scearpe
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Sé þe scerpest lócian mæg, 43, 21
Waller-wente
The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria
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The Celtic inhabitants of Cumbria Nime hé his mága .xii. and .xii. Wallerwente, L. N. P. L. 51;Th. ii. 298, 8
wíf-gemǽdla
A woman's fury
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A woman's fury Wiþ wífgemǽdlan; geberge on neaht radices moran, ðý dæge ne mæg ðe se gemǽdla sceþþan, Lchdm. ii. 342, 10
hlæd-disc
A dish on which many things are heaped up [?]; ⬩ satura [MS. satira]
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A dish on which many things are heaped up [?]; satura [MS. satira], Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 69; Wrt. Voc. 26, 66
wrégan
To bewray ⬩ accuse ⬩ denounce ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to accuse ⬩ to denounce
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Fund mann nan þing uppon hemm to wreþenn, Orm. 416. Goth. wróhjan to accuse: O. Sax. wrógian: O. Frs. wrógia, wréia: O. H. Ger. ruogen: Icel. rægja.] Similar entries v. for-, ge-wrégan
niht
night ⬩ night ⬩ darkness ⬩ night
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Rush.) cymþ ðonne nán man wyrcan ne mæg, Jn. Skt. 9, 4 : 13, 30. Fira bearnum neálǽhte niht seó þýstre, Judth. Thw. 21, 25; Jud. 34. Hé com tó him ánes nihtes, Shrn. 16, 27. Næs nǽnig man ðe ǽfre nihtes tídum dorste on ðære ciricean cuman, Blickl.
hearh
A temple, an idol ⬩ lucus, nemus, fanum, delubrum, ara
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Gif ǽnig man gelýfe on Moloches hearch if any man believe on Moloch, Lev. 20, 2. Hé hét his geféran tóworpon ealne hearh and ða getymbro and forbærnan jussit sociis destruere ac succendere fanum cum omnibus septis suis, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 14.
Linked entries: hearh-eard hearh-lic
be-fæstan
to fix, ⬩ to place in security ⬩ to fix in the mind ⬩ implant ⬩ to fix by promise or agreement ⬩ to pledge ⬩ to commit ⬩ to commit to a person's charge ⬩ to commit to a place ⬩ to set ⬩ betake to an occupation ⬩ to commend ⬩ recommend, ⬩ to make acceptable ⬩ to trust
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D. 203, 4. to make acceptable Se ofermete ne befæsð ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 317, 19.
hwá
Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever
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Hwá hwylc mann swá Drihten ondrǽt quis est homo qui timeat Dominum? Ps. Th. 24, 10. Hwá is moncynnes ðæt ne wundrie what man is there that does not admire? Bt. Met. Fox 28, 10; Met. 28, 5. Hwá þegna, 86; Met. 28, 43.
lǽne
transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail
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Gif ðonne ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen eallunga on ða lǽnan sibbe ðonne ne mæg hé nǽfre becuman tó ðære ðe him geseald is relinquo scilicet transitoriam, do mansuram.
un-þeáw
A bad habit ⬩ an evil practice ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault
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Má dereþ monna gehwylcum módes unþeáw ðonne mettrymnes lǽnes líchoman, Met. 26, 112. Suá ðú meaht ǽlcne unðeáw on ðæm menn ǽresð be sumum tácnum ongietan ...
hungor-biten
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and by the way, and many came home towards winter in pitiful plight and suffering from hunger, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 22
sǽ-steorra
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A star which guides mariners at sea; stella maris, a title given to the Virgin Mary, from the erroneous belief that it expressed the etymological meaning of the Hebrew name Miriam, Mary Nú is hyre nama gereht . . . sǽsteorra . . .
wrecan
To drive ⬩ press ⬩ to drive ⬩ force to move ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to express ⬩ utter ⬩ recite ⬩ to drive in ⬩ impress ⬩ inlay ⬩ to drive ⬩ practise ⬩ carry out ⬩ on ⬩ to drive ⬩ press on ⬩ to wreak ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to take vengeance (on)
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Se ðe þeóf wrecan wille, and nánne man ne gewundige, L. Ath. i. 6 ; Th. i. 202, 20: 20; Th. i. 210, 10: v. 1, 5; Th. i. 230, 10. Gif man ðone twelfhyndan man wrecan sceolde, hé bið fulwrecan on syx ceorlum, L. 0. 13; Th. i. 182, 20.
Linked entries: wracian a-wrecan wreogan ǽrend-wreca
a-rídan
To ride ⬩ equitare
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To ride; equitare He út of ðam mann-werode arád he rode out from the crowd, Ors. 3, 7 ; Bos. 62, 22
Linked entry: a-rád
entisc
made by a giant, giant ⬩ gĭgantēus
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made by a giant, giant; gĭgantēus Lét entiscne helm brecan he caused the giant helmet to break, Beo. Th. 5951; B. 2979
Linked entry: eótenisc
gafol-rǽden
Tribute ⬩ trĭbūtum
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Tribute; trĭbūtum On sumum landum gebýreþ máre gafolrǽden in quibusdam lŏcis plus gabli reddĭtur, L. R. S. 5; Th. i. 436, 3
munucian
To make a person a monk
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To make a person a monk Hé hine mót munecian se monachum potest facere, L. Ecg. C. 27; Th. ii. 152, 13
betrian
To be better, to excel, to make better, to grow better ⬩ meliorari, emendare
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To be better, to excel, to make better, to grow better; meliorari, emendare Ic betrige melioror, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 13
Linked entry: beterian
ge-biterian
To make bitter ⬩ amarefacere
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To make bitter; amarefacere Hí sealdon him gebiterod wín dăbant ei myrrhātum vīnum [amarefactum vīnum, vīnum myrrha imbūtum ], Mk. Bos. 15, 23