hearde
firmly ⬩ tightly
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Ic wæs hearde cnyssed impulsus. Ps. Th. 117, 13. of seizing, pressing (lit. or fig.) Hé (a sea-beast) wearð mid eoforspreotum hearde genearwod, B. 1438. Mid weres egsan hearde genearwod, Gen. 921. Hearde genyrwad, gebunden bealorápum, Cri. 364.
hlǽfdige
a queen ⬩ Our Lady ⬩ lady
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Eádgyð seó hlǽfdie forðférde, seó wæs Eádwardes cynges geresta, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 19. as a form of courteous address, lady(?) Cueð hir tó se Hǽlend, 'Maria' (in the margin ꝥ is on Englis, hláfdia), Jn. L. 20, 16
módor
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Hé wæs Bryttisc on his móder healfe, Chr. 1075; P. 202, 7. Hí freónda ne róhton, ne fæder oððe méder (móder, v.l. ), Hml. S. 5, 45. For ðám mycclum geleáfan þǽre méder. Hml. Th. ii. 116, 13. Habban gýmene ǽgðer ge ðǽre méder ge þæs cildes, 196, 19.
weccan
To wake, waken. ⬩ to rouse from sleep ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to enliven, stimulate, refresh ⬩ to rouse ⬩ to excite, stir up ⬩ to raise what is depressed ⬩ to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise
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Seó wæs wætrum weaht and wæstmum þeaht, Cd. Th. 115, 19; Gen. 1922. to rouse from repose, to excite, stir up Se kok, ǽr ðam ðe hé cráwan wille, hefð up his fiðru, and wecð hine selfne, Past. 64; Swt. 461, 14.
BÚGAN
To BOW or bow down oneself, bend, swerve, give way, submit, yield, turn, turn away, flee ⬩ se flectere vel inclinare, curvare, declinare, desistere, cedere, vertere, divertere, fugere
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Ǽlc burhwaru wæs búgende to him every city was yielding to him, Jos. 11, 19. Búge ic to eówerum hǽðenscipe I will turn to your heathendom, Homl. Th. i. 70, 28. Híg bugon of ðam wege they have turned out of the way, Ex. 32, 8.
swǽsende
food, victuals, refection ⬩ flatteries, blandishments, fair speech.
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Hé þanc gesægde ðá hé gereordod wæs : ;Ðé ðissa swǽsenda Meotud leán forgilde,; Andr. Kmbl. 771; An. 386. Ðæt hí on his hús ne eodon ne of his swǽsendum mete ðygedon ne domum ejus intrarent neque de cibis illius acciperent Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 28.
hǽte
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Seó lyft týhð ðone wǽtan tó hyre neoðan and ðá hǽtan ufon, and þonne hí gegaderode beóð, seó hǽte and se wǽta binnon ðǽre lyfte, þonne winnað hí him betweóman mid egeslicum swége, and ꝥ fýr ábyrst út ðurh lígett gyf hé máre biþ þonne se wǽta; gyf se wǽta
DARU
Hurt, harm, damage ⬩ damnum, noxa
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Gemétte he his earm and his hand swá hále and swá gesúnde swá him nǽfre bryce ne daro gedón wǽre he found his arm and his hand so hale and so sound, as if breach or hurt had never been done to them, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 17.
þanécan
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Þeáh hí nú eall hiora líf áwriten hæfdon, hú ne forealldodon ða gewritu þeáh and losodon ðonécan þe hit wǽre swá some swá ða wríteras dydon and eác ða þe hí ymbe writon though they indeed had written all their life, yet would not the writings have become
á-gifan
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Wæstm ágifan and ágildan, Bl. H. 55, 6. Circsceat mon sceal ágifan, Ll. Th. 1. 140, 12. Gif hé hæbbe ealle on fóðre tó ágifanne, 9. to give up, abandon Ic hine tó heora sylfra dóme ágeaf. Bl. H. 177, 25. Se ágend þone banan ágefe, Ll.
eaht
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Hwæt is mannes sunu, þæt hit gemet wǽre, þæt þú him aht (áht?) wið ǽfre hæfdest quid est filius hominis, quoniam reputas eum?, Ps. Th. 143, 4.
hínþ
misery ⬩ poverty ⬩ hurt ⬩ injury ⬩ destruction
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., and add: misery, poverty Sume beóþ wídcúþe on heora gebyrdum, ac hi beóþ mid wǽdle and mid hénþe (hǽnþe, v. l.) ofþrycte, ꝥ him wǽre leófre ꝥ hí wǽran unæþele þonne swá earme hunc nobilitas notum facit, sed angustia rei familiaris inclusus esse mallei
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tucian
To treat ill ⬩ to afflict ⬩ harass ⬩ vex
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Noldon hí ná cweþan ðæt hit wǽre wíte . . . and noldan nǽnne þingere sécan, ac lustlíce hí woldan lǽtan ða rícan hié tucian æfter hiora ágnum willan nec hos cruciatus esse dicerent, defensorumque operam repudiarent, ac se totos accusatoribus judicibusque
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ge-niman
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L. 2, 6. friþ (wǽre) geniman wiþ (acc. or dat.) to make peace (a treaty) with Hé frið genam wið hié Lusitanos in deditionem recepit, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 9. Wǽre genóman foedus fecerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 25.
on-geagn
opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again
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Ne hit for ðæm bryne wandode ðæs hátan léges ðe him wæs ongeán. Nar. 15, 21. Ðonne storm cyme mínum gǽste ongegn, Exon.
fremian
To profit ⬩ do good ⬩ be good or expedient ⬩ avail ⬩ profĭcĕre ⬩ prōdesse ⬩ expĕdīre ⬩ vălēre
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Gyf se wǽta byþ máre ðonne ðæt fýr, ðonne fremaþ hit if the moisture is more than the fire, then it does good, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 23; Lchdm. iii. 280, 9. Eów fremaþ ðæt ic fare expĕdit vōbis ut ĕgo vādam, Jn. Bos. 16, 7: Mt.
fýren
Fiery ⬩ burning ⬩ flaming ⬩ ignītus ⬩ igneus ⬩ flammeus
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Swylce eal Finns buruh fýrenu wǽre as if all Fin's castle were on fire, Fins. Th. 73; Fin. 36. Ðæt fýrene swurd the fiery sword, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 33. Under ðam fýrenan hrófe under the fiery roof, Cd. 185; Th. 230, 27; Dan. 239.
Linked entries: féren fýran fýren cylle
ge-wyrd
Event ⬩ fate ⬩ destiny ⬩ condition
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Sume cwǽdon ðæt se steorra his gewyrd wǽre. Gewíte ðis gedwyld fram geleáffullum heortum ðæt ǽnig gewyrd sý búton se ælmihtiga scyppend some said that the star was his destiny.
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un-fǽle
Evil ⬩ ill ⬩ bad
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Voc. ii. 45, 16. applied to living objects Hí wéndon ðæt hit unfǽle gást (phantasma) wǽre, Mk. Skt. 6, 49. Satiri vel fauni vel selini vel fauni ficarii unfǽle men, wudewásan, unfǽle wihtu, Wrt. Voc, i. 17, 20.
wicg
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Ongunnon stígan on wægn weras and hyra wicg somod, Exon. Th. 404, 18; Rä. 23, 9: 405, 11; Rä. 23, 21. Onweald wicga and wǽpna, Beo. Th. 2094; B. 1045. Wicgum ridan, Exon. Th. 404, 4; Rä. 23, 2. Beornas cómon wiggum gengan, on mearum módige, Andr.