teár
A tear. ⬩ a drop of water from the eye, ⬩ caused by emotion, generally by grief ⬩ in plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, affliction ⬩ caused by weakness. ⬩ a tearlike drop ⬩ that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb
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Tehhero, Rtl. 40, 35. caused by weakness. v. tíran Ðeós eáhsealf mæg wiþ ǽlces cynnes broc on eágon ... wiþ tér, Lchdm. iii. 292, 2. Lǽcedómas wið eallum tiédernessum eágena ... wið eágna teárum, ii. 2, 8. Wið eágena teára (-e, -as?)
ufan
from above ⬩ down ⬩ above ⬩ at the top
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On ǽlcere stówe hé is hire emnneáh ge ufan ge neoþon, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 23. ¶ Associated with prepositions : -- Saturnus yfemest wandraþ ofer eallum ufan óþrum steorrum, Met. 24, 24. On ðám ufan stódon scyttan, Nar. 4, 15.
eard
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Th. 86, 6. in connexion with things, natural place, native soil (of plants) Ǽlc þing biþ fullest on his ágenum earda, Bt. 34, 1; F. 134, 24
ge-hæftan
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Sume weriað wísdómes streám, welerum gehæftað, ðæt hé út ne tóflóweð, 469, 3. to bind, fetter with material bonds Se geonga . . . gehæfted (cf. fetorwrásnum fæst, 1109), An. 1129. with non-material bonds Sé þe gehæft sié mid ðǽre unnyttan lufe þisse
híwian
to form ⬩ fabricate ⬩ to feign ⬩ to dissemble
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Ben. 13, 16. with clause: ꝥ hí híwion ꝥ hí ingehýd habban, Angl. xi. 109, 56. to dissemble Ne híwige synna neque dissimulet peccata, R. Ben. S. 15, 5. to show figuratively Gástlíce híwedon typice obumbrabant (septenos vitiorum cuneos), An.
rún
a whisper ⬩ confidence, counsel, consultation ⬩ a mystery ⬩ a secret ⬩ a rune, a letter.
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Ex. 87. of that which is written, with the idea of mystery or magic Ðæt hé him bócstafas árǽdde and árehte hwæt seó rún ( the writing on the wall of Belshazzar's palace ) bude, Cd. Th. 262,9 ; Dan. 741.
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sél
Better ⬩ excellence ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ with (more) success ⬩ (more) effectually ⬩ to (more) purpose
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Kmbl. 2315; El. 1158. denoting success or good result, with (more) success, (more) effectually, to (more) purpose Ic gelýfe ðe sél and ðý fæstlícor ferhþ staþelige, Elen. Kmbl. 1589; El. 796.
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hægtesse
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Ox. 4, 85. a hag, witch Haegtis, hegtis striga, Txts. 99, 1913. Gáð tó þǽre hǽtse vel sceande (Jezabel) and bebyriað hire líc ite et videte maledictam illam, et sepelite eam ( 2 Kings 9, 34), Hml. S. 18, 350.
heard-lic
bold ⬩ warlike ⬩ resolute ⬩ stern ⬩ dire ⬩ grievous ⬩ harsh ⬩ severe ⬩ pitiless
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Þé sind heardlicu, wundrum wælgrim wítu geteohhad, Jul. 263. harsh, severe, pitiless. Similar entries Cf. heard; VI. Þæt bið þearlic gemót, heardlic heremægen, Dóm. 37
ymb-sirwan
to deliberate about an evil deed ⬩ to lie in wait for
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For ðæm sint tó manianne ða ðe lange ymbsieriaþ ðæt hí ongieten hú micel wíte hí sculun habban beforan ðǽm óðrum hoc ergo praecipitatione lapsis per consilium pereuntes differunt, quod, cum hi a statu justitiae peccando concidunt, plerumque simul et in
ofer-sittan
to sit upon, occupy, take possession of ⬩ to desist from, abstain from
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Wit sculon secge ofersittan we shall abstain from the sword, not make use of swords, 1372; B. 684. [Cf. Prompt. Parv. ovyrsyttynge of dede or time omissio]
bútú
both ⬩ two ⬩ Both ⬩ ambo
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Wit him bútú sprecaþ we both [lit. we two both] speak to him, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 20; Gen. 574: 39; Th. 52, 4; Gen. 838: 40; Th. 52, 22; Gen. 847. Ðǽr hie sǽton bútú where they both [lit. they two both] sat, 133; Th. 168, 8; Gen. 2779
innian
To get within ⬩ put in ⬩ bring in ⬩ put up ⬩ lodge
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To get within, put in, bring in, put up, lodge Hé werodaþ syððan hé innaþ interius recepta dulcescant, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 31.
namcúþlíce
By name
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By name Úre mǽþ nis ðæt wé ealle Godes gecorenan eów namcúðlíce gereccan it is not within our power to recount to you by name all God's elect, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 2. Hé gehwilce eardas namcúðlíce on gemynde hæfde, i. 558, 25.
un-hyldu
Disfavour ⬩ unfriendliness
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Him is unhyldo Waldendes witod, Cd. Th. 45, 20; Gen. 729. Þurh hine wurdon manege geypte ðe mid heora rǽde on ðes cynges unheldan ( = hyldum?) wǽron ( who were hostile to the king ), Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 20
rǽd-líc
Advisable
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Tó smeágenne wið his witan hwet heom eallum rǽdlícost þúhte, Chr. 1006; Erl. 141, 4
spyrte
A basket
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Spyrte biþ, swá swá gé sylfe witon, of rixum gebroden, oððe of palmtwygum, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 6-9: 396, 8. Siofun sperta septem sportas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 37: 16, 10
CLINGAN
to wither, pine, to CLING ⬩ shrink up ⬩ se contrahere, marcescere ⬩ to CLING, stick close ⬩ circumcludere, includere
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to wither, pine, to CLING [in this sense, rarely used in English] or shrink up; se contrahere, marcescere Clang wæteres þrym ofer eástreámas: ís brycgade blǽce brimráde the glory of water shrank over river streams: ice bridged a pale water*-*road, Andr
gafol-gylda
a tribute-payer ⬩ tributary ⬩ debtor ⬩ trĭbūti reddĭtor ⬩ dēbĭtor ⬩ a rent-payer ⬩ a renter of land as opposed to the owner ⬩ qui censum annum pendit ⬩ conductor
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H.] húse gefeohte, cxx scillinga to wíte geselle if he fight in a tenant's house, let him pay cxx shillings as fine, 6; Th. i. 106, 7
ge-lómlǽcan
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Substitute: to be or to become frequent, happen frequently Þonne middangeardes wíta gelómlǽcað, Hml. Th. i. 612, 7. Efne ðá fǽrlíce æteówdon gelómlǽcende lígas sweartes fýres ecce subito apparent crebri flammarum tetrarum globi (Bd.