ge-wunelic
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Voc. ii. 134, 5, 6. usual, of frequent occurrence Þá unlaga þe ǽr þisan wǽran tó gewunelice, Ll. Th. i. 312, 14. in accordance with practice. of a person, habitual Þá trymede hé hine mid his þá gewunelican árfæstnysse, Hml.
á
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<b>II a.</b> of continuity in space-measurement :-- Wæs ðæt land genemnad Nazanleóg á oþ Certices ford. Chr. 508; Erl. 15, 19. <b>II b.
sculdor
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On his sculdre in humero, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 15. Oþ ðone swíðran sculdor, Lchdm. ii. 198, 19. Duru ðæt mannes heáfod ge ða sculdro mágan in, Blickl. Homl. 127, 9. Sculdra scapula (-ae?), Wrt. Voc. i. 71, 19.
feónd-gráp
A hostile grasp ⬩ hostīlis arreptio
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A hostile grasp; hostīlis arreptio Ðæt ic ánunga eówra leóda willan geworhte, oððe on wæl crunge, feóndgrápum fæst that I alone would work your people's will, or bow in death, fast in hostile grasps, Beo. Th. 1276; B. 636
prod-bor
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On prodbore in foro, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 16. On protbore, 20, 3. [Cf.(?) bor and prod a pointed instrument; to prod to prick, Jamieson, and common in many parts of England, as if foro were connected with forare.] (?)
GEBÚR
A dweller ⬩ husbandman ⬩ farmer ⬩ countryman ⬩ BOOR ⬩ incŏla ⬩ agricŏla ⬩ cŏlōnus
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A dweller, husbandman, farmer, countryman, BOOR; incŏla, agricŏla, cŏlōnus Gif he on gebúres húse gefeohte if he fight in a boor's house, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 8. Gebúres gerihte rights of the boor, Th. i. 434, 3
be-lecgan
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Th. ii. 256, 39. Belege mid wulle cover with wool, Lch. ii. 262, 3. Mid unþeáwum beléd subject to vices, R. Ben. 121, 14. Líge belegde enveloped in flame, Dan. 296. Add
weorc
Work ⬩ opus. ⬩ work ⬩ operative action ⬩ operation ⬩ working ⬩ doing ⬩ performance ⬩ work ⬩ doings ⬩ actions ⬩ what a person does ⬩ what happens ⬩ work ⬩ labour ⬩ occupation ⬩ employment ⬩ any form of long-sustained or habitual activity ⬩ a particular act of labour ⬩ workmanship ⬩ a work ⬩ deed ⬩ any action ⬩ of action that gives affect to anything ⬩ a work, ⬩ what is wrought ⬩ a strong building, ⬩ fortress ⬩ work, ⬩ what is done, ⬩ effect produced ⬩ pain, ⬩ travail, ⬩ grief, ⬩ the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person
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Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 1. where action is contrasted with speech or thought Gif hwá hæðendóm weordige wordes oððe weorces L. E. G. 2; Th. i. 168, 2. Ic dó swá ic ne sceolde, hwíle mid weorce, hwíle mid worde Hy. 3, 44.
hlǽw
a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave
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it Beowulf's mount, Beo.
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ge-limp
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Hé on earfoðnyssum bið geðyldig and on gódum gelimpum (in prosperity) ne forlǽt his ánrǽdnesse, Wlfst. 51, 23: Hml. S. I. 221. <b>II a.
eorþe
the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ land ⬩ earth ⬩ the earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ soil ⬩ mould ⬩ dust
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Terra is eorðe, Lch. iii. 272, 16
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fulligan
To baptize ⬩ baptīzāre
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C. 16; Th. ii. 348, 14. Gif cild biþ to fulligenne if there be a child to baptize, 29; Th. ii. 352, 30
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ge-cídan
To chide ⬩ quarrel ⬩ strive ⬩ litigare ⬩ rixari
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Gif on gebeórscipe hie gecíden if they quarrel in a feast, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 11
þǽr-wiþ
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therewith Hí sint þǽrwiþ gemengde, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 29. in return, in exchange Drífaþ hider eówre orf and ic sylle eów þǽrwið mete adducite pecora vestra, et dabo vobis pro eis cibos, Gen. 47, 16
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elm
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Voc. ii. 124, 4. Genim elmes rind, Lch. ii. 52, 9. Elmes drænc a drink made with elm rind, 66, 25. Cf. Elmleáh as a place name, C. D. iv. 70, 3, 13. Add
stihtian
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Hé wæs wrítere in þissere hálgan Rómáne cyrican, þǽre íc þeówige Gode stihtigendun mínum ordfruman (þǽre ic þeówie under Godes anwealde, v. l.) sanctae Romanae ecclesiae, cui Deo auctore deservio, notarius fuit, Gr. D. 52, 5. Add
sǽd
seed, ⬩ seed, ⬩ the ripe fruit, ⬩ fruit, growth ⬩ sowing ⬩ seed, progeny, posterity
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Th. ii. 534, 26. the ripe fruit, that from which the seed is taken Hí heora sylfra sǽd sníþaþ they shall reap their crops, Ps. Th. 125, 5.
Linked entries: sǽd-berende sǽd-tíma
wær-scipe
Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness
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Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness Wærscipe cautela,i. astutia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 77.
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heáfod
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D. iii. 436, 16-27. of water Of horspóles heáuede . . . on horspóles heáued, C. D. iii. 445, 25-35. In ðes pulles heáfod, 382, 10. On þæs fennes heáfod, C. D. B. iii. 517, 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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In. 52; Th. i. 134, 11, 12: 50; Th. i. 134, 1: L. Ath. v. § 11; Th. i. 240, 16: Th. Ch. 465, 12. Hig him geþingo budon ðæt hie him óðer flet eal gerýmdon they offered him conditions that they would wholly yield to him another dwelling, Beo.
Linked entry: gúþ-geþingu