on-hyrian
To imitate, emulate
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Heora líf onhyrian wolde, 4, 13; S. 582, 24: 5, 9; S. 622, 12. Onhyrigean, 1, 26; S. 487, 32. Onhyrgan, 3, 18; S. 545, 43. Hé ðære frymþelícan cyrican líf wæs onhyrigende, 1, 26; S. 487, 28: 4, 23; S. 593, 15. Onhyrgende, L. Ecg.
hé
He, she, it
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Eác him wolde Eádríc his ealdre gelǽstan Eadric for his part would follow his chief, Byrht. Th. 132, 4; By. 11. Ðá bealh hé hine indignatus est, Lk. Skt. 15, 28. Ðá beþohte hé hine then he bethought himself, 17.
a-weorpan
To throw or cast from or down ⬩ to cast away or off ⬩ cast out ⬩ to degrade ⬩ reject ⬩ divorce ⬩ abjicere ⬩ dejicere ⬩ projicere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ propellere ⬩ repellere ⬩ reprobare ⬩ repudiare
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Ðá woldon senatus hine aweorpan then would the senate degrade him, Ors. 3, 10; Bos. 70, 36: Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 10. Ne aweorp ðú me ne projicias me, Ps. Spl. 70, 10. Mannes sunu gebyreþ beón aworpen oportet filium hominis reprobari, Mk. Bos. 8, 31.
be-cuman
to BECOME ⬩ happen ⬩ befall ⬩ meet with ⬩ fall in with ⬩ contingere ⬩ evenire ⬩ supervenire ⬩ incidere ⬩ to come ⬩ enter ⬩ come or attain to ⬩ come together ⬩ venire ⬩ ingredi ⬩ pervenire ⬩ attingere ⬩ concurrere
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Oft becymþ se ánweald ðisse worulde to swíðe gódum monnum often cometh the power of this world to very good men, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 228, 18. Ðǽm gódum becymþ ánfeald ýfel to the good happens unmixed evil, Bt. 39, 9 ; Fox 224, 29.
FRÉCNE
Horrible ⬩ savage ⬩ audacious ⬩ wicked ⬩ daring ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ asper ⬩ austērus ⬩ atrox ⬩ audax ⬩ perīcŭlōsus
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Ðæt biþ frécne wund that is a perilous wound, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 12; Cri. 770. He ána genéðde frécne dǽde he alone ventured on the daring deed, Beo. Th. 1782; B. 889. Be ðære frécnan cóðe of the dangerous disorder, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 12.
Linked entries: frǽcne frǽcne ge-frécnod
leánian
To reward ⬩ recompense ⬩ requite ⬩ pay
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Nú ic wolde ðé ðone unþanc mid yfele leánian valet manus mea reddere tibi malum, Gen. 31, 29. Ðá cwæþ heó ðæt heó ne dorste him swá leánian swá hé hire tó geearnud hæfde then said she, that she dared not requite him as he had deserved of her, Chart.
Linked entry: lǽnian
GILP
Glory ⬩ ostentation ⬩ pride ⬩ boasting ⬩ arrogance ⬩ vain-glory ⬩ haughtiness ⬩ gloria ⬩ ostentatio
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He nolde nán þing dón mid gylpe forðon ðe se gylp is án heáfod-leahter he would do nothing in pride, for pride is a deadly sin, i. 170, 24.
seomian
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Th. 7, 20; Gen. 109. to remain supported, to lie so as to press, lie heavily, lie securely Se wong seomaþ eádig and onsund, Exon. Th. 199, 2; Ph. 19. Seomaþ (-ad, MS.) wír ymbe ðone wælgim. 400, 19; Rä. 21, 3.
Linked entry: semian
geómor
Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretched ⬩ tristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭser ⬩ doleful, miserable ⬩ depressed, sad, sorrowful ⬩ misery ⬩ misery ⬩ pity ⬩ mĭsĕria
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In ðas geómran woruld in this sad world, 57 b; Th. 207, 10; Ph. 139: 63a; Th. 232, 35; Ph. 517. Geómran stefne with mournful voice, Andr. Kmbl. 122; An. 61: 2254; An. 1128.
Linked entries: giómor geómor-gid geómur
þeód-cyning
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on fægernisse ofer ealle óþre þeódkyningas ðe in middangearde wǽron fuitque inter uarietates spectaculorum in conspiciendo talem exercitum, qui ornatu pariter ac uiribus inter gentes eminebant, Nar. 7, 19. the king of all nations, the monarch of the world
þrinness
Trinity
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Seó hálige þrynnys is undergiten on ðam worde 'uton wyrcan,' Boutr. Scrd. 19, 12. Ðrines trinitas, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 23. Þrynes, Exon. Th. 24, 4; Cri. 379. Þrynis, 286, 3; Jul. 726. Þrynysse þrym, 37, 26; Cri. 599.
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weorold-þing
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Mid ungerisenlícum gewilnungum ðissa woroldðinga (world-, Cott. MSS.) ambitione inhonesfa, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 9. Sió úterre ábisgung ðissa woroldðinga ðæs monnes mód gedréfð cor externis occupationum tumultibus impulsum, 22; Swt. 169, 13.
árian
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Drihten him þone þearfan geheóld, ꝥ hé him miltsian sceolde, ðá þára óðerra manna him nán árian ne wolde, Bl. H. 215, 2.
be-weddian
to betroth ⬩ pledge ⬩ plight
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Ic wolde Críste þ é beweddian, Hml. S. 3, 394. Maria wæs Iósépe beweddod (biwoedded, L. desponsata), Mt. 1, 18. Beweddod subarratam, An. Ox. 3618. Beweddad arratam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 31. Heó wæs ær beweddad sumum æþelum were, Shrn. 86, 14.
cirlisc
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Interorina fram manegum mannum mid ceorliscum wordum (cyrlisceum worde, v. l.) (verbo rustico ) is genemned Interocrina, 87, 32. Cierliscum rusticis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 8
ge-hát
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Minutia hæfde geháten heora gydenne Dianan þæt heó wolde hiere líf on fǽmnháde álibban . . . Heó hiere gehát áleág, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 19. Þá geárlican gehát annua vota, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 55.
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ge-laþian
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Hé wolde deófol gelaþian tó campe wiþ hine, 29, 20. to summon for a purpose Hé hæfde þá þing gefyllede þe hé fore gelaðod wæs, Ælfc. T.
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ge-lendan
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Ðæt scip . . . búton ðá rówend hit teón, sceal fleótan mid ðý streáme: ne mæg hit nó stille gestandan, búton . . . mon mid róðrum ongeán tió; elles hit gelent mid ðý streáme, Past. 445, 13. non-material Ic wolde witan hwæðer ( = hwider?)
ge-metfæst
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Hé wæs líðe and gemetfæst on his worde, and hé wæs geþyldig and eádmód erat colloquio blandus, temperantia modestus, Guth. Gr. in, 82. Hé wæs swiðe geþyldig and eáðmód and gemetfæst on eallum his lífe. Bl.
Linked entry: ge-metfæstlíce
ge-camp
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Iulianus wolde neádian preóstas tó woruldlicum gecampe, Hml. S. 25, 834. fig. spiritual warfare Hí sceolon mid sige þæs gástlican gecampes tó him eft gecyrran þe hí tó þám gefeohte ásende, Hml. Th. ii. 402, 14. Gecampes (cenobialis) militie, An.