ham
A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.
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'It is so frequently coupled with words implying the presence of water as to render it probable that, like the Friesic hemmen, it denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against the stream, which would otherwise
ge-timbru
An edifice ⬩ a building ⬩ structure ⬩ ædĭfĭcium ⬩ structūra
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Lind. Rush. 24, 1. Ðæt sind ða getimbru ðe nó [MS. nú] tydriaþ these are the structures which shall not decay, Exon. 32 b; Th. 103, 5; Cri. 1683: 39 b; Th. 131, 16; Gú. 456: Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 30.
pening
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. : penning, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 19. Hé sealde ǽlcon ǽnne penig (penning, Lind.) ... Ðá onféngon hig ǽlc his pening (suindrigo penningas, Lind.) ... syadrige penegas singulos denarios, 20, 2-10. Pening, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 27.
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lǽfan
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Hé eaferum lǽfde, swá déð eádig mon, lond and leÁdbyrig, þá hé of lífe gewát, B. 2470. Hí of lífe gewyton and lǽfdon heora ǽhta þám æðelum mannum. Iulianus ðá dǽlde . . . heora landáre, þe him lǽfed was, Hml. S. 4, 79-82.
þyrel
A hole made through anything ⬩ an aperture ⬩ orifice
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Þurh nǽdle þyrel (ðyril, Lind.) per foramen acus, Mk. Skt. 10, 25: Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 1. Ðyrl, Lk. Skt. Lind. 18, 25. Gif wyrm þyrel gewyrce ... drype on ðæt þyrel, Lchdm. ii. 114, 14. Drincan syllan þurh þyrel, Exon.
un-gelíc
Unlike ⬩ different ⬩ dissimilar ⬩ diverse
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Ðonne is ungelíc be ðon écan lífe now with the life eternal it is different, Blickl. Homl. 97, 28. Ungelíc is ús our lots are different, Exon. Th. 380, 5; Rä. 1, 3. Hé tiolaþ ungelíc tó biónne ðam óþrum, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 232, 7: Cd.
un-lust
absence of desire ⬩ disgust ⬩ disinclination ⬩ want of appetite ⬩ disinclination to action ⬩ listlessness ⬩ want of pleasure ⬩ joylessness ⬩ weariness ⬩ an evil pleasure ⬩ lust
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Ealle hyra unlustas hí sceolon gebétan sylfwylles on ðyssum lífe, oððe unþances æfter ðyssum lífe, Homl. Th. i. 148, 27. Þurh unlustas libidinibus, L. Ecg. C. 5, tit.; Th. ii. 128, 15. Winnan wið leahtras and unlustas forseón, L. Ælfc.
geolo
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Geole flýs setosa vellera; the gloss seems determined by a later line, Croceo mutavit vellera luto, Ald. 75. Cf. the erroneous gloss to this line in Wrt.
ge-wítan
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Gif hwá cwydeleás of þyssum lífe gewíte if any one die intestate, Ll. Th. i. 412, 27. Of mínum líchoman gewítan, Bl. H. 139, 13. Of líchoman gewiten, 149, 31. Of lífe gewiten, Ap.
HERE
An army ⬩ a host ⬩ multitude ⬩ a large predatory band
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Lind. 14, 14. Here legio, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 30: exercitus, 23, 11. Þeófas wé hátaþ óð vii men from vii. hlóþ óð xxxv siððan biþ here up to seven men we call thieves, from seven to thirty-five a gang, after that it is an army, L.
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ge-lícnes
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Th. i. 282, 32. that which resembles an object, a like shape, a semblance Ne wæs þæt ná fugul ána, ac þǽr wæs ǽghwylces ánra gelícnes horses and monnes, hundes and fugles, and eác wífes wlite, Rä. 37, 10.
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, satănas ⬩ Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. ⬩ fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words ⬩ the king took a corresponding oath to his people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body ⬩ Pastus or Convivium ⬩ The king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges ⬩ Vigilia ⬩ head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district ⬩ the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium
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Sié on cyninges dóme hwæðer he líf áge ðe náge be it in the king's power whether he shall or shall not have life, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 3, 4. Búton him cyning [MS. kyning] árian wille unless the king will be merciful to him, 36; Th. i. 124, 19.
swá
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. :-- Tó syllenne swá hwæt swá (suǽ huæt quodcumque, Lind.) heó hyne bǽde, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 7. Swá hwylc swá (suá huá, Lind. : swá hwá swá, Rush.) sylþ ánne drinc, 10, 41. Fram swá hwylcere untrymnesse swá hé on wæs, Jn. Skt. 5, 4.
for
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ before ⬩ since ⬩ ago ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ instead of ⬩ in place of ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ in return for ⬩ in expiation of ⬩ in redemption for ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ in support of ⬩ in respect to ⬩ in relation to ⬩ as regards ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ in spite of ⬩ notwithstanding ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ according to ⬩ as representative of ⬩ for ⬩ to take ⬩ in compensation for ⬩ as punishment for ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ for the benefit of ⬩ As representative of
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B. 8: Þonne þú for unc bǽm andwyrdan scealt, Seel. 87. l where there is responsibility: Þonne ne biþ nǽnig tó þæs lytel lið on lime aweaxen, þæt þú ne scyle for ánra gehwylcum (for ǽhwylc ára, v.l.) on sundrum rine ágildan, Seel. 97. with verbs of appeal
DYNT
a stroke, stripe, blow ⬩ ictus, plaga, percussio ⬩ A bruise, DINT, noise, crash ⬩ contusio, impressio, sonus
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Lind. Rush. War. 18, 22. Ondrǽden him ðone dynt let them fear the stroke, Past. 45, 2; Hat.
hyll
A hill
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Lind. 23, 30
un-gebét
unamended ⬩ uncorrected ⬩ not amended through the penance prescribed by the church ⬩ unatoned because 'bót' has not been made
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Ealle scylda, ðe wið God beóð ungebétta, beóð unforgifne on dómes dæge, Past. 33; Swt. 220, 17. of persons, unatoned because 'bót' has not been made Ðá wæs hé ðisse spǽce, ǽgðer ge on lífe and æfter, ungeládod ge ungebétt he was, both when alive and
un-rihtwísness
Unrighteousness ⬩ iniquity ⬩ injustice
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Unihtwísnesse (-rehtwísnesses, Lind.) túngeréfa vilicus iniquitatis, Lk. Skt. 16, 8, 9. Ðú ágiltst fædera unrihtwísnysse ( iniquitatem ) hira bearnum, Ex. 34, 7: 20, 5. Ða ðe unrihtwísnesse wyrceaþ qui faciunt iniquitatem, Mt. Ktnbl. 13, 41: Blickl.
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un-gleáw
without understanding ⬩ without skill ⬩ not sagacious ⬩ ignorant ⬩ blind ⬩ dull ⬩ not apt for service
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Lind. 15, 14. Synt gé þus ungleáwe (inprudentes)? Ne ongyte gé ðæt...? are ye so without understanding? Do ye not perceive that...? Mk. Skt. 7, 18. Ungleáwe inertes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 32.
wánung
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Lind. 5, 38. Se áfunde his hláford licgan heáfodleásne and hé ðá mid wánunge wende út ongeán videns cadaver absque capite Holofernis exclamavit voce magna cum fletu, Anglia x. 101, 365. Mid hreówlícere wánunge, Homl. Th. i. 466, 33