feáwa
a few
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Th. i. 70, 21. followed by a pronoun in the singular Feáwa siént tó þám gesceádwíse, gif hé wyrþ on ungeþylde, ꝥ hé ne wilnige ꝥ his sǽlþa weorþan onwende, Bt. 11, 1 ; F. 32, 32. Manegum is forgifen ðæt hé sprecan mæig, and swíþe feáwum (or sing.?
gífre
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Th. 140, 2. greedy of prey or booty, rapacious, ravenous. of a person Ne bið nán heretoga swá gífre on fræmdra manna yrfe swá se unrihtwísa déma byþ on his hýremanna, Ll. Lbmn. 475, 18.
rihtan
to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct ⬩ to right a person, ⬩ replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprived ⬩ to make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend ⬩ to keep right, direct, rule
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Th. 139, 25. to make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend Ne séce ic nó ða béc, ac ðæt ðæt ða béc forstent, ðæt ic ðín gewit swíðe rihte that I may set thy mind thoroughly right, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 20.
ge-staðelian
To found ⬩ establish ⬩ build ⬩ erect ⬩ place ⬩ settle ⬩ strengthen ⬩ confirm ⬩ fortify ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ fundāre ⬩ stăbĭlīre ⬩ ædĭfĭcāre ⬩ collŏcāre ⬩ lŏcare ⬩ confortāre ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ restaurāre
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Ðú ná gestaðolast hí non ædĭfĭcābis eos, Ps. Lamb. 27, 5: Mt. Bos. 18, 15. Meotud him ðæt mód gestaðelaþ the Creator strengthens his mind, Exon. 83 a; Th. 312, 11; Seef. 108.
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symbel
a feast, banquet, entertainment ⬩ a feast,
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Symbel ne álégon feasts failed no, Exon. Th. 352, 34; Reim. 5. Hwǽr cwom symbla gesetu? hwǽr sindon seledreámas, 292, 2; Wand. 93. Ðá wæs symbla mǽst geworden, 34, 31; Cri. 550: Beo. Th. 2469; B. 1232.
LAND
LAND ⬩ earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ region ⬩ district ⬩ province ⬩ land ⬩ landed property ⬩ estate ⬩ cultivated land ⬩ country
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Ne nim ðú náne sibbe wið ðæs landes menn ne ineas pactum cum hominibus illarum regionum, Ex. 34, 15. Twegen landes menn and án ælþeódig, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 20.
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wilnian
of animate objects ⬩ to desire, ask for ⬩ with gen. or uncertain ⬩ with accusative ⬩ with infinitive ⬩ with geniudial infinitive ⬩ with genitive and gerundial infinitive ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute or uncertain ⬩ to desire to go ⬩ to tend to an end
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Ne wilna ðú ðínes néhstan húses ne his wífes non concupisces domum proximi tui nec desiderabis uxorem ejus, Ex. 20, 17. Hwelc fremu is ðe ðæt ðú wilnige ðissa and-weardena gesǽlþa ofer gemet? Bt. 14, I; Fox 42, 8.
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geóguþ
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Ne forsió nán mon ðíne gioguðe ( adolescentiam ), Past. 385, 30. youthful qualities or nature Geogoðe indolis (ut puer indolis librorum disceret artes, Ald. 166, 33), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 70: 80, 68.
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trum
Firm ⬩ strong ⬩ firmus ⬩ of material things, ⬩ of living things, ⬩ strong ⬩ sound ⬩ having physical health or strength ⬩ strong ⬩ able to resist ⬩ fortified against ⬩ strong ⬩ steadfast ⬩ firm ⬩ firm ⬩ stable ⬩ strong
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Th. 104, 4. in reference to moral qualities, strong, steadfast, firm Ne biþ nán man tram ðurh God, baton se ðe hine undergyt untrumne þurh hine sylfne, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 5. Iacobus trum in breóstum. Menol. Fox 266; Men. 134.
