mearc-beorh
A hill which forms part of a boundany
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A hill which forms part of a boundany Predicta tellus his terminis circumcincta. Ǽrest on æscwoldes hláw: ðonne on gemótbiorh ... ðonne on mearcbiorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 195, 14. Æt ðæne mearcbeorh, iii. 175, 35. Cf. gemǽr-beorh, iii. 403, 27.
neb-wlitu
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Him gelícode hire fægra nebwlite, Hml. A. 94, 89. Hé beseah on hire scínendan nebbwlite, 109, 245: Hml. S. 29, 169. Heora nebwlite wǽron swilce rose and lilie, 23, 780
ge-stillan
To rest ⬩ cease ⬩ be still ⬩ quiet ⬩ mute ⬩ quiescĕre ⬩ sĕdāri ⬩ sĭlēre ⬩ obmutescĕre ⬩ rētĭcēre ⬩ To restrain ⬩ still ⬩ stop ⬩ stay ⬩ calm ⬩ keep in ⬩ compescĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ sĕdāre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre
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To rest, cease, be still, quiet, mute; quiescĕre, sĕdāri, sĭlēre, obmutescĕre, rētĭcēre Hí ne móten ǽfre gestillan they may not ever be still, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 51; Met. 11, 26.
Linked entries: ge-stellan ge-styllan ge-styllan ge-styltan
weá
woe ⬩ misery ⬩ evil ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ malice
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Hé heóld his ǽhta him tó weán, Blickl. Homl. 53, 9. Biþ hé on écne weán bedrifen, 95, 5.
wís
wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ cunning ⬩ wise ⬩ learned ⬩ skilled ⬩ expert ⬩ known
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Se cyning him ceóse sumne wísne man and glǽwne (virum sapientem et industrium), Gen. 41, 33. Hié sǽdon ðæt hié wǽren wiése (wíse, Cott. MSS.), and ðá wurdon hié dysige, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 2: 30; Swt. 203, 10.
sprǽc
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Gemetigian ge his spréce ge his swígan, Prov. K. 2. Add Þá wæs seó tunge álýsed tó sprǽce, Gr. D. 184, 10. Aidan ne mihte gebígan his sprǽce tó norðhymbriscum gereorde, Hml. S. 26, 68. Add Spræcu (eloquia) Drihtnes sprǽca clǽne, Ps. L. 11, 7.
CWIC
Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax
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Ne biþ se cwuca nyttra ðe se deáda, gif him his yfel ne hreówþ the quick [living] is not better than the dead, if he repent not of his evil, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 20.
ǽwum-boren
Lawfully born ⬩ born in wedlock ⬩ legitimo matrimonio natus
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Lawfully born, born in wedlock; legitimo matrimonio natus Ǽt his déhter ǽwum-borenre with his lawfully-born daughter, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 28
fyrd-searu
A war-equipment ⬩ bellĭcus appărātus
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A war-equipment; bellĭcus appărātus Him Onela forgeaf fyrdsearu fúslíc Onela gave him a ready war-equipment, Beo. Th. 5229; B. 2618. Fyrdsearo, 469; B. 232
mægen-wudu
A mighty spear-shaft
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A mighty spear-shaft þegn Hróðgáres cwehte mægenwudu mundum Hrothgar's thane shook his mighty shaft with his hands, Beo. Th. 477; B. 236
ge-tucian
To torment ⬩ vex ⬩ punish ⬩ pūnīre
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To torment, vex, punish; pūnīre Swilce he for his synnum swá getucod wǽre as if he was so tormented for his sins, Job Thw. 167, 14
ge-bryidan
To take ⬩ tollĕre ⬩ sūmĕre
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To take; tollĕre, sūmĕre Ðonne mon hæfþ his ǽhte gebryid when a man has taken [Th. discovered] his property, L. O. 2; Th. i. 178, 11
ge-cwellan
to kill
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to kill Ða suno gecuoellas hia filii morte adficient eos, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 12. Ðætte hia woere gecuelledo ut interficerentur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 32
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renc
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Add: rencu (-eo) Þá hé swíðust óðre men mid tesowordum tǽl[d]e in his renceo (cf. in his onmédlan gealpettunga, 27, 40), Nap. 62, 17
sceap
A private part
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A private part Hé getǽlde his fæder Noe, ðǽr hé on his sceape lócode, Anglia xi. 2, 53. Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15
hearste-panne
A frying-pan
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A frying-pan Hé him tǽhte ðæt hé him genáme áne íserne hearstepanna tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : 163, 22
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gealpettung
Noisy, boastful talking
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Noisy, boastful talking Þá hé oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga (in his arrogant talking), þá earnode hé mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo, Nap. 27
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ofer-heáfod
Generally, in every case
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Generally, in every case Ǽlc man oferheáfod sceolde cennan his gebyrde and his áre on ðære byrig ðe hé tó gehýrde, Homl. Th. i. 30, 4
eft
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Ox. 5167. where there is a sequence of propositions, statements, again Wæs gecueden ðætte ðá sácerdas ne scoldon nó hiera heáfdu scieran . . ., ne eft hí ne scoldon hira loccas lǽtan weaxan, Past. 139, 13.
gifu
a gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munas ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia ⬩ virtus ⬩ facultas ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ⬩ RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,
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Ðá him wæstmas brohte geár-torhte gife gréne folde when to him the verdant earth should bring fruits, yearly-bright gifts, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 13; Gen. 1561. Sáulum on heofonum selest weorþlíca gifa to souls in heaven thou wilt give worthy gifts, Bt.