syll
a beam that serves as a foundation or support, a sill, a basis, support ⬩ a support, foundation ⬩ to lay a foundation
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Ðá wolde hé hús timbrian mid his gebróðra fultume. Ðá bæd hé hí ánre sylle, ðæt hé mihte ðæt hús on ða sǽhealfe mid ðære underlecgan. Ða gebróðra him behéton, ðæt hí woldon ðæt treów him gebringan.
ge-cneordlíce
Diligently ⬩ studiose
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Diligently; studiose Ða ðe woldon woruldwisdom gecneordlíce leornian those who wished diligently to learn philosophy, Homl. Th. i. 60, 27
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ge-hirtan
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Gehyrte foverat 150, 12. the object a person, to encourage, revive the spirits, animate Hé wolde gehyrtan ðá þe se cásere ácwealde . . . þá geseah hé hú sume þá crístenan woldon áwácian for ðám wítum and gehyrte heora mód, Hml. S. 5, 19-23.
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reón
mourning, lament
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mourning, lament Woldan wérigu wíf wópe bimǽnan æþelinges deáþ, reóne bereótan, Exon. Th. 459. 27; Hö. 6. Cf. rýn
a-sendan
To send forth ⬩ send out ⬩ send ⬩ emittere ⬩ mittere
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Ðæt he wolde asendan his áncennedan Sunu that he would send his only-begotten Son, Homl. Th. ii. 22, 3 : Ps. Spl. 105, 15. Ic eom asend ego missus sum, Lk. Bos. 1, 19
for-dilgian
To blot out ⬩ destroy ⬩ dēlēre ⬩ obnūbĭlāre ⬩ oblītĕrāre
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To blot out, destroy; dēlēre, obnūbĭlāre, oblītĕrāre He wolde ealle his þeóde fram ðam gingrum óþ ða yldran fordón and fordilgian he would do for and blot out all his nation from the younger to the elder, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 13: 5, 21; S. 643, 26.
irfe-láf
heirloom ⬩ inheritance ⬩ heir
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Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu ángan ofer eorþan yrfeláfe he [Abraham] was ready to give to the flame, his dear son, the only heir that was left him on earth, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 14 ; Exod. 403
geongor-dóm
Youngership, minority, subjection, obedience, service, vassalage ⬩ juvĕnīlis status, obsĕquium, obēdientia, ministĕrium
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Ðæt he Gode wolde geongerdóme þeówian that he would serve God in subjection, 14; Th. 18, 3; Gen. 267
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ge-rihtan
To set right or straight, to direct, correct ⬩ dirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre
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To set right or straight, to direct, correct; dirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre He wolde ðone Cristes gelǽfan gerihtan he would set right the faith of Christ, Chr. 680; Erl. 41, 14.
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clerc
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Wolde ic ꝥ þá ǽðela(n) clericas ásceócon fram heora andgites orðance ǽlce sleacnysse, Angl. viii. 301, 4. Ús þingð tó langsum ꝥ wé ealne þisne cwide on Englisc clericum geswutelion, 300, 7.
eorl-dóm
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His fæder ne wolde him lǽtan waldan 'his eorldómes on Normandíge, Chr. 1079; P. 214, 23. Undernam Godwine eorl swýðe ꝥ on his eorldóme sceolde swilc geweorðan, 1052; P. 175, 7.
nebb
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Ðá hé ætsacan wolde, ðá sǽde him mon ðæt tó tácne, C. D. ii. 134, 28. Þú gesceáwast ðæs mannes neb, and God sceáwað his heortan, Hml. Th. i. 288, 6.
rǽsan
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add: of an object that moves itself Hé wearð geangsumod, and rǽsde tó ðám were þe ðǽr offrian wolde, and ofslóh hine sóna, Hml. S. 25, 225. Án ormǽte heort . . . gewende fram þám flocce, and rǽsde intó þám wudu, 30, 30.
wendan
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Hwí ðú ǽfre wolde ꝥ sió wyrd on gewill wendan sceolde? cur tantas lubrica versat fortuna vices ? , Met. 4, 34. with idea of hostility, to turn on or against Hé wende on þá áne þe him getriéwe wǽron bellum vertit in socios, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 1
rust
Rust
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Hé wolde from ús ádón ðone rust úrra unþeáwa, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 11-15. Ǽrest ic wille beón gefremed in litlum weorce, ðæt ic mǽge sum rust (sinnrust (?)) on weg ádrifan of mínre tungan, Shrn. 35, 20. Similar entries v. syn-rust
god
A god
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He wolde geséean helle godu he would visit the gods of hell, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13. Goddo [godo, Rush.] gie aron dii estis? Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 34. God deos, Rush. 35. Godu, Ps. Th. 81, 6: 94, 3.
stæf-cræft
the art of letters ⬩ grammar ⬩ skill in letters ⬩ learning ⬩ study
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the art of letters, grammar Ic Ælfríc wolde ðás lytlan bóc áwendan tó Engliscum gereorde of ðam stæfcræfte, ðe is geháten grammatica ... forðan ðe stæfcræft is seó cǽg ðe ðæra bóca andgit unlícþ, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Zup. 2, 13-17.
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be-faran
to come upon ⬩ surprise ⬩ catch
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Þá cýdde man intó þǽre scipfyrde þet hí mann eáðe befaran mihte, gif man ymbe beón wolde, Chr. 1009; P. 138, 20. Add:
wyrht
Doing ⬩ work
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Doing, work Ná ðú be gewyrhtum úrum, wommum wyrhtum, woldest ús dón non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, Ps. Th. 102, 10
búr-cniht
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A chamberlain, servant of the bedchamber, eunuch His búrcnihtas ( eunuchi ) woldon hine amyrran, Hml. A. 98, 213. Án þára búrcnihta, 100, 278