ná-hwǽr
no-where ⬩ in no place ⬩ in no case ⬩ never ⬩ in no respect ⬩ not at all
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Ðeáh hé hire náwér ne geneálǽce on ǽlcere stówe hé is hire emnneáh though the sky nowhere approach the earth, it is everywhere equally near to it, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 22. in no case, never Ðás prepositiones ne beóþ náhwár ána, ac beóþ ǽfre tó sumum óðrum
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ÍDEL
empty ⬩ destitute ⬩ void ⬩ devoid ⬩ vain ⬩ useless ⬩ idle ⬩ idle ⬩ unemployed
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Londrihtes mót monna ǽghwilc ídel hweorfan every man must wander destitute of land-right, Beo. Th. 5768; B. 2888.
þeód
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Eal seó þeód ðe on Eást-Englum beóþ, L. A. G. prm.; Th. i. 152, 3. Myrcena ðeód onféng fulluht, Lchdm. iii. 430, 21. Ðeós þeód ( the Jews ), Elen. Kmbl. 934; El. 468.
þe
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Hé wæs sundes þe sǽnra, þe hyne swylt fornam, Beo. Th. 2877; B. 1436: Exon. Th. 432, 15; Rä. 48, 6.
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neowol
prone ⬩ prostrate ⬩ deep down ⬩ low ⬩ profound
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Neowle næssas low-lying headlands, Beo. Th. 2826; B.1411; Niþer under næssas, neóle grundas (hell ), Exon. Th. 136, 3; Gú. 535
drygan
To dry, make dry, rub dry, wipe ⬩ siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre
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Hie beóþ oft drygde they are often dried, Past. 11, 4; Hat. MS. 15 a, 19
geaflas
The jaws ⬩ fauces
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Ðam ða geaflas beóþ nǽdle scearpran whose jaws are sharper than a needle, 100 a; Th. 373, 32; Seel. 118
tulge
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Strongly, firmly; but the word undergoes a similar change to that which is seen in the case of swíde q. v. and is used with much the same force as that word Him beóþ under tungan tulge swearte ǽdra he has under h; V tongue very black veins, Lchdm. ii
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brún-basu
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Substitute for passages Bruunbesu (-beosu) ostriger , Txts. 82, 716. Brúnbaso, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 58. Balla loca prasinum (cf. calcido ut ignis lucet haec est prasinum, Corp. Gl. H. C. 77) brún-basu, 125, 16. Bánwyrt ys brúnbasuw, Lch. i. 294, 10.
ge-þræc
Press ⬩ crowd ⬩ crush ⬩ tumult
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Beorna geþrec press of men, Elen. Kmbl. 228; El. 114: Ps. C. 50, 44; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 44: Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 13; Rä. 4, 61. Geþrec clangor, Cot. 59, Lye
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þyrel
Perforated ⬩ having a hole or holes ⬩ pierced through
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Gif ða bán beóð bútú þyrel (þyrle, MSS. B. H.) ... Gif ðæt úterre bán bið þyrel..., L. Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 92, 14. Gif bútú þyrele sién, L. Ethb. 47; Th. i. 14, 12. Hé eówaþ ús his þyrlan handa, Wulfst. 90, 6
wítnung
Punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ pain
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Helpan ðám forðfarenum ðe on wítnunge beóð, ii. 356, 12. Gefyl hié nú mid ðære wítnunga ðe ðú him geteohhod hæfdest, Ps. Th. 16, 13. Búton wítnunge without exacting a penalty, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 19.
ge-wítnian
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Þá þe gewítnode beóð for hiora scyldum, Ps. Th. 44, 16: Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 6. <b>I b.</b> </b> with noun Wommum gewítnad, B. 3073. Mid deáðe gewítnedra morti punitorum, Ps.
seofon
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Ben. 37, 18. the abstract number seven Twía seofon beóð feówertýne, Angl. viii. 302, 45
mǽgþ
A collection of mǽgas ⬩ a family ⬩ stock ⬩ race ⬩ as a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied ⬩ descendants of a common ancestor living at the same time ⬩ a generation ⬩ a tribe ⬩ subdivision of a people ⬩ a people ⬩ nation ⬩ province ⬩ country
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Skt. 21, 24: Cd. 124; Th. 158, 12; Gen. 2616: Beo.
stefn
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Th. 207, 5; Exod. 462. as a grammatical term, form to mark relation Se forma hád and se óðer hád habbaþ ǽnlípige stemna, forðan ðe hí beóþ ǽfre ætgædere and him betwýnan sprecaþ.
ge-timbran
to make of wood ⬩ to build ⬩ to build up ⬩ construct ⬩ ædĭfĭcāre ⬩ construĕre ⬩ exstruĕre ⬩ to build up the mind ⬩ instruct ⬩ edify ⬩ instruĕre
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Ðeáh ðe ðæt port beó trumlíce on ǽlce healfe getimbrod though the gate be firmly constructed on every side, Homl. Th. ii. 432, 3. Ðǽr getimbred wæs tempel Dryhtnes where the temple of the Lord was built, Andr.
tín
ten ⬩ alone ⬩ a set of ten ⬩ the number ten
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Ða hildlatan, týne ætsomne, Beo. Th. 5687; B. 2847. Týna ealdor decanus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 4. Næs tó ánum dæge, ne tó fífon, ne tó týnum, ne tó twéntigum, Num. 11, 19.
íg
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The word occurs in place-names Locum qui apud Anglos nuncupatur Ceroteég, id est Cirotis insula,C. D. ii. 122, 27. Hengestes-íg, v. 401, 26. On Beferíge; ðonne on Fyrsíge, 300, 17. On meldaníge . . . tó Ceólesíge, 303, 2-3. Ðis sind ðá landgemǽra tó Gósíge
hweorfan
To turn ⬩ change ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ depart ⬩ go about ⬩ wander ⬩ roam
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Hé ána hwearf mondreámum from he went alone from human joys [i.e. died ], Beo. Th. 3433; B. 1714. Hwearf geond ðæt healreced Hæreðes dóhtor, 3965; B. 1981. Hé hwearf æfter wegum he went along the roads, Blickl. Homl. 199, 13: Beo. Th. 5657; B. 2832.
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