ge-rísan
To behove, become, befit, suit ⬩ dĕcēre, convĕnīre
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Ðæt ðæm weorce nánum men ne geríse bét to fandienne, ðonne ðam wyrhtan ðe hit worhte that it became no man better to prove the work than the workman who made it, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 37
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
Linked entries: a-þrǽstan þræscende for-þrǽstan
be-sceáwian
to contemplate ⬩ behold ⬩ to consider ⬩ to see about ⬩ take care of
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S. 25, 476. þ æsmannes bíleofa is tó besceáwianne. Lch. ii. 210, 19. Besceáwiende considerans (medicus cicatrices], An. Ox. 371. with idea of examination, enquiry: Ic besceáwie exploro (-do, MS.), An. Ox. 18 b, 24.
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
ge-dreog
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Substitute: <b>ge-dreóg</b>, es; n. 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
god-fæder
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Th. ii. 50, 17: 52, 4-15. Godfæder his godbearn lufie, Wlfst. 74, 13. Petrus wæs his ( St. Mark's ) godfæder and hine Gode gestrýnde, and hé lange folgode his fulluhtfædere Petre, Hml. S. 15, 143. Ic eom þín godfæder and þú mín goddohtor, Hml.
sceam-líc
shamefast, bashful ⬩ shameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious
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P. ii. 6; Th. ii. 184, Wæs ðæt feórþe wíte ðæt ealra scamlícost wæs ðæt hundes fleógan cómon post muscas caninas in*-*ferentes tam gravia tormenta quam turpia Ors. J; Swt. 38, I. Þenne were his cun iscend mid scomeliche witen; Laym. 20462.
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.
and-bita
That which is unleavened ⬩ unleavened bread ⬩ the feast of unleavened bread ⬩ azyma
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That which is unleavened, unleavened bread, the feast of unleavened bread; azyma Andbita vel and-beorma azyma, Cot. 17
allunga
altogether ⬩ omnino
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altogether; omnino Ðe allunga underþeóded biþ unþeáwum who is altogether subject to vices, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 20
a-spirian
To search ⬩ trace
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To search, trace Aspirige hit út let him trace it out, L. Ath. iv. 2 ; Th. i. 222, 14
cwén-líc
OUEENLY ⬩ feminine; muliebris
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OUEENLY feminine; muliebris Ne biþ swylc cwénlíc þeáw such is not a feminine custom, Beo. Th. 3885; B. 1940
líf-lyre
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Loss of life Gif líflyre wurþe if loss of life occur, L. E. B. 2; Th. ii. 240, 11
mæst-land
Land on which mast is produced
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Land on which mast is produced Eall ðæt wudu*-*lond ðæt Æþelbald gesealde tó mæstlonde. Chart. Th. 140, 2
mis-weaxan
to grow in an improper way
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to grow in an improper way Ðæt hí symle ða misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 12
norþwest-gemǽre
a north-west boundary
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a north-west boundary Ðære Affrica norþ-westgemǽre is æt ðæm ilcan Wendelsǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 31
osogen
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Osogen wǽre sugillaretur [cf. wǽre forsocen (in margin forgnegen), sugillaretur Hpt. Gl. 484, 68], Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 23
óþ-cwelan
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to die Gif sió hond sié óþcwolen if the person be dead L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 17
gífer
A glutton
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A glutton Gífer hátte se wyrm the worm's name is glutton, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373. 31; Seel. 118
scyltumend
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A helper Drihten is mín scyltumend and mín gescyldend Dominus adjutor meus et protector meus, Ps. Th. 27, 8