ge-þearfan
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to be need Ne myr ðú eal ðaet ðú hæbbe, ðý lǽs ðé geðearfe tó óðres mannes ǽhtum do not waste all you have, lest there be need to you of another man's property, Prov. K. 73
ge-brégan
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Ðæt leóht cóm of heofenum and hine ( St. Paul ) gebrégde . . . Hé swá gebréged on eorðan feóll, Past. 443, 19-22. Gebréged pertimescens, Gr. D. 59, 26. Add
rif
Fierce
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Fierce Ic wiste ðæt úre fór wæs þurh ða lond and stówe ðe missenlícra cynna eardung in wæs rifra wildeóra ego sciebam per bestiosa loco nobis iter esse, Nar. 10, 5. Ða rifista ferociora, Rtl. 125, 31
ofer-heortness
Excessive feeling
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Excessive feeling Mid oferheortnesse hé him wæs wánigende ǽgðer ge his ágene heardsǽlþa ge ealles ðæs folces with bursting heart he was bewailing both his own and the people's hard fortune, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 166, 20
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tó-dreósan
To fall to pieces, ⬩ fall away, ⬩ decay
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To fall to pieces, fall away, decay Ðæt goldgeweorc eall tódreás, swá swá weax gemylt æt fýre, Shrn. 156, 15. He schal todreosen so lef on bouh, Misc. 94, 48. Alle þe bones beoþ todrore, 152, 182
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treddan
to tread under foot ⬩ trample upon ⬩ to investigate ⬩ examine
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to tread under foot, trample upon Treddun proterunt, Txts. 84, 749. to investigate, examine, v. á-treddan Weorð mé heorte forht ðǽr ic ðín hálig word tredde ii verbis tuis formidavit cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 161
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ge-twin
A twin
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A twin Geminus ðæt is on úre geþeóde getwyn geminus, that is in our language twin, Shrn. 155, 30. Hí wǽron getwinnas they were twins, 92, 22: 134, 23. Salm. Kmbl. 729; Sal. 364: 216; Sal. 107[?]
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þeódisc
A language
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A language Ðeáh hit gebyrige ðæt ða útemestan ðióda eówerne naman up áhebban and on manig þeódisc eów herigen licet remotos fama per populos means diffusa linguas explicet, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 30. Þiódisc, Met. 10, 26
ge-edstaþelung
Restoration, repair, renewal
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Þá wæs mancynn gesceapen tó geedstaðelunge ( to supply the loss ) ðæs forlorenan heápes, Hml. Th. i. 342, 25
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ymele
A scroll, leaf of paper
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Ðæt ðú ðás áne synne, ðe on ðyssere ymlan stent, þurh ðíne gebedu ádilige, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 642
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, satănas ⬩ Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. ⬩ fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words ⬩ the king took a corresponding oath to his people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body ⬩ Pastus or Convivium ⬩ The king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges ⬩ Vigilia ⬩ head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district ⬩ the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium
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ðæs him láþre biþ; wið ðam ðe he me healde swá ic earnian wille, and eall ðæt læste ðæt uncer fórmǽl wæs, ðá ic to him gebeáh and his willan geceás thus shall a man swear oaths of fidelity [or homage].
am-byr
Favourable ⬩ fair ⬩ æquus ⬩ secundus
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Favourable, fair; æquus, secundus Gyf man hæfde ambyrne wind if a man had a favourable wind, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 20
wynsumness
pleasantness ⬩ agreeableness ⬩ delight ⬩ pleasantness ⬩ fairness ⬩ beauty ⬩ pleasantness ⬩ joyousness ⬩ exultation ⬩ devotion
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Of stówe ðære winsumnisse de loco voluptatis, 2, 10. Ðære wynsumnysse brǽð odorem suavitatis, 8, 21. Woruldlícere wensumnesse mundanae suavitatis, secularis dulcedinis, Hpt. Gl. 413, 67: Confess. Peccat.
ge-blót
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Bringan þone sélestan dǽl hiora gódra geara tó heora geblóte, Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 26. Hé wæs blótende diófolgildum mid monslihtum . . .
Æ
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airy, as appears from these cognate words Wæl wail, brædan to braid, nægel a nail, dæg, spær, læt, snæce, mæst, æsp, bær, etc.
ge-reccan
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Hé sceal beforan ðǽm ðearlwísan Déman mid gereclicre race gereccean ðæt hé ðæt ilce self dyde þe hé óðre men lǽrde apud districtum judicem cogitur tanta in opere exsolvere, quanta eum constat aliis voce praecepisse, Past. 192, 15.
wiþer-rǽde
Adverse ⬩ contrary ⬩ at variance ⬩ hostile ⬩ rebellious ⬩ contumacious ⬩ out of harmony ⬩ repugnant ⬩ offensive ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ adverse ⬩ not fitted to further the good of anything ⬩ unfavourable ⬩ disadvantageous ⬩ contrary ⬩ of an opposite nature
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Woldon ða wiþerrǽdan hǽþenan mid micelre fyrde faran on hergoþ on ðæs Cáseres anwealde, Jud. Thw. 162, 36.
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wann
Dark ⬩ dusty ⬩ sable ⬩ lurid ⬩ livid ⬩ blue-black ⬩ livid ⬩ swarthy ⬩ dusty ⬩ dark-hued ⬩ dark ⬩ dingy
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Ðære wannan cerula, 24, 58. Ða wonnan aetrinan livida toxica, 112, 63: 50, 80. Da wonnan lividas, 53, 1. blue-black, livid Ðonne se dǽl ðæs líchoman, sié gewended blæc oþþe won oþþe swilces hwæt, Lchdm. ii. 82, 12.
CILD
A CHILD, infant ⬩ infans, puer
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A CHILD, infant; infans, puer Arís and nim ðæt cild surge et accipe puerum, Mt. Bos. 2, 13, 14. Ðæt cild wixþ and gewurþ eft cnapa and eft syððan cniht the child grows, and then becomes a boy, and afterwards a young man, Hom. Sax.
fyrþran
To further ⬩ support ⬩ advance ⬩ promote ⬩ provehere ⬩ promŏvēre
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Ðæt hí mágen hénan ða yflan, and fyrþrian ða gódan that they may humiliate the evil, and further the good, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 22. Friðaþ and fyrþraþ protects and supports, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 29.
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