of-talu
The successful defence made against a claim
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Th. 302, 14-22
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ge-wísung
Direction
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Direction Be Godes sylfes gewísunge by the direction of God himself, Jud. pref. Thw. 153, 6
bleó-mete
A delicacy
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A delicacy Þú gegearwodest þé wiste and bleómettas tu tibi delicias praeparas, Gr. D. 99, 18
Linked entries: mete bleó-fæstnes
líf-weg
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A way which leads to life, way of life, one's path in life Lífweg [the road followed by the Israelites under the guidance of the pillar of cloud], Cd. 147; Th. 184, 9; Exod. 104.
hago-steald
One living in the lord's house, not having his own household, an unmarried person, a young person, young warrior ⬩ a servant, young man ⬩ mercenarius, cælebs ⬩ old bachelor
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Heafoc weorþeþ tó hagostealdes honda gelǽred the hawk becomes trained to the youth's hand, 88 b; Th. 332, 28; Vy. 92
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ge-mána
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D. vi. 149, 30. partaking of the Eucharist, communion; the Eucharist Ne gewiton þá nunnan of þǽre cyrican betwyh þám þe bescyrede wǽron þæs god-cundan gemánan, for þon þe hí onféngon þone gemánan fram Drihtne þurh þone Drihtnes þeówan dum inter eos qui
tó
to, ⬩ at ⬩ so as to produce ⬩ become ⬩ to (the satisfaction, etc. ) ⬩ to some end, ⬩ for some purpose ⬩ for ⬩ next to, ⬩ at, ⬩ by, ⬩ alongside ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ next to ⬩ after ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ at, ⬩ in ⬩ of, ⬩ from ⬩ to (in to do something to anything) ⬩ according to, ⬩ at, ⬩ after ⬩ compared to, ⬩ in comparison with, ⬩ beside ⬩ in addition to, ⬩ besides ⬩ for, ⬩ at ⬩ to be suffered ⬩ at ⬩ in the course of, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ for, ⬩ during ⬩ to ⬩ to, ⬩ for ⬩ in, ⬩ at ⬩ to the extent, ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ to, ⬩ up to, ⬩ until, ⬩ till ⬩ at, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ in addition, ⬩ besides, ⬩ too ⬩ too
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Th. 50, 32; Gen. 817. Hé gewyrceþ tó wera hilde helm oþþe hupseax, Exon. Th. 297, 5; Crä. 63. Hié wǽpna náman tó ðon ðæt hié heora weras wrecan þóhton they took arms for this reason, that they intended to avenge their husbands (cf.
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cléne
cleanly, entirely ⬩ penitus
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cleanly, entirely; penitus Deópne ymblyt cléne ymbhaldeþ meotod the lord entirely upholdeth the deep expanse, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 14
eormen-láf
The great legacy ⬩ immensum rĕliquum
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The great legacy; immensum rĕliquum He eormen-láfe gehýdde he had hidden the great legacy, Beo. Th. 4460; B. 2234
fóran-heáfod
The forehead ⬩ antĕrior pars căpĭtis ⬩ frons
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The forehead; antĕrior pars căpĭtis, frons On fóran-heáfde on the forehead. Homl. Th. ii. 266, 13: Nar. 15, 13
máðum-wela
Wealth consisting of costly things
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Wealth consisting of costly things Æfter máððumwelan ( the contents of the fire-draké s cave ), Beo. Th. 5493; B. 2750
wæl-streám
A destructive stream
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A destructive stream Ðonne wselstreámas (the waters of the Deluge) werodum swelgaþ, sceaðum scyldfullum, Cd. Th. 78, 30; Gen. 1301
ge-hende
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Z. 232, II. local Hai þe þǽr gehende wæs, Jos. 7, 2. temporal Ne bið seó geendung þyssere worulde ná gyt, ðeáh ðe heó gehende sý, Hml. Th. ii. 342, 21.
for-leorning
error
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Learning wrongly, error Þæs leásung and forleornung cymþ tó him þe hé hine sylfne déþ tó þon þe hé nis therefore will falsehood and error come to him that he makes himself out to be that which he is not, Bl. H. 183, 34
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cræft
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</b> in a bad sense, a cunning trick, stratagem, artifice :-- Mid þǽm cræfte þe þá scondlicost wæs . . . þysne nyttan cræft, þéh hé árlic nǽre, funde heora tictator, Ors. 2, 8; S. 90, 28-92, 3.
leód-sceaða
a public enemy
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A harmer of men, a public enemy Láð leódsceaða [the serpent], Cd. 43; Th. 56, 24; Gen. 917. Æt ðam leódsceaðan hreddan to save from the devil, Exon, 11 b; Th. 17, 20; Cri. 273. Ic ðam leódscaðan [Grendel] hondleán forgeald, Beo. Th. 4193; B. 2093.
ge-heortlíce
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Þá sóna æfter þǽre stefne geheortlíce him wǽron þá limu cwiciende and fægre (the latin is ; Post quam vocem paulatim recalescentibus membris), Gr. D. 317, 16
ge-tirwan
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to bring to the consistency of tar Scearfa eall ꝥ smera on pannan, swá micel swá þú sealfe haban wille and þú getyrwan mæge, Lch. iii. 14, 17
ge-sǽlþ
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Cf. ge-sǽlig; III Hæfde God þæs mannes sáwle gegódod. . .mid undeádlicnysse and mid gesǽlðe... wé forluron þá gesǽlðe úre sáwle, Hml. Th. i. 20, 1-3. <b>III a.
weorpan
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Þá hét hé mid þǽm palistas . . . þæt hiere mon mid þǽm þwyres on wurpe, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 174, 10. 2. add Þá forceáw hé his ágene tungan, and wearp hine þǽr mid on ðæt neb foran, Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 52, 25.