ǽrend-gewrit
A message or report in writing ⬩ a letter ⬩ an epistle ⬩ letters mandatory ⬩ a brief writing ⬩ short notes ⬩ a summary ⬩ epistola
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Fox 1, 125; Met. 1, 63. Ǽrend-gewrit epistola vel pictacium. Wrt. Voc. 46, 64: 61, 21. Þurh his ǽrend-gewritu by his letters, Bd. pref; S. 472, 22
Linked entries: ǽrend-bóc ǽrend-writ ǽrynd-writ
a-hycgan
To devise ⬩ search ⬩ invent ⬩ excogitare ⬩ perscrutari ⬩ invenire
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Bæd him ðæs rǽd ahicgan besought them to devise counsel for this, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 24; Gen. 2031: 178; Th. 224, 3; Dan. 130. Hie ahogodan heoro they invented the sword, Exon. 92 a; Th. 346, 9; Gn. Ex. 202
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aldor
an elder ⬩ parent ⬩ author ⬩ parens ⬩ auctor ⬩ a chief ⬩ prince ⬩ præpositus ⬩ princeps
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Fox 26, 14; Met. 26, 7
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a-fǽran
To make greatly afraid ⬩ to affright ⬩ terrify ⬩ dismay ⬩ astound ⬩ exterrere ⬩ perterrere ⬩ consternare ⬩ stupefacere
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Folc wæs afǽred the folk was affrighted, Cd. 166; Th. 206, 3; Exod. 446: Exon. 63b; Th. 23, 15; Ph. 525: Mk. Bos. 9, 6, 15: Lk. Bos. 24, 4. Hig wurdon ealle afǽrede erant omnes exterriti, Gen. 42, 35: Ex. 20, 18
Linked entry: a-féran
án-wealda
The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universe ⬩ a sovereign ⬩ governor ⬩ magistrate ⬩ a power ⬩ qui solus dominatur ⬩ monarcha ⬩ dominus ⬩ gubernator ⬩ magistratus ⬩ potestas
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sovereign, governor, magistrate, a power; qui solus dominatur, monarcha, dominus, gubernator, magistratus, potestas Se Ánwealda hæfþ ealle his gesceafta befangene and getogene the governor has caught hold of, and restrained all his creatures, Bt. 21; Fox
drig-nes
DRYNESS ⬩ siccĭtas
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DRYNESS; siccĭtas Ðære drignesse ne sceal he huniges onbítan ac eald wín for the dryness he must not taste of honey but old wine, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 19. Æteówige drignis let dryness appear; appāreat ārĭda, Gen. 1, 9.
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eásta
The east ⬩ ŏriens
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Fox 29, 65; Met. 29, 33: Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 9: 894; Erl. 92, 19
éhtnes
Persecution ⬩ persĕcutio
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Eádige synd ða ðe éhtnysse þoliaþ for rihtwísnysse beati qui persecūtiōnem patiuntur propter justĭtiam, Mt. Bos. 5, 10: Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 22: 1, 8; S. 479, 19, 21
feohte
A fight ⬩ combat ⬩ pugna
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A fight, combat; pugna Wearþ him seó feohte tó grim the fight was too severe for them, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 16; Mód. 66. Nó ic gefrægn heardran feohtan I have not heard of a harder fight, Beo.
FETER
A FETTER ⬩ chain for the feet ⬩ compes ⬩ pĕdĭca
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A FETTER, chain for the feet; compes, pĕdĭca He fédeþ swá on feterum he feeds him thus in fetters, Exon. 88b; Th. 332, 30; Vy. 88: Ps. Th. 78, 11. Án sceal inbindan forstes fetre one shall unbind fetters of frost, Exon. 90a; Th. 338, 9; Gn. Ex. 76.
FREC
Desirous ⬩ greedy ⬩ gluttonous ⬩ audacious ⬩ bold ⬩ avĭdus ⬩ gŭlōsus ⬩ audax ⬩ temĕrārius
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Fox 8, 30; Met. 8, 15. Ðæt hie firendǽda tó frece wurdon that they were too audacious in wicked deeds, Cd. 121; Th. 155, 30; Gen. 2580
from-weard
From-ward ⬩ turned from or away ⬩ departing ⬩ about to depart ⬩ aversus ⬩ abĭtūrus ⬩ morĭtūrus
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from or away, departing, about to depart; aversus, abĭtūrus, morĭtūrus Ǽlc ðara ðe ðís woruldgesǽlþa hæfþ, he wát ðæt hi [MS. he] him fromwearde beóþ every one who possesses these worldly goods, knows that they will be departing from him, Bt. 11, 2; Fox
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ful-gangan
To fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ follow ⬩ accomplish ⬩ finish ⬩ complēre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ obsĕqui ⬩ fīnīre
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Hit is riht ðæt ðú heora þeáwum fulgange it is right that thou follow their manners, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 35
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hengen-wítnung
The punishment of imprisonment
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The punishment of imprisonment Gif forworht man friþstól geséce and þurh ðæt feorh geyrne ðonne sý þreóra án for his feore búte man bet geárian wille wergild éce þeówet hengenwítnung if a man who has forfeited his life gain a sanctuary, and thereby secure
heorcnung
Hearkening ⬩ listening ⬩ hearing ⬩ power of hearing
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Lamb. fol. 189, 2
in-fiht
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An attack made upon a person by one inhabiting the same dwelling; it was a breach of the peace for which a fine had to be paid to the head of the house if he were competent to exercise jurisdiction Infiht [infitht, MS.] vel insocna est quod ab ipsis
innung
A putting ⬩ getting in
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A putting or getting in, what is put or got in Se heofon is betera and fægera ðonne eall his innung búton monnum ánum the heaven is better and fairer than all it includes, except men only, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 10.
Linked entry: innian
irfan
To inherit
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Kmbl. i. xxxiii-v on the leases of church lands for lives, in which such phrases as the following occur :-- His dæg forgeaf, and æfter his dæg twám yrfeweardum. Such lives were sometimes named in the instrument setting forth the grant
lufiend
A lover
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Se wísdóm gedéþ his lufiendas wíse, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 1. Lufigendas, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 27
níd-wyrhta
One who acts from necessity ⬩ an involuntary agent
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On mænigre dǽde ðonne man biþ nýdwyrhta, ðonne biþ se gebeorges ðé bet wyrðe ðe hé for neóde dyde ðæt ðæt hé dyde, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 12-14
Linked entry: níd-dǽda