heáfod
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Þone arcb . . . sé þe ǽr wæs Angelcynnes heáfod and Xpendómes, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 5. Þú mé gesettest ðeódum tó heáfde constitues me in caput gentium, Ps. Th. 17, 41.
dǽl-nimend
a taker of a part, a sharer, partaker, participator ⬩ partĭceps ⬩ A participle ⬩ particĭpium
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a taker of a part, a sharer, partaker, participator; partĭceps Ðæt se Hǽlend dǽlnimend wǽre úre deádlícnysse that the Saviour was a partaker of our mortality, Homl. Th. i. 36, 33.
Linked entries: dǽl-neomend dǽl-nymend -nimend
leax
A salmon ⬩ lax
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Leax sceal on wǽle mid sceóte scríðan swiftly shall the salmon in the stream's eddy move, Menol. Fox 538; Gn. C. 39. Leaxes geallan, L. M. 3, 2; Lchdm. ii. 308, 6. Hwý gé nú ne settan on some dúne fiscnet eówru, ðonne eów fón lysteþ leax? Bt. Met.
Linked entry: læx
mál
an action ⬩ suit ⬩ cause
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an action, suit, cause Mál clasma (cf. clasma clam oððe wed oððe wæra. 'This barbarous word meant in medieval Latin, an action at law, for a bond or other obligation,' 21, 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 42 : Hpt. Gl. 496, 4. [Icel. mál an action : O. H.
ge-trýwe
TRUE ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fĭdēlis
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TRUE, faithful; fīdus, fĭdēlis Beó blíðe, ðú góda þeów and getrýwa; forðamðe ðú wǽre getrýwe ofer lytle þing, ic gesette ðé ofer mycle euge, serve bŏne et fĭdēlis; quia sŭper pauca fuisti fĭdēlis, sŭper multa te constĭtuam, Mt.
gif
If ⬩ though ⬩ whether
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Frægn gif him wǽre niht getǽse asked whether the night had been pleasant to him, Beo. Th. 2643; B. 1319. Ðú wást gif hit is swá we secgan hýrdon thou knowest if it is as we heard say, 550; B. 272
for-berstan
exhausted ⬩ to fail ⬩ break down
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Him wǽre leófre ðæt hé . . . þonne se áð forburste. Cht. Th. 171, 26. Þa cende he tern and let þone forberstan (let it go by default), 206, 28
for-ildan
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Se sláwa ágǽlð and forielt (-ielð, v. l.) ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrcanne piger necessaria agere negligit, Past. 283, 25.
Linked entry: for-yldan
gleáwe
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Ic wát and can þæt þú mín God gleáwe wǽre agnovi quoniam Deus meus es tu, 54, 8. Eart þú edneówe, earne gelícast, on geogoðe nú gleáwe geworden, 102, 5
þǽr
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Add Hé stǽleð fǽhðe in firene, þǽr þe hié écne anwaldan oft forgeáton, Sat. 641. add Þǽr þe þis god ne wǽre, nǽnige þinga úra goda on hyra onsýne gefeóllon, Verc. Först. 100, 5. Eálá þǽr hig hogodon utinam saperent, Cant. M. ad fil. 29
wéning
supposition ⬩ doubtful thought ⬩ doubt ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ chance
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supposition, doubtful thought, doubt Se Godes man ne sceolde be ðan morgendæge þencean, ðý læs ðæt wǽre, ðæt hé þurh ðæt ǽnig ðara góda forylde, ðe hé ðonne ðý dæge gedón mihte, and (þurh) ða wéninge hweðer hé eft ðæs mergendæges gebídan móste the man
of-standan
to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or condition, stop in a place
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Gif him ofstondeþ on innan ǽnigu ceald wǽte if any cold humour stops in them. Lchdm. ii. 194, 15.
on-beódan
to bid, order ⬩ to announce, tell, proclaim, send word
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Agustinus hét him onbeódan ðæt hér wǽre mycel riip, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 4
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sóþe
truly ⬩ genuinely ⬩ really ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with the facts of a case ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast
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Th. 73, 5. truly, in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast Ic ða wǽre forð sóðe gelǽste, ðe ic ðé sealde, Cd. Th. 139, 11; Gen. 2308: 142, 22; Gen. 2365. Beót eal wið ðé hé sóðe gelǽste, Beo. Th. 1053; B. 524.
áþ
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Hé cwæð ðæt hé nán ryhtre geðencan ne meahte þonne hé þone áð ágifan móste gif hé meahte ... and hé gelǽdde tó ðon ándagan done áð be fullan ... and cwæð ðæt him wǽre leófre ðæt hé ... ðonne se áð forbufste ... and wé gehýrdan ðæt hé ðone áð be fullan
Beormas
The Biarmians
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Biarmia ortum versus ad mare album vel gandvikam sita est :' - Fela spella him sǽdon ða Beormas, ǽgþer ge of hyra ágenum lande, ge of ðǽm landum, ðe ymb hý útan wǽran; ac he nyste hwæt ðæs sóðes wæs, forðæm he hit sylf ne geseah.
hyldu
Kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ affection ⬩ friendship ⬩ grace ⬩ fidelity ⬩ loyalty
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Ðé wæs leófra his sibb and hyldo ðonne ðín sylfes bearn his [God's] peace and grace were dearer to thee than thine own child, 141; Th. 176, 33; Gen. 292l.
Linked entry: helde
ÍSEN
Iron ⬩ steel
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Ðá wæs se ofen onhǽted ísen eall þurhgléded then was the furnace heated, the iron made red hot, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 8; Dan. 244. Ísenes scearpnyss acumen, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 31. Gemeng tógædere mid glówende ísene mix together with a glowing iron, L.
lyt
Few ⬩ little
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Wóp wæs wíde, worulddreáma lyt, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 9; Exod. 42. Ðé eádes tó lyt þuhte, Exon. 28 a; Th. 86, 1; Cri. 1401. Wergendra tó lyt þrong ymbe þeóden, Beo. Th. 5758; B. 2882. Ðæt lyt manna þáh it succeeded with few, 5665; B. 2836.
Linked entry: lyt-hwón
muud-bora
one who can give protection (mund) ⬩ protector ⬩ patron ⬩ guardian ⬩ advocate ⬩ a guardian
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S. 40; Th. i. 400, 6. a guardian (of things) Ðara máðma mundbora wæs, Beo. Th. 5552; B. 2779