mere
the sea ⬩ a mere ⬩ lake ⬩ an artificial pool ⬩ cistern
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Kmbl. 930; An. 465. Æt meres ende on the shore, 442; An. 221. Ofer wídne mere, 566; An. 283. Ofer sealtne mere, Menol. Fox 203; Men. 103. Mere sécan, mǽwes éþel, Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 5; Bo. 25. a mere, lake Meri stagnum, Ep. Gl. 25 b, 16.
witod
appointed ⬩ ordained ⬩ assured ⬩ certain ⬩ certain ⬩ certainly ⬩ assuredly
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Án þing ic eów secge tó gewisse, ðæt witod sceal geweorðan godspel gecýþed geond ealle worulde ǽr worulde ende, 89, 21.
sigel
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Hádor sægl gewát under scríðan, 2911 ; An. 1458. Heáfdes segl the sun of the head, the eye (cf. Icel. enni-máni, -tungl = the eye ), 100 ; An. 50
deág
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Deáhum sucis, An. Ox. 5218
hwæt-hwoegno
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Ðætte ne wyrsa ðé hwæthwoegnu bilimpe, 5, 14. ꝥ án gihwelc lytel hwæthwoegno onfóe, 6, 7. <b>II a.</b> with an adjective clause, v. hwæt-hwega; 3 a α Habbað gé hér hwæthwoegno ꝥte ettlic sié?, Lk. R. 24, 41
gástende
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and smeágende mislicu and selcúð þing, and ealles swíðust ymbe hyne sylfne, . . . and hwilc good him wére betst tó dónne, and hwylc yfel betst tó forlétende volventi mihi multa ac varia mecum diu, ac per multos dies sedulo quaerente memetipsum ac bonum
oretta
One who strives, a combatant, warrior, champion
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One who strives, a combatant, warrior, champion Wearp ðá wunden mǽl yrre oretta (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 3068 ; B. 1532 : 5070; B. 2538. David, eádig oretta. Andr. Kmbl. 1757; An. 881. Beorn beaduwe heard . . . ánrǽd oretta . . . Cristes cempa (St.
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elles
otherwise ⬩ differently ⬩ elsewhere ⬩ else ⬩ else
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Th. i. 236, 4. elsewhere: Elles aliorsum, An.
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
mannian
To supply with men ⬩ to garrison
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To supply with men, to garrison Heora ǽlc férde tó his castele and ðone mannoden and metsoden swá hig betst mihton every one of them went to his castle and garrisoned and provisioned it as well as ever they could, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 16
á-ferian
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Take the last two passages under next word, and add On weg áferide, an uoeg áueridæ avehit , Txts. 43, 246. Siððon þú forð ofer þone bist áferod. Bt. 36, 3; S. 105, 14. ꝥ ne sý áfered ut non auferetur , An. Ox. II, 56
be-rǽsan
attack
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Add: to rush upon, attack Hé him on berǽsde irruit super eos, Gen. 14, 15. to rush into (extremes) Berǽst hé on ungemetlice cuéminge inordinate ad mollitiem rapitur, Past. 143, 6.
sófte
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Add God ealla g gað sída gesceafta, sófta geþwérað, Met. 29, 47
swecc
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Add Swæcc nectar (cf. nectar þone swétan smæc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 31), An. Ox. 186, 59. add: — Stýmendes swæcces ambrosiae fraglantis, An. Ox. 312. Swæcc ambrosiam (cf. ambrosiam, suavem odorem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 11), 3277.
þennan
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Add Þyder [h]is þened qua tenditur, An. Ox. 17, 53. <b>I a.</b> figurative, to extend the fame of, exalt :-- Þenaþ, tóbǽd prosequitur, i. tractat t laudat (integritatem immensis rumorum laudibus prosequitur, Ald. 26, 8), An. Ox. 1919
ge-
with
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a preposition, originally meaning with, but found only as a prefix. v. Schleicher, Die Deutsche Sprache, p. 224.
níwe
new ⬩ not yet used ⬩ new ⬩ recent ⬩ not of long standing ⬩ not long made ⬩ new (to anything) ⬩ inexperienced ⬩ new ⬩ novel ⬩ different from what has gone before
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Ac níwe wín is tó sendenne on níwe bytta ... And ne drincþ nán man eald wín and wylle sóna ðæt níwe, Lk. Skt. 5, 37-39. Ðá hé ( the Roman name ) com ǽrest tó Parþum, and wæs ðǽr swíðe níwe, Bt, 18, 2; Fox 64, 13.
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æfter-ráp
An AFTER-ROPE ⬩ a crupper ⬩ postilena
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An AFTER-ROPE, a crupper; postilena, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 54
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æmtegian
to be at leisure
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to be at leisure, Past. 18, 4; Hat. MS. 26 b, 16
altar
An altar ⬩ altare
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An altar; altare Befóran ðam altare ante altare, Mt. Bos. 5, 24