weorod
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Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25. Weorodran ofer hunig dulciora super mel, Ps. Lamb. 18, 11
flota
a ship ⬩ a fleet ⬩ a sailor
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By. 227
ge-léd
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Of the five forms which here gloss catasta the only one to which a meaning may easily be given is gloed, which elsewhere translates carbo. This form might apply to the fire used in the form of torture denoted by catasta.
Hwiccas
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B. i. 414, 22-25. The suggestion may receive some support from the forms, Hec-, Hwicc-, used by Florence when speaking of the Magesǽte. v. Chr. P. ii. p. 197. Add
twengan
To pinch ⬩ squeeze ⬩ twinge
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He twengde and schok hire bi þe nose, P. L. S. ix. 81
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cáfer-tún
A hall, inclosure, court, vestibule ⬩ atrium, vestibulum
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Bos. 11, 21; Jn. Bos. 18, 15; Bt. 18, 1; Rawl. 38, 30. Seó fǽmne geneálǽhte ðam cáfertúne ðyses húses the maiden came nigh the court of this house, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 36: 5, 2 ; S. 615, 2; Ps. Lamb. 95, 9.
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ge-drífan
To drive, ⬩ to force a living creature to move ⬩ to impel matter by physical force, to carry along (of wind or water) ⬩ to force matter into something, cram. ⬩ to carry out, effect, drive a bargain
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L. 8, 12. to impel matter by physical force, to carry along (of wind or water) Þ scipp gedrifen wæs (jactabatur) from ýðum, Mt. 14, 24. Ǽlc ceápscip frið hæbbe . . . gyf hit undrifen bið.
á-tellan
to count ⬩ number ⬩ compute ⬩ to enumerate ⬩ to tell ⬩ relate ⬩ recount ⬩ to reckon ⬩ repute
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Hig hym eall átealdon be þám wýtegum, 19, 30. Þ hig wyþ ús sprecon and ús átellon ealle þá gerýnu, II. 29. Earfoðlic is tó átellanne seó gedrecednes, Chr. 1056;P. 186, 32. to reckon, repute Bið áteled reputatur, Rtl. 100, 35
þearf
need ⬩ needful things, ⬩ what is needful ⬩ what is required of a person, ⬩ duty ⬩ use, ⬩ service, ⬩ behoof, ⬩ good, ⬩ advantage, ⬩ profit ⬩ a useful thing, ⬩ profitable employment ⬩ need, ⬩ distress, ⬩ straits, ⬩ difficulty
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Gif ic æt þearfe ðíne scolde aldre linnan, Beo. Th. 2958; B. 1477. On hyra mandryhtnes miclan þearfe, 5691; B. 2849. Seó ecg geswác þeódne æt þearfe, 3054; B. 1525. Swylc sceolde secg wesan æt þearfe, 5411; B. 2709: Byrht. Th. 140, 52; By. 307.
gild
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Bd. 2, l ; Sch. 109, 22. Gield sacra (Deorum destruxit ), Wrt.
mid
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Se wer þe mid his ágene (-on, v. l. ) wíf bið slǽpende, Bd. 1, 27 ; Sch. 86, 1. Ána mid him sylfum alone by himself, Gr. D. 105, 29 : 32 : 106. 24. <b>II a.
CWIC
Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax
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Se iunga wæs cwices módes the youth was of a quick mind; erat adolescens animi vivacis, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 37. He nó ðǽr áht cwices lǽfan wolde he would leave naught alive there, Beo. Th. 4618; B. 2314.
abbad
an abbot ⬩ abbās
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At length it began to be usual for the abbot to be in orders; and since the sixth century monks generally have been priests. In point of dignity an abbot is generally next to a bishop.
þeówian
to serve ⬩ be a servant or slave ⬩ to be devoted to ⬩ attend to ⬩ bestow pains on ⬩ work at ⬩ to perform a service ⬩ to enslave ⬩ reduce to a state of slavery ⬩ deprive of freedom
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Wæs heó Drihtne ðeówiende on ðam mynstre, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 15.
a-blícgan
To shine ⬩ to be white ⬩ to astonish ⬩ con-sternare
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To shine, to be white, to astonish; con-sternare Ic eom ablícged consternor, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 42
allunga
altogether ⬩ omnino
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altogether; omnino Ðe allunga underþeóded biþ unþeáwum who is altogether subject to vices, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 20
a-slápan
To be sleepy ⬩ begin to sleep ⬩ fall asleep ⬩ dormitare
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To be sleepy, begin to sleep, fall asleep; dormitare Min sáwl aslép dormitavit anima mea, Ps. Th. 118, 28
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átter
Poison ⬩ venom ⬩ venenum
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Poison, venom; venenum Ðæt átter wæs sóna ofernumen the poison was soon detected, Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 474, 39
and-warde
Present ⬩ præsens
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Present; præsens Ðis andwarde líf manna on eorþan vita hominum præsens in terris, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 14
drohtian
to converse, live
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to converse, live, Bd. 1, 27; S. 488, 37: 5, 6; S. 618, 28: Salm. Kmbl. 894; Sal. 446