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styreness

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</b> of convulsive movement Heó ongan swá manegum styrenyssum beón onstvred coebit tot motibus agitari, Gr. D. 74, 2. add: stirring, shaking of an inanimate body Tó þon ꝥ ús for þæs treówes styrenesse (concussione) wǽre ege æteówed, Gr.

orgel

(n.)

pride

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pride Hwǽr is heora prass and orgol búton on moldan beþeaht and on wítum gecyrred? Wulfst. 148, 32. [Woreldes richeise wecheð orgel on mannes heorte, O. E. Homl. ii. 43, 17. The form orguil occurs, p. 63. Heó leapeð into horel (orhel, MS.

Linked entries: orgello orgol

spíca

(n.)
Grammar
spíca, an; m.

Spikenard

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Spikenard; any aromatic herb(?) Ðeós smerenes wæs geworht of ehtaténe cynna wyrtum; ðǽr wǽron þreó ða betstan — ele, nardus, spíca (or is this merely the Latin word?), Blickl. Homl. 73, 21.

treówa

(n.)
Grammar
treówa, trýwa, an; m.

An assurance of good faith ⬩ a covenant

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Náðor ne wé on ðone here faran, ne heora nán tó ús, búton man trýwan and gýslas betwýnan sylle friðe tó wedde, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 156, 8

Linked entry: trýwa

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, direct ⬩ right, straight ⬩ agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable ⬩ the requirements of a law ⬩ regulation, legitimate, lawful, regular ⬩ satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting ⬩ satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Hé wæs riht cyning he (Constantine) was a true king, Elen. Kmbl. 26; El. 13. Ðæt is se rihta geleáfa, Blickl. Homl. 21, 17 : Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 9. Ðonne wile hé onfón rihtre ondetnesse true confession, Blickl. Homl. 155, 1.

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p.te.

to draw ⬩ stretch ⬩ to draw the mind to something ⬩ to incite ⬩ exhort ⬩ provoke ⬩ solicit ⬩ prompt ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ to suggest ⬩ bring to the mind ⬩ to instruct ⬩ teach

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[Tuhten is used in Layamon with the meaning of teón, IV: Ure drihten heo bilæueð, and to Mahune heo tuhteð,Laym. 27321.

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Forcúþre is ðæt hé telle hine wísne, Wulfst. 59, 5. Ne mæg heó ús leáse tellan mendacii arguere nos non potest, Gen. 38, 23.

on-findan

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Gif man onfinde ꝥ heora ǽnig on wóhre gewitnesse wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 204, 23. Nán man ne mihte onfindan ꝥ heó wæs fǽmne, Shrn. 31, 11. to suffer, feel pain, discomfort, &amp;c. Hé onfindeþ swile and ꝥ þá óman beóð inne betýnde, Lch. ii. 174, 22.

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.

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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Gedafenaþ sacerde, ðonne hé mannum fasten scrífeb, ðæt hé wite hwylc se man sig, trum þe untrum (validus an invalidus) L. Ecg. C. 1; Th. ii. 132, 25.

Linked entry: trymman

ge-streón

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Þ hé of his yldrena gestreóne hine sylfne fercian móte. Hml. S. 23, 597. Hé æfter him tó eallum his gestreónum féng haereditalem ejus adsumsit, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 23. <b>IV a.

ǽfen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-spræc, e; f.

Evening speech ⬩ vespertina loquela

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Evening speech; vespertina loquela Gemunde ǽfenspræce he remembered his evening speech, Beo. Th. 1522; B. 759

fore-þýstrian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þýstrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To darken ⬩ obscūrāre

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To darken; obscūrāre He sende þýstru and foreþýstrede mīsit tĕnebras et obscūrāvit, Ps. Spl. 104, 26

for-heardian

(v.)
Grammar
for-heardian, p. ode; pp. od

To harden ⬩ become hard ⬩ indūrăre

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To harden, become hard; indūrăre He forheardaþ and fordrugaþ indūret et arescat, Ps. Lamb. 89, 6

fréfrung

(n.)
Grammar
fréfrung, e; f.

A comforting ⬩ comfort ⬩ consolation ⬩ consōlātio

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A comforting, comfort, consolation; consōlātio He nolde náne fréfrunge underfón nōluit consōlātiōnem accĭpĕre, Gen. 37, 35

Linked entry: frófrung

fyren-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-þearf, e; f.

Dire distress ⬩ nĭmia mĭsĕria

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Dire distress; nĭmia mĭsĕria Fyrenþearfe ongeat he perceived the dire need, Beo. Th. 28; B. 14

Linked entry: firen-þearf

hrindan

(v.)
Grammar
hrindan, p. hrand, pl. hrundon

To push ⬩ thrust

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To push, thrust Hé hrand [MS. rand], Exon. 113 b; Th. 436, 21; Rä. 55, 4

geond-leccan

(v.)
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to moisten thoroughly, irrigate Gif hé hine of flódum Godes wordes gindlecþ ( inriget ), Chrd. 108, 26

greáda

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Add: figurative Sý hé bróht tó þǽre hálgan cyrcan greádon ( in gremio aeclesie ), Chrd. 37, 14

ge-bótad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bótad, part.

Bettered ⬩ mended ⬩ resartus

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Bettered, mended; resartus Ðá him gebótad wæs when he was better, Chr. 1093; Erl. 228, 30

ge-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fellan, p. -felde; pp. -felled

To fill ⬩ fulfil

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To fill, fulfil Se gefelde xx daga he had fulfilled twenty days, St. And. 4, 23