hearga
a grove ⬩ a temple ⬩ fane ⬩ an idol
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Þæt hé becrupe on þæs Amones anlícnesse þe inne on þǽm hearge (templo) wæs, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 28. Haerga sacellorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 51. Hergana sacellorum (sacellum templum idolorum), Hpt. Gl. 451, 23.
lystan
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Swá hwelcne mon swá lyste þæt witan, Ors. 1. 11 ; S. 50, 17. with gen. and dat. infin. cf. (2 d) Fela mé lyste witan ðes þe ic nát.
ymb
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Nú wé sculon fón ymb þæt Punica gewin, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 8. Þá þíng þe wé fæste ymbe wǽron, Angl. viii. 304, 24. Swincð se yrðlincg embe úrne bigleofan, Hml. S. 25, 819. Wást þú hú ic gewand ymbe Creósos þearfe?
á-drífan
to drive, cause to move (with violence) ⬩ to drive off, drive away ⬩ expellere, repudiare
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Ðæt Egypti ádrifen Moyses út, Ors. 1, 5; S. 34, 16. Út ádrífende explodens, An. Ox. 17, 22. Út ádrifenum explosis, út ádrifenre explosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 14, 15
sceatt
property, goods, wealth, treasure ⬩ price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods ⬩ a coin
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Th. 3377; B. 1686. of property which is paid as a price or contribution, price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods :-- Anweald on sibbe smyltnesse gehealdan mid gefeohte oððe mid scette (by fighting or by paying tribute ), Lchdm. iii. 436, 15.
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ǽfen-steorra
The evening star ⬩ Hesperus
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The Romans designated him by the names Lucifer and Hesperus, to characterise him as the morning or evening star Se steorra ðe we hátaþ ǽfensteorra, ðonne he biþ west gesewen, ðonne tácnnaþ he ǽfen.
Linked entry: morgen-steorra
ÆSC
an ash-tree ⬩ fraxinus excelsior ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨ ⬩ an ash-spear ⬩ a spear ⬩ lance ⬩ hasta fraxinea ⬩ hasta ⬩ a small ship ⬩ a skiff ⬩ a light vessel to sail or row in ⬩ navis ⬩ navigium ⬩ dromo
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Kmbl. 2195; An. 1099. because boats were made of ash, — a small ship, a skiff, a light vessel to sail or row in; navis, navigium, dromo Hét Ælfréd cyng timbrian langscipu ongén ða æscas king Alfred commanded to build long ships against those ships, Chr
drohtnian
To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, live ⬩ versāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre
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To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, live; versāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre Bí bisceopum, hú hí mid heora geférum drohtian and lifigean scylon de episcŏpis, qualĭter cum suis clerĭcis conversentur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 488, 37: Hy. 4,
ELE
OIL ⬩ ŏleum
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gecynd is ðæt he wile oferstígan ǽlcne wǽtan: ageót ele uppon wæter oððe on óðrum wǽtan, se ele flýt bufon: ageót wæter uppon ðone ele, and se ele abrecþ up and swimþ bufon it is the nature of oil that it will rise above every fluid: pour oil upon water or
land-scearu
land ⬩ country
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a share, division, or portion of land, land, country Sume hine lǽtaþ ofer landscare ríðum tórinnan. Nis ðæt rǽdlíc þing gif swá hlutor wæter tóflóweþ æfter feldum óð hit tó fenne werþ some let it [spring of water] run away over their land in rills.
mæðel
an assembly ⬩ a deliberative or judicial meeting ⬩ council ⬩ speech ⬩ address ⬩ harangue ⬩ conversation
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an assembly, a deliberative or judicial meeting, council In maeðle in curia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 45: Ep. Gl. 12 d, 35. An medle oððe an þinge, L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 12.
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BLÓWAN
to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossom ⬩ florere, efflorere, reflorere ⬩ to be in full vigour or bloom ⬩ to burst, blossom
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We say to blow as the wind, and to blow or blossom as a flower. v. bláwan
ge-sceððan
To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy to ⬩ nocere, adversari
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There is besides the weak verb 'sceaðian,' which corresponds to Icel. skaða, skaðaði, or O. H. Ger. scadón, scadota. With regard to the form 'scód' instead of 'skóþ,' see Grm. And. u.
sester
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Cristallisce dryncfatu and gyldne sestras wǽron forþborenne crystallina vasa potatoria et sextariola aurea invenimus, Nar. 5, 14. a measure for liquids or for dry things; its capacity is uncertain, as an English measure Twegen sestres sápan and twege
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teáh
a tie, band ⬩ a case, coffer, casket, box ⬩ an enclosure, a close (cf. Icel. teigr (teygr?) a close, paddock)
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, or tógum? as an alternative gloss to lentis. v. Similar entries tóh) (alii) lentis viminibus (caedentes), Hpt. Gl. 514, 70. v. a case, coffer, casket, box Cest vel earc cistella, tǽg mozytia vel arcula, Wrt. Voc. i. 16. 38.
un-stille
Not still ⬩ unquiet ⬩ not at rest ⬩ moving ⬩ liking movement ⬩ unquiet ⬩ restless ⬩ unruly ⬩ unquiet ⬩ disturbed ⬩ not at peace ⬩ troubled
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Ðú ðe ealle ða unstillan gesceafta tó ðínum willan ástyrast qui das cuncta moveri, 33, 4; Fox 128, 9: Met. 20, 14. liking movement (lit. or fig.), unquiet, restless; in a bad sense, unruly Hé cwæð ðæt sió tunge wǽre unstille yfel lingua, inquietum malum
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wraþu
A prop ⬩ stay ⬩ support ⬩ support ⬩ assistance
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Mæg secgan se ðe wyle sóð sprecan, ðæt se mondryhten, . . . ðonne hé gesealde helm and byrnan healsittendum, . . . gúðgewǽdu, wraðe (armour that ought to have proved of assistance to him; or wraðe; adv. ?) forwurpe, Beo. Th. 5736; B. 2872.
be-tweoh
between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among
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Past. 165, 8. among, local (lit. or fig.) Stígan tó heofonum betweoh engla þreátas. Shrn. 50, 16. Betwyh, 118, 2. Betwih (-twyh, v. l.) þá óþer god inter cetera bona, Bd. 2, 5 ; Sch. 131, 20.
folc-lic
public ⬩ national ⬩ common ⬩ general ⬩ public ⬩ plebeian ⬩ common ⬩ common ⬩ populous
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S. 31, 40. like the common people, common, without distinction or excellence: Móna se þrí and twéntigoða cild ácenned folclic, Lch. iii. 194, 22.
ge-méde
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That which is agreeable to one (gen.) or in conformity with one's will, pleasure Bútan sum heora freónda þá land furþor, on þæs arcebisceopes geméde ( as may be agreeable to the archbishop), ofgán mage, Cht. Th. 355, 23.