wistfullian
To feast
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Tíma is ðæt ðú mid ðínum gebróðrum wistfullige on mínum gebeórscipe, Homl. Th. i. 74, 15. Utan wistfullian epulemur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 62.
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ymb-sittend
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One living on the borders of another's country, a neighbour Gif ic ðæt gefricge, ðæt ðec ymbsittend ( those that sit on thy borders ) egesan þýwaþ, Beo. Th. 3658; B. 1827. Him ǽghwylc ðara ymbsittendra hýran sceolde, 18; B. 9: Elen.
ceole
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Add: a throat Gif ðé þynce ðæt ðú tó wrǽne sý, wít ðaét ðínre ceolan for ðám unnyttum lustum, Prov. K. 54. Ceolan gurgustio (cf. gurgustio ceolor ( omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 34; v. Angl. viii. 451), Wrt.
duru-weard
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Ðegn cuæð ðǽm duruuardæ (duroworde, R. ostiariae ) ... cuoeð dureweard, Jn. L. 18, 16, 17. Duruweardas ostiarii, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 43. Férde hé tó hire húse and forbeád ðǽm duruweardum ꝥ heó hine hire gesægde, Shrn. 86, 16. Add
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ge-þring
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Ealle ðá gehýrdon þe ðǽr æt wǽron ... on ðám egeslican geþryngce ðá man þá martyras cwylmde, 23, 92. Add
wærness
Prudence, circumspection, caution
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Prudence, circumspection, caution Mid wærnyssa ( cautela ) in gangende, ðæt óþre gebiddende hé ná gelette, Anglia xiii. 378, 188.
búgan
To inhabit ⬩ inhabitare, incolere
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Ðǽr ic wíc búge there I inhabit a dwelling, 104 b; Th. 396, 22; Rä. 16, 8: 103a; Th. 389, 23; Rä. 8, 2. Ðǽr nó men búgaþ eard where men inhabit not a home, 58a; Th. 208, 18; Ph. 157. Búgede habitatvit, Aldh. Gl. Grn
on-bíd
Awaiting, expectation
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Awaiting, expectation Næs ðæt onbíd long ðæt ... it was not long to wait, before ..., Exon. Th. 156, 18; Gú. 876. Long is ðis onbíd worulde lífes long in this life is this waiting for the next, 164, 30; Gú. 1019.
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hold-áþ
An oath of fealty
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Hé dyde ðæt ealle ða heáfodmæn on Normandig dydon manrǽden and holdáþas is sunu Willelme, 1115; Erl. 245, 12
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sweflen
Sulphurous, of brimstone
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Eðna ðæt sweflene fýr, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 30. Hé eal ðæt land mid sweflenum fýre forbærnde Deus pluit super hanc terram ignem et sulphur, totamque regionem exustam aeterna perditione damnavit, I. 3; Swt. 32, 10: Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 17. Swæflenum.
gomen-wudu
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Ðǽr wæs gidd and gleó, hwílum he hearpan wynne, gomenwudu grétte there was song and glee, at times he touched the joy of harp, the wood of mirth, 4222; B. 2108
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dim-nes
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Utan wé geþencan dómes dæg and dimnessa helle grundes, Hml. A. 168, 113. a dark place On sweartum dimnessum latibulis carceralibus, An. Ox. 3144. dimness of sight Wiþ eágena dymnysse, Lch. i. 176, 16. darkness, evil Dimnesse gástas chao, Wrt.
sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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Ðæt nán man on his yrfenuman ne spece that no man bring an action against his heir, L. Eth. iii. 14; Th. i. 298, 10. Ðone áð syllan, ðæt hé mid folcrihte on ðæt land sprece, L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 13
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neód
Desire ⬩ eagerness ⬩ diligence ⬩ earnest endeavour
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Wé ðǽrinne andlangne dæg nióde namon in the hall the live long day we took our pleasure, Beo. Th. 4238; B. 2116
yfele
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Hit is gecweden, ðæt him betere wǽre ðæt hé nǽfre wǽre, ðonne hé yfele wǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 21. badly, imperfectly, improperly Seó-bóc wæs yfele of Grécisce on Léden gehwyrfed ( badly translated ), Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 23.
æ-hiwnes
Paleness ⬩ gloom ⬩ pallor ⬩ deficientia coloris
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Paleness, gloom; pallor, deficientia coloris Wið æblǽcnysse and æhiwnesse ðæs líchoman for paleness and discoloration of the body, Herb. 164; Lchdm. i. 294, 3
a-létan
to leave ⬩ let go ⬩ dimittere
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to leave, let go; dimittere Ic ðæt alétan ne sceal I will not let that go, Solil. 8: Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 87, 19
a-grísan
To dread ⬩ fear greatly ⬩ shudder ⬩ horrere
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To dread, fear greatly, shudder; horrere Ðæt he for helle agrise that he shudder for hell, L. C. E. 25; Th. i. 374, 13
an-lǽdan
To lead on or to ⬩ adducere
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To lead on or to; adducere Ðǽr eorp-werod an-laddon there led on the swarthy host. Cd. 151; Th. 190, 5; Exod. 194
célan
To be or become cold ⬩ algere, refrigerari
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To be or become cold; algere, refrigerari Célan is of untrumnysse ðæs gecynnes algere ex infirmitate naturæ est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 15