wóp-líc
Mournful ⬩ doleful ⬩ lamentable
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Surt. 76, 5. Grammar wóp-líc, of that which is an expression of grief Hé spræc mid wóplícre stemne, Homl. Th. i. 402, 9 : Homl. Ass. 196, 29: 198, 121. Mid wóplícre ceorunge, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 355. Mid wóplícum murcnungum flebilibus questibus, Hpt.
ymb-sirwan
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Admonendi ergo sunt, ut hinc colligant, qui in culpa etiam se per consilium ligant, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 4-31. to lie in wait for Se ðe hine ne ymbsyrede (-syrwde, ymbesierede, v. ll.) qui non est insidiatus (Ex. 21, 13), L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 24
ceorfan
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Ne sceamode þé tó ceorfanne ꝥ ꝥ ðú sylf suce, Hml. S. 7, 125. ꝥ corfene breóst, 145. Ceorfende infindens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 23. to slay Fióndas míno cearfas (ceorfas, R.) inimicos meos interficite, Lk. L. 19, 27
fiht-wíte
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On Denalage se cynincg áh fyhtewíta (fihtwíte, v. l.) and fyrdwíta, 384, 5. the revenue derived from, or the right to receive, such fines Se wagnscilling gonge tó þæs cyninges handa . . . ah elles ge landfeoh ge fihtewíte . . . ge ǽlc þǽra wónessa þe
folc-gefeoht
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Æt þrím folcgefeohtum forwurdon nigon x hund þusenda of Persa ánra anwealde de uisceribvs unius regni decies novies centena millia virorum tria bella rapnerunt, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 28. a battle fought in such a war Hié gecwǽdon folcgefeoht him betweónum
ge-mótian
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Sir, when will any suit be ended, if it can be ended neither with pledge nor with oath ? or if people want to upset every law that king Alfred made, when have our meetings and discussions been to any purpose ?, Cht. Th. 172, 4-10
Linked entry: mótian
ge-receness
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v. ge-recenness) of middangearde usque ad diem suae uncationis, Bd. 5, 12 ; Sch. 634, 8
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ge-sibsum
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Se gesibsuma lǽfð symle yrfeweard æfter him sunt reliquiae homini pacifico, Ps. Th. 36, 36. Hié wǽron swá geþwǽre and swá gesibsume þæt hié ealle forgeáfon þǽm cásere þá fǽhðe, Ors. 6, 4; S. 258, 27. Gesibsume pacatos. Wrt.
heorcnian
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Ðá féringa oðsuígde hé, suǽ hé hwæshwegu hercnade . . . Cuæð hé, 'Hú meahte ic bú somod ge in heofon gehéran ge hér sprecan,' Shrn. 72, 24. Hié hyrcnodon háliges láre, An. 654. Hé wolde hyrcnigan hálges lára, mildes meðelcwida, Gú. 979. with dat.
mere
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Hí cwǽdon ꝥ wé fundon sumne swíþe micelne mere in þǽm wǽre fersc wæter and swéte genóg ingens nos stagnum dulcissime aque inuenturos, Nar. 11, 26. On merum in stagna, Ps. L. 106, 35: 113, 8. [ The word occurs in many compounds, v. Midd. Flur, s. v.]
wita
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Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wǽre se cúðesta wita (gewita, v.l.) hyre clǽnnesse dicens se testem integritatis suae esse certissimum, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 440, 21
gylden
Golden ⬩ aureus
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On sumum gyldenum wecge to a golden wedge, Homl. Th. i. 60, 29. Under gyldenum beáge under a golden crown, Beo. Th. 2330; B. 1163. To ðam gyldnan gylde to the idol of gold, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 18; Dan. 204. Hring gyldenne a golden ring, Beo.
ge-sirwan
to plot ⬩ contrive ⬩ conspire ⬩ deliberate ⬩ to furnish with arms ⬩ equip
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Ðonne ne gesirede hit nó ðæt hit þurhtuge swelce synne then would it not have designed to carry out such sin, Swt. 435, 4. Ic gesyrede I plotted, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 20; Jul. 468.
EARM
ARM, the limb extending from the shoulder to the hand ⬩ brachium ⬩ ocean, etc ⬩ sĭnus, rāmus
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He worhte mægne on hys earme fēcit potentiam in brachio suo, Lk. Bos. 1, 51: Ex. 6, 6: Ps. Lamb. 76, 16: 135, 12: Beo. Th. 4711; B. 2361.
FLÓR
A FLOOR ⬩ păvimentum ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ ārea
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He feormaþ his bernes flóre purgābit āream suam, Lk. Bos. 3, 17. On fágne flór feónd treddode the fiend trod on the variegated floor, Beo. Th. 1454; B. 725
HELM
HELM ⬩ helmet ⬩ a crown ⬩ the top ⬩ overshadowing foliage of trees ⬩ a covering
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Hire hyrdeman sume ás ástáh and his orf læswode mid treowenum helme her herdsman had ascended an oak and was feeding his cattle with its woody crown, Homl. Th. ii. 150, 31.
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ge-cýðan
to make known ⬩ tell ⬩ relate ⬩ proclaim ⬩ announce ⬩ inform ⬩ nuntiare ⬩ annuntiare ⬩ referre ⬩ effari ⬩ monere ⬩ to declare ⬩ reveal ⬩ manifest ⬩ shew ⬩ perform ⬩ confirm ⬩ testify ⬩ prove ⬩ declarare ⬩ revelare ⬩ edocere ⬩ manifestare ⬩ monstrare ⬩ perhibere ⬩ testari ⬩ probare ⬩ to make celebrated ⬩ renowned ⬩ famed ⬩ notum facere ⬩ inclytum reddere
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Tree of wæstm his gecýðed biþ arbor fructu suo cognoscitur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 44. to make celebrated, renowned, famed; notum facere, inclytum reddere Cyning cystum gecýðed the king for virtues famed, Beo.
geóguþ
YOUTH, the state of being young ⬩ juventus, juvenilis ætas vel status ⬩ the youth, young persons ⬩ juventus, juvenes
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YOUTH, the state of being young; juventus, juvenilis ætas vel status Úre cnihthád is swylce undern-tíd, on ðam astíhþ úre geógoþ swá swá sunne déþ ymbe ðære ðriddan tíde our boyhood is as it were the third hour in which arises our youth as the sun does
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sweora
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Swile on hire sweoran tumorem sub maxilla, S. 588, 43. Tó his suiran getíged, Past. 2; Swt. 31, 18. Tó hys swyran (sweoran, MS. A.: suire, Lind.: swira, Rush.) gecnytt, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 6. Swuran (sweoran, MS. A.: suiro, Lind.: swira, Rush.), Mk.
werian
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Nú secgaþ sume preóstas ðæt hí for neóde wǽpn móton werian, L. Ælfc. P. 50, 51; Th. ii. 386, 13-21. Gyldenne hring werian, Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 190, 15. Gyrlan werian, Homl. Ass. 115, 427. Wǽpen wegan (werian, v. l.) arma ferre, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 7.