cyne-þrym
A kingly host, royal majesty or glory ⬩ regia multitudo, regis majestas
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A kingly host, royal majesty or glory;regia multitudo, regis majestas Mid cyneþrymme with a kingly host, Cd. 209; Th. 260, 8; Dan. 706 : Exon. 120 b; Th. 462, 12; Hö. 51. He cwom on cyneþrymme he came in royal majesty, Ps. Th. 95, 12. Ryhtfremmende cyneþrym
fóre-cuman
To come forth ⬩ come before ⬩ prevent ⬩ prævĕnire
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To come forth, come before, prevent; prævĕnire Ðæt ðú sí fórecumende Drihtnes onsýne in andetnesse quo præoccupando făciem Dŏmĭni in confessiōne, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 42. God fórecymeþ me Deus prævĕniet me, Ps. Spl. 58, 10. Fórecymþ prævĕniet, 67, 34.
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læð
Land
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Land Ðó swá ic lǽre beó ðé [Lchdm. ðú] be ðínum and lǽt mé be mínum ne gyrne ic ðínes ne lǽðes ne landes ne sace ne sócne ne ðú mínes ne þearft do as I advise; be thou with thine and leave me to mine; I desire nothing of. thine, neither lea nor land,
ge-bícnian
to beckon ⬩ nod ⬩ innuĕre ⬩ to point out ⬩ shew ⬩ indicate ⬩ betoken ⬩ indĭcāre ⬩ signĭfĭcāre ⬩ portendĕre
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to beckon, nod; innuĕre Ic gebícnige [gebýcnige MS. D.] innuo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 48. to point out, shew, indicate, betoken; indĭcāre, signĭfĭcāre, portendĕre Ic gebícnige [gebýcnige MS. D.], Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 40. Hí gebícniaþ sum þing niwes
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sinnan
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with gen. To care for, mind, heed Ne ic mé eorþwelan ówiht sinne, ne mé mid móde micles gyrne, Exon. Th. 121, 18 ; Gú. 290. Hé wæs swungen sárslegum . . . hrá weorces ne sann ( the body cared not for pain ), Andr. Kmbl. 2556 ; An. 1279. Hié fægerra
sigle
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A necklace, collar, band for the neck Ne beóþ ðǽr forþ borene sigele ne beágas ne heora heáfodgold, Wulfst. 253, 23. Ðá gemétte heó under hrægele gylden sigele ( monile ), Bd. 4, 23 ; S. 595, 5. Háma ætwæg Brósinga mene, sigle and sincfæt, Beo. Th.
geornian
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to desire, ask for Gedó ꝥ gé georniað þára þinga þe gé mé rihtlic begytan mæg . . . Gif ic eów ealla eówra þinga geunne on þá geráde þe gé mé míne georniað ( exoptetis ), Ll. Th. i. 196, 29-32. Ꝥ hé on þá wísan hire geornige ꝥ hé hý healdan wille swá
swician
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III.</b> add Swiciende mánswican, Ll. Lbmn. 244, 28. <b>III a.</b> add :-- Nú swicað se deófol dígollíce embe ús hú hé þurh leahtras forlǽre ðá crístenan, and tó mislicum synnun heora mód áwende, Hml. S. 16, 220. Hwí woldest ðú swician
of-torfian
to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles
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to stone, to kill by casting stones or similar missiles Hî ûs oftorfiaþ mid stánum lapidibus nos obruent, Ex. 8, 26. Hí hine oftorfodon mid bánum and mid hrýðera heáfdum. Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 18. Hig wyllaþ mé oftorfian populus lapidabit me, Ex. 17,
holm-wudu
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wood growing on a hill Mé ( the Cross ) geweorþode wuldres ealdor ofer holmwudu (holtwudu ?), Kr. 91. [cf. He wes ifloȝen into þan haȝe wude, in tó þan haȝe holme, Laym. 20712.] cf. firgen-beám
gafol-fisc
Fish paid as toll or tribute
