a-léfan
To permit ⬩ grant ⬩ permittere ⬩ concedere
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To permit, grant; permittere, concedere Ðæt he us ǽfre wille eard aléfan that he will ever grant us a dwelling, Cd. 115; Th. 272, 8; Sat. 116: 219; Th. 281, 27; Sat. 278. Aléfed permitted. Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 7
Difelin
Dublin ⬩ Dublāna
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Dublin;Dublāna Gewiton him ða Norþmen ofer deóp wæter Difelin [Dyflen, Th. 206, 14, col. 2: Dyflin, 207, 14, col. 1] sécan the Northmen departed over the deep water to seek Dublin, Chr. 937; Th. 206, 14, col. 1; Æðelst. 56
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ed-wenden
A reverse, alteration, end ⬩ mūtātio, āversio, cessātio
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Th. 4383, note; B. 2188. Ǽr ðon edwenden worulde geweorþe ere that an end shall be to the world, Exon. 56 b; Th. 200, 14; Ph. 40
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feorh-loca
Life's inclosure ⬩ the breast ⬩ ănĭmæ claustrum ⬩ pectus
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Life's inclosure, the breast; ănĭmæ claustrum, pectus Eom ic, in mínum feorhlocan, breóstum, inbryrded to ðam betran hám I am, in my life's inclosure, in my breast, impelled to the better home, Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 11; Gú. 625
eard-stede
A dwelling-place ⬩ locus habitātiōnis
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A dwelling-place; locus habitātiōnis Ða swétestan somnaþ and gædraþ wyrta wynsume and wudubléda to ðam eard-stede it [the Phœnix] collects and gathers pleasant herbs and forest leaves to that dwelling-place, Exon. 58 b; Th. 211, 9; Ph. 195
hrútan
to snore ⬩ stridere ⬩ stertere
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To make a noise, to snore; stridere, stertere Ic hrúte sterto, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 64. Ne æt mé hrutende hrisil scríðeþ nor does the shuttle come whizzing at me, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 19; Rä. 36, 7
ge-læccan
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</b> add :-- Hé wearð gelæht tó þám láðum gecampe (cf. betǽht tó þám gewinne, Hml. S. 31, 36), Hml. Th. ii. 500, 7. Add
be-streðan
To heap up, erect ⬩ aggerare, obducere
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To heap up, erect; aggerare, obducere Stánum bestreðed heaped up with stones, Exon. 128 b; Th. 493, 28; Rä. 81, 38. Bestryðed fæste firmly erected, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 29; Sch. 87 : Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, note 20
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ge-metan
To paint ⬩ pingere, depingere
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To paint; pingere, depingere Swylce hí gemette wǽron as if they were painted, Chr. 1104; Th. 367, 1: Lchdm. iii. 206, 18: Prov. 7. Gé sind gelíce gemettum ofer-geweorcum ye are like painted sepulchres, Homl. Th. ii. 404, 17
staflan
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To direct, dictate Se geréfa ðone áð him swór swá hé hyne sylf stafode the steward swore the oath to Abraham, as Abraham himself dictated it, Gen. 24, 9. Abraham ðurh wítegunge stafode ðone að, Homl. Th. ii. 234, 34
tún-mann
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A man belonging to a tún Túnman villanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 49. Furseus oncneów ða sáwle; se wæs his túnman ǽr on lífe ( he had lived on the estate (tún) belonging to Fursey's monastery ), Homl. Th. ii. 344, 18
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under-ginnan
To begin ⬩ attempt
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To begin, attempt Ic gedyrstlǽhte ðæt ic ðás gesetnysse undergann I ventured to attempt this work(the translation of a Latin work), Homl. Th. i. 2, 27.
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un-beceás
Not giving occasion to litigation ⬩ indisputable ⬩ incontestable
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Not giving occasion to litigation, indisputable, incontestable Bidde hé ða hond ðe ðæt ierfe hafaþ, ðæt hé him gedó ðone ceáp unbeceásne ( that he shew the chattel to be his by incontestable right ), L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 7
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for-feallan
overwhelm
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To destroy by falling, overwhelm Ðá cwóm micel snáw . . . Ðá ic þá unmǽtnisse ðæs snáwes geseah, ðá þúhte mé ꝥ ic wiste ꝥ hé wolde þá wícstówe forfeallan cadere immense ceperunt niues, quarum aggregationem metuens ne castra cumularentur, Nar. 23, 16
ge-lúcan
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Add: to close what is open Hyt þá wunda áclǽnsað and ðá dolh gelýcð, Lch. i. 108, 22. to lock, fasten with a bolt, & c. Gelocen boge an arblast (v. arblast), a crossbow; balista, . Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 56
hlídan
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To cover with a lid Ðonne þú hlid habban wylle, þonne hafa þú þíne wynstran hand sám-locene and eác swá þá swýþran and hwylf hý syþþan ofer þá wynstran eal swylce þú cuppan hlíde, Tech. ii. 125, 8. Add:
ræfnan
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Þá ræfnede hé mycel mægn unwederes vim nimiae tempestatis pertulit, Gr. D. 346, 33. Tó þon ꝥ hé wǽre ræfnende þá gewin þæs ealdan feóndes antiqui hostis certamina toleraturus, 184, 28
sáwel-hord
the treasure of life, life guarded as a treasure in the body, the body full of life
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the treasure of life, life guarded as a treasure in the body, the body full of life Óþ ðæt sáwlhord, báncofa blódig, ábrocen weorþeþ, Exon. Th. 329, 15; Vy. 34. Óþ sáwlhord to the very soul, Ps. Th. 77, 49
or-gilde
Unpaid for, applied to one for whom the wergild is not paid
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Unpaid for, applied to one for whom the wergild is not paid Gif hine (the man who has broken his pledge, and will not submit to the penalty) mon ofsieá, licgge hé orgilde, L. Alf. pol. I; Th. i. 60, 15
tín-wintre
Ten years old
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Ten years old .x. wintre cniht mæg bión þiéfðe gewita a ten year old boy can be accessory to a theft, L. In. 7; Th. i. 106, 18. Ðá ða hé týnwintre on ylde wæs, Homl. Th. ii. 498, 28