ofer-stígan
to mount, scale, surmount, rise above ⬩ to transcend, surpass, excel, overcome, exceed ⬩ transcendere, transire, exsuperare ⬩ overcome
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Hé on ánre diégelre stówe ðone munt oferstág. Ors. 4,6; Swt. 172, 21. Breóst oferstág brim weallende eorlum óþ exle the boiling sea rose above the breast up to men's shoulders, Andr. Kmbl. 3146; An. 1576.
lást
A step ⬩ footstep ⬩ track ⬩ trace
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Yldran ússe in forléton ðone wlitigan wong on láste our parents left that beauteous plain behind, Exon. 62 a; Th. 228, 18; Ph. 440. Frætwe léton licgan on láste, 104 a; Th. 394, 30; Rä. 14, 11.
Linked entry: lǽst
ge-ceósan
To elect ⬩ choose ⬩ decide ⬩ prove ⬩ approve ⬩ eligere ⬩ præeligere ⬩ seligere ⬩ asciscere ⬩ petere ⬩ nancisci
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Ðætte eallra heora dóme gecoren wǽre ut universorum judicio probaretur, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 31.
singan
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Ic mildheortnesse and dóm Drihtnes singe and secge, 100, 1. Cwæþ hé : 'Hwæt sceal ic singan ?' Cwæþ hé : 'Sing mé frumsceaft,' Bd. 4, 24 ; S. 597, 16
ge-scippan
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Gif ꝥ sóþ is ꝥ hit him swá gesceapen wæs, ꝥ hí ne móston elles dón, Bt. 41, 2 ; F. 246, 20. Gif ꝥ sóð beón mæg, ꝥ him swá gesceapen wæs, Hml. S. 17, 234.
grétan
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Hí ne dorston grétan (hreppan, v. l. ) þá hálgan stówe, 43, 11. non-material Hé ðone aað gesæh and gesceáwade ... ond hé hine hweðre ne grétte he examined the sworn statement, but did not attempt to refute it, C.
BURH
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Ðone æðeling on ðære byrig métton, ðǽr se cyning ofslægen læg they found the ætheling in the inclosure of the dwelling, where the king lay slain, Chr. 755; Th. 84, 19, col. 1: L. Edm. S. 2; Th. i. 248, 16: L.
wyrt-truma
- Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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Hyt næfð ðone wyrtruman (wyrtrum, v. l. ), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 21. Wyrtruman ðæs wudu-beámes eorðan fæstne, Cd. Th. 248, 20; Dan. 516: Exon. Th. 328, 28; Vy. 24. Treów wyrtrumum underwreðyd, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 30; Rún. 13. Wyrttruman radices, Ps.
Linked entry: -truma
heá-lic
lofty ⬩ tall ⬩ high up ⬩ precious ⬩ elevated ⬩ raised ⬩ loud ⬩ profound ⬩ intense ⬩ extreme ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent
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Þú forsihst ðone heálican wurðmynt (gloriam mundi), Hml. Th. ii. 146, 27.
samod
Together. ⬩ and, both . . . and, also, too
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Hé gesette ðone mónan fulne on eástdǽle mid scínendum steorrum samod, Lchdm. iii. 238, 28. with anlíce :-- Hí me ymbsealdon samod anlíce swá beón circumdederunt me sicut apes, Ps. Th. 117, 12: 142, 4: 147, 5.
wiht
a wight ⬩ creature ⬩ being ⬩ created thing ⬩ a whit ⬩ thing ⬩ aught ⬩ anything ⬩ without a negative ⬩ aught ⬩ alone ⬩ with a genitive
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Ic ðé bæd ðæt ðú ðone wælgæst wihte ne ( in no wise ) grétte, Beo. Th. 3995 ; B. 1995 : Andr. Kmbl. 3320; An. 1663. Næs wordlatu wihte ( at all ) ðon máre, 3043; An. 1524. Wuhte, Met. 14, 10 : 16, 14.
Linked entries: eall-wihta uht wuht ǽnig-wiht Wiht-land
wlite
aspect ⬩ countenance ⬩ looks ⬩ appearance ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ good looks ⬩ beautiful appearance ⬩ beauty ⬩ glory ⬩ ornament
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Ðes middangeard wæs tó ðon fæger, ðæt hé teáh men tó him þurh his wlite and þurh his fægernesse, Blickl. Homl. 115, 11: Met. 7, 31: Exon. Th. 86, 10; Cri. 1406 : Cd. Th. 132, 10; Gen. 2191 : 13, 23 ; Gen. 207.
hider
to this world ⬩ to this life ⬩ in this world ⬩ to this point ⬩ hither and thither ⬩ to and fro
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C. 64. motion implied: Hafað him geþinged hider þeóden úser on þám mǽstan dæge, Dóm. 5. in this world.
Linked entry: hider-cyme
smeágan
to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberate ⬩ to consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, search ⬩ to seek an opportunity ⬩ to accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose
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Com Mellitus tó Róme be ðám nýdþearflícum intingum Angelcyricean and hé ða wæs smeágende mid ðone pápan venit Mellitus Romam de necessariis ecclesiae Anglorum cum papa tractaturus 2, 4; S. 505, 30. Godes mǽrþa smeágende H. R. 105, 8.
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un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Æt ðæm feórðan cirre hié sendon Hannan heora ðone unweorðestan þegn, and hé hit ábæd novissime Annonis, minimi hominis inter legatos, oratione meruerunt, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 13.
geár
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God biddan ꝥ hé him forgéfe ðone geár siblice tíd and smyltelico gewidra and genihtsume wæstmas and heora líchoman trymnysse, Shrn. 74, n. <b>III a.</b> </b> Brengþ eorþe ǽlcne westm ǽlce geáre, 39, 13 ; F. 234, 14.
úte
Outside ⬩ without. ⬩ out ⬩ from one's position ⬩ on the outside ⬩ outside ⬩ on the outer side ⬩ out ⬩ out of doors ⬩ in the open air ⬩ out ⬩ away ⬩ at a distance ⬩ out ⬩ away from habitations ⬩ in open country ⬩ out ⬩ from home on service ⬩ out ⬩ not in one's own country ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land
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Similar entries v. út I. 1. α 3 Sum coþu is ðære wambe, ðæt ðone seócan monnan lystep útganges, and ne mæg ðonne hé úte betýned bið (when he is at the closet), Lchdm. ii. 236, 3. out, not residing in a place Ðæt muneca gehwylc, ðe úte sý of mynstre.
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ge-líc
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Gesihþ and gehérnes and gefrédnes ongitaþ ðone líchoman, and þeáh ne ongitaþ hí hine gelícne, 41, 4; F. 252, 8. Ne mæg nán monn habban gelíc lof on ǽlcum londe, for þon þe on ǽlcum lande ne lícaþ ꝥ on óþrum lícaþ, 18, 2; F. 64, 25.
irnan
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Gif mon blóde áne út yrne . . . oþþe gif mon for roppes untrumnysse út yrne, 170, 20-22. to discharge a liquid On ðone yrnendan mór, C.
ge-trymman
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Hý ( the Egyptians ) ðá getrymedon hyra drýas, and getrúwedon mid hyra drýcræftum ꝥ hí on ðone ilcan weg féran meahtan, Ors. 1, 7; S. 38, 30.