rúm-gál
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Rejoicing in ample space in which to move (applied to the dove when sent from the ark) Seó culufre wíde fleáh óþ ðæt heó rúmgál reste stówe funde far the dove flew, in flight unconfined rejoicing, until a place of rest she found (cf. heó rúme fleáh,
hrædlíce
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Th. ii. 504, 25), Ald. 30, 26), 78, 79
ófer
an edge, border, margin ⬩ the land bordering on water, a river-bank, sea-shore, over in local names,
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Over in Cambridgeshire, Wendover Strand litus, brerd vel ófer crepido, Wrt. Voc. i. 54. 24-25. On ðone ófer; ondlong ófres ðæt on Stánford, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 378, 20. Ondlong strǽte, ðæt on reádan ófer, iii. 52, 17.
sóm
agreement, concord ⬩ the bringing about of concord, reconciliation, adjustment of differences ⬩ an agreement, arrangement of a matter in dispute
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Hé sceal beón symle ymbe sóme and ymbe sibbe he shall ever be engaged in promoting concord and peace L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 13.
wrecan
To drive ⬩ press ⬩ to drive ⬩ force to move ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to express ⬩ utter ⬩ recite ⬩ to drive in ⬩ impress ⬩ inlay ⬩ to drive ⬩ practise ⬩ carry out ⬩ on ⬩ to drive ⬩ press on ⬩ to wreak ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to take vengeance (on)
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Nó ic wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft mine, 499, 14; Rä. 88, 15. to take vengeance (on) Ic wreocu in him vindicator in eis, Ps. Surt. 117, 12. Ic wræc on him ultus sum in eos, Ps. Spl. 117, 11. Wreocende ic earn hié ultus sum eos, Ps.
Linked entries: wracian a-wrecan wreogan ǽrend-wreca
swerian
To swear, make oath. ⬩ absolute ⬩ to swear by or on ⬩ to swear to anything ⬩ to swear an oath by something ⬩ to swear by, on . . . that . . .
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Eth. iii. 2; Th. i. 292, 14.
Linked entry: fore-swerian
ge-mǽnelic
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Th. i. 324, l: 382, 2. ordinary Sume menn dyslíce fæstað ofer heora mihte on gemǽnelicum lenctene ( in Lent, which being of ordinary occurrence, did not eall for excess in fasting ?) Hml.
Linked entry: -mǽne-lic
weorc
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D. 165, ii. Þ hí férdan in þæt weorc Godes wordes, Bd. i. 23 ; Sch. 50, l. <b>IVa.</b> add :-- Nǽron þis ná úre weorc, ac hit wǽron þára háligra apostola haec nostra non sunt, sed sanctorum apostolorum, Gr. D. 165, 26.
healf
a half ⬩ side, part
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Gif ðú fǽrst tó ðære winstran hælfe ic healde ða swíðran healfe gif ðú ðonne ða swíðran healfe gecíst ic fare tó ðære winstran healfe if thou wilt take the left hand then I will go to the right hand; or if thou depart to the right hand then I will go
cweþan
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Add: to say. of a particular statement Ne cweðo ic nó ðæt ðæt ic ǽr cwæð bebeódende, ac lǽrende, Past. 397, 27. Salm ic cweoðu psalmum dicam, Ps. Srt. 17, 50. Se yfela þeów cuið on his móde, Past. 121, 11. Gé cweaðað dicitis, Ps. Srt. 138, 20.
BERIE
a BERRY ⬩ bacca ⬩ a grape ⬩ uva
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Though wín-berie, q. v. a wine-berry, is generally used in Anglo-Saxon for a grape, yet berge, berige are sometimes found, as, - Gif ðú gange binnan ðínes freóndes wíneard, et ðæra bergena swá fela, swá ðú wylle, and ne ber ðú ná má út mid ðé if thou
þrǽstan
to twist ⬩ writhe ⬩ roll about ⬩ to torture ⬩ torment ⬩ harass ⬩ plague ⬩ afflict ⬩ to press ⬩ constrain
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[Is] þrǽst compellitur, coartatur, 469, 20
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an-bídian
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Ic anbidode þæt ic ðé máre folc gestrýnde I waited that I might gain thee more people, Hml. Th. i. 74, 29. Hé anbidode on lífe seofon niht, Hml. S. 22, 234, Andbidiað hér, Hml. Th. ii. 60, 24. Anbydie wé, Angl. viii. 322, 35.
geómor
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Geác monað geómran reorde, Seef. 53. of a season in which sadness is experienced In þá geómran tíd ( the last day ), Ph. 517
æl-fremed
strange, foreign, not belonging to one ⬩ stranger to anything, without a share in, free from
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Th. ii. 130, 1. with fram, stranger to anything, without a share in, free from Se munuc sceal beón ælfremed fram eorðlicum dǽdum, Hex. 36, 24. Swá freóh fram deáðes sárnysse swá swá ælfremed fram líchamlicere gewemmednysse, Hml. Th. i. 76, 15.
gamen
amusement, mirth ⬩ jest, game ⬩ game ⬩ a game, pastime
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Th. ii. 248, 12
freólíce
without constraint or reluctance ⬩ willingly ⬩ without restraint or reserve ⬩ in regard to speech ⬩ without restriction upon action ⬩ without let or hindrance ⬩ with impunity ⬩ with freedom from control, rule, ⬩ nobly ⬩ splendidly
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Ic gife þás landes ... freólíce, swá ðet nán man ná have þǽr nán onsting búton seó abbot, Chr. 656; P. 30, 26: 963; P. 116, 18. nobly, splendidly Forð becóm freólíce in geatwum (cf. Laym. freoliche iwapned) kyningc, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 10
ge-dreog
a dressing, something used in preparing material for use ⬩ seemly, orderly behaviour, gravity
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a dressing, something used in preparing material for use Ðá hremmas bróhton ðám láreówe lác tó médes swínes rysl his scón tó gedreóge ( the passage in Bede's life of Cuthbert is : Corvi digna munera ferunt, dimidiam axungiam porcinam ; quam vir fratribus
eádi-
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in eádig-líc, eádi-líc
ge-píled
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In l. 4 read swipum