hwón-líce
Little ⬩ slightly
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Little, slightly Ða hwílwendlícan geþincþu ðe hé hwónlíce lufode the temporal dignities that he loved but little, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 94. Nú gé habbaþ hwónlíce tó geswincenne, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 14.
nama
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Þǽr wǽron on áwritene ealra þára rícestena monna noman, 6, 3 ; S. 258, 15. Naman, Past. 77, 16. Þám geatum mon áscóp þá noman þe hié giét habbað, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 14.
íðan
To lay waste ⬩ desolate ⬩ destroy
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Th. 846; B. 421. Ýðde ðisne eardgeard ælda scyppend the creator of men laid waste this world, Exon. 77 b ; Th. 291, 20; Wand. 85. Ýðan, 126 a; Th. 484, 13; Rä. 70, 7. Íðende depopulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 27
ár-hwæt
Eager or desirous of honour ⬩ bold ⬩ valiant ⬩ honoris cupidus ⬩ fortis
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Eager or desirous of honour, bold, valiant; honoris cupidus, fortis Wealas ofercómon eorlas árhwate the men eager for glory overcame the Welsh, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 22; Th. 208, 9, col. 2; Æðelst. 73
beorgan
to taste ⬩ gustare
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to taste; gustare Fénix of ðám wyll-gespryngum brimcald beorgeþ æt baða gehwylcun the Phoenix tastes ocean-cold [water] from the well-springs at every bath Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 9; Ph. 110
cear-gealdor
A dire or horrible enchantment ⬩ cantio vel loquela mæsta
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A dire or horrible enchantment; cantio vel loquela mæsta Helle gǽstcleopade fór corþre ceargealdra full the spirit of hell cried before the multitude, full of dire enchantments, Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 24; Jul. 618
Eást-Centingas
he East Kentians, men of East Kent ⬩ Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres
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he East Kentians, men of East Kent; Cantii ŏrientis habitātōres Ealle Eást-Centingas friþ wið ðone here genámon all the men of East Kent made peace with the army, Chr. 1009; Th. 260, 39
Linked entry: Centingas
ég-clif
A water-cliff or shore ⬩ scŏpŭlus [= σκόπελος ⬩ măris, lītus
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A water-cliff or shore; scŏpŭlus [= σκόπελος a look-out place ] măris, lītus Ofer égclif [MS. ecgclif] ðæt eorl-werod sæt the warrior band sat on the ocean's shore. Beo. Th. 5778; B. 2893
feorh-gebeorh
Life's security ⬩ refuge ⬩ vītæ servātio ⬩ refŭgium
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Life's security, refuge; vītæ servātio, refŭgium He gelǽdde ofer lagustreámas máþmhorda mǽst on feorhgebeorh he led the greatest of store-houses over the water-streams for refuge, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 8; Exod. 369
forþ-forlǽtan
To let forth ⬩ send forth ⬩ emittĕre
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To let forth, send forth; emittĕre Egeslícne cwide Weard ofer ðæt fǽge folc forþforlæteþ the Lord shall send forth a dreadful utterance over the fated people, Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 34; Cri. 1518
GÁNIAN
To YAWN ⬩ gape ⬩ open ⬩ hiāre ⬩ oscĭtāre ⬩ apĕrīre
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Ðeáh ðe me synfulra, inwitfulra, múþas on gánian though the mouths of the sinful [and] deceitful yawn upon me, Ps. Th. 108, 1
Linked entry: tó-gǽnan
medu-wang
A mead-plain ⬩ the ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk
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A mead-plain, the ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk Tó sele comon feówertýne Geáta gongan, módig ( Beowulf ) on gemonge meodowongas træd. Ðá com ingán ealdor þegna, Beo. Th. 3291; B. 1643
ge-sacan
To oppose, strive against ⬩ adversari
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To oppose, strive against; adversari Gesacan sceal sáwl-berendra, niðða bearna, gearwe stówe shall strive against the place prepared for those having souls, for the children of men, Beo. Th. 2012, note; B. 1004
twi-sceatte
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To the extent of a double payment Sió bót biþ twysceatte máre the 'bót' shall be twice as much, L. Alf. pol. 66; Th. i. 96, 31. [O. Frs. twi-skette.] Cf. twi-gilde
Linked entry: -sceatte
folce-firen
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Perhaps the passage given here might be read Wǽrlogona sint folca firene hefige (folca being taken as parallel to wǽr-logona, and each referring to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah: cf. on þissum folcum, 1. 2499, þás folc, 2506) of the traitors, of the
wer-nægel
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Th. ii. 28, 17
hefig-tíme
heavy ⬩ weighty ⬩ of great importance ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ oppressive ⬩ annoying ⬩ troublesome ⬩ hard to bear ⬩ grievous ⬩ tedious
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God gelácnað his gecorenra gyltas mid mislicum brocum; and þeáh ðe hit hefigtýme sý ðám ðrowigendum, Hml. Th. i. 472, 19. by a dat. infin. Þuhte mé hefigíme þé tó tiþienne þæs, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 6.
þearfa
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Ic lǽre ge ða welegan ge þa þearfan, 107, 12. ¶ Besides enjoining almsgiving the church directly assisted the poor by assigning a certain proportion of the tithes to those whom it called Godes þearfan.
Linked entry: EARM
tǽcan
To shew. ⬩ to offer to view, present ⬩ to shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc. ⬩ without an object, to shew the way, direct ⬩ without an object, to direct ⬩ to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition. ⬩ to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin. ⬩ to shew, indicate, signify
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Niman hí ðone teóðan dǽl tó ðam mynstre and tǽcan him tó ðam nigoðan dǽle and tódǽle man ða eahta dǽlas on twá let them take the tithe for the minster, let the next tenth fall to his share (let him be directed to take the next tenth), and let the remaining