BOLD
a building, dwelling, house ⬩ ædificium, domicilium, domus ⬩ a superior house, hall, castle, palace, temple ⬩ aula, palatium, ædes ⬩ a builder
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Gewát beorht blǽdgifa in bold óðer the bright giver of glory departed into another temple, Andr. Kmbl. 1312; An. 656
Linked entry: bylda
on-cweþan
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Leófsunu gemǽlde, hé þám beorne oncwæð, By. 230-245. Heó cwǽdon þæt heó on aldre ówiht swylces ne hýrdon. Elene maðelade and him yrre oncwæð, El. 573. Ongan hé tó Gode cleopian . . . Him stefn oncwæð, An. 1400-1431: Jul. 282.
Linked entry: á-cweþan
ǽn-lic
only, single ⬩ alone, solitary ⬩ excellent, peerless,
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Hú beorht, mire, ǽnlic O preclara, i. splendida, An. Ox. 1266. Ǽnlic aurea, 1461: Hy. S. 24, 7. Sum swíðe ǽnlic wer and foremǽre quidam spectabilis vir, Gr. D. 307, 1. Adrianus wæs geong and ǽnlic, Shrn. 59, 28. Fæger on ansýne and ǽnlic, 88, 13.
Linked entry: án-lic
FEALO
FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? ⬩ flāvus, gilvus, fuscus
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Se beorg tohlád and in forlét fealewe wǽgas the hill opened and let in the dusky waves, Andr. Kmbl. 3177; An. 1591. Meahte ǽghwylc wegan fealwe linde each could bear the yellow shields, Cd. 94; Th. 123, 14; Gen. 2044.
súpan
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Dó on swýþe gód beór, syle hyt him ðonne wlacu súpan, 196, 19. Hé gelǽhte ǽnnecalic and sealde his gingrum of tó súpenne, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 14. Hé scóf on hálig wæter of ðam hálgan treówe, sealde ðam ádligan of tó súpenne, Homl.
reáf
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Se ðe beorna reáf manige ( spolia multa ) méteþ, 118, 162. Seó gýtsung hyre reáf ( spolia ) on ðære wynstran sídan scylt, Gl. Prud. 56 a. Hý ðý reáfe rǽdan mótan, Exon.
Linked entry: búr-reáf
gita
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On Angelcirican þú ána nú gýta (accented in MS.) eart biscop geméted in Anglorum ecclesia adhuc solus tu episcopus inueniris, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 73, 3. in negative sentences. cf. gít; 2 Ne can þára idesa ówðer giéta beorna neáwest, Gen. 2466. cf. gít; 2
hund
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Ðá cwæþ se diácon tó þám biscope: 'Clypa ongén þissum deófles hunde þe þé on beorceð,' Shrn. 56, 22. Æt hundum, ꝥ is unwyrðum and unclǽnum monnum, Mt. L. 7, 6 marg. some sea-beast, a seal (?), a dog-fish (?)
þweores
across as opposed to along ⬩ athwart ⬩ transversely ⬩ crosswise as opposed to lengthways ⬩ on the flank ⬩ perversely ⬩ wrongly
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Ðonon þweores ofér ðone beorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 353, 16. Adam wæs on lenge fíf and hundnigontiges fingra lenge ofer þweoras ða fingras (i.e. taking the breadth, not the length, of the fingers ), Anglia xi. 2, 28.
tíþian
To grant, ⬩ concede, ⬩ of that which is granted
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To grant, concede, with gen. of that which is granted Bed Beorn ðæt hé sceolde faran mid him tó ðam cynge . . . and hé ðæs tíðode, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 10. Treówe and hyldo tíðiaþ mé, Cd. Th. 152, 7; Gen. 2516.
Linked entry: tigþian
næss
a ness ⬩ land running out into water ⬩ headland ⬩ promontory
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Beorh wæterýðum neáh, be næsse, Beo. Th. 4478; B. 2243. Gesæt on næsse cyning, 4825; B. 2417. Wearþ on næs ( of a lake ) togen wundorlíc wǽgbora, 2883; B. 1439 : 3205; B. 1600. Se ðe næs ( by the sea ) gerád, 5789; B. 2898.
BLÓSTMA
A BLOSSOM, bloom, flower ⬩ flos
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Ðeáh ðe lílie sý beorht on blóstman, ic eom betre ðonne heó though the lily be bright in its blossom, I am better than it, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 26; Rä. 41, 28: Ps. Th. 102, 14.
Linked entry: blóstm
or-lege
war, strife, hostility ⬩ a place where hostility is shewn
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witena dóm wísan gefongen, wiðsæcest tó swíðe ðínum brýdguman thou hast by thy hostile proceedings acted contrary to the judgement of wise men, dost reject too violently thy suitor, 248, 17; Jul. 97. a place where hostility is shewn Cwǽdon ðæt hé on ðam beorge
Linked entry: or-læg
ge-weorþian
to set a price on ⬩ value ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ honour ⬩ dignify ⬩ adorn ⬩ worship ⬩ adore ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ insignīre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ ornāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ mactāre ⬩ adōrāre ⬩ celebrāre
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Ðé beorht Fæder geweorþaþ wuldorgifum the bright Father dignifies thee with glorious gifts, Andr. Kmbl. 1875; An. 940: Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 13. Me geweorþode wuldres Ealdor the Prince of glory honoured me, Rood Kmbl. 177; Kr. 90; 185; Kr. 94.
Linked entries: ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian
blissian
To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry ⬩ lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare ⬩ To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate ⬩ lætificare
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To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate; lætificare Sum sceal on heápe blissian æt beór bencsittendum one shall in company delight the bench-sitters at beer, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 34; Vy. 78.
Linked entry: blyssian
land-scearu
land ⬩ country
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Of ðam hlince tó ðam beorre tó Ælfrédes landscare; ðonne is hit ðǽr feówer furlanga brád bútan feówer gyrdan; ðonne gǽþ hit ðǽr niðer be ðara wyrhtena landscare, 420, 25-7. Ðonne eást andlang hricgweges tó Brytfordinga landsceare, 302, 16.
sester
a vessel ⬩ jar ⬩ pitcher ⬩ a measure for liquids or for dry things
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Twelf seoxtres beóras, 158, 22. as a foreign measure Under sestre sub modio, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 15. Hund sestra (cados) eles, Lk. Skt. 16, 6. Ǽlc wæterfæt wæs on twegra sestra gemete oððe on þreora capientes singuli metretas binas uel ternas, Jn.
Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht
gold
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Other epithets applied to gold are æpled, beorht, fæted, fætt, hyrsted, scír, smǽte. Geared gumum gold brittade Jared dispensed gold to men, Cd. 59: Th. 72, 4; Gen. 1181. Goldes brytta a dispenser of gold, 137; Th. 173, 26; Gen. 2867
bredan
to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck; ⬩ plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere ⬩ to change, vary, transform; ⬩ vertere, variare, transformare
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Se bræd of ðæm beorne blódigne gár he plucked the bloody dart from the chief, Byrht.
be-swícan
to decoy ⬩ ensnare ⬩ beguile ⬩ to betray ⬩ to defraud ⬩ supplant ⬩ to circumvent ⬩ to seduce ⬩ mislead
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Ǽr hé Beorn beswice, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 8. Se beswícenda pellax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 67. to betray Hió hý mid fácne beswác tó deáðe, Ors. 2 ; S. 30, 31. Gezabel beswác Naboð tó his feóre þurh leáse gewitnysse, Hml.
Linked entry: be-swícende