ge-cweþan
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H. 9, 15. to call an object so and so, say that it is so and so ꝥ byþ rihtlíce gecweden gyldrǽdene, ꝥ we þus dón, Cht. Th. 607, 23. Scilla ðet is sǽhund gecweden, An. Ox. 26, 61.
Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden
alor
An ALDER- tree ⬩ alnus ⬩ alnus glutihosa
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An ALDER- tree, called ELLER and ALLER ; alnus; alnus glutihosa, Lin. The alder, or rather aler, is an inhabitant of swamps and meadows in all Europe, the north of Africa and Asia, and North America.
for-swerian
To FORSWEAR ⬩ to swear falsely ⬩ perjure ⬩ ejūrāre ⬩ pējĕrāre
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He hine forsworenne and trýwleásne clypode he called him forsworn and faithless. Chr. 1094; Erl. 229, 32. Ða forsworenan mid forsworenum forwurþaþ perjurers shall perish with perjurers, Homl. Th. i. 133, 24
frum-gár
a chieftain ⬩ leader ⬩ prince ⬩ patriarch ⬩ primĭpīlus ⬩ prŏcer ⬩ dux ⬩ princeps ⬩ patriarcha
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Ða frumgáran hátene wǽron Abraham and Aaron the patriarchs were called Abram and Haran, 82; Th. 102, 31; Gen. 1708
lícham-
Bodily ⬩ corporeal ⬩ material ⬩ carnal
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Bodily, corporeal, material, carnal, not spiritual Seó [heofene] is geháten firmamentum seó is gesewenlíc and líchamlíc it [heaven] is called the firmament; it is visible and material, Lchdm. iii. 232, 14.
steort
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a tail, start (as in red-start, one of the names for ruticilla phoenicurus, also called fire-tail. Start, plough-start = plough-tail, v. Halliwell's Dict. Stark-naked is a corruption of start-naked) Steort cauda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 20: 129, 75.
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tǽl
Evil speaking, calumny, detraction
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he calum- niated, 260, 21; Jul. 300) hét mé fremdne god ofer ða óþre ðe wé ǽr cúþon weorþian that she attacked me with blasphemy, bade me honour a strange god above the others that we knew before, 247, 4; Jul. 73
Linked entry: tál
ge-
- p. 48 of O. E. T.
- Corpus Gloss.
- 2152
- Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
- Erf. 75
- Ep. 228.
- Durham Ritual
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gram
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Ða graman Gydena ðe folcisce men hátaþ Parcas the fierce goddesses whom common people call Parcæ, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 24. Grame gúþfrecan fierce warriors, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 35; Jud. 224: Andr. Kmbl. 1833; An. 919: Ps. Th. 104, 30.
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hlǽw
a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave
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Hátaþ hlǽw gewyrcean se sceal tó gemyndum mínum leódum heáh hlifian on Hrones næsse, ðæt hit sǽlíðend syððan hátan Biówulfes biorh bid them make a mound; it shall as a memorial to my people tower high on Hronesness, so that hereafter may seafarers call
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GYLT
Guilt ⬩ crime ⬩ sin ⬩ offence ⬩ fault ⬩ wrong ⬩ debt ⬩ fine ⬩ forfeiture
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For ðam gylte ðe hig worhton ðæt gildene celf for the sin of making the golden calf, Ex. 32, 35; Deut. 9, 21.
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Baðan
The city of Bath, Somersetshire ⬩ Bathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi
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The city of Bath, Somersetshire, so called from its baths; Bathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi Baðan, Baðon, Baðun, for Baðum, æt Baðum, Cod.
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CLÁTE
CLOT-bur ⬩ burdock, goose-grass, clivers ⬩ philanthropos = φιλάνθρωπος , lappa, arctium lappa, galium aparine
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ðæt ys on úre geþeóde menlufigende, forðý heó wyle hrædlíce to ðam men geclyfian: ða man eác óðrum naman cláte nemneþ that is in our language men-loving, because it will readily cleave to a man: it is also named by another name clivers, this herb is called
deór
brave, bold, as a wild beast ⬩ fortis, strēnuus ⬩ heavy, severe, dire, vehement ⬩ grăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens
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Ðæt wæs se deóra, Didĭmus wæs háten that was the bold one, he was called Didymus, Cd. 225; Th. 299, 1; Sat. 543. Georne gewyrcan deóres dryhtscipes to zealously labour for bold rulership, Salm. Kmbl. 775; Sal. 387.
eáster
the passover, paschal lamb ⬩ pascha
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Freóls-dæg, se is gecweden Eástre a feast day which is called Easter, Lk. Bos. 22, 1. the passover, paschal lamb; pascha To eástron for the Easter lamb, Mt. Bos. 26, 17.
miltan
To melt ⬩ to digest ⬩ to refine by melting ⬩ To melt ⬩ become liquid
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Beó ǽlc calic geworht of myldendum antimbre ( of fusible material ), gilden oððe seolfren, glæsen oððe tinen; ne beó ná hyrnen, ne húru treówen, L. Ælfc. P. 45; Th. ii. 384, 6. to digest Sió wamb seó ðe biþ hátre gecyndo melt mete wel ...
á-geótan
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Add: to pour out a liquid Gif hé ( a priest) his calic ágýt (effundat), Ll. Th. ii. 128, 20. ꝥ wæter ic niðer ágeát (effudi ), Nar. 8, 10. Þá fatu þe hé ǽr on ágeát litelne dǽl þæs wǽtan, Gr. D. 59, 13. Ág(e)át exsicat , Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 23.
freólíc
Free ⬩ noble ⬩ ingenuous ⬩ comely ⬩ goodly ⬩ līber ⬩ ingĕnuus ⬩ egrĕgius ⬩ dĕcens
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Se eafora wǽs Enoc háten, freólíc frumbearn the offspring was called Enoch, a comely first-born, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 19; Gen. 1189. Freólíc fyrdsceorp a goodly war-vest, Exon. 1043; Th. 395, 25; Rä. 15, 13: Cd. 55; Th. 67, 29; Gen. 1108.
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gæst
a GUEST ⬩ hospes ⬩ sŏcius ⬩ a stranger ⬩ an enemy ⬩ vir aliēnĭgĕnus ⬩ hostis
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fulne if the sea shall bear it [the vessel] full of guests, Exon. 101 b; Th. 384, 20; Rä. 4, 30. a stranger, an enemy; vir aliēnĭgĕnus, hostis Wæs se grimma gæst Grendel háten, wonsǽlig wer the grim enemy was called Grendel, the unblest man, Beo.
HWÝ
WHY.
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Iudéiscra teóna árás þurh ðæt hwí Drihten Crist seðe æfter flǽsce sóðlíce is mannes sunu eác swilce wǽre gecweden Godes sunu all the quarrel of the Jews had its origin from this, why Christ, who according to the flesh is truly the son of man, should also be called