á
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ðæt ðú á woldest sǽne weorþan, An. 203. Hwæðer siððan á Drihten ámetan wolde wrece be gewyrhtum, Met. 9, 34. strengthening a negation Hié á noldon, Dan. 189. Nó ðæs fela . . . ðæt á se ríca récan wolde, 596: B. 779.
a-habban
To abstain ⬩ restrain ⬩ abstinere
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To abstain, restrain; abstinere Ðú ne woldest ðé ahabban fram ðam húse ðæs forlorenan mannes noluisti te continere a domo perditi, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 36.
láðe
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With hatred or enmity, in detestation Hió mé lytle læs láðe woldon ðisses eorþweges ende gescrífan paulominus consummaverunt me in terra, Ps. Th. 118, 87.
Linked entry: ge-láþ
hátheort-líce
Furiously, ardently, fervently
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Hie wǽron tó ðon hátheortlíce yrre ðæt hie woldan ðone cásere cwicenne forbærnan they were so furiously angry that they wanted to burn the emperor alive, 191, 11
ge-bycgan
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Hú woldest þú gebycgan, þá þú gesǽlgost wǽre ... mid hú micelan feó woldest þú þá habban geboht ꝥ þú swutole mihtest tócnáwan þíne frínd and þine fýnd?
for-standan
Take these together, and add ⬩ to stand in the way ⬩ lie in the line of advance ⬩ to come to a stand ⬩ stop ⬩ with the idea of hindrance, ⬩ to stop the advance of ⬩ hinder ⬩ resist ⬩ withstand ⬩ to stop passage through or along, ⬩ block a door, a way for a person ⬩ to stop a person (dat.) doing something ⬩ with idea of defence, to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ to protect from ⬩ to avail ⬩ profit ⬩ be good for ⬩ to avail a person ⬩ to stand for ⬩ be the equivalent of ⬩ be as good as ⬩ to understand
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Hí woldon feore beorgan ... him þæt engel forstód, An. 1542: Gen. 2748: Mód. 65. Hé hyra má wolde ácwellan, nefne him God wyrd forstóde B. 1056. with idea of defence, to defend, protect Betǽc ús Daniel ...
Linked entry: for-licgan
hyse-beorþor
a young man
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Woldon on ðam hysebeorþre [cf. 2253, se geonga] heafolan gescénan they would hurt the head of the man, Andr. Kmbl. 2285; An. 1144
cunnan
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Hié woldon ðǽt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre ðý wé má geðeóda cúðon, Past. 5, 25. Leófre ys ús beón beswungen for láre þænne hit ne cunnan ( nescire ), Coll. M. 18, 22. Hé wilnade mé tó cunenne cupidus me nosse, Nar. 18, 1.
ge-swerian
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Hié gesworen hæfdon ðæt hié óþer forleósan woldon, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 27. a. to swear by . . . that. . . Hé him geswór on his goda noman þæt hé ǽgþer wolde . . . Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 9. combining and to swear an oath that . . .
hosp
Reproach, opprobrium, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy
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Swá hwilcne swá hí tó hospe habban woldon hí cwǽdon be ðam ðæt hé wǽre Samaritanisc whomsoever they wished to hold up to contempt, they said of him that he was a Samaritan, Homl. Th. ii. 228, 32.
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ánga
one and no more ⬩ only ⬩ sole ⬩ single ⬩ singular ⬩ unicus ⬩ ullus ⬩ quisquam ⬩ any ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ quisque
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Abraham wolde gesyllan his swǽsne sunu, ángan ofer eorþan yrfeláfe Abraham would give his dear son, his sole hereditary remnant on earth, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 13; Exod. 403.
ge-séman
To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfy ⬩ compōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre
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To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfy; compōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre Ðæt he hý geséman wolde that he would make peace with them, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 33.
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stúpian
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Ðæt hé swá oft sceolde stúpian swá se cyning tó his horse wolde and ðonne se cyning hæfde his hrycg him tó hliépan ut ipse acclinis humi regem superadscensurum in equum dorso adtolleret, Ors. 6, 24; Swt. 274, 24.
hea-líce
Highly, on high, excellently
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Hé wolde ðæt his lof ðé heálícor weóxe he desired that his praise should grow the greater, Blickl. Homl. 33, 30. Heálícost fremede was beneficial in the highest degree, Herb. 73, 3; Lchdm. i. 176, 10
slæcness
Sloth ⬩ inertness ⬩ laziness ⬩ slowness of physical movement ⬩ slowness in action ⬩ mental inertness ⬩ remissness ⬩ slowness in performance of duty
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Th. ii. 282, 3. mental inertness Nú wolde ic ðæt ða æðela[n] clericas ásceócon fram heora andgites orþance alce sleacnysse, Anglia viii. 301, 4. remissness, slowness in performance of duty Oft eác sió gódnes ðære monþwǽrnesse biþ diégellíce gemenged
á-meldian
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Wearð Melantia ofsceamod, wénde ꝥ heó wolde hyre word ámeldian, Hml. S. 2, 179.
ge-gladian
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Th. ii. 256, 8. to make propitious, propitiate Se cásere . . . offrigende his lác his árleásum godum wolde hí gegladian . . . ꝥ hí him fylstan sceoldon, Hml.
ge-bróþor
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Ón þone teógeþan dæg bið seofon gebróðra ðrowung . . . ðá gebróðor Publius wolde oncerran fram Crístes geleáfan, Shrn. 102, 22-26. Gebróþra (-e, MS.) wíf janitrices, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 32.
gífre
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Ex. 70. in a good sense, eagerly desirous for (gen. ) Ic wolde ymbe þone lǽcedóm þára ðínra lára hwéne máre gehýran . .