Scottas
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Th. 323, 15; Víd. 79
ord
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In v. 35 hell is spoken of as a burh, and the burhwaran are the departed in hell, of whom Adam was the progenitor.] Add Hé bið heora deáðes ord eorum mortis auctor fit, Chrd. 92, 23
heald
Bent, inclined ⬩ leaning, sloping ⬩ clivus, obliquus, pronus
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Ða men lágon áþænede on ðære eorþan mid of dúne healdum ondwleotan the men lay stretched out on the ground with faces turned downwards, Shrn. 81, 26
dæg-rima
Daybreak, morning ⬩ aurora
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Daybreak, morning; aurora Hwæt is ðeós ðe astíhþ swilce arísende dægrima what is this which ascends like the rising morn? Homl. Th. i. 442, 33. Dægrima aurora, Ælfc. Gl. 95; Som. 75, 128; Wrt. Voc. 53, 9: Hymn. Surt. 8, 21
hús-hleów
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Shelter afforded by a house Gif[e] his húshleów and mete and munde ðam ðe ðæs beþurfe let him give the shelter of his house and food and protection to him that needs it, L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 25
hwílen
transitory ⬩ brief
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Lasting only for a time, transitory, brief Uton sibbe tó him on ðás hwílnan tíd hǽlu sécan let us seek in this brief season [the present life] peace and salvation from him, Exon. 97 b; Th. 365, 10; Wal. 87
míl-pæþ
A road along which miles are reckoned
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A road along which miles are reckoned Wlance þegnas mǽton mílpaþas meara bógum proud thanes traversed the roads on their steeds, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 20; Exod. 171: Elen. Kmbl. 2523; El. 1263: Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 16; Rún. 5
níd-hǽs
A command which is attended by compulsion
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A command which is attended by compulsion Man for cyning gebidde and hine búton neádhǽse heora willum weorðigen let people pray for the king, and honour him without injunction, of their own accord, L. Wih. 1; Th. i. 36, 16
Linked entry: hǽs
BLANDAN
To mix, BLEND, mingle ⬩ miscere
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To mix, BLEND, mingle; miscere Ic eom on góman gena swétra ðonne ðú beóbreád blénde mid hunige I am yet sweeter on the palate than if thou blendedst bee-bread with honey, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 21; Rä. 41, 59
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á-lísend
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A saviour, redeemer Oð þæt se Á;lýsend com þe ðone ealdan deófol gewylde, Hml. Th. i. 94, 7. Se Áliésend monna cynnes, Past. 129, 17. Álýsend, Bl. H. 65, 30. Middangeardes Álýsend, 87, 9. v. á-lysend in Dict
gánian
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Substitute Þeáh þe mé synfulra múðas on gánian quia os peccatoris super me apertum est, Ps. Th. 108, 1 Gángende múþe hiulco rostra Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 34. Gániende, oscitantes 65, 1. Gánigende þrotbollan hiulcas gurguliones, An. Ox. 8, 190
of-neádian
to obtain by force, extort
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to obtain by force, extort Nú cýdde man mé ðet Æþel-wold and ic sceoldon ofneádian ða bóc æt Leófríce I have been informed that Athelwold and I must have obtained the charter from Leofric by force Chart. Th. 295, 32
efen
Evenly, equally, just so ⬩ æque
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Evenly, equally, just so; æque Wunedon ætsomne efen swá lange swá him lýfed wæs they dwelled together just so long as was permitted to them, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 487; Met. 20, 244: Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 24; Gú. 564
ǽrendran
messengers ⬩ nuntii
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messengers; nuntii Æðele ǽrendran andswarodon [Grn. aerendracan] the noble messengers answered, Cd. 111; Th. 147, 4; Gen. 2434
barenian
To make bare ⬩ denudare
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To make bare; denudare Sand barenodon made bare the sand, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 22; Exod. 470, note
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bǽl-þræc
Force of fire ⬩ flammæ impetus
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Force of fire; flammæ impetus Æfter bǽlþræce after the fire's force, Exon. 59b; Th. 216, 19; Ph. 270
Byríne
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Birinus, the first bishop of Wessex, Chr. 649; Th. 50, 3, col. 2, 3; 51, 2, col. 1
deáþ-drepe
Death-stroke ⬩ letālis ictus
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Death-stroke; letālis ictus Ðý deáþ-drepe in the death-stroke, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 6; Exod. 495
driht-gesíþ
An associate, attendant ⬩ satelles
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An associate, attendant; satelles Nán ne feól drihtgesíþa none of the associates fell, Fins. Th. 84; Fin. 42
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ellen-gǽst
A bold or powerful spirit ⬩ pŏtens spīrĭtus
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A bold or powerful spirit; pŏtens spīrĭtus Se ellengǽst the powerful spirit [Grendel ], Beo. Th. 172; B. 86