holm
A mound, ⬩ hill, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ wave, ⬩ ocean, ⬩ water, ⬩ sea ⬩ land rising from the water, ⬩ an island in a river
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Its most common use in the latter, in the poetry, is in reference to water with the meaning wave, ocean, water, sea Freá engla héht wesan wæter gemǽne ðá stód hraðe holm under heofonum síd ætsomne the lord of angels bade the waters be together, then
swǽs
(one's) own; ⬩ proprius ⬩ dear ⬩ with a development of meaning similar to that in kind or gentle; gracious, kind, agreeable, pleasant (used of persons or things). ⬩ subst. property: ⬩ near, related ⬩ familiaris, domesticus ⬩ beloved, dear; pleasant.
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Beseoh on ðíne scealcas swǽsum eágum ( with gracious eyes ), 89, 18. Swǽsum wordum dulcibus verbis, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 31: blandimentis Gl. Prud. 43 a. Swáse swegldreámas, Exon. Th. 82, 35; Cri. 1349
yfel
Evil, ill, bad ⬩ of things, bad, not good of its kind ⬩ of what is grievous, hurtful, etc.,
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Ic wíte þolade, yfel earfeþu, 89, 6; Cri. 1453
ÁR
honour ⬩ glory ⬩ rank ⬩ dignity ⬩ magnificence ⬩ respect ⬩ reverence ⬩ honor ⬩ dignitas ⬩ gloria ⬩ magnificentia ⬩ honestas ⬩ reverentia ⬩ kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ mercy ⬩ pity ⬩ benefit ⬩ use ⬩ help ⬩ gratia ⬩ favor ⬩ misericordia ⬩ beneficium ⬩ auxilium ⬩ property ⬩ possessions ⬩ an estate ⬩ land ⬩ ecclesiastical living ⬩ benefice ⬩ bona ⬩ possessiones ⬩ fundus ⬩ beneficium
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Ne wolde he ǽnige áre wítan nor would he ascribe any honour, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 29. He sundor líf wæs fóreberende eallum ðám árum he was preferring a private life to all honours, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 8.
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lǽne
transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail
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.], granted for a time only, not permanent, transitory, temporary, frail [generally used as an epithet of things of this world when they are contrasted with those of the next] Ac ic wolde witan hweðer ðé þuhte be ðam ðe ðú hæfst hweðer hyt wére ðe lǽne
ǽfen-steorra
The evening star ⬩ Hesperus
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Se móna, mid his blácan leóhte, dunniaþ ðone beorhtan steorran, ðe we hátaþ morgensteorra: ðone ilcan we hátaþ óðre naman, ǽfensteorra the moon, with his pale light, obscures the bright star, which we call the morning star: the same we call by another
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ÆSC
an ash-tree ⬩ fraxinus excelsior ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨ ⬩ an ash-spear ⬩ a spear ⬩ lance ⬩ hasta fraxinea ⬩ hasta ⬩ a small ship ⬩ a skiff ⬩ a light vessel to sail or row in ⬩ navis ⬩ navigium ⬩ dromo
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Æscum with spears. Beo. Th. 3548; B. 1772: Andr.
mæðel
an assembly ⬩ a deliberative or judicial meeting ⬩ council ⬩ speech ⬩ address ⬩ harangue ⬩ conversation
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Icel. vera á máli to converse) thou didst hear the holy man Moses when conversing with him, Elen. Kmbl. 1568; El. 78 b.
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pytt
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On hiere bryne gemulton ealle ða onlícnessa tógædere and on pyttas besuncan, Ors. 5, 2 ; Swt. 216, 3. a pit (as in pitted with small-pox) : Pyt ful wyrmses serpedo (cf. serpedo a mesylle, 224, 9 : a tetere, 267, 48), Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 4
ge-hýdan
to hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ condĕre ⬩ abscondĕre ⬩ to watch ⬩ guard ⬩ heed ⬩ observāre ⬩ to bring into safety ⬩ make firm ⬩ fasten ⬩ allĭgāre
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Th. 55, 6. to bring into safety, make firm, fasten; allĭgāre Hý ehýdaþ heáhstefn scipu to ðam unlonde oncyrrápum they fasten the high-prow'd ships to the false land with anchor-ropes, Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 1; Wal. 13
cúþ
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Ꝥ hé ꝥ feoh undeornunga his cúðan ceápe ( with property known to be his ) gebohte, i. 34, 10. Hæfde Marcellus Rómánum cúð gedón þæt mon Hannibal gefliéman mehte, Ors. 4, 9; S. 192, 14.
