wiþ-feohtend
An adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ enemy ⬩ a rebel
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An adversary, opponent, enemy, a rebel Hió self fieht wið hié selfe tó fultome ðæm wiðfeohtende, (adversario) Past. 38; Swt. 279, 1. Ðone mángengan and ðone wiþfeohtend rebellem et sacrilegum, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 18. Betweoh ða elreordan and ða wiþfeohtend
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weorold-weorþscipe
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Worldly honour, civil dignity Hæbbe hé ( the priest) Godes miltse, and tó woroldweorðscipe ðæt hé sý þegenweres and þegenrihtes wyrðe (his civil status is that of a thane ), L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 20. Tó woruldwurðscipe sí hé þegenlage wyrðe, L. C
bismer-líce
irreverently ⬩ blasphemously
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Add: with ignominy Man sceal þá geoguðe lǽdan gehæft heánlíce and swá bysmorlíce bringan of heora éðle, Wlfst. 295, 18. irreverently, blasphemously Hí ic besencte on helle grund, forþan hig sprǽcon bysmorlíce be mé, Wlfst. 295, 30. Þá hǽðnan bysmerlíce
blót
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Hé his ágenne snnu his godum tó blóte ácwealde, and hine him sylf siððan tó mete gegyrede ipsum filium epulis Iovis non dubitarit inpendere, Ors. 1, 8; S. 42, ll. Hǽðenscipe dreógan on blót, Ll. Th. ii. 296, 28. After gedyde add: and hys godum bebéad
ge-liþewácian
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to render gentle, soften a person Hié wǽron tó sybbe geliðewácede and gefeohtan ne meahton they were brought to the gentleness of peace and could not fight, Nap. 15, 28. to mitigate, soften the rigour of misery, pain, & c. Geliðewáca þisne unlíðan
Linked entry: leoþuwácian
ge-sweðerian
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Take here ge-swiðrian in Dict., and add ꝥ fullfremede mód geswyðrode (-swiðrade, v. l. ) ymbe hine fram þǽre heánnesse þára oferhygda erga ilium ilia mens effera ab elationis fastu detumuit, Gr. D. 188, 3. For additional examples see sweðrian in Dict
gearwe
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Take here <b>geare</b> in Dict., and add: gear, goods (?) Ealle Rómáne woldon ymb xii mónað bringan tógædere þone sélestan dǽl hiora gódra geara (gearwa, v. l.) (heora góda gegearod tó heora geblóte, v. l. ), and hiora siþþan feta wucena
gigant
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and add Swá se hyhtenda; gígant (Is. 18, 6), Bl. H. 9, 34. Gígent, Ps. Srt. 18, 6 : 32, 16. Scoldon gígantas bión eorþan suna. . . . Ðá sceolde ðám gígantum ofþincan ꝥ . . . hwylc dysig Nefrod se gígant worhte, Bt. 35, 4 ; F. 162, 8-17. Gód and geafolic
hand-bóc
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Add: a book containing the order of service for extreme unction, baptism and catechisms ; manuale Mæssepreóst sceal húru habban . . . handbóc, penitentialem, . . . Ll. Th. ii. 384, 1. a hand-book, manual Wé gesetton on þissum enchiridion, ꝥ ys mannalis
henne-belle
Henbane
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Henbane Hennebelle simphoniaca, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 42: 79, 4: An. Ox. 56, 374. Hennebelle. Ðeós wyrt þe man symfhoniacam nemneð, and óðrum naman belone, and eác sume men hennebelle (hænne-, v. l.) hátað, Lch. i. 94, 3-6. Beolonan sǽd, ꝥ is hænnebelle,
heort-leás
cowed
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Without courage or spirit, cowed Ic bidde, man, ꝥ þú gemune hú micel bið se bróga beforan dómsetle Drihtnes þænne, stent hé (ealra hergea mǽst. Wlfst. 137, 22) heortleás and earh, ámasod and ámarod, mihtleás, áfǽred sis memor illius qui tum pavor ante
hege-rife
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Wiþ cneówwærc, wuduweaxe and hegerife, Lch. ii. 66, 11: 140, 3. Wyl æscrinde, . . . hegerife, marubian . . . and jí líc gnid mid þǽre hegerifan, Wyrc sealfe of marubian, . . . hegerifan, 78, 11-16. Hegerifan corn, 344, ii. Genim hegerifan, 76, II: iii
un-wíd
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Not wide, narrow Emne swá mycel swá fram heofenes hrófe is tó þysse eorðan, þonne is leornod on hálgum bócum, þæt sió hel sié swylc twá deóp, and nis ná ðe unwídre (-widdre, v.l.) (cf. seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd. Wlfst. 146, ll)
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wæter-scipe
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Ðá wǽron twégen gebrððra . . . and hæfdon ǽnne fiscnoþ on ánum brádum mere . . . ac þǽr wurdon eft æt þám wæterscipe . . . micel gefeoht for þám fixnoþe. Hwæt þá se bisceop . . . ábaed æt Gode ꝥ hé worhte þone wæterscipe tó wynsumum ytþlande . . . and
háwere
An observer, a spectator ⬩ spies
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An observer, a spectator Ðýlæs hie síen tó óðerra monna gefeohte holde háweras, and dón him selfe náwuht lest they be friendly spectators of other men's struggle, and themselves do nothing; ne, si in hoc præsentis vitæ stadio ad certamen alienum devoti
breóst-gewǽdu
the breast ⬩ a garment, clothing ⬩ A covering for the breast, corselet ⬩ pectoris vestimentum, lorica
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[breóst the breast, gewǽde a garment, clothing] A covering for the breast, corselet; pectoris vestimentum, lorica Gehwearf in Francna fæðm feorh cyninges, breóstgewǽdu, and se beáh somod the king's life fell into the power of the Franks, his corselet
of-sceamian
to put to shame
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to put to shame Gif ðú ðé ofsceamian (onsceamian, MS. Cott.) wilt ðínes gedwolan, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 16. Hé wearþ of-sceamod Homl. Skt. i. 12, 214. Se drý stód eádmód and ofsceamod the sorcerer stood humble and ashamed Homl. ii. 416, 30. Hí gecyrdon him
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ge-stun
A noise ⬩ stun ⬩ crash ⬩ whirlwind ⬩ strĕpĭtus ⬩ frăgor ⬩ turbo
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A noise, stun, crash, whirlwind; strĕpĭtus, frăgor, turbo Ðæt gestun and se storm brecaþ bráde gesceaft the stun and the storm shall break the broad creation, Exon. 22 b; Th. 61, 27; Cri. 991. Of gestune from the whirlwind, 102 a; Th. 386, 3; Rä. 4,
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seárian
To grow sear ⬩ wither ⬩ pine away
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To grow sear, wither, pine away Eorþan indryhto ealdaþ and searaþ, Exon. Th. 311, 9; Seef. 89. His leáf and his blǽda ne fealwiaþ ne ne seáriaþ folium ejus non decidet. Ps. Th. 1, 4, Hé (Regulus) slápan ne mehte, óþ hé swá seárigende his líf forlét,
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síþ-from
Good at travelling ⬩ bold in journeying
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Good at travelling, bold in journeying Síþfrome, searwum gearwe, wígend (Beowulf and his men when ready for their homeward voyage), Beo. Th. 3630; B. 1813: Andr. Kmbl. 493; An. 247. Land Perséa sóhton síþfrome Simon and Thaddeus, Apstls. Kmbl. 153; Ap