færelt
A going, progress, expedition ⬩ ĭter, gressus, expĕdītio
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Ðæt Scipia ðæs færeltes consul wǽre that Scipio was the leader of the expedition, 4, 10; Bos. 95, 2: 4, 10; Bos. 93, 34. Æt ðam ǽrran færelte in the former expedition, 4, 10; Ors. 92, 31: 4, 10; Bos. 93, 37
feá
Few ⬩ pauci
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Ðæt hér wǽre mycel ríp [MS. riip] and feá wyrhtan that a great harvest was here and few workmen, 1, 29; S. 498, 5. Feá ðæt gedýgaþ few escape from that, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 6; Rä,. 4, 57. Feá worda cwæþ he said few words, Beo. Th. 5318; B. 2662.
hefe-líc
Weighty ⬩ heavy ⬩ grievous ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ tedious ⬩ wearisome
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Ðæs ilcan geáres wæs swíðe hefelíc geár it was a very grievous year that same year, 1085; Erl. 219, 18. For hefelícum gyltum pro gravibus peccatis, L. Ecg. P. i. 6; Th. ii. 174, 17.
hell-waran
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Helwarena stefn wæs gehýred the voice of hell's people was heard, Blickl. Homl.87, 3. Cýðnise hellwarana testamentum inferorum, Rtl. 11, 9. Tó hell-warum ad inferos, 1010, 16. Ne forlǽt ðú míne sáwle mid hellwarum leave not my soul in hell, Blickl.
læfel
A cup ⬩ vessel ⬩ bowl
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Se læfyl ðe gé forstǽlon wæs mínum hláforde swíðe dýre scyphus, quem furati estis, ipse est, in quo bibit dominus meus, Gen. 44, 5. Ǽren fæt, læfel oððe céc, Lchdm. iii. 292, 9. Of ðæm hlæfle, Chart. Th. 439, 30.
Linked entry: lefel
lah-bryce
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A breach of the law Ðæt wæs geworden ðæs ðe hé sǽde þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce that happened, according to him [Gildas], through the violation of their rule by ecclesiastics, and through the breaking of the law by laymen, Swt
myrþra
A murderer ⬩ homicide
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Ðú (the soul) wǽre ðǽr in the world ) morþ and myrþra, Wulfst. 241, 9. Ðonne biþ hé ealra ðara manna deáþes sceldig and myrþra beforan ðæs écan Déman heáhsetle, Blickl. Homl. 53, 7. Myrþran and mánswaran, 61, 13.
óþ-feallan
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Swá clǽne hió (learning) wæs ðþfeallenu on Angelcyn so utterly was learning decayed in England, Past. pref. ; 3. 13
ge-týan
To instruct ⬩ teach ⬩ imbue ⬩ instruere ⬩ imbuere ⬩ docere
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Gregorius wæs fram cildháde on bóclícum lárum getýd Gregorius was from childhood instructed in book learning, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 17: Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 10: Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 11: Nar. 1, 14.
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searu-níþ
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Swá wæs Biówulfe, ðá hé biorges weard sóhte, searoníþas (the wily hostilities of the dragon, who used poison to destroy his foe, cf. áttorsceaþa, 5670, and is called inwitgest, 5333.
be-teldan
To cover, cover over, surround, overwhelm ⬩ tegere, supertegere, circumdare, obruere
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Wæs wópes hring torne bitolden the weeping circle was overwhelmed with grief, 15 b; Th. 34, 6; Cri. 538
ge-frǽge
Known ⬩ renowned ⬩ celebrated ⬩ remarkable ⬩ noted ⬩ famous ⬩ notorious ⬩ infamous ⬩ nŏtus ⬩ mănĭfestus ⬩ celĕber ⬩ fāmōsus
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Wæs úre líf fracuþ and gefrǽge our life was vile and infamous, Exon. 53 a; Th. 186, 23; Az. 24 : Cd. 180; Th. 235, 10; Dan. 304. Hæleðum gefrǽgost most famous among men, 162; Th. 202, 27; Dan. 394
ge-leoran
To go ⬩ depart ⬩ emigrate ⬩ die ⬩ īre ⬩ migrāre ⬩ emigrāre ⬩ defĭcĕre
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Ðonne heora hwylc of weorulde geleored wæs cum quis eōrum de sæcŭlo fuisset evŏcātus, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 41, note. Sægde Hilde of weorulde geleoran nunciavit Hild migrasse de sæculo, 596, 11. Ne gelioraþ non præteribit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 34.
ge-licgan
to lie ⬩ lie near, together ⬩ jacere ⬩ adjacere ⬩ conjacere ⬩ to lie down ⬩ fail ⬩ cease ⬩ loiter ⬩ delay ⬩ deficere ⬩ cessare
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Ðá heó ðǽr on gelegen wæs when she had lain down there, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 23. to lie down, fail, cease, loiter, delay; deficere, cessare Windblond gelæg the wind-storm ceased, Bon. Th. 6284; B. 3146.
ge-lóme
Often, frequently, continually, repeatedly ⬩ sæpe, frĕquenter, contĭnuo, crebro ⬩ frequenter
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Wæs he se mon ǽfest on his dǽdum and gelóme on hálgum gebedum ĕrat relĭgiōsis actĭbus, crebris prĕcĭbus, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 6. Oft and gelóme very frequently, Bt. Met. Fox 30, 10, 14; Met. 30, 5, 7 : Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 11 : 959; Erl. 119, 25.
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ge-niwian
To renew, make new, change ⬩ renovare, innovare
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Heáf wæs geniwad the wail was renewed, Cd. 144; Th. 179, 28; Exod. 35: Exon. 15 b; Th. 33, 22; Cri. 529; 60 a; Th. 217, 13; Ph. 279: Andr. Kmbl. 2020; An. 1012
ge-nóg
ENOUGH, sufficient, abundant ⬩ satis, sufficiens, abundans
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Ðǽr wæs genóg drinc sóna gearu there was soon drink enough ready, Andr. Kmbl. 3067; An. 1536. Hwæt druge ðú dugeða genóhra what madest thou of the abundant blessings, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 3; Gen. 888.
Sigel-hearwa
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Hé him ætýwde micelne Sigelhearwan, ðæm wæs seó onsýn sweartre ðonne hrúm, Shrn. 120, 24. Twegen blace Sílhearwan, Homl. Th. ii. 496, 17 : Homl. Skt. i. 4, 285. Sigylhearwan (Sielhearwæn, MS. T.) Aethiopes, Ps. Spl. 71, 9.
Linked entries: Síl-hearwa Sýl-hearwa -hearwa
swíge
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Ðá wæs swígra secg ( Hunferth ) on gylpsprǽce (cf. Ðú worn fela, wine mín Húnferð, beóre druncen ymb Brecan sprǽce, 1064; B. 530), Beo. Th. 1964; B. 980. silent, not making a noise, still Wind wédende færeþ, and eft semninga swíge gewyrðeþ, Elen.
þúma
The thumb
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Ic com mid handa on ðone stán drífan, and se ðúma gebrocen wæs, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 24. Gif se þúma biþ of áslægen, ðam sceal .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte. Gif se nægl biþ of áslegen, ðam sculon .v. sciłł. tó bóte, L. Alf. pol. 56; Th. i. 94, 28.