þrúh
Wood or stone hollowed out ⬩ a trough ⬩ pipe ⬩ conduit ⬩ a box ⬩ chest ⬩ a coffin ⬩ sarcophagus ⬩ tomb
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Wood or stone hollowed out. a trough, pipe, conduit Ðrúh, thruuch, thruch tubo, Txts. 103, 2067. Þrúh vel mylentroh canalis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 16. Of þrýh ł þeótan tubo, Hpt. Gl. 418, 61. Of ðam bróce in ðæt þrúh; of ðam þrúge, Cod. Dip.
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ge-sleán
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., pitch a tent Gif hé hæbbe geteld geslagen. Ll. Th. i. 286, 9. where an impression is produced on the mind, or a condition of mind or body is brought about Ðá geslóh hine sóna se snáwhwíta hreófla, Hml. A. 58, 186.
ge-stígan
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Met. 29, 12. to reach, attain a lofty position Nsénig þæs swíðe in þeóde brym þisses Kfes forð gestígeit none amongst men attains such a pitch of earthly glory, CRä 20
in-tinga
A cause ⬩ sake ⬩ plea ⬩ case ⬩ occasion ⬩ matter ⬩ affair ⬩ business
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Ðá hí ðá heora intingan him wépende sǽdon ðá wæs hé sóna mid mildheortnysse gefylled when with tears they had told him their business, he was at once filled with pity, Guthl. 12 ; Gdwin. 58, 25. Tósceáð intingan mínne discerne causam meam, Ps.
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lár
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</b> a piece of teaching or instruction, a lesson :-- Hé gebád leódum tó láre longsnmne hiht, Exod. 405. the condition of being taught, learning, study Láre disciplinae An. Ox. 1098. His frýnd hine befæstan tó láre, Hml. S. 3, 4.
fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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III. 3 Hé wið ðon won fore (for, v. l.) geornfullnesse and for lufan þæs árfæstan gewinnes renitentem studio et amore pii laboris, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 349, Þú fore monna lufan þínre módor bósm gesóhtes, Hö. 110; Fa. 78.
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níd
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Th. ii. 340, 21 (in Dict. ). a matter requiring action to be taken, a piece of necessary business Martinus férde tó þám cásere, wolde for sumere neóde wið hine sprecan, Hml. S. 31, 651. Eóde hé ymbe sume neóde, Vis.
syndrig
separate, alone, not joined with others ⬩ standing apart, not accessible ⬩ special, set apart for a particular purpose ⬩ special, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual quality ⬩ for the unusual degree in which some quality exists ⬩ of that which concerns a single person, private, own ⬩ proprius, privatus ⬩ separate, several, sundry, each separately ⬩ one a-piece, one each
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</b>in a distributive sense, one a-piece, one each :-- Ðá onféngon hig syndrige penegas (cf. ǽlc his pening, v. 9, the Latin in each case being singulos denarios ) Mt. Kmbl. 20, 10.
Cynewulf
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After the close of the poem, and apparently intended as a tail-piece to the whole book, comes a poetical passage, in which the author principally refers to himself, and after a reference to his own increasing age and the change from the strength and joyousness
heord
keeping ⬩ custody ⬩ care ⬩ guard
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Geseah hé þreó heorda sceápa sittende wið þone pitt . . . þǽra hyrda gewuna wæs, þonne hig heora heorda gegaderodon, 29, 2-3. in pl. flocks and herds Hi fórun . . . búton litlingum and heordum (absque parvulis et gregibus atque armentis), Gen. 50, 8.
tó
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Tó hæpsan pinn, Angl. ix. 265, 9. add: Hé sæt tó þám cásere, Hml. S. 31, 629. Hé gesette his sunu tó þǽm onwalde tó him. Ors. 6, 22; S. 274, 6. Hí mid hæran hí gescrýddon tó líce, Hml. S. 12, 36: 35, 160: Hml. A. 108, 207.
heá-lic
lofty ⬩ tall ⬩ high up ⬩ precious ⬩ elevated ⬩ raised ⬩ loud ⬩ profound ⬩ intense ⬩ extreme ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent
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Heálicne píntreówes bóh procerum pini stipitem (cf. ǽnne heáhne pínbeám. Hml. Th. ii. 508, 24), 2221. Heálicum boga bígelsum celsis arcuum fornicibus, 510.
sceatt
property, goods, wealth, treasure ⬩ price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods ⬩ a coin
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Alf. 38; Th. i. 52, 31. a piece of money, a coin Sceat obulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 78. Nis woruldfeoh ðe ic mé ágan wille, sceat ne scilling (cf. O. Frs. mit schat ende mit schillinge: O. H. Ger. scaz unde schillinch), Cd. Th. 129, 13; Gen. 2143.
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sceát
a corner, an angle ⬩ corner, quarter ⬩ a projection, promontory ⬩ a nook, corner, region ⬩ a lap, bosom ⬩ the bosom ⬩ a bay ⬩ sinus ⬩ a garment ⬩ a cloth, napkin ⬩ cloak,fold
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-scíte) a projection, promontory Bætweónæ ða twægen brÍmfeldas andlang ðæs alarsceátæs (along the alder-covered piece of land which thrusts itself out into the fields ) on ðonæ fúlan bróc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl.v. 84, 12.
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fæst
constant ⬩ firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ fixed ⬩ unchangeable ⬩ firm ⬩ secure ⬩ stubborn ⬩ unyielding ⬩ firm ⬩ solid ⬩ compact ⬩ strong ⬩ firm ⬩ strong ⬩ fortified ⬩ unbroken ⬩ undisturbed ⬩ standard
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and wearmne, Lch. ii. 280, 11. of a vessel, that does not leak, water-tight: Fæstne kylle, Past. 469, 9. of sleep, rest, unbroken, undisturbed Þú eart sió fæste ræst (cf. seó séfte ræst, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 34) eallra sóðfæstra tu requies tranquilla piis
niman
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Z. 249, 10 : 19: 251, 1. with idea of choice, purpose, use, treatment, or occupation, with idea of choice, to pick out from a number, at random or with intention Nim sume tigelan take any tile (out of a number), Past. 161, 3.
LAND
LAND ⬩ earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ region ⬩ district ⬩ province ⬩ land ⬩ landed property ⬩ estate ⬩ cultivated land ⬩ country
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Se árfæsta bigenga ðæs gástlícan landes pius agri spiritalis cultor, Bd. 2, 15; S. 519, 8. xii hída gesettes landes xii hides of cultivated land, L. In. 64: 65; Th. i. 144, 6: 9. Be gyrde londes of a yard of land, 67; Th. i. 146, 1.
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reccan
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Eall ðæt ofer biþ tó láfe on heora weoruldspédum árfæstum and gódum is tó recceanne and tó syllanne omne quod superest, in causis piis ac religiosis erogandum est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 27. to stretch one's steps, to tend, to go, stray Hé nát hwider hé
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sittan
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</b> applied to the position of a bird at rest :-- Ic ( picus ) glado sitte, Exon. Th. 406, 26 ; Rä. 25, 7. Hé ( the phenix ) siteþ síþes fús, 212, 10 ; Ph. 208. Néfuglas under beorhhleoþum sittaþ, Cd.
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ge-tellan
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cf. pini stipitem paganorum ceremoniis deputatum, Aid. 30, 32), Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 48.) Þá unrihtwísan men beóð getealde tó þám écan wíte iniqui aeterno supplicio deputati, Gr. D. 335, 17: 336, 11, 14.