ge-staþelian
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Paules mynster forbarn and þý ilcan geáre wearð eft gestaþelad, Chr. 962 ; P. 114, 7. to found a town, institution, &c.
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wǽpen
a weapon ⬩ membrum virile
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Ðis (the bridle into which the nails from the cross were put) bið unoferswíðed wǽpen, Elen. Kmbl. 2375; El. 1189. Ǽlces wǽpnes ord mucro, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 35. Swurdes ord oððe óðres wǽpnes, 84, 22. Wǽpnes ecge, Cd. Th. 109, 30; Gen. 1830.
Linked entries: wǽmn wǽpen-mann wǽpn wǽpned
DEÁÞ
DEATH ⬩ mors
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DEATH; mors Ðeáh ðe him se bitera deáþ geboden wǽre though bitter death were announced to them, Cd. 183; Th. 229, 26; Dan. 223: Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 6; Cri. 1603: Beo. Th. 899; B. 447: 5773; B. 2890.
Linked entry: deóþ
feónd
FIEND ⬩ enemy ⬩ foe ⬩ the devil ⬩ ōsor ⬩ inĭmīcus ⬩ hostis ⬩ diabŏlus ⬩ διάβoλos
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Wæs wera éðelland geondsended feóndum the people's native land was overspread with enemies, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 22; Gen. 1969
stille
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Wén is ðæt eówer sum cweðe tó him sylfum on stillum geðohtum . . ., Homl. Th. i. 580, 5. not loud Mid stylre stemne, Homl.
help
help ⬩ assistance ⬩ succour ⬩ an aid ⬩ a thing ⬩ a place ⬩ a refuge ⬩ a cure ⬩ remedy of disease
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Ne him áhwǽr were ǽnig fultum, ne his steópcildum stande tó helpe non sit illi adjutor, nec sit qui misereatur pupillis ejus, 108, 12.
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rún
a whisper ⬩ confidence, counsel, consultation ⬩ a mystery ⬩ a secret ⬩ a rune, a letter.
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Hæfdon hié on rúne and on rímcræfte áwriten wera endestæf, Andr. Kmbl. 267; An. 134. a rune, a letter. Enge rúne(referring to ᚾ = níd) Elen. Kmbl. 2521; El. 1262. Rǽd sceal mon secgan, rúne wrítan, leóþ gesingan, Exon. Th. 342, 7; Gn. Ex. 139.
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wind
wind ⬩ air in motion ⬩ wind ⬩ flatulence ⬩ wind ⬩ breath
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Wérig sceal se wiþ winde róweþ, 345, 12; Gn. Ex. 187. Winde gefýsed flota, Beo. Th. 440; B. 217. Ðá sende Drihten micelne wind. Ex. 14, 21.
topp
a top, ⬩ summit ⬩ a lock of hair, tuft ⬩ a collection of rays of light ⬩ a top to play with ⬩ the hair at the top of the head ⬩ that which has a similarity with it
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Ne rohte he þeȝ flockes were Imeind bi toppes and bi here, O. and N. 428. His heer was by his eres ful round ishorn. His top was docked lyk a priest biforn, Chauc. Prol. 590. Top or fortop, top of the hed aqualium, Prompt. Parv. 496.
þanan
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MS.) hé welt ealra, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 18-21.
Linked entries: þanan-forþ þanon þonan þonon
læssa
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Hié werod lǽsse hæfdon þonne Húna cyning, El. 48. of time Scyld wel gebearg líf lǽssan hwíle, B. 2571. of qualities, emotions, conditions, actions, or occurrences, expressing extent or degree Wæs se gryre lǽssa efne swá micle swá bið wíggryre wífes
mǽl
a measure ⬩ a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ cross ⬩ crucifix ⬩ fixed, suitable, appointed time ⬩ season ⬩ occasion ⬩ the time for eating ⬩ a meal
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Ic ðæt mǽl geman ðonne we gehéton ússum hláforde I remember the time when we promised our lord, Beo. Th. 5259; B. 2633. Ælce mǽle on each occasion, Exon. 119a; Th. 457, 30; Hy. 4, 92.
þicgan
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Of ðam mete ðe wé þicgaþ, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 35. Ðonue hig mete þicgeaþ cum panem manducant, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 2. Hí hyra hláf þicgaþ, Mk. Skt. 7, 5. Hé on his hús eode and his swǽsendo ðeah intravit epulaturus domum ejus, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 30.
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eorþe
the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ land ⬩ earth ⬩ the earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ soil ⬩ mould ⬩ dust
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Regnas eorþan wæstmas weccaþ, 51, 20. the world we live in. dry land as opposed to sea Heofon and eorþe and sǽ, Bl. H. 91, 21.
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ge-munan
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</b> to bear in mind, not to forget to do :-- Gemunon wé symle ꝥ wé þá gód dón þe ús Godes béc lǽraþ, Bl. H. 73, 26.
hád
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Settan þas ylcan hádes menn (i. e.they were to be regular, not secular, clergy) . . . þa hé sylf wes, and eác ꝥ ǽlc óþer b̃ sceolde beón munechádes mann, 40. Sume him þæs hádes hlísan willað wegan on wordum and þá weorc ne dóð, Gú. 31.
lang
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Lang and stearc weg itiner Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 36. Rúmre racenteáge, langre línan, Sal. 294. Sume habbað swíðe langne weg, Solil. H. 44, 7 : Gen. 554. Werod Waldend sende on langne síð, 68. of a material object Hafað tungan lange, Rä. 59, 8.
tó-stencan
to scatter the parts of a whole ⬩ disperse a number of objects gathered together ⬩ to destroy the integrity of a whole ⬩ dissipate ⬩ bring to nought ⬩ overthrow
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Gif ys of mannum géþeaht ðis oððe weorc, sí tostenct (dissoluetur, dissipabitur); gif hit of Gode ys, gé ne mágon tóstencean (dissoluere) (Acts 5, 38, 39), 199, 2-4. Tóstencendes dissipantis (sua opera, Prov. 18, 9), Kent. Gl. 639.
Linked entries: stencan tó-sencende tó-stencedness
ge-tæl
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Syððan lǽt gán ꝥ getæl swá wé nú cwǽdon then let the counting go on as we have just said, Angl. viii. 326, 30. þ á ealdan Rómáne ongunnon þæs geáres ymbryne on ðysum dæge . . . Þá Egyptiscan ðeóda ongunnon heora geáres getel on hærfeste . . .
ge-namian
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Wé habbað áne gástlice módor, seó is ecclesia genamod, Wlfst. 67, 14. Ðæt land is on þreó genamod, ðæt is Hengest-esíg and Seofocanwyrð and Wihthám the land is divided into three parts named respectively . . . C. D. v. 401, 25.