besma
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Hé hæfde fiþru swylce þyrnen besma. Shrn. 122, 28. Hé sceal habban . . . besman, Angl. ix. 263, 7. Add:
mán-lic
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Wicked, evil Yrre and anda ús synd forbodene, manslyht and morðdǽda and ealle mánlice þing, Hml. A. 8, 190. Hé ( Christ) ámeldode heora (the Jews' ) mánlice geþóhtas, and heora unrihtwísnysse hé him openlíce sǽde, 76, 75
neáh-gangol
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In attendance on the person of the sovereign Þ eall hí dydon for ðæs cáseres ðingon, for þon hí him ǽr on híredeswíðe neáhgangole wǽron (cf. Icel. þeir vóru svá nakvæmir konungi), Hml. S. 23, 130
Linked entry: gangel
on-weard
Proceeding against, taking action against
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Proceeding against, taking action against Warnige se abbod ðæt hé þurh andan ne sý onweard ðam profaste let the abbot take heed that he be not acting against the provost from hatred, R. Ben. 126, 11
or-treówness
Want of faith or confidence, mistrust
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Hé æteówde ða wunda ðǽm ungeleáflullum mannum, forðon ðe hé nolde ðæt ǽnig ortrýwnes wǽre embe his ǽriste, Blickl. Homl. 91, 3
Linked entry: treówness
healf
Side ⬩ part ⬩ side ⬩ hand ⬩ beside ⬩ dispute ⬩ behalf ⬩ account ⬩ side ⬩ quarter ⬩ direction
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Hié selfe wǽron on þǽm midmestan, and þá óþre on twá healfa hiera, 5, 12; S. 242, 4. Behealde hé on feówer healfe his, Bt. 19; F. 68, 22: Ll. Th. i. 224, 8. with dat. of object Hé gesæt Godfæder on þá swíþran healfe, Bl. H. 91, 5.
be-neah
he requires
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he requires, Elen. Kmbl. 1233; El. 618
æt-spyrning
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Offence Ætspyrningum offensis , Hy. S. 142, 6
Linked entry: spyrnung
be-sceáwere
An observer ⬩ speculator
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An observer; speculator, Hy. S. 24, 31
Linked entry: sceáwere
and-weardian
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Andweardiende presentans, Hy. S. 89, 18. Add
ge-mengan
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Ðú hí on ðisse worulde gemengest thou unitest them in this world, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 24. He gemengeþ ðæt fýr wið ðam cíle he mingles the fire with the cold, 39, 13; Fox 234, 11 : Bt. Met. Fox 11, 182; Met. 11, 91.
Linked entries: ge-mægnan ge-mæncgan ge-mencgan ge-mincged
for-ealdian
to run out ⬩ expire
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Ben. 114, 8. of dead matter, to get worn out with long use, to decay through being kept too long Warnige hé ꝥ ꝥ húsl ná forealdige; gif hit for[h]ealden sí, ꝥ his man brúcan ne mæge, forbærne hit man, Ll. Th. ii. 252, 7. Hé funde on þám mynstre ...
a-lǽtan
To let go ⬩ lay down ⬩ leave ⬩ give up ⬩ lose ⬩ renounce ⬩ resign ⬩ remit ⬩ pardon ⬩ deliver ⬩ sinere ⬩ abjicere ⬩ deponere ⬩ relinquere ⬩ remittere ⬩ condonare ⬩ relaxare ⬩ liberare
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Hý heora líf aléton they lost their lives, Ors. 3, 8: Bos. 63, 10. Ðá ðæt fýr hie alét when the fire left them, 4, 7; Bos. 87, 19
ge-wealden
Subject ⬩ under the power ⬩ control of any one ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ small
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He myd us [wyrcþ] swá swá myd sumum gewealnum tólum he works with us as with some insignificant tools [or tools under his control, over which he has complete command? ], Shrn. 179, 28. v. Lchdm. iii. 361, col. 1
Linked entries: ge-walden ge-wealden-mód
þridda
third
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Twégen men ... mǽg wæs his ágen þridda, hé feórða sylf, Cd. Th. 173, 29; Gen. 2868: Elen. Kmbl. 1707; El. 855. Heofonwaru and eorðwaru, helwaru þridde, Hy. 7, 95. Ðære þriddan eá nama, Gen. 2, 14.
Linked entry: þirda
be-niman
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Hí eów benimað eówres lífes. Wlfst. 207, 16. Buton hié hié þæs naman benáme, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 4. Benámon. 7. Ðone beniman (-neoman, v. l.) þǽre aldorlicnesse eum privare auctoritate. Bd. I, 27; S. 74, 8.
ge-swígan
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To be silent. to cease speaking Hé ongann cliopia . . . Mið ðý gewearp woedo his geswígde (giswígende, R., exiliens : the glosser seems to have connected the word with silere ) cuóm tó him, Mk. 10, 47-50.
setl
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Add Þá ðá hé tó gange cóm and hé gesæt, þá gewand him út eall his innewearde æt his setle, Hml. Th. i. 290, 20. v. ceáp-, fore-, gang-, heofon-, hring-, on-, toll-, winter-setl
smíc
Smoke, vapour, steam
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Ðonne hé (the root) tóbrocen byþ, hé rýcþ eal swylce hé smíc of him ásænde i. 260, 9. Ðæs drinces smýc heora eágan onfón 348, 22. Sméc vaporem Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 15. [Ne michte ut seon for smike O. E. Homl. i. 161, 16. Smeche ii. 220, 18.
be-æftan
behind, ⬩ after
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Add: prep. local, in contrast with before Hé hæfde þriddan dǽl his firde beæftan him, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 33. in contrast with advance along with Hé forlét hundeahtatig þúsenda beæftan him, Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 17: 5, 12; S. 240, 3. figurative Ic forlǽte