a-spanan
To allure from ⬩ entice ⬩ induce ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ introduce secretly ⬩ allicere ⬩ illicere ⬩ impellere ⬩ persuadere ⬩ attrahere ⬩ subintroducere
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Hine Hannibal aspón, ðæt he ðæt gewinn leng organ Hannibal induced him to carry on the war longer, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 15. He aspeón him fram ealle he enticed all from him, 1, 12; Bos. 35, 19: 2, 2 ; Bos. 41, 8 : 5, 2 ; Bos. 102, 21.
pluccian
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To pluck, pull away, tear Ic tótere oððe pluccige oððe tǽse carpo, ic of ápluccige excerpo, Ælfe. Gr. 28, 4 ; Som. 31, 21. Plucciaþ carpunt, vellint, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 77. Ploccaþ disceptant, lacerant, 140, 59. Pluc[ciaþ] decerpint, Hpt.
Linked entry: plyccan
á-grafan
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A. 92, 16. to grave, carve; sculpere Onlícnessa þe fullfremedlíce ne beóð ágrafene ( sculpta ), Gr. D. 283, 24. Ágrafene ðurh manna handa, Hml. Th. i. 424, 10. Ágotene oððe ágrafene, Hml. S. 4, 136
hǽmed
A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriage ⬩ coitus
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A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriage; coitus Ða ðe rihtlíce healdaþ hyra ǽwe and for bearnes gestreóne hǽmed begáþ those who rightly observe their marriage and for procreation of children have carnal intercourse, Homl. Th, i. 148, 22.
Linked entry: dreám
ge-sirwan
to plot ⬩ contrive ⬩ conspire ⬩ deliberate ⬩ to furnish with arms ⬩ equip
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Ðonne ne gesirede hit nó ðæt hit þurhtuge swelce synne then would it not have designed to carry out such sin, Swt. 435, 4. Ic gesyrede I plotted, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 20; Jul. 468.
trehing
the third part of a shire
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In Magna Carta, § 25, trethingii (pl.) occurs. The Anglicized form of the word probably began with þ, and Halliwell gives Thirdings as the term used of the Ridings.
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á-solcen
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Be ðám ásolcenum þe hwónlíce carað ymbe his sáwle ðearfe, Hml. Th. i. 340, 35. Ásolcene desides, Hy. Srt. 19, 3 desidiosi, R. Ben. 133, 11. Synd wé swá ásolcene ꝥ wé swincan nellað nán þincg, Hml. S. 28, 132. Add
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stíþness
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Skt. i. 17, 40. severity, strictness, hardness, rigour Mid micelre car*-*fulnysse stíðnyss seó sý gemetegud magna sollicitudine districtio ipsa moderetur, Scint. 123, 9.
næglian
To nail ⬩ fasten with nails
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nor does ship carry her, vessel, nailed plank (or with nail-fastened sides ), Exon. Th. 439, 17; Rä. 59, 5. Siððan nægled bord, fær séleste, flód up áhóf, Cd. Th. 85, 22.
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be-týnan
to enclose ⬩ surround ⬩ to shut in ⬩ out ⬩ shut up ⬩ to close ⬩ shut ⬩ to close ⬩ end
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Heortan betýnede mid lytelicum ládungum, Past. 245, 21. where movement to or by an object is hindered, to shut in, out, shut up: — Hié bine betýndon on þám car*-*cerne, Bl. H. 243, 3.
eafor
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The obligation to carry goods and convey messengers, due to the king from a tenant (?)
for-þencan
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Hé lǽrde þæt þá ðearfan hý ne forðóhton ne ne wénden þæt God heora ne róhte he taught that the needy should not despair, or suppose that God did not care for them. Ps. Th. 48 arg.
tó-glídan
To glide in different directions, ⬩ glide away ⬩ to be dissipated, ⬩ dispersed, ⬩ dispelled, ⬩ to disappear, ⬩ vanish, ⬩ pass away ⬩ to fall to pieces, ⬩ collapse ⬩ to slip away
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Kmbl. 156; El. 78. metaph. of pain, care, or the like Sele drincan, sóna ðæt sár tóglít. Lchdm. ii. 356, 21. Ðenden him hyra torn tóglíde. Exon. Th. 345, 3; Gn. Ex. 182.
a-wyrgian
To curse ⬩ execrate ⬩ malign ⬩ execrari ⬩ maledicere ⬩ malignari ⬩ execrable ⬩ wicked ⬩ detestable ⬩ execrabilis ⬩ maledictus ⬩ malignus ⬩ malignans
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The perfect participle signifies execrable, wicked, detestable; execrabilis, maledictus, malignus, malignans Gewítaþ nú, awirgede woruldsorga depart now, execrable worldly cares, Bt. 3 ; Fox 4, 25.
L
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Thus in the translation of Gregory's Pastoral Care and in the Parker MS. of the Chronicle alle, onwald are found as well as ealle, onweald, while in Ælfric's Homilies they are regularly written in the latter form.
scrífan
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I. 36; Th. ii. 432, 37-434, 4. to care for, regard [cf. O. Sax. bi-skríban (with gen. or prep.) to care about] , with gen. Deáþ ðæs ne scrífeþ (cf. se deáþ swelces ne récþ mors spernit altam gloriam, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 32), Met. 10, 29.
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rǽd-fæst
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Wise, prudent Se deófol gemacaþ ðæt se man þurh leáse hiwunge déþ swylce hé rǽdfæst sý ðe rǽdes ne gýmeþ the devil causes the man by a false show to act as if he were wise, who cares not for wisdom, Wulfst. 53, 9.
ymb-hygdig
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Emhídig ł carful zelotypus Hpt. Gl. 415, 1. Emhídi, 414, 77. Emhédig ł hohful, 459, 71. Hé mid ymbhýdie (behygdige, Bd. M. 264, 31) móde smeáde sollerti animo scrutaretur Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 4.
fercian
to bring ⬩ carry ⬩ conduct ⬩ to support ⬩ To go
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Add: trans. to bring, carry, conduct Þá ealdormenn forléton þá scipo and þet folc, þá þe on ðám scipe wǽron, færcodon (fercodon, v. l.) ðá scipo eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1009; P. 139, 5. to support Wyrtum fercian leguminibus (vitam) sustentare, An.
ge-bídan
To abide ⬩ tarry ⬩ remain ⬩ await ⬩ look for ⬩ expect ⬩ meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ endure ⬩ mănēre ⬩ remănēre ⬩ expectāre ⬩ consĕqui ⬩ sustĭnere ⬩ tolĕrāre
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Óðres ne gýmeþ to gebídanne yrfeweardes he cares not to wait for another heir, Beo. Th. 4895; B. 2452. Fela sceal gebídan leófes and láþes much shall he experience of loved and hated, 2125; B. 1060
Linked entry: gebýdan