ge-mearcian
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Wæs on þǽmscennum þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, geseted and gesǽd, hwám ꝥ sweord geworht wǽre, B. 1695. Tó þeossum hálgum þe heora gemynd hér on gemearcude siendon, Gr. D. 2, 12
on-scunian
to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrate ⬩ to regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shun ⬩ to regard with fear ⬩ to irritate
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Ðá wæs ic ðæt swíðe onscuniende, and mé láþ wæs, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 32. Onscunigende gefeoht exosus bella, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 12. Onscunede exosam, Wülck.
Linked entries: an-scúnian on-scynian a-scúnian
ge-seón
To see ⬩ videre, conspicere
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Him wæs gesewen ðæt ... it seemed to him that..., 111, 27: Blickl. Homl. 195, 20. Hie wurdon gesawene they appeared, 173, 25.
Linked entry: ge-sión
swilc
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Th. 6309; B. 3165. containing both antecedent and relative, such as Ðonne ic wæs mid ludéum, ic wæs swelc hié, Past. 16; Swt. 101, 6. Gestreón swilc ðǽr funden wæs, Cd. Th. 220, 5; Dan. 66.
hirde
a keeper ⬩ guardian ⬩ protector ⬩ director ⬩ guide ⬩ pastor ⬩ the keeper ⬩ a keeper ⬩ a guard ⬩ watchman
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.: Wer þú giedda wís, wæs wið willan, worda hyrde, Fa. 42
erian
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Ðæt wæs Cham, Noes sunu, Sal. K. p. 186, 28. Add
hǽre
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Cecilia) wæs gegyred myd hǽran æt hyre líchaman, and onufan þǽre hǽran heó wæs gegyred myd golde áwefenum hrægelum, Shrn. 149, 20. Hí mid hǽran hí gescrýddon tó líce they wore sackcloth next their skin, Hml. S. 12, 36 : Hml. A. 108, 207.
rinc
A man (a poetical term)
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Ðá wæs rinc manig, gúðfrec guma, ymb ðæs geongan feorh breóstum onbryrded, Andr. Kmbl. 2234; An. 1118. Ðæt wæs rihtwís rinc ( Boethius ), Met. 1, 49. Ðæs rinces ( Abraham) se ríca ongan cyning (God ) costigan Cd. Th. 172, 16; Gen. 2845.
bát
a boat.
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Se bát wæs geworht of þriddan healfre hýde, Chr. 891; P. 82, 18-22. Flota wæs on ýðum, bát under beorge, B. 211. On bátes fæðm, An. 444: Bo. 5. Báte lembulo, Germ. 399, 455: lintre, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 25: 52, 11. Lytle báte lintrum, 52, 12.
preóst
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Fylgde him (bishop Dalfin) Willfrið his preóst (clericus illius; Wilfrið was not yet a mass-priest v. 662, 22), Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 661, 14.
wærlíce
warily, cautiously, circumspectly, ⬩ in a way that guards against surprise ⬩ in a way that guards against an ill result, safely ⬩ carefully, heedfully, prudently
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where there is danger of receiving hurt, ¨ warily, cautiously, circumspectly, in a way that guards against surprise Faraþ eów wærlíce, ðe læs ðe eów geméton ða ðe eów æfter rídon, Jos. 2, 16. Nimaþ and lǽdaþ hine wærlíce ( caute ), Mk. Skt. 14, 44.
ǽr-gestreón
Ancient treasure ⬩ thesaurus antiquitus repo-situs
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Ancient treasure; thesaurus antiquitus repo-situs Ðǽr wæs fela in ðam eorþ [-scræfe] ǽrgestreóna there were many ancient treasures in that earth-cave, Beo.
a-wacan
to AWAKE ⬩ expergisci ⬩ expergefieri ⬩ evigilare ⬩ to wake into being ⬩ to arise ⬩ be born ⬩ oriri ⬩ provenire ⬩ nasci
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Awóc Pharao expergefactus est Pharao, 41, 4, 7. to wake into being, to arise, be born; oriri, provenire, nasci Twá þeóda awócon two nations arose, Cd. 124; Th. 158, 11 ; Gen. 2615
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cweart-ern
A guard-house, prison ⬩ custodia, carcer
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Ic wæs on cwearterne eram in carcere, Mt. Bos. 25, 36, 39: Lk. Bos. 3, 20: Jn. Bos. 3, 24: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 59
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mægden-hád
Maidenhood ⬩ virginity
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Maidenhood, virginity Ðeáh wæs hyre ( the Virgin Mary) mægdenhád ǽghwæs onwalg, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 5; Cri. 1420. Gif ǽnig wer oððe wíf geháte ðæt hé wylle mǽdenhád gehealdan si quis vir aui mulier voverit virginitatem servare, L. Ecg.
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middangeard-líc
Terrestrial ⬩ physical as opposed to spiritual
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Terrestrial, physical as opposed to spiritual Forðon hé oft stormas ðara werigra gásta fram his sylfes sceþenisse and his geférena mid bedum wiðsceáf, wæs ðæt ðæs wyrþe ðæt hé wið ðam middangeardlícum windum and lígum swíðian mihte ( ventus flammisque
ge-trumian
to grow strong ⬩ to recover ⬩ to gain strength ⬩ convălescĕre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ confirm ⬩ confirmāre
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to grow strong, to recover, to gain strength; convălescĕre Ðá he getrumad wæs ut convăluit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 3. to make strong, confirm; confirmāre Ðone ðú getrumodest quem confirmasti, Ps. Spl. 79, 16, 18. Getrummade exortans, Lk. Skt.
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síd-weg
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A road that stretches far ; in the plural distant parts Ðá wæs gesamnod of sídwegum mægen unlytel, Elen. Kmbl. 564 ; El. 282. Fugla cynn on healfa gehwone heápum þringaþ sígaþ sídwegum contrahit in coetum sese genus omne volantum, Exon.
sige-folc
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Ðá wæs þeód on sǽlum, sigefolca swég, Beo. Th. 1292 ; B. 644 : Menol. Fox 593 ; Gn. C. 66
be-healden
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(ptcpl.). cautious, reserved Ðonne hé wilnað ðæt hé sciele rícsian, hé bið swíðe forht and swíðe behealden; ðonne hé hæfð ðæt hé habban wolde, hé bið swíðe ðríste, Past. 57, 4. intent, assiduous Hé wæs geornfull and behealden (intentus) in Godes hýrnessum