of-munan
to recall to mind, recollect
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Ne ofman hé nǽfre nánwuht forðæm nǽfre náuht hé ne forgeat he never recalls anything, for he never forgot anything Bt. 42; Fox 356, 30.
on-lútan
to lout, bend down, bow
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to lout, bend down, bow Hé onlýtt tó ðissum eorþlícum, suá ðæt neát for gífernesse onlýt tó ðære eorþan, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157, 2-4. Ǽlc gesceaft ealle mægene symle onlýt wið his gecyndes, Met. 13, 66.
Linked entry: an-lútan
ge-sprǽc
Speech ⬩ discourse ⬩ conversation ⬩ advice
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Coin for gesprǽce Finano ðæs biscopes pervenire propter conloquium Finani episcopi, 3, 22; S. 552. 41. Wæs gemyndig ðæs apostoles gesprǽces was mindful of what the apostle said, Shrn. 39, 5. Gesprǽcu, gesprécu oracula, Cot. 143, Lye
tirwa
Tar, ⬩ resin, ⬩ gum
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Hig hæfdon tyrwan (bitumen) for weallím, Gen. 11, 3. Teorwena, tyrwena naptarum, Hpt. Gl. 445, 29. Dó ðonne ða tyrwan on put the gums in, Lchdm. iii. 14, 24
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swamm
A fungus, mushroom; also a sponge ⬩ a sponge ⬩ fungus, tuber ⬩ sponge, fungus, excrescence ⬩ a sponge ⬩ sponge, fungus
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For mete heo sceal sume hwíle swamma brúcan; wundorlíce heo geeácnaþ, Lchdm. i. 346, 8
fægre
Pleasantly, slowly, fairly, beautifully ⬩ suāvĭter, pĕdĕtentim, pulchre
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Pleasantly, slowly, fairly, beautifully; suāvĭter, pĕdĕtentim, pulchre Ðæt on foldan fægre stóde wudubeám that a forest-tree pleasantly stood on earth, Cd. 199; Th. 247, 17; Dan. 498; Exon. 59 b; Th. 217, 2; Ph. 274. Fægre pĕdĕtentim, Ælfc.
ge-bregdness
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Först. 117, 17
Linked entry: bregdness
bisceop-þegnung
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Hé forlét his biscopþegnunge relicto episcopatus officio, 3, 24; Sch. 312, 13. Hé him biscopþéninge (ministerium episcopale) séceað tó Westseaxna biscope, 5, 23; Sch. 691, 4. Add
gníþe
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.: these forms might be mutated comparatives of gneáþ(-d)) wæs, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 656, 11
Linked entry: gnéþe
heáfod-leahter
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Se forma heáfodleahter is gýfernyss . . . eahteoða módignyss. Þás eahta heáfodleahtras geniðeriað þá unwǽran intó hellewíte, Hml. Th. ii. 218, 16-24: Hml. S. 16, 267: Hml. A. 76, 101. Cf. heáfod-synn; heáfod-mægen
alewe
The aloe ⬩ bitter spice ⬩ aloes ⬩ aloe
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Alwan wid untrymnessum aloes for infirmities, L. M. cont. 2, 64; Lchdm, ii. 174, 6. Gedó alwan gódne dǽl ðǽron put a good deal of aloes therein, L. M. 12, 14; Lchdm, ii. 192, 5: 194, 25. Aluwan gegníd rub up aloes, Lchdm, iii. 2, 15.
a-tellan
To tell out ⬩ enumerate ⬩ reckon ⬩ explain ⬩ interpret ⬩ dinumerare ⬩ numerare ⬩ interpretari
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To tell out, enumerate, reckon, explain, interpret; dinumerare, numerare, interpretari Hwylc wát ánweald yrres ðínes, and for ege ðínum graman ðínum atellan quis novit potestatem iræ tuæ, et pro timore tuo iram tuam dinumerare? Ps. Spl. C. 89, 13.
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á-wiht
AUGHT ⬩ anything ⬩ aliquid
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Nafast ðú for áwiht ealle þeóda pro nihil habebis omnes gentes, Ps. Th. 58, 8. Ðæt hí geseón ne mágon áwiht ne illi videant aliquid, 68, 24
býgan
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To bow, bend, turn, turn back, bow down, humble, abase; flectere, inflectere, incurvare, retorquere, deflectere, humiliare Býgdest ðú ðé fór hæleðum thou bowedst thyself before men, Exon. 100a; Th. 376, 11; Seel. 153.
drihtin-beáh
A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte
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A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman.
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freme
Advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ benefit ⬩ good ⬩ commŏdum ⬩ quæstus ⬩ emŏlŭmentum ⬩ bŏnum
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Ðú us unfreóndlíce fremena þancast thou thankest us unkindly for our benefits, Cd. 128; Th. 162, 31; Gen. 2689: 89; Th. 110, 24; Gen. 1843: 135; Th. 170, 27; Gen. 2819.
ful
Full ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus
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Ðá beád Swegen ful gyld and metsunge to his here ðone winter Sweyn then commanded full tribute and provisions for his army during the winter, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 24
ísern
Iron
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Iron, made of iron Hé him tǽhte ðæt hé him genáme áne íserne hearstepannan and sette betweoh hine and ða burg for íserne weall et tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, et pones eum murum ferreum inter te et inter civitatem, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : Cd.
leác-tric
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Ðá geseah heó ǽnne leáhtric ðá lyste hí ðæs and hine genam and forgeat ðæt heó hine mid Cristes ródetácne gebletsode then she saw a lettuce and had a longing for it, and took it and forgot to bless it with the sign of the cross, iii. 336, col. 1.
Linked entry: cærse
leóhtmód-ness
levity ⬩ frivolity ⬩ inconstancy
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For hira leóhtmódnesse levitate cogitationum, 42, 1; Swt. 305, 17
Linked entry: leóht-mód