gléd
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Gl. 970. (1 a) in pl. a fire, æt þám glédum at the fire :-- Sum man sæt æt þám (his, v. l.) gledum (sedebat ad prunas) in his húse mid his wífe and mid his lytlan suna . . . ꝥ hé sǽte mid him æt þám glédan . . . se áwyrgda gást þone sunu áwearp in ðá
weorþan
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. ¶ ¶ Hǽlend, syððan hé tó ðisum lífe cóm, and man wearð geweaxen, Hml. Th. i. 258, 10
wǽr-loga
One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person
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He warded þis wrech man ( Jonah ) in warlowes gutteȝ, Allit. Pms. 99, 258. Þaa warlaus (v. ll. deuils, fendes), C. M. 23250. The foulle warlawes of helle, Halliw. Dict.]
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Columba
An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands
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D. 565 Columba, messapreóst, com to Pyhtum, and hí gecyrde to Cristes geleáfan; ðæt sind ðonne ðone MS. wærteras MS. wærteres be norþum mórum; and heora cyning him gesealde ðæt égland ðe man nemnaþ Ií, ðǽr sindon v hída, ðæs ðe men cweðaþ.
sorh-full
full of care or anxiety ⬩ careful ⬩ anxious ⬩ feeling anxiety ⬩ attended with anxiety ⬩ causing anxiety ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ mournful ⬩ sad ⬩ feeling sorrow or grief ⬩ attended with or causing sorrow ⬩ grievous ⬩ sollicitus
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full of care or anxiety, careful, anxious, feeling anxiety Seldan snottor guma sorgleás blissaþ swylce dol seldon drýmeþ sorgful ymbe his forðgesceaft nefne hé fǽhþe wite seldom does the prudent man rejoice without anxiety about his future, just as the
sóþ-fæst
true, without deception ⬩ true in deed ⬩ just ⬩ righteous ⬩ pious ⬩ without wickedness ⬩ true in speech ⬩ veracious
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Yfele geréfan ða ðe rihte dómas sóþfæstra manna onwendaþ, 61, 27. On ða swíþran healfe Drihtnes mid sóþfæstum sáwlum, 95, 22. Mon mid gódum and sóþfæstum dǽdum geearnige him ða écean ræste, 101, 26.
tó-gædere
Together ⬩ union, ⬩ association, ⬩ joining, ⬩ mingling,
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Ðá hí ǽrost tógedore gerǽsdon ðá man ofslóh ðes Cáseres geréfan at the first encounter Caesar's lieutenant was slain, Chr. pref.; Erl. 5, 7. marking continuity Feówertig daga and feówertig nihta tógædere, Gen. 7, 4: Homl. Th. i. 22, 3.
swician
to wander ⬩ to depart, turn ⬩ to deceive ⬩ with prep, on, ymb, to practise deceit in relation to a matter ⬩ to offend; also to be offended; scandalizare, scandalizari ⬩ to give offence by words, speak injuriously ⬩ vagari
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Se syrwienda deofol á swicaþ, embe mancyn is ever practising deceit in respect to man, Wulfst. 107, 23. Se sceaða georne swicode ymb ða sáwle, Cd.
mund-byrd
protection ⬩ patronage ⬩ aid ⬩ the fine paid for a violation of mund
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Forgylde ðem mæn his mundbyrd (the fine for violating the man's mund by fighting in his house), L. H. E. 14; Th. i. 32, 15 : L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, l
georne
Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, carefully, zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, well ⬩ cŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne
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Ic him georne ðæs unrihtes andsæc fremede I earnestly made denial to their injustice, Elen. Kmbl. 940; El. 471: 1197; El. 600: Cd. 103; Th. 137, 4; Gen. 2268: 137; Th. 172, 19; Gen. 2846.
ge-nirwan
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Th. i. 36, 1. to crowd a place, put too many people into For ðæs folces geðryle wæs þæt gesthús ðearle genyrwed, Hml. Th. i. 34, 34. of extent or amount, to diminish, reduce, curtail Gyf hwá genyrwe ðæt ic Gode geseald hæbbe, C. D. v. 331, 5.
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rǽd
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Ealle ðá ðing ðe hláforde magan tó rǽde, Angl. ix. 259, 19. Rǽdas conpendia, Scint. 100, 14. Add Rǽde senatu, An. Ox. 4041. <b>V a.
wirnan
to refuse ⬩ refrain from granting ⬩ to prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ keep from
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Ðá wyrnde him mann ðera gísla, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 13. Gif hé him ryhtes wyrnde L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 19. Hí Móyse and hys folce ðæs útfæreldes wyrndon, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 19.
dreó-cræft
Magical art, magic ⬩ magĭca ars
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Magical art, magic; magĭca ars Simon se drý þurh dreócræft worhte ǽrene næddran, and ða hie styredan Simon the sorcerer made brazen serpents by magic, and they moved of themselves, Homl. Blick. 173, 21
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eád
Rich. wealthy, blessed, happy ⬩ dīves, opŭlentus, beātus
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Rich. wealthy, blessed, happy; dīves, opŭlentus, beātus Ic ðé eád mǽg gecýde I will shew thee the blessed virgin, Exon. 70 b; Th. 263, 19; Jul. 352: Cd. 151; Th. 189, 17; Exod. 186
Eást-Centingas
he East Kentians, men of East Kent ⬩ Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres
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he East Kentians, men of East Kent; Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres Ealle Eást-Centingas friþ wið ðone here genámon all the men of East Kent made peace with the army, Chr. 1009; Th. 260, 39
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mis-wrítan
to write incorrectly ⬩ make a mistake in writing
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to write incorrectly, make a mistake in writing Barbarismus, ðæt is ánes wordes gewæmmednyss, gif hit biþ miswriten, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 21; Som. 51, 48. On manegum wísum miswritene, 50, 23; Som. 51, 54
weorold-níd
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Secular need, need in worldly matters, temporal necessity Se cyngc beódeþ eallum his geréfan, ðæt gé ðám abbodan æt eallum worldneódum beorgan swá ge betst magon, L. Eth. ix. 32; Th. i. 346, 30
grunian
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Gl. 507, 15. to make a noise when chewing the cud (?) Grunað ruminat, Scint. 54, 15
lah-lic
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Gif hé nelle ꝥ ornest oþþe ne mage, begyte him lahlicne spalan, Ll. Th. i. 489, 16