blǽd-gifa
A giver of prosperity, happiness, or glory ⬩ prosperitatis, beatitudinis, vel gloriæ largitor
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A giver of prosperity, happiness, or glory; prosperitatis, beatitudinis, vel gloriæ largitor Beorht blǽdgifa bright giver of prosperity, Andr. Kmbl. 167; An. 84: 1311; An. 656
wíte-bend
a torturing bond ⬩ a prison-bond
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a torturing bond, a prison-bond Ðé wǽrlogan wítebendum swencan móton, Andr. Kmbl. 216; An. 108. Wé ellþeódigne on carcerne clommum belegdon, wítebendum, 3120; An. 1563
wæl-grǽdig
Greedy for the slain
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Greedy for the slain (an epithet of cannibals) Hæfdon hié áwriten wælgrǽdige wera endestæf, hwænne hié tó móse meteþearfendum weorðan sceoldon, Andr. Kmbl. 269; An. 135
Linked entry: wæl-gífre
FÁG
Coloured, stained, dyed, tinged, shining, variegated ⬩ tinctus, cŏlōrātus, vărius, versicŏlor, discŏlor
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Ic geann Ælmǽre ánes fágan stédan I give to Ælmær one pied steed, Th. Diplm. 560, 38. Ofer næddran and fágum wyrme ðú gǽst sŭper aspĭdem et basiliscum ambŭlābis, Ps. Spl. C. 90, 13.
hǽþen-gilda
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Þá wurdon getealde án hund þǽra hǽðengylda þe ðæs temples gýmdon, and nán man ne mihte heora ǽhta geríman, Hml. Th. ii. 484, 22. Hé ofslóh ðá hǽðengildan (cf. deofolgildan, 112) he slew the priests of Baal, Hml. S. 18, 155
hord-gestreón
Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'
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Næs him hyht tó hordgestreónum no hope had they in hoarded wealth, Andr. Kmbl. 2229; An. 1116
stig-weard
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The king leaves to the archbishop 240 mancuses, to bishops and aldermen 120, to every discðegn, hræglðegn, and biriele 80, to every stigweard 30 : Ðænne an ic ǽlcan gesettan stigweard þritig mancusa goldes, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 75, 34.]
Linked entry: stí-weard
tó-licgan
to lie or run in different directions ⬩ To lie between, ⬩ to lie and part, ⬩ to divide, ⬩ separate
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To lie between, to lie and part, to divide, separate Seó eá tólíþ Witland and Weonodland, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 6. Ǽlc ðæra sprǽca is tódǽled on manega ðeóda, and ða sint tólegena and tódǽlda mid sǽ and mid wudum and mid muntum, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 62, 34
for-búgan
to avoid ⬩ to pass by ⬩ pass over ⬩ shun ⬩ eschew ⬩ To avoid
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Gif preóst sinoð forbúge, ii. 296, 16. to escape from, evade an obligation, neglect, not to obey a command Gif hwá riht forbúge and út hleápe, Ll. Th. i. 260, 7. Gif hé út hleápe, and ꝥ ordál forbúge, 282, 2: 294, 16.
sweðrian
To retire, withdraw, abate, subside, decrease, fail, come to an end
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Mere sweoðerade ( the sea subsided ), ýða ongin eft oncyrde, hreóh holmþracu, Andr. Kmbl. 930; An. 465. Dryhten forlét dægcandelle scíre scínan, sceadu sweðe*-*rodon, 1672; An. 838. Sweþredon, Exon. Th. 179, 16; Gú. 1262. Swiðredon, Cd.
Linked entries: ge-sweðerian swaðrian sweðerian swiðrian
ge-weorþian
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Offa wæs geofum and gúðum wíde geweorðod Offa was for liberality and bravery far and wide held in honour, B. 1959.
synderlíce
apart, away from all others, in private ⬩ separately, severally, apart ⬩ specially, in particular ⬩ only, exclusively, solely, to or by one's self ⬩ specially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly
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apart, away from all others, in private Synderlíce (separatim) hine Petrus and Iacobus and Iohannes and Andreas áhsodon, Mk.
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lǽn
a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief
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Æþelwald and Alhmund his sunu hit woldon habban on his lǽne and hína Ethelwald and his son Alhmund would hold it [certain land] of him [the bishop] and of the convent in fee, Chart. Th. 140, 32.
móna
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Add Setl his swá swá sunna . . . and swá swá móne, Ps. Vos. 88, 38. Ðæs mónan geár hæfð seofon and twéntig daga and eahta tída. On ðám fyrste hé underyrnð ealle ðá twelf tácna þe seó sunne undergǽð twelf mónað . . .
hláford
a ruler ⬩ sovereign ⬩ governor ⬩ captain ⬩ a master ⬩ a major-domo ⬩ an owner ⬩ a proprietor ⬩ a husband ⬩ the husband ⬩ a ruler ⬩ lord
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Healf cyninge, healf biscepe and þǽre cirican hláforde þe þá nunnan áge, 66, 17. Wiib and cild ðǽm hláforde and hígum and ðǽre stówe befestan, C.D. i. 316, 10. Geunnan healfes Gode and sancte Petre and ðǽre cyrcean hláforde, v. 143, 2.
a-scúnian
to abhor ⬩ detest ⬩ to express hate ⬩ or scorn of:-- ⬩ to reject because of hate or scorn
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Wé ásittað ꝥ þá bóceras áscunion ꝥ wé ymbe heora dígolnyssa þus rúmlíce sprecað, Angl. viii. 332, 34. Hwæt hí lufian sceolon and hwæt hí sceolon hatian and ásceonian, Wlfst. 303, 24.
bátwá
BOTH THE TWO ⬩ both
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BOTH THE TWO, both: Bátwá Adam and Eue both Adam and Eve, Cd. 37; Th. 47, 24; Gen. 765: Gen. 26, 35
Linked entry: bútú
dæru
Harm ⬩ damnum
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Harm; damnum His bróðer to ðære and to lættinge to the harm and hindrance of his brother, Chr. 1101; Erl. 237, 18
dropung
A dropping ⬩ stillicĭdium
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A dropping; stillicĭdium Þurh dropunge deáwes and rénes through dropping of dew and rain, Ps. Th. 64, 11: Ps. Vos. 71, 6
hrǽcea
hawking
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Clearing the throat, hawking Þurh spátl and hrǽcean by spittle and clearing the throat, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 8