Germania
Germany
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Its great extent will be seen by the countries mentioned in the notes from 5 to 39, and in the text of Ors. Bos. pp. 35-40See also Cluverii Introductionis in universam Geographiam, Libri vi. Amstelædami, 4to. 1729, Lib. iii. Cap. 1.
weg
- Kent. Gl. 207 :
- 475 :
- 772
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a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly used ⬩ space to be traversed, a journey ⬩ manner, mode, method, plan ⬩ way, ⬩ way,
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Ex. 145. in the plural, in some compounds, the word has the sense of way, in al-way, -ways Cf. Icel. -vegir. v. eást-, norþ-, súþ-, síd-, wíd-wegas
féðe
The power of going on foot ⬩ walking ⬩ going ⬩ motion ⬩ pace ⬩ făcultas pĕdĭbus eundi ⬩ ambŭlātio ⬩ gressus ⬩ passus
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Hit is nædrena gecynd ðæt heora féðe biþ on heora ribbum it is the nature of serpents that their power of going is in their ribs, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 44. On féðe léf [MS. líf] lame in walking, Exon. 87b; Th. 328, 16; Vy. 18.
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lind
a shield
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Ðonon in áne linde, iii. 392, 1. what is made of the wood of the tree, a shield (in poetry) Wisse hé gearwe, ðæt him holtwudu helpan ne meahte, lind wið líge, Beo. Th. 4671; B. 2341. Ofer linde lǽrig, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 29; Exod. 239.
big-spell
A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, story ⬩ parabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio
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Ic ahylde on bigspelle eáre mín inclinabo in parabolam aurem meam, Ps. Spl. 48, 4.
tiber
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Ðás ic mid múðe aspræc . . . ðæt ic ðé on tifrum forgulde ealle ða gehát ðe ic mid mínum welerum tódǽlde introibo in domum tuam in holocaustis . . . Haec locutum est os meum . . . : Holocausta offeram tibi, Ps. Th. 65, 12-13. Tiber, Cd.
un-gecoren
unchosen ⬩ unselected ⬩ reprobate ⬩ evil
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unchosen, unselected; used in reference to those who swore along with another, when they were not selected by the party making oath from a number of persons named to him, as was the case in the cyre-áð, q. v.
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flór
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D. in. 404, 9. Add:
ídel-ness
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In ídelnesse mec worðiað in uanum me colunt, Mk. L. R. 7, 7. idleness, lack of energy Nys eác mid ídelnysse tó forelǽtanne þæt wundor non me quoddam spiritale praesagium narrare piget, Guth. Gr. 159, l
ofer-cuman
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Ꝥte ofercuóme superuenisse, Jn. p. 1. 14. in the following instance the verb seems to govern the genitive Crístenra manna God, þæs wuldorge[wor]ces náne mennisce searwa ofercuman ne magon, Angl. xvii. 121, 6
smeoru
Fat, grease, suet, tallow ⬩ adeps, arvina, unctura ⬩ grease, fat, butter
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Fat, grease, suet, tallow in the following glosses: Smeoru unguentum Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 9. Unsilt smeoro saevo 119, 45. Smero sevo (in a list 'de igne') i. 284, 27. Unámaelte smeoruwe pice, saevo ii. 117, 28. Smerwe sevo 80, 45. Smeruwe Hpt.
þæt
That ⬩ that, ⬩ in order that ⬩ that ... not, ⬩ lest ⬩ that, so that, so as (with infin.)
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Th. 5297; B. 2646: Val. 1, 9. in apposition to a pronoun in the main clause Wæs seó hwíl þæs lang, þæt ic Gode þegnode the time of my serving God was long (or þæs = so? ) Cd.
up
Up. ⬩ up ⬩ on high ⬩ up ⬩ erectly ⬩ up ⬩ to a high point
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Up in heofonum, 284, 26; Sat. 327: Exon. Th. 281, 11; Jul. 644. In roderum up, 22, 17; Cri. 353. up, erectly Áhó on up standende twig, Lchdm. i. 332, 15. Up standende herebeácn pira, Wrt.
cwealm
Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion ⬩ QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium
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Ðú wást cwealm hátne in helle thou knowest hot torment in hell, 2374; An. 1188: 562; An. 281. Þurh deáþes cwealm through pain of death, Exon. 35b; Th. 115, 26; Gú. 195: Cd. 224; Th. 296, 9; Sat. 499.
feorm
provisions ⬩ stores ⬩ a feast ⬩ an entertainment ⬩ entertainment
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Æt feormum (farmum, L.) in cenis, Mk. R. 12, 39. furnishing with food, entertainment. Similar entries v. flýman feorm in Dict. v. cum-, dæg-, gift-, niht-feorm
þeóf-feng
Seizing of thieves ⬩ comprehensio (or captio) furis (-um). ⬩ the obligation of one who holds land to arrest and bring to justice those who committed theft on that land ⬩ the right to receive the fines which might be exacted in case of conviction for theft.
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In. 12; Th. i. 110, 8.
ge-þyncþ
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Take here <b>ge-þingþu;</b> in Dict., and add: thriving, prosperous condition. in temporal matters, dignity, honour Ne maeg se mann módigan on geðincðum (-ðinðum, v. l. ) for ðan þe fela synd geþungenran, Hml. S. 16, 372.
glæd
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Ꝥ folc wæs glæd on allum ðǽm wundrum populus gaudebat in universis quae fiebant, Lk. L. 13, 17. Monigo in ácennisse his biðon glæde, Lk. L.
hræd
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Ox. 2343. of mental quickness (cf. hræd-sprǽce), Crä. 73 (in Dict.)
heorte
breast ⬩ bosom ⬩ will ⬩ intellect ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ intent ⬩ will ⬩ desire ⬩ inclination ⬩ disposition ⬩ temperament ⬩ character
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Th. i. 312, 23. in the phrase in heortan and heortan with duplicity In heortan and heortan spreocende syndun ðá yflan in corde et corde locuti sunt mala, Ps. Srt. II, 3