FOLM
The palm of the hand ⬩ the hand ⬩ palma ⬩ mănus
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Me of folmum afere firenwyrcendra take me out of the hands of those committing sin, Ps. Th. 70, 3: Beo. Th. 319; B. 158.
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hád
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Swá bið on ðisse menniscan gecynde manige on beteran háde wyrsan and on wyrsan háde beteran; swá ðætte oft on lǽwedum háde . . . man oferðíhð ðone munuchád, 411, 32-36. of the ecclesiastical profession :-- Hé wæs underfange of þám (þæs ?)
for-ceorfan
to cut up ⬩ to cut off ⬩ to cut down
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Ox. 1578. to deprive by cutting of (dat.) Sume wǽron handum and fótum forcorfene some had their hands and feet cut off, Hml. Th. i. 542, 32
ge-edstaþelian
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L. 15, 5. moral or spiritual Þú geedstaðelodest ðisne tóbrocenan middangeard, Hml. Th. i. 62, ii.
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bel-hús
A BELL-HOUSE ⬩ campanile vel campanarium ⬩ turris in qua pendent tintinnabulum vel tintinnabula
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bell-house ... then was he worthy of thane-right L.
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a-sleán
To strike ⬩ beat ⬩ hammer ⬩ to fix ⬩ erect ⬩ ferire ⬩ icere ⬩ cædere ⬩ figere ⬩ ponere
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Ðe of his líchoman aslegen wæs that was struck off his body, Bd. 3, 12 ; S. 537, 34
forþ-gelǽdan
To lead or bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ conduct ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ provĕhĕre
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To lead or bring forth, produce, conduct; prodūcĕre, provĕhĕre He wolde manna rím forþgelǽdan he would lead forth a number of men, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 24; Sat. 402. Se forþgelǽdeþ on muntum hig qui prodūcit in montĭbus fœnum, Ps. Spl. 146, 9.
andel-bǽre
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Ox. 7, 282: 8, 207. Andelbǽre, 2, 257: 4, 74: Hpt. Gl. 496, 42: Angl. xiii. 35, 218 (all are glosses on the same passage)
un-witende
Unwitting ⬩ not knowing ⬩ not aware of what is done ⬩ unconscious
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Unwitting, not knowing, not aware of what is done, unconscious Hé monig tácen self gedyde, þéh hé hié unwitende dyde, Ors. 5, 14; Swt. 248, 14. He oft unwitende slóg mid his heáfde on ðone wág, 5, 15; Swt. 250, 12.
módigian
to be or become proud ⬩ to glory ⬩ exult ⬩ to take offence through pride ⬩ to bear one's self proudly ⬩ impetuously
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to be or become proud, to glory, exult Se unwæra oft módegaþ on gódum weorcum the heedless is often proud of good works, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 4. Se ríca módegode on his welum the rich man gloried in his wealth, i. 328, 19.
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eormen-cyn
The human race ⬩ hūmānum gĕnus
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The human race; hūmānum gĕnus God gesceapo ferede ǽghwylcum on eorþan eormencynnes God has borne his decrees to every one of the human race on earth, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 3; Vy. 96 : Beo. Th. 3918; B. 1957
prod-bor
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On prodbore in foro, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 16. On protbore, 20, 3. [Cf.(?) bor and prod a pointed instrument; to prod to prick, Jamieson, and common in many parts of England, as if foro were connected with forare.] (?)
morþor-cwalu
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murder Sumu ( one of the devil's arrows is made ) of reáfláce . . . and of morðorcwale, sumu of þeófunga and of feóunga, Nap. 46
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wácmódness
weakness of character ⬩ moral weakness ⬩ faintheartedness ⬩ want of courage ⬩ pusillanimity ⬩ cowardice ⬩ weakness ⬩ feebleness
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Of ðam bið ácenned wácmódnys.... and his sylfes orwénnys, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 19. Of wácmódnesse and of unbieldo oððe of untrymnesse módes oððe líchoman infirmitate, Past. 21; Swt. 159, 1.
brid
The young of any of the feathered tribe; ⬩ pullus
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The young of any of the feathered tribe; pullus Earnes brid an eagle's young, Exon. 59 a; Th. 214, 7; Ph. 235. Þurh briddes hád through the state of a young bird, 61 a; Th. 224, 7; Ph. 372.
ge-teón
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Hé wolde guman findan þone þe him on sweofote sáre geteóde, B. 2295. to determine a course of action Hé ꝥ on his móde gehogod and geteód hæfde, ꝥ hé wolde ealle his þeóde fordón totam eius gentem delere decreuerat, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 7. of the decrees
ge-sǽlan
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Th. 472, 4. the subject a more or less indefinite hit: — Hit oft gesǽleð. ꝥ Nar. 7, 25. Hit gesǽlde (cf. hit gebyrede, Bt. 38,1 ; F. 194, 2)gió on sume tide, þæt Aulixes hæfde cynerícu twá, Met. 26, 4 : 9, 23.
wós
Moisture ⬩ juice
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Genim cetel, dó þriddan dǽl ðara rinda and ða wyrta, wyl on wætre swíþe; dó ðonne of ða rinda and dó níwe on innan ðæt ilce wós, ii. 86, 16
clerc
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Add: one of the secular (as opposed to monastic) clergy Ic secge þé, lá cleric, on þín eáre, Angl. viii. 300, 14. On gewittnesse Byrhtstánes mæssepreóstes and on clerices þe þis gewrát, Cht. E. 255, 30.
wácian
to be or become weak ⬩ want resolution or courage. ⬩ to be or become weak ⬩ not able to endure ⬩ to fail ⬩ to become poor or mean.
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of persons, to be or become weak, want resolution or courage. Similar entries v. wác II Ðonne se heretoga wácaþ, ðonne biþ eall se here swíðe gehindred, Chr. 1003; Erl, 139, 12.
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