ge-lǽstan
to do ⬩ perform ⬩ accomplish ⬩ fulfil ⬩ discharge ⬩ execute ⬩ pay ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ persolvēre ⬩ to accompany ⬩ follow ⬩ attend ⬩ serve ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ persĕqui ⬩ To continue ⬩ remain ⬩ last ⬩ endure ⬩ mănēre ⬩ dūrāre
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Hwænne man ðæt gelǽste when it shall be fulfilled. L. Edg. H. 7; Th. i. 260, 13 : L. In. 4; Th. i. 104, 10 : L. E. G. 6; Th i. 170, 4.
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tigele
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Se weall is geworht of tigelan and eorðtyrewan murus coctili latere atque interfuso bitumine compactus, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 17. Genim swealwan, gebærn under tigelan tó ahsan, Lchdm. ii. 156, 9. Ða reádan tigelan gecnuwa tó duste, 114, 24.
á-geótan
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Th. ii. 128, 20. ꝥ wæter ic niðer ágeát (effudi ), Nar. 8, 10. Þá fatu þe hé ǽr on ágeát litelne dǽl þæs wǽtan, Gr. D. 59, 13. Ág(e)át exsicat , Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 23. Ágaett effudit . Mk.
ferhþ-gleáw
Prudent in mind ⬩ sagacious ⬩ anĭmo prūdens ⬩ săpiens
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Prudent in mind, sagacious; anĭmo prūdens, săpiens Ðǽr hie Iuditþe fundon ferhþgleáwe they found Judith there prudent in mind, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 29; Jud. 41. Þúsenda manna ferhþgleáwra of a thousand sagacious men, Elen. Kmbl. 653; El. 327
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heofon-ware
The inhabitants of heaven
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The inhabitants of heaven Ealle gesceafta ge heofonware ge eorþware all creatures, both those in heaven and those on earth, Blickl. Homl. 11, 4. Ða hálgan heofenware the holy dwellers in heaven, 135, 17. Similar entries v. next word
hrímig
Rimy
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Winter biþ cealdost lencten hrímigost black frosts in winter, white frosts in spring, Menol. Fox 411; Gn. C. 6
níþ-heard
Bold in battle ⬩ audacious
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Bold in battle, audacious Níþheard cyning (Constantine), Elen. Kmbl. 389; El. 195 : (Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 4826; B. 2417. Ðá wearþ sum tó ðæs árod ðara beadorinca, ðæt hé in ðæt búrgeteld níþheard néðde, Judth. Thw. 25, 25; Jud. 277
bi-wrecan
To strike or beat around, to surround ⬩ circum pulsare, circumdare
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To strike or beat around, to surround; circum pulsare, circumdare Hí sculon onfón in fýrbaðe wælmum biwrecene wráþlíc andleán they must receive dire retribution in the fire-bath surrounded with flames, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 11; Cri. 832
and
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In the examples given under and=an, on. To the instances given add Tódǽled & (on, Cott. MSS.) tó monigfealda sprǽca, Past. 277, 15. Wé sceolun þrowian weán and wergum, nalles wuldres leóht habban in heofnum, Sat. 42
mann-cyst
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Manly virtue Healdan wé þæt mid gódum dǽdum and mid æðelum mancystum, þæt wé beón gódum mannum gelíce in ðám mægenum þé wé dón magon, and in ðám dǽdum þe wé þurhteón magon, Verc. Först. 169. Cf. gum-cyst
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geat
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Gesáwon wé in þǽre byrig and on geaton ( in the doorways ) men . . . ðá hié ús gesáwon hié selfe sóna in heora húsum hié miþan.
á-gildan
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H. 51, 25. to render, pay what is due (v. riht, ) Ic ágylde dependo, i. reddo, persolvam , Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 80. Ágilst þú ( reddis ) Drihtene þás þing? Deut. 32, 6. Ic lǽrde ꝥ hié heora gafol águldon, Bl. H. 185, 22.
ge-lómlic
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Voc. ii. 23, 34. that is done or happens often, frequent, constant Gelómlic ꝥ wæs . . . ꝥ . . . it often happened . . . that . . ., Bi. H. 223, 17. Gelómlic gibed continua oratio, Rtl. 74, 22. Folces men wið-hæfton þǽre gelómlican mynegunge, Ll.
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hwítel
A WHITTLE ⬩ a cloak ⬩ mantle ⬩ blanket
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M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 76, 23. Ðá hét Benedictus beran ða tócwysedan lima on ánum hwítle intó his gebedhúse, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 21. Sem and Jafeth dydon ánne hwítel on hira sculdra Sem et Japheth pallium imposuerunt humeris suis, Gen. 9, 23.
þurh-wacol
Very watchful ⬩ vigilant ⬩ very wakeful ⬩ quite sleepless
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Skt. i. 11, 147. in reference to time, very wakeful, quite sleepless Hine gedrehte singal slǽpleást, swá ðæt hé þurhwacole niht búton slǽpe ádreáh, Homl. Th. i. 86, 17
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be-scúfan
to thrust
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Hét hiera bescúfan in þá eá DC jubeo ex his . dc. influmen mitti, Nar. 11, 9 : 24, 13. On dimhofe wæs bescofen in latibulum truditur, An. Ox. 3769. Sý þú on besceofen detrudere, on besceofene detrusis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 41-43.
drencan
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Swelcum mannum deáh ꝥ hié hié selfe drencen, Lch. ii. 224, 1. to plunge into water Heó þǽre róde tácn on þá wætru drencte, Hml. S. 23 b, 684. <b>II a.</b> to plunge, sink :-- Þæt hý wið deáða duru drencyde wǽran, Ps.
fægen
glad
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Voc. ii. 104, 73. Fægen voti compos, 124, 11. with cause of gladness given, in genitive Hilarius nine underféng, fagen his cymes, Hml. Th. ii. 504, 19. Fægen (fagen, v. l.) his gecyrrednysse, Hml. S. 26, 133.
hnáh
Bent down, ⬩ low, ⬩ lowly, ⬩ humble, ⬩ abject, ⬩ mean, ⬩ poor
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Ful oft ic leán teohhode hnáhran rince sǽmran æt sæcce full oft have I appointed reward to a warrior inferior and of less worth in battle, 1909; B. 952
HEOFON
HEAVEN ⬩ cælum
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Gif ic on heofenas up ástíge si ascendero in cælum, Ps. Th. 138, 6
Linked entries: heofen heofon-fleógende heofon-fýr heofon-hróf heofon-hús heofon-lic heben hiofon