be-standan
To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detain ⬩ adstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere
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To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detain; adstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere Him bestande man adstet quis ei L. Alf. P. 48; Th. ii. 384, 35. Abraham híg bestód on ða ealdan wísan Abraham stood by her
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ge-dafenlíc
Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ decent ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ hăbĭlis
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Becoming, fit, decent, convenient, agreeable; dĕcens, congruus, convĕniens, hăbĭlis Ðæt is gedafenlíc ðæt ðú Dryhtnes word on hyge healde it is fit that thou shouldst keep in mind the word of the Lord, Elen. Kmbl. 2333; El. 1168 : Bt. Met. Fox 31, 42
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un-getreów
Untrue ⬩ unfaithful ⬩ faithless
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Untrue, unfaithful, faithless Wǽrleás mon and ungetreów, Exon. Th. 343, 27; Gn. Ex. 163. Ungetreówe infidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 31: ii. 91, 58: 47, 25: infidelis, i. 74, 28. Se ðe sý folce ungetrýwe (-getríwe, MS. G.), L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 14: L.
bodig
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For II and III substitute: II. the main portion, of the animal frame (opposed to head or limbs) Bodig truncus, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 26. Bodeg, bodęi spina, Txts. 99, 1891. Bodig, An. Ox. 18b, 89. Hí næfdon ꝥ heáfod ld þám bodige, Hml. S. 32, 137, 165. Hí
beorþor
child-bearing ⬩ partus ⬩ gestation ⬩ partus ⬩ foetus
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Add: child-bearing, bringing forth of a child; partus Ǽr þám þe heó cenne, and æfter hire beorðre antequam pariat, et post partum suum, Ll. Th. ii. 154, 3. Gif hé mónðe ǽr þám beorþre (ante partum) hǽmð, 24. Ǽr þám beorðre and æfter þǽre ácenned-nysse
be-smítan
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Add: in a physical sense Se salt bismiten (-smitten, L.) bid, Lk. R. 14, 34. moral þæt ic ne sié besmiten ne violer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 63. of the action of a person Ic mín fǽmnhád besmát, Hml. S. 23b, 328. þúwoldest þone besmítan þe þú nánwiht yfles
bóc-lic
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Þurh ásmeágunge bóclicre snotornesse (scholarly wisdom) rǽdels rǽdan, Ap. Th. 3, 16. Basilius áwrát ðá láre ðe wé nú willað secgean . . . Hé cwæð on his bóclican láre (the advice contained in his book), Hex. 32, 19. Underþeódd þǽre bóclican láre, Hml.
bile-wit
plausible
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Add: generally in a good sense Biluit mansuetus, Mt. L. 21, 5. Bilwit simplex, Lk. L. 11, 34. Bilewite mitis, Ps. Spl. 85, 4. Bilwite (bylehwit later MS.), Mt. 11, 29. Iacob wæs bilewitte (simplex) man, Gen. 25, 27. Basilius se bylewitta (-wyta, v. l
caru
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Add Caru cura, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 60. care, trouble Gind ealne middangeard caru and gewin and ege crudelis ubique luctus, ubique pavor, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 21. Hwæt bewearp þé on þás care and on þás gnornunga quid est quod te in moestitiam luctumque dejecit
dragan
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Dele the derivatives and the passage from Gú. given under and add Heó creáp on þám handum and dróh ( trahebat) on ðǽre eorðan ealne hire líchaman . . . þá ongan heó hider and þider dragan hí selfe (se trahere ) geond þá cyrican, Gr. D. 228, 10-18. Wildu
Dryhten-lic
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Add: Of the Lord Eálá þú drihtenlica cempa O tu herilis miles, Hpt. 31, 17, 473. Se drihtenlica ǽrist anastasis dominica, An. Ox. 2753. Drihtenlic gebed, þæt is Pater noster, R. Ben. 41, 13. Þysses drihtenlican þeówdómes dominici servitii, 5, 11. Lǽran
ece
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Hé wæs geþreád mid fefre . . . Þá ǽlce dæge weóx se ece and seó ádl hefegode correptus febri . . . Cum per dies singulos languor ingravesceret, Gr. D. 175, 17. Ðǽr ( in hell) is éce æce (ece, v. l. ), Wlfst. 114, 4. Nis þǽr ( in heaven ) ǽnig sár geméted
for-brecan
to crush ⬩ oppress ⬩ to break ⬩ destroy ⬩ to break
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Add: with a material object Ðeós wyrt (saxifrage) þá stánas on blǽdran forbrycð, Lch. i. 212, 15: Ps. Th. 28, 5. Hé ðá feoturo forbræc ł tóscænde (tóbræc, W. S. ) compedes comminuisset, Mk. R. L. 5, 4. Ic wille ꝥ palmtwig gegrípan, . . . and forseáredum
fore-mǽre
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Add: of persons Sum swíðe ǽnlic wer and foremǽre quidam spectabilis vir, Gr. D. 307, 1. Ꝥ wæs swíðe foremǽre man for Gode, and his gód wæs swíðe gecýðed, Bl. H. 217, 2. Þus heálices and ðus foremǽres úres mundboran láre folgian, 169, 17. Ꝥ mycele and
ge-miltsian
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Add: to take pity on Gemiltsige miserescat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 26. the object a person, with dat. Þám ábryrdum hé gemilseþ contritis (corde) miserescit, An. Ox. 4124. Drihten him gemiltsode (-mildsode, v.l. ), Hml. S. 13, 266. Hé gemilsade him misertus
ge-scirpan
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Take here <b>ge-scerpan</b> in Dict., and add: to dress, clothe. of people Þá árás hé sylf and nine gescyrpte surrexit, vestimento se induit, Gr. D. 297, 12. Þeáh wé ús gescirpen mid þý reádestan godwebbe, Wlfst. 262, 21. In ðám godwebcynne
ge-belgan
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Add: with reflex, acc. Ne gebelg þú þé wið mé . . . Ne gebelge ic mé náwiht wið þé, ac fagnige þæs þú cwyst, Solil. H. 35, 6-10. Ðá sǽde heó ꝥ heó nán land hæfde þe him áht tó gebyrede, and gebealh heó (acc, or nom. ? Cf. III in Dict.)swíðe eorlíce wið
tilian
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III 1 b.</b> add: Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 20. <b>III 2 a.</b> add Hí swídost ǽlces gedweldes tiledon. Hml. S. 23, 364. Ðæt hé hine selfne ne forlǽte, ðǽr hé óðerra freónda tilige ne proximos juvando se deserat, Past. 463, 4. add: to strive
sæl
A hall
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A hall Ic seah rǽplingas in ræced fergan under hrófsales Exon. Th. 435, 3; Rä. 53, 2. Gæst yrre cwom, ðǽr wé sæl weardodon, Beo. Th. 4157; B. 2075. Ne gód hafoc geond sæl swingeþ, 4520; B. 2264. Hý sæl timbred (æltimbred, MS., the alliteration requires
ǽnig
unicus
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Add: substantival, absolute Ic lǽre ðæt ǽnig ne áfýle . . . hine sylfne, ne ǽnig ne healde yrre on his heortan tó lange, ne ǽnig ðurh worldhoge forsorgie tó swýðe, Wlfst. 69, 14-16. Ǽnigum cuivis, cuilibet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 66. Næs riht on ðǽre stówe