á-scirian
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Áscyredum remotis, 5389. to set apart Úre Drihten áscyrede tó láfe ꝥ ꝥ wé eft of áwócon, Angl. xi. 2, 42. Ásceredre peculiaris, An. Ox. 11, 5.
a-rédian
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Þe lǽs þe hý unwære wurðan áredode (-reodade, v. l. ), Wlfst. 79, 16: 273, 18. to find out what is appropriate, to hit upon Fultuma mé ꝥ ic simle þone rǽd árædige ðe ðé lícworðe sí, Shrn. 170, 30 : Angl. xii. 512, 32.
ge-dafenian
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H. 67, 12: 77, 12. without a subject, alone Godes laga bealdan swá swá his háde gedafenað, Ll. Th. i. 346, 24. Dó hire swá dohtrum gedafenað faciet illi juxta morem filiorum, Ll.
ge-frédan
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Past. 139, 16-20. of the sense of easte Ðý lǽs hé ðá bieternesse ðǽre wyrte gefréde, Past. 303, 15. to be sensible of a state or condition Hé swilces nán þing ofer ꝥ on him sylfum ne gefrédde (ongæt, v.l. ), Gr. D. 102, 4.
hol
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And lang eá tó holan wylle, v. 302, 36. of the shape of a vessel or plant Holo pannae patena, holo ponne paneta, Txts. 86, 784. (Cf. M. E. hol basin in contrast with flat basin. v. N. E. D. hol basin, s. v. holl.) Hole cersan, Lch. ii. 78, 26.
líc-hama
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Þý lǽs heó þone hálan líchoman fornime, Lch. i. 100, 6. Hié heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton, Gen. 845. dead His líchama (corpus) ne mihte on þám ylcan dæge beón bebyrged, for þám þe hé wæs feorr tó berenne, Gr. D. 83, 31.
teón
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Ðá land þe Leófsunu him tó teáh terras illas quas Leofsunu sibi usurpabat, Cht. E. 213, 6. Gif hí ǽnig man him tó teó hæbbe hí bútan Godes bletsunge and úre. Cht. Crw. 19, 27.
wamb
a belly, stomach ⬩ a womb ⬩ a hollow
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Ic seah wiht (a cask ), wombe hæfde micle, 495, 2 ;Rä. 84, 1. in the following passage giving the boundaries of some land, Kemble takes the word to mean a hollow Ondlong ðære hegerǽwe; ðæt on Ondon*-*cilles wombe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 52, 14
ofer-gán
to overspread ⬩ to overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquer ⬩ to pass a point or limit ⬩ to pass a moral limit, to transgress ⬩ to pass across, traverse, cross ⬩ to pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an end ⬩ To be over ⬩ to come upon, attack
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Wǽndon ðæt hé sceolde ðet land ofergá, 1070; Erl. 207, 24. Hí hæfdon ðá ofergán . i. Eást-Engle, and . ii. Eást-Sexe . . . 1011; Erl. 144, 33. to pass a point or limit Ic ofergaa wall trans*-*grediar murum Ps. Surt. 17, 30.
Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan
ofer-méttu (o)
Pride, arrogance, haughtiness
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Lamb. 16, 10: Met. 7, 8
hlísa
Sound, ⬩ rumour, ⬩ report, ⬩ reputation, ⬩ renown, ⬩ fame, ⬩ glory
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Hwæt is heora nú tó láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten signat superstes fama tenuis pauculis inane nomen litteris, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 10: 68, 21, 4. Hí wilnodon ðæs hlísan æfter heora deáþe, 18, 4; Fox 68, 9.
springan
To spring ⬩ to leap ⬩ bound ⬩ to burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., ⬩ to fly ⬩ to grow as a plant ⬩ to rise as the sun ⬩ to move as a spring moves ⬩ to spread ⬩ be diffused ⬩ to spring as blood from a wound ⬩ to spring as water ⬩ to burst ⬩ crack
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Ðes hlísa sprang (spranc, Lind.)ofer eall ðæt land exiit fama haec in universam terram illam, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 26. Sprang ł foerde processit, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 28: Beo. Th. 36; B. 18 : Apstls. Kmbl. 12; Ap. 6. Ða sprang ðæt word the report spread, Homl.
