ofer-seón
to observe, survey, see ⬩ respicere, superspicere ⬩ to overlook, neglect, despise
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Ger. ubar-sehan respicere, superspicere.] to overlook, neglect, despise Ða ðe tó ðam þríste sýn, ðæt hig God oferseóþ and swá mæniges háliges mannes dóm, Wulfst. 270, 23
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and-efn
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Ðonne sió úpáhæfenes bið átyht ofer hire andefnu (-efenu, v. l.) dum elatio supra se tenditur, 301, 19. of things, quantity, amount, nature, extent Tódǽlað hí his feoh on fíf oððe syx, hwýlum on má, swá swá þæs feós andefn bið, Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 29.
GEÁP
Open ⬩ spread out ⬩ extended ⬩ broad ⬩ roomy ⬩ spacious ⬩ wide ⬩ pătens ⬩ pătŭlus ⬩ amplus ⬩ lātus
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Munt is hine ymbútan, geáp gylden weal a mountain is about him, a lofty golden wall, Salm. Kmbl. 511; Sal. 256. Sum sceal on geápum galgan rídan one shall ride on the extended gallows, Exon. 87 b; Th. 239, 12; Vy. 33.
ge-fultuman
To help ⬩ assist ⬩ help to ⬩ supply
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To help, assist, help to, supply Ðæt hie sceoldan Martine gefultmian that they should help St. Martin, Blickl. Homl. 221, 31. Gefultumian subministrare, concurrere, suppeditare, Hpt. Gl. 446.
un-gelífedlíc
Incredible ⬩ marvellous
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Nis nán tó ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Ðæs wealles micelness is ungeliéfedlíc tó secgenne murorum ejus vix credibilis relatu magnitudo, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 14.
wiþer-tihtle
A counter-charge ⬩ cross-action
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Se ðe on gemóte mid wiðertihtlan hine sylfne oþþe his man werige, hæbbe ðæt eall forspecen, and geandwyrde ðam óðrum swá hundrede riht þynce, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 5. Cf.
leó
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Add: gen. f. leó pas Grécisce naman . . . hic leon þeós leó ; ac wé forlǽtað þone n on Lédensprǽce and cweðað leó, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 42, 1. Swé swé leá sicut leo;, Ps. Srt. 16, 12: ii. 184, 40.
leód
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Forwearð se consul mid eallum his folce from Etusci þǽm leódum L. Baebius a Liguribus circumventus cum universo exercitu occisus est, Ors. 4, 11; S. 206, 9. v. ceaster- (Nap. 12), norþ-leóde; leóda
strídan
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Add: to mount a horse Hé him sylf sóna strád (ástáh.v. l.) upon his hors ipse statim ascendent equum, Gr. D. 81, 20. [Wiche strides he makede dunward and eft uppard, ꝥ seið Salomon . . .
un-cúþ
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Rómáne swiþost for þǽm besierede wǽron þe him ꝥ land uncúþre wæs þonne hit Somnitum wǽre, Ors. 3, 8; S. 120, 28. III. add: — Uncúð hú longe ðǽr swǽ gelǽrede biscepas sién, Past. 9, 3. Ne hopa ðú tó óðres monnes deáðe ; uncúð hwá lengest libbe, Prov.
ǽs
food ⬩ a bait
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Add: food Áwyrpað his líc fugelum tó ǽse and hundum tó mete, Hml. S. 37, 235.
wine-leás
Friendless
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Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás hæle, Exon. Th. 329, 11; Vy. 32. Wineleás wonsǽlig mon genimeþ him wulfas tó geféran, 342, 24; Gn. Ex. 147. Earm biþ se ðe sceal ána lifgan, wineleás wunian, 344, 15; Gn. Ex. 1740.
ǽ
- (? in
- Bd. 4, 5 ;
- S. 573, 17 ).
law, &c. ⬩ matrimony
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Wíf ðæt him mid rihtre ǽ (rihtum ǽwe, v. l.) forgifen sí, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 17. Be ðám ðe ǽwe brecað de eo qui adulterat, Ll. Th. ii. 180, 12. Ic lǽrde weras ðæt hí heora ǽwe heóldon, Hml. Th. i. 378, 25: ii. 222, 18.
fægere
beautifully ⬩ elegantly ⬩ gently ⬩ fair ⬩ plausibly ⬩ speciously ⬩ impurity ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ nobly ⬩ splendidly ⬩ justly
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Hí hine mid ealre smyltnysse on heora fiðerum feredon, þæt hé ne mihte ne on scipe fægeror gefered beón, Guth. 40, 18. of gentle, courteous, kindly treatment Onfóh þú þínum esne fægere, Ps. Th. 118, 122.
on-médla
pride, glory, magnificence ⬩ pride, arrogance, presumption ⬩ courage, boldness
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Him for onmǽdlan eorre geworden, Cd. Th. 291, 11; Sat. 429. courage, boldness For hwam ne móton wé ealle mid onmédlan ( boldly ) gangan in Godes ríce, Salm. Kmbl. 704; Sal. 351
ÉCE
Eternal, perpetual, everlasting ⬩ sempĭternus, æternus
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Swá him se éca bebead as the Eternal bade him, Cd. 107; Th. 142, 28; Gen. 2368. Éces word the Eternal's word, Exon. 61 b; Th. 225, 33; Ph. 398. Fóre onsýne écan Dryhtnes before the face of the eternal Lord, 64 b; Th. 238, 7,; Ph. 600.
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swát
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sweat, perspiration Seofoðe (the seventh of the constituents from which Adam was made) wæs deáwes pund, ðanon him (Adam ) becom swát, Salm. Kmbl. 180. 15. Suát, Rtl. 192, 17. His swát ( sudor ) wæs swylce blódes dropan, Lk. Skt. 22, 44.
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ge-tenge
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Him biþ his feorhádl getenge his last illness will have attacked him, 320, 20.
a-hleápan
To leap ⬩ leap up ⬩ exsilire ⬩ insilire ⬩ prosilire ⬩ desilire
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To leap, leap up; exsilire, insilire, prosilire, desilire Alexander ahleóp and ofslóh hine Alexander leaped up and slew him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 7. Ahleópon ðá ealle then all jumped up, 5, 12; Bos. 112, 24.
blóstma
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Sixte wæs blóstmena pund, ðanon him (Adam) wæs eágena missenlícnes geseald, Sal. K. 180, 13. Hire leáf and blóstman meng tógædere, Lch. ii. 24, 21. In passage from Bd. for blóstma substitute blóstmena (blósmana, v.l.), and add: blóstme; f. (?)