weorpan
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Him man wearp on, ðæt hé wæs ðes cynges swica he was charged with being a traitor to thee king, Chr. 1055 ; Erl. 189, 3. Ðý læs ǽfre cweðan óðre þeódæ: 'Hwǽr com eówer God?'
CEORL
CHURL, countryman, husbandman ⬩ homo liber, rusticus, colonus ⬩ a man, husband ⬩ vir, maritus ⬩ a free man
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Gif ceorl geþeáh, ðæt he hæfde fullíce fíf hída ágenes landes, cirican and cycenan [MS. ky-cenan ], bell-hús and burh-geat-setl, and sunder-note on cynges healle, ðonne wæs he ðonon-forþ þegen-rihtes weorþe if a free man thrived, so that he had fully
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cwide
the expression of a thought, a sentence, period ⬩ sententia ⬩ a saying, proverb, speech, discourse, sermon, will ⬩ dictum, dictio, sermo, homilia, testamentum ⬩ a legal enactment, decree ⬩ edictum, deretum
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Cwydas dón to make wills, Lchdm. iii. 210, 30. a legal enactment, decree ; edictum, deretum Swá hit ǽr Eádmundes cwide wæs as it was formerly the enactment of Edmund, L. Edg. H. 2; Th. i. 258, 9.
DREÓGAN
to do, work, perform, to pass life, to fight ⬩ ăgĕre, făcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, vitam ăgĕre, militāre ⬩ DREE, endure ⬩ ferre, pati, sustinēre, tolerāre ⬩ to enjoy ⬩ frui ⬩ To be employed, be busy ⬩ ăgĕre, negōtiōsum esse
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Hú manega gefeoht he ðǽr dreógende wæs how many battles he was there fighting, Ors. 1, 11; Bos. 35, 9. to bear, suffer, DREE, endure; ferre, pati, sustinēre, tolerāre Mán ne cúðon dón ne dreógan they knew not to do nor suffer crime, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 23
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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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Ne wæs sóna his hálgung [MS. halgunge] démed nec statim ordinātio decrēta, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 22. Beóþ his dagas swylce démde gelíce swá ðú on scimiendre sceade lócige dies ejus sicut umbra prætĕreunt, Ps. Th. 143, 5
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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a fast, fasting; jējūnium Ðis feówertigfealde fæsten wæs asteald on ðære ealdan gecýðnysse this fortyfold fast was established in the old testament, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 1.
HELP
HELP ⬩ aid ⬩ succour
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HELP, aid, succour On ðǽm burgum wæs getácnad ðæt Crist is eáðmódegra help probans se esse conservatorem humilium, Ors. 3, 2; Swt. 100, 25.
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hrægel
A garment ⬩ dress ⬩ robe ⬩ rail ⬩ clothing
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Se ðe mid ðon ánum hrægle wæs gegyrwed who was dressed in that one garment, 169, 1. On medmyclum hrægle gehealdene moderate in dress, 185, 17.
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INNOÞ
the inside ⬩ stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ bowels ⬩ the breast ⬩ heart
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Ðætte hira módes innaþ yfele and hefiglíce mid gefylled wæs quæ mentis intima deprimebat, Past. 54, 1; Swt. 419, 32. Sió his innaþ wan wætere gelíc intravit sicut aqua in interiora ejus, Ps. Th. 108, 18.
murnan
To mourn ⬩ be sad ⬩ be anxious ⬩ To mourn ⬩ lament ⬩ to care about ⬩ regard
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Hyge wæs oncyrred ðæt hié ne murndon æfter mandreárne the mind was o'erthrown, so that after the glad life of men they longed not, Andr. Kmbl. 73; An. 37. trans.
gód
GOOD ⬩ bonus
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Wæs he swíðe æþelra gebyrda and gódra he was of very noble and good birth, 211, 19. Góde sangeras good singers, 207, 31
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unc
Us two ⬩ me and thee ⬩ me and him
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Ðú mé behéte hál ðæt ðæt ðú mé, sealdest, on ða gewitnesse ðe unc ðá mid wæs, L. O. 7; Th. i. 180, 24. Unc is his hyldo þearf, Cd. Th. 41, 30; Gen. 664.
wanung
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Hé mycle wonunge and ǽwyrdlan wæs wyrcende ðære mærwan cyrican weaxnesse magno tenellis ecclesiae crementis detrimento fuit, 2, 5 ; S. 506, 37.
wirs
Worse ⬩ worst
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Ne wæs hyra ǽnigum ðý wyrs, ne síde ðý sárra, 394, 19; Rä. 14, 5.
ge-strínan
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Hé gestriónde (gestriónende wæs, L.) óþre féfe, Mt. R. 25, 16. Gestreónde, 17. Hwæt helpeð menn ðeáh þe hé middengeard ealne gestreóne (-strióna, L.) quod prodest homini si mundum universum lucretur, 16, 26. Gestriéne, Past. 331, II.
ge-teohhian
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Wæs ic geteohhod (-tihad, v. l.) in þás wítelican stówe in hoc poenali loco deputatus sum, Gr. D. 330, 7. Geteohhod on þá hellewítu, Verc. Först. 116, 10. to determine, intend, resolve to do Geteohhade conaverit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 45.
on-cnáwan
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(l b), add: with noun or pronoun (representing a noun) Hé suá micle bet his ágen dysig oncnéw swá hé undruncenra wæs malum, quod fecerat, cognoscere potuit, quia hoc ebrius non audivit, Past. 295, 8.
BRAND
a BRAND, fire-brand, torch; ⬩ titio, torris ⬩ a burning, flame, fire; ⬩ incendium, flamma, ignis ⬩ A sword; ⬩ ensis
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Se ád wæs ǽghwonan ymb-boren mid brondum the funeral pile was heaped around on every side with fire-brands, Exon. 74 a ; Th. 277, 15 ; Jul. 581. a burning, flame, fire; incendium, flamma, ignis Brond þeceþ hús the burning covers the house, Exon. 59 a
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hof
A house ⬩ hall, ⬩ dwelling, ⬩ building ⬩ ædes, ⬩ domus
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Se hálga wæs tó hofe lǽded in ðæt dimme ræced the saint was led to the building [prison] into that dark house, Andr. Kmbl. 2616; An. 1309. Of ðam engan hofe, Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 12; Jul. 532: Elen. Kmbl. 1420; El. 712.
timbran
to build (lit. or fig.) ⬩ construct ⬩ to instruct, ⬩ edify ⬩ to cut timber
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Ðǽr wæs timbred templ, Nar. 37, 22: Beo. Th. 620; B. 307. Bióþ timbrede cestre, Ps.
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