treówe
True ⬩ faithful ⬩ trustworthy
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True, faithful, trustworthy Wæs hiera sib ætgædere, ǽghwylc ððrum trýwe. Beo. Th. 2334; B. 1165. Hé spræc to his onbehtþegne, to his treówum gesíþe. Exon. Th. 179, 29; Gú. 1269. Hié ne beóþ nánum men getreówe (ne treówe. Bod.
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bearhtm-hwíl
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Ꝥ ꝥ waes án brehtmhwíl (breahtm-, v. l.), þá heó ꝥ heáfod upp áhóf and se regn ofdúne feóll quatenus unum idemque esset momentum, et levare caput et pluviam deponere, Gr. D. 168, 6.
Burgendas
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Wine Burgenda friend of the Burgundians, Wald. 85; Vald. 2, 14. Weóld Burgendum Gifica Gifica ruled the Burgundians, Scóp Th. 40; Wíd. 19: 131; Wíd. 65
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be-gyrdan
to BEGIRD ⬩ surround ⬩ cingere ⬩ præcingere ⬩ accingere ⬩ to clothe ⬩ amicire
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He wæs begyrded mid wǽpnum ðæs gástlícan camphádes accinctus erat armis militiæ spiritalis Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 24. to clothe; amicire Begyrded oððe bewǽfed leóhte swá swá mid hrægle amictus lumine sicut vestimento Ps. Lamb. 103, 2
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líþ
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Strong drink Ðá him ðæt líþ gescired wæs digesto vino, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 295, 6. Ðam men ðe hine ne lyst his metes ne líþes for the man that does not care for his meat or drink, L. M. 1, 19; Lchdm. ii. 62, 16.
lust-bǽre
desirous ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ agreeable
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Ic wæs swíðe lustbǽre hine tó gehýranne me audiendi avidum, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 7. Sió hǽlu hine gedéþ lustbǽrne salubritas videtur praestare voluptatem, 24, 3; Fox 84, 9. Wǽron lustbǽre for ðone leófan drihten wíta tó þrowienne, Homl. Skt. 4, 116.
sealf
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For hwí wæs ðisse sealfe forspillednes? Ðeós sealf mihte beón geseald, Mk. Skt. 14, 4, 5: Jn. Skt. 12, 3, 5. Wyrc tó salfe (sealfe, MSS. H. B.), Lchdm. i. 110, 18. Sealfe fotu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 74. Lǽcedómnessa oððe sealfe cataplasma, 18, 31
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ge-drífan
To drive ⬩ go adrift ⬩ be driven ⬩ cast away or lost ⬩ agere ⬩ agi ⬩ ventis jactari ⬩ naufragare
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Ðæt scip gedrifen wæs naviculo jactabatur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 24
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ge-fylgan
To follow ⬩ attend upon ⬩ reach by following
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Gefylgend wæs ł gefylgede sequebantur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 15. Gifylge assequi, Rtl. 4, 20. Ðætte erestes gefe we gifylga ut resurrectionis gratiam consequamur, 23, 40
ge-lífan
To believe ⬩ trust ⬩ crēdĕre ⬩ confīdĕre
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Se ðe him to ðam hálgan helpe gelífeþ, he ðǽr gearo findeþ he who trusteth himself to the holy one for help, he findeth it there readily, Wald. 111; Vald. 2, 27.
ge-neát
A companion, associate, vassal
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Byrhtwold wæs eald geneát [or eald-geneát, q.v.] Be cyninges geneáte of a king's 'geneat,' L. In. 19; th. i. 114, 9: Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 3. Be ðon ðe monnes geneát stalige in case a man's 'geneát' steal, L. In. 22, Th. i. 116, 9
sinnan
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Hé wæs swungen sárslegum . . . hrá weorces ne sann ( the body cared not for pain ), Andr. Kmbl. 2556 ; An. 1279.
þanane
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., ðonne wierþ gehnescad ðonone sió ðreáung ðæs anwaldes, Past. 40; Swt. 289, 3. whence Wígheard tó Róme wæs onsended, ðonone hí hider onsendon gewritu, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 3
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un-berende
not bearing ⬩ barren ⬩ sterile ⬩ unbearable
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not bearing, barren, sterile Elizabeth wæs unberende (-berend, Lind. sterilis ), Lk. Skt. 1, 7. Unbeorendu ( sterilis ) cende monige, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 186, 17. Ne biþ mid eów nán þing unberendes ne on mannum ne on nytenum, Deut. 7, 14.
un-geleáful
Unbelieving ⬩ incredulous
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Hé ungeleáfful wæs Cristes ǽristes, Homl. Th. i. 234, 20. Ne sý mé nán man tó ungeleáfful be ðám þingum wrítende ðe ic gehýrde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 16. Ða deófolgyldan ðe ðágyt ungeleáffulle wǽron, Homl. Th. i. 70, 24.
un-sceþþende
Innocent ⬩ harmless
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Onfóh míne sáwle, for ic wæs unsceðþeude and clǽnheort, Shrn. 139, 22. Ða bilehwitnysse ðæs unscæþþendan ( innocentis ) lífes, Bd. 1, 26; S. 487, 40. Ðæt hé ðære unsceþþendan ( innocuae ) ylde cilda ne árede, 2, 20; S. 521, 25.
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weorold-sceamu
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Worldly shame, disgrace among men Wála ðære woruldscame, ðe nú habbaþ Engle. . . . Oft twégen sǽmen oððe þrý drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram sǽ tó sǽ. . . ús eallum tó woruldscame, Wulfst. 163, 3-7.
wiþer-breca
An adversary
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Wæs ðu geðafsum wiðerbracæ (adversaria) ðínum; ðý læs gesellæ ðec ðe widerbracæ tó dóme, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 25. Gif ðæ wiðerbraca (Satanas ) ðone wiðerbraco drífes, 12, 26. Wiðerbrecan obpositum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 24.
wiþer-cora
an adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ rebel ⬩ a reprobate person
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Freónd hé wæs ðurh geleáfan, and wiþercora þurh weorc, Homl. Th. i. 530, 5. Gesamnodon gehwylce ðwyrlíce wiðercoran, and wréhton ðone cyning tó his bréðer, 468, 5. Wiþercorum rebellibus, Wülck. Gl. 256, 31. a reprobate person Wiðercora reprobus, R.
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wyrpel
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Ger. poem, Haupt Zsch. 7, 341, quoted by Leo: Lancvezzel, würfel and hoselín, daz waren diu kleit sín), Exon. Th. 332, 19; Vy. 87