burþre
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A birth, issue; natus, partus Þurh ða burþran we wǽron gehǽlde, and þurh ðæt gebeorþor we wurdon alýsde through the issue we were saved, and through the birth we were redeemed, Homl. Blick. 105, 20
ciric-wæcce
A church-watch or wake ⬩ vigilia
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A church-watch or wake; vigilia We lǽraþ ðæt man, æt ciricwæccan, swíðe gedreóh sí we teach that a man, at the church-wakes, be very sober, L. Edg. C. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12
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cwic-lifian
To live ⬩ vivere
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Ðǽr sceal fæsl wesan cwic-lifigendra cynna gehwilces there shall be food for each of living kinds, Cd. 65; Th. 79, 14; Gen. 1311
Drihten-líce
According to the Lord, by the Lord ⬩ secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno
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According to the Lord, by the Lord; secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno Ðæt he Drihtenlícor mǽge beón hálig genemned that he may be called holy by the Lord, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 9
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eádig-líc
Happy, prosperous ⬩ prosper, abundans, faustus
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Happy, prosperous; prosper, abundans, faustus Biþ ðæt ǽrende eádiglícre that errand will be more prosperous, Exon. 100 a; Th. 375, 1; Seel. 131. Cumaþ eádilíc wæstm on wangas convalles abundābunt frumento, Ps. Th. 64, 14
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ed-lesende
Reciprocal, relative ⬩ relātīvus
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Reciprocal, relative; relātīvus Gif ic cweðe, ðú wást hwá ðys dyde tu scis quis hoc fēcit, ðon biþ se [hwá]ðæt is edlesendlíc quis rĕlātīvum, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 30: 38; Som. 40, 62
fǽr-wyrd
A terrible fate, destruction, perdition ⬩ terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio
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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS
fésian
To drive away ⬩ put to flight ⬩ fŭgāre ⬩ in fŭgam ăgĕre
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To drive away, put to flight; fŭgāre, in fŭgam ăgĕre Ðæt oft on gefeohte án féseþ tyne ut in pugna ūnus sæpe dĕcem in fŭgam ēgĕrit, Lupi Serm. i. 14; Hick. Thes. ii. 103, 20
frum-talu
First words of witnesses ⬩ first accusation ⬩ prīma testium dicta ⬩ prīma delāta
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First words of witnesses, first accusation; prīma testium dicta, prīma delāta We willaþ ðæt frumtalu fæste stande we will that first words of witnesses stand fast, L. N. P. L. 67; Th. ii. 302, 6
gearwe
Clothing ⬩ attire ⬩ vestītus ⬩ hăbĭtus
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Clothing, attire; vestītus, hăbĭtus Ic on his gearwan geseó ðæt he is ǽrendsecge uncres Hearran I see by his attire that he is the messenger of our Lord, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 16; Gen. 657
here-togen
Captive ⬩ heretogan
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Captive Seó hereláf wunode ðæs heretogan [heretogenan ?] folces on Chaldéiscum earde the remnant of the captive people dwelt in the land of Chaldea, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 393. [Cf. Icel. her-numinn, -tekinn captive.]
lígnian
To deny
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To deny Ðú lígnest nú ðæt síe lifgende se ofer deóflum dugeþum wealdeþ, Cd. 212; Th. 263, 18; Dan. 764. Hú hine [Christ] lýgnedon leáse on geþoncum, Exon. 24 a: Th. 69, 13; Cri. 1120
nearu-fáh
Disastrously hostile ⬩ bearing enmity the result of which is to reduce others to straits
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Disastrously hostile, bearing enmity the result of which is to reduce others to straits Wæs ðæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne, nearofáges níð, him se gúþsceaþa Geáta leóde hatode and hýnde, Beo. Th. 4623; B. 2317
ge-wild
Power ⬩ control
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Power, control Æfter ðæm ðe Alexander hæfde ealle Indie him to gewildon gedón perdomita Alexander India, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 132, 9. Geweoldum sylfes willum spontaneously, of his own accord, Beo. Th. 4446; B. 2222
gielpan
to glory ⬩ boast ⬩ vaunt ⬩ gloriāri ⬩ jactāre
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to glory, boast, vaunt; gloriāri, jactāre Ðæt hý gielpan ne þorftan dǽdum that they should not boast of deeds, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 21; Gú. 210: 114 b; Th. 440, 4; Rä. 59, 12
ge-rǽcan
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Ger. er-reichen) Ic biddo ... ðæt se monn se hígon londes unnen tó brúcanne ðá ilcan wísan léste on swǽsendum tó mínre tíde and ðá godcundan leán mínre sáule mid geréce, C.D. i. 316, 21
ge-eácnung
A conceiving ⬩ conception ⬩ conceptio ⬩ conceptus
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A conceiving, conception; conceptio, conceptus Ðæt he bodige hire geeácnunge to proclaim her [Maria] conception, Blickl. Homl. 143, 24. Ic gemenigfilde ðíne yrmþa and ðíne geeácnunga multiplicabo ærumnas tuas et conceptus tuos, Gen. 3, 16
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ge-dwínan
To dwindle or vanish away ⬩ disappear ⬩ evanescere ⬩ disparere
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To dwindle or vanish away, disappear; evanescere, disparere Ðæt hálige sǽd gedwán and gewát the holy seed has wasted away and departed, Blickl. Homl. 55, 29. His drýcræftas gedwinon his magic vanished, Shrn. 135, 1
ge-scǽned
Ornamented
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Cf. on ðæm scennum scíran goldes, Beo. Th. 3392; B. 1694. Grein compares with O. H. Ger. giskeinan, and translates made bright; Kemble, again, translates sheathed
ge-lyðen
Travelled
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Travelled Se ylca Nathan wæs swá gelyðen ðæt he hæfde gefaren fram ǽlcum lande to óðrum this Nathan was so travelled that he had gone from every land to the other, St. And. 26, 13