þing
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Add Hi wundrodon hwæt ꝥ þing (hwæt ꝥ þinga, v.l. ) wǽre ꝥ hé swá tóswollen htáfod hæfde, Gr. D. 22, 18.
swæðer
Whichever of two ⬩ either. . . or. . . ⬩ whichever, whether. . . or
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Whichever of two Swaðer uncer leng wǽre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 113, 20, 25. Hwæðres ðara yfela is betere ǽr tó tilianne búton swæðres swæðer frécenlícre is quae pestis ardentius insequenda est, nisi quae periculosius premit? Past. 62; Swt. 457, 22.
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sib
Sib ⬩ related ⬩ one related ⬩ a relation
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Ger. sibbo consanguineus) Ne biþ ná gelíc ðæt man wið swustor gehǽme and hit wǽre feor sibb (or ? feorsibb; cf. neáh-sibb), L. C. S. 52; Th. i. 404, 28. Ðǽr ne byþ sybbes lufu tó óðrum, Wulfst. 146, 13. Ðære sibban ob cognate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 26.
be-feolan
to bury ⬩ to bear ⬩ be pleased with ⬩ to apply oneself earnestly to something ⬩ to be urgent with a person ⬩ to press ⬩ to persist ⬩ persevere with something ⬩ to persist in ⬩ continue
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.), to press Hé mid gemálicum bénum befealh þám hálgan were ꝥ him wǽre álýfed út tó farenne importunis precibus ut relaxaretur imminebat, Gr. D. 156, 1.
gelíce
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Hé spræc gelícost ðǽm ðe hit hwelchwugu syn wǽre, Past. 397, 28: Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 4. Hé fór tó ánre byrg gelícost þǽm þe hé hié ábrecan þóhte, 5, 7; S. 230, 1: 6, 31; S. 286, 15: 6, 36; S. 294, 11.
ge-bídan
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<b></b></b> Hié swá ondrǽdendlíce gebidon þæt se ege ofergongen wæs, and þǽr siþþan wælgrimlíce gefuhton. Ors. 4, 2 ; S. 160, 31. Gebíd ðú mid ðǽre andsware, oð ðú wite ðæt ðín sprǽc hæbbe ǽgðer ge ord ge ende, Past. 385, 12.
heáfod
HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.
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Hé getimbrede ða burg Babylonie tó ðon ðæt heó wǽre heáfod ealra Asiria Babyloniam urbem instauravit, caputque regni Assyrii ut esset instituit, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 60, 14. Stæfes heáfud apicem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 17.
scyldig
guilty ⬩ sinful ⬩ criminal ⬩ guilty of committing a crime ⬩ guilty against ⬩ a person ⬩ responsible for ⬩ liable for ⬩ chargeable with an ill result ⬩ liable for a debt ⬩ bound by an obligation ⬩ liable to forfeiture ⬩ forfeiting ⬩ liable to punishment ⬩ deserving of punishment
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Wæs gecueden tó ðæm scyldegan folce delinquenti populo dicitur, Past. 15, 1; Swt. 91, 2. Ðæt hé hine scyldigne ongete reum se cognoscat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 33: Elen. Kmbl. 1380; El. 692. Hú hé ðæt scyldige werud forscrifen hefde, Cd.
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ge-lífan
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Ðé wæs þeós hwearfung betere, for þám þæt þú þé betre ne geléfde, Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 25. with clause Þú geleófst ꝥ seó wyrd . . . þás woruld wendan ne mæge, Bt. 5, 3; F. 14, 10.
sleán
to strike an object ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike coin ⬩ to stamp money ⬩ to forge a weapon ⬩ to sting ⬩ to strike so as to kill ⬩ to slay ⬩ to make by striking ⬩ to strike fire ⬩ to make a mark, sound, signal by a stroke ⬩ to strike a bargain ⬩ to strike ⬩ drive so as to cause impact ⬩ to pitch a tent ⬩ drive a stake into the ground ⬩ to cast into chains ⬩ to move by a stroke ⬩ to strike off a limb ⬩ to strike with disease ⬩ punishment ⬩ to strike ⬩ make a stroke ⬩ to strike as a smith does ⬩ to kill ⬩ to move rapidly ⬩ rush ⬩ dash ⬩ break ⬩ take a certain direction
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Wæs Fin slægen, Beo. Th. 2309; B. 1152. Sacerdas wǽron slægene, Bd. 1, 15; S. 484, 1.
ge-þeón
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Gif leornere wǽre ꝥ þurh láre geþuge ꝥ hé hád hæfde, 192, 12. Geþeón þæt hé wese þrísthycgende to succeed in being daring, Gn. Ex. 50: Gn.
