mund-heáls
Safety which comes from the protection (mund) afforded by another
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Ðá se ælmihtiga ácenned wearþ siððan hé Marian mundheáls geceás when Christ was born, after he had chosen a safe retreat in Mary's protecting womb, Exon. 14a; Th. 28, 14; Cri. 446
ge-weldan
to rule ⬩ restrain ⬩ regere ⬩ cohibere
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to rule, restrain; regere, cohibere Ðæt he hit ðonne [ne, MS. Cot.] mǽge to his willan gewealdan [geweldan, MS. Cot.] so that he then cannot restrain it according to his will, Past. 17, 8; Swt. 119, 17; Hat. MS. 24 a, 6
un-georne
unwillingly ⬩ reluctantly ⬩ without diligence ⬩ negligently
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unwillingly, reluctantly Ðá on ðæm tweón ðe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleodon qui fastidiose ducem in disponendo bello audientes, Ors 3, 11; Swt. 146, 24. without diligence, negligently Ðæt hé tó ungeorne bewiste hwæt hé on þeóstrum dyde, Blickl
for-liden
Much-travelled
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Much-travelled, that has travelled far and wide Se ilce Nathan wæs forliðen (cf. gelyðen, 26, 13), þæt hé wæs gefaren fram ǽlcen lande tó óðren, and fram sǽ to sǽ, swá þæt hé hæfde ealle eorðe gemǽren þurhfaren, St. A. ix. 11
ge-þæslǽcan
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Hine sylfne on eallon þingan hé gehíwige and hé geþæslǽce se omnibus conformet et aptet, R. Ben. 1. 16, 6. Geþæslǽcan congruere, An. Ox. 4263. Add: —
fultuman
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Ne fultumað hé nóht tó his hiéremonna niédðearfe subditorum necessitatibus minime concurrunt, Past. 136, 3. Hé tiohchode him tó fultemanne ( ut solatium daret ), 305, 4. Fultemendum adsessore, Txts. 42, 95: Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 34. Add
ísern
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'Sete íserne weall. . . ' Da isernan hierste-pannan hé tǽhte for íserne weall. . . tó ísernum wealle, Past. 165, 8-12. Ðæt hé him genáme áne íserne (írene, v. l. ) hierstepannan, 161, 7 : 163, 22. íserne gelóman, Gr. D. 201, . 19.
ofer-sceáwian
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Ep̃s is . . . on Englisc sceáwere, for þám þe hé is geset tó þám ꝥ hé ofersceáwian sceole mid hys gýmene þá lǽwedan, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 22. Biscop sceal. . . beón his leóda hyrde . . . ealle ofersceáwigende, Hml. Th. ii. 320, 6. Add
stræc
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Add Hé bið him swá mihtleás on his módes strece, ꝥ hé his underþeóddan egesian ne dearr, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 6. Add Micel strec bið þæt mennisce menn mid eádmódum geearnungum ðá heofenlican myrhðe begytan, Hml. Th. i. 360, 26
wamm-cwide
Evil speaking, reviling, slander, blasphemy
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Ne wíte ic him ða womcwidas, þeáh hé his wyrðe ne sié tó álǽtanne ðæs fela hé mé láðes spræc, 39, 7;Gen. 621
ge-þoftscipe
Companionship ⬩ society ⬩ consortium
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Companionship, society; consortium Ðýlæs he sié innan asliten from ðæm geþoftscipe ðæs incundan déman lest he be inwardly cut off from the society of the internal judge, Past. 46, 5; Swt. 351, 24; Hat. MS. 67 a, 16, 20: Swt. 353, 3
Linked entry: þoftscipe
tilian
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</b> add :-- Hé tiolode men forlǽran, Past. 233, 22. <b>VII 3.</b> add :-- Hé for þǽra æfweardra gemynde tilode, ꝥ hé gebǽde pro absentium memoria curavit exorare, Gr. D. 311, 4. Ðeáh hí self teladon ðæt hí óðre men ne dwellen.
a-hrysian
To shake violently ⬩ excutere
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Ahryse ða moldan of shake the mould off, Herb. 1, 1; Lchdm, i. 70, 8
arod
A species of herb, probably arum ⬩ herbæ genus, arum
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A species of herb, probably arum = άρον; herbæ genus, arum Nim lybcornes leáf, oððe arod take a leaf of saffron, or arod, L. M. 3, 42; Lchdm. ii. 336, 10. Gehwæde arodes wóses a little of the ooze of arum, Lchdm. iii. 2, 23
freca
A bold man ⬩ warrior ⬩ hero ⬩ bellātor ⬩ hēros ⬩ ἥρως
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A bold man, warrior, hero; bellātor, hēros = ἥρως Geféng fetelhilt freca Scyldinga the Scyldings' warrior seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3131; B. 1563: Andr. Kmbl. 2328; An. 1165.
Linked entries: hild-freca gúþ-freca
helle-
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In the case of at least some of the following words which are given as compounds, they might be taken as independent words, the first of which is the genitive of hel. For the meaning of such combinations the second word may be referred to
ge-brosnung
A decaying ⬩ corruption ⬩ corruptio
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A decaying, corruption; corruptio Hí hire líchoman gemétton swá ungewemmedne and swá gesundne, swá swá heó wæs fram gebrosnunge lícumlícre willnunge clǽne and unwemme intĕmĕrātum corpus invēnēre, ut a corruptiōne concŭpiscentiæ carnālis ĕrat immūne,
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ge-léwan
To betray ⬩ deceive ⬩ weaken ⬩ injure ⬩ prodere
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(Or does geléwed here = geléfed? cf. aléuaþ and geuntrumaþ, Homl. Th. i. 4, 22; and Swt. Rdr. 110, 174, note.)
tǽsl
Teasel, teazle
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Plant Names) nemneþ, hafaþ leáf wiþerrǽde and þyrnyhte, and heó hafaþ on middan sumne sinewealtne crop and þyrnyhtne, Lchdm. i. 282, 15
Linked entry: wulfes-tǽsl
swearm
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Swearrn, 32, 17: 144, 43 (examen has been omitted here by Wright, see Wülck. Gl. 230, 6) : Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12 ; Zup. 40, 14: examen, multitudo, Hpt. Gl. 457, 37 : 496, 14