swǽsende
food, victuals, refection ⬩ flatteries, blandishments, fair speech.
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Hé þanc gesægde ðá hé gereordod wæs : ;Ðé ðissa swǽsenda Meotud leán forgilde,; Andr. Kmbl. 771; An. 386. Ðæt hí on his hús ne eodon ne of his swǽsendum mete ðygedon ne domum ejus intrarent neque de cibis illius acciperent Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 28.
habban
To HAVE, possess, hold, keep
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Mid ðý hé mid ðone gesíþ hæfed wæs dum apted comitem teneretur, 4, 22; S. 591, 32. Adam and Eva on bendum wǽron hæfde Adam and Eve were held in bonds, Blickl.
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sécan
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Georne smeádon, sóhton searoþancum, hwæt sió syn wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 827; El. 414. Ongan on sefan sécean sóðfæstnesse weg tó wuldre, 2295; El. 1149. Ic ðíne gewitnesse wylle sécan testimonia tua exquisivi, Ps. Th. 118, 22.
feormian
to supply with food ⬩ feed ⬩ support ⬩ sustain ⬩ entertain ⬩ receive as a guest ⬩ cherish ⬩ benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ victum suppĕdĭtāre ⬩ epŭlāre ⬩ suscĭpĕre ⬩ suscĭpĕre hospĭtio ⬩ fŏvēre ⬩ cūrāre ⬩ vălēre ⬩ to feed on ⬩ devour ⬩ consume ⬩ vesci ⬩ comĕdĕre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ to cleanse, FARM or cleanse out ⬩ mundāre ⬩ purgāre ⬩ expiāre
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Ðæt se, ðe hine feormode, and se, ðe gefeormod wæs, sýn hí begen bisceopes dóme scyldig that he, who entertained him, and he, who was entertained, be both guilty to the bishop's doom, Bd, 4, 5; S. 572, 44.
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GÁST
the breath ⬩ hālĭtus ⬩ spīrāmen ⬩ the spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ GHOST ⬩ spīrĭtus ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ ănĭma
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Folc wæs afǽred, flódegsa becwom gástas geómre the folk was affrighted, the flood-dread seized on the sad souls, 166; Th. 206, 5; Exod. 447. Se hálga Gást the holy Ghost; Spīrĭtus sanctus, Mk. Bos. 13, 11 : Lk. Bos. 1, 15, 35 : 2, 25, 26 : Jn.
mægen-þrymm
Majesty ⬩ greatness ⬩ glory ⬩ Christ ⬩ great power ⬩ might ⬩ an instance in which the divine glory or power is displayed ⬩ the glory of heaven ⬩ heaven ⬩ the angels who inhabit heaven
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Ic sóhte hwylc wǽre mægenþrymmes oððe elnes se Pater Noster, Salm. Kmbl. 20; Sal. 10. In ðam mægenþrymme mid ðam sý áhefed heofon and eorþe in that mighty power with which is uplifted heaven and earth, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 31; Sch. 88.
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mín
Mine ⬩ my
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Ðú mundbora wǽre mínum, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 25; Hö. 75. Ða mínan, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 19; Sat. 504. Grammar mín, with a pronoun Hér is mín se gecorena sunu hic est filius meus dilectus, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 17. Ðes mín sunu, Lk. Skt. 15, 24.
nearu
narrow ⬩ strait ⬩ confined ⬩ not spacious ⬩ narrow ⬩ limited ⬩ poor ⬩ restricted ⬩ strait ⬩ oppressive ⬩ causing anxiety ⬩ oppressed ⬩ not having free action ⬩ strict ⬩ severe
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Alexander him ðæt ondréd for ðære nearwan stówe ðæt hé ðá on wæs timens angustias quibus inerat locorum, 3, 9; Swt. 124, 25. In án nearo fæsten ungeféredra móra in angustias inaccessorum montium, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 20.
