ge-midleahtrian
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To reproach Þe lǽs hé áfyrre þé gyfe, and hé (þé ?) sí gemidleahtrud ne forte auferat tibi gratiam, et convitietur tibi, Scint. 200, 6
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grorn
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Troubled, sad Warð gásríc grorn þǽr hé on greút giswom the whale got sad when he ran ashore, Txts. 127, 6. Cf. gnorn; adj
þweorlíce
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</b> add: insolently Hé smeáde míd tóþundenum móde hú hé þwyrlícost (proterva mente) sceolde him wiþ sprecan, Gr. D. 37. 22
earning-land
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The passage is: Ðá nam Ealdulf hit and sealde ðám ðe hé wolde tó earningclaude. Cf. the expression in the same charter: Wé wrítað him ðone croft . . . ðæt hé hæbbe hit swá rúm tó bóclonde, swá hé ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlonde, C. D. iii. 258, 27
feþe-leás
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Ꝥ hé ne meahte ne gehýran ne gangan. Ac hé gecreáp in þæs eádgan Berhtinus ciricean . . . Þá meahte hé gehýran and gangan, Shrn. 126, 22. For 'Footless' substitute: Without the power to walk, and add
un-lǽttu
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Moral wretchedness, wickedness God gecýðde in þám for hwylcre scylde (blasphemy) se cniht wæs geseald swylcum éhterum; for þon þe his fæder nolde hine gerihtan þá hwíle þe hé lifde,þá ylcan unlǽttu hé lét hine eft edníwian þá þá hé sweltende wæs, Gr
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on-bíd
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Hé on tweógendlícan onbíde wæs hwæðer hé wið Rómánum winnan dorste he was waiting in doubt (cunctans) whether he durst fight with the Romans, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 29
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pistol-bóc
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Hé ne funde on ðam mynstre ðá hé tó féng bóca ná má búton ... .i. pistelbóc ... Chart. Th. 430, 8-29
scræf
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Ðǽr ( hell ) biþ fýr and wyrm, open éce scræf, Cd. Th. 212, 10; Exod. 537. Cirice on scræfes onlícnesse, Blickl. Homl. 197, 18. Hé férde tó ðam munte and on ánum scræfe ( in spelunca ) wunode, Gen. 19, 30: 23, 11.
ge-neálǽcan
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Stód se Hǽlend and hét hine, lǽdan tó him. Þá hé geneálǽhte (geneólécde, L., geneálocade, R., appropinquasset) hé áhsude hine, Lk. 18, 40. with dative Mid ðý ꝥ fýr him geneálǽcte cum ignes cdpropinquassent, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 279, 10.
wóp
a whoop ⬩ cry ⬩ a cry of grief ⬩ wailing ⬩ lamentation ⬩ weeping
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Similar entries v. here-wóp. mostly a cry of grief, wailing, lamentation, weeping Hlúde swégde ðæra muneca wóp on Marlines deáðe, Homl. Th. ii. 518, 16. Wóp (fletus) and tóþa gristbítung, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 12 : 13, 42. Wóm and wóp, Cd.
æf-ést-ful
Full of envy ⬩ invidia plenus ⬩ invidiosus
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Full of envy; invidia plenus, invidiosus He is swíðe æféstful for ðínum góde he is very full of envy at thy prosperity, Th. Apol. 14, 24
æfter-weard
After ⬩ ⬩ following ⬩ posterior ⬩ secundus
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After, AFTERWARD, following; posterior, secundus Gif he me æfterweard weorþeþ if he shall be after [afterward] me, Exon. 104 b ; Th. 397, 3 ; Rä. 16, 14
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eáþ-méde
Of an easy mind, humble ⬩ mītis, hŭmĭlis
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Of an easy mind, humble; mītis, hŭmĭlis He gebétte mid eáþméde ingeþance he expiated with humble mind. Ps. C. 50, 152; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 152
filian
To follow ⬩ sĕqui
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He filide me he followed me, Deut. 1, 36
flot-weg
A sea-way ⬩ the sea ⬩ mărīna via ⬩ măre
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A sea-way, the sea; mărīna via, măre He sceolde faran on flotweg he must journey on the sea, Exon. 123b; Th. 475, 1; Bo. 41
fyrgen-beám
A mountain-tree ⬩ saltuensis arbor
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A mountain-tree; saltuensis arbor He fyrgenbeámas ofer hárne stán hleónian funde he found mountain-trees leaning over the hoar rock, Beo. Th. 2833; B. 1414
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gaful-gylda
A tribute payer ⬩ tributary ⬩ trĭbūti reddĭtor
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A tribute payer, tributary; trĭbūti reddĭtor He hí to gafulgyldum gesette on Angelþeódde he made them tributaries among the English, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 24
galg-treów
A gallows-tree ⬩ cross ⬩ crŭcis lignum ⬩ crux
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A gallows-tree, cross; crŭcis lignum, crux He wolde sume on galgtreówum [MS. galgtreówu] he would [hang] some on gallows-trees, Beo. Th. 5873; B. 2940
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eald-gewyrht
An ancient action ⬩ prisca actio
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An ancient action; prisca actio He þró for Adames ealdgewyrhtum he suffered for Adam's ancient actions, Rood Kmbl. 198; Kr. 100: Beo. Th. 5307; B. 2657