Sicilie
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The Sicilians, the people of Sicily, or (as in the older stage of the language the name of a people was used where now that of their country is put) Sicily. [In this sense the Latin form also occurs *-*Sicilia, églond micel, Met. 1, 15. Sicilia ðæt
six
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as adj. indecl. : — Wirc six dagas, Ex. 20, 9. On six dagum God geworhte ealle þing, 20, 11. Æfter six (sex, Lind. , Rush. ) dagum, Mt. Kmbl. 17, I- Betweox ðara sex fífa ǽlcum, Lchdm. ii. 148, 2. Sex bis terna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 10. On siex dagum, Exon
sticca
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a stick, peg Sticca gergenna (gergenna lignum teres, quo per duas ansas transmisso operculum firmatur ne excidat, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 38: ii. 41, 32. Se sticca ( the tent-peg him eode út þurh ðæt heáfod in tó ðære eorþan, Jud. 4, 21. Styre mid
súþ
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South, southern Andlang ðæs súðeran weges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 408, 32. On ðone sýðeran steð . . . on ðone norðere steð, v. 148, 20. Ðone súðran sunnstede, Lchdm, iii. 252, 15. Ðone súðran steorran, 270, 18. On ðæm súðmestan onwalde, Ors. 6, 1; Swt.
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swyle
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A tumour, swelling, abscess Swyle apostema, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 35: ii. 7, 68. Unwlitig swile . . . ðone ungeþwǽran swyle tumor deformis . . . tumorem illum infestum, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 17, 41. Se earm wæs on mycelne swyle gecyrred . . . ðeáh ðe se swyle
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þearf-líc
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necessary Lá hú þearflíc hit is quanto magis, Hpt. Gl. 454, 6. Néd ł ðarflíc is necesse esse, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 7. Ðarflíc ł néd is necessarium est, p. 13, 1. useful, profitable, v. þearf, V Behóflíc ł ðarflíc utile, Mt. Kmbl. p. 13, 6. Hér is hálwendlíc
þrǽstan
to twist ⬩ writhe ⬩ roll about ⬩ to torture ⬩ torment ⬩ harass ⬩ plague ⬩ afflict ⬩ to press ⬩ constrain
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to twist, writhe, roll about Ðæt hors on misenlíce dǽlas hit wond and ðrǽste cum diversas in partes se torqueret, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 36. Hé misenlícum styrenessum ongan his limu ðrǽstan diversis motibus coepit membra torquere, 3, 11; S. 536, 15. to torture
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þráwan
To throw ⬩ To twist ⬩ rack ⬩ torture ⬩ To twist ⬩ turn round ⬩ to take a different direction ⬩ to turn round ⬩ revolve ⬩ to curl
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To throw (v. throw, thraw to turn wood, to twist; throwster one that throws or winds silk or thread; throwing-clay clay that will work on the wheel, Halliw. Dict. See, also, E. D. S. Pub. Holderness, Lincolnshire and Huddersfield dialects, throw, thrown
un-geþyldig
Impatient
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Impatient Ðæt wæs ungeþyldig heretoga ... hé wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, ǽr ðon ðe hé tó his líchoman leomum becóme, Blickl. Homl. 165, 33. Se ðe ðysne lǽcedóm þolaþ, hé sceal upweard licgean, ðý læs hé ungeþyldig ( if he is impatient ) ða strengðe
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an-bídian
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and add: to wait His wíte andbidað on ðǽre tóweardan worulde his punishment waits in the world to come, Hml. S. 16, 305. Andbidað (an-, v. l. ), se déma, Hml. A. 8, 202. Ic anbidode þæt ic ðé máre folc gestrýnde I waited that I might gain thee more
afor
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Dele Goth. abrs, and add: bitter to the taste, acid, sour Áuur (suur?) léc acerbum cepe , Germ. 394, 262. Gedó tó þám hunige emfela ecedes þæs ne sié swíþe áfor ne swíðe swéte . . . and ne sié on bergnesse tó sweotol þæs ecedes áfre scearpnes. Lch.
be-sceáwian
to contemplate ⬩ behold ⬩ to consider ⬩ to see about ⬩ take care of
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Add: to contemplate, behold:- — Seó sáwel on ánre tíde besceáwað heofonan and ofer sǽflýhð, Hml. S. 1, 124. Besceáwiað contemplantur (Prov. 15, 3), Kent. Gl. 506. Bescáwede contemplarer, Hpt. Gl. 404, 34. to consider For hwig ne besceáwost þú on þýnre
cáfer-tún
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and add. (cæfer-, ceafe r(-or,-ur)-) Caebrtuun (ceber-) vestibulum, Txts. 105, 2094. Cavertún, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 1. Cafertún atrium, ii. 7, 61: mesaulum, 55, 65. In midle ceafurtúnes ðínes in medio atrio tuo, Ps. Srt. 73, 4. Se biscop on his cafortúne
ege-full
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Add: fearful, inspiring fear, terrible, of persons Egeful hláford metuendus dominus, R. Ben. 2, 2. Cóm rídende sum egefull ridda, Hml. S. 25, 773. Swá egefull wæs Alexander þá þá hé wæs on eásteweardum þissum middangearde ꝥte þá from him ondrédan þe
ge-fyrþran
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Add:, ge-fyrþrian. trans. To advance, promote the interests of, support, help on Ic þé gefyrþrede mid mínum lárum tó þon ꝥ þé mon tó dómere geceás thanks to my instructions you were advanced to a judgeship, Bt. 8; F. 24, 29. Datius wæs gefyrðrod mid
ge-hírsumian
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Take here <b>ge-hýrsumian</b> in Dict. and add: to obey a person Gif hí gehírsumedon heora Scippende on riht, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 7. Ús ne hét ná se Hǽlend him gehýrsumian ús tó forwyrde, Hml. A. j, 124. Þá; búrþénas ábudon þǽre cwéne þæs cyninges
ge-martyrian
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Add: to put to death because of religious belief Hí heafdon þone arcb. mid him oð þone tíman þe hi hine gemartyredon (cf. God swutelað þæs hálgan martires mihta, 1012 ; P. 143, 4), Chr. 1011; P. 142, ii. Se cásere hió héht gemartyrian. Shrn. 72, 13.
ge-sǽlþ
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Add: ge-sǽlþu, ge-sǽlþo. a hap, fortune, an event Of gesundfullum gesǽlþum secundis, i. prosperis successibus, i. fortunis, An. Ox. 3633. happiness, good fortune, favourable condition Micel gesǽlð bið þé, þæt ðú on ðínre gesǽlðe ne forfare, Th. ii.
gleáwnes
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Add Gleáunes industria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 2. Gleáwnes, 25, 43; dissertitudo, astutia, 141, 5. Gleáwnisse astu, 9, 27. Gleáwnesse argumento, 2, 10, 11: 3, 14: dissertitudinem, 26, 37: peritiam, 67, 13. Gleáunisse argutiae, 100, 70. ability, cleverness
hatung
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Add: Cf. hatian; 1 α, β Hatung áwecþ saca odium suscitat rixas, Scint. 1, 12. Gif ǽnig þing ungeþwǽrlices on his geþance ríxade . . . hé hine sylfne geclǽnsige fram ǽlcre hatunge leahtre, R. Ben. 38, 19. Hwí is se deófol swá onweard þám men ? For þǽre