heals
The neck, the prow of a ship ⬩ collum, amplexatorium ⬩ neck, part of the bow of a ship
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Heals ealne ymbeféng he clasped all the neck, Beo. Th. 5376; B. 2691. Lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals he let his weapon pass through the man's neck, Byrht. Th. 135, 60; By. 141
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hosp-sprǽc
Contemptuous, insulting language
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cheerfully bore with it, though he was reviled, Homl.
on-timber
material ⬩ reason, occasion ⬩ materia
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Ðæt antimber ðe hé of gesceóp gesceafta, Hexam. 4; Norm. 6, 22.
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sliccan
to strike, slap
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, and hé dead ne biþ . . . hé biþ unscildig, ðe hine slóh 21, 18-19. Gif hwilc slicþ eacniende wíf 21, 22. (cf. colloquial lick = to beat. Halliwell gives slick as an Oxfordshire word for a blow, slap)
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á-singan
to recite verse ⬩ to compose verse
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Add: to recite verse Hé þý betstan leóðe geglenged him ásong and ágeaf þæt him beboden wæs, Bd. 4, 34;Sch. 485, 22.
þrymm
a host ⬩ great body of people ⬩ a force ⬩ multitude ⬩ a great body of water ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ might ⬩ glory ⬩ majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ greatness ⬩ grandeur
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Eác wé gelýfaþ ðæt Drihten sylf hire tógeánes cóme all the heavenly host would rejoice at her advent. We believe, too, that the Lord himself would come to meet her, Homl. Th. i. 442, 13.
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hwæt-hwega
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L. 15, 24. with genitive following Ábiersð hwæthwugu ( aliquid ) út ðæs ðe hé sugian sceolde, Past. 165, 15. Hé wilnað hwæshweg (-hwugu, v. l. ) þæs þe hé þonne næft, Bt. 11, 1; F. 34, 1.
swingel
a stripe, stroke ⬩ a scourging, whipping, flogging ⬩ a scourge, rod, whip ⬩ a swingle, a stick to beat flax ⬩ the swingle ⬩ le pesselin ⬩ to swingle the flax ⬩ estonger vostre lyn ⬩ excussorium, excudia ⬩ exculidium ⬩ excudium ⬩ to beat flax ⬩ chastisement, affliction
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Ð á eode hé tó ðam bysceope . . . and hym eówde ða lǽla ðæra(-e?) swingellan ðe hé from Dryhtne onféng, Shrn. 98, 14-18. Hé wénde ðæt hé mid swinglan (verberibus) sceolde ða ánrédnesse his heortan ánescian . . .
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ge-hycgan
To think ⬩ conceive ⬩ consider ⬩ devise ⬩ reflect ⬩ be mindful ⬩ think about ⬩ care ⬩ intend ⬩ resolve
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Sceal gehycgan hæleða ǽghwilc ðæt he ne abælige bearn wealdendes every man must be mindful that he offend not the son of the powerful, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 25; Sat. 195 : 219; Th. 282, 7; Sat. 283.
tó-bregdan
to separate (trans.) by a quick movement, ⬩ to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. ) ⬩ to pull apart ⬩ to separate (intrans.) by a quick movement, ⬩ to break off, ⬩ start from sleep, ⬩ to awake ⬩ to separate by making a quick movement with something
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He tobraide his clothes, Gow. ii. 53, 11
á-teorian
to get exhausted ⬩ faint, ⬩ to lose heart or energy ⬩ get weary ⬩ faint ⬩ to get exhausted ⬩ come to an end ⬩ fail ⬩ be wanting ⬩ to be defective
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Se déma hét him ǽtes forwyrnan ꝥ hé swá áteorode. Hml. S. 22, 137. fig. to lose heart or energy, get weary, faint Wíte com ofer ðé and ðú áteorodest, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 18. Ne ðú ne átiara ðonne ðú bist ðreád, (nec deficias) Kent. Gl. 38.
ádl-wérig
Weary with sickness ⬩ morbo fatigatus
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Weary with sickness; morbo fatigatus Fonde his mon-dryhten ádlwérigne he found his master weary with sickness, Exon. 47b; Th. 162, 25; Gú. 981
ǽfen-tíma
Evening time ⬩ eventide ⬩ vespertinum tempus
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Evening time, eventide; vespertinum tempus Ðá ǽfentíma wæs, he férde to Bethaníam cum jam vespera esset hora, exiit in Bethaniam, Mk. Bos. 11, 11
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feorran
To remove to a distance ⬩ withdraw ⬩ remŏvēre ⬩ elongāre
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To remove to a distance, withdraw; remŏvēre, elongāre Ne wolde feorhbealo feorran he would not withdraw the mortal bale, Beo. Th. 314; B. 156
leás-sagol
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Saying what is false, mendacious Se ðe wǽre leássagol weorðe se sóðsagol he that told lies, let him tell the truth, Wulfst. 72, 16
ge-tyddrian
To produce ⬩ bring forth
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To produce, bring forth Swilce he swá fela wínboga getyddrode as if it so many vine-branches brought forth, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 7
ge-brehtnian
To become bright
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To become bright Ðætte he gebrehtnige se clarificari, Jn. Skt. p. 6, 17. Gibrehtnad [geberehtnad, Lind.] is clarificatus est, Jn. Skt. Rush. 13, 31
ge-efenlícad
Made equal ⬩ æquātus
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Made equal; æquātus Ðæt he swá geefenlícad wǽre mid ða gife his þingeres quātĕnus æquātus grātia suo intercessōri, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 3
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ge-feald
A fold ⬩ inclosure ⬩ field ⬩ septum ⬩ ăger
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A fold, inclosure, field; septum, ăger Þurh fífela gefeald forþonette he hastened forth through the field of the monsters, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10