hærfest
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</b> as s Swá nú lencten and hærfest, on lencten hit gréwð, and on hærfest hit fealwað, Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 22. Se wæstmbǽra hærfest bryngþ rípa bléda, 39, 13 ; F. 234, 15. Hærfest cymð, wlitig wæstmum hladen, Men. 140.
onettan
to hasten, move rapidly ⬩ to make a quick movement, to anticipate ⬩ to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy
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Rǽd sceal mon secgan, dæges onettan (cf. the night cometh, when no man can work ), 342, 11 ; Gn. Ex. 141
open-líce
Openly ⬩ publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected ⬩ without concealment, without reserve, freely ⬩ plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly ⬩ without obstruction, at large
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Nán man spæc openlíce be him for ðæra Iudéa ege, Jn. Skt. 7, 13. Ðá fór hé næs ná openlíce ac dýgollíce, 7, 10. Monige scylda openlíce wietena ( aperte cognita), Past. 21, 2 ; Swt. 152, 1.
tó-brǽdan
to make broad, ⬩ enlarge, ⬩ extend, ⬩ make great in size or number ⬩ to make great, ⬩ magnify, ⬩ multiply, ⬩ increase, ⬩ improve the condition of a person ⬩ to expand, ⬩ extend, ⬩ spread out, ⬩ open wide, ⬩ distend ⬩ to extend, ⬩ spread abroad, ⬩ diffuse
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Ðonne mæg hine scamian ðære brǽdinge his hlísan for ðam hé hine ne mæg furþum tóbrǽdan (tóbrédan, Met. 10, 15) ofer ða nearwan eorþan áne brevem replere non valentis ambitum pudebit aucti nominis, 19; Fox 68, 25.
Linked entry: tó-brédan
tó-dál
Division. ⬩ a dividing into parts, ⬩ partition ⬩ separation ⬩ a part of a whole, ⬩ separate portion, ⬩ section ⬩ a mark which divides, ⬩ dividing-point ⬩ distinction, ⬩ difference ⬩ distribution ⬩ scattering, ⬩ dispersing ⬩ dissension, ⬩ want of union or peace, ⬩ discretion
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Ná byþ tódál mǽþa nilla erit distantia personarum, Scint. 184, l. Differentia, ðæt is tódál betwux twám þingum, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 20; Zup. 293, 18. Micel tódál is betwux ðám gecyrredum mannum, Homl. Th. i. 398, 20: 48, 35.
Linked entry: tó-dǽl
drífan
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N. E. D. drive, ] intrans.
ge-þingian
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Gif hé wið ðone óðerne geðingian wile, Past. 425, 1. to make terms for a person with another, settle claims brought against a person Ne beó þám þeófe ná þe geþingodre none the more is the case against the thief settled for him, Ll.
land
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Ic þé hneáw ne wæs landes, Gen. 2824. Næbbe ic . . . welan . . landes ne locenra beága, An. 303. Þegenes lagu is ꝥ hé . . . ðreó ðinc of his lande dó, Ll. Th. i. 432, 5.
spell
a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying
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swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becom ne naht oft siððan the man told such a dismal story of the journey to hell as never before had come to men, and not often since, Shrn. 49, 10: Cd. Th. 66, 31; Gen. 1092.
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CEOLE
The throat, JOWL ⬩ guttur, fauces
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Ne cleopigaþ hí, ðeáh ðe hí ceolan habban they [i. e. idols] cry not, though they have throats, Ps. Th. 113, 16
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dóm-bóc
DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws ⬩ lĭber judĭciālis
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Ne þearf he nánra dómbóca óðerra cépan he need not heed any other doom books, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 30.
Linked entry: bóc-tǽcing
huntian
To hunt
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Ne canst ðú huntian búton nettum nescis venari nisi cum retibus, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 21. Ic fare huntian venatum pergo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 10. Huntigendra venantium, Ps. Spl. 90, 3 : 123, 6
inwit-full
Deceitful ⬩ guileful ⬩ malicious ⬩ evil
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Ps.Th. 14, 3, non egit dolum in lingua sua], Blickl. Homl. 55, 16.
morgen-gifu
The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage
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Gif hió bearn ne gebyreþ fæderingmágas ágan morgengyfe, L. Ethb. 81; Th. i. 24, 2. v. Grmm. R. A. 441
bold-wéla
a dwelling of wealth or happiness ⬩ prædium, opes domesticæ ⬩ paradise, heaven ⬩ paradisus ⬩ cœlum
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a dwelling of wealth or happiness; prædium, opes domesticæ Ne mæg ðé adón ðínne boldwélan thou mayest not take thee thy dwelling of wealth or happiness, Soul Kmbl. 118; Seel. 59. paradise, heaven; paradisus = παράδεισos, cœlum Ðé is neorxna wang boldwéla
slaga
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Hú ne biþ hé swelce hé sié his slaga (mortis auctor ), ðonne hé hine mæg gehǽtan and nyle ? Past. 38, 4 ; Swt. 275, 9. Gif man þeóf geméte, and hé hús brece, and hine man gewundie, se slaga biþ unscildig, Ex. 22, 2.
ticcen
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Ne sealdest ðú mé nǽfre án ticcen (ticgen, Lind.: tycchen, later MS. ), Lk. Skt. 15, 29. Ticcenu beóþ eáðmelte, Lchdm. ii. 196, 24. Bring mé twá ða betstan tyccenu ( hoedos ) . . . Heó befeóld his handa mid ðæra tyccena fellum, Gen. 27, 9, 16.
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þriwa
Thrice ⬩ three times
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Ne sint ðæt þreó godas þriwa genemned, ac is án God, Hy. 10, 44. Þriwa (ðriga, Lind.: þriowa, Rush.) ter, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 34. Þriuwa, Rush. 75. Þriwa (ðría, Lind.: ðrige, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 14, 30, 72. Þriwa (ðriga, Lind.: ðrige, Rush.), Lk.
un-forwandodlíce
without swerving ⬩ directly ⬩ unexpectedly ⬩ suddenly ⬩ with a disregard of fear ⬩ unhesitatingly ⬩ freely ⬩ fearlessly ⬩ rashly ⬩ recklessly ⬩ inconsiderately ⬩ heedlessly
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Gl. 457, 35. with a disregard of fear, unhesitatingly, freely, fearlessly Ne durron ryht freolíce lǽran and unforwandodlíce sprecan loqui libere recta pertimescunt, Past. 15; Swt. 89, 12: 41; Swt. 302, 2.
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un-synnig
innocent ⬩ guiltless ⬩ without sin ⬩ undeserved
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Ne ðúhte him tó huxlíc, ðæt hé mid gesceáde hine betealde unsynnine, 226, 12. Dauid miclum his ágenes herges pleáh, ðǽr hé ymb his getreówne ðegn unsynnigne sierede, Past. 3; Swt. 37, 8. Gif esne oðerne ofsleá unsynnigne, L.