tó
to, ⬩ at ⬩ so as to produce ⬩ become ⬩ to (the satisfaction, etc. ) ⬩ to some end, ⬩ for some purpose ⬩ for ⬩ next to, ⬩ at, ⬩ by, ⬩ alongside ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ next to ⬩ after ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ to ⬩ as ⬩ for ⬩ at, ⬩ in ⬩ of, ⬩ from ⬩ to (in to do something to anything) ⬩ according to, ⬩ at, ⬩ after ⬩ compared to, ⬩ in comparison with, ⬩ beside ⬩ in addition to, ⬩ besides ⬩ for, ⬩ at ⬩ to be suffered ⬩ at ⬩ in the course of, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ for, ⬩ during ⬩ to ⬩ to, ⬩ for ⬩ in, ⬩ at ⬩ to the extent, ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ to, ⬩ up to, ⬩ until, ⬩ till ⬩ at, ⬩ in, ⬩ on ⬩ in addition, ⬩ besides, ⬩ too ⬩ too
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with dat. with words expressing motion. with verbs of coming, going, falling, etc., marking the end reached by that which moves, to, at Cómon twégen englas tó ðære birig, Gen. 19, 1. God him com tó, 20, 3: Mk. Skt. 5, 21.
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irmþ
Poverty ⬩ penury ⬩ misery ⬩ wretchedness ⬩ calamity ⬩ distress ⬩ disorder
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Wið ðæs migðan yrmþe for disorder of the urine, Herb. 163, 3; Lchdm. i. 292, 7. Ic ádreáh feala yrmþa ofer eorþan I suffered many miseries on earth, Andr. Kmbl. 1939; An. 972 : Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 5; Cri. 1269.
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læt
Late ⬩ slow ⬩ sluggish ⬩ tardy
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Ne sceal se tó sǽne beón, ðissa lárna tó læt, seðe him wile lifgan mid Gode, Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 17; Dóm. 89: Apstls. Kmbl. 66; Ap. 33.
scíran
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Ealdormenn swýðe sprǽcon and wið me wráðum wordum scírdan principes adversum me loquebantur, Ps. Th. 118, 23. [Cf. Nes nan mon þat durste word sciren.
be-swícan
To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade ⬩ decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere
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Feóndas sóþfæstra sáwle willaþ beswícan fiends will seduce the souls of the righteous, Exon. 41 a; Th. 136, 12; Gú. 540. Wæs he beswicen fram his wífe ab uxore sua seductus est, Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 29: Cd. 26; Th. 33, 32; Gen. 529.
ge-beódan
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Hwí wolde gé mé þásþing gebeódan (cf. for hwon wolde gé wiþ mé þús dón quare in mefacere ista voluistis ? Gr.
ge-wundian
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Add: to cause bodily injury Wið sárum andgewundedum fótum, Lch. i. 358, 8. Ðæt hié mid ðǽm ísene hié selfe tó feore ne gewundigen, Past. 365, 11. <b>I a.
ge-wǽcan
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Gl. 254, 16. of the effects on living creatures, physical, to weary, exhaust with labour, travel, &c. Ðá seó lætre tíd hí gangende gewǽhte cum eos tardior hora fatigaret, Gr. D. 129, 2.
on-ǽlan
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<b>III a</b>. to make hot with other matter than fire :-- Flór is on welme ǽttre onǽled, Sat. 40. Wæs se báncofa ádle onǽled, Gú. 928.
torn
Violent emotion of anger ⬩ grief ⬩ anger ⬩ indignation ⬩ wrath ⬩ unrighteous anger ⬩ rage ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ distress
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[The word with its derivatives is almost confined to poetry; see, however, torn-wyrdan.]
sweotol
Plain, manifest, evident, clear, patent ⬩ of what may be clearly perceived by the senses ⬩ manifest to observation, that may be noticed by all, public, open, patent ⬩ clear to the understanding, free from obscurity, plain, of proof, argument, indication, etc.
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Wiht sweotol and gesýne, 420, 13; Rä. 40, 3. Him on eaxle wearð syndolh sweotol, Beo. Th. 1638; B. 817. Ða fótlástas wǽron swutole and gesýne, Blickl. Homl. 203, 36. Fell hongedon sweotol and gesýne, Exon.
FEÓWER
FOUR ⬩ quătuor
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Wih. 19; Th. i. 40, 17: 21; Th. i. 40, 21. Of ðisum feówer bócum of these four books, Ælfc. T. 27, 17. From feówerum foldan sceátum from the four corners of the world, Exon. 20 b; Th. 55, 5; Cri. 879: Menol. Fox 419; Men. 211.
GEARD
An inclosure ⬩ inclosed place ⬩ YARD ⬩ GARDEN ⬩ court ⬩ dwelling ⬩ home ⬩ region ⬩ land ⬩ septum ⬩ lŏcus septus ⬩ hortus ⬩ ārea ⬩ habĭtācŭlum ⬩ domĭcĭlium ⬩ rĕgio
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Wit forléton on heofonríce gódlíce geardas we two have lost in the heavenly kingdom goodly courts, Cd. 35; Th. 46, 6; Gen. 740 : Beo. Th. 2272; B. 1134. On Fæder geardas in the dwellings of the Father, Salm.
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hwyrft
A turn ⬩ revolution ⬩ going ⬩ course ⬩ orbit ⬩ circuit ⬩ orb ⬩ circle
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Geþancmeta on hwilce healfe ðú wille hwyrft dón cyrran mid ceápe consider on which side thou wilt bend thy course, turn with thy cattle, 91; Th. 115, 12; Gen. 1918. Gif ic on helle gedó hwyrft ǽnigne si descendero in infernum, Ps. Th. 138, 6.
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mancus
A mancus ⬩ the eighth of a pound ⬩ the sum of thirty pence
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Ath. v. 6, 2; Th. i. 234, 1 :-- Oxan tó mancuse compared with Th. i. 232, 7 where an ox is rated at thirty pence, be xxx pænega oððe be ánum hrýðere. The word occurs not unfrequently in the charters.
MILDE
MILD ⬩ gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ benign ⬩ liberal ⬩ merciful ⬩ clement ⬩ propitious
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Wih. pref.; Th. i. 36, 4
nunne
A nun ⬩ a vestal
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Gif hwá wið nunnan forlicge, sí ǽgðer his weres scildig, ge hé ge heó, L. N. P. L. 63; Th. ii. 300, 20. Be nunnan hǽmede. Gif hwá nunnan of mynstre út álǽde bútan kyninges léfnesse geselle hundtwelftig sciłł ....
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ge-weorc
work ⬩ ŏpus ⬩ ŏpuscŭlus ⬩ a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx
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Of geweorcum árwurþra fædera ex ŏpuscŭlis venerābĭlium patrum, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 33. a fort, fortress; arx He of ðam geweorce wæs winnende wið ðone here he warred on the army from the fortress, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 5: 896; Erl. 94, 3, 21.
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ríp
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</b> of other products [cf. wín-reopad vendemiant, Ps. Surt. 79, 13] :-- Wíngeardas (-es, MS.) rípe fulle gesihþ blisse getácnaþ if he sees vineyards full of fruit ready to gather, it betokens joy, 210, 32
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BORH
a security, pledge, loan, bail ⬩ fœnus ⬩ a person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtor ⬩ fidejussor, debitor
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It is generally thought, that the borh originated with king Alfred, but the first time we find it clearly expressed, is in the Laws of Ine, v. Turner's Hist. of A. S. Bk. vi.