beorhte
Distinctly ⬩ clearly ⬩ lucidly ⬩ brightly ⬩ clare
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Distinctly, clearly, lucidly, brightly; clare He geseah Egypta heábyrig beorhte blícan he saw the Egyptians' cities brightly glitter Cd. 86; Th. 109, 13; Gen. 1822.
elcian
To put off, delay ⬩ mŏrari, differre, cunctāri, tempus trăhĕre
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Ðæt he leng ne elcode to his geleáfan that he no longer delayed his belief, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 1
Linked entry: ildcian
fen-land
Fen-land ⬩ marshy land ⬩ pălustris terra
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He þurh ða fenland reów he rowed through the fen-lands, Guthl. 9; Gdwin. 50, 13
fór-syngian
To sin greatly ⬩ multum peccāre
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To sin greatly; multum peccāre Ne wurþ ǽnig man on worlde swá swíðe fórsyngad, ðe he wið Gode gebétan ne mǽge no man in the world is so very sinful, that he may not make atonement to God, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 282, 1
friðo-webba
A peace-weaver ⬩ an angel ⬩ pācis tector ⬩ angĕlus
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A peace-weaver, an angel; pācis tector, angĕlus He up lócade swá him se ár abeád, fǽle friðowebba he looked up as the messenger commanded him, the faithful weaver of peace. Elen. Kmbl. 175; El. 88. v. Grm. And. u. El. pp. 143-5
Linked entry: freoðo-webba
leód-burh
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Hé eaferum lǽfde lond and leódbyrig he to his children left his land and its towns, Beo. Th. 4933; Th. 2471
pyngan
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Hé wærlíce hine pynde mid sumum wordum animum pungant, Past. 40, 5 ; Swt. 297, 8
Linked entry: pungetung
ge-lísian
to slip ⬩ slide
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to slip, slide Be ðæm is awriten se ðe nylle onscúnian his lytlan scylda ðæt he wille gelísian to máran it is written that he who will not shun his little sins will glide into greater, Past. 57, 2; Swt. 437, 20; Hat. MS
Linked entry: -lísian
un-leoþuwác
Inflexible ⬩ intractable ⬩ implacable
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Ðá wæs mín hláford in micle hátheortnysse, and hé wæs swíðe unlioðewác geworden wið mé, and hé gebrægd his swurd and wolde mé ofsleán, Shrn. 39, 14
Linked entries: in-liþewác leoþu-wác
eást-weardes
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D. 176, 2. of position Hé oðstód eástweardes wendende, Hml. S. 33 b, 162. Hé geseah þæs wífes líchaman orsáwle licgende, and þá handa . . . eástweardes gewende, 743. v. preceding word
Linked entry: weardes
ge-sǽliglíce
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Þá þá hé þám biscope þá fremdan hǽlo forgeaf, þá becóm hé gesǽliglíce tó his ágenre hǽle, Gr. D. 190, 30
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ge-sinlíce
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Hé breác gesinlíce Dúnstánes rǽdes, Lch. iii. 440, 4. diligently Hé georne behogige and gesinlíce (georne, v.l.) gíme hwæþre . . . curiose intendat et sollicitus sit. . . R. Ben. 97, 14
neádunga
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Þá þe hé bepǽcan ne mæg, þá hé wile neádunga nýdan, Wlfst. 84, 21. Add
Linked entry: nídinga
or-sáwle
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Hé geseah þæs hálgan wífes líchaman orsáwle licgende, Hml. S. 23 b, 742. Wénest þú ꝥ ic sý orsáwle? me esse exanimem credis?, Gr. D. 268, 7. Hé eóde tó þǽre stówe þær se orsáwla (sáwulleása, v. l.) líchama (corpus exanime) læg, 84, 33. Add
or-wirþu
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Add: contumely, insult Hé sǽde hú manigne teónan and orwyrðu (-wyrdu, v. l.) þára nunnena fracoðwyrda hé geþrowode quantas pateretur verborum contumeliis enarravit, Gr. D. 152, 6.
Linked entry: wirþu
sealmsang-mǽrsung
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Celebration by psalm-singing, the service of the canonical hours Án weorc hé hæfde unforswigod and nǽfre geleórod, þæt wæs sealmsangmǽrsung and háligra gewrita smeágung he never failed to sing the hours and was never tired of studying the Scriptures,
teolen
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Þá þá hé wæs swýðe georne behealdende ðá teolone (tilone, v.l.) his gestlíðnesse cum hospitalitatis studio valde esset intentus, 194, 12
Linked entry: tilen
brim-þisa
a noise ⬩ A ship ⬩ navis
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A ship; navis He brimþisan æt sǽs faroþe sécan wolde he would seek a ship on the sea-shore, Andr. Kmbl. 3313; An. 1659. Léton ofer fífelwǽg scríðan bronte brimþisan they let the high ships go over the ocean, Elen. Kmbl. 475; El. 238
brytnian
To dispense, distribute, administer ⬩ dispensare, administrare
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To dispense, distribute, administer; dispensare, administrare He sinc brytnade he dispensed treasure, Beo. Th. 4756; B. 2383. Hí weolan brytnodon they dispensed wealth, Chr. 1065; Erl. 197, 40; Edw. 21.
ge-tingness
Eloquence ⬩ ease of speech ⬩ facundia
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Eloquence, ease of speech; facundia Dumbum he forgeaf getingnysse to the dumb he gave eloquence, Homl. Th. i. 26, 12. Of woruldlícre getingnysse from worldly eloquence, 578, 4: ii. 140, 30: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 403.