ge-teóh
Matter ⬩ material ⬩ pl. instruments ⬩ implements ⬩ utensils
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Matter, material; pl. instruments, implements, utensils Se ðis leóht onwráh and ðæt torhte geteóh tillíce onwráh who this light displayed and the bright matter [the universe] revealed, Exon. 94 a; Th. 352, 32; Reim. 2.
Linked entry: egeþ-getígu
swylt-cwalu
Death-pang, death, ⬩ of the death of the body ⬩ of the death of the soul
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Death-pang, death, of the death of the body Ðæs gástes síð æfter swyltcwale, Andr. Kmbl. 311; An. 156. of the death of the soul Gif seó sáwl sceal mid deóflum drohtnoð habban . . . on swyltcwale and in sárum sorgum, Wulfst. 188, 4
sylian
To sully, soil, pollute, defile ⬩ soiling ⬩ to defile
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Sió sugu hí wille sylian on hire sole æfter ðæm ðe hió áðwægen biþ, Past. 54; Swt. 419, 27
segn-bora
A standard-bearer
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A standard-bearer Hé (John) wæs segnbora ðæs ufancundan Kyninges, Blickl. Homl. 163, 22. Segnbora draconarius (draconarius vexillifer, qui fert vexillum ubi est draco depictus), i. vexillarius, signifer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 5.
Linked entry: segn-berend
þorn-stybb
The stump of a thorn-tree
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The stump of a thorn-tree Tó ðæm þornstybbe; of ðam þornstybbe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 252, 28. Tó ðan þornstybbe, vi. 8, 33, 37. On ðonæ þornstub, v. 291, 11. On ðone þornstyb; of ðam stybbe, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 169, 33
losian
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Ðý lǽs him losige ðæt heofenlice ondgit ne ipso veritatis intellectu vacuetur, Past. 85, 7.
riht-wísend
A Sadducee
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A Sadducee Ðá hé geseh manega ðæra sunderhálgena and ðæra rihtwísendra tó his fulluhte cumende, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 7
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stoccen
Made of logs
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Made of logs Andlang Teóburnan tó ðære wíde herestrǽt; æfter ðære herestrǽt tó ðære ealde stoccene sancte Andreae cyricean to the old wooden St. Andrew's church, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 73, 20. Cf. Stokenchurch in Oxfordshire, Stokenham in Devonshire
þeóf
A thief
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Geséce ǽbera þeóf ðæt ðæt hé geséce, oððe se ðe on hláfordsearwe gemét sý, ðæt hí nǽfre feorh ne gesécen, búton se cyningc him feorhgeneres unne, L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 22: L. C. S. 26; Th. i. 390, 27.
Linked entry: þeáf
ge-gild-heall
A guild-hall
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A guild-hall Orc hæfþ gegyfen ðæ gegyldhealle ðam gyldscipe to ágenne Orc hath given the guild-hall for the guild to own, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iv. 277, 21
Linked entry: heall
a-scínan
To shine forth ⬩ to be clear ⬩ evident ⬩ clarescere ⬩ elucere
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Ðá ðǽr ascán beáma beorhtast then there shone the brightest of beams, Exon. 52a; Th. 180, 20; Gú. 1282
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bǽdan
To constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ require ⬩ solicit ⬩ cogere ⬩ compellere ⬩ exigere ⬩ postulare ⬩ flagitare
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To constrain, compel, require, solicit; cogere, compellere, exigere, postulare, flagitare Ðæs his lufu bǽdeþ whom his love constrains, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 27; Gn. Ex. 100.
bán-hús
The bone-house ⬩ the chest ⬩ body ⬩ ossea domus ⬩ pectus ⬩ corpus
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The bone-house, the chest, body; ossea domus, pectus, corpus He ðæt bánhús gebrocen hæfde he had broken the bone-house, the breast, or body, Beo. Th. 6285; B. 3147. Hence bánhúses weard the body's guard, the mind, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 9; Exod. 523
cépe-þing
Saleable things, goods, ware, merchandise ⬩ venalia, merces
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Saleable things, goods, ware, merchandise; venalia, merces Secgeaþ hí ðæt cýpemen monig cépeþing to ceápstowe brohte dicunt quia mercatoribus multa venalia in forum fuissent conlata, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4. Cépeþing [MS. cepeþinge] merces, Ælfc.
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dóm-líce
Judicially, powerfully, gloriously ⬩ judicialĭter, potenter, gloriōse
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Judicially, powerfully, gloriously; judicialĭter, potenter, gloriōse Sýn me ðíne handa on hǽlu nú, and ðæt dómlíce gedón weorþe fiat manus tua et salvum me facias, Ps. Th. 118, 173: Exou. 54 b; Th. 193, 19; Az. 124: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 10; Jud. 319
dýr
A door ⬩ ostium, jānua
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A door; ostium, jānua We lǽraþ, ðæt mæssepreósta oððe mynsterpreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan circan dýre búton his oferslipe we enjoin, that no mass-priest, or minster-priest, come within the church-door without his upper vestment, L. Edg.
elcian
To put off, delay ⬩ mŏrari, differre, cunctāri, tempus trăhĕre
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Ðæt he leng ne elcode to his geleáfan that he no longer delayed his belief, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 1
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éðe
Easy, ready, mild, soft ⬩ făcĭlis, mītis
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Easy, ready, mild, soft; făcĭlis, mītis Ne wæs ðæt éðe síþ that was no easy enterprise, Beo. Th. 5166; B. 2586. Eall ðú ðín yrre éðre gedydest mĭtĭgasti omnem ĭram tuam, Ps. Th. 84, 3: Mk. Bos. 2, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 2586; El. 1294
fen-land
Fen-land ⬩ marshy land ⬩ pălustris terra
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Fen-land, marshy land; pălustris terra Hí ealle Egypta awéston, bútan ðǽm fenlandum they laid waste all Egypt, except the fen-lands, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 26. He þurh ða fenland reów he rowed through the fen-lands, Guthl. 9; Gdwin. 50, 13
feormend-leás
Wanting a polisher ⬩ pŏlītōre cărens
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Wanting a polisher; pŏlītōre cărens Geseah he orcas stondan, fyrnmanna fatu, feormendleáse, ðǽr wæs helm monig eald and ómig he saw bowls standing, vessels of men of yore, wanting a polisher, there was many a helmet, old and rusty, Beo.