frymþ
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tó freóbearne, Cri. 223: 121. referring to time, the beginning of the world Hé mec worhte æt frymðe, þá hé þisne ymbhwyrft ǽrest sette, Rä. 41, 6. the beginning of a condition; æt (on) frymþe at the outset, at first, in the first instance, to begin with
ge-dwellan
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Léton gedwealde men swylce hé Godes sylfes sunu wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 7. with gen. of matter in respect to which there is error Ús se feónd ne gedwelle þæs rihtan geleáfan, Wlfst. 253, 2.
láf
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Add Him féla láf ( used with collective force and taking verb in plural? ) ne meahton sceððan, B. 1032. Add: Þǽr Alexandres láf wæs and his sunu, Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 31. Of wífe ł hláfe seofa bróðra de uxore septem fratrum Mt. p. 19, 6.
scínan
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H. 7, 30. in figurative applications with retention of physical phraseology Ðá sóðfæste scínes ł líxeð (fulgebant) suǽ sunna, Mt. L. 13, 43. Hé næs þæccille bearnende and líxende ł scínende (lucens), Jn.
sár
Sore, painful, grievous, distressing
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Manaþ sárum wordum prompts with words that wound, Beo. Th. 4122 ; B. 2058 . Ealle ða sáran edwíta ðe hé ádreág, Blickl. Homl. 97, 15. Uncúðne eard cunnian, sáre síþas to make trial of a land unknown, of travails sore, Exon. Th. 87, 2; Cri. 1419 .
weler
A lip
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Wiþ sárum weolorum, gesmire mid hunige ða weoloras Lchdm. ii. 54, 20. Weleras labia Ps. Spl. 11, 3: Homl. Th. i. 568, 33: Exon. Th. 363, 15; Wal. 54. Weoloras Ps. Th. 11, 3. in Ps.
Linked entry: weoler
of-þyncan
to cause regret or sorrow ⬩ to cause displeasure or offence
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with dat. of pers. and gen. of cause, nom. of cause, cause given by a clause to cause regret or sorrow Mé ofþincþ penetet, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 21. Mé ofþincþ ðæt ic hig worhte poenit t me fecisse eos, Gen. 6, 7. Hit mé ofþincþ, Lk. Skt. 17, 4.
toft
a piece of ground, ⬩ messuage, ⬩ homestead ⬩ a place marked out for a house or building ⬩ a square piece of ground with walls but without roof ⬩ an enclosed home-field ⬩ campus ⬩ an elevated piece of ground ⬩ a field where a house or building once stood.
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A word apparently of Scandinavian origin, Icel. topt, tuft a piece of ground, messuage, homestead; a place marked out for a house or building; in the special later Icelandic sense a square piece of ground with walls but without roof: Dan. toft an enclosed
fandian
to try ⬩ to tempt ⬩ to try ⬩ to try ⬩ taste ⬩ feel ⬩ to try ⬩ to visit ⬩ tempt ⬩ provoke ⬩ attempt
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Th. 33, 8. with gen. Se lǽcecræft þé tirþ on þá þrotan þonne ðú his ǽrest fandast degustata mordent, Bt. 22, 1; F. 76, 30.
hǽl
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<b>II a</b>. with gen. of person 'Gehǽle ðe Críst' . . .Þá gelýfde seó burhwaru þurh þæs bæddrydan hǽle, Hml.
FÆGEN
FAIN, glad, joyful, rejoicing, elate ⬩ lætus, gaudens, hĭlăris, elātus
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Wíta ne sceal tó fægen the sagacious must not be too elate, 77 b; Th. 290, 20; Wand. 68 : Cd. 100; Th. 131, 26; Gen. 2182.
Linked entries: be-wrencan fægn fagen feón
ge-frédan
To feel ⬩ perceive ⬩ know ⬩ be sensible of ⬩ sentīre
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Heó on hire gefrédde ðæt heó of ðam wíte gehǽled wæs sensit corpŏre quia sonāta esset a plāga, Mk. Bos. 5, 29. He gefrédde his deáþes neálǽcunge he was sensible of his death's approach, Homl. Th. i. 88, 8 : 574, 16.
wergild-þeóf
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Gif mon wergildþeóf geféhð, and hé losige ðý dæge ðám monnum ðe hine gefóð, þeáh hine mon gefó ymb niht, náh him mon máre æt ðonne ful wíte, L. In. 72; Th. i. 148, 5-8.
á-cuman
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Hé wítu ácóme, Hml. S. 23, 119. Ðæt hí ðone cyle ácóman, 11, 221. Ácuman (impetum) ferre, perferre, Kent. Gl. 1014: An. Ox. 7, 314. Ácuman costnunge, ceáste, módleáste, graman, Hml. Th. i. 4, 8: Hml. S. 7, 243: 9, 125: Hml. A. 100, 266.
sárlíce
sorely, painfully ⬩ sorely, grievously, lamentably ⬩ sorely, bitterly, heavily
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Hé sóhte hú hé sárlícast, þurh ða wyrrestan wítu, meahte feorhcwale findan, Exon. Th. 276, 25; Jul. 571. in a manner that causes mental pain, sorely, grievously, lamentably Ðæt mín fót ful sárlíce ásliden wǽre, Ps. Th. 93, 17.
healf
a half
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Th. i. 212, 2. with pronoun: Gif hit biscepsunu sié, sié be healfum þám, Ll. Th. i. 150, 20.
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lác
- [v. Shrn. pp. 3-4],
battle ⬩ struggle ⬩ an offering ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ oblation ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ service ⬩ a present ⬩ offering of words ⬩ a message ⬩ medicine
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But in the latter language the more frequent meanings are those of offering, gift, and to connect these with the preceding ones Grimm notes the association of dancing and playing with offerings and sacrifices.
ge-cirran
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Hié tó þám gecirdon þæt hié wiþ þone here winnende wǽrun they set about fighting with the Danes, Chr. 867; P. 68, 21. Buton heora hwelc eft tó rihtre bóte gecirre, Bt. 3, l; F. 6, 5: Ll.
lǽdan
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Add: to cause to move (líþan) with oneself, to bring or take a person to a place or person, with the person's consent Ezechias lǽdde ðá ællðeódgan ǽrenddracan on his máðmhús, Past. 39, 3.
ám-ber
a dry measure of four bushels ⬩ mensura continens quatuor modios sive bussellos ⬩ a liquid measure ⬩ batus ⬩ cadus ⬩ a vessel with one handle ⬩ a tankard ⬩ pitcher ⬩ pail ⬩ lagena ⬩ urceus ⬩ amphora ⬩ situla ⬩ hydria
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D. 804-829; 460, 24. a vessel with one handle, a tankard, pitcher, pail; lagena, urceus, amphora, situla, hydria Ómbor lagena, Mk. Lind. Rush. War, 14, 13. Ombora urceorum, 7, 8. Ómbor amphora. Lk. Lind. War. 22, 10