strengðu
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Th. 31, 3; Cri. 490. In ðære gǽstes strengðu, 40, 14; Cri. 638. Beón wiðmeten ðinre strengðe comparari fortitudini tuae, Deut. 3, 24: Ps. Spl. 38, 14. On strengðe horses, 146, 11. Mid strencgðe cum potentia, Ps. Th. 88, 11.
un-eáðe
with difficulty ⬩ grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ hardly ⬩ hardly ⬩ scarcely ⬩ only just
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Hé uneáðe áwæig com, and him ðǽr micel forférde, Chr.1052; Erl. 181, 18. Swíðe strang gyld, ðæt man hit uneáðe ácom, 1040; Erl. 166, 21. Ða lufe mon mæg swíðe uneáþe oððe ná forbeódan, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 11.
ge-timbran
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Hé hét gefaran þá burg æt Tofeceastre and hié getimbran (cf. mon worhte þá burg æt Tofeceastre mid stánwealle, 102, 29), 921; P. 101, 2.
ge-wunelic
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Mid gewunelican cantican cum canticis consuetudinariis, 44, 20. Hé wolde offrian æfter Móyses ǽ þá gewunelican lác, Hml.
hlóþ
spoil, ⬩ booty ⬩ a band, ⬩ troop, ⬩ company, ⬩ gang, ⬩ crew, ⬩ body of robbers ⬩ the crime of taking part in the action of a hlóþ
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Seðe hlóþe betygen síe geswicne se hine be cxx hída oððe swá béte, L. In. 14; Th. i. 110, 15
Linked entries: hlóþ-bót hlóþ-sliht
a-gǽlan
To hinder ⬩ occupy ⬩ detain ⬩ delay ⬩ neglect ⬩ impedire ⬩ retardare ⬩ morari ⬩ negligere ⬩ To hesitate ⬩ be careless ⬩ cunctari ⬩ indili-gens esse
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To hesitate, be careless; cunctari, indili-gens esse He wihte ne agǽlde ðæs ðe þearf wæs þeódcyninges he was not careless about anything that was needful for the king, Chr. 1066; Th. 335, 15. col. 1; Edv. 33
Linked entry: a-gálan
apostol
One sent ⬩ an apostle ⬩ apostolus
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Bos. 10, 2: Cd. 226; Th. 300, 27; Sat. 571: Menol. Fox 242; Men. 122
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ánga
one and no more ⬩ only ⬩ sole ⬩ single ⬩ singular ⬩ unicus ⬩ ullus ⬩ quisquam ⬩ any ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ quisque
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Abraham wolde gesyllan his swǽsne sunu, ángan ofer eorþan yrfeláfe Abraham would give his dear son, his sole hereditary remnant on earth, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 13; Exod. 403.
a-springan
to spring up ⬩ arise ⬩ originate ⬩ break forth ⬩ surgere ⬩ assurgere ⬩ oriri ⬩ exoriri ⬩ rumpi ⬩ prorumpi ⬩ to spring out ⬩ lack ⬩ fail ⬩ cease ⬩ fall away ⬩ deficere ⬩ desinere
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C. 76, 3. Asprong hálig defecit sanctus, 11, 1 : 72, 19. Ne ðám fore yrmþum ðe ðær inwuniaþ líf aspringeþ nor, through sorrows, shall life fail to them that dwell therein, Exon. 32 b; Th. 103, 8 ; Cri. 1685: 30 b ; Th. 94, 11; Cri. 1538.
Linked entries: a-sprincan a-spryngan springan
cunnian
to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture ⬩ probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari ⬩ with gen. To have, experience of, ⬩ to make trial of ⬩ periclitari, experiri
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He ðín cunnode he has proved thee, Cd. 163; Th. 204, 16; Exod. 420: Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 15. with gen.
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DRINC
DRINK, a drink, draught ⬩ potus, haustus
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D. 1042] Harthacnut died as he stood at his drink, Chr. 1042; Erl. 166, 34. Ic mínne drinc mengde mid teárum potum meum cum fletu tempĕrābam, Ps. Th. 101, 7.
for-helan
To cover over ⬩ hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ celāre ⬩ occultāre ⬩ abscondĕre
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Forhele ic incrum Hérran hearmes swá fela I will conceal from your Lord so much calumny, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 29; Gen. 579. Gif he hit forhilþ if he hide it, Lev. 5, 1.
hwæðere
Yet ⬩ however ⬩ nevertheless
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Nó hweðere reste fand did not find rest however, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 30; Gen. 1456. Hwæþre hé getrymede heora geleáfan mid ðon heofonlícon weorce ðeáh hie ðæt word ðæs heofonlícan gerýnes ne ongeáton, Blickl. Homl. 17, 7. Hwæðre ðeáh however, Bt. Met.
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hyldan
To bend ⬩ incline ⬩ heel ⬩ tilt
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Ðá hig hyra andwlitan on eorþan hyldan cum declinarent vultum in terram, Lk. Skt. 24, 5. Hié tó gebede hyldon they bent down to pray, Andr. Kmbl. 2054; An. 1029. Ne hyld ðú míne heortan ut non declines cor meum, Ps. Th. 140, 5.
loppe
A flea ⬩ a spider ⬩ a silk-worm
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Voc. ii. 12, 23 (or is this a different word, corresponding to another meaning of bombix, 'silk or fine wool;' cf. Icel. lyppa wool drawn into a long hank before being spun? In Ps.
nǽfre
Never
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Nǽfre siðan Rómáne ne rícsodon on Bretone, Chr. 409; Erl. 10, 7. Hié nǽfre his banan folgian noldon, 755; Erl. 50, 20. Nán man ne dorste sleán óðerne man, næfde hé nǽfre swá mycel gedón wið ðone óðerne, 1086; Erl. 222, 6
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néðan
To have courage to do ⬩ to dare to do ⬩ to venture
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Ic néðan gefrægn hæleþ tó hilde I have heard that warriors dared to do battle, Cd. Th. 124, 9; Gen. 2060. Néðan on nacan tealtum to venture upon the unsteady vessel, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 21; Rún. 21. In nearowe néðan, Exon. Th. 436, 13; Rä. 54, 23
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ge-brecan
To break ⬩ bruise ⬩ crush ⬩ destroy ⬩ shatter ⬩ waste ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ contrībulāre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ conquassāre ⬩ attĕrĕre
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C. Se þuma gebrocen wæs the thumb was broken, 5, 6; S. 619, 24: Andr. Kmbl. 2944; An. 1475
ge-cynde
Natural ⬩ innate ⬩ inborn ⬩ genial ⬩ natūrālis ⬩ innātus ⬩ ingĕnĭtus ⬩ ingĕnuus
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Gefrægn ic hebréos in Hierusalem cyningdóm habban, swá him gecynde wæs I have heard that the Hebrews had kingly sway in Jerusalem, as was natural to them, Cd. 173; Th. 216, 8; Dan. 3.
þeód-sceaþa
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Th. 98, 20; Cri. 1610. Lácende lég láðwende men þreáð, þeódsceaþan, 97, 25; Cri. 1596. [O. Sax. thiod-skaðo (the devil).] Cf. folc-, leód-sceaþa