weall
a wall that is made, ⬩ wall of a building, of a town, ⬩ side of a cave ⬩ a natural wall ⬩ a steep hill ⬩ a cliff.
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Of wealle ( the sea-cliff ) geseah weard, se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde, 463; B. 229. Winneþ wǽg wið wealle, Exon. Th. 383, 33; Rä. 4, 20. Ǽniges monnes wíg forbúgan oððe on weal fleón ( flee to the hill ) líce beorgan, Vald. 1, 15.
Linked entries: æt-foran-weall wala weal weall-clif weall-steáp
Cantwara burg
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Rochester; Roffensis civitas, Roffa Putta Cantwara burhge bisceop, seó is cweden æt Hrofesceastre Putta Episcopus castelli Cantuariorum, quod dicitur Rofecester, Bd. 4, 5; Whelc. 272, 35
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líne
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III. a continuous extent of length without breadth or thickness :-- On ðone munt þe sý in ðǽre lengoðe seó líne ðe wile .xxxiii. síða ealne eoiðan ymbehwyrft útan ymblicgan, Sal. K. 152, 5.
fýlþ
moral impurity, foul practice
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Ox. 1790. figurative, moral impurity, foul practice Seó fúle fornicatio, seó hátte fýlðe on Englisc, Wlfst. 249, 8. Fýlþe (ab omni spurcitiae) sentina, An. Ox. 666. Tó wiþersacunge fýlþe ad apostasiae volutabrum, 3041.
brecan
to shatter ⬩ demolish ⬩ to subdue ⬩ tame ⬩ reflex ⬩ to struggle ⬩ strive
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Hwænne se ðeóf cóme his hús tó brecenne, Hml. A. 50, 11. reflex, to exert one's self violently (cf. II. 3) Gif man hine brece ofer gemet to spíwanne, Lch. ii. 268, 29.
Linked entry: bracan
ge-hwæðer
Both ⬩ each ⬩ either ⬩ uterque ⬩ promiscuus
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He biþ him self gehwæðer fæder and sunu it is to itself both father and son, Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 12; Ph. 374. Se willa béga gehwæðres ge . . . ge . . . her will in both respects both . . . and . . . Elen. Kmbl. 1925; El. 964 : Beo.
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snegel
A snail
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Ðone blacan snegl áwæsc on háligwætre, sele drincan Lchdm. ii. 110, 14. Blace sneglas on pannan gehyrste 144, 2
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méd-sceatt
payment in reward of service done ⬩ a reward ⬩ wages ⬩ fee ⬩ payment for service or favour expected ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ a bribe
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Se man ðe bringþ médsceat ðam geréfan, se geǽrendaþ bet ðonne se ðe nǽnne ne bringþ, 238, 8. Gif hwá æt þeófe médsceatt nime, L. Ath. i. 17; Th. i. 208, 14. Swylc geréfa swylc médsceat nime, and óðres ryht þurh ðæt álecge, iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 5: L.
tó-stencan
to scatter the parts of a whole ⬩ disperse a number of objects gathered together ⬩ to destroy the integrity of a whole ⬩ dissipate ⬩ bring to nought ⬩ overthrow
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Ofermódignyss seó ðe englas cúþe beswícan, micele má menn tóstencean (dissipare), Scint. 83, 13.
Linked entries: stencan tó-sencende tó-stencedness
sellan
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Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum, ðæt se slaga wille bétan wið mǽgþe. Ðonne gebyreþ ðæt man sylle ðæs slagan forspecan on hand, ðæt se slaga móte mid griþe weddian, L. Edm.
fénix
the fabulous bird phœnix ⬩ φoινιξ ⬩ a genus of palms ⬩ the date tree ⬩ date palm ⬩ phœnix dactylĭfĕra
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Se fugel se is fénix háten the bird which is called phœnix, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 19; Ph. 86.
un-geþyldig
Impatient
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Se ðe ðysne lǽcedóm þolaþ, hé sceal upweard licgean, ðý læs hé ungeþyldig ( if he is impatient ) ða strengðe ðyssæ lácnunge ongite, Lchdm. i. 300, 21. Se ðe biþ ungeþyldig, and ceoraþ ongeán God on his untrumnysse, Homl. Th. i. 472, 8.
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ge-gremian
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Se wísa ne wilnað ná tó hrædlíce ðǽre wræce, ðeáh hé gegremed sié sapiens laesus in praesens se ulcisci non desiderat, Past. 220, 15. Hé geseah þæt hé wæs bepǽht, and wearð þearle gegremod, Hml.
sáwan
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Hé seów hwǽte on beswuncenum lande, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 9. <b>I c.</b> absolute :-- Ic hrippo ðér ne seáwu ic meto ubi non semino, Mt. L. 35, 26. Sé ðe sáwes ł seáwa (seów, R.) qui seminavit, 13, 39.
ge-ǽrendian
to do an errand ⬩ a business ⬩ to obtain by negotiation ⬩ intercession ⬩ to go ⬩ and obtain ⬩ apply ⬩ and obtain
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Add: to do an errand or a business Se man þe bringð médsceat þám geréfan, sé geǽrendað bet (does his business better) þonne sé ðe nǽnne ne bringð, Wlfst. 238, 9.
tó-hopa
Hope, ⬩ expectation
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Sió lufu and se geleáfa and se tóhopa fides spes et caritas, 21; Swt. 167, 19, 25: Shrn. 179, 1: Bt. 10; Fox 30, 8. Se tóhopa ðære wræce, Bt. 37, l; Fox 186, 23: Met. 25, 50. Ðú mē gesettest on tóhopan (in spe).Ps. Th. 4, 9: 15, 9.
aldornes
Authority ⬩ auctoritas
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Authority; auctoritas Se bisceop mid biscoplícre aldornesse [ealdorlicnysse, S. 553, 35] wæs cýðende episcopus pontificali auctoritate protestatus, Bd. 3, 22; Whel. 224, 22
eofne
Behold! ⬩ ecce!
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qui elongant se a te pĕrībunt, Ps. Lamb. 72, 27: 82, 3
fór-sprecen
Fore-spoken ⬩ fore-mentioned ⬩ præfātus
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Fore-spoken, fore-mentioned; præfātus Todǽlde se fórsprecena here on twá the fore-mentioned army divided into two, Chr. 885; Erl. 83, 22
ful-brecan
To break entirely ⬩ violate ⬩ pĕnĭtus frangĕre ⬩ violāre
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To break entirely, violate; pĕnĭtus frangĕre, violāre Se ðe áðor fulbrece he who violates either, L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 21
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