sceótan
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</b> add :-- Gif hit gelimpeþ ꝥ se man ꝥ wyrignesse word ne gecwið tó his þám néhstan for hete, ac hit sceóteð forð þurh his tungan gýmeleásnesse si homo non ex militia, sed ex linguae incuria, maledictionis verbum jaculatur in proximum, Gr.
rót
glad ⬩ cheerful ⬩ noble, excellent
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Se yela swá hé oftor on ðære fandunge ábrýð, swá hé forcúðra biþ, and deófle neár, óþ ðæt hé færþ of ðisum lífe tó ðam écan wíte, Homl. Th. i. 268, 26-31. Drihten cwæþ, ðæt wé sind miccle róttran ðonne ða fugelas (cf.
sár-cwide
injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter words ⬩ a lament
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Th. 458, 2; Hy. 4, 94, Ic worn for ðé hæbbe sídra sorga and sárcwida, hearmes gehýred, and mé hosp sprecaþ, tornworda fela, 11, 14; Cri. 170. a speech in which grief is expressed, a lament Ic nyste ǽr ðú ðé self hit mé gerehtest mid ðínum sárcwidum I
up-gang
a going up ⬩ rising of a heavenly body ⬩ a going up ⬩ a landing ⬩ an incursion ⬩ a way of going up
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Homl. 201, 17
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wǽge
a weight ⬩ a wey ⬩ an implement for weighing ⬩ a balance ⬩ scale
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Áwegene on ánre wǽgan, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 23: 436, 12. On wǽgum (wégum, Ps. Surt. Spl.) in stateris, Ps. Lamb. 61, 10
brice
A breaking, rupture, fracture, fragment, violation, breach ⬩ fractio, ruptura, fractura, fragmentum, violatio
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Gefég ðás bricas to ánsúndnysse join these fragments to soundness, Homl. Th. i. 62, 7, 9. Hí gegaderodon ða bricas they gathered the fragments, i. 182, 22.
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ofer-seón
to observe, survey, see ⬩ respicere, superspicere ⬩ to overlook, neglect, despise
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Homl. 121, 1. Oft wé oferségon þeóda þeáwas, Exon. Th. 118, 9; Gú. 237. Selfe ofersáwon ðá ic cwom, Beo. Th. 842; B. 419. Ofersewen respectus, Ps. Spl. 72, 4. [O. H.
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of-þryccan
to press, oppress, repress, cumber, occupy forcibly
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Se draca mé þearle ofþryhþ, Homl. Th. i. 534, 25. Ymbhídignyssa ofþriccaþ ðæt mód, ii. 92, 15. Ofþrihte compressit, Hpt. Gl. 465, 21. Míne sáwle feóndas míne ofþryhtum occupaverunt Ps. Th. 58, 3. Ofþrihton, Blickl. Gl. Hig hine ofþriton (-þrihton?)
hindan
From behind, ⬩ at the back, ⬩ in the rear, ⬩ behind
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From behind, at the back, in the rear, behind Ðá hét hé gewríðan ðone páþan and ðone ððerne preóst tó his hricge hindan then he ordered the pope to be bound, and the other priest behind to his back, Homl. Th. ii. 310, 31.
hnutu
A nut
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On ðam óðrum dæge wæs Aarones gyrd gemétt grówende and berende hnyte on the next day Aaron's rod was found growing and bearing nuts, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 16, 18.
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tó-sceacan
to shake to pieces, ⬩ shake violently, ⬩ to disturb ⬩ to shake off, ⬩ drive away, ⬩ disperse
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Hé tósceóc ðone líg of ðam ofne, swá ðæt ðæt fýr ne mihte him derigan, Homl. Th. i. 570, 14. Hé tóscóc ða dwollícan nytennysse, 602, 35. Módes slǽp tósceac mentis somnum discute, Hymn. Surt. 7, 23: dissice, 19, 17.
beáh
a crown ⬩ garland ⬩ a collar ⬩ necklace ⬩ a shackle for the neck ⬩ a bracelet ⬩ a circle,
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Hé (the king) sylþ mé hors oþþe beáh (armillam), Coll. M. 22, 35. Bégas dextralia, An.
hwilc
which ⬩ who ⬩ any one ⬩ any ⬩ some
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Geseó hé hwylc se man sig oððe ðæt neát videat qualis homo sit vel pecus, L. Ecg. C. 14; Th. ii. 142, 19. Gé habbaþ gehýred hwilc ðes god is ðe gé wéndon ðæt eów gehǽlde. Homl. Th. i. 464, 10.
ge-healdan
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Hyge sceal gehealden, hond gewealden, Gn. Ex. 122. to content, satisfy, pay Hé of his ágenum þone gehealde þe ꝥ orf áge, Ll. Th. i. 354, 8.
lá
Lo ⬩ Oh ⬩ Ah
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Homl. Th. ii. 20, 12. Wénst ðú lá ðæt ðú beó álýsed fram ðisum tintregum do you suppose then that you will be released from these torments? Homl. Th. i. 424, 29. Dá cwæþ ic hwæt is ðæt lá then said I 'what then is that?'
þearle
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Ðis godspel belimpþ swíðe þearle tó ðære mǽran freólstíde this gospel belongs very specially to the great festival, Homl. Th. ii. 360, 10. Hig þearle etaþ nimium comedunt, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 11.
weá
woe ⬩ misery ⬩ evil ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ malice
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Homl. 53, 9. Biþ hé on écne weán bedrifen, 95, 5.
wolcen
A cloud ⬩ the clouds ⬩ the heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ the clouds of night ⬩ under heaven ⬩ on earth ⬩ sky ⬩ welkin
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Homl. 91, 32. Wan wolcen. Met. 5, 4. Windig wolcen, Exon. Th. 201, 24; Ph. 61. Se ðe him ǽlc wolcn ondrǽdt. . . . Hwæt getácnaþ ðæt wolc (wolcn, Cote. MSS. ) ? . . . Se wind drífeþ ðæt wolcn.
ge-habban
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Th. i. 228, 28. to have in the mind, hold, entertain a feeling, &c. Fácn ne sceal mon on heortan gehabban dolum in corde non tenere, R. Ben. 17, 7. <b>IX a.
ge-wit
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Wís on þínum gewitte, Hö. 78: Crä. 13: An. 470. On gewitte wác, 212. Wísan gewitte, 552. Hé wédde on gewitte, Jul. 597. Onwend þec in gewitte, 144.