sceadu
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Ox. 2885, note], a scene: — Gereónedes gyltes sceade geypte concinnati sceleris scenam prodidit, An. Ox. 2920. add: shadow as opposed to reality Tócumendre sóþfæstnesse seó scadu áblann adueniente ueritate umbra cessauit, An. Ox. 40, 15.
wæter-scipe
A body of water, a piece of water, water
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Úre Drihten gesceóp ealle wæterscypas and ða wídgillan sæ, Hexam. 4;Norm. 6, 24
CNEÓ
a KNEE ⬩ genu ⬩ a generation, ⬩ relationship ⬩ generatio, ⬩ propinquitatis gradus
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C. 28; Th. ii. 152, note h. Binnan ðam feórþan cneówe within the fourth degree of relationship, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 15
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ge-mǽre
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Hé cóm on ꝥ gemǽre leóhtes and þeóstro noctis prope terminos, Bt. 35, 6 ; F. 170, 13. a line (lit. or fig.) that cannot or should not be passed, a bound, limit Ðá bebeád se biscop : ' Ásettað mé ongeán þysum fýre' . . .
sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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Hé tó Noe spræc hálgan reorde, 89, 19; Gen. 1483. Hí sprǽcon úrum gereordum, Homl. Th. i. 314, 18. Tó Geátum spræc mildum wordum, Beo.
Linked entries: on-spreca æfter æfter-spræc æfter-sprecan on-spreca on-swætende specan
gód
Good ⬩ good thing ⬩ good deed ⬩ benefit ⬩ goodness ⬩ welfare
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Him sylfum nǽnige góde beón to be of no good to themselves, Blickl. Homl. 45, 16. For eallum ðám gódum ðe he me dyde pro omnibus quæ retribuit mihi, Ps. Th. 115, 3: 102, 2: Cd. 15; Th. 19, 14; Gen. 291: Homl. Th. i. 76, 7: Blickl. Homl. 29, 11.
slápan
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Ðonne wé slápaþ fæste, ðonne we nóhwæðer ne hit witan nyllaþ, ne hit bétan nyllaþ . . . ne slǽpþ hé nó fæsðe, ac hnappaþ . . . . 28; Swt. 195, 5-8. Ðæt ic (the creation) ne slépe siddan ǽfre, Exon. Th. 422, 20; Ra. 41, 9.
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pening
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., money :-- Ne wéne hé nó ðæt Godes ryhtwísnes sié tó ceápe, swelce hé hié mæge mid his peningum (-engum, v. l.) gebygcgean . . . ðá hwíle ðe hié peningas (-engas) hæbben mid tó gieldanne ne venalem Dei justitiam aestiment. . . cum curant. . . nummos
wealcan
To roll, toss. ⬩ of the movement of water ⬩ trans. ⬩ of other movement ⬩ literal ⬩ metaph. ⬩ of action ⬩ of thought, ⬩ trans. To turn over in the mind ⬩ to revolve, consider ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ intrans. ⬩ to turn over, deal with
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ealle ða yldestan menn on West-Seaxon lágon ongeán swá hí lengost mihton, ac hí ne mihton nán þing ongeán wealcan (another MS. has hí náht ná gespéddan) Earl Godwin and the chief men of Wessex resisted as long as ever they could, but they could put no
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feormian
to supply with food ⬩ feed ⬩ support ⬩ sustain ⬩ entertain ⬩ receive as a guest ⬩ cherish ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ victum suppĕdĭtāre ⬩ epŭlāre ⬩ suscĭpĕre ⬩ suscĭpĕre hospĭtio ⬩ fŏvēre ⬩ cūrāre ⬩ vălēre ⬩ to feed on ⬩ devour ⬩ consume ⬩ vesci ⬩ comĕdĕre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ to cleanse, FARM or cleanse out ⬩ mundāre ⬩ purgāre ⬩ expiāre
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tilian, and me mid ðam feormian; and ðæt him nán man ne þearf to feormfultume nán þingc syllan, bútan he sylf wille that I [the king] command all my reeves that they justly provide on my own, and feed [supply with food, maintain] me therewith; and that no
Linked entries: un-feormigende feormend feormung firm ge-feormian or-feormness
þeów-dóm
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Ne þearft ðú nó wénan, ðæt ða wlitegan tungl ðæs þeówdómes áþroten weorðe, Met. 29, 40. Embichta ðeádómes obsequium servitutis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 3: Rtl. 9, 13. Wyrta ðeówdóme manna, Ps. Spl. 103, 15.
