deáþ-berende
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Þæs biteran áttres þá deáþberendan wæter ( evil thoughts ), Guth. 46, 6. moral or spiritual Þeó deáþberende uncyst ( envy ), Bl. H. 65, 13. of living creatures On fæðme þæs deáðberendan dracan þe is deófol genemned, Wlfst. 188, 10.
blác
bright, shining ⬩ lucidus, splendidus ⬩ BLEAK, pale, pallid, livid, as in death ⬩ pallidus, de moribundis et mortuis ⬩ pallidus, subalbus
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bright, shining; lucidus, splendidus On bryne blácan fýres into the burning of the bright fire, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 13; Dan. 246. Lígetta hérgen bláce dýrne Dryhten lightnings bright praise the beloved Lord, Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 16; Az. 107.
Linked entry: blǽc
F
At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf five; hæuþ, hæfþ haveth; Euen, efen even. In the beginning of Anglo-Saxon words, f had the sound of the English f, as Fíf five, finger finger, finn fin, fisc fish . The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN
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At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf
ge-wǽpnian
To arm ⬩ furnish with weapons ⬩ armāre
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Hí ðæt scip genámon eall gewǽpnod and gewǽdod they took the ship all armed and equipped, Chr. 992; Erl. 131, 34
Linked entry: ge-wǽmnod
hláf-gang
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Th. i. 334, 34
heáfod-hrægel
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The word glosses oraria in the verses which tell the medicinal virtues of St. Cuthbert's clothing, 'tegmina corporis almi', 'veneranda vestis'. One whose eyes were affected 'sancti accipiens oraria vatis' was cured. v. Nap. 36.
geáþ
Foolishness ⬩ lightmindedness ⬩ luxury ⬩ mockery ⬩ stultĭtia ⬩ lascīvia ⬩ luxŭria ⬩ ludibrium
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Þeódum ýwaþ wísdóm weras, siððan geóguþe geáþ gǽst aflíhþ men manifest wisdom to people, when the spirit puts to fight the lightmindedness of youth, 40 a; Th. 132, 19; Gú. 475.
Linked entry: geahþe
hæftan
To seize, bind, arrest, make captive, imprison ⬩ to bind, fetter
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Seó stów ðe ðú nú on hæft eart the place in which you are now imprisoned, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 27. Hæft mid hringa gesponne bound with the clasp of rings, Cd. 25; Th. 47, 17; Gen. 762.
hlid
fence ⬩ a gate ⬩ door
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Add: that which covers the opening at the top of a vessel or closes the mouth of an aperture Bytte hlid cordias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 80.
þanne
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Þæt hié triumphan héton, ꝥ wæs þonne hié hwelc folc mid gefeohte ofercumen hæfdon, þonne wæs heora þeáw þæt ..., Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 22. <b>D. I.
ge-freógan
To free ⬩ make free
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To free, make free Ðonne mót hine se hlaford gefreógan then must the lord free him, L. In. 74; Th. i. 148, 18 : L. Ælfc. C. 20; Th. i. 48, 25 : Ps. Th. 93, 1. Gefreóde freed, Exon. 16 a; Th. 37, 4; Cri. 588.
Linked entries: ge-friéga ge-frígian
býtla
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A hammerer, builder; ædificator Se býtla ðǽr háligne hám arǽrde the builder raised up a holy home there, Exon. 34b; Th. 110, 36; Gú. 119
dwel-lic
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Erroneous, heretical Be þám men þe dwellice þing begǽð de homine qui res haereticas committit, Ll. Th. ii. 180, 35. Dwællice palladios, Germ. 397, 511
ofer-mæcga
A man superior to others, an illustrious person ⬩ a mighty champion
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A man superior to others, an illustrious person Ofermæcga spræc dýre Dryhtnes þegn the angel sent to save Guthlac Exon. Th. 143, 21; Gu. 664
ceást
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Ðá ðing þe heó nú tó sibbe talað, beóð hire ðonne tó ceáste áwende, Hml. Th. i. 408, 26. Hé forlét his gingran tógeánes þǽre ceáste he left his subordinate to meet the tumult, Hml, S. 7, 212. Þa ðe þá ceáste macedon, 222.
bión
to be ⬩ esse, existere, fieri
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Hwæt iów ðý bet bió oððe þince what is or appears to you the better? Bt. Met. Fox 10, 130; Met. 10, 65: Beo. Th. 5487; B. 2747: Mk. Lind. War. 10, 44. Ne mæg hira ǽnig bútan óðrum bión nor can any of them exist without the others, Bt. Met.
grim
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Þoliað wé þreá, þæt syndon þýstro and hǽto grimme, grundleáse. Gen. 390. Þé sind wítu þæs grim weotud, An. 1367. Storm holm gebringeð in grimmum sǽlum, Gn. Ex. 52.
dunnian
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Substitute: To grow dark, become invisible Swá déð se móna mid his blácan leóhte, ꝥ þá beorhtan steorran dunniað the stars become invisible when the moon shines, Bt. 4; F. 6, 35
neáh-fæder
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a neighbouring father of the church, one not belonging to distant parts Nú ic þus swíðe behealde þá neáhfæderas þe mid ús wǽron dum vicinis valde patribus intendo, Gr. D. 179, 7
þeófian
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The Lindisfarne gloss has ðæt ðú ne forstele ł ne forðiófe, Mk. 10, 19; the Kentish Glossary, diófende furtivus; but this might imply the form ðiófian, cf. tácnendi and tácnian: cf. also, for both force and form of the participle styrende agitatam, Mt