winter
a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year
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Holm storme weól, winter ýþe beleác ísgebinde, óþ ðæt óþer com geár in geardas . . . Ðá wæs winter scacen, fæger foldan bearm, Beo. Th. 2259-2278 ; B. 1127-1137.
Linked entries: ǽ-wintre-cyning -wintre
DROPA
DROP ⬩ stilla, gutta, stillicĭdium
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Yrnþ dropmǽlum swíðe hluttor wæter, ðæt gecígdon ða ðe on ðære stówe wunodon stillam, ðæt is dropa very pure water runs [there] drop by drop, which those who dwelt in the place called stilla, that is drop, Homl. Th. i. 510, 1.
ÉCE
Eternal, perpetual, everlasting ⬩ sempĭternus, æternus
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To écre gemynde for a continual remembrance, Homl. Blick. 127, 22. Wæs me andfencge écere hǽlu tu es susceptor salūtis meæ æternæ, Ps. Th. 88, 23. Ic þanc secge écum Dryhtne I say thanks to the eternal Lord, Beo. Th. 5584; B. 2796.
Linked entry: ǽce
folgoþ
that which follows ⬩ A train ⬩ retinue ⬩ id quod sĕquĭtur ⬩ cŏmĭtātus ⬩ service of a follower ⬩ A service ⬩ office ⬩ official dignity ⬩ cŏmĭtis servĭtus ⬩ ministĕrium ⬩ offĭcium ⬩ præpŏsĭtūra ⬩ condition of life ⬩ condĭtio vltæ
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He folgode Iuliane, and he on ðam folgoþe ealle fúlnysse forbeáh, lybbende swá swá munuc he followed Julian, and in that service he avoided all foulness, living as a monk, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 12.
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for-bærnan
To burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ ŭrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre
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Ðæt he werod forbærnde that it [the pillar of fire] would burn up the host, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 16; Exod. 123.
Linked entries: for-bearnan for-bernan
LEÓÞ
A song ⬩ poem ⬩ ode ⬩ lay ⬩ verses
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A song, poem, ode, lay, verses Ðis leóþ hoc carmen, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som 9, 28. Leóþ poema, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 98; Wrt. Voc. 60, 6. Sárlíc leóþ tragædia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 37. Leóþ wæs ásungen the song was recited, Beo. Th. 2323; B. 1159.
ge-hycgan
To think ⬩ conceive ⬩ consider ⬩ devise ⬩ reflect ⬩ be mindful ⬩ think about ⬩ care ⬩ intend ⬩ resolve
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Hú ðú yfle gehogdes how thou didst devise evilly, 28 a; Th. 85, 29; Cri, 1398. Ðá ðú gehogodest sæcce sécean when thou didst resolve to seek conflict, Beo. Th. 3981; B. 1988 : Cd. 209; Th. 259, 5; Dan. 687 : Andr. Kmbl. 857; An. 429.
þynne
Thin ⬩ thin ⬩ lean ⬩ the opposite of fat or stout ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of thick ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of broad ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ delicate ⬩ fine
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288, 16. thin, the opposite of broad Ðæt seó ðynneste dolhswaþo ætýwde ut tenuissima cicatricis vestigia parerent, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 19. of density, where the parts of a whole are not close together, thin Oft of ðinnum rénscúrum fléwð seó eorðe, Homl
un-sib
unfriendliness ⬩ unkindliness ⬩ enmity ⬩ strife ⬩ hostilities ⬩ war ⬩ division ⬩ variance ⬩ disagreement ⬩ disunion
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God úslǽrð sibbe and wynsumnesse, and deófol ús lǽrð unsibbe and wróhte, Homl. Ass. 168, 112: Cd. Th. 281, 13; Sat. 271. Ic andette mínes módes morðor and unsibbe and ofermódignesse, L. de Cf. 8; Th. ii. 262, 32.
wéste
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Th. 77, 6. waste, empty, unused Seó grundleáse swelgend hæfþ swíþe manegu wéste holu on tó gadrianne, Bt. 7, 4; Fox 22, 32. waste, useless, unproductive Hé geseah deorc gesweorc semian sweart under roderum, wonn and wéste, Cd.
