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cúþ-líce

(adv.)
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Ðe cúðlícor tó him clypian, gif heora lífes drohtnunga eów cúðe beóð, i. 556, 29. Nó hér cúðlícor ( less as strangers ) cuman ongunnon lindhæbbende, B. 244

ge-mearcian

(v.)
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Tó þeossum hálgum þe heora gemynd hér on gemearcude siendon, Gr. D. 2, 12

hangian

(v.)
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On ðǽm clife hangodon on ðǽm ísgean bearwum manige sáula be heora handum gebundne . . . and þonne ðá twigo forburston þonne gewitan þá sáula niþer þá þe on ðǽm twigum hangodan, Bl. H. 209, 34-211, 4.

wág

(n.)
Grammar
wág, (-h),wǽg, es; m.

A wall, mostly of a building

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Hí heora heáfdu slogan on ða wágas, Blickl. Homl. 151, 5 : Homl. Th. i. 106, 14. [Wahes, O. E. Homl. i. 247, 17. Þare halle wah, Laym. 25887. Waȝes (walls of temples), wowes (2nd MS.), 10182. Wah (wach) oðer wal, A. R. 104, 5.

Linked entries: wǽg wáh

on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or direction ⬩ to turn (into another form) ⬩ to turn, ⬩ to go ⬩ to turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc. ⬩ to turn, change ⬩ to turn from good to bad, to pervert ⬩ to turn aside, avert ⬩ to turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoke ⬩ to turn (intrans.)

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Hié fram heora unrihtum oncyrron, Blickl. Homl. 109, 20

BÝSEN

(n.)
Grammar
BÝSEN, bísen, býsn, e; f.

a pattern, an example, model, resemblance, similitude, parable ⬩ norma, exemplum, modellum, similitudo, parabola ⬩ a command, precept, admonition ⬩ mandatum, præceptum, admonitio

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Æfter heora býsne after their example, Ps. Th. arg. 28: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 29; Sat. 196. On býsene ðære frymþelícan cyricean in exemplum primitivæ ecclesiæ, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 40. Be sumere bísene by some example, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 13.

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert. dó, pl. dóþ; subj. dó, pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause ⬩ agĕre, facĕre

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Ðæt heó dó ðæt ðæt heó ǽr dyde that she may do that which she before did, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 35, 36. Hwæt dó we ðæt we wyrceon Godes weorc quid faciēmus ut operēmur opĕra Dei? Jn. Bos. 6, 28: Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 28; Seel. 99.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LAND ⬩ earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ region ⬩ district ⬩ province ⬩ land ⬩ landed property ⬩ estate ⬩ cultivated land ⬩ country

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Heora wlenca wǽron swíðe monigfealde on landum and on wíngeardum, Blickl. Homl. 99, 15.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Dám ðe heora hádas mid clǽnnesse healdan to those who keep their orders with purity, Blickl. Homl. 43. 4. Gemǽnes hádes man clericus, L. Ecg. P. 2, 24; Th. ii. 192, 8 : 16; Th. ii. 156, 31.

DREÁM

(n.)
Grammar
DREÁM, es; m.

joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy ⬩ jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium ⬩ An instrument of music, music, rapturous music, harmony, melody, ⬩ orgănum = όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus

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Heó móton ágan dreáma dreám mid Gode they may possess joy of joys with God, Cd. 220; Th. 283, 32; Sat. 314: Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 22; Cri. 580: Apstls. Kmbl. 163; Ap. 82.

