hamacgaþ
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Se ðe gelíþ raðe hé hamacgaþ he who takes to his bed will quickly be up again, Lchm. iii. 184, 21. [?]
Ceortes íg
CHERTSEY ⬩ Certesia
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Hér drǽfde Eádgár cyng ða preóstas of Ceortes íge [Certes ige, 223, col. 3] in this year, A. D. 964, king Edgar drove the priests from Chertsey, Chr. 964; Th. 222, 5, 10
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Clofes hoo
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Cliff, near Rochester Her sinoþ wæs æt Clofes hoo [æt Clofes hó, col. 2] in this year [A. D. 822] there was a synod at Cliff, Chr. 822; Th. 111, 14, col. l; 110, 14, col. l, 2. Æt Clofes hóum at Cliff, Th. Diplm. A. D. 803; 52, 32: A.
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Middel-Seaxe
The Middle-Saxons
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Green's Making of England, p. 111, note Hér Middel-Seaxe (but MS. E. Middal-Engla, Similar entries v. under Middel-Engle) onféngon ryhtne geleáfan, Chr. 653; Erl. 26, 24. Hí hæfdon ðá ofergán i. Eást-Engle, and ii. Eást-Sexe, and iii.
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of-torfian
to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles
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Hér wæs s s Stephanus oftorfod, Chr. 34; Erl. 6, 15: Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 31
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streónan
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with gen. acc.). to gain, acquire On ðæm hiewe ðe hé sceolde his gielpes stiéran, on ðæm hé his striénþ. Mid ðý ðe hé sceolde his gestreón tóweorpan, mid ðý hé hié gadraþ, Past. 8; Swt. 55, 10. Strýneþ foeneratur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 45.
Linked entries: striénan strínan strýnan a-striénan
winnan
intrans ⬩ to labour ⬩ toil ⬩ work ⬩ to labour, endeavour, strive after ⬩ to labour, struggle, be troubled ⬩ to labour under, suffer from ⬩ to strive, contend, fight ⬩ of hostile action towards a person ⬩ of competition ⬩ of opposition to things ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ with cognate accusative ⬩ to win ⬩ make one's way ⬩ trans ⬩ to labour at ⬩ bestow labour upon ⬩ to labour under ⬩ suffer ⬩ undergo ⬩ to win ⬩ get ⬩ attain
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Nó won hé æfter worulde, ac hé in wuldre áhóf módes wynne, Exon. Th. 126, 12; Gú. 370. Ðá wann (laboravit) hé swýþe, ðæt hé his geféran geheólde, ðæt hí ne ásprungan fram heora geleáfan, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 5.
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on-cnáwan
To know ⬩ noscere, cognoscere, agnoscere ⬩ to know, recognise, ⬩ to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguish ⬩ to recognise a fact ⬩ to know, understand, attain to a knowledge of ⬩ to know, learn by observation, observe, perceive ⬩ to acknowledge ⬩ make acknowledgment of a fault ⬩ to acknowledge a greeting ⬩ to acknowledge the power of another
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Ða deóflu æteówiaþ ðære synfullan sáwle hyre mánfullan dǽda, ðæt heó oncnáwe mid hwilcum feóndum heó ymbset biþ, Homl.
geornful-líce
Anxiously, diligently, earnestly ⬩ stŭdiōse, dīlĭgenter, sēdŭlo
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Swá he geornfullícor ðæs écan lífes gewilnode he the more earnestly desired the eternal life, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 8
self-willendlíce
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According to one's own will or desire Hé hæfde ǽnne sunu . . . þone hé lufode swíþe líchamlíce and fédde selfwillendlíce (seolfweldlíce, selfwendlice, v. l.) filium habuit, quem nimis carnaliter diligens remisse nutriebat; he brought him up to have his
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wildan
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Ne lǽte hé nǽfre his hýrmen hyne ofer wealdan, ac wilde (wille, MS.) hé ǽlcne mid hláfordes creafte and mid folcrihte. Sélre him his ǽfre of folgoðe ðonne on, gyf hine magan wyldan ðá ðe hé scolde wealdan, Angl. ix. 260, 26-31. Add
of-langod
Seized with an excessive longing or desire
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Seized with an excessive longing or desire For ðære sibbe hé wearþ oflangod ungemetlíce he was seized with an immense longing on account of the love he bore his father and mother Homl. Th. ii. 176, l. Oflongad, Exon. Th. 443, 13; Kl. 29
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heofon-lic
chaste
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Hié þá ongehýd heora heortan fæstlíce on þone heofonlican hyht gestaþelodon, 135, 29. Hér Dúnstán forlét þis líf and geférde ꝥ heofonlice, Chr. 988; P. 125, 15. Hé ús forgeaf heofonlicne hám, Kr. 148. Geearnian ðone hefonlican éðel. Past. 255, 4.
un-gerisenlíce
In an unsuitable, unseemly or unbecoming manner ⬩ with indignity ⬩ dishonourably ⬩ basely
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Hé sceal tilian ðæt hé ne sié tó ungerisenlíce underþeód his unþeáwum, Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 19. For ðæte gewilnunga woroldgielpes hé onlýtt ungerisenlíce tó ðissum eorðlícum, suá ðæt neát for gífernesse onlýt tó ðære eorðan, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 2.
folgaþ
a train ⬩ retinue ⬩ id quod sĕquĭtur ⬩ cŏmĭtātus ⬩ service of a follower ⬩ cŏmĭtis servĭtus ⬩ ministĕrium
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Heó fægerne folgaþ hæfdon uppe mid englum they had a fair service above with angels, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 30; Sat. 329. Ic gewát folgaþ sécan I departed to seek my service, Exon. 115a; Th. 442, 8; Kl. 9.
bíte
a bite ⬩ the bite
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D. 78, 5. of the effect of cancer :-- Ealne þone bite þæs cancres heó áfeormað, Lch. i. 296, 22. fig. :-- 'Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, and ic beó þín bite ou helle.' Mycelne bite Drihten dyde on helle þá hé þyder ástág, Bl.
eáþ-módnes
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Hé geseah his þínene eádmódnesse (éðmódnisse, R.), Lk. 1, 48. Édmódnise humilitatem, p. 8, 10.
ge-líþigian
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Take here all passages except Shrn. 130, 5 and Past. 159. 3 under <b>ge-lípian</b> in Dict., and add: to render a person gentle, mollify, appease Hé þone geyrsodon cásere gelíðgode, Hml. S. 3, 194.
ge-sundful
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Cf. ge-sund; Hwíl*-*tídum þeós weorold is gesundful, hwílon heó is mid mislicum þingum gemenged, Hml. Th. i. 182, 34. Ðurh cynincges wísdóm folc wyrð gesǽlig, gesundful, sigefæst, Ll. Th. ii. 306, 5.
Iudéas
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Hé hét út ádrífan ealle þá Iúdan, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 21. Cóm Godes wracu ofer Iúþan, 6, 3; S. 256, 34. ena, ana