ge-rǽdnes
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Þone æftran cwide hé spræc of fullom. gesceáde and gerǽdnesse hoc ex rationis definitione subjunxit, 266, 10. an ordinance, official enactment, of the secular authority (king and witan). v. ge-rǽdan ; <b>III b.
willan
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Hí wǽron onginnende ꝥ hí ꝥ dón woldon hoc facere conati sunt, 234, 6. in a clause translating a Latin clause Ðá eóde se cyning in ꝥ hé wolde geseón intravit rex ut videret, Mt. 22, 21.
on-findan
to find out, discover, detect ⬩ to find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible of ⬩ to meet with, experience, suffer
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Homl. 177, 6. Ic hine onfand, and hine onbændan hét, Salm. Kmbl. 550; Sal. 274. Ne ic culpan in ðé ǽfre onfunde, Exon. Th. 11, 30; Cri. 178. Hú Boetius hí wolde berǽdan, and þeódríc ðæt anfunde, Bt. 1. tit.; Fox x. 2. Onfundan deprenderint, Wrt.
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ge-þeaht
counsel ⬩ consultation ⬩ deliberation ⬩ advice ⬩ thought ⬩ a determination ⬩ resolution ⬩ device ⬩ plan ⬩ purpose ⬩ consĭlium ⬩ cōgĭtātio ⬩ a council ⬩ an assembly ⬩ concĭlium
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On ðam geþeahte in the council, Homl. Th. i. 46, 5
híwan
Members of a household, ⬩ of a religious house, ⬩ a family
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Búton Noe and his seofan híwon except Noah and the seven members of his family, Homl. Th. ii. 58, 34: i. 20, 34. On middum hire ðinum in media eorum [the members of the monastery ], Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 20: Chart. Th. 468, 19: L.
hlǽw
a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave
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Icel. haugr a mound, funeral mound; how in local names.] the interior of a mound, a cave Draca sceal on hlǽwe a serpent shall dwell in a cave, Menol. Fox 512; Gn. C. 26: Beo. Th. 5539; B. 2773.
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hleóðor
hearing ⬩ what is heard, ⬩ sound, ⬩ noise, ⬩ voice, ⬩ speech, ⬩ song
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Stefnum herigaþ hálgum hleóðrum heofoncyninges þrym with voices and holy songs they praise the glory of heaven's king, Andr. Kmbl. 1445; An. 723: Bt. Met. Fox 13, 94; Met. 13, 47: Exon. 46 a; Th. 156, 22; Gú. 878: Cd. 81; Th. 102, 1; Gen. 1693
tó-bregdan
to separate (trans.) by a quick movement, ⬩ to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. ) ⬩ to pull apart ⬩ to separate (intrans.) by a quick movement, ⬩ to break off, ⬩ start from sleep, ⬩ to awake ⬩ to separate by making a quick movement with something
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Ðæt hé wǽre from ðám hundum tóbróden, Shrn. 145, 4. to pull apart Heora lima man ealle tóbrǽd ǽlc fram óðrum their limbs weru torn from one another, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 72.
sweotolung
a manifestation ⬩ an explanation, definition ⬩ a declaration, setting forth, exposition, shewing ⬩ evidence, testimony, declaration; when written, a testament, title-deed, certificate, prescript
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a manifestation Ðes freólsdæg (Epiphany) is Godes swutelung gecweden, Homl. Th. i. 104, 29. an explanation, definition Ásmeáde swutelunge elucubratam definitionem (manifestationem). Hpt.
sigor
Victory ⬩ triumph
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Ic sceal his róde sigor (the triumph of Christ's cross) swíðor wíscan ðonne ondrǽdan, Homl. Th. i. 594, 20. Sigor æt sæcce, Elen. Kmbl. 2363; B. 1183. Folc ðe hé on deóflum genom þurh his sylfes sygor, Exon. Th. 36, 24; Cri. 581.