hearmian
to da harm to
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Ǽlc man þe yfel déþ . . . þeáh þe hit sumum fremige, and ǽlc man þe gód déð . . . þeáh þe hit hearmige sumum, Hml. S. 27, 173. Hé him hearmian nolde, 23, 311.
séðan
To declare true ⬩ affirm ⬩ attest ⬩ prove
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Sume (adverbs) syndon con- vel adfirmativa, ðæt synd fæstnigende oððe séðende, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 226, 11. Séðende ðæt Crist is Godes Sunu 'proving that this is very Christ' (Acts 9, 22), Homl. Th. i. 388, 4
grǽg
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Grey Grég glaucus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 90; Wrt. Voc. 46, 47. Deorce grǽg elbus, Wrt. Voc. 46, 48. Grǽg hwǽte far, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Som. 9, 52. Se grǽfa mǽw the grey mew, Andr. Kmbl. 742; An. 371.
hiw
Shape, ⬩ make, ⬩ form, ⬩ fashion, ⬩ species, ⬩ kind, ⬩ appearance, ⬩ symbol, ⬩ hue, ⬩ colour, ⬩ beauty
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Ánes hiwes uniformis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 42. Hwælan hiwes of a whale's shape, Salm. Kmbl. 527; Sal. 263. Æt ánes heowes cý from a cow all of one colour, Lchdm. iii. 24, 13.
swég
unregulated, confused sound, noise, din, crash ⬩ regulated, modulated or articulate sound, ⬩ sound made by living creatures, voice, cry or note of a bird, song ⬩ sound made by means of an instrument, ⬩ voice; also the instrument ⬩ a person
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Ælfc. Gr. 4; Zup. 7, 13. Accentus, ðæt is swég, on hwylcum stæfgefége ǽlc word swégan sceal, 50, 13; Zup. 290, 16. Swég tenor, Hpt. Gl. 528, 21. Heofoncyninges stefn, wordhleóðres swég, Andr. Kmbl. 186; An. 93.
Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg
án-éged
One-eyed ⬩ blinded of one eye ⬩ monoculus ⬩ monophthalmus ⬩ luscus
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Alf. 20; Th. 1: 48, 25, note: Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 76; Wrt. Voc. 43, 9
ge-grindan
To grind together ⬩ sharpen ⬩ grind to powder ⬩ commolere ⬩ pertricare
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Gegrunden [MS. gegrunde] commolitus, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Wrt. Voc. 28, 78. Gegrundene gáras the sharpened arrows, Byrht. Th. 134, 64; By. l09
Linked entry: ge-grundon
wæl-slítende
Corpse-rending, that rends the dead
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Corpse-rending, that rends the dead Ðæt líc ðǽr (in the grave) tó fúlnesse weorðeþ and ðám wælslítendum wyrmum weorðeþ tó ǽte, Wulfst. 187, 14. On helle mid deóflum and mid dracum and mid wælslítendum wyrmum, 241, 12
Ebreisc
Hebrew, belonging to Jews ⬩ Hebræus
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Of Seme com ðæt Ebreisce folc from Shem came the Hebrew people, Ælfc. T. 7, 25
here-beácen
A military ensign, standard ⬩ a beacon ⬩ lighthouse
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A military ensign, standard; also a beacon, lighthouse Herebeácn farus: upstandende herebeácn pira, Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 93, 90; Wrt. Voc. 41, 45, 43. Herebeácen and segnas beforan mé lǽddon cum signis et vexillis, Nar. 7, 16
in-sǽte
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Insǽte hús vel lytel hús casa vel casula, Ælfc. Gl. 108 ; Som. 78, 113; Wrt. Voc. 58, 28
leáden
Leaden
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Leaden Leáden plumbeus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 60. Sí ðæt álfæt ísen oððe ǽren leáden oððe lǽmen, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 15: Nar. 46; 3. Mid leádenum swipum swingan, Homl. Th. i. 426, 13
dol-líce
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Oft mon rǽsð suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and wénað men ðæt hit sié for hwætscipe saepe praecipitata actio velocitatis efficacia putatur, Past. 149, 12. Seó beó dollíce hyre cynesetl gestíhð, Angl. viii. 324, 15. Add
gim-stán
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Ex. 35, 27), Ælfc. T. Grn. 23, 40-45. Gymstána gemmarum An. Ox. 1073. Of gimstánum gemmis 3194. Add
hund-eahtatig
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Hund*-*eahtatigon síðon octuagies, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 286, 5
burh-scír
A city-boundary, city-liberty ⬩ urbis territorium
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A city-boundary, city-liberty; urbis territorium Ða yfelan leóda fíf burhscíra ðæs Sodomítisces eardes the evil people of the five city-boundaries of the Sodomitish land, Ælfc. T. 7, 20: Jos. 13; Thw. 152, 9: Cot. 148
on-cnáwan
To know ⬩ noscere, cognoscere, agnoscere ⬩ to know, recognise, ⬩ to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguish ⬩ to recognise a fact ⬩ to know, understand, attain to a knowledge of ⬩ to know, learn by observation, observe, perceive ⬩ to acknowledge ⬩ make acknowledgment of a fault ⬩ to acknowledge a greeting ⬩ to acknowledge the power of another
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To know; noscere, cognoscere, agnoscere Ic oncnáwe nosco, cognosco, ic ancnáwe agnosco, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 31-32. Tó angitanne and tó oncnáwenne animadverti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 44.
tó-weorpan
To throw in different directions ⬩ throw away ⬩ throw down ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ destroy ⬩ overthrow ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ to break in pieces ⬩ scatter the parts of a connected whole ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ to overturn ⬩ to throw down ⬩ destroy a building ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ to destroy the power of a person, ⬩ to destroy ⬩ to overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc., ⬩ to put down ⬩ put an end to ⬩ destroy ⬩ make void ⬩ break ⬩ dissolve ⬩ to throw out
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Hé úre ǽ tówyrpþ. Pilatus hym cwæð: Hwæt ys ðæt hé déþ ðæt hé mǽge eówre ǽ tówerpan? Hí cwǽdon: 'On restedagum hé hǽlþ,' Nicod. 2; Thw. 1, 23-27. Hé com tó ðý ðæt hé wolde ǽlc yfel tówurpan, and ǽlc good árǽran. Nú tówyrpþ hé on us leahtras . . .
Linked entries: te-weorpan tó-torfian tó-wurpan tó-wyrpan
boh
Anything curved or bent ⬩ the arm, shoulder ⬩ armus ⬩ humerus, lacertus ⬩ the arm of a tree, a BOUGH, branch ⬩ ramus, stipes, palmes ⬩ a branch of a family, offspring, progeny ⬩ propago ⬩ the bow of a ship ⬩ armus ⬩ armus ⬩ shoulder, bow of a ship ⬩ the shoulder, haunch ⬩ the shoulder of an animal
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Boh stipes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 16. Berende boh germen, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32; Wrt. Voc. 39, 18. Ðeáh ðú hwilcne boh ðæs treówes býge though thou bendest any bough of a tree, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 105, Met. 13, 53.
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an-gin
A beginning ⬩ attempt ⬩ resolve ⬩ purpose ⬩ design ⬩ undertaking ⬩ opportunity ⬩ initium ⬩ principium ⬩ conatus ⬩ inceptum ⬩ cœptum ⬩ occasio
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Ðá geseah Iohannes sumne cniht swíðe glæd on móde and on anginne cáf there John saw a certain youth cheerful in mind and quick in design, Ælfc. T. 33, 17. Abreóðe his angin may his design perish, Byrht.