira, C. D. iv. 273, 24
grunian
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</b> to grunt Grunian (grunnian, An. Ox. 4337) grunnire, Hpt. Gl. 507, 15. to make a noise when chewing the cud (?) Grunað ruminat, Scint. 54, 15