wilnung
Desire
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Ábisgod on ðisse worulde willnunga (wilnunga, v. l. ), Bt. 41, 3; Fox 246, 31.
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mǽgþ
A collection of mǽgas ⬩ a family ⬩ stock ⬩ race ⬩ as a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied ⬩ descendants of a common ancestor living at the same time ⬩ a generation ⬩ a tribe ⬩ subdivision of a people ⬩ a people ⬩ nation ⬩ province ⬩ country
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Gebannan manigre mǽgþe geond ðisne middangeard, Beo. Th. 150; B. 75.
hú-hwega
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Nú for seofon wintrum húhugu swá ante septem ferme annos, 305, 21. numeral Húhugu (hwæthwega, v. l. ) syx hund hída, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 451, 23. Þeós circe mid þýs portice mihte húhwego fíf hund manna befón, Bl.
of
Of ⬩ from ⬩ out of ⬩ off ⬩ as regards ⬩ about
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Th. 463; B. 229. Of ðam leóma stód from it stretched a ray, 5532; B. 2769. Ic geseah Ðrihten of ansíne tó ansíne, Gen. 32, 30.
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gildan
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geald, Bl.
morgen
morning ⬩ morn ⬩ the morning of the next day ⬩ morrow
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Beo. Th. 4961; B. 2484. On morne, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 7. Tó morgen cras, Ex. 8, 23: Mt. Kmbl. 6, 30: Kent. Gl. 54: Cd. 111; Th. 147, 12; Gen. 2438. Tó morhgen (morgen, MS. A.), Lk. Skt. 13, 32, 33
scíma
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Heó nǽnig dǽl leóhtes scíman geseón mihte ne minimam quidem lucis alicujus posset particulam videre, Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 20. Sió beorhtnes ðære sunnan scíman, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 146, 4: 39, 3; Fox 216, 1: 4; Fox 6, 33.
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earfoþe
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Hú hefig and hú earfoþe (gearfoþe, v. l. ) þis is tó gereccanne, Bt. 39, 4; F. 216, 33. Hit is earfoð tó witane, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 25. Þæt gástlice angyt is earfoþe tó understandende, R. Ben. 66, 19.
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drihten
A ruler, lord, the Lord
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Eorla drihten lord of earls, Beo. Th. 2105; B. 1050. Drihten Créca lord of the Greeks, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 38; Met. 26, 19. Drihten mín my lord, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 15; Gen. 2225. Witig Drihten, ródera Rǽdend the wise Lord, Ruler of the skies, Beo.
flítan
To strive ⬩ contend ⬩ dispute ⬩ rebel ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ certāre ⬩ dispŭtāre ⬩ jurgāre
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Bos. 5, 40. Flítende contending, Beo. Th. 1836; B. 916. Hwí flítst ðú wið ðínne néxtan quāre percŭtis proxĭmum tuum? Ex. 2, 13. Flíteþ strives, Exon. 95a; Th. 354, 47; Reim. 62. Ne flít he non contendet, Mt. Bos. 12, 19.
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for-sleán
To strike with violence ⬩ smite ⬩ break ⬩ slay ⬩ kill ⬩ destroy ⬩ vehementer fĕrīre ⬩ percŭtĕre ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ interfĭcĕre
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Hí forslegene wurdon they were slain, Ors. 1, 13; Bos. 37, 5. Ða men wǽron forslægene the men were slain, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 13. He hí forslagen hæfde he had slain them, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 54, 2: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 10
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langoþ
Longing ⬩ desire ⬩ discontent
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Longing, desire, discontent, or weariness that arises from unsatisfied desire Æfter men dyrne langaþ born a secret longing for the man burned within him, Beo. Th. 3763; B. 1879. Hine ne meahte longaþ gelettan, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 29; Gú. 330.
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mǽg-sibb
kinship ⬩ relationship ⬩ Love between kinsmen ⬩ affection
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B.) sacra lex prohibet cognationis turpitudinem revelare, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 7. Love between kinsmen, affection Mégsibbe affectui vel dilectione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 52. Mégsibbi, Ep. Gl. 3 b, 9
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rǽdere
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Be ðære wucan rǽdere (rédere, 7, 23). Gebróðra gereorde ne sceal beón bútan háligre rǽdinge.
un-forht
Not frightened ⬩ not afraid ⬩ fearless ⬩ intrepid
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Th. 134, 5; By. 79. Hí unforhte and blíþe underhnigon deáþ mortem laeti subiere, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 37.
un-tweógendlíce
without feeling doubt ⬩ certainly ⬩ unhesitatingly ⬩ so as not to cause doubt ⬩ unequivocally ⬩ indubitably
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Þéh hý gelýfdan be his segene, ðe hit ǽr geseah, untweógendlícor (-átweógendlícor, MS.
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læt
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</b> </b> with gen., B. 1529: Dóm. 89 (in Dict.). with prep., An. 46: Ll. Th. ii. 404, 20 (in Dict.). with dat. infin., Past. 281, 6 : Lk. 24, 25 (in Dict.). with clause, Bl.
weg-férende
Wayfaring ⬩ a wayfarer, traveller. ⬩ travelling, ⬩ going a way, passing by
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Ánes wegférendes mannes nýten gehǽled wæs jumentum cujusdam viantis curatum est, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 3. Wé sind hér swilce wegférende menn, Homl. Th. i. 248, 15.
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horsc
Quick, ready, active, valiant, ⬩ wise, sagacious, sharp, quick-witted ⬩ wise ⬩ alacer, celer, præproperus, volucer, promtus, sagax,
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On horscum wyllan by the quick-flowing [?] spring, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 456, 15. Þurh horscne hád through wisdom, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 7; Cri. 49. Módum horsce sagacious of mind, 54 a; Th. 190, 12; Az. 72.
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tó-gán
to go in two different directions, ⬩ to part, ⬩ separate ⬩ to be sundered, ⬩ to part ⬩ to go in many different directions, ⬩ to disperse, ⬩ go away
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Æfter ðon ðe wit nú tócyrraþ and tógáne beóþ postquam ab invicem digressi fuerimus, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 20 MS. B. of material things, to be sundered, to part Ic tógá dehisco. Engl. Stud. xi. 65, 23.