blátan
To be livid, pale, or dark as with envy ⬩ livere
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To be livid, pale, or dark as with envy; livere Hygewælmas teáh beorne on breóstum blátende níþ darkening [livid, pale] envy drew agitations of mind to the breast of the man, Cd. 47; Gen. 981
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ge-fyðerian
To feather ⬩ give wings to ⬩ provide with wings ⬩ ālas addĕre ⬩ pennis instruĕre
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To feather, give wings to, provide with wings; ālas addĕre, pennis instruĕre Gefyðerad flaa săgitta vel spīcŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 64; Wrt. Voc. 35, 50. Fugelas gefyðerede vŏlātĭlia pennāta, Ps. Spl. 77, 31
stán-hol
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A hole in rocks Hié (serpents and wild beasts) in stánholum hié selfe dígliaþ saxorum latebris occulta, Nar. 6, 1. Ðá flugon hié in ða wæter and hié ðǽr in ðám stánholum hýddon, 22, 13
þeáwlíce
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In accordance with good manners, properly Gáþ þeáwlíce ... and standaþ þeáwlíce incedite morigerate ... et state disciplinabiliter, Coll. Monast. Th. 36, 1-5. Ðá hé ðæt hæfde ðeáwlíce ( rite ) gesett, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 37
clincig
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Shrivelled with heat or cold, rough Clincig síþfæt asperum iter, Hy. S. 104, 35. [Cf. somer dryeth mareis and mores . . . and maketh hem rouȝe and harde and clynkery. v. N. E. D. clinkery.] Cf. clingan
fǽhþ
feyness
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feyness Dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymbe his forðgesceaft, nefne hé fǽhðe wite a fool in his life of pleasure is seldom anxious about his future, unless he knows that death is at hand, Fä. 56
ge-gilde
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Membership in a guild Gif gegilda his gegildan ofstleá, bere sylf wiþ mágas ꝥ hé bræc, and his gegilde eft mid eahta pundum gebycge, oþþe hé þolie á geferes and freóndscipes, Cht. Th. 612, 7
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ge-dwyldlic
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That leads astray, deceptive, false. v. ge-dwild; Antecríst winð ongeán Godes gecorenan . . . mid gedwyldlicum scíncræftum . . . ; ætforan þám hé wyrcð mænigfealde wundra þæt hé þurh þæt hy tó gedwolan áwende. Wlfst, 196, 18-197, 5
ge-cnúwian
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To pound together Genim rúdan and wermód, gecnúwa and meng wiþ eced and ele, Lch. ii. 18, 6: 12: 19. Gecnúa on ceald wæter, 20, 3: 94, 6: 322, 26. Finoles wyrttruman gecnúadne, 30, 6
ge-tyrfan
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To assail with missiles (lit. or fig.), to attack, assault Man gecýdde ꝥ seó nunne wǽre getyrfed mid ormǽtum feforádlum nuntiatum est quod sanctimonialis illa immensis febribus aestuaret, Gr. D. 29, 9. Cf. ge-torfian
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passio
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a passage from that part of the Gospels which deals with Christ's passion Éghwelc messeprióst gesinge fore Ósuulfes sáwle twá messan, and aeghwilc diácon áréde twá passione fore his sáwle, C. D. i. 293, 32
sófte
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Add Him bið swíðe sófte things will go very easily for him, Hml. Th. i. 164, 2. Þæt ǽlc mann drunce be þám þe hé sylf wolde and him sóftost wǽre, Hml. A. 92, 23
wæl-spere
A battle-spear ⬩ spear with which slaughter is to be wrought
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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31
wǽpnian
To provide with weapons ⬩ to arm
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To provide with weapons, to arm Ic wǽpnige ðé armo te, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 122, 16: 36; Zup. 215, 16. Ic wǽpnige sumne man armo, 43; Zup. 257, 12. Uoepnedum armata, Rtl. 99, 20
cométa
A comet ⬩ cométa ⬩ cométes ⬩ κομήτης
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. = κομήτης, ov; m. long-haired Higegleáwe hátaþ cométa be naman the wise-minded call a comet by name Chr. 975; Th. 228, 38, col. 1, 2, 3; Edg. 52
on-gang
an entrance ⬩ an irruption, attack, a going with violence
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C. 67, 26. an irruption, attack, a going with violence Ongong incursus, irruptio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 44: 111, 47. Ongeong (-gong, Rush.), impetus, Mk. Skt. Lind, 5, 13
ge-síþ
Company ⬩ fellowship ⬩ comitatus
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Company, fellowship; comitatus Sweotol is ðæt ðé sóþ metod on gesíþþe is it is plain that the true Lord is with thee, Cd. 135; Th. 170, 3; Gen. 2807: 109; Th. 145, 5; Gen. 2401
ge-þæht
Counsel ⬩ consultation ⬩ consĭlium
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Counsel, consultation; consĭlium Ðæt he wolde mid his freóndum sprǽce and geþæht habban that he would have a conference and consultation with his friends, Bd. 2, 13; S. 515, 37. Giþæht consilium, Rtl. 1, 9
tó-cumende
Coming to a strange place, ⬩ strange, ⬩ foreign
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Coming to a strange place, strange, foreign Hé for Godes lufon eode tó reordum mid ðám tócumendum mannum for the love of God he took his meals with the strangers who came, Shrn. 129, 27
DUGAN
To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberal ⬩ valēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre
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Hú me cyne-góde cystum dohten how the good by race were munificently liberal to me, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 1; Wíd. 56: 86 a; Th. 324, 4; Wíd. 89.
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