syndrig
separate, alone, not joined with others ⬩ standing apart, not accessible ⬩ special, set apart for a particular purpose ⬩ special, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual quality ⬩ for the unusual degree in which some quality exists ⬩ of that which concerns a single person, private, own ⬩ proprius, privatus ⬩ separate, several, sundry, each separately ⬩ one a-piece, one each
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separate, alone, not joined with others Ic mé syndrig eom singulariter sum ego, Ps. Th. 140, 12. Wiþ fefre hylpþ syndrigo marubie tó drincanne to drink marrubium alone, Lchdm. ii. 134, 27. Heáfdehtes porres [croppan] syndrigne sele þicgan, 230, 11.
Alríca
Alaric ⬩ Alarícus, king of the Visigoths
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And sóna ðæs, on ðam þriddan dæge, hí gefóran út of ðære byrig ágenum willan; swá ðǽr ne wearþ nán hús heora wyllan forbærned Alaric, the most Christian and the mildest king, sacked Rome with so little violence, that he ordered no one should be slain,
cwéman
To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy ⬩ placere, satisfacere
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Ic mínum Criste cwéman þence leófran láce I purpose to please my Saviour with a dearer gift, 37a ; Th. 120, 26; Gú. 277: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 27: Cd. 220; Th. 283, 16; Sat. 305 .
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hríðer
ox ⬩ cow ⬩ heifer
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D.] heáfdum they stoned him to death with bones and heads of cattle, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 18. Hrýðra fald bucetum, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 23; Wrt. Voc. 15, 22. Of hríðerum de armento, Lev. 1, 3.
lǽce-cræft
a remedy ⬩ recipe ⬩ medicine
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Wé habbaþ hwæðere ða bysne on hálgum bócum ðæt mót se ðe wile mid sóðum lǽcecræfte his líchaman getemprian we have however the examples in holy books that he who will may cure his body with true leechcraft [cf. wiccecræft 1. 22], Homl.
ge-riht
What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, direction ⬩ rectum, jus, ratio, officium
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Man ána gǽþ mid his andwlitan up on gerihte man alone walks with his face erect, Bt. Met. Fox 31, 34; Met. 31, 17. On geryhte ongeán ðænemúþan in a direction opposite the mouth, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 24, 8.
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ge-logian
To place, lodge, dispose, regulate ⬩ ponere, disponere, reponere, collocare
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Ðæt mynster he gelogode mid wellybbendum mannum that monastery he filled with men of good life, 506, 15. Ðá ðwóh man ða hálgan bán and gelogodon hí up then the holy bones were washed and laid up, Swt. Rdr. 100, 158.
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turf
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a turf, sod, piece of earth with grass on it Turf gleba, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 20. Ðeós wyrt of ánre tyrf manega bógas ásendeþ, Lchdm. i. 290, 7. Hí ða flaxan gehýddon under ánre tyrf, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 64, 16. Under áne (ánre?) tyrf, 23.
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týdran
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Voc. ii. 36, 32. with dat. (inst.) of that in which anything is prolific Wæstmum týdreþ, Exon. Th. 493, 18; Rä. 81, 32. Wudubearwas tánum týdraþ, 191, 6; Az. 84. Wæstme týdraþ cederbeámas, Ps. Th. 103, 16. Tyddraþ, 64, 11
þignen
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Th. ii. 478, 10. used with the meaning of byrþ-þignen, a mid-wife Se cyning cwæþ tó ðám þínenum ðe ðám Ebréiscean wífun þénodon ( obstetricibus Hebraeorum) ...
wícing
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. ¶ in passages dealing with English affairs the word refers to the Northmen :-- Ðeáh þrǽla hwylc hláforde æthleápe and of cristendóme to wícinge weorðe (become a pirate, go over to the Danes ), Wulfst. 162, 6. Hé stang wlancne wícing, Byrht.
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wund
Wounded
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Wund þurh óþer cneów transfixo femore, 4, 6; Swt. 180. 6. where the instrument with which the wound is inflicted is given Íserne wund, Exon. Th. 388, 2; Rä. 6, 1. Mín heáfod is searopíla wund, 497, 17; Rä. 87, 2. Mécum wunde, Beo.
ge-fyrn
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Ox. 56, 93. in contrast with 'just now,' where a comparatively short period may be in question Hé gefyrn smeáde hwǽr hí bigleofan biddan sceoldon, ðá ðá hí ðá fare férdon búton wiste, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 32.
ge-hál
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</b> of abstract objects :-- Ðeáh hí ðæt gód hira gecynde gehál nolden gehealdan, ðæt hí hit húru tóbrocen gebéten si accepta naturae bona integra servare noluerunt, saltem scissa resarciunt, Past. 403, 19. complete, with no part wanting Ðæs mónan
ge-mang
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Add: of the relation of a thing (or things) to surrounding objects with which it is grouped Gif hé his ǽhta bere geman[g] þára unfriðmanna ǽhta intó húse, Ll.
ge-búan
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</b> with reflex, dat. :-- Hæfde hió hire gebógod on ánan wyrtigan hamme, Hml. S. 30, 312. to inhabit a dwelling, occupy (and cultivate) land, possess Ðá milde gebýes ( possidebunt ) hlifgiendra eorðo, Mt. L. 5, 4.
wesan
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Add Sé wǽre wierðe ealra Rómána onwaldes . . . búton ꝥ hé wiþ his hláford won, Ors. 6, 35; S. 292, 15. a. Add Nán óþer ne móste gyldenne hring werian, búton hé æþeles cynnes wǽre, Ors. 4, 9 ; S. 190, 10. <b>III b.
on-ǽlan
to set fire to, to ignite, kindle ⬩ to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning ⬩ to make hot with fire ⬩ to make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions
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Skt. i. 4, 260. to make hot with fire Hé hét onǽlan ðone ofen swíðe þearle, Homl.
Constantīnus
Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor
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Mid Constantíne with Constantine Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 127, 42. Also dat. Constantínuse, 6, 30; Bos. 127, 7, 17, 23
ge-stillan
To rest ⬩ cease ⬩ be still ⬩ quiet ⬩ mute ⬩ quiescĕre ⬩ sĕdāri ⬩ sĭlēre ⬩ obmutescĕre ⬩ rētĭcēre ⬩ To restrain ⬩ still ⬩ stop ⬩ stay ⬩ calm ⬩ keep in ⬩ compescĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ sĕdāre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre
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Ða hátheortan hie mid náne fóreþonce nyllaþ gestillan the furious will not calm themselves with reflection, Past. 40, 6; Swt. 297, 4; Hat. MS. 55 b, 7. Hwá gestilleþ ðæt who shall still that? Exon. l01 b; Th. 384, 30; Rä. 4, 35.
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