ofer-méttu (o)
Pride, arrogance, haughtiness
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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág
Fearn-ham
FARNHAM, in Surrey ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Surreiensi
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FARNHAM, in Surrey; lŏci nōmen in agro Surreiensi Sió fierd him wið gefeaht æt Fearnhamme the army fought against them at Farnham, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 26
lagu-fæðm
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A watery embrace Ýð sió brúne lagufæðme beleólc the dark wave played round me with its watery embrace, Exon. 122 b; Th. 471, 26; Rä. 61, 7
on-pennian
to unpen, open
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Ac gif sió pynding wierþ onpennad, ðonne tófléwþ hit eall, Past. 38, 6; Swt. 277, 8
snáw-ceald
Cold as snow
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Cold as snow Ðæt sió fýrene (ne) mót sunne gesécan snáwcealdes weg monna (but read (?) mónan. Cf. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 28) gemǽro Met. 29, 8
twi-sceatte
To the extent of a double payment
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To the extent of a double payment Sió bót biþ twysceatte máre the 'bót' shall be twice as much, L. Alf. pol. 66; Th. i. 96, 31
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ge-dyn
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Hit anginne eal ætgidre brastligan, and ðá hameras beátan and for eallum ðysan gedene ne mæg sió sáwle hí gerestan. Sal. K. p. 85, 21. and add
ofer-micel
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Be þǽre ofermiclan friclo, þonne . . . sió ofermiclo friclo and gífernes áríst of þæs hores wǽtan, Lch. ii. 196, 1-3. Ofermi[cle] magna, An. Ox. 46, 24. Add
sǽ
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Add Wæs gecweden tó ðǽre byrig ðe Sídón hátte, sió stód bí ðǽre sǽ: 'Ðiós sǽ cwið ðæt ðú ðín scamige.' Swelce sió burg wǽre ðurh ðæs sǽs stemne tó scame geworden, Past. 409, 32-35. Ofer sę́as hé gestaðolode hié, Ps. Vos. 23, 2.
swét-mete
A sweet-meat, delicacy
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A sweet-meat, delicacy Of ðám swétmettum and of mistlícum dryncum ðæs líþes onwæcnaþ sió wóde þrág ðære wrǽnnesse, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 16: Met. 25, 40
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ge-dæftan
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Ðonne sió ungedæftnes hit ne cann eft gedæftan si habere importunitas opportunitatem nescit, Past. 97, 19. Hé hét þí gedæftan ꝥ deófles templ, Hml. S. 4, 369. Add
un-rihtwísness
Unrighteousness ⬩ iniquity ⬩ injustice
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Ðonne hwæm hwæt cymþ máre ðonne ðé þincþ ðæt hé wyrþe sié, ne biþ sió uisryhtwísnes nó on Gode, ac sió ungleáwnes biþ on ðé selfum, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 226, 32. Sió duru ðære unryhtwísnesse janua iniquitatis, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 22.
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ge-þun
A noise; ⬩ clangor
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A noise; clangor Us þúhte for þam geþune ðæt sió eorþe eall cracode it seemed to us from the noise that the earth all cracked, Ps. Th. 45, 3
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a-screncan
To supplant
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To supplant Ne eft sió þræsþing ðæs líchoman ðæt mód ne ascrence mid upahæfenesse ne aut istos afflicta caro ex elatione supplantet, Past. 43, 9; Hat. MS. 60b, 3
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Circe
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. = Κίρκη, ης ; f Cyninges dóhtor sió Circe wæs Circe was the king's daughter, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 112; Met. 26, 56
ge-cafstrian
To bridle ⬩ restrain ⬩ frænare ⬩ restringere
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To bridle, restrain; frænare, restringere Swelce sió geþyld hæbbe ðæt mód gecafstrod as if patience has restrained the mind, Past. 33, 4; Swt. 218, 22; Cot. MS. 42 a
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rów
Quiet, calm, mild
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Quiet, calm, mild Se cleweþa (itch ) biþ suíðe rów, and ðeáhhwæðere gif him mon tó longe fylgþ, hé wundaþ and sió wund sáraþ, Past. 11, 6; Swt. 71, 19
á-glídan
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Wíte georne ꝥ sió wyrt áweg ne áglíde, Lch. ii. 356, 24
ofer-micel
Over-much, excessive ⬩ nimius
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Over-much, excessive: On ðære tíde wæs sió ofer-mycelo hǽlo on ealre worulde, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 40, 3. Bútan hý ouer-micel geswinc habben, R. Ben. 65, 17
á-þindung
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Gif þonne sió áþindung þæs windes semninga cymð, þonne ne magon þás þing helpan, (the swelling up from wind) Lch. ii. 248, 5. Add