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scír
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</b> The people of a shire, the community inhabiting a shire :-- Nán scír nolde óðre gelǽstan æt nýxtan at last no shire would help another. Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 11. Ðá sealde Leófwine ealdorman. . . and eal seó scír his land clǽne, Chart.
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weallan
of water, &c. issuing from a source ⬩ to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow ⬩ of the source, to well with, ⬩ flow with, ⬩ with a noun ⬩ absolute ⬩ implying abundance ⬩ to swarm, exist in large numbers ⬩ of production in large numbers or great quantity, ⬩ to swarm with ⬩ flow with ⬩ of violent movement, ⬩ to boil, rage, heave ⬩ of movement in liquids caused by heat, ⬩ to boil (intrans.), ⬩ to be hot ⬩ used of a vessel in which a liquid boils ⬩ of other than liquids, ⬩ to be hot, burn, blaze, rage ⬩ figuratively, of persons, passions, emotions, ⬩ to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved ⬩ trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn
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Th. i. 472, 30. of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with, flow with Land ðe weóll meolceand hunie terra quae lacte el melle manabat, Num. 16, 13. His gesceapu maðan weóllon, Homl. Th. i. 86, 10: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 212.
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weg
- Kent. Gl. 207 :
- 475 :
- 772
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a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly used ⬩ space to be traversed, a journey ⬩ manner, mode, method, plan ⬩ way, ⬩ way,
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Íringes weg. space to be traversed, a journey Eáðfére weg iter vel itus, lang and stearc weg itiner, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 35, 36. Gif se weg swá lang beó, ðæt ðú ðíne þing bringan ne mage, Deut. 14, 24.
LǼCE
A LEECH ⬩ doctor ⬩ physician ⬩ a leech
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Eálá lǽce gehǽl ðé sylfne [lá léce lécne ðec seolfne, Lind.] medice cura te ipsum, Lk. Skt. 4, 23. Cyneferþ lǽce se æt hire wæs ðá heó forþférde medicus Cynifrid, qui morienti illi adfuit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 41. Hálig lǽce [the Deity] Hy, 7, 62; Hy.
þyncan
to seem ⬩ appear ⬩ to seem fit
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Tó lang hit him þúhte, hwænnne hí tógædere gáras béron, Byrht. Th. 133. 47; By. 66. Him ðæt wræclíc þúhte, Cd. Th. 233, 4; Dan. 270. Ðæt wundra sum monnum þúhte, ðæt..., Exon. Th. 133, 13; Gú. 489: 169, 27; Gú. 1101.
lyft
Air ⬩ atmosphere ⬩ breeze ⬩ sky ⬩ heavens ⬩ cloud
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Fugel under lyft ofer lagu lócaþ georne, 57 a; Th. 204, 22; Ph. 101. Áhafen on ða heán lyft raised aloft, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 22; Gen. 1401. Hátwendne lyft the torrid air, 146; Th. 182, 12; Exod. 74.
weorþscipe
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Him cómon lác tó wurðscipe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 32. Yfelwillende men nǽnne weorþscipe næfdon, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 17. Uorðscip, Lind. : worðscip, Rush., honorem, Jn.
ge-wendan
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Se here gewende ábuton (eástweard, eft úp on Eást-Seaxan, geond ꝥ land), Chr. 1009; P. 139, 14: 998; P. 131, 12: 1016; P. 151, 6: 1001; P. 133, 19. Se cyning gewende ofer æt Brentforda, 1016; P. 150, 7. Hé út gewende, 1009; P. 138, 17.