ná-wiht
nothing ⬩ naught ⬩ a thing of no value ⬩ an evil thing ⬩ not
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Hig tellaþ mín wedd for náht irritum facient pactum meum, Deut. 31, 20. For náhtum pro nihilo, Ps. Lamb. 80, 15. Ungeleáfsumum nóht biþ clǽne infidelibus nihil est mundum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 40.
fleón
- By.
- 247 :
- Ps. L. 54, 8 :
- Gen. 2080 :
- Bt. F. 116, 17 :
- Ælfc. Gr. 36 :
- 28, 6 :
- Ps. Th. 103, 17 :
- Ps. L. 113, 3 :
- Met. l, 20 :
- Mt. 8, 33 :
- Ps. L. 30, 12 :
- El. 134 :
- Gú. 228 .]
to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew
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For þriddan dǽl hé fleó . . . for healfne hé fleó, Ll. Th. i. 78, 23, 25. to refuse assent Mín mód flýhþ nú gyt, ꝥ hit ne mæg gelýfan ꝥ hit geseón ne mæg mid þæs líchaman eágum mens refugit credere, quod corporeis oculis non valet videre, Gr.
stig
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Ondlong herpoðes on burghardes ánstigo; ðonne forð tó báres ánstigon, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 172, 18
druncnian
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Wín, ꝥ is ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg fore druncnigan vino, hoc est, omnis generis potu quo quis inebriari possit, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21. Druncniga (druncgnia, L.) inebriari, Lk.
wearg-brǽde
Some form of disease; ⬩ impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma
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Some form of disease; the word translates impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma Wearhbrǽde impetigo, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 62. Weargebrǽde, ii. 45, 39: nevum, 62, 29. Werhbrǽde, i. 61, 16. Gif hwylcum weargbrǽde (wearh-, MS.
Linked entries: werh-brǽde brǽde
un-earh
Undaunted ⬩ intrepid ⬩ fearless
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Wendon forð wlance þegenas, unearge men, Byrht.Th. 137, 54; By. 206
hós
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Voc. i. 285, 80: but hosa from its form seems to belong to hosu ), Ps. Cam. 57, 10
twéntig
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Add Þis is þára twéntiga hída bóc, C.D. iii. 426, 12. (1 a) uninflected :-- Twéntig síðon seofon beóð án hund and feówertig, Angl. viii. 303, 6. helping to form ordinals His ríces þý þriddan geáre eác twéntigum, Bd. 1. 13; Sch. 36, 17. 1.
hand-gewinn
Labour of the hands, struggle, strife, fighting
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Hé sceal fore hǽðenra handgewinne gást onsendan he shall because of the heathens' warfare give up the ghost, Andr. Kmbl. 372; An.186
un-rǽd
evil counsel ⬩ ill-advised course ⬩ bad plan ⬩ folly ⬩ disadvantage ⬩ prejudice ⬩ hurt
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evil counsel, ill-advised course, bad plan, folly Scipia sǽde, ðæt hit (the building of a theatre) wǽre se mǽsta unrǽd and se mǽsta gedwola dicens, inimicissimum hoc fore bellatori populo ad nutriendam desidiam, lasciviaeque commentum, Ors. 4, 12; Swt
cænnan
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To bring forth, produce; parere Ðeós wyrt biþ cænned abúton dícum this herb is produced about ditches, Herb. 13, l; Lchdm. i. 104, 18, MSS. H. B
earm-scanca
An arm-bone [ = shank] ⬩ crus
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An arm-bone [ = shank]; crus Gif ða earm-scancan beóþ begen forade if the arm-bones be both broken, L. Alf. pol. 55; Th. i. 94, 26
Linked entry: sceanca
swíþ-hreówness
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Först. 173
Linked entry: hreów-ness
ÁR
honour ⬩ glory ⬩ rank ⬩ dignity ⬩ magnificence ⬩ respect ⬩ reverence ⬩ honor ⬩ dignitas ⬩ gloria ⬩ magnificentia ⬩ honestas ⬩ reverentia ⬩ kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ mercy ⬩ pity ⬩ benefit ⬩ use ⬩ help ⬩ gratia ⬩ favor ⬩ misericordia ⬩ beneficium ⬩ auxilium ⬩ property ⬩ possessions ⬩ an estate ⬩ land ⬩ ecclesiastical living ⬩ benefice ⬩ bona ⬩ possessiones ⬩ fundus ⬩ beneficium
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Ðæt hí him andlyfne and áre forgeáfen for heora gewinne that they should give them food and possessions for their labour, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 19
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waru
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Nán man ne dorste for ðæra deóra ware ðám hálgum geneálécan, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 56, 60. Scealt ðú for ware úra goda wíta ðrowian for the protection of our gods thou shall suffer punishments, Homl. Th. i. 594, 4.
Linked entry: wer-genga
horn
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See Rä. 15 for various uses of the horn, and Tupper's notes on the riddle
sáwel-sceatt
An ecclesiastical due
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Dip. i. lxii, remarks that in lands leased by the Church, and exclusively in such, there is frequently a stipulation for the payment of sáwelsceat. For the practice in the case of gilds, see Chart.
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ful-boren
Full-born ⬩ noble-born ⬩ nōbĭlis nātu
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Full-born, noble-born; nōbĭlis nātu Mid eahta and feówertig fulborenra þegena with eight and forty noble-born thanes, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 228, 4
Linked entry: sám-boren
earfoþ-lǽte
Difficult to be sent forth ⬩ diffĭcĭlis emissu
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Difficult to be sent forth; diffĭcĭlis emissu Earfoþlǽte micga a painful discharge of urine, strangury; strangūria = στραγγουρία, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 47; Wrt. Voc. 19, 49
geon-síþ
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Först. 147. Cf. ellor-síþ, heonan-síþ, hin-síþ