big-leofa
Food, victuals, nourishment ⬩ cibus, victus, alimentum ⬩ Money, wages ⬩ stips, stipendium
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provision by which life is maintained, Food, victuals, nourishment; cibus, victus, alimentum Ðú nimst witodlíce of eallum mettum ... ðæt híg beón ǽgðer ge ðé ge him to bigleofan tolles igitur ex omnibus escis ... et erunt tam tibi quam illis in cibum
Linked entries: -leofa big-leofan bí-leofa bí-leofen
ellen
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Swá hwylc swá on elne oþ his ende wunað qui perseveraverit usque in finem, 171, 25. Bæd ic þá fyrde ꝥ hié hæfdon gód ellen þára þinga þe ús on becwómon orabam Macedones ne aduersis casibus cederent, Nar. 14, 22.
girning
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expressed in words, petition, prayer Gyrninge ( desiderium) þearfana gehýrde [Dryhten], gyrnenga (desideria ) heortan heora gehýrde eáre his, Ps.
Linked entry: geornung
hagal
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D. hail) 'Ic sende micelne hagol . . . sweltað ealle þá þing þe úte beóð and se hagol him onufan fealð.' . . . Drihten sende hagul, Ex. 9, 18-23. Eall þæt se hagol lǽfde, 10, 15.
Rómánisc
Roman
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Him leofre wæs ðæt hié Rómánisce cyningas hæfden ðonne of heora ágnum cynne, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 25. Ealle ða Rómániscan men þe Hannibal geseald hæfde, 4, 11; Swt. 204, 7
on-dryslíc
Terrible, dreadful
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Terrible, dreadful Ús is tó geþencanne hú onþrislíc (-dryslíc : egeslíc, other MS.) hit on bócum gecweden is, L. Ath. i. prm. ; Th. i. 196, 4. Cwæð ðæt se mon wǽre ondrysenlíc (onderslíc, MS. T. : ondrislíc, MS.
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ge-sirwan
to plot ⬩ contrive ⬩ conspire ⬩ deliberate ⬩ to furnish with arms ⬩ equip
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Ðonne ne gesirede hit nó ðæt hit þurhtuge swelce synne then would it not have designed to carry out such sin, Swt. 435, 4. Ic gesyrede I plotted, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 20; Jul. 468.
wang
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Him wíc curon, ðǽr him wlitebeorhte wongas geþúhton, Cd. Th. 108, 11; Gen. 1804: Beo. Th. 4915; B. 2462. Sum con wonga bígong, wegas wídgielle one knows the world, ways wide-spreading, Exon. Th. 42, 30; Cri. 680.
prýte
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Se ðe for his prýdan Gode nele hýran ... hé sceal misfaran, 178, 19. Sume men for heora prýtan forhogiaþ ðæt hí hýran godcundan ealdran, L. Eth. vii. 21 ; Th. i. 332. 33
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án-mód
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Ðá geseah se cyning þæt hí ánmóde wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 570, 27. Ánmódde unanimes, Ps. Srt. 67, 7. Add
écelíce
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Þæt hí écelíce árǽrede synd that they will never die after their resurrection, Hml. Th. i. 440, 26, 28. Sý him wuldor á on ealra worulda woruld écelíce, Hml. A. 72, 181. Beóð welige hwílwendlice, þæt gé écelíce wǽdlion, Hml. Th. i. 64, 16
ge-hirdan
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Voc. ii. 51, 49. in a moral sense, to inspire with fortitude, strengthen, confirm Se gefeá ðára heofon-licena góda hí gehierde ( roborat ) wið ðǽm brocum, Past. 393, 35. to harden, make obdurate Drihten hig gehyrde Domini sententia fuerat ut indurarentur
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tó-springan
To spring asunder ⬩ fly to pieces ⬩ to crack ⬩ burst open
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Hí becómon tó ðám ísenan geate and ðæt tósprang ðǽrrihte him tógeánes they came to the iron gate, and it burst open straightway at their approach, 382, 12. Tósprang dissilit, Germ. 399, 272. Tóspringe crepet, 398, 112
a-hefigian
To make heavy or sad ⬩ to weigh down ⬩ burden ⬩ gravare ⬩ contristare ⬩ deprimere
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To make heavy or sad, to weigh down, burden; gravare, contristare, deprimere Swá biþ ðam móde, ðonne hit biþ ahefigad mid ðǽm ymbhogum ðisse worulde so is it with the mind, when it is weighed down by the anxieties of this world, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 32
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a-wreón
To uncover ⬩ discover ⬩ disclose ⬩ open ⬩ reveal ⬩ revelare
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To uncover, discover, disclose, open, reveal ; revelare Se Sunu hit awreón wyle the Son will reveal it, Lk. Bos. 10, 22. Ðú ðás þing lytlingum awruge revelasti ea parvulis, 10, 21.
ellen-dǽd
A deed of valour, bold or valiant deed ⬩ virtūtis factum
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A deed of valour, bold or valiant deed; virtūtis factum Sceolde hine yldo beniman ellendǽda age should deprive him of bold deeds, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 13; Gen. 484: Judth. 12; Thw. 35, 22; Jud. 273.
ge-wyrþan
To estimate ⬩ value
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Swá hit man gewyrþe as it may be valued, L. A. G. 3; Th. i. 154, 11
slecg
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Wé hit uneáþe mid ísernum hamerum and slecgum gefyldon quam ferrets uix comminuimus malleis, Nar. 21, 5
þoden
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ꝥ feallende treów wende þá ongeán swilce hit sum fǽrlic þoden þydde underbæc, Hml. S. 31, 416. ꝥ Ðá fǽringa wæs geworden þoden of heofonum tunc repente turbo caelitus factus est, 42, 5. Syndon fram þodene ( turbine ) þá weallas tólýsede, 134, 7.
matt
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Ꝥ hine man álegde on þá meattan þe hé him on gebæd praecepit eum in psiathio, quo vulgo matta vocatur, in quo orare consueverat, projici, Gr. D. 125, 26. Add