be-míðan
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Wé magon monnum bemíðan úrne geðonc, Past. 39, 12. Bemíþende recludentes, An. Ox. 2334. God gecýþde ꝥ mannum bemiðen wæs, Bl. H. 199, 32: Gr. D. 174, 31. In þám hláfe næs ná bemiþen (forholen, v. l. ) ꝥ wól, 118, 10.
ge-hende
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Th. i. 548, 26. temporal Úre hǽl is gehendre þonne wé gelýfdon, Hml.
ge-líþewǽcan
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and add: to make pliant or flexible, restore the activity of Of slápe geliðewáhtum liðum wé árísað somno refectis artubus surgimus, Hy. S. 14, 20. <b>I a.</b> to refresh, revive :-- Geliþewǽc ús þínum bénum releva nos tuis precibus, Hy.
ge-mǽrsian
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., perform with due honour: — Þ te ðis fæstin oestlicre hérnise wé gimérsia, Rtl. 9, 31.
ge-regne
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Wé hig willað mid trahtnunge geglengan and heora geréna gecýðan, Angl. viii. 326, 2. See next word
ge-sǽlþ
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Cf. ge-sǽlig; III Hæfde God þæs mannes sáwle gegódod. . .mid undeádlicnysse and mid gesǽlðe... wé forluron þá gesǽlðe úre sáwle, Hml. Th. i. 20, 1-3. <b>III a.
leóhtlíce
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</b> to no great degree, slightly, not elaborately :-- Þeáh wé þás þing leóhtlíce unwreón, hig magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged though our exposition of these matters be slight, they may do more good than those that
on-bryrdness
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H. 25, 17. strongly excited feeling Sceole wé him bringan twá turtlan, þæt is twifealdlic onbryrdnes eges and lufe, Hml. Th. i. 140, 16. Symeon hine genam on his earmas mid micelre onbryrdnesse, 136, 17.
strengþu
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L. 89, 10. of military or political power Swilce eác Scotland hé him underþǽdde for his micele strengþe, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 25. in a moral or spiritual sense Ꝥ wé magan ongytan hwilc his seó circlice strengþ (strencgeoð, v. l.) sý ut quis sit ecclesiasticus
manigfealdlíce
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Wé mihton ðás rǽdinge menigfealdlícor trahtnian the passage admits of more complex treatment, Hml.
sac-leás
innocent ⬩ contention, unmolested, secure
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Sacleáso iwih wé gedóeþ securos vos faciemus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 28, 14. Ðo þe hadden on þesse liue alle here sunnes forleten and bet . . . alle he quað hem saclese, O. E. Homl. ii. 171, 35. Wass Crist sacclæs o rode naȝȝedd, Orm. 1900.
sceáf
A sheaf, bundle ⬩ a sheaf ⬩ a bundle (of herbs)
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Gl. 520, 19. a sheaf (of corn) Mé þúhte ðæt wé bundon sceáfas (manipulos) on æcere and ðæt mín sceáf árise ómiddan eówrum sceáfum and eówre gilmas ábugon tó mínum sceáfe, Gen. 37, 7.
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hamele
An oar-loop
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William of Malmesbury says twenty marks were paidto the soldiers of each vessel, ii. 12.
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smedema
Fine flour, meal
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Swá wæs seó ealde ǽ swíðe earfoþe tó understandenne, ac ðeáhhwæðere ðonne wé cumaþ tó ðam smedman, ðæt is tó ðære getácnunge, ðonne gereordaþ heó fire mód Homl. Th. i. 188, 7. Genim ácrinde, wirc tó smedman Lchdm. ii. 132, 19.
hólunga
In vain, ⬩ to no purpose, ⬩ without cause, ⬩ without intent
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Mid ðý wé wið ðam winde and wið ðam sǽ holonga campodan cumque cum vento pelagoque frustra certantes, 5, 1; S. 613, 27
friþ
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Th. i. 284, 13. friendly (instead of hostile) relations Wé cómon of fyrlenum lande, and wé gewilniað friðes and freóndrǽdene wið eów (pacem vobiscum facere capieníes), Jos. 9, 6.
heán
low ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ ignoble ⬩ base ⬩ humbled ⬩ depressed ⬩ dejected ⬩ cast down ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched ⬩ mean ⬩ base ⬩ low
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Ic fleáh weán, wana wilna gehwilces, heán of wícum, 2273. Þú hreósan sceoldes heán in helle helpendra leás, Cri. 1414. Þú scealt wérigmód, heán, hróðra leás hearm þrowigan, An. 1369.
gearwian
To make ready ⬩ prepare ⬩ procure ⬩ supply ⬩ put on ⬩ clothe ⬩ părāre ⬩ præpărāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ induĕre ⬩ vestīre
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He lífes weg gǽstum gearwaþ he prepares life's way for souls, Exon. 34 a; Th. 108. 11; Gú. 71 : 117 a; Th. 450, 21; Dóm. 91. Ic gearwode leóhtfæt cyninge mínum părāvi lucernam Christo meo, Ps. Spl. 131, 18.
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mæðel
an assembly ⬩ a deliberative or judicial meeting ⬩ council ⬩ speech ⬩ address ⬩ harangue ⬩ conversation
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Hé wið ǽnne ðæra (pillars) mæðel gehéde (addressed ), 2991; An. 1498. speech, address, harangue, conversation Ðú gehýrdest ðone hálgan wer Moyses on meðle (cf.
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mirran
to be a stumbling-block to ⬩ to hinder ⬩ obstruct ⬩ to waste ⬩ squander ⬩ To err
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Ðæs andwearda wela ámerþ and læt (MS. Cott. myrþ and let) ða men ðe beóþ átihte tó ðám sóþum gesǽlþum, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 3. Merþ, tit. 32; Fox xvi, 12. Seó ungesceádwísnes heora eágena hí myrþ (ámerraþ, Cott. MS.), 32, 2; Fox 116, 26.