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threat ⬩ chastisement ⬩ correction ⬩ punishment ⬩ an infliction that has been deserved ⬩ justifiable severity ⬩ an infliction (where no idea of correction is implied) ⬩ evil ⬩ ill ⬩ pang ⬩ plague ⬩ calamity ⬩ affliction

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Heó fleón gewát þreá ( ill treatment, cf. Gen. 16, 6) and þeówdóm, Cd. Th. 136, 24; Gen. 2263. Geþola þeóda þreá bear, the ills inflicted on thee by the gentiles, Andr. Kmbl. 213; An. 107.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

húsel

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Wíf mót tó húsle gán (eucharistiam accipere) ǽr þám heó cenne, 156, 12. Gange ǽlc tó húsle ad communionem accedat, R. Ben. 115, 4. Gá hé tó húsle þý dæge þe hé tó ordále gán scyle, Ll.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a tree ⬩ a material ⬩ wood ⬩ trees ⬩ a wood ⬩ roof-tree ⬩ saddle-tree ⬩ a piece of wood ⬩ a beam ⬩ log ⬩ stake ⬩ staff ⬩ cudgel ⬩ gallows-tree ⬩ tree used of the cross

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Heó genam of ðæs treówes wæstme, Gen. 3, 6. Æppelbǽre treów westm wircende, l, 11. Tree arborem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 6: 19, 4. Gif man óðres wudu heáweþ unáliéfedne, forgielde ǽlc greát treów mid .v. sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 12; Th. i. 70. 5.

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.

a stripe, stroke ⬩ a scourging, whipping, flogging ⬩ a scourge, rod, whip ⬩ a swingle, a stick to beat flax ⬩ the swingle ⬩ le pesselin ⬩ to swingle the flax ⬩ estonger vostre lyn ⬩ excussorium, excudia ⬩ exculidium ⬩ excudium ⬩ to beat flax ⬩ chastisement, affliction

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Gif hwylc wíf hire wífman swingþ and heó þurh ða swingle wyrð deád si mulier aliqua ancillam suam flagellis verberaverit, et ex illa verberatione moriatur, L. Ecg. P. ii. 4; Th. ii. 184, 1. Hé hire swingele behét. Homl.

Linked entry: swincgel

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f.

tumulus ⬩ A burying, grave, sepulchre, tomb ⬩ sepulcrum, monumentum, tumba ⬩ cremation ⬩ the burning ⬩ a body

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gebíraþ mid rihte to bestandenne ða men, ðe híraþ into heora mynstre; and ne sceal nán faran on óðres folgoþ to nánum líce búton he gebeden sý rejoice when men depart hence, and unbidden gather about the corpse, like greedy ravens, wherever they see

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief

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Ðá meahte heó wíde geseón þurh ðæs láðan lǽn then could she widely see through the fiend's gift, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 3; Gen. 601. Lǽn Godes, ælmihtiges gife, 32; Th. 43, 18; Gen. 692. Ðeáh hé him nánra óðerra lǽna [but Cott.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

wráþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wráþ, adj.

wroth ⬩ angry ⬩ incensed

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Wreceþ heó wráðan, Lchdm. iii. 32, 25. Wráðe wræcmæcgas, Exon. Th. 135, 26; Gú. 530. On wráþra wíc (hell), 94, 4; Cri. 1535. Wráðra, Cd. Th. 7, 5 ; Gen. 101. Wráþra gǽsta. Exon. Th. 424, 19 ; Rä. 41, 41. Wíte mid wráþum, 37, 18 ; Cri. 595.

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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Wíf ácenþ bearn and þrowaþ micel earfoþu æfter þám ðe heó ǽr micelne lust þurhteáh, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 2. work, labour Geseón on him selfum synne genóge, atol earfoða ǽrgedénra, Cri. 1266. what is difficult, the difficult v. next word Þám synfullum

ge-swencan

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Heó wæs swíðe geswenced (vexatus), Gr. D. 72, 30. Gé bióðun giswenced uapulabitis, Mk. R. 13, 9.

þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
þeówian, p. ode.

to serve ⬩ be a servant or slave ⬩ to be devoted to ⬩ attend to ⬩ bestow pains on ⬩ work at ⬩ to perform a service ⬩ to enslave ⬩ reduce to a state of slavery ⬩ deprive of freedom

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Wæs heó Drihtne ðeówiende on ðam mynstre, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 15.

Linked entries: þeáwian þeówan