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neód
Desire ⬩ eagerness ⬩ diligence ⬩ earnest endeavour
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Desire, eagerness, diligence, earnest endeavour Wæs him neód micel ðæt hié tóbrugdon fira flǽschoman him to fódderþege great was their desire to rend the bodies of men for their repast, Andr. Kmbl. 316; An. 158.
níde
of necessity ⬩ as a natural ⬩ inevitable consequence ⬩ from force of circumstances ⬩ of necessity ⬩ because a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfied ⬩ from force ⬩ under compulsion ⬩ without free-will
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Wæs his fæder cininges þegna aldorman. Ðá sceolde Sanctus Martinus néde ( as an inevitable result ) beón on his geógoþháde on ðære geférǽdenne cininges þegna, 211, 22.
port
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Gif ðú hér on porte ( Ephesus ) geboren wǽre, hwǽr synt ðíne mágas ðe ðé áféddon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 679. Ic wille ðæt nán man ne ceápige bútan porte, ac hæbbe ðæs port- geréfan gewitnesse oððe óðera manna ðe man gelýfan mǽge.
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rodor
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Siððan wæs rodor árǽred and ryne tungla, folde gefæstnad, Exon. Th. 272, 12; Jul. 498. Radores aethrae (MS. uetre ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 43.
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scíran
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Ðæm folce wæs ǽgðres waa ge ðæt hié ðæt mǽste yfel forberan sceoldon ge eác ðæt hié his scíran ne dorstan there was trouble to the people on both accounts, that they had to bear a very great evil, and that they durst not get rid of it, Ors. 3, 7 ; Swt
be-sittan
to sit round, surround, beset, besiege ⬩ circumdare, cingere, obsidere ⬩ to be in session, to hold sessions ⬩ to posess ⬩ considere, ⬩ possidere
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He wæs beseten mid his feóndum on ðære byrig he was beset by his enemies in the city, Ps. Th. arg. 19: Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 7. Ic eom beseten obsideor, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 8.
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þearfan
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. ¶ The present participle, as adjective or as substantive, often occurs, as adjective, indigent, needy, poor Hé sǽde ðæt hé folclíc man wǽre and ðearfende rusticum se et pauperem fuisse respondit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 6.
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ed-wít
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Th. 68, 10. disgrace, shame, blame incurred by a person Hé sǽde ꝥ hit þǽm cyninge lǽsse edwít wǽre ( sine regis infamia ), Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 33. Hé him ætfæste éce edwít opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis, Ps. Th. 77, 66: Bl. H. 101, 7.
hwider
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Hé swá hwider ymb swá hé beden wæs férde ubicumque rogabatur diuertens 4, 12; Sch. 412, I. swá hwider Ic fylgo ðec suá huider ðú færes sequor te quocunque ieris. Mt. L. 8, 19. Suǽhuiddir, Lk.
wærlíce
warily, cautiously, circumspectly, ⬩ in a way that guards against surprise ⬩ in a way that guards against an ill result, safely ⬩ carefully, heedfully, prudently
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Hú hý ðam deófle wærlícast magan wiðstandan, Wulfst. 80, 3. in a way that guards against an ill result, safely Námon hí tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt hí sumne dǽl heora londes wurðes æthæfdon they came to the conclusion, that it would be safer
under-fón
to receive ⬩ to have given ⬩ to get ⬩ to receive ⬩ submit to ⬩ a rite ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouring ⬩ to receive for safe conduct, custody ⬩ to receive as a servant or dependent ⬩ to receive, admit into a society ⬩ to receive as a master ⬩ to submit to ⬩ to receive ⬩ admit the claims of ⬩ to receive, admit the force of a person's words ⬩ accept testimony ⬩ to receive what is offered ⬩ to accept ⬩ to receive ⬩ serve as a receptacle for ⬩ to receive or accept an office, a duty, etc. ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to undertake a labour, task, etc. ⬩ to receive what is burdensome ⬩ undergo ⬩ bear ⬩ to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal
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Seó menniscnys wæs underfangen fram ðam godcundum worde, Homl. Th. ii. 364, 11-14. Hí heora méde underféngon, 80, 2: i. 68, 30. Ðæt hé ne cnytte ðæt underfongne feoh on ðæm swátlíne, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 13. to receive, submit to a rite, etc.
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wolcen
A cloud ⬩ the clouds ⬩ the heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ the clouds of night ⬩ under heaven ⬩ on earth ⬩ sky ⬩ welkin
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Hwæðer sincende sǽflðd wǽre under wolcnum, Cd. Th. 86, 29; Gen. 1438 : Beo. Th. 3266; B. 1631: Met. 7, 26: Exon. Th. 199, 17 ; Ph. 27. Scip wide rád wolcnum under, Cd. Th. 84, 4; Gen. 1392, Óþ wolcen (wolcenu. Ps. Surt. ) usque ad nubes, Ps.