heaðu-sceared
blade of a sword, ⬩ war-share
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Th. 5650; B. 2829; according to Thorpe the reading of the MS. is scearede, other editors read scearde.
bóc-rǽdere
A reader of books, a reader ⬩ lector
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A reader of books, a reader; lector, Cot. 126
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ést-ful
Full of kindness, devoted to, ready to serve ⬩ dēvōtus, vōtivus, offĭciōsus
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Full of kindness, devoted to, ready to serve; dēvōtus, vōtivus, offĭciōsus Éstful dēvōtus, Greg. Dial. 1, 3, 11. Éstful vel gehýrsum offĭciōsus; éstful vōtivus, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 54, 56; Wrt. Voc. 61, 32, 34
Linked entry: éstfulnes
ge-hagian
To please
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To please Swá hwylc swá ðæt sió ðæt hine to ðan gehagige ðæt he ða óðoro lond begeotan wille whoever it be that is ready to take the other lands, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. ii. 120, 24
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swaþul
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Ðæs ne wéndon witan Scyldinga ðæt hit (the hall) manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte nymþe líges fæðm swulge on swaþule unless the flame's embrace swallowed up the house in its swathing fire, i.e. unless the house were completely wrapt in flames (Thorpe would read
hnot
cropped ⬩ pollarded
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[Perhaps hnoc (q. v.) should be read hnot, and taken here.] of trees, cropped, pollarded Tó ðám hnottan stocce (cf. Usque la notte stokke, iii. 374, 6), C. D. v. 303, 3. On þone hnottan þom, 289, l. cleared of bushes (?) On hnottan ford, C.
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flét
Cream ⬩ skimming ⬩ curds ⬩ flos lactis ⬩ lactis crĕmor exemptus ⬩ coagŭlum
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Hwít sealt dó on reám oððe góde fléte put white salt into cream or good skimmings, L. M. 3, 10; Lchdm. ii. 314, 2
Linked entry: flýte
ge-ryd
Prepared, ready, usual ⬩ paratus
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Prepared, ready, usual; paratus Ðeáh se graf geryd sí though the grave be prepared, Lchdm. iii. 355, 2, col. 1; Shrn. 184, 20. Moises dyde on geryde orcas Moses put it into the usual basons, Ex. 24, 6
wǽg-faru
A sea-passage ⬩ passage through the sea
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A sea-passage, passage through the sea (the passage through the Red Sea) Nú se ágend up árǽrde reáde streámas in randgebeorh, syndon ðá foreweallas fægre gestépte, wrætlícu wǽgfaru, óð wolcna hróf, Cd. Th. 196, 27; Exon. 298
yfel-sacian
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H. 189, 24 for mé should probably be read má, the original Latin is: Ne tantas Deo inferret blasphemias. v. Archiv xci. 190) Gé gehýrað hú hé Gode yfelsacað, Nap. 88.
cú-butere
Cow's butter ⬩ butter made of cow's milk ⬩ vaccæ butyrum
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Cow's butter, butter made of cow's milk; vaccæ butyrum Reáde netlan awylle on hunige and on cúbuteran boil red nettles in honey and in cow's butter L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 268, 18: iii. 16, 20
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hindan
From behind, ⬩ at the back, ⬩ in the rear, ⬩ behind
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Heówan herefléman hindan þearle smote sorely the fugitives, pressing on their rear, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 23; Æðelst. 23. Se cyng férde him æt hindan and offerde hi the king marched in their rear [pursued them] and overtook them, 1016; Erl. 158, l.
gyrn-wracu
Vengeance for trouble ⬩ injury
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Vengeance for trouble or injury Gearo gyrnwræce ready to revenge her grief, Beo. Th.424, 2B. 2118: 2281; B. 1138., Márum sárum gyldan gyrnwræce with greater pains to revenge their trouble, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 16; Gú. 405
ge-tal
Quick ⬩ ready ⬩ active ⬩ agilis ⬩ velox ⬩ expeditus
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Quick, ready, active; agilis, velox, expeditus Wǽron hyra tungan getale teónan gehwylcre and to yfele gehwám ungemet scearpe their tongues were swift to every wrong and to every evil exceeding sharp; lingua eorum machæra acuta, Ps. Th. 56, 5
fót-spure
A foot-support ⬩ foot-rest ⬩ pĕdum fultūra
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A foot-support, foot-rest; pĕdum fultūra Hí clumben upp to ðe hálge róde, námen ðá ðe kynehelm of úre Drihtnes heáfod, eall of smeáte golde, námen ðá ðet fótspure ðe wæs undernæðen his fóte, ðæt wæs eall of reád golde they climbed up to the holy cross
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lepeþ
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Might we however for lepeþ read léfeþ [cf. léf] or léweþ [cf. ge-léwan] = weakens, which would give very much the same meaning?
gearo-wyrdig
Ready in words ⬩ speaking with ease or fluency ⬩ eloquent ⬩ verbis promptus ⬩ fācundus
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Ready in words, speaking with ease or fluency, eloquent; verbis promptus, fācundus Se wítga song, gearo-wyrdig guma ðæt gyd awræc the prophet sang, the eloquent man recited the lay, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 19; Mód. 51
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métere
A painter
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Síd reáf swylce métere[s] wyrceþ on anlícnysse toga; scrúd swá méteras métaþ on anlícnyssan cinctus gabinus, 41, 3, 5. Ælfnóþ ðe métere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 261, 20
pohhed
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Baggy, loose Hý gelyst ǽlces (ealces, MS.) ýdeles habbaþ síde earmellan and pohhede hosa stíþe reáf hý anscuniaþ they take pleasure in every vanity, they have wide sleeves and loose hose, close-fitting garments they avoid, R. Ben. 136, 23