wyrt
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a wort (e.g. St. John's wort), plant, herb Gærs vel wyrt herba, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 35: 78, 71. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man betonicam nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 70, 1: 90, 2, and often. Seó wyrt (herba ) weóx, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 26. Gemolsnad wyrt, Ps. Th. 89, 6. Wyrta wynsume
Linked entry: blód-wyrt
geong
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Add: of age. applied to persons Geong puber, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 72. Iung adultus, 3, 71. Hé wæs wintrum geong and on his þeáwum eald, Gr. D. 219, 3. Gewiton ealdgesíðas swylce geong manig, B. 854. Ongit, guma genga, El. 464. Cwæð Salomon tó iongum monnum
geótan
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Add: trans. to pour, cause to flow. the object a liquid or powder Aquarius, ꝥ is sé þe wæter gýt (geót, v. l. ), Lch. iii. 246, 5. Hé geát on græswong háligra blód, Jul. 6. Hí mid spere of mínre sídan swát út guton, Cri. 1449. Geót on bollan, Lch. ii
ge-cyndelic
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Add: kindly, native. that is according to natural laws, in agreement with nature Æt fruman wæs gehealden seó gecyndelice ǽ ( lex bonae naturae), swá ꝥ nán óðrum ne derode; eft þeós ǽ (naturalis lex ) becóm tó gýmeleáste, Angl. vii. 8, 70: Hml. S. 11.
híw-rǽden
- Ps. L.
a family ⬩ a house ⬩ a house ⬩ family ⬩ tribe ⬩ nation
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Add: Híwrǽden oððe híred familia, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 28: ii. 147, 30. Híwhrǽdenne domui, 141, 75. a family, household of a private person 'Ic hálsige ðé þæt eal mín híwrǽden gefullod wurðe.' Hé nigontýne wera and wífa his híwisces gefullode, Hml. Th.
ildra
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Add: of greater age Hé is wintrun yldra þonne ic me aetate praeibat, Gr. D. 218, 26. <b>I a.</b> of parents in contrast with children :-- Bearn, beó gé underðiódde eówrum ieldrun mágum filii, obedite parentibus vestris, Past. 189, 22. <
cræftig
Ingenious ⬩ skilful ⬩ CRAFTY ⬩ cunning ⬩ virtuous ⬩ powerful ⬩ ingeniosus ⬩ peritus ⬩ astutus ⬩ probus ⬩ potens
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Ingenious, skilful, CRAFTY, cunning, virtuous, powerful; ingeniosus, peritus, astutus, probus, potens Sum biþ fugelbona hafeces cræftig one is a fowler skilful with the hawk Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 6; Crä. 81: 97a; Th. 361, 24; Wal. 24; Ps. C. 50, 11; Ps
on-sundrum
separately, severally, separated one from the other, apart ⬩ in retirement from others, apart ⬩ making distinction from others, especially
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separately, severally, separated one from the other, apart Onsundron separatim, onsundron hé sit singillatim sedet, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 39. Onsundran altrinsecus, hine et inde, Hpt. Gl. 410, 2. Uton biddan onsundron æt Gode, ic æt mínum Gode . . .
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wild-deór
A wild animal ⬩ wild beast
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A wild animal, wild beast Wilddeor fera Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 39. Ðis wilddeór (wildeór, v. l. ) well fremaþ, Lchdm. i. 330, 7. Wildeór fera Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 76. Ne mæg hit wæter ne wildeór beswícan, Salm. Kmbl. 571; Sal. 285. Wildiór leena Kent. Gl. 989.
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will
A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)
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A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.) Well fons . Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 29. Án wyll ( fons ) ásprang of ðære corðan, Gen. 2, 6. Ðǽr wæs Iacóbes wyl (wyll, v. l.). Se Hǽlend sæt æt ðam wylle, Jn. Skt. 4, 6. Bið on him will (wyll, v. l. ) forðrǽsendes wætres
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scotian
to shoot a person with a weapon ⬩ to shoot a weapon at a person ⬩ to hurl ⬩ to shoot ⬩ to shoot ⬩ move rapidly
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to shoot a person with a weapon Hwá sceotaþ ðæt deófol mid weallendum strǽlum? Se Pater Noster sceotaþ ðæt deófol, Salm. Kmbl. p. 148, 1-3. Hí scotiaþ hine sagittabunt eum, Ps. Lamb. 63, 6: Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon, Nar. 22, 18. Ðæt hý scotien rihtheortan
sib
Sib ⬩ related ⬩ one related ⬩ a relation
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Sib (dial. e. g. Lancashire, Scottish), related; also absolute, one related, a relation (In god-sibbas the word is inflected as a noun, cf. Icel. sifr a near relation. In the passage below, Lk. 14, 12, the form may be taken as a weak noun, cf. Icel. sifi
staca
A stake
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A stake Nygon fét of ðam stacan tó ðære mearce, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 12. Ðǽr his bróðor heáfod stód on stacangefæstnod, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 166. Wrí ðysne circul on ánum mealan stán on uppan ðam stacan, Lchdm. i. 395, 3-5. Mon hæfde ða burg mid
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stǽlan
To impute a crime to ⬩ a person ⬩ to charge ⬩ declare something against a person
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To impute a crime to (on, ongeán) a person, to charge, declare something against a person Ic ðé þreáge and stǽle beforan ðé and ðé cýðe eal ðás yflu arguam te, et statuam contra faciem tuam, Ps. Th. 49, 23. Se deófol ða syndǽda stǽleþ on ða gástas the
weorþ
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worth, of value, referring to saleable things Éwe bið mid hire giunge sceápe sciłł. weorð, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 7. Oxan horn bið .x. pæninga weorð, 58; Th. i. 138, 21. Hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurð, Chr. 1085 ; Erl. 218, 33. Næs án híd landes, ðæt hé
ge-niman
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Add: to take, move an object in the hand from its place, to pick up what lies on a surface, pull off what is fixed, pluck fruit Hé áwearp his reáf. . . hé eft his reáf genam, Hml. Th. ii. 242, 26. Hé genam þone calic, Mt. 26, 27. Hé genóm ( sustulit
stician
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trans. To stick, stab, pierce, prick Oxa spæc and cwæð: 'Tó hwon sticast ðú mé,' Shrn. 30, 12. Mé on fæðme sticaþ hygegálan hond, Exon. Th. 394, 1; Rä. 13, 11. Hé( the wounded elephant ) ða óþre elpendas sticade, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 13. Gé hyne ( Christ
á-bisgian
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Ábysegode exercitos Germ. 388, 23. to busy, employ, engage, occupy, exercise, with acc. of person (or passive) and gen. of occupation Ne sceal hé hyne ná ábysgian worldlícra bysgunga non debet occupari mundanis negotiis L. Ecg. P. i. 7; Th. ii. 174,
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ge-rǽdan
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Add: to advise, suggest Hé him tó gefeccean hét his witan, hí him gerǽddon hwæt him be ðám sélost ðúhte, oððe tó dón[n]e wǽre. Lch. iii. 426, 12. God him (Decius) ðis geþanc on móde ásende . . . and Decius lét him tó rǽde hé þá gerǽdde ( what God Had
heall
a residence ⬩ palace ⬩ a temple ⬩ a court of law
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Add: a large room forming part of the residence of a great man, in which the social, public life of the household is carried on Hús domus, heall aulea,cavertún vestibulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 82: ii. 8, 66. Hwearf þá tó healle . . . þæt hé ofer his ealdre