lútan
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Heó leát tó siege, and hé slóh þá tó mid eallum mægene she bent to receive the blow, and he struck at her with all his might, Hml. S. 12, 211. Add
bisceop-stól
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S. 29, 112. in a local sense, a bishop's see, cathedral town Geáfon hí him tó bisceopstóle þá burh Dorcanceaster, and hé þǽr binnan wunode, Hml. S. 26, 135. Ic tó ǽlcum biscepstóle on mínum ríce wille áne onsendan, Past. 7, 25.
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helan
to conceal from
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Þéh þe hé hit fæste wid þá senatus hǽle, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 16. to keep silence about Ic ne mæg leng helan be þám lífes treó, El. 706
bátian
To BAIT or lay a bait for a fish ⬩ to bait a hook ⬩ inescare
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To BAIT or lay a bait for a fish, to bait a hook; inescare,Som
efne-cuman
To convene ⬩ convĕnire
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To convene; convĕnire Efne-cómon to him conveniēbant ad eum, Mk. Rush. War. 1, 45
hof-lic
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Pertaining to a court or palace Tó hoflican geseton ad palatinas zetas An. Ox. 2996
seonuwealtian
to reel ⬩ not to stand firmly
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to reel, not to stand firmly Sinewealtigan (wine-, Wrt.) vacillare Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 48
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ge-wit
wits ⬩ senses ⬩ [right] mind ⬩ mind ⬩ intellect ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ consciousness
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Nú bidde ic dé ðæt ðú hí on gewitte gebringe now I beseech thee bring her to her wits, Homl. Th. i. 458, 11: Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 12; Jul. 144: 74 b; Th. 278, 13; Jul. 597.
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CEÁS
A quarrel, strife ⬩ lis
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Ethb. 18; Th. i. 6, 19. On ceáse in strife, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, 17. Mearh mægen samnode to ceáse the horse collected his strength for the strife, Elen. Kmbl. 111; El. 56
ég-búende
An island dweller ⬩ ad aquam vel in insŭla hăbĭtans
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Gehwæm égbúendra to each of the islanders, 975; Th. 230, 5; Edg. 57
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FÉGAN
To join ⬩ bind ⬩ unite ⬩ fix ⬩ jungĕre ⬩ pangĕre
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To join, bind, unite, fix; jungĕre, pangĕre Heó fégeþ mec on fæsten she binds me in a fastness, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 22; Rä. 26, 9. Freóndseipe fegþ it unites friendship, Somn. 128; Lchdm. iii. 206, 4.
fracoþ-líc
Heinous ⬩ ignominious ⬩ shameful ⬩ turpis
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Heinous, ignominious, shameful; turpis Ðam folctogan fracuþlíc þúhte it seemed heinous to the chieftain, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 2; Jul. 225. Fracodlíce fitunga shameful fightings, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 14.
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heofon-ríce
The kingdom of heaven
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The kingdom of heaven Biþ him heofonríce ágiefen to them shall be given the kingdom of heaven, Exon. 26 a; Th. 77, 22; Cri. 1260. Heofenríces duru the door of the kingdom of heaven, Blickl. Homl. 9, 1.
lah-riht
Legal right
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Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oþþe cyninges gewyrce if any one act in open contradiction to the legal right of Crist or of the king, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 9
meagol-líce
Earnestly ⬩ strenuously
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Th. i. 504, 7 where in the same narrative geomlíce bǽdon occurs) gebǽdon they earnestly prayed to the living God and the holy archangel Michael, Blickl. Homl. 201, 13.
stede-fæst
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G.) módstaðol biþ witena gehwilcum weorðlícre micle, ðonne hé his wísan for ǽnigum þingum fágige tó swiðe, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 38. Stódon stædefæste they stood unyielding, Byrht. Th. 135, 33; By. 127.
un-álífedlíc
Not allowable ⬩ unlawful ⬩ illicit
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Swýnen flǽsc Iudéum unálýfedlíc ys tó etanne, Ps. Th. 16, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 456, 35. Hí ne móstan for him náht unálýfedlíces begangan, Shrn. 65, 11. On hús gehwyrfed unálýfedlícra scylda in inlecebrarum cubilia conversae, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 14
be-swingan
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Th. i. 470, 25. Hí beswingað mé, 152, 9. Saulus beswang þá crístenan, 392, 1. Gif mon cierliscne mon unsynnigne beswinge, Ll. Th. i. 84, 3. Mid gierde mon bið beswungen, and mid stæfe hé bið áwreðed, Past. 125, 25. Wǽre þú tó-dæg beswuncgen?, Coll.
wǽge
A cup
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Sume ic geteáh, tó geflite fremede ... beóre druncne; ic him byrlade wróht of wége, ðæt hí in wínsele þurh sweordgripe sáwle forlétan of flǽschoman, Exon. Th. 271, 24; Jul. 487. Fǽted wǽge, dryncfæt deóre, Beo. Th. 4499; B. 2253.
Brondingas
The Brondings ⬩ populi nomen
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The Brondings, supposed to be the inhabitants of the island Brännö, lying off the coast of West Gothland in the Cattegat; populi nomen Breca gesóhte swǽsne éðel, lond Brondinga Breca sought his own country, the land of the Brondings, Beo.