orþian
To breathe, pant
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Ðá ongann hé tó éðele ðæs upplícan lífes mid eallum gewilnungum orþian then began he to pant for the country of the life above with all his desires, ii. 118, 26. Orþiende swétnyssa spirans balsama, Hymn. Surt. 98, 19
Linked entry: oreþian
ge-þeódnes
a joining ⬩ juncture ⬩ joint ⬩ junctio ⬩ junctura ⬩ compages
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Gr. 24; Som. 24, 19-23. a translation Ðeáh ða scearpþanclan witan ðisse engliscan geþeódnesse ne behófien though the acute wise men need not this English translation, Lchdm. iii. 440, 32
Linked entry: ge-fégincg
tó-eácan
In addition, ⬩ besides ⬩ In addition to, ⬩ besides
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Micel git hér tóeácan, Wulfst. 165, 21. prep, with dat. In addition to, besides Tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge, Ors. I; Swt. 17, 35. Tóeácan hiere hwætscipe and hiere monigfealdum duguþum, l, 10; Swt. 46, 24.
healf
Side ⬩ part ⬩ side ⬩ hand ⬩ beside ⬩ dispute ⬩ behalf ⬩ account ⬩ side ⬩ quarter ⬩ direction
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Beóð twégen dǽlas on twá healfa þám gemetegodum dǽle, Lch. iii. 262, 1. with prep, be healfe beside (with dat.) Hæleðum be healfe féran, B. 2262.
late
Slowly ⬩ late ⬩ at length ⬩ at last
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Gif wit ðæt ealle sculon ásmeágan ðonne cume wit late tó ende ðisse béc oððe nǽfre, 42; Fox, 256, 22. Hú late hí on ðysne middangeard ácennede wurdon and hú raþe hí him eft of gewítan sceolan, Blickl. Homl. 59, 23.
hwanan
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Gif ðú witan wilt hwonan hý cumaþ, þonne miht þú ongitan ꝥ hí cumaþ of woruldgítsunga, Bt. 7, 1; F. 16, 14.
for-gildan
To pay for ⬩ make good ⬩ repay ⬩ requite ⬩ recompense ⬩ reward ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ exsolvĕre ⬩ compensāre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre
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Gif ðú gód dést, hit biþ ðé mid góde forgolden; gif ðú ðonne yfel dést, hit biþ ðé mid yfele forgolden if thou doest good, it shall be repaid thee with good; but if thou doest evil, it shall be repaid thee with evil, Gen. 4, 7: Cd. 35; Th. 47, 6; Gen.
Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan
hrýman
To call ⬩ cry out ⬩ to cry out ⬩ boast ⬩ exult ⬩ lament ⬩ murmur
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Mid micelre stemne hrýmende crying with a loud voice, Homl. Th. i. 46. 33
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land-riht
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Hé landriht geþah he received landright, he was settled in the country with the right of a native, 161; Th. 200, 10; Exod. 354.
scilling
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Gr. 50; Som. 52, 8: and with this statement agree several passages of Henry I.?s Laws, e.g. c. 93, §§ 3, 19, where unus solidus=v denarii, duo solidi=x denarii. In Mercia four pennies go to the shilling.
ágan
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, endow with Þé ic ágan sceal I will surely endow thee , Gen. 2724.
ge-cynde
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Add: natural, native, that is in accordance with nature or the usual course of things Gecynde riht jus naturale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 6. Þone deáþ þe eallum monnum gecynde is, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 9.
sleán
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</b> to make a sound with the voice Þone swég þára fíf clipiendra stafa sleán hí wel sonum uocalium litterarum bene perstrepant, Chrd. 57, 9. <b>VI b.
sacan
to fight, strive, contend ⬩ to disagree, ⬩ to wrangle ⬩ to bring a suit ⬩ to accuse, blame ⬩ to refuse, deny.
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Ðú tælnissum wið ða sélestansacan ongunne thou didst attempt to strive with the best (the gods) with insults, 254, 23; Jul. 206. Wǽran sacende emulabantur, Wrt.
heáp
- Cd. 215 ;
- Th. 270, 9 ;
- Sat. 87 .
A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, company ⬩ a troop, flock ⬩ strues, acervus
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Be ðam gesǽligan heápe ðe mid ðam Hǽlende on ðisum lífe drohtnode of the blessed company that lived with the Saviour in this life, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 22.
on-sacan
to attack, strive against ⬩ to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand ⬩ to declare that one has no knowledge of a person ⬩ to refuse a person what he wants ⬩ to refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a charge ⬩ to make excuse ⬩ to sacrifice
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to attack, strive against Ne biþ cwénlíc þeáw ðætte freoþuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan ( to strife with a man for his life ), Beo.
hlutor
Clear, ⬩ pure, ⬩ bright, ⬩ sincere
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Mid hluttrum sáwlum with pure souls, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 21; Gen. 397. Mid hlutrum eágum with clear eyes, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 74; Met. 21, 37. Ðone hlutrestan streám the stream most pure, 23, 5; Met. 23, 3
Linked entry: hlýttor
land-gemǽre
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Nú hæbbe wé scortlíce gesǽd ymbe Asia londgemǽro ; nú wille wé ymbe Europe londgemǽre (e altered to o) áreccean swá micel swá wé hit fyrmest witon, Ors. i, I ; S. 14, 26-28.
hold
Kind, ⬩ friendly, ⬩ pleasant, ⬩ favourable, ⬩ gracious [of a prince to his subject], ⬩ faithful, ⬩ loyal, ⬩ devoted, ⬩ liege [of a subject to his prince]
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Nele mé Israhél behealdan holde móde Israel will not regard me with loyalty, 80, 11; 118, 112.
morgen-gifu
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Ic gean into Ǽlíg . . þára þreó landa þe wit búta geheótan Gode, ꝥ is æt rettendúne þe wes mín morgangifu . . . C. D. iii. 274, 16. Gewát Eádríc ær Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne. Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn.