smæl
Small ⬩ small, little, not great ⬩ narrow, not broad ⬩ slender, thin, not thick ⬩ fine ⬩ not coarse ⬩ not loud ⬩ gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus ⬩ a sheep, small cattle
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Small in the following glosses: Smæl gracilis, smælre gracilior, ealra smælst gracillimus Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 16, 8. Smel, smael, smal Txts. 67, 992. Smæl gracilis vel exilis vel subtilis Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 18.
sorgian
to care ⬩ be anxious ⬩ feel anxiety or care ⬩ absolute ⬩ to sorrow ⬩ grieve ⬩ be sorry ⬩ for, on ⬩ absolute ⬩ to be anxious; to sorrow
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Th. 907; B. 451. absolute Hé sceal winnan and sorgian, ðonne se dæg cume ðæt hé sceole ðæs ealles ídel hweorfan, Blickl. Homl. 97, 25. Sorgiende anxius, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 67. Sorgende, ii. 6, 66.
be-fæstan
to fix, ⬩ to place in security ⬩ to fix in the mind ⬩ implant ⬩ to fix by promise or agreement ⬩ to pledge ⬩ to commit ⬩ to commit to a person's charge ⬩ to commit to a place ⬩ to set ⬩ betake to an occupation ⬩ to commend ⬩ recommend, ⬩ to make acceptable ⬩ to trust
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Eallum óþrum mannum þú mihtest þín unriht befæstan, Bl. H. 175, 28. to fix by promise or agreement, to pledge Hé wrát his handgewrit þám deófle and him mannrǽdene befæste, Hml. Th. i. 448, 15. Bifæsted him wíf desponsata sibi uxor, Lk.
ládian
to excuse ⬩ clear ⬩ exculpate ⬩ defend
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For ðan ðú tówyrpest ðíne fýnd and ealle ða ðe unrihtwísnesse ládiaþ and scyldaþ ut destruas inimicum et defensorem, Ps. Th. 8, 3.
singan
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Ealle hearpan strengashé grét mid ánre honda, ðý ðe hé wile ðæt hí ánne song singen, Past. 23 ; Swt. 175, 9. where the subject of the song is the object of the verb, to sing about, recite or compose a poem about something Ic ðíne strengðu singe, Ps.
wítan
to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart
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Grammar wítan, with a clause Wíte ðú georne, ðæt ðú dó ealle ða tácn vide, ut omnia ostenta facias, Ex. 4, 21. Wíte ðæt ðín geþanc ne losige, Lchdm. iii. 154, 20. Wýte ðæt ðú swá dó, Nicod. 26 ; Thw. 14, 23. Wíte se óðer, ðæt hé hit béte, L. C.
Linked entry: ge-wítan
hold
Kind, ⬩ friendly, ⬩ pleasant, ⬩ favourable, ⬩ gracious [of a prince to his subject], ⬩ faithful, ⬩ loyal, ⬩ devoted, ⬩ liege [of a subject to his prince]
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Ealle Rómáne wurdon cristnum monnum swá holde ðæt hie on monegum templum áwriten ðæt ǽlc cristen mon hæfde friþ all the Romans shewed so much favour to the Christians that they wrote up in many temples that every Christian man should have protection,
losian
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Eall heora ǽhta losodon, Hml. S. 30, 151.
hwá
Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever
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[Ðæt is ungeliéfedlíc tó gesecganne] hwæt ðæs ealles wæs what there was of it all, 5, 12; Swt. 240, 16: Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 3. Hé nyste hwæt ðæs sóðes wæs he did not know how much truth there was in it, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 33.
lǽdan
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Him urnon ealle hellwaran ongeán, and lǽddon hine tó hiora cyninge, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 29. Gif hwelc forworht monn cymð, and bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó sumum rícum menn, Past. 63, 2.
ge-þeaht
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Gép ealle déð mid geþeahte (every prudent man dealeth with knowledge, Prov. 13, 16), 199, 11: 10. Mid geþeahte and mid andgite, Bt. 33, 4 ; F. 132, 8 : Met. 20, 200.
hider
to this world ⬩ to this life ⬩ in this world ⬩ to this point ⬩ hither and thither ⬩ to and fro
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Hé ástyrað þis folc lǽrende þurh ealle Júdéam ágynnende of Galiléa oð hyder (usque huc). Lk. 23, 5.
Linked entry: hider-cyme
teám
A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively. ⬩ a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, children ⬩ bringing forth children, child-bearing ⬩ a line of animals harnessed together, a team
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Seó gelaþung is úre ealra módor ... hire teám nis ná líchamlíc ac gástlíc, 492, 8: Homl. Skt. i. 20, 9. Wuenumon and hire teám, Moruiw and hire teám and Wurgustel and his teám wuárun gefreód ... Marh gefreóde Leðelt and ealle hire teám, Chart.
Linked entries: teám-byrst tém wróht-getíme ge-teáma -tíme -tíme
HRÓF
A ROOF ⬩ the top ⬩ summit
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Ðæt héhste gód is hróf eallra óðra góda the chief good is the roof and crown of all other goods, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 142, 35. Wið ðæs heán hrófes ðæs héhstan andgites in summæ intelligentiæ cacumen, 41, 5; Fox 254, 16.
LEÓHT
LIGHT ⬩ a light
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Ðære sunan beorhtnys and ðæs mónan leóht and ealra tungla, Homl. i. 64, 29: Blickl. Homl. 91, 23. Ðenden him leóht and gǽst somod fæst seón whilst he lives, Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 27; Cri. 1580.
Linked entry: líht
grétan
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Siððan wæs eallum ðám óðrum swá mycel ege fram him, ðǽt hí hine grétan ne dorstan afterwards the others were in so much fear of him, that they durst not attack him, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 3.
ge-hýran
To hear ⬩ give ear to ⬩ audīre ⬩ exaudīre ⬩ To hear ⬩ audīre ⬩ to obey ⬩ obĕdire
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To eallum ðe ðis ylce stǽr becyme úres cynnes to rǽdanne oððe gehýranne omnes ad quos hæc eadem histŏria pervĕtīre potĕrit nostræ natiōnis lĕgentes sīve audientes, 5, 24; S. 649, 6.
stille
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quiet, unchanging, undisturbed, stable Ðú ðe unstilla ágna gesceafta tó ðínum willan wíslíce ástyrest and ðé self wunast swíðe stille unáwendendlíc á forð simle stabilis manens das cuncta moveri, Met. 20, 16. quiet, not vehement, gentle Heó wæs on eallum
swícan
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Nóhwæðere ælmihtig ealra wolde Adam and Euan árna ofteón ðeáh ðe hé him from swice although he had withdrawn his favour from them (perhaps hé = hié and swice is plural though they had turned from him, 58, 31; Gen. 954. to desist from (dat. or prep.),
Linked entry: be-swicenness
swencan
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Perseus wæs ealne ðone geár Rómáne swíþe swencende, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 208, 13. Forhwon sindun gé swæncende ( molesti ) ðam wífe? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 10. Fram unclǽnum gáste swenced beón ab immundo spiritu vexari, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 11.