ge-bletsian
To bless ⬩ consecrate ⬩ benedīcĕre ⬩ consecrāre
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Gebletsode Romulus mid his bróðor blóde ðone weall Romulus blessed [consecrated] the wall [of Rome] with his brother's blood, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 5.
wrenc
a trick ⬩ artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ stratagem ⬩ a stratagem ⬩ a modulation of the voice
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Ðá sceolde Ælfríc lǽdan ða fyrde, ac hé teáh forð ðá his ealdan wrenceas, . . . gebrǽd hé hine seócne, Chr. 1003 ; Erl. 139, 7. a stratagem in war Hé hié mid ðæm ilcan wrence beswác, ðe hé æt heora ǽrran métingge dyde, Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 188, 32 : 6, 36
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be-wyrcan
surround
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Wǽpenu mid gyldenum þelum bewyrcean arma aureis includere laminis, Nar. 7, 12. to furnish with buildings Bufan ðǽm wealle ofer ealne þone ymbgong hé is mid stǽnenum wighúsum beworht (habitaeulis defensorum dispositis), Ors. 2, 4 ; S. 74, 21. to shut
brengan
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Tó Róme bróht, Ors. 4, II ; S. 208, 19. Him ꝥ sǽd bróht wæs. Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 39. Add
cíle
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Sió hǽte þæs súðdǽles, se cyle þæs norðdǽles, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 28. For ciele (cele, v. l.) nete se sláwa erian . . . for ðǽm ege ðæs cieles (ciles, v. l. ), Past. 285, 5, 10. On cele in frigore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 9. Cyle algore, Wülck.
earmlíce
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S. 32, 206. piteously, cf. earm-lic, 2 Þéh þe heó earmlíce hiere feores tó him wilnade quamvis miserabiliter pro vita precantem, Ors. 3, 11; S. 150, 33. pitiably.
geár-gerím
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þreó and sixtig geára, Wlfst. 15, 1. in Roman history Ic ymbe Rómána gewin on þǽm geárríme (-geríme) forð ofer þæt geteled hæbbe ( I have not followed the chronological order, but have anticipated; aliquantum Romanas clades recensendo progressus sum), Ors
lyþre
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Lýþrum monnum to vile cravens, Ors. 6, 36; S. 292, 27. of things Hú lǽne and hú lýðre þis líf is on tó getrúwianne. Wlfst. 189, 3. Hit ne gedafenað ꝥ man dó Godes hús ánre mylne gelíc for lýðrum tolle ( for sordid gain ), Hml. S. 19, 253.
wiþ
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Ors. 6, 33; S. 288, 14. (14) add :-- Hé wearð gebolgen mid mycelre hátheortnysse wið þone ǽfæstan wer, Gr. D. 20, 22. (. 15) add :-- Be Libertines geþylde þe hé hæfde wið his abbod, Gr.
sǽ-flód
an incoming tide, flood ⬩ the sea,
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Wæs án burg sió wæs néh ðæm sǽ óþ án sǽflód com and hié áwéste civitas repentino maris impetu abscissa, atque desolata est, Ors. 2,7 ; Swt. 90, 20.
wæstm-bǽre
Fruitful, fertile, productive
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Wæstm*-*bǽru fecunda, 38, 22. referring to inanimate things Ðæt wæstm*-*bǽre land campi uberes, Ors. 1, 3;Swt. 32, 2. Sceáwiaþ ðæt land, hwæðer hit wæstmbǽre sí considerate terram, qualis sit, bona an mala, humus pinguis an sterilis, Num. 13, 19.
ófer
an edge, border, margin ⬩ the land bordering on water, a river-bank, sea-shore, over in local names,
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Óbras, ófras oras, sǽ marmora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 72: 64, 42
sliht
a striking of coin ⬩ a stroke, flash of lightning ⬩ slaughter, death by violence ⬩ the deadly stroke of disease ⬩ what is to be killed, animals for slaughter ⬩ a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining ⬩ strages, occisio ⬩ mowing ; striking of an instrument
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Hú hé mid forhergiunge and mid heora mǽga slihtum on his geweald geniédde Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 17 : 5, 11; Swt. 238, 5. the deadly stroke of disease Ðis folc is mid swurde ðæs heofonlícan graman ofslegen, and gehwilce sind mid fǽrlícum slihte áwéste Homl
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ge-swígian
to be silent ⬩ to pass over in silence; with the genitive ⬩ to silence
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Eác ic wille geswígian Tontolis and Philopes ðara scondlicestena spella nec mihi nunc enumerare opus est Tantali et Pelopis facta turpia, fabulas turpiores, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 24. to silence Fugol biþ geswíged the bird is hushed, Exon. 58 a; Th. 207
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ge-sýne
Visible ⬩ seen ⬩ evident ⬩ plain
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Visible, seen, evident, plain Ne mihte ic hire bedyrnan mínes módes unrótnesse for ðan hit wæs on mínum andwlitan gesýne I could not hide from her the disquiet of my mind for it was evident in my face, Shrn. 41, 25: Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 28: Blickl.
wrecca
one driven from his own country ⬩ a wanderer in foreign lands ⬩ an exile ⬩ a stranger ⬩ pilgrim ⬩ a wretch ⬩ an evil person ⬩ a wretched person ⬩ a miserable, feeble creature ⬩ a wretched ⬩ unhappy ⬩ miserable ⬩ poor person
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Ðá wæs mid him án wræccea of Læcedamania Demaratus Lacedaemonius apud Xerxem exsulabat, Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 78, 33. Com se foresprecena wræcca . . . hine se kyning hider and þider wide áflýmde, Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, ' 12.
sǽ
Sea . ⬩ sea ⬩ sea ⬩ sea ⬩ a sea ⬩ a sea, lake
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Sǽs earm, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 6, 14. Gang tó ðæs sǽs waroþe ... Hé eode tó ðære sǽ, Blickl. Homl. 231, 29-36. Gán ofer sǽs ýþa, 177, 18. Geswencede of ðisse sǽwe hreónesse, 233, 26 : 235, 1. Hreónesse ðære sǽwe, 235, 5.
a-drífan
To drive ⬩ stake ⬩ expel ⬩ pursue ⬩ follow up ⬩ agere ⬩ pellere ⬩ expellere ⬩ repellere ⬩ sequi ⬩ prosequi
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Adrifene fatu graven or embossed vessels, Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 99
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a-sécan
to search or seek out ⬩ to seek for ⬩ to require ⬩ demand ⬩ eligere ⬩ requirere ⬩ petere aliquid ab aliquo ⬩ to seek ⬩ go to ⬩ explore ⬩ adire ⬩ explorare
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to search or seek out, to seek for, to require, demand ; eligere, requirere, petere aliquid ab aliquo Asécean ða sélestan to seek out the best, Elen. Kmbl. 2035; El. 1019 : 813; El. 407.
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clam
mud, clay ⬩ malagma, lutum ⬩ a bandage ⬩ chain, net, fold, prison ⬩ vinculum
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Mid heardum weorcum clames operibus duris luti, Ex. l, 14. a bandage, what holds or retains, as a chain, net, fold, prison; vinculum He ðé clamme belegde he loaded thee with a chain, Andr. Kmbl. 2386; An. 1194. Of ðǽm clammum with tnose chains, Bt.
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