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wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasure ⬩ a pleasant or desirable thing

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will, pleasure Se cyng geseah ðæt hé nán þincg his willes ðǽr geforðian ne mihte the king saw that he could carry out nothing of his purpose Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 6. Hé nolde his willes ( of his own accord ) heora geférrǽdene forlǽtan, Homl.

þurh-scríþan

(v.)

to pass through ⬩ glide through ⬩ to go through a subject ⬩ examine ⬩ consider ⬩ perlustrare

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our Lord's nature according to the flesh ), ne on him gelýfan swylce hé sý ánfeald man búton his godcundnysse, ac wé sceolon gelýfan ðæt hé ys sóð man and sóðlíce God, Anglia viii. 324, 1

wræc-lást

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-lást, es; m.

An exile-track

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Hé wunode wræclástum he lived in exile, Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 196, 36. Hé wræclástas trsed he wandered an outlaw, Beo. Th. 2709; B. 1352. Ic sceal hweorfan ðý wídor, wadan wræclástas, wuldre benémed, duguþum bedéled. Cd. Th. 272, 17; Sae. 121.

éhtend

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Gyf man méte ꝥ hé geseón ne mæge, lǽre ic hine ꝥ hé him wið his éhtend beorge, Lch. iii. 174, 28. a persecutor Hé ( Nero ) wæs monna ǽrest éhtend crístenra monna, Ors. 6, 5; S. 262, 5. Oehtende persecutore, Rtl. 64, 16.

on-beódan

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Hé onbeád (bebeád, v. l.) tó heom þus cweþende, 'Gerihtað incre tungan' eis mandavit, dicens, 'Corrigite linguam vestram', Gr. D. 152, 9. Add Þá onbeád hé him ðæt hé him ðæs getygðian wolde redditurum se pollicetur, Ors. 3, 11 ; S. 146, 30.

ofer-hogian

(v.)

to despise, contemn, scorn, disdain

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Ða gýmeleásan and ða oferhogiendan hé sceal mid wordum þreágan, R. Ben. 13. 15

Linked entry: ofer-hycgan

truma

(n.)
Grammar
truma, an; m.

a troop of soldiers, I. 6, II. ⬩ order of troops ⬩ array ⬩ a support,

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Similar entries v. trymman order of troops, array Hé ð æt folc búton truman lǽdde he led the army withtout keeping any order, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 14. a support

Linked entry: trymman

grim

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Heó him handleán forgeald grimman grápum, B. 1542. Hé flýhð grimme gieltas, Ph. 461. Hé habbað in gástcofan grimme geþóhtas, Leás. 13.

for-gitan

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Heó forgeat ꝥ heó hine mid ródetácne gebletsode (ne gebledsode, v. l.) eam signo crucis benedicere oblita est, 30, 34. Ꝥ hié forgeátan þára útera gefeohta, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 24. Forgeotta oblivisci, Rtl. 169, 25. Tó forgitenne praetereundum, An.

turnian

(v.)
Grammar
turnian, p. ode.

to turn ⬩ revolve round an axis or centre ⬩ to turn

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Gif heó turniende (volubile ) is, húmeta ne fealð heó?, Anglia vii. 12, 108-110. Tyrnincg turniendre liðeran vertigo rotantis (volventis) fundibuli, Hpt. Gl. 422, 66. of giddiness, to turn Ad tornionem capitis.

Linked entry: turnigend-líc

a-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
a-bylgþ, -bilgþ, -bilhþ, e; f.

An offence ⬩ wrong ⬩ anger ⬩ offensa ⬩ injuria ⬩ ira

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An offence, wrong, anger; offensa, injuria, ira He sceal Cristes abilgþe wrecan he ought to avenge offence to Christ, L. Eth. 9, 2; Th. i. 340, 13: L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 6

feorh-gebeorh

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-gebeorh, gen. -gebeorges; n.

Life's security ⬩ refuge ⬩ vītæ servātio ⬩ refŭgium

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Life's security, refuge; vītæ servātio, refŭgium He gelǽdde ofer lagustreámas máþmhorda mǽst on feorhgebeorh he led the greatest of store-houses over the water-streams for refuge, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 8; Exod. 369

freórig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig-mód, adj.

Sad in mind ⬩ tristis anĭmo

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Sad in mind; tristis anĭmo He monge gehǽlde, ðe hine ádle gebundne gesóhtun, freórigmóde he healed many, who, oppressed with malady, sad in mind, sought him, Exon. 45 b; Th. 155, 14; Gú. 860

mearc-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-ísen, es; n.

A branding-iron

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Hé sǽde ðæt hé gesége ðæt ic wǽre gemearcod mid deófles mearcísene, Shrn. 31, 13. v. next word

bí-rihte

(prep.)
Grammar
bí-rihte, -ryhte; prep. dat.

Near, close by ⬩ juxta

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Near, close by; juxta Geseh he on greóte gingran síne bíryhte [Kmbl. birihte] him swefan on slǽpe he saw his disciples near him slumbering in sleep on the sand, Andr. Recd. 1699; An. 850

un-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽre, adj.

Not illustrious ⬩ inglorious

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Not illustrious, inglorious Þeáh hé n ðm lande seó mǽre ðonne biþ hé on óþrum unmǽre fit, ut quem tu aestimas gloriosum, pro maxima parte terrarum videatur inglorius, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 16

mígan

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Gif hé gemían ne mæge, and gif hé blóde míge, 8, 24

ofer-cídan

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Hé sylf cídde (ofercídde, v. l.) and þreáde (vehementer increpavit) þæs muneces dysignysse, and þá swá gecíded (ofercíded, v. l. ) hé wæs eft gecyrred tó his mynstre, Gr. D. 111, 16: 132, 23. Add

ælmes-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ælmes-líce, adv.

Charitably

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Charitably Fóe hé tó thaem londe and hit forgelde and thaet wiorth gedaele fore hiora gástas suae aelmeslíce and suae rehtlíce suae hé him seolfa on his wísdóme geleornie, C. D. i. 234, 34

getan

(v.)
Grammar
getan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To GET ⬩ take ⬩ obtain ⬩ adipisci ⬩ capere ⬩ assequi

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To GET, take, obtain; adipisci, capere, assequi Cwæþ he on mergenne méces ecgum getan wolde said he in the morning would take them with the edges of the sword, Beo. Th. 5872; B. 2940