GEÁTAS
the Jutes ⬩ Jutæ ⬩ GAUTS ⬩ Gauti in Suecia ⬩ Γαυτοί,
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Ic wæs mid Hréþ-Gotum, mid Sweóm and mid Geátum, and mid Súþ-Denum I was with the Hreth-Goths, with the Swedes, and with the Gauts, and with the South-Danes, Exon. 85 b; Th. 322, 4; Wid. 58 : Ben. Th. 392; B. 195 : 2347, B. 1171 : 4391; B. 2192.
lǽce-dóm
Medicine ⬩ a medicine ⬩ remedy ⬩ cure
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In untrymnisse wæs ðú lǽcedóme in infirmitate sis medecina, Rtl. 105, 13. On ðare smyrunge biþ lǽcedóm and sinna forgifnes and ne biþ ná hádung unction is medicinal, and in it there is forgiveness of sins, but there is no ordination, L. Ælfc.
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lǽne
transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail
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Se dæg wæs fruma ðyses lǽnan leóhtes, and hé biþ fruma ðæs écan æfterfylgendan, 133, 10. Má dereþ monna gehwylcum módes unþeáw ðonne mettrymnes lǽnes líchoman, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 225; Met. 26, 119.
ge-sceaft
the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an element ⬩ creātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentum ⬩ a decree, destiny, fate, condition ⬩ destĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtio ⬩ creation, creature ⬩ decree of fate ⬩ creatura, elementum, habitus, fatum
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Ða gescæfta tácnedon ðæt he wæs sóþ god created things shewed that he was very God, Shrn. 67, 16. Bodigaþ élce gescæfte prædicate omni creaturæ, Mk. Skt. Rush. 16, 15: Rtl. 97, 12. Giscæf[t] sexus, 51, 7.
un-þeáw
A bad habit ⬩ an evil practice ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault
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Hé wæs swíþe gefylled mid unþeáwum and firenlustum homo flagitiosissimus, Ors. 6, 3; Swt. 256, 23: Ps. Th. 7, 13. Wé sceolon faran fram unðeáwum tó gódum ðeáwum, gif wé willaþ faran tó ðam écan lífe, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 23.
be-gitan
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Se bisceop wæs Scyttisc and Sce~ Oswald hine begeat on ðás ðeóde the bishop was Scottish and St. Oswald got him into this country, Shrn. 124, 10. Hé begeat Arues dohtor him tó wífe, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 9. Hé beget þá burg, Chr. 919; P. 100, II.
be-witan
watch over
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Ic wæs dæges and nihtes mid hyre and hí bewiste, and heó hlyste mínre láre, Wlfst. 140, 18. Se yldesta bewiste þá þe nigene teó Sélcum geláste, Ll. Th. ii. 30, 22. ꝥæt werod þe hé (Lucifer) bewiste, Hml. Th. i. 10, 17.
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fæstnung
stability ⬩ fixity ⬩ fortifying ⬩ a fastening ⬩ binding ⬩ an exhortation ⬩ confirmation ⬩ ratification ⬩ a covenant ⬩ assurance
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sǽde ꝥ hé hit náhte tó dónne when Lanfranc required that his profession of obedience should be confirmed by an oath, he refused and said that he was not obliged to do it, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 9. a document that contains a confirmation: Se godspellere wæs
feld
plain ⬩ field
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On þám felda (campo), sé wæs genemned Hǽðfeld, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 429, 14. Nǽnig óþer stán on eallum þám felda (-e, v. l.) geméted beón mihte neque ullus alter in tota illa campi planitie lapis inueniri potest, 5, 6; Sch. 577, 13.