déman
DEEM, judge, think, consider, estimate, reckon, determine, examine, prove, doom, condemn ⬩ judicāre, arbitrāri, æstimāre, censēre, recensēre, decernĕre, sancīre, examināre, condemnāre
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Lamb. 95, 13: Elen; Kmbl. 621; El. 311: Exon. 63 a; Th. 231, 25; Ph. 494. Nellen ge déman, ðæt ge ne sýn fordémede nolīte judicāre, ut non judicemĭni, Mt. Bos. 7, 1. Eorþan to démanne judicāre terram, Ps. Th. 97, 8: Bd. 4, 3; S. 569. 27.
fæsten
a fast, fasting ⬩ jējūnium ⬩ a fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall ⬩ mūnīmentum, arx, castellum ⬩ an inclosed place, cloister ⬩ claustrum
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Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe if a man during a fast give flesh-meat to his family, L. Wih. 14; Th. i. 40, 9: L. E. G. 8; Th. i. 172, 6. Þurh gebéd and fæsten per orātiōnem et jējūnium, Mt. Bos. 17, 21: Ps. Th. 68, 10.
HELM
HELM ⬩ helmet ⬩ a crown ⬩ the top ⬩ overshadowing foliage of trees ⬩ a covering
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a HELM, helmet Leðer helm galea: íren helm cassis, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 13, 14; Wrt. Voc. 35, 3, 4. Helmes camb crista: helmes býge conus, 53; Som. 66, 76, 77; Wrt. Voc. 36, 2, 3. Se hwíta, hearda helm, Beo.
Linked entry: helmiht
HELP
HELP ⬩ aid ⬩ succour
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Þurh ða gebedu gé mágon on swíðe mycelan hylpe beón ge libbendum ge forþfarenum by prayers you may be of very great help both to the living and the departed, L. E, I. 3; Th. ii. 404, 18: 21; Th. ii. 414, 36.
Linked entry: hylp
HWÍT
WHITE ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ fair ⬩ splendid
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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 40; Wrt. Voc. 37, 29. Se hwíta stán mæg wið stice the white stone is effective against stitch, L. M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 290, 9. Se hwíta helm the shining helm, Beo. Th. 2900; B. 1448.
un-nyt
Useless ⬩ vain ⬩ idle ⬩ unprofitable
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Th. 341, 2; Gn. Ex. 120. Ðæs hádes men ðe hwýlum wǽron nyttoste ... syndon nú unnyttaste, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 21
Linked entry: un-net
fíftig
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S. 18, 250. uncertain Þæs ymbe fíftig daga (but cf. l. 22 v. supra), Hml. Th. i. 312, 10: Bl. H. 133, 14. Án sceolde fíf hund penega and óðer fíftig (fífteih, L.), Lk. 7, 41.
for-healdan
withhold ⬩ keep back ⬩ disregard ⬩ neglect
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L. 15, 29. not to keep in good condition. not to keep in safety, not to preserve Eálá eá is ꝥ forweorþfullic wela þe náuþer ne mæg ne hine selfne gehealdan ne his hláford, tó ðon ꝥ hé ne þurfe máran fultumes, oððe hí beóþ bégen forhealden O praeclara
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ge-mittan
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Add: to meet, (i) to meet that which is corning in an opposite direction Hine gemitte án man, þá hé fór fram þǽre byrig, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 34. to meet, encounter an enemy Þá gemytlon [þá men] hý of Hereforda and of Gleáweceastre, and him wið gefuhton
wæcce
wakefulness ⬩ sleeplessness ⬩ watching ⬩ watchfulness ⬩ a watch ⬩ vigil ⬩ a division of the night ⬩ a watch
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Ðæs módes wæcce is micele betere, ðæt se man hogie hú hé gehealden beó wið ðone deófol, Homl. Ass. 51, 35-49: R. Ben. 35, 2.
weald
High land covered with wood ⬩ wood ⬩ forest.