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Fish paid as toll or tribute Ic geann þám munecan tó fódan mín gafolfisc þe mé áríst be sælande concedo maritimos pisces qui mihi contingere debent annualiter per thelonei lucrum, Cht. Th. 307, 37
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éstful-líce
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Ealle þá þe éstfullíce Drihtne fyliað omnes qui devote Dominum sequuntur, Gr. D. 138, 15. Hé mé þus éstfullíce æt þisum baðe þegnað mihi solet tam devotissime ad lavandum obsequi, 343, 13. Add
DUGAN
To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberal ⬩ valēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre
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To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberal; valēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre Ðonne his ellea deah when his valour avails, Beo. Th. 1151; B. 573: Andr
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on-findan
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Add Anfindo depraehendo, Txts. 57, 661. to come upon by chance or in the course of events. to come across, meet with, light upon Ðone sé ðe onfindes quem qui invenit, Mt. L. 13, 44. Huón aron ðá ðe onfindes ðá ilco, 7, 14. Gesomnadon alle ðá ðe onfundon
hleahtor
a laugh
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Add: the action of laughing. as an expression of joy, merriment Plega and hleahtor . . . þǽr wigan sittað on beórsele blíðe ætsomne, Rún. 14. Hlehter (risus) eówer on heófunge byþ gehworfen and bliss on gnornunge, Scint. 171, 6. Hlehter sáre byð gemincged
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CNYSSAN
To press ⬩ trouble ⬩ toss ⬩ strike ⬩ dash ⬩ beat ⬩ overcome; ⬩ premere ⬩ tribulare ⬩ pulsare ⬩ contundere ⬩ vincere
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To press, trouble, toss, strike, dash, beat, overcome; premere, tribulare, pulsare, contundere, vincere Ic wæs hearde cnyssed I was hard pressed Ps. Th. 117, 13. Ne lǽt úsic costunga cnyssan tó swíðe let not temptations trouble us too much Exon. 122a
fǽle
Faithful, true, dear, good ⬩ fĭdēlis, constans, cārus, bŏnus
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Faithful, true, dear, good; fĭdēlis, constans, cārus, bŏnus Wes us fǽle freónd be a faithful friend to us, Cd. 130; Th. 165, 1; Gen. 2725: 135; Th. 170, 26; Gen. 2819: Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 15; Gú. 144: Elen. Kmbl. 175; El. 88: Ps. Th. 66, 3: 70, 4: 77
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hirwan
to despise ⬩ scorn ⬩ derision ⬩ scorn ⬩ to blaspheme ⬩ blame
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Take here hyrwan, herewian, herian, in Dict., and add: to feel (and express) contempt for, to despise, scorn Ealle hié hié swá wundige hyrwað omnes ut ulcerosum contemnunt, Verc. Först. 139, 10. Hý nú hyrwað háligra mód, þá þe him tó heofonum hyge staðeliað
cwician
To come to life, QUICKEN ⬩ vīvĕre et spīrāre ⬩ To make alive, OUICKEN ⬩ vivificare
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v. intrans. To come to life, QUICKEN ; vīvĕre et spīrāre Wǽron ða leoma cwiciende the limbs were quickening, Greg. Dial. 4, 36. Smire mid ða sáran limu, hie cwiciaþ sóna smear the sore limbs therewith, they will soon quicken, L. M. 3, 47; Lchdm. ii.
DRENCAN
DRENCH, make drunk ⬩ potum vel potiōnem dāre, potāre, inebriāre ⬩ to drown ⬩ submergĕre
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to give to drink, to DRENCH, make drunk; potum vel potiōnem dāre, potāre, inebriāre Of burnan willan ðínes ðú drenctest [Th. drencst] hí torrente voluntātis tuæ potābis eos, Ps. Spl. 35, 9. Ðú drenctest us mid, wíne potasti nos vino, 59, 3. On þurste
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