bí-leofa
subsistence ⬩ maintenance ⬩ provision ⬩ victuals
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Þá ðe hæfdon sum þing lytles tó bigleofan, ꝥ reáferas of þám múðe him ábrúdon, 68, 72. Ǽlcum hláforde gedafenaþ ðæt hé dó his mannum heora bigleofan on gesettum tíman, 55, 128: 105, 90. Bigleafan (-leofan), Hml. S. 25, 815.
hátheort-nes
Wrath, anger, fury, rage, fervour, zeal
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Sió hátheortness ðæt mód gebringþ on ðæm weorce ðe hine ǽr nán willa tó ne spón mentem impellit furor, quo non trahit desiderium, Past. 33, 1; Swt. 215, 8.
spillan
To destroy ⬩ confundo, ⬩ to destroy, spoil
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To destroy Suá huelc soecaþ sáuel his hál gewyrca spilleþ hiá (perdet illam), Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 17, 33: Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 25. Ðeóf ne cymeþ búta ðætte [hé] spilleþ (perdat), 10, 10. Ne spildic ł ne losade non perdidi, Lind. 18, 9.
fór-werod
Worn out ⬩ very old ⬩ attrītus ⬩ vĕtus
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Næs his reáf hórig ne tosigen, ne his scós fórwerode his raiment was not dirty nor threadbare, nor his shoes worn out, i. 456, 21: ii. 94, 11. Nǽron eówre reáf fórwerede non sunt attrīta vestīmenta vestra, Deut. 29, 5.
ge-bendan
to bend ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ tendĕre ⬩ to bind ⬩ fetter ⬩ vincīre
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He gebende his bogan he bent his bow, Homl. Th. i. 502, 15.
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ærn
A place ⬩ secret place ⬩ closet ⬩ an habitation ⬩ a house ⬩ cottage ⬩ locus ⬩ locus secretior ⬩ domus ⬩ casa
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A place, secret place, closet, an habitation, a house, cottage; locus, locus secretior, domus, casa Bireþ into his ærne beareth into his habitation, L. In. 57; Th. i. 138, 16
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castel-men
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Castle-men; castellani Ða castelmen ðe wǽron on Engla lande him togeánes cómon [MS. comen] the castle-men who were in England came against him, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 18
freoðu-weard
A guardian of peace ⬩ pācis custos
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A guardian of peace; pācis custos Him wæs engel neáh fǽle freoðuweard the angel was near him, a faithful guardian of peace, Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 15; Gú. 144
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galg-mód
Sad in mind ⬩ gloomy ⬩ tristis anĭmo
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Sad in mind, gloomy; tristis anĭmo His módor, gífre and galg-mód, gegán wolde sorhfulnesíþ his mother, greedy and gloomy, would go a sorrowful journey, Beo. Th. 2558; B. 1277
iú-wine
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A friend of old or former times Wát his iúwine eorþan forgiefene knows that his friends of old are committed to earth, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 15 ; Seef. 92
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ge-leód
One of a nation ⬩ a fellow-countryman ⬩ compatriot ⬩ conterraneus ⬩ compatriota
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One of a nation, a fellow-countryman, compatriot; conterraneus, compatriota Gif hwá his ágenne geleód bebycgge if any one sell his own countryman, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 3
ge-lútian
To lie hid ⬩ lătēre
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To lie hid; lătēre Ðæt ic gelútian ne mæg on ðyssum sídan sele that I may not lie hid in this wide hall, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 2; Sat. 130
þeóden-gedál
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The separation from a lord by his death Ellen biþ sélast ðam ðe sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu, behycgan þeódengedál ... se wát his sincgiefan holdne biheledne, Exon. Th. 183, 8; Gú. 1324
wídgalness
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vastness, extensiveness Be ðære wídgal*-*nisse his síðfata and his fóra ðe hé ( Alexander ) geond middaneard férde, Nar. 1, 6. discursiveness, wandering Wídgalnys módes vagatio mentis, Greg. Dial. 2, 3
ealde-fæder
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Cf. eald, VI a On Arcestrates cyne-ríce his ealdefeder. Ap. Th. 28, 9. Se cing Eádmund ys bebyrged mid his ealdefæder Eádgáre, Chr. 1016; P. 153, 22
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féster-bearn
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Gregorius is úre altor and wé syndan his alumni, ðæt is ðæt hé is úre fésterfæder on Críste, and wé syndon his fésterbearn on fullwihte, Shrn. 62, 21. Substitutefor passage
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selen
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Add Se cásere dǽlde his cempum cynelice sylene, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 5. Se cásere began tó gifenne ǽlcum his cempum cynelice sylene (gifu, v. l. ), Hml. S. 31, 97
crism-lýsing
A leaving off the baptismal vest ⬩ chrismatis solutio
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A leaving off the baptismal vest; chrismatis solutio His crismlýsing [crismlising MS. A.] wæs æt Wedmor the leaving off his baptismal vest was at Wedmore Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 20
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rún
a whisper ⬩ confidence, counsel, consultation ⬩ a mystery ⬩ a secret ⬩ a rune, a letter.
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Hé hine ácsade hwæðer hé ða lýsendlícanrúne cúþe and ða stafas mid hine áwritene hæfde be swylcum menn leásspell secgaþ ðæt hine mon forðon gebindan ne mihte interrogare coepit, an forte literas solutorias de qualibus fabulae ferunt, apud se haberet,
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burgat
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A city-gate; urbis porta Ðá Samson genam ða burggatu [MS. burgatu] and gebær on his hricge then Samson took the city-gates and bore them on his back, Jud. 16, 3