néðan
To have courage to do ⬩ to dare to do ⬩ to venture
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Néðde ðǽr ic Neron beswác I dared to go where I deceived Nero, 260, 24; Jul. 302. Hé in ðæt búrgeteld néðde he ventured into the pavilion, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277.
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ge-weorpan
to throw ⬩ cast ⬩ jacere ⬩ projicere ⬩ to turn one's self away ⬩ go away ⬩ depart ⬩ pass by ⬩ averti ⬩ abire ⬩ transire
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Th. 87, 5. to turn one's self away, go away, depart, pass by; averti, abire, transire Winter sceal geweorpan, weder eft cuman, sumor hát winter shall pass by, fair weather again shall come, hot summer, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 11; Gn. Ex. 77
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fercian
to bring ⬩ carry ⬩ conduct ⬩ to support ⬩ To go
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To go, moke one's way On þám forman geáre gǽð seó sunne on ǽrnemergen on ꝥ tácen þe ys aries genemned . . . þý þriddan heó síhð tó þám tácne oð ǽfen, and on þám feórðan geáre heó ferecað on middre nihte tó þám foresprecenan tácne, Angl. viii. 307, 21
scíran
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[God ðe soðe shire, Gen. and Ex. 2036.] to make clear by distinguishing between things, to distinguish, decide Scíro disceplavero, Txts. 57, 688. Is geháten ðæt hé wille cueðan, 'Gewítaþ from mé áwiergde.'
sweotol
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Genóh sweotol is, ðætte gód word biþ betera ðonne ǽnig wela, 13; Fox 38, 22: 36, 3; Fox 176, 27: 36, 7; Fox 184, 5. Is on mé sweotul ðæt. . . it is plain from my case that . . ., Exon. Th. 275, 17; Jul. 551. Biþ hit sweotol (swutul, Hatt.
swégan
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God swégde Deus intonuit, Ps. Spl. 28, 3: Ps. Lamb. 17, 14. of regulated, modulated sound, of speech, tone, music Swégþ eádmódnys on his stemne, Homl. Th. ii. 374. 11.
á-firran
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God áfyrde þæt unrihtwrigels of heora heortan, Bl. H. 105, 30. Ne áfyr ( elongaveris ) þú fultum fram mé. Ps. L. 21, 10. Fácen from úrum heortum ádoon and áfyrran. Bl. H. 95, 28. From ús ðióstro áfirra. ( depellere ), Rtl. 37, 9.
wærlíce
warily, cautiously, circumspectly, ⬩ in a way that guards against surprise ⬩ in a way that guards against an ill result, safely ⬩ carefully, heedfully, prudently
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Wærlícor bið se man geherod æfter lífe ðonne on lífe there is less danger of mistake in praising a man after his death than while he is alive, ii. 560, 14. where there is danger of doing wrong, carefully, heedfully, prudently Hwílum bið gód wærlíce tó
on-líhtan
of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine, ⬩ to give sight to, make the sight clear ⬩ to clear the mental vision, to enlighten ⬩ to give light (with dat.) ⬩ To shine
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God onlýhteþ ( illuminet ) andwlitan his ofer ús, Ps. Spl. 66, 1. Onlýht ( inlustra ) ansíne ðín ofer þeów ðínne, 30, 20. Tó hwon yldestú middangeard tó onlýhtenne, Blickl.
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sweart
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Th. 31, 19; Gen. 487. of absence of good, black (crime), dark, dismal Gástas twegen, óðer biþ golde glædra, óðer biþ grundum sweartra, Salm. Kmbl. 976 ; Sal. 488. Sweartes hǽðendómes tetrae gentilitatis, Hpt. Gl. 523, 41.
drúsan
To sink, become low, slow, inactive, to DROWSE ⬩ cadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse
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Lagu drúsade, wǽldreóre fág the stream became slower, stained with deadly gore, Beo. Th. 3265; B. 1630.
hwón-líc
Little ⬩ slight ⬩ small
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Little, slight, small Gif wé eów ða gástlícan sǽd sáwaþ hwónlíc biþ ðæt wé eówere flǽslícan þing rípon if we sow the spiritual seeds for you, it is a slight matter that we reap your fleshly goods, Homl.
bige
A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic ⬩ emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus
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, mercatus Gif gebyrige ðæt for neóde heora hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oððe we wið heora, mid yrfe and mid ǽhtum, ðæt is to þafianne if it happen that from necessity any of them will have traffic with us, or we with them, with cattle and with goods
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þístra
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Goth. þinsan: O. H. Ger. dinsan trahere: 'Bavarian dünsel a twisted withy or other thin branch, used to bind rafts of wood to the shore, ' Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. xlii; and see Du Cange coniuncta.]
un-gerád
stupidity ⬩ folly ⬩ unreason ⬩ discord ⬩ disagreement ⬩ variance
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Skt. i. 13, 92. discord, disagreement, variance Ðætte án sibb Godes lufe bútan ǽlcum ungeráde ús suíðe fæste gebinde tunc solo nos in aedificio concordia caritatis liget, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 22
be-willan
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Gewyrce gemilscade drincan, ꝥ is micel dǽl bewylledes wǽteres on huniges gódum dǽle, 202, 27
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efen-éce
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Godes Sunu is efenéce (efn-, v. l. ) his Fæder and þám Hálgan Gáste, Gr. D. 60, 15: Hml. Th. i. 198, 15: 278, 21. Euenéce, 32, 6. Efnéce, Bl. H. 111, 8: 29, 3. Án Godcundnys and gelíc wuldor and efenéce mægen*-*ðrymnys, Hml. Th. i. 276, 26.
líf-leás
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Th. ii. 504, 35. not endowed with life Geoffrian heora lac þám lífleásum godum. Hml. S. 29, 278. II a. not having animal life: — Þá treówa þe on æppel-túne wexað, þá þe sind llfleáse, sáwulleáse, and andgitleáse, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 11
rysel
Fat
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Genim hænne rysele ... góse rysele, Lchdm. ii. 40, 10-12. Swínes rysl, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 29. Ðú nimst ðone rysel, Ex. 29, 13. Ðú nymst ðone rysle of ðam ramme, 29, 22. Ðone risel, Lev. 3, 9. Ryslas ealra eáfisca, Lchdm. ii. 30, 1
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scenc
A draught, cup
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B.) gódes wínes, 90, 19: 110, 10. He lette heom bringen schenches of feole cunne drenches, Laym. 13461