manian
to bring to mind what ought to be done ⬩ to urge upon one what ought to be done ⬩ to admonish ⬩ exhort ⬩ instigate ⬩ to bring to mind what, should not be forgotten ⬩ to admonish ⬩ remind ⬩ suggest ⬩ prompt ⬩ to tell what ought to be done ⬩ to teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ advise ⬩ to claim of a person (acc.) what is due ⬩ in jus vocare ⬩ ad malium mannire
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Gl. 416, 23. to bring to mind what, should not be forgotten, to admonish, remind, suggest, prompt Forþon ic eów manige ealle ðæt therefore I remind you all of it, Blickl. Homl. 143, 7.
ÁGAN
OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere
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Nú ic áh mǽste þearfe Now I have the utmost need, Byrht. Th. 136, 60; By. 175. Gesyle eall ðæt ðú age vende quæcumque habes, Mk. Bos. 10, 21. Ðú ðe áhst dóma geweald thou that hast power of dignities, Elen. Kmbl. 1448; El. 726.
in-gehygd
Thought ⬩ mind ⬩ intent ⬩ sense ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ conscience ⬩ intention ⬩ purpose
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Hí hæfdon ðæt góde ingehýd on heora heortan ðæt hí woldon Gode ánum gecwéman and ná cépan dysegra manna herunge they had the good sense in their hearts, to wish to please God only, and not to care for the praise of foolish men, 564, 29.
lád-teów
A leader ⬩ guide ⬩ conductor ⬩ general
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Ealle míne ládþeówas ðe mec on swelc earfeðo gelǽddon locorum demonstratores qui nos in insidias deducebant, Nar. 16, 25. In Mt. Kmbl.
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síd
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Nyttade Noe mid sunum sínum sídan ríces, Cd. Th. 96, 24; Gen. 1599. Unlytel dǽl sídre foldan ( the district of Sodom and Gomorrah ), 154. 5 ; Gen. 2551. Sennar sídne and wídne Shinar's plain broad and wide, 99, 33; Gen. 1655.
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fundian
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Swá benne ne burston ne fundian ( not strike inwards?
hring
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., it is nom. pl. and describes the marks on a peacock's feathers, v. Ald. 142, 23), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 60. Hí ymb hine gemearcodon ánne hring ( circulum) on þǽre eorðan and héton ꝥ hé mid his fét þone hring ne oferstópe, Gr.
á-wendan
To turn. ⬩ to give a certain direction to ⬩ to return ⬩ to reduce ⬩ bring into subjection ⬩ to turn aside, ⬩ to remove ⬩ divert ⬩ to avert ⬩ to pervert ⬩ to change ⬩ to turn into something else ⬩ transform ⬩ to translate ⬩ reproduce something with other material ⬩ to exchange ⬩ To turn ⬩ take a certain direction
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Hig noldan ná feohtan mid fægerum wordum ánum, swá þæt hí wel sprǽcon and áwendon þæt eft so that they spoke well and then did not act in accordance with their words, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 29.
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betǽcan
to entrust ⬩ guidance ⬩ to hand over ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ to assign ⬩ destine ⬩ yield to ⬩ to direct
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Dúnstáne, Chr. 943 ; P.111, note 19. Se cing betǽhte þá fyrde tó lǽdene Ealfríce, 992 ; P. 127, 10. Betáhte, Ors. 6, 36 ; S. 294, 31: 6, 37; 5 : 296, 1. Hí betǽon heora rǽd 15 his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7.