gærsama
Treasure ⬩ ŏpes
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Treasure; ŏpes He lét nyman of hire ealle ða betstan gærsaman he caused all the best treasures to be taken from her, Chr. 1035; Th. 292, 22, col. 2. Gif he ne sealde ðe máre gersuman if he had not given the greater treasures, Chr. 1047; Erl. 177, 7
heofon-steorra
A star of heaven
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A star of heaven Seó mænigeo mǽre wǽre swá heofonsteorran the multitude should be great as the stars of heaven, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 15; Dan. 321: 192; Th. 239, 17; Dan. 371.
ge-ládian
To clear ⬩ vindicate ⬩ excuse ⬩ purgare ⬩ exculpare ⬩ excusare
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Ðonne biþ he self geládod wiþ hine selfne then shall he himself be acquitted towards himself, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 18; Hat. MS
tígan
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To tie, literal Valerianus hét beheáfdian on Ypolitus gesihðe ealle his híwan, and hine sylfne hét tígan be dám fótum tó ungetemedra horsa swuran, Homl.
wering
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A dam Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit fundaþ wið ðæs ðe hit ǽr from com . . . Ac gif sió pynding wierð onpennad, oððe sió wering wirð tóbrocen, ðonne tófléwð hit eall, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 8. v. werian, <b>I a</b>; be-werung
Linked entry: werung
á-rétan
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Be eallum þám þe gebrocode wǽron and eft árétte, 28, arg
ge-sceatwyrpan
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Cf. be-sceatwyrpan
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ge-wyrdelíce
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Isaias wítegode be Críste swíðe gewislíce, swilce hé godspellere wǽre, swíðe gewyrdelice ( as if recording actual events ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 8. See preceding word
hám-weardes
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Þá hé hámwerdes wæs, Chr. 1046; P. 164, 28. cf. hám-weard; Hú hý sceoldon beón álǽd of Babilonia þeówdóme, and Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hí be wege hædon hámweardes, Ps. Th. 22, arg
mǽg-rǽdenn
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Be his freóndum þe him gesibbeste synt and þurh mǽgrǽdenne nébste, Hml. A. 139, 36. Add
nume-stán
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Could nume-stán be a mistake for nume[rus tæfl]stán ?
scip-líþend
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On sǽ bið þæt sciplíðendra cwalm swá mycel, ꝥ nænig man ne wát tó secganne ne nǽnigum eorðcyninge be ðám sciplíðendum illo tempore navium adcessio erit in pelago, ut nemo nemini novum referrat regi terrę, Verc. Först. 119, 15.
Linked entry: líþend
of-dæl
Tending downwards, inclined to anything inferior
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Tending downwards, inclined to anything inferior Hit biþ ámerred mid ðám lǽnum gódum forðam hit biþ ofdælre ðǽrtó it is led astray by the transitory goods, because it is more inclined to them; ad falsa devius error abducit, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 82, 2.
Linked entry: æf-dæl
for-wirnedness
Restraint ⬩ continence ⬩ abstemiousness
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Hé hæfde forwyrnednesse on his líchoman ǽghweðer ge on mete ge on hrægle ge on ághwylcum þinge, Bl. H. 219, 29
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þiclíce
Thickly, ⬩ in great numbers, ⬩ in quick succession
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Steorran of heofenan feóllan, náht be ánan oððe twám, ac swá þiclíce ðæt hit nán mane áteallan ne mihte, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 21
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fæger
fair ⬩ desirable ⬩ handsome ⬩ fair ⬩ plausible ⬩ fair ⬩ pleasant
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Ðeáh þú wǽre eallra monna fægrost, Bt. 32, 1; F. 114, 27. of the body and its parts Þæt feax áfealleð þe ǽr wæs fæger on híwe and on fulre wæstme, Wlfst. 148, 5. Þín se fægresta fæþm, Bl. H. 7, 25.
warian
To beware ⬩ To make ware ⬩ to warn ⬩ to be on one's guard ⬩ guard against evil ⬩ take a precaution ⬩ to guard, hold
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Hé hǽðen gold waraþ, Beo. Th. 4543; B. 2277. IIIa. to hold a place, occupy, inhabit :-- Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, Beo. Th. 2720; B. 1358. Hé wésten warode, 2534; B. 1265. Goldsele Grendel warode, 2511; B. 1253.
a-cígan
To call ⬩ vocare ⬩ evocare
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Hine aclgde fit evocavit eum, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 513, 19
Linked entry: a-cægan
a-cwelan
To die ⬩ perish ⬩ mori
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Ofercumen biþ he ǽr he acwele he will be overcome ere he dies, Exon, 90b; Th. 340, 10; Gn. Ex. 114. Monige men hungre acwǽlon many men died of hunger, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13
ǽw
Lawful ⬩ legitimate ⬩ related by the law of marriage ⬩ married ⬩ legitimus ⬩ nuptus ⬩ germanus
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Ǽwe gebróðru brothers of the same marriage, own brothers; germani fratres, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 28