wǽt
wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture ⬩ wet, moist, having moisture ⬩ wet, rainy
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wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture Ðæt wæter is wǽt and ceald, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35: Met. 20, 77. Hyra blód byð wǽt and wearm, Anglia viii. 299, 29. Ðú ðam wættere wǽtum and cealdum foldan tó flóre gesettest, Met. 20, 90. Mid wættere rude roseo
-an
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The termination of most Anglo-Saxon verbs is in -an; but -án is found, which seems to be contracted from aa, agan, ahan, as, — gán to go, from gaan: smeán to consider, from smeagan: sleán to slay, from sleahan, etc. The termination of verbs in -ón, appears
áwðer
Either ⬩ each ⬩ one or other ⬩ alter ⬩ alteruter
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Either, each, one or other; alter, alteruter Ne uncer áwðer not either of us; neuter [ne-uter ] nostrum, Exon. 129 b; Th.496, 29; Rä. 85, 22. Ða tungl áwðer [MS. auðer] óðres rene á ne gehríneþ, ǽr ðam ðæt óðer of gewíteþ the stars never touch each other's
ceald
Cold, coldness ⬩ frigus
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Cold, coldness; frigus Somod hát and ceald heat also and cold, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 29; Dan. 377; Cd. 216; Th. 273, 5; Sat. 132. Hátes and cealdes of heat and of cold, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 20; Dóm. 106. Hý beóþ cealde geclnngene they are shrivelled with
dryht-folc
A nation, multitude ⬩ pŏpŭlus, multĭtūdo
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A nation, multitude; pŏpŭlus, multĭtūdo Micel aríseþ dryhtfolc to dóme a great multitude shall arise to judgment, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 23; Cri. 1042. Dryht-folca helm a protector of nations, 107 a; Th. 408, 24; Rä. 27, 17. Wæs deáþe gedrenced drihtfolca
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Dauid
David ⬩ Dāvid, īdis
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David; Dāvid, īdis; m Dauid sang ðysne syxtan sealm David sang this sixth psalm, Ps. Th. arg. 6. Dauides sealm the psalm of David, Ps. Th. arg. 4. Dauides sunu David's son, Homl. Blick. 15, 18, 20. Crist onwráh, in Dauides dýrre mǽgan, ðæt is Euan scyld
éd
Safety, security, happiness ⬩ sălus, asȳlum
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Safety, security, happiness; sălus, asȳlum Éd monne safety of men, the ark. Cd. 70; Th. 84, 30, Mann. Some think ed signifies a renewing, restoration, regeneration; renŏvatio: then ed monne might be translated, regeneration of men. Grn. corrected ed
éhtnes
Persecution ⬩ persĕcutio
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Persecution; persĕcutio Seó éhtnes ðara cristenra manna the persecution of christian men, Ors. 6, 23; Bos. 124, 11: Ps. Th. 118, 139. Fram Iudéa éhtnesse from the persecution of the Jews, Ps. Th. arg. 17: Mt. Bos. 13, 21: Chr. 2; Erl. 4, 30. Eádige synd
fæderen-mǽg
A relation on the father's side, paternal relative ⬩ a patre cognātus, agnātus
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A relation on the father's side, paternal relative; a patre cognātus, agnātus Cain gewearþ to ecgbanan fæderenmǽge Cain became the murderer of his father's son, Beo. Th. 2530; B. 1263. Fædrenmǽga mǽgleás kinless of paternal relatives, L. Alf. pol. 27
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fór-hradian
To hasten before ⬩ anticipate ⬩ prevent ⬩ prævĕnīre ⬩ præoccŭpāre
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To hasten before, anticipate, prevent; prævĕnīre, præoccŭpāre Utan fórhradian his ansýne on andetnesse præoccŭpēmus făciem ejus in confessiōne. Ps. Lamb. 94, 2. Se sylfa deáþ ðære ádle yldinge fórhradaþ death itself prevents the tarrying of the disease
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furður
Further ⬩ more ⬩ ultĕrius ⬩ ultra
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Further, more; ultĕrius, ultra Ǽr gé on land furður feran ere ye proceed further into the land, Beo. Th. 513; B. 254: 1527; B. 761: Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 30; Jul. 541: Cd. 94; Th. 121, 22; Gen. 2014: Andr. Kmbl. 2976; An. 1491. Ðæt ðé cyning engla gefrætwode
eald-riht
An ancient right ⬩ vĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium
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An ancient right; vĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium He him gehét ðæt hý ealdrihta ǽlces mósten wyrðe gewunigen he promised them that they should remain possessed of each of their ancient rights, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 71; Met. 1, 36: 1, 114; Met. 1, 57. Bǽdon hine
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hreác-copp
macoli summitas ⬩ caput macholi ⬩ firma ad macholum faciendum
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food given to the labourers on completing a rick, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 28, 27. The Latin version has macoli summitas, caput macholi for the former, and firma ad macholum faciendum for the latter. Thorpe in explanation of the passage quotes the following
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in-fiht
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An attack made upon a person by one inhabiting the same dwelling; it was a breach of the peace for which a fine had to be paid to the head of the house if he were competent to exercise jurisdiction Infiht [infitht, MS.] vel insocna est quod ab ipsis
mearþ
A marten ⬩ a kind of weasel
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A marten, a kind of weasel Mearth furuncus, Ep. Gl. 9 d, 11. Mearþ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 21: furo, idem deminutive furunculus, 39, 58: ferunca vel ferunculus, i. 22, 51. Mærþ feruncus, 78, 17: rumusculus, ii. 76, 36. Merþ ferunca, 40, 12. Se byrdesta sceall
niht-sang
the service at the seventh of the canonical hours ⬩ compline ⬩ a copy of the service
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the service at the seventh of the canonical hours, compline Nú gebyraþ mæssepreóstum ðæt hí ða seofon tídsangas gesyngon . . . nihtsang seofoþan, L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 3-7 : R. Ben. 40, 7. Hwænne wylle gé singan nihtsangc ( completorium ), Coll
gild-rǽden
The relation involved in membership of a guild
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The relation involved in membership of a guild Gif he nele to bóte gebúgan þolige he ðære gefér-rǽdene and ǽlcere óðre gyldrǽdene if he will not submit to make amends let him forfeit the fellowship and every other interest in the guild, Th. Chart. 606
gnyrn
Grief ⬩ sorrow ⬩ evil ⬩ wrong
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n[?] Grief, sorrow, evil, wrong Lác weorþade ðe hire brungen wæs gnyrna to geóce the gift she honoured that was brought to her as a consolation of sorrows, Elen. Kmbl. 2275; El. 1139. Þeóda waldend eallra gnyrna [MS. gnymra] leás the ruler of nations
stród
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Andlang díces on ðæt stród; eást andlang stródes; of ðam stróde on scagan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 230, 4. Útt þurh Wynnawudu on stróð norðweard ( the reference is to the same place in both charters ), 334, 32. On secgláges stród; of secgláhes stróde, iii.
þeóster-full
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Full of darkness, dark, obscure Þeóstorfull wæter tenebrosa aqua, Ps. Spl. 17, 13. Ðín líchama byþ þýsterfull ( tenebrosum ), Mt. Kmbl. 6, 23. Þéstreful tenebrosa, obscura, Hpt. Gl. 483, 53. Of þrýstrefulre de latebroso, tenebroso, 458, 52. Se engel