stihtan
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to dispose, arrange, regulate, direct, rule Ic stihte ( disposui ) gekýþnysse mínum gecorenum, Ps. Lamb. 88, 4. Stapas on his heortan hé stihte ascensiones in corde suo disposuit, 83, 6. On ðam án and twentigan geáre ðæs ðe Willelm weólde and stihte
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un-dǽd
An ill deed ⬩ evil action ⬩ a crime ⬩ misdeed
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An ill deed, evil action, a crime, misdeed On yfelan geðance and on undǽde, Wulfst. 165, 5. Ðá Helmstán ða undǽde gedyde ðæt hé Æðerédes belt forstæl when Helmstan committed the crime of stealing Æthered's belt, Chart. Th. 169, 19, 28. Yflo uerco ł undédo
be-sirwan
To ensnare ⬩ entrap ⬩ circumvent
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To ensnare, entrap, circumvent Hé ofslóg and besirede his getreówne ðegn devotum militem sub studio fraudis extinxit, Past. 393, 8. Hiene Artabatus besirede and ofslóg per Artabatum circumventus occiditur, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 84, 24. Besierede, 4, 5 ; S.
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bismer-lic
disgraceful ⬩ ignominious ⬩ contemptible ⬩ ridiculous ⬩ frivolous
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Dele: unpleasant, and last passage, and add: disgraceful, ignominious Gewearð seó mǽste sibb and seó bismerleceste, Ors. 3, 1; S. 94, 21. Hé heora ǽgþer ge mid bismere onféng, ge hié eác on þone bismerlecestan eard gesette cum foedissima ignominia dispersi
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dwolma
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Add: a state or place of confusion Duolma, dualma chaus, chaos, prima confusio omnium rerum, Txts. 49, 457. Dwolma chaos (abstrusum, et torpens confusio rerum, Ald. 150, 10), i. tenebre, An. Ox. 17, 9. Eal bið úpheofon sweart and gesworcen, deorc and
ettan
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To consume the produce of land, to graze land: Gif ceorlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne oþþe óðer gedálland . . . and etten hiora gemǽnan æceras oþþe gærs (and (cattle) eat up their crops or grass), Ll. Th. i. 128, 7. Hé sǽde ðæt Norðmanna land wǽre swýþe
hád-bót
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Sé ðe Godes þeówum gederige seofonfealdre bóte gebéte hit be þám be seó dǽd sý and be þám ðe se hád sý . . . Tó hád-bðte, gif líflyre wurþe . . . þone forman stæpe béte man mid áne punde, and mid gódre bóte þingige georne, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 6-13 : 14.
tó-cwísan
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Dele ¶, and add Hé his heáfod tóbræc and eác his bán tócwýsde, Hml. S. 5, 358. Se áwyrgeda gást tówearp þone wáh, and mid þæs wáges hryre of þryccende tócwýsde ǽnne munuccnapan ( unum puerulum monachum opprimens ruina contrivit ), Gr. D. 125, 6. Feól
þurh
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Add Ðone gé ofslógon and áhéngon ðurh eówer geðeaht, Past. 443, 8 : 435, 26. add Swá hwelc swá on ǽnigre frécennesse mínne naman þurh þé gecégð, ic hine gehére, Shrn. 73, 10. B. I 2. add :-- Nǽnig mæhte faran þurh wæge þǽm (per viam illam), Mt. R. 8
rúm-heort
liberal, munificent ⬩ untroubled
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of liberal heart, liberal, munificent Rúmheort dapsilis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 31. Rúmheort hláford (the Deity) Hy. 7, 63, Méé Rúmheort beón mearum and máþmum to be liberal of gifts, Exon. Th. 3391; Gn. Ex. 87. with mind free from oppression, untroubled.
weall-geweorc
Wall-work, ⬩ wall-building ⬩ the destruction of walls
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Wall-work, wall-building Gang tó ðínum weallgeweorce ( a monastery was being built ), Homl. Skt. i. 6, 173. Sí hit ǽlces þinges freoh bútan ferdfare and walgeworc (cf. burh-bót) and brycgeworc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 5, 13. Hé gesette hí tó his weallgeweorcum
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heaðu-sceared
blade of a sword, ⬩ war-share
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In Beo. Th. 5650; B. 2829; according to Thorpe the reading of the MS. is scearede, other editors read scearde. In the former case may not the word be connected with scear [q. v. share in ploughshare] used here of the blade of a sword, heaðo-scear a war-share
hlynnan
To sound, ⬩ make a noise, ⬩ shout
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To sound, make a noise, shout Gúþwudu hlynneþ scyld scefte oncwyþ the war-wood resounds, shield replies to shaft, Fins. Th. ii; Fin. 6. Gársecg hlynede the ocean roared, Andr. Kmbl. 476; An. 238. Hlynede and dynede raised shout and din, Judth. 10; Thw
beddian
To prepare or make a bed ⬩ sternere
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To prepare or make a bed; sternere Ic strewige, oððe beddige I make or prepare a bed, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 34. Féde þearfan, and beddige him feed the needy, and make a bed for them, L. Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 16
a-þundenes
A tumour ⬩ swelling ⬩ puffing up ⬩ tumor
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A tumour, swelling, puffing up; tumor Wið lifre swyle and aþundenesse for swelling and puffing up of the liver, L. M. cont. 2, 18; Lchdm. ii. 160, 18. Wið aþundenesse magan windigre for windy swelling of the stomach, 2, 11; Lchdm. ii. 158, 23
fela-meahtig
Much mighty ⬩ valde pŏtens
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Much mighty; valde pŏtens Felameahtig God the much mighty God, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 10; Gn. Ex. 76. Bletsien ðec fiscas and fuglas, felameahtigne may fishes and birds bless thee, much mighty! 55 a; Th. 194, 17; Az. 140: Th. 195, 14; Az. 156
fleswian
To mutter ⬩ whisper ⬩ susurrāre
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To mutter, whisper; susurrāre Mid ðý he ðá geswippre múþe líccetende ǽrend rehte [MS. wrehte] and leáse fleswede when he then told a feigned message with his crafty mouth, and falsely whispered; cum sĭmŭlātam lēgātiōnem ōre astūto volvĕret, Bd. 2, 9;
for-cýðan
To surpass or excel in knowledge ⬩ scientia excellĕre vel supĕrāre
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To surpass or excel in knowledge; scientia excellĕre vel supĕrāre Hæfde se snotra sunu Davides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl the wise son of David had overcome and surpassed in knowledge the leader of the Chaldeans, Salm. Kmbl. 353; Sal. 176: 411
eád-nes
Happiness, prosperity ⬩ beatĭtūdo
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Happiness, prosperity; beatĭtūdo Ós byþ eorla gehwám eádnys mind is to every man prosperity, Hick. Thes. vol. i. 135, 8; Runic pm. 4; Kmbl. 340, 10. Ongan he wurþigan eádnysse and hýrsumnysse he began to esteem happiness and obedience, Guthl. 2; Gdwin
in-bryrdniss
Inspiration ⬩ animation ⬩ compunction ⬩ feeling
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Inspiration, animation, compunction, feeling Mid ða mǽstan swétnesse and inbryrdnisse [inbrydnisse, MS.] maxima suavitate et compunctione, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 34 : 3, 19; S. 549, 21. Tó inbryrdnesse [inbyrdnesse, MS.] and tó gemynde ðære æfterfyligendra
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