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Kmbl. ii. 216, 4. In Limenwero wealdo and in burhwaro uualdo, Cod. Dip. B. i. 344, 10, 11. Wulf on wealde, 937; Erl. 115, 14. Wulf on walde, Elen. Kmbl. 55 ; El. 28 : Judth. Thw. 24, 25 ; Jud. 206.
Linked entries: weald-leþer geald wealda wilde
timbran
to build (lit. or fig.) ⬩ construct ⬩ to instruct, ⬩ edify ⬩ to cut timber
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to build (lit. or fig.), construct Ic timbrige struo, construo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 175, 11. Tóweorp hié, ne dú timbres (aedificabis) hié, Ps. Surt. 27, 5. Timbreþ Dryhten Sion, 101, 17: Ps. Th. 146, 2: Exon. Th. 450, 25; Dóm. 93.
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færeld
a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relation ⬩ via, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta ⬩ The passover of the Jews ⬩ transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus
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Bt. Met. Fox 28, 4; Met. 28, 2. Wǽnes sió eax welt ealles ðæs færeldes the axle-tree of a waggon regulates all its going, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 29. Á byþ on færylde it is ever in motion, Runic pm. 17; Kmbl. 342, 24; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 33.
FEORM
food ⬩ provision ⬩ goods ⬩ substance ⬩ victus ⬩ substantia ⬩ bŏna ⬩ an entertaining ⬩ entertainment ⬩ feast ⬩ hospĭtālĭtas ⬩ convīvium ⬩ cœna ⬩ a place where provisions are kept ⬩ provision-quarters of an army ⬩ victus stătio ⬩ use ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ enjoyment ⬩ ūsus ⬩ fructus
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D. 950; 501, 23; 504, 14: Chr. 777; Erl. 55, 10.
for-seón
To overlook ⬩ despise ⬩ contemn ⬩ scorn ⬩ be ashamed of ⬩ neglect ⬩ reject ⬩ renounce ⬩ despĭcĕre ⬩ temnĕre ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ spernĕre ⬩ erŭbescĕre ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ posthăbēre ⬩ rejĭcĕre
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Ps. Th. 117, 7. Ic forseó posthăbeo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 31. Ðú forsihst [-sixst. Lamb.] on gerecum on gedréfednysse despĭcis in opportunitātĭbus in tribulātiōne, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1.
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LYSTAN
To LIST
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To LIST, cause pleasure or desire [with dat. or acc. of person in whom the feeling is caused, and gen. of the thing, or infin.] Mé ne lyst piget, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 23. Mé lyst rǽdan lecturio, 34; Som. 37, 56.
mǽnan
To mean ⬩ to intend to convey a certain sense ⬩ to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement ⬩ to mean ⬩ purpose ⬩ have as an object to which the mind is directed ⬩ intend ⬩ to signify ⬩ have a certain signification or purpose
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To mean. of persons to intend to convey a certain sense Gif hé of wege ǽnigne gebrohte . . ðæt is ðæt ic mǽne gif hé ǽnigne man on synne bespeóne if he have brought any man out of the way . . . what I mean, is, if he have lured any man to sin, L.
slǽd
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A slade in local names, e. g. Waterslade, v. W. Somerset Words, E. D. S.
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wundor-líc
Wonderful ⬩ exciting admiration ⬩ surprise
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Wonderful, exciting admiration or surprise Is wundorlíc (mirabilis) Drihten, Ps. Th. 92, 5: Met. 20, 3. Wunderlíc, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 4. Mín (an angel's) nama is mycel and wundorlíc, Blickl. Homl. 137, 29.
and
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Add: , end Aend suilcae, end suilce atqueve, Txts. 42, 98. introductory to a clause which is not preceded by one with which it can be connected Ðá cwæð Eustachius: 'And ne sǽde ic ꝥ wilde deór hí gelǽhton?', Hml.