dæg-weorc
A day's work ⬩ diei opus
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A day's work; diei opus Him mihtig God ðæs dægweorces deóp leán forgeald the mighty God recompensed to him a high reward for that day's work, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 30; Exod. 315: 167; Th. 209, 28; Exod. 506: Byrht. Th. 136, 8; By. 148.
teónd
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Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 19: L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 20: 282, 3
beddian
To prepare or make a bed ⬩ sternere
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To prepare or make a bed; sternere Ic strewige, oððe beddige I make or prepare a bed, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 34. Féde þearfan, and beddige him feed the needy, and make a bed for them, L. Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 16
feorm-fultum
Food-support ⬩ purveyance ⬩ victus auxĭlium ⬩ commeātus ⬩ prōcūrātio
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S. 70; Th. i. 412, 22
in-swán
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The herd who had charge of the lord's swine Ǽlc gebúr sylle .vi. hláfas ðam inswáne ðonne hé his heorde tó mæstene drífe omnis geburus det vi. panes porcario curie quando gregem suum minabit in pastinagium, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 21
searu-líc
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Ingenious, cunning, clever, displaying art or skill Ðæt ( writing being able to convey a message ) is wundres dǽl, on sefan searolíc ðam ðe swylc ne conn, Exon. Th. 472, 4; Rá. 61, 11.
ge-litlian
To diminish ⬩ lessen ⬩ mĭnōrāre
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To diminish, lessen; mĭnōrāre Nýtenu heora he ne gelitlode oððe he ne gewanode jūtmenta eōrum non mĭnōrāvit, Ps. Lamb. 106, 38. Ic beóde mínum erfeweardum ðæt heo nǽfre ðis feoh gelitlian I enjoin my heirs that they never diminish this money, Th.
ge-mecca
A consort, an equal
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A consort, an equal Ic Oswulf aldormonn ond Beorndryþ mín gemecca I Oswulf alderman and Beornthryth my wife, Th. Dipl. 459, 3 : 469, 30. Gemecca conjunx, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Wrt. Voc. 72, 9. Clippende to heora gemeccum clamantes coæqualibus, Mt. Kmbl.
sláwlíce
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Slowly, sluggishly; pigre Ðæt hié tó sláwlíce ðara ne giémen ðe him befæste sién ut a commissorum custodia minime tor-pescant, Past. 28, 3 ; Swt. 191, 23. Ic wéne ðæt hé hiene snide sláwlícor (sláulícor, Hatt.
wíte-lác
Punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ pain
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Punishment, torment, pain Wurdon tó axan eorðan wæstma, efne swá wíde swá ða wítelác (the burning and terror at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ) gerǽhton, Cd. Th. 154, 12 ; Gen. 2554.
wyrm-líc
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The body of a serpent or of a worm, of carving on a wall. Cf. wyrm-fáh Weal wundrum heáh, wyrmlícum fáh, Exon. Th. 292, 13; Wand. 98. fig. cf. wyrm, II a Ic eom oferfongen mid synnum tó wyrmlíce, Anglia xii. 501, 22
eald-spræc
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An old form of words, a proverb, byword þú hæfst ús gedón tó ealdsprǽce, þæt óðre þeóda nyton hwæt hý elles sprecon búton úre bysmer posuisti nos in similitudinem gentibus, Ps. Th. 43, 16
cyne-setl
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Ne cóm hé ( Christ ) tó ðý þæt hé wǽre on mǽrlicum cynesetle áhafen, Hml. Th. i. 82, 24. Seó sáwul is þæs líchoman hlǽfdige, and heó gewissað þá fíf andgitu swá swá of cynesætle, Hml. S. 1, 196. Add
forþ-dǽd
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Th. i. 392, 17. Cf. Þá munecas náht syllan ne móston búta þám ánum þe heora bigleofan forð dydon ( were of service to their sustenance ), Hml. S. 31, 325
rǽdlíce
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Th. ii. 258, 26. advisably Beþence gehwá hine sylfne, and hú him rǽdlícost sý tó dónne, Wlfst. 305, 34
sǽ-healf
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The seaside Bæd hé hí ánre sylle, þæt hé mihte þæt hús on ðá sǽhealfe ( a parte maris) mid þǽre underlecgan, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 33. Hé lǽdde scipfyrde tó Scotlande, and ꝥ land on þá sǽhealfe mid scipum ymbelæg, Chr. 1072; P. 208, 13
á-gán
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</b> to pass into possession (of inherited property) Hit eall ágán is þǽron oð on (on þǽron oð, MS.) þíne hand all therein has passed until it has come into your possession, Cht. Th. 486, 33
wǽlan
To vex ⬩ torment ⬩ afflict
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To vex, torment, afflict Ðæt hý his líchoman leng ne móstan wítum wǽlan. Exon. Th. 127, 34; Gú. 396. Dogter mín is yfle from deófle wǽled filia mea male a daemonio vexatur, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 22. Hé is yfle wǽlid male torquetur, 8, 6
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cnossian
To beat ⬩ strike ⬩ dash; ⬩ tundi ⬩ quassari ⬩ illidi
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To beat, strike, dash; tundi, quassari, illidi Yða gewealc mec oft bigeat, æt nacan stefnan, ðonne he be clifum cnossaþ the rolling of the waves has often caught me, at the vessel's prow, when it strikes on rocks Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 15; Seef. 8
ge-sóþian
To prove the truth of ⬩ bear witness ⬩ probare ⬩ testari
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To prove the truth of, bear witness; probare, testari Gif man ðæt gesóþige if that be proved, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 13. Menigo of hláfe and líchoma his gesóþade plurima de pane et carne sua testatur, Jn. Skt. p. 5, 2