sige-ríce
Victorious ⬩ triumphant
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Victorious, triumphant. applied to the Deity Witig Drihten . . . sigeríce, Cd. Th. 179, 11; Exod. 27. applied to men, cf. prop. name Sigeríc Gif gé (the Israelites) gehealdaþ hálige láre, gé gesittaþ sigeríce beórselas beorna, Cd.
for-drugian
To dry up ⬩ parch ⬩ wither ⬩ arescĕre ⬩ siccāri
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To dry up, parch, wither; arescĕre, siccāri He forheardaþ and fordrugaþ indūret et arescat, Ps. Lamb. 89, 6. Hió wǽre fordrugod to duste it would be dried to dust, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104
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geond-gangan
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about, perambulate Beón gesette an oðþe twégen ealde witan þe þæt mynster geondgangen and þæs gýman deputetur unus aut duo seniores qui circumeant monasterium, R. Ben. 74, 15. Geondgongendra (-gang-, Fs. L.) perambulantium, Ps. Srt. 67, 22
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hæften
Captivity, custody
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Captivity, custody Ða betste of ðes eorles híréde innan ánan fæstene gewann and on hæftene gedyde he took the best of the earl's household within a fortress and placed them in custody, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 29
weorþan
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Gif men férlíce wyrde únsófte, Rtl. 114, 24. with prepositions (see also IV), weorþan of to come from, be caused by, be produced from or by Wiþ geswelle ðam ðe wyrð of fylle oððe of slege, Lchdm. ii. 72, 22.
déman
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Déme gé swá swá gé willon ꝥ eów sý gedémed, 28. to judge a person, with dat. Ic ne déme (doemo, L., doemu, R.) nánum men, Jn. 8, 15. Se mon þe démeþ þǽm earmum búton mildheortnesse, Bl. H. 95, 35. Ic démde twelf þeódum, 155, 29.
wédan
To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,
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Bt. 7.4; Fox 22, 33. to act with violence, be furious, rage, of persons Ðonne se deófol ðús wétt, Wulfst. 198, 5. Hé wét swíðe and wynð on ða Cristenan, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 225.
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freólsian
To keep holy day ⬩ to celebrate ⬩ celebrāre diem festum
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Eádweardes mæssedæg witan habbaþ gecoren, ðæt man freólsian sceal ofer eal Engla land the witan have chosen, that St. Edward's mass-day should be celebrated over all England, L. Eth. v. 16; Th. i. 308, 21: L. C. E. 17; Th. i. 370, 7.
innan-weard
Inward ⬩ internal ⬩ interior
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Mec ísern innanweardne bennade iron wounded me within, 130 a; Th. 499. 6 ; Rä. 88, 11
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on-dryslíc
Terrible, dreadful
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Ácwellan ondryslícum wítum, Shrn. 111, l0. Þreágan mid ondrystlícum wítum, 104, 16. Gif hwilc mon síe on ondyrstlecum wísum ( in dreadful straits ), and hé sý mínes naman gemyndig, Drihten, gefriða ðú hine from ðæm brógan, 101, 30.
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healf
Side ⬩ part ⬩ side ⬩ hand ⬩ beside ⬩ dispute ⬩ behalf ⬩ account ⬩ side ⬩ quarter ⬩ direction
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Beóð twégen dǽlas on twá healfa þám gemetegodum dǽle, Lch. iii. 262, 1. with prep, be healfe beside (with dat.) Hæleðum be healfe féran, B. 2262.
ge-hwirfan
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Lmbn. 156, 1. with dat., to make exchange with Oft se welega and se wǽdla habbað gehwierfed (-hweorfed, v. l. ) hiera ðeáwum plerumque personarum ordinem permutat qualitas morum Past. 183, 10. Hié ðém landum iehwerfed hefdan, C.
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ge-cígan
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L. 10, 1. with dat. Geceigeð ł geceigde (gicégde, R.) frióndum and néhebúrum conuocat amicos et uicinos, Lk. L. 15, 6. Hé héht geceiga ðǽm esnum ł ðá esnas iussit uocari seruos, 19, 15. (1 a) to call to be a guest, to invite, with acc.
þan
then, ⬩ from that time, ⬩ after that ⬩ so, ⬩ as ⬩ any ⬩ any at all ⬩ any at all
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Sax. than lango the hé mósta is juguði neotan, Hél. 3498.] with comparatives, in negative sentences. with adjectives followed by ðonne or ðe any Gif hió bearn gestriéne, næbbe ðæt ðæs ierfes þon (þe, MS.
Norþ-wíc
Norwich
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Ðá gerǽdde Ulfkytel wið ða witan on Eást-Englum, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 17. Ðá geaf se cyng his sunu ðone eorldóm on Norþfolc and Súþfolc; ðá lǽdde hé ðæt wíf tó Norþwíc, 1075; Erl. 213, 6
un-mennisclíc
Inhuman
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Inhuman Wé hérdon on ealdum spellum, ðæt sum sunu ofslóge his fæder, ic nát húmeta, búton wé witon ðæt hit unmennislíc (-lícu, Cott. MS.) dǽd wæs nimis e natura dictum est, nescio quem filios invenisse tortores, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 16
bret
varies, changes
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varies, changes; Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beó wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30
on-scunian
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'Nelle wit (the eyes) nǽfre hǽr þá þeóstru þǽre nihte onscunian, ǽr wit magon þá sunnan sylfe geseón (tum tenebras non amabo, cum solem videro ).'
sárettan
To lament, complain
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Ðæt ilce sárette se wítga contra hos propheta conqueritur, 37, 2; Swt. 267, 2
IN
In ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ in ⬩ to ⬩ In
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On sumre stówe hé wæs ðæt man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte in sumre eáðelíce mid heáfde gebrínan in one place the roof was so that it could hardly be reached with the hand, in another it could easily be touched with the head, 207, 22.
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