be-hweorfan
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Þæt manna gehwylc his ágen hús wel behweorfe, þæt is, þæt gehwá his heortan geclǽnsige, Wlfst. 280, II. Scipena behweorfan, Angl. ix. 261, 18. Mæssereáf wurðlíce behworfen, Ll. Th. ii. 250, 28: 252, 24: 350, 22.
be-lífan
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Se gewuna beláf of hǽðenra manna biggenge, Hml. A. 146, 47. Ne ówiht inne ne belífe heánra gylta, Dóm. L. 38. Oðer dǽl scel belíuan ðám ðe hit findæð, Cht. Th. 318, 21. Belífendra remanentium, Scint. 74, 8.
ge-tíþian
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Ðǽr getíðað Drihten micele weldǽda geleáffullum mannum, 298, 11. Þisne anweald hé forgeaf Petre ... þone ylcan andweald hæfð se Ælmihtiga getíðod biscopum, i. 370, 4-13. Críst hæfð micel getíþod eów, Hml. S. 36, 167
rýmet
space, extent ⬩ clear space, room ⬩ extension, clearance
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space, extent Seó cyrce mid hire portice mihte fíf hund manna eáðelíce befón on hire rýmette, Homl. Th. i. 508, 14.
Linked entry: rýmetleást
wamb
a belly, stomach ⬩ a womb ⬩ a hollow
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Hé hæfð áne wambe and þúsend manna bigleofan, Homl. Th. i. 66, l. Be cilda wambum and oferfyll, and gif him mete tela ne mylte. ii. 240, 12. where there is reference to the bringing forth of young, a womb Western wombe (wambe,Ps. Spl.
FÉDAN
nourish ⬩ support ⬩ sustain ⬩ bring up ⬩ educate ⬩ pascĕre ⬩ cĭbāre ⬩ nutrīre ⬩ engtrīre ⬩ sustentāre ⬩ edŭcāre ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ gignĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre
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to FEED, nourish, support, sustain, bring up, educate; pascĕre, cĭbāre, nutrīre, engtrīre, sustentāre, edŭcāre Mægen mon sceal mid mete fédan a man must feed strength with meat, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 22; Gn. Ex. 115.
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hreósan
To fall ⬩ fall down ⬩ ruere ⬩ corruere
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Twegen unþeáwas hreósaþ on ǽnne man duorum vitiorum languor irruit, Past. 62, 1; Swt. 457, 9. Wongas hreósaþ the plains shall sink away, Exon. 19 b; Th. 51, 5; Cri. 811. Hreósaþ tóbrocene burgweallas, 22 a; Th. 60, 30; Cri. 977.
HWÍL
A WHILE
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Man gíslade ða hwíle hostages were given the while, Chron. 994; Erl. 133, 29. Ða hwíle ðe ðú eart on wege mid him dum es in via cum eo, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 25.
lǽne
transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail
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Hér biþ feoh lǽne hér biþ freónd lǽne hér biþ mon lǽne in this world shall not wealth endure, or friend, or man, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 32; Wand. 108 : Elen. Kmbl. 2539; El. 1272. Ðis lǽne líf ðe wé lifiaþ on this transitory life in which we live, Ps.
LUST
LUST ⬩ desire ⬩ pleasure ⬩ voluptuousness
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Se man hine forhabban sceal on manegum þingum his lífes lusta homini a multis vitæ sum libidinibus abstinendum sit, L. Ecg. P. 1, 5, arg; Th. ii. 170, 10. Hé hine ætbrǽd ðám flǽsclícum lustum, Homl. Th. i. 58, 19.
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þider
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Hit witena nán þider (cf. þǽr, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 9) ne séceþ no wise man goes thither to look for it, Met. 19, 8. Þider wǽron fúse, Cd. Th. 190, 9; Exod. 196. Hé þyder folc samnode, 230, 5; Dan. 228: Blickl. Homl. 67, 20.
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ýtera
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Ðæt ýtemeste land, ðæt man hǽt Thila, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 20. Ðæt hé gewǽte his ýtemystan finger, Past. 43; Swt. 309, 6. On ða ýtemesta[n] sǽ in extremis maris, Ps. Spl. 138, 8. Ða ýtemestan endas ðare seglgyrde cornua, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 46.
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feld
plain ⬩ field
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Ǽlc man sý his huntnoðes wyrðe on wuda and on felda on his ágenan, Ll. Th. i. 420, 25. Nefrod hét wyrcan ǽnne tor on ðám felda þe Sennar hátte, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 19.
ge-hiwian
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Gehíwian inficere, 47, 49. to form, fashion Ic eom sé þe man of eorðan gehíwode, Hml. S. 30, 63. Sé gehiéwade ( finxit ) heortan heara, Ps. Srt. 32, 15.
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gilpan
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Oððe hé for his góda mierringe gielpe ( glorietur ), Past. 149, 20. with clause giving the boast Þá wénde hé þæt hit Godes ágen wǽre; and se deófles man gealp þæt hé eác swá wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 18. Hwæþer ðú durre gilpan ꝥ heora fægernes þín sié?
hengen
a cross ⬩ a rack
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'Áhóð hine on þǽre hengene and hetelíce ástreccað ealle his lima þ þá liþa him tógaan.' þá gefæstnodon þá cwelleras hine on þǽre heardre hengene, and hine hetelíce tihton, swá swá man web tiht...
hopian
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Þonne man wát þæt hé ér tó hopede, Solil. H. 29, 6. Se sige þe eall Angelcynn tó hopode, Chr. 1009 ; P. 139, 8. Hí tó ðám sceatte hopedon they hoped to get the offered reward Hml. S. 23, 53.
of
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Add Of þám (báne) worhte God fǽmnan, Gen. 183. add where removal, &c. is from a material object Wæterfrocgan hwílon man gesihð of wætere, Chrd. 96, 28. Gif monnes tunge bið of heáfde, Ll.
spyrian
to track ⬩ go in a track ⬩ follow ⬩ make a journey in search of something ⬩ to make a track ⬩ go ⬩ to enquire ⬩ investigate ⬩ examine ⬩ to enquire after or into ⬩ seek to know about ⬩ to search after ⬩ seek to attain ⬩ to ask ⬩ investigare, indagare, sciscitari ⬩ to track; to investigate; to ask
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Syndan onhrérede anlícast hú druncen hwylc spyrige as any drunken man makes his way, Ps. Th. 106, 26. to enquire, investigate, examine Ðá cwæþ se wísdóm: 'Hwí . . . ?'
Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian
god-spell
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Acolitus candele byrð þonne mann godspell rǽt ... Diaconus godspell rǽt æt Godes þénungum, Ll. Th. ii. 348, 4-14: Vis. Lfc. 13. <b>III a.