folc-lic
public ⬩ national ⬩ common ⬩ general ⬩ public ⬩ plebeian ⬩ common ⬩ common ⬩ populous
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S. 32, 247. public (in contrast with secret) Tó ansýne folclicre (ad faciem publicam) geþyld hí híwiað, and on geþance yrsunge áttor hí behýdað, Scint. 9, 12. of the common people, plebeian, common Of cyrliscum lífe and of folclicum gedeorfe ex vita
hǽþen-gild
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Hí léton him betweónum tán wísian . . . hluton hellcræftum hǽðengildum ( with idolatrous rites ) teledon betwínum, An. 1104. an idol. Cf. deófol-gild; Þá þe hǽðengildum þeówiað idolis servientes, Hml. S. 17, 39.
híw-rǽden
- Ps. L.
a family ⬩ a house ⬩ a house ⬩ family ⬩ tribe ⬩ nation
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Híwrǽdene, Hpt. 31, 18, 504. a house, body of people living together with common interests and occupations, a religious house Þæt heó sién þǽm biscope holde and þǽre heórǽdene æt Weogornaceastre, Cht. Th. 168, 24.
BRIM
Surf, the sea, ocean, surface of the sea ⬩ æstus aquæ, mare, pelagus ⬩ πέλαγος ⬩ æquor
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Wæs þrim blóde fáh the sea's surface was stained with blood, Beo. Th. 3192; B. 1594: 1699; B. 847. Ic of fæðmum cwom brimes I came from the bosom of the sea, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 13; Rä. 11, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 884; An. 442: Beo. Th. 5599; B. 2803.
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snell
Quick, active, strong ⬩ of rapid movement, quick, rapid, swift ⬩ active, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold ⬩ keen, severe; sharp ⬩ acute ⬩ firm, determined ⬩ bold, active ⬩ alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix ⬩ valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent
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Th. 426, 8; Rä. 41, 70. active, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold [Snell is given in Jamieson's Dictionary with the meanings, keen, severe; sharp (of the air); acute (of the mind); firm, determined.
ge-þoht
THOUGHT ⬩ thinking ⬩ mind ⬩ determination ⬩ cōgĭtātio ⬩ mens
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Hwíle mid geþohte sometimes with thought, Hy. 3, 45; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 45: Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 27; Wand. 88. Ðæt geþohtas sýn awrigene of manegum heortum ut revēlentur ex meltis cordĭbus cōgĭtātiōnes, Lk. Bos. 2, 35: Ps. Th. 138, 2.
tó-brítan
to break in pieces, ⬩ crush, ⬩ bruise (lit. and fig.) ⬩ to crush with feelings of sorrow, ⬩ to make contrite
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Tóbréttum quassatis, confractis, 421, 39. to crush with feelings of sorrow, to make contrite Heortan ða tóbrýttan cor contritum, Ps. Lamb. 50, 19. Ða tóbrýttan on heortan contritos corde, 146, 3.
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swæðer
Whichever of two ⬩ either. . . or. . . ⬩ whichever, whether. . . or
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Dó swæþer ðú wille do whichever you like, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 218, 10. in combination with swá. . . swá. . . either. . . or. . . whichever, whether. . . or Hé móste swá geceósan swá áweorpan swaþer (swæðer, other MSS.) hé wolde licuit ei excusare aut suscipere
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scotian
to shoot a person with a weapon ⬩ to shoot a weapon at a person ⬩ to hurl ⬩ to shoot ⬩ to shoot ⬩ move rapidly
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to shoot a person with a weapon Hwá sceotaþ ðæt deófol mid weallendum strǽlum? Se Pater Noster sceotaþ ðæt deófol, Salm. Kmbl. p. 148, 1-3. Hí scotiaþ hine sagittabunt eum, Ps. Lamb. 63, 6: Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon, Nar. 22, 18.