cist
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Voc. 131, 19. a horn as a receptacle (?) Ceste cornu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 34. Cyste, 15, 53
sacerd
A priest
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Homl. 77, 8 : 239, 28. Hýrde wé ðæt Jacob fore sacerdum swilt þrowode, Apstls. Kmbl. 141; Ap. 71
bróc
Affliction, misery, tribulation, trouble, labour, adversity, a disease, malady, sickness ⬩ afflictio, miseria, tribulatio, labor, adversitas, morbus, ægritudo
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.; Eucharius wæs þearle geswenct mid langsumum bróce Eucharius was much afflicted with a protracted disease, Homl. Th. ii. 24, 16: 176, 32. Brócu miseriæ, Lye
on-bærnan
to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindle ⬩ to burn, consume by burning ⬩ to heat, inflame ⬩ to kindle desire for anything, to incite
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Homl. 25, 7. to kindle desire for anything, to incite Monigra monna mód tó worulde forhogenesse onbærnde accensi wǽron, Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 37
ge-strýnan
To gain ⬩ get ⬩ obtain ⬩ acquire ⬩ beget ⬩ procreate ⬩ lucrāri ⬩ acquīrĕre ⬩ gignĕre ⬩ procreāre
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Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 18: Homl. Th. ii. 46, 14. Ic gestrýne gigno, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 57. Nǽnig fira tó fela gestrýneþ no man gains too much, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 17; Gn. Ex. 144: L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 13.
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ge-tenge
Near to ⬩ close to ⬩ pressing upon ⬩ oppressing ⬩ propinquus ⬩ incumbens ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus
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Hundas deórum getenge dogs pressing upon the animals, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 25: Shrn. 37, 14. Swá fela gásta wǽron getenge ðam ánum men so many spirits were oppressing that one man, 378, 30.
ge-þing
a council ⬩ an assembly ⬩ concilium ⬩ counio ⬩ a compact ⬩ an agreement ⬩ a condition ⬩ pactum ⬩ what is impending over one ⬩ what is awaiting one ⬩ what is certainly to be expected or hoped for ⬩ fate ⬩ destiny ⬩ quod est imminens vel expectandum ⬩ fatum ⬩ sors
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A. 600. what is impending over one, what is awaiting one, what is certainly to be expected or hoped for, fate, destiny; quod est imminens vel expectandum, fatum, sors Bád beadwa geþinges he awaited the fate of the battle, Beo.
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tó-þindan
To swell ⬩ grow big ⬩ to swell with pride ⬩ be puffed up ⬩ be arrogant
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Hé hine mid tóðundenum móde forseah, Homl. Th. i. 330, 20: 450, 33. Tóþundenne and ástrehtne hneccan tumentem et erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 17
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swǽslíce
properly ⬩ of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly. ⬩ friendlily ⬩ familiariter
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Cóman him tó and hine swǽslíce grétton, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 210.
tyht
way ⬩ manner of conducting one's self ⬩ usage ⬩ practice ⬩ motion ⬩ move ⬩ march ⬩ a covering ⬩ what is drawn over
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Homl. i. 247, 32. Cf. For þere ilke tuhtle (þinge, 2nd MS.) cnihtes weoren ohte, Laym. 24675.
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ge-weorþian
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Lbmn. 465, 12. to hold in honour, esteem, venerate Hé wearð wíde swíðe geweorðad, for ðám þe hé weorðode Godes naman georne, Chr. 959; P. 115, 2.
Beó-wulf
BEOWULF
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This Saga it is hoped may yet be found in some Swedish library. The story informs us that Hrothgar built a splendid palace at Heorot in the north of Jutland.
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lácan
to swing ⬩ wave about ⬩ to play ⬩ fight ⬩ to play
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, Beo. 5689; B. 2848. to play [a musical instrument] Hió dumb wunaþ hwæðre hyre is on fóte fæger hleóþor; wrætlíc mé þinceþ hú seó wiht mǽge wordum lácan þurh fót neoþan dumb does it dwell, yet in its foot bath a fair voice; wondrous it seems to me how
god-spell
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Add: the body of doctrine taught by Christ and his apostles Þis godspel byð bodod ofer ealle eorðan praedicabitur hoc evangelium regni in universo orbe, Mt. 24, 14: 26, 13. On ealle þeóda ǽrest gebyrað beón ꝥ godspel gebodud, Mk. 13, 10.
magan
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Hé sǽde náne gyltas magan beón álýsede. . . dixit nulla scelera posse redemi. . 159, 6. expressing the admissibility or certainty of a supposition For ðám hé mæig wénan, gyf hé ꝥ ǽr forgýmð, ꝥ . . . qua scire debel, si minus hoc servabit. . . Ll.
mótan
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Bið þé God hold . . . and þú móst ( poteris ) mid him rícsian, Ll. Th. ii. 132, 16. Wóst þú genóh gif ic gedó þæt þuacute; þæt wóst, þæt þú móst simle lybban ? quid, cum te immortalem esse didiceris, satisne erit ? Solil. H. 56, 10.
sittan
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Þá þá seó mætetíd cóm and eallinga seó læteste tíd þæs dæges on sæt cum tempus refectionis incumberet atque dies hora tardior excrevisset, 277, 25.
swegel
in a physical sense, heaven, sky ⬩ heaven ⬩ as the abode of the Deity ⬩ as the abode of the blessed ⬩ the sun ⬩ a sail, ⬩ music
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Swegles gǽst the Holy Ghost, Exon. Th. 13, 16; Cri. 203. Swegles weard, Judth. Thw. 22, 27; Jud. 80. as the abode of the blessed Nó ðæs gilpan þearf synfull sáwel ðæt hyre sié swegl ongeán, Exon. Th. 449, 11; Dóm. 69.
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wyn-sum
winsome ⬩ agreeable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ pleasant ⬩ joyous
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Homl. 115, 13. Wæs on ðam ofne windig and wynsum, Cd. Th. 237, 33; Dan. 347. Wynsum gefeá, Exon. Th. 77, 8; Cri. 1253. Hú wynsum (iocundum) is ðæt mon eardige on ðara gebróðra ánnesse, Blickl. Homl. 139, 29.
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