líðigian
to assuage ⬩ calm
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Se ðe on ðam ǽrran tócyme líðegode se démþ stíðne dóm æt ðam æfteran tócyme he that was mild at the first advent shall judge stern judgement at the second, Homl. Th. i. 320, 17. Ðæt ðú líðegie ut mitiges, Ps. Spl. 93, 13.
Linked entry: líðian
mirring
hindering ⬩ leading astray ⬩ waste ⬩ squandering
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Ger. marunga impedimentum.] waste, squandering (v. mirran, II) Oððe se gielpna for his góda mierringe (mirringe, Cott.
ge-brec
A breaking ⬩ crashing ⬩ clamour ⬩ noise ⬩ fractio ⬩ frăgor ⬩ strĕpĭtus
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Se biþ gebreca hlúdast that is loudest of crashes, 102 a; Th. 385, 6; Rä. 4, 40
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cyrf
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Be ðisum cyrfe spræc se Hǽlend, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 33. v. of-, ymb-cyrf. what is cut off Tódál ł cyrf comma, An. Ox. 18 b, 9. v. æ-cyrf in Dict., where read <b>ǽ-cyrf,</b> es; m
ge-wefe
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Sé þe wylle ymbe þæs gerímes deópnyssa spyrian, þonne mæg hé gemétan þisra þreóra cynna rake on þám gewefe ꝥ wé willað ꝥ se sceáwre wite mid fullum geráde þe þis gewrit áspyrað ꝥ on þám bóccræfte fela híw synt ámearcode, Angl. viii. 330, 35-331, 2
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grimlíce
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Be þám spæc se wítega and grymlíce þus cwæð, Wlfst. 177, 2. Ús mon nénigre déda grimlícor ne mengaþ þanne þæs Seternes dæges weorces, 225, 25. Ðá hét se cing þone hyra ealra grimlícost ácwellan.
wæl-gífre
eager to slay ⬩ eager to prey on the dead
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Th. 292, 16; Wand. 100. eager to prey on the dead Se grǽga mǽw wælgífre wand. Andr. Kmbl. 743; An. 372. Se wanna hrefn, wælgífre fugel, Judth. Thw. 24, 25; Jud. 207. Wulfum tó willan, and eác wælgíftum fuglum tó frófre, 25, 37; Jud. 296
Linked entries: hrá-gífre wæl-grǽdig
ge-sinscipe
Marriage ⬩ wedlock ⬩ matrimony ⬩ in pl. Married people ⬩ connubium,
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Se mægþhád is hírra ðonne se gesinscipe virginity is more exalted than marriage, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 24; Hat. MS. He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1.
þanne
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Homl. 25, 5: 55, 21. of place or position Æt ðám feówer tóðum fyrestum ... se tóð se þanne bí standeþ ... se ðe þonne bí ðam standeþ ... and þonne siþþan gehwilc, L. Ethb. 51; Th. i. 16, 3-4.
a-mearcian
To mark out ⬩ delineate ⬩ describe ⬩ determine ⬩ annotare ⬩ denotare ⬩ designare ⬩ describere ⬩ definire
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Ðone, ðe grúnd and sund, heofon and eorþan, amearcode mundum sínum him, who land and sea, heaven and earth, marked out with his own hands, 1499; An. 751: R. Concord. 2
CURS
CURSE ⬩ maledictio
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A CURSE ; maledictio On ǽnigne man curse asettan to set a curse on any man, Offic. Episc. 3 . Git híg ǽnig man útabrede, hæbbe he Godes curs if any man take them away let him have God's curse, Wanl. Catal. 81, 5: Cod. Dipl. 310 ; A.
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feðer-hama
Feather-covering ⬩ feathers ⬩ plumage ⬩ wings ⬩ plūmārum tegmen ⬩ plūma ⬩ pennæ ⬩ ālæ
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Feather-covering, feathers, plumage, wings; plūmārum tegmen, plūma, pennæ, ālæ Geseó ic him his englas ymbe hweorfan mid feðerhaman I see his angels encompass him with feathery wings, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 6; Gen. 670.
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forþ-beran
To bear or carry forth ⬩ bring forth ⬩ bring forward ⬩ produce ⬩ proferre ⬩ perhĭbēre
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To bear or carry forth, bring forth, bring forward, produce; proferre, perhĭbēre Ðone æðelan Albanum seó wæstmberende Bryton forþbereþ Albānum egrĕgium fēcunda Britannia profert, Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 34.
hwíl-wende
Temporary
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Temporary, lasting for a time, not eternal Him fremede tó écere hǽlþe seó hwílwende ehtnys the persecution that lasted but for a time, helped him to the salvation which lasts for ever, Homl. Th. ii. 528, 7.
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meahte-líce
Mightily ⬩ powerfully ⬩ with power ⬩ in power
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Sǽ oncneów ðá Cristofer here ýða mihtelíce eode the sea acknowledged him, when Christ in his might walked over the waves, Homl. Th. i. 108, 17. Mid ðám hé ðý mihtlícor wiðscúfan mihte quibus potentias confutare posset, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 39.
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ge-weorp
A throwing ⬩ tossing ⬩ dashing ⬩ what is thrown up ⬩ a heap ⬩ jactus ⬩ jactātio ⬩ projectio
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Ðǽr ðú geseó tord-wifel on eorþan up weorpan ymbfó hine mid twám handum mid his geweorpe when you see a dung-beetle in the earth throwing up mould, catch it with both hands along with his casting up, L. M. iii. 18; Lchdm. ii. 318, 17
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gríma
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[Icel. gríma a sort of hood or cowl. ] See Grmm. D. M. 218-9. a spectre; larva Mec mæg gríma abrégan a spectre can terrify me, Exon. 1l0 b; Th. 423, 7; Rä. 41, 17
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gémen
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Care; cūra Ǽlc mon mæg witan hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna every one may know how heavy a trouble to a man is the care of his children, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 17 : 12; Fox 36, 38.
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sundor-geréfland
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See also geréf-mǽd
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wræc-stów
a place of exile ⬩ a place of misery ⬩ punishment
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a place of exile Seó stów ðe, ðú nú on hǽft eart, and ðú cwist ðæt ðín wræcstów sý, heó is ðám monnum éþel ðe ðǽron geborene wǽran hic ipse locus, quem iu exsilium vocas, incolentibus patria est, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 27. a place of misery or punishment