snell
Quick, active, strong ⬩ of rapid movement, quick, rapid, swift ⬩ active, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold ⬩ keen, severe; sharp ⬩ acute ⬩ firm, determined ⬩ bold, active ⬩ alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix ⬩ valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent
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[Snel (strong, 2nd MS.) cniht wes Carric Laym. 28860.]
tó-teran
To tear to pieces ⬩ to tear to pieces a material ⬩ to tear to pieces ⬩ to harass ⬩ distract ⬩ destroy
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Anne curtel þe wes swiðe totoren, Laym. 4994. Our lordes body they totere. Chauc. C. T. Group C. 474. Cf. Goth. dis-tairan
tówendan
To overthrow ⬩ upset ⬩ subvert ⬩ overturn ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ destroy ⬩ to destroy by changing ⬩ to repeal a law ⬩ abrogate ⬩ abolish ⬩ overthrow ⬩ destroy
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Tówendum erutis, subversis, 433, 44. with reference to material objects, where the object is not of great extent, to overthrow, demolish Ðá tówende se hálga wer ðæt deófolgild grundlunge, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 16.
feáwa
a few
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On þám folce feáwe wǽran ǽnige there were few only in that folk, Ps. Th. 104, 11. Hwæt ðá feáwa syndan þe his willan wyrcean willen, R. Ben. 2, 17. Hé cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa hé áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml.
grǽdig
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Were grǽdigum and fæsthafelum bútan geráde ys ǽht, 110, 15. God nele ꝥ wé beón grǽdige gýtseras, ne eác for woruldgylpe forwurpan úre ǽhta, Hml. S. 16, 329. His gingran, gífre and grǽdige (cf. ágan ús þis wuldres leóht eall tó ǽhte, 253), Sat. 192.
stæpe
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His weg and his stæpas tó sceáwianne, 18; Swt. 131, 21. Geriht míne stæpas on ðíne wegas,,Ps. Th. 16, 5. Stapas, Ps. Lamb. 84, 14: 118, 133: Wulfst. 247, 2.
geóguþ
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Wé lǽrað ꝥ preóstas geoguðe geornlíce lǽran, Ll. Th. ii. 254, 25.
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ge-medemian
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Gimeodumia, 170, 21. with clause Críst gimeodumode . ꝥte fulwad wére Christus dignatus est baptizari, Rtl. ll. ), 30.
átor
Poison ⬩ venom ⬩ venenum
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Flór áttre weól the floor boiled with venom, 220; Th. 284, 8 ; Sat. 318. Áttru venena, Scint. 28. Wið áttrum against poisons, Ps. Th. 57, 4: Bd. 1, 1 ; S. 474, 39: Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 1. Wið fleógendum átre for flying venom, L.
Linked entries: ǽtor-cyn ǽtter áter áter-drinca átter átter-berende átter-láðe áttor áttor-coppe áttor-láðe áttor-sceaða áttor-spere
dagian
To DAWN, to become day, be day ⬩ lucescere
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S.] as though it were day all night, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 12, 9; Lchdm. iii. 260, 1
Linked entry: dægian
eóred-cist
A company, troop ⬩ turma, lĕgio
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A company, troop; turma, lĕgio Wesseaxe eórod-cistum [eoredcystum, Th. 202, 28, col. 2 ; 203, 28] on lást legdun láðum þeódum the West-Saxons in troops followed the footsteps of the hostile nations, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 28, col. I.
feor-cund
Come from afar ⬩ perĕgrīnus
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Come from afar; perĕgrīnus Gif feorcund mon, oððe fremde, bútan wege geond wudu gorge, and ne hriéme ne horn bláwe, for þeóf he biþ to prófianne, oððe to sleánne oððe to aliésanne if a far-come man, or a stranger, journey through a wood out of the highway
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leóf-líce
Kindly ⬩ graciously ⬩ gladly ⬩ lovingly
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Kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly Ðeáh ðe ic scyle ealle wucan fæstan ic ðæt leóflíce dó though I have to fast all the week, I will do it gladly, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 7.
lísan
To loosen ⬩ release ⬩ redeem ⬩ deliver
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B.] wille ... gelde swá tó his were belimpe, L. Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 5: Byrht. Th.132, 57; By. 37: Elen. Kmbl. 592; El. 296: Rood Kmbl. 82; Kr. 41
big-gyrdel
A belt, girdle ⬩ a purse, public purse, treasury ⬩ zōna = ζώνη, saccus = σάκκos, fiscus
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A belt, girdle, and as girdles were used to carry money, hence, a purse, public purse, treasury; zōna = ζώνη, saccus = σάκκos, fiscus Næbbe ge feoh on eówrum bígyrdlum nolite possidere pecuniam in zonis vestris, Mt. Bos. 10, 9.
ge-leáfsum
Faithful ⬩ credible ⬩ credulous ⬩ fĭdēlis ⬩ credĭbĭlis
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Wǽron forþgongende ða cristenan men and ða geleáfsuman the christian men and the faithful went forth, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 20.
swaþul
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v. sweþel) Ðæs ne wéndon witan Scyldinga ðæt hit (the hall) manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte nymþe líges fæðm swulge on swaþule unless the flame's embrace swallowed up the house in its swathing fire, i.e. unless the house were completely wrapt in flames (Thorpe
þæran
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The word intended seems to be one corresponding to Icelandic þerra, which, as well as the form mundlaug, the equivalent of the rather uncommon mundleów, the modern version in that language uses in this passage) mid ðý líne, ðe hé wæs begyrded, Homl.
and-speornan
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The verb occurs (and with weak forms) several times in the Northern Gospels, glossing offendere, scandalizare :-- Ond*-*spyrnað scandalizat, Mt. L. 18, 8. Ondspurnað, 9. Ondspyrneð, Jn. L. 6, 61: offendit, 11, 9. Ondspyrnað offendet, 10.
dol
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Gelíc were dysig ł dolum similis viro stulto, 7, 26. Him ne ondrǽdað ðá dolan ðæt hié sién ofer óðre praecipites ceteris praeferri non metuunt, Past. 51, 19. Ðá dolan . . . ðá wísan hebetes . . . sapientes, 203, 3