wamb-hord
A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place
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A womb-hoard, used of the weapons contained in a fortified place Mé (the fortified place ) of hrife fleógaþ hylde pílas; hwílum ic sweartum swelgan onginne brúnum beadowǽpnum ; is mín innað til, wombhord wlitig, Exon. Th. 399, 12;Rä. 18, 10
weax-georn
Eager to grow (?), eating much with the desire of growing (?)
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, eating much with the desire of growing (?) Swíþe waxgeorn eart ðú (the boy) ðonne ðú ealle þingc etst ðe ðé tóforan gesette synd valde edax es, cum omnia manducas quae tibi apponuntur, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 31
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spendung
Spending ⬩ dispensatio, impensa
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Spending Sum underféhþ eorðlíce ǽhta and se sceal ðæs pundes spendunge Gode ágifan of his ǽhtum one receives earthly possessions, and he must repay the spending of the pound to God out of his possessions, Homl. Th. ii. 556, 29
twi-gilde
A double payment
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., where, however, the word might be taken as a case of the noun; cf. án-gilde which is a noun ), L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 20
Linked entries: þri-gilde þri-gilde feówer-gild
lǽran
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Hé lǽrde þá leóde on geleáfan weg, An. 1682. to guide the action of a person Sió godcunde foretiohhung lǽrde ðone þe hé wolde ꝥ þe gold hýdde, and eft þone þe hé wolde ꝥ hit funde, Bt. 40, 6; S. 140, 16. to show what should be observed or done. where
módigian
to be or become proud ⬩ to glory ⬩ exult ⬩ to take offence through pride ⬩ to bear one's self proudly ⬩ impetuously
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Se deófol ðe módegode the devil who grew proud, 138, 11. Swá módgade wuldres cempa thus exulted the soldier of glory (Guthlac ), Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 25; Gú. 294. Bebeódaþ ðám rícum ðæt hí ne módigan on heora ungewissum welan, Homl. Th. i. 256, 25.
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métan
To meet with ⬩ come upon ⬩ come across ⬩ find
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Cott. métte) ða Parcas then he went on until he came upon the Fates, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 24. Ðá métte hé ðane man forþféredne he found the man departed, Blickl. Homl. 217, 17. Hé ne métte mundgripe máran, Beo. Th. 1506; B. 751: Andr.
gim-stán
A gem ⬩ jewel ⬩ precious stone
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Ðás gymstánas synd tocwýsede these jewels are crushed, Homl. Th. i. 62, 6, 13, 15, 21. Hí behwyrfdon heora áre on gymstánum they turned their property into jewels, 60, 28, 24
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ge-grínian
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Nis preóstes cwéne ǽnig óðer þing bútan deófles grín, and sé þe mid þám gegrínod byð . . ., hé byð þurh deófol gefangen, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 26
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Syria
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, and add Cóm sum man of þám leódscipe þe is Siria geháten, Hml. Th. i. 400, 7. Férde Achab tógeánes Syrian cynincge, Hml. S. 18, 215: 217. Án ealdormann of Syrian lande, 311. Nicanor genam óðre fyrde of Sirian, 25, 620. (?)
ge-þring
A press ⬩ tumult ⬩ crowd ⬩ throng ⬩ tŭmultus ⬩ turba
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A press, tumult, crowd, throng; tŭmultus, turba Ofer wætera geþring over the throng of waters, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 21; Edg. 47: Andr. Kmbl. 736; An. 368: Beo. Th. 4271; B. 2132. Wæs giþring there was a throng, Lk. Skt. Rush. 8, 42
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breodwian
To prostrate ⬩ prosternere?
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Beóþ ða gebolgne, ða ðec breodwiaþ, tredaþ ðec and tergaþ they are enraged, they will prostrate thee, will tread and tear thee, Exon. 36 b; Gú. 258
ge-tácnian
to denote by a sign ⬩ signify ⬩ betoken ⬩ show ⬩ instruct ⬩ signāre ⬩ signĭfĭcāre ⬩ denŏtāre ⬩ insĭnuāre ⬩ monstrāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ to sign ⬩ mark ⬩ witness ⬩ seal ⬩ signāre ⬩ insignīre ⬩ obsignāre
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Th. 118, 27. Him gedafenaþ ðæt hí cunnon hwæt heó gástlíce getácnige it is fitting that they know what it betokens spiritually, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 27. Mid ðý is getácnod, ðæt ... by that is signed that..., Bt. Met. Fox 31, 35; Met. 31, 18: Boutr.
solor
An upper chamber, a soler ⬩ flat roof of a house ⬩ an upper room ⬩ solarium, coenaculum
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Garytte, hey solere specula 187. ] Wicklif (Jos. 2, 6) uses the word for the flat roof of a house
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ge-þreát
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Þá þe fæste heora geleáfan on God hæfdon, and for nánes mannes geþreáte heora Drihtne wiðsacan noldon, 23, 70
lor
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Þý lǽs hiora ǽnig tó lore wurde. Nar. 12, 25. Tó lore (lose, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 595, 13 (v. los). Hé þæs scipes geþrowode æfwyrdlan and lore (lyre, v. l.) ealra þára þinga þe in him wǽron navis rerum omnium jacturam pertulit. Gr. D. 141, 14.
níwan
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Ic þé andette þæt ic þat wilnode oð mé nú áðreáð swíðe níwan fateor eos modo, ac pene his diebus, cupere destiti, Solil. H. 35, 23. Add
léf
Weak ⬩ injured ⬩ infirm
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On féðe líf seonobennum seóc weak for walking, sick with sinew-wounds, 87 b; Th. 328, 16; Vy. 18. Oft him feorran tó laman liomseóce léfe cwómon oft from far to him the paralytic, the cripple, the infirm came, Elen. Kmbl. 2426; El. 1214.
híw-rǽden
A family, ⬩ household, ⬩ house, ⬩ a religious house
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P. ii. 16; Th. ii. 188, 2
a-fyllan
To fell ⬩ to strike or beat down ⬩ to overturn ⬩ subvert ⬩ lay low ⬩ abolish ⬩ slay ⬩ cædere ⬩ occidere ⬩ prosternere ⬩ dejicere ⬩ demoliri ⬩ comprimere ⬩ abrogare
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Ath. i. 17; Th. i. 208, 16: L. Eth. vi. 8; Th. i. 316, 26. Ðæt hine man afylle that any one slay him, 38; Th. i. 324, 23 : v. 31; Th. i. 312, 12