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tungol
a heavenly body ⬩ a heavenly body other than sun or moon ⬩ a star ⬩ a planet ⬩ a fixed star ⬩ a group of stars ⬩ a constellation ⬩ division of the zodiac
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Ðé is nú cúð ðes mónan færeld, on hwilcum tungle hé nú is oððe on hwilce hé ðanon géð, Shrn. 173, 1. Under ðam circule yrnð seó sunne and se móna and ða twelf tunglena tácna, (the zodiac) Lchdm. iii. 242, 3.
METE
MEAT ⬩ food
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Gif hý him syððan ne dóþ mete ne munde if they afterwards give him neither food nor favour, L. Edm. S. 1; Th. i. 248, 7. Ðǽr mæte þygde, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 11. Mettas cibaria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 71: dapes, 28, 1: fercula, Hpt. Gl. 492, 75.
ge-bétan
to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge
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Ne meahte on ðam feorh-bonan fǽhþe gebétan could not avenge the feud on the murderer. Beo. Th. 4922; B. 2465
ge-cweðan
To say ⬩ speak ⬩ call ⬩ pronounce ⬩ agree ⬩ resolve ⬩ order ⬩ dīcĕre ⬩ lŏqui ⬩ profāri ⬩ pronunciāre ⬩ pangĕre ⬩ stătuĕre
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Ðú gecwǽde ðæt ðú ne alǽte dóm gedreósan thou saidst that thou wouldst not let thy greatness sink, Beo. Th. 5322; B. 2664. Swá seó stefn gecwæþ thus spake the voice, Cd. 202; Th. 251, 10; Dan. 561 : 203; Th. 252, 22; Dan. 582.
ge-cyrran
to turn ⬩ convert ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn [one's self] ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ verti ⬩ reverti ⬩ ire
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Gif hé ðæt Cristene folc mid lufan ne mehton gecyrron if they could not by love convert Christian people, Blickl. Homl. 45, 22. Ðíne heortan to rǽde gecyr turn thy heart to counsel, Blickl. Homl. 113, 27 : Ps. Th. 114, 7; 84, 5.
weorþ-full
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Ðe læs sum weorðfulra (wurð-, v. l.) sig yn gelaðod fram hym ne honoratior te sit inuitatus ab eo, Lk. Skt. 14, 8. <b>II a.
wlacu
Lukewarm ⬩ tepid
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On wlæc wín, ii. 24, 28. in a figurative sense Hé is wlaco (tepidus), and nis náuðer ne hát, ne ceald . . . Se bið wearm, nalles wlaco . . . Swá eác se ðe wyrð wlacra treówa, and nyle ðæt wlæce oferwinnan (nequaquam tepore superato) . . .
ge-hwæþer
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I. ¶ Þǽre eorðan on nánre ne mót se rodor neár þonne on óðre stówe gestæppan, stríceð ymbútan ufane and neoðane efenneáh gehwæðer ( equally near both above and below ; cf. se rodor is þǽre eorþan emneáh ge ufan ge neobon, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 23), Met.
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tó-glídan
To glide in different directions, ⬩ glide away ⬩ to be dissipated, ⬩ dispersed, ⬩ dispelled, ⬩ to disappear, ⬩ vanish, ⬩ pass away ⬩ to fall to pieces, ⬩ collapse ⬩ to slip away
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Þeo luue þat ne may her abyde . . . hit schal toglide, Misc. 94, 43. O. Sax. te-glídan to pass away, come to nought
turf
a turf ⬩ sod ⬩ piece of earth with grass on it ⬩ turf ⬩ greensward ⬩ the grassy surface of the earth
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Ne turf ne toft not a sod nor a field (i. e. neither little nor much?), Lchdm. iii. 286, 23. Tyrb cespites, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 69. Tyrf, 23, 18: glebe, 40, 37.
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wlitig
Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious
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Spl. 146, Ðeáh ðe ne beó wlitig lof on ðæs synfullan múðe, hwæðere ne geswíce hé ðære herunge, Homl. Th. i. 448, 5. Þúhte fæger and wlitig heora líf, Blickl. Homl. 107, 30. Is ðín nama mǽre, wlitig and wuldorfæst, Cd. Th. 234, 3; Dan. 286.