bisig
Busy ⬩ occupied
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Busy, occupied Oft bið seó sáwul on ánum þinge swá bysig, ꝥ heó ne gýmð hwá hyre gehende bið, þeáh ðe heó on lócie, Hml. s. 1, 217. Se bisceop wæs bysig mid þám cynincge, 21, 235. Mín dohtor is nú swiðe bisy ymbe hyre leornunge, Ap. Th. 20, 5
ge-tǽsnes
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Substitute: I. fitness, convenience for a purpose Habban ealle fultum and frófor be þǽre geférrǽdenne micelnesse and be þǽre stówe staðole and getǽsnesse habeant omnes solacia secundum modum congregationis oue positionem loci, R.
hand-weorc
Handiwork, work done by the hand
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Handiwork, work done by the hand Handweorc Godes the work of God's hand, Cd. 167, Th. 209, 1; Exod. 492. Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E.
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ár-wyrþ
Honourable ⬩ venerable ⬩ honorabilis ⬩ venerandus
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Honourable, venerable; honorabilis, venerandus, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 23: Elen. Kmbl. 2256; El. 1129
burh-wealda
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A city-ruler, citizen; urbis rector, civis, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 12, note 12
byrgen-stów
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A burying-place, cemetery; sepulcri locus, cœmeterium, Cot. 75: Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 19
cild-isc
CHILDISH, puerile ⬩ puerilis
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CHILDISH, puerile; puerilis Cildisc wesan to be childish, Cd. 106; Th. 139, 32; Gen. 2318
efen-líce
EVENLY, alike ⬩ æque
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EVENLY, alike; æque Efenlíce Godes man æque Deo devōtus, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 16
eldran
elders, parents
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elders, parents, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 115; Met. 1, 58: 13, 55; Met. 13, 28
Linked entry: ildra
-es
Abraham's God
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In English e is omitted, but its place is denoted by an apostrophe
FÆGER
Beauty, fairness ⬩ pulchrĭtūdo
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Beauty, fairness; pulchrĭtūdo Ðæs líchoman fæger the body's beauty, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 30
fird-cræft
A war design ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio
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A war design, an expedition; expĕdītio Mid hiora firdcræfte by their expedition, Num. 22, 4
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fóre-manian
To fore-warn ⬩ præmŏnēre
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To fore-warn; præmŏnēre He fóremanod wæs præmŏnĭtus fuĕrat, Bd. 5, 10; S. 623, 39
forþ-stóp
went forth ⬩ proceeded ⬩ passed by
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went forth, proceeded, passed by, Ps. Lamb. 72, 7: Mk. Bos. 14, 35: 15, 29;
hróf-fæst
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Having the roof firmly fixed Healle hróffæste, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 11; Met. 7, 6
inwit-sorh
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Sorrow brought about by malice or guile, Beo. Th, 1666 ; B. 831 : 3477; B. 1736
mǽg-hǽmed
Incest
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Incest Nǽnig mǽghǽmed ne unclǽne fremme nullus incestum faciat, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 15
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earfoþ-lǽre
Difficult to be taught, dull ⬩ diffĭcĭlis doctu
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Difficult to be taught, dull; diffĭcĭlis doctu Earfoþlǽran bróðru indŏcĭles fratres, Greg. Dial. 2, 3
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gise
yes ⬩ imnio ⬩ etiam
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yes; imnio, etiam Gise, lá gese yes, O yes, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 15
forht-áfongen
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Perhaps in Cri. 1184: Jul. 320 this form should be taken rather than forht áfongen.(?)