sǽ-flota
A ship
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A ship Næs him cúð hwá ðam sǽflotan sund wísode, Andr. Kmbl. 761; An. 381. [Cf. He makede muchul sæflot, Laym. 4530.]
orsorg-líc
Secure
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Secure Ðæt líf ðara gesinhíwena mæg bión orsorglíc ǽlcra wíta conjugalis vita a supfliciis secura est, Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 22
symbel-gereorde
A feast, banquet
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A feast, banquet Biþ seó án snǽd sélre mycle tó þicganne ðonne him sýn seofon daga symbelgereordu, Salm. Kmbl. 816; Sal. 407
earc
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Ðá aerce, Rtl. 194, 15
sprecan
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Gr. 117, 6. add: sprecan fore to speak on behalf of Hé bæd mé ðæt ic him wǽre forespeca . . . Ðá spæc ic him fore, and þingade him tó Ælfréde cinge, C. D. ii. 133, 16
hlystan
To list, ⬩ listen to, ⬩ hear, ⬩ hearken
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To list, listen to, hear, hearken Hí gefeallaþ on ða heortan ðe hiera hlyst they fall on the heart that listens to them, Past. 15, 6; Swt. 97, 1. Mid ðam ðe hé hlyste ðæs heofonlícan sanges whilst he was listening to the heavenly song, Homl.
feallan
to run ⬩ to be overcome ⬩ to stumble ⬩ snare ⬩ to fail ⬩ fall away ⬩ decay ⬩ crumble away
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Wiþ ꝥ ðæt mannes feax fealle, Lch. i. 110, 15. of the direction of a stream, to run Fylð swýðe mycel sǽ úp in on ðæt lond, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 18. where an erect position is lost Ðá feól hé fǽringa onbæcling, Bl. H. 223, 11.
a-seóðan
To boil ⬩ seethe ⬩ scorch ⬩ to purify by seething ⬩ coquere
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Ðé ic geceás on ðam ofne ðe ðú on wǽre asoden, ðæt wæs on ðínum iermþum elegi te in camino paupertatis, Past. 26, 1; Hat. MS. 35 a, 6.
of-dæle
A downward slope, descent, incline ⬩ at ibdaljin this fairgunjis ad descensum montis ⬩ downwards.
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Hí síen on ðæt ofdæle ásigen tó yfele and ðider healde, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 28. Sió sunne scýft on ofdæle the sun descends, Met. 13, 58
tír-fæst
Of assured glory, ⬩ glorious
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Ðæt tírfæste lond, 202, 14; Ph. 69. Ongietan tírfæst tácen ðæt se torhta fugel þurh bryne beácnaþ, 236, 14; Ph. 574. Fyrd, tírfæstra getrum, Menol. Fox 523; Gn. C. 32
micelian
to become great ⬩ to increase in size or in quantity ⬩ to make great ⬩ to increase the size or quantity of a thing ⬩ to extol ⬩ magnify
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On ðǽm dagum wæs ðæt norþmeste (ríce) micliende, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 12. to make great, to increase the size or quantity of a thing Man myclade ðæt ordálýsen the ordeal-iron should be increased in weight, L. Æðelst. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 13.
wédan
To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,
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Ðá wéndon hí ðæt hé tela ne wiste, ac ðæt hé wédde vulgus aestimabat eum insanire, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 11. Woedendi limphaticus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 75 : lymphatico, 113, 36. Wédende, 53, 66. Ðone wéddendan insanum, 48, 1.
Linked entry: a-wédan
scild
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Næfde hé scyld (scutum) æt handa, ðæt hé ðone cyning mid gescyldan mihte, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 22. Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld, L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, ii. Ðǽr læg secg mænig ofer scild scoten, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 19.
Deniscan
The Danish men, the Danes ⬩ Dānĭci viri, Dāni
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The Danish men, the Danes; Dānĭci viri, Dāni Hér, A. D. 835, Ecgbryht, Westseaxna cing, geflýmde ge ða Wealas ge ða Deniscan here, A.
súcan
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Ða breóst ðe ðú suce ( suxisti ), Lk. Skt. 11, 27: Homl. Skt. i. 8, 125. Sucun ( suxerunt ) hunig of stáne, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 192, 43. Ðæt hig sucon, Deut. 32, 13. Ongunnon ealle ða næddran heora blód súcan, Homl. Th. ii. 488, 35.
be-díglian
To hide ⬩ cover ⬩ conceal ⬩ keep close or secret ⬩ occultare ⬩ abscondere
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To hide, cover, conceal, keep close or secret; occultare, abscondere Né hire ðú him ðæt ðú hine bedíglige non audias eum ut occultes eum, Deut. 13, 8. On gríne ða ðe hí bedíglodon in laqueo quem absconderunt, Ps. Spl. 9, 16.
Linked entries: be-deáglian be-déglad be-díhlian
ge-aclian
To frighten ⬩ excite ⬩ terrēre ⬩ terrōre percellĕre
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To frighten, excite; terrēre, terrōre percellĕre Ðá ðæt folc gewearþ egesan geaclod then was the people terrified with fear, Andr. Kmbl. 1609; An. 805 : Elen. Kmbl. 2255; El. 1129.
in-sigle
A seal ⬩ signet
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Ðá ágeaf ic ðæt insigle ðé he brought a signet to me ... Then I gave the signet to thee, Chart. Th. 173, 8, 11. Wyrðe arð onfóa bóc and untýne insigloe his dignus es accipere librum et aperire signaculum ejus, Rtl. 29, 19
Linked entry: in-segel
ó-wæstm
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Ða ówæstmas beóþ swá mycle, and swá fægere swá swá ðæs deóres bearn ðe unicornus hátte, Ps. Th. 28, 5
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bóc-líc
BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to books ⬩ biblicus
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Ðæt we ða bóclícan láre smeágan that we consider the book-lore, 284, 24