ge-sinscipe
Marriage ⬩ wedlock ⬩ matrimony ⬩ in pl. Married people ⬩ connubium,
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He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1. Eác is gesynscipum micel þearf for those married also there is much need, L. E. I 43; Th. ii. 440, 7
ge-swiðrian
To weaken ⬩ destroy ⬩ imminuere ⬩ debilitare ⬩ conficere
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Ne mót innan geondscínan sunne for ðǽm sweartum mistum ǽr ðæm hí geswiðrad weorþen the sun cannot shine through from within for the black mists before they are dissipated, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 90; Met. 5, 45.
for-þylman
To encompass ⬩ overwhelm ⬩ cover over ⬩ obscure ⬩ involvĕre ⬩ obvolvĕre ⬩ obscūrāre
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To encompass, overwhelm, cover over, obscure; involvĕre, obvolvĕre, obscūrāre He his sylfes ðǽr bán gebringeþ, ða ǽr brondes wylm on beorhstede forþylmde it [the phœnix] brings its own bones there, which the fire's rage had before encompassed on the
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irfe-gewrit
a will ⬩ testament
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cýðde mé nán mann nán yrfegewrit ne náne gewitnesse ðæt hit ǽnig óðer wǽre bútan swá wit on gewitnesse ǽr gecwǽdon but it happened that king Ethelred died; then no man made known to me any testament or any witness that it was any other than as we two before
wácness
Meanness of condition ⬩ mean estate ⬩ vilitas,
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Hí bǽdon, ðæt ða gymstánas (gems which had been pebbles before a miraculous change) áwendon tó heora wácnysse, i. 68, 19
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hú-hwega
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Þeós circe mid þýs portice mihte húhwego fíf hund manna befón, Bl. H. 207, 14. marking degree Gloriosas saltim húhugu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 52
FÝR
FIRE ⬩ a fire ⬩ hearth ⬩ ignis ⬩ fŏcus
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Him befóran fóron fýr and wolcen fire and cloud journeyed before him, Cd. 146; Th. 183, 18; Exod. 93 : 169; Th. 212, 9; Exod. 536 : 192; Th. 239, 22; Dan. 374. Ðæs fýres gecynd is hát and dríe the nature of fire is hot and dry, Boutr.
lúcan
To close ⬩ conclude ⬩ fasten ⬩ lock
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On ðæt gerád ðe ðæt stande ðe wit beforan ðam ealdormen lucan on the condition that that arrangement stand which we concluded before the alderman, 597, 32. Hrím and forst lucon leóda gesetu rime and frost shut up men's dwellings, Andr.
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cyning
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Ðæs cyninges tácen is þæt þú wende þíne hande ádúne, and befóh þín heófod ufeweard eallum fingrum on cynehelmes tácne. Cyninges wífes tácen is þæt þú strece onbútan heófod, and sete syððan þíne hand bufon þín heófod, Tech. ii. 128, 23-27.
irming
A poor ⬩ mean ⬩ wretched ⬩ miserable person ⬩ a wretch
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Betere is ðé ðæt ðé sceamige nú hér beforan mé ánum yrmingce ðonne eft beforan Gode on ðam mycelan dóme melius est tibi nunc hic coram me solo misero pudefieri, quam posthac coram Deo in magno judicio, L. Ecg. C. prm ; Th, ii. 132, 20.
beótian
to threaten ⬩ minari ⬩ minitari ⬩ to boast ⬩ vow ⬩ promise ⬩ magna loqui ⬩ polliceri ⬩ spondere
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Agustinus is sǽd, ðæt he beótigende fórecwǽde Augustinus fertur minitans prædixisse Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 29 : Exon. 67 b; Th. 250, 35; Jul. 137. to boast, vow, promise; magna loqui, polliceri, spondere Swá he beótode ǽr wið his beáhgifan as he boasted before
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heofone
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Heaven Heofone næs ná ǽr ǽrðan ðe se ælmihtiga wyrhta hí geworhte on anginne heaven was not before the almighty workman wrought it in the beginning, Hexam. i; Norm. 4. Heofenan ríce the kingdom of heaven, Homl. Th. i. 68, 2: 58, 4.
ge-hédan
to hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ condĕre ⬩ abscondĕre ⬩ to acquire ⬩ obtain ⬩ seize ⬩ obtĭnēre ⬩ deprehendĕre
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Fox 20, 302; Met. 20, 151. to acquire, obtain, seize; obtĭnēre, deprehendĕre Ǽr he gehéde ðæt he ǽr æfter spyrede until he seizes that which he before sought after, Bt. Met. Fox 27, 29; Met. 27, 15.
þrym-líc
Magnificent ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious
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Sceoldon hié ða menn beforan him drífan gebundene ðe gefongene wǽron, ðæt heora mǽrþa sceoldon ðý þrymlícran beón, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 70, 30
un-geára
not long ago ⬩ lately ⬩ before long ⬩ soon
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Th. 1868; B. 932. of the future, before long, soon Ðone egesfullan dómes dæg, se cumeþ nú ungeára, Blickl. Homl. 101, 28. Ungeára nú, Cd. Th. 289, 9; Sat. 395: Beo. Th. 1209; B. 602. Ðú ungeára deáþe sweltest, Exon. Th. 250, 8; Jul. 124.
fore-settan
prefer
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Voc. i. 50, 19. of order in time or place, to put before Foresettaþ praeferant, i. anteponant, An. Ox. 2001. Hé swór God him tó gewitan on his wordum foresettende he prefaced his oath by taking God to witness, Hml. S. 23 b, 271.
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wén
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Add Ne cýð ðú witod on wén ðín (don't count your chickens before they are hatched] ; wite máran þanc ðæs ðe ðú hæbbe, ðonne ðæs ðe ðú wéne ( a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush). Prov. K. 22
blíðe-mód
Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful ⬩ lætus animo, lætus, hilaris
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Blithe, of mind, glad, cheerful; lætus animo, lætus, hilaris Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás cyning [MS. kyng], ðeáh he lang ǽr, lande bereáfod, wunode wræclástum the innocent king was ever blithe of mind [cheerful], though he long before, bereft of land, dwelt
þreodung
deliberation ⬩ hesitation
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B.) geþafaþ si ex deliberatione consentit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 23. hesitation Geseah hé sume earme sáwle út fundigende of hyre líchaman, ac heó ne dorste út gán, for ðam ðe heó geseah ða áwyrgedan gástas beforan hyre standan.
ge-sígan
To sink ⬩ fall ⬩ set as the sun ⬩ cadere ⬩ labi ⬩ occĭdĕre ut sol
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To sink, fall, set as the sun; cadere, labi, occĭdĕre ut sol Ǽr heó [sunne] fullíce gesígan onginne before it [the sun] begin fully to sink, Herb. 19, 5; Lchdm. i. 112, 21.