a-lifian
To live ⬩ vivere
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To live; vivere He geþohte ðæt he wolde on fellenum gegyrelan ealle his dagas his lífes alifian he resolved that he would live all the days of his life in clothing of skins, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 13
ellen-sióc
Infirm or languid from want of strength ⬩ invălĭdus, dēbĭlis
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Infirm or languid from want of strength; invălĭdus, dēbĭlis Hwæðer he cwicne gemétte in ðam wongstede Wedra þeóden ellensiócne whether he should find the languid prince of the Goths alive on the field, Beo. Th. 5567; B. 2787
hrá-wérig
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Wearied in body, or grievously wearied, wearied to death [cf. hrá-líc] Ic hæle hráwérig gewíte on longne síþ I, a man sore wearied, shall depart on a long journey, Exon. 63 b; Th. 235, 8; Ph. 554
nesan
To be saved from ⬩ to escape from
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To be saved from, to escape from Ðam ðe mid sceolon mereflód nesan those who are to be saved with you from the flood (the living creatures in the ark with Noah ), Cd. Th. 81, 7; Gen. 1341
scip-líc
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Relating to a fleet, naval Ða men ða ðe beóþ winnende in sciplícum gewinne, Shrn. 35, 12. Ðǽm sciplícum classicis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 7. Flotlícum, sciplícum classicis, 131, 63. Sciplícum herium classicis cohortibus, Hpt. Gl. 406, 39
reng-wyrm
A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines
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A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines Wið ðæt rængcwyrmas (rengc-, MS. B. ; rýnwyrmas with a gloss lumbrici, MS. H.) dergen ymb nafolan, Lchdm. i. 168, 9. Wið ðæt reng-wyrmas ymb ðone nafolan wexen, 218, 14
steornede
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Having a big forehead; fig. bold, active Steornede (the word occurs in a list of adjectives denoting the possession of physical characteristics) frontalis vel calidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 36. Steorrede (steornede ?) frontialis, ii. 38, 55: 151, 25
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stówlíce
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Locally, in respect of place Ða Iudéiscan ðe on Crist gelýfdon wǽron him gehendor stówlíce and eác ðurh cýððe ðære ealdan ǽ : wé wǽron swíðe fyrlyne ǽgðer ge stówlíce ge ðurh uncýððe, Homl. Th. i. 106, 19-21
un-sláwlíce
Not slowly ⬩ not sluggishly ⬩ actively
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Not slowly, not sluggishly, actively Hié sculon gehiéran ðætte is geháten ðǽm monnum ðe lustlíce and unsláwlíce lǽraþ ðæt ðæt hié ðonne cunnon ( qui in hoc, quod jam obtinuit, corporis vitio non tenetur ), Past. 49; Swt. 381, 1
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weorold-deád
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Dead as far as this life is concerned, dead as regards the body Hí mé on deorce stówe settan, samed aulíce swá ðú worulddeáde wrige mid foldan collocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos seculi, Ps. Th. 142, 4
bróm
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. ¶ the word occurs in many local names, v. C. D. vi. pp. 263-4. Add
bróþor-licness
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Add: A title used in addressing an ecclesiastical brother Ðis mæg geþencean ðín bróþorlicnys, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 7. Is hé tó onbærnanne mid ðínre bróþorlicnysse lufan . . . Ealle Brytta biscopas wé bebeódaþ ðínre bróþorlycnysse, 492, 19, 24
dreórgian
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Dele 'to fall, perish,' and add Hí dreórigende þóhton and mid heora módes un*-*rótnysse teáras áléton they grew dismal as they thought and in the sadness of their hearts shed tears, Hml. S. 23, 445
eorþ-hele
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Wæs þæt deáw swilce hit hagoles eorðhele wǽre the dew was as if there were a covering of hail upon the ground; ros jacuit. . . in similitudinem pruinae super terram, Ex. 16, 14. Substitute:
ge-edhiwod
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Substitute: ge-edhíwian; p. ode To give another shape to Nelle gé beón geedhíwode þissere worulde ac beóð geedhí-wode on níwnysse andgytes eówres nolite conformari huic saeculo, sed reformamini in nouitate sensus uestri, Scint. 58, 3, 4
hrér-ness
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On hrérnisse in commotione(m), Bl. Gl. (under onhrérnisse; but see Angl. xxi. 237). Add
of-treddan
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To tread to death Þæt þǽr wǽron XXXM ofslagen and æt þǽm geate oftredd ut in portarum exitu populo coartato triginta millia Judaeorum caede prostrata et compressione suffocata referantur, Ors. 6, 4 ; Swt. 260, 18. Cf. for-treddan
scyte
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Add: the distance to which a shot will go Oþ ꝥ hé wæs fullneáh in ánes flánes scyte út fram þám lande pene ad unius sagit tae cursum a terra, Gr. D. 114, 34. v. fǽr-, wáse-scyte
un-eáþness
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In 1. 7 after fare insert: non mihi labor est ad Dominum meam uenire, and add: distress of body or mind Mid þiére unéþnysse (-eáð-, v.l. ) swá myccles sáres onǽled doloris magni stimulis accensus, Gr. D. 207, ii
wind
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The word is a gloss on a passage in Bd. I. 19 : Incendium ad habitaculum . .. flabris stimulantibus ferebatur, Txts. 181, 72