a-hlehhan
to laugh at ⬩ ridere ⬩ deridere ⬩ to exult ⬩ laugh ⬩ exultare ⬩ lætari
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to laugh at; ridere, deridere Ðá ðæt wíf ahlóh wereda Drihtnes the woman then laughed at the Lord of hosts, Cd. 109; Th. 143, 16; Gen. 2380. to exult, laugh; exultare, lætari Heorte mín ahlyhheþ lætetur cor meum, Ps. Th. 85, 11.
Domer-hám
DAMERHAM, Wiltshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Wiltoniensi
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Ic gean ðæs landes æt Domarháme into Glæstinga byrig I give the land at Damerham to Glastonbury, Th. Diplm. A. D. 972; 519, 30
dóm-georn
Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuous ⬩ justĭtiæ appĕtens, justus
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Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuous; justĭtiæ appĕtens, justus Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn the holy one was led to the house, dear and virtuous, Andr. Kmbl. 2617; An. 1310.
ele-berge
An olive, the fruit of an olive-tree ⬩ ŏlīva
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An olive, the fruit of an olive-tree; ŏlīva Swá swá eleberge wæstmbǽra sīcut ŏlīva fructĭfĕra, Ps. Spl. 51, 8. Syndon bearn ðíne swá swá nywlícra elebergena oððe guógaþ elebeáma sunt fīlii tui sīcut nŏvellæ ŏlīvārum, Ps.
gár-mitting
A meeting of spears or javelins ⬩ a battle
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A meeting of spears or javelins, a battle Ðæt hí beadoweorca beteran wurdon, on campstede, cumbolgehnástes, gármittinge [gármittunge, Th. 207, 3, col. 2] that they were the better [the victors] in works of war, on the battle-field, at the conflict of
húf
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Part of the mouth or upper part of the throat, a tumour affecting that part Húf sublinguium, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 98; Wrt. Voc. 43, 28. Ad ufam. Des lǽcecræft deáh wyð ðone húf ad uvam.
nift
A niece ⬩ grand-daughter ⬩ a step-daughter
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Ic an míne láuedy half marc goldes an míne nifte ánn óre wichte goldes, Chart. Th. 556, 27
un-ǽmtigan
to prevent a person being at leisure ⬩ to deprive of leisure
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to prevent a person being at leisure, to deprive of leisure Ne lyste ðé wífes ðe ðé on nánum þincgum ne ábysige ne ðé ne unǽmtige tó ðínum wyllan do not you desire a wife that may worry you in nothing, and may not prevent you being at leisure to follow
wleccan
To make lukewarm
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Ǽlc wæter bið ðý unwerodre tó drincanne, æfter ðæm ðe hit wearm bið, gif hit eft ácólaþ, ðonne hit ǽr wǽre, ǽr hit mon ó ongunne wleccan, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 21
blóstm-bǽre
Flowery ⬩ blooming
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Blóst(m)bǽre florulenta, florida (tellus), An. Ox. 812. Ðeós blóstmbǽre stów locus iste florifer, Hml. Th. ii. 352, 31. Ðá blóstmbǽran juguðe floridam iuuentutem, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 13. Blóst(m)bǽre, An. Ox. 442.
ge-scrif
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Ox. 3037 (Ald. 41, 27)), 33, 12. a prescribed practice, rite, ceremony Gescrifu, dómas ceremonias (cf. gentilitatis cerimonias hǽþenscipes bígengcas, An. Ox. 2624 (Ald. 35, 36)), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 54
grimlic
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Add: cf. grim; Ongeán þám ánfealdan Godes ege se grimlica deófol lǽrð dyrstignysse, Wlfst. 54, 2. cf. grim; Grimlic gedrecednys atrox uexatio (lictortum ), An. Ox. 3947.
líþan
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Þá wæs heofones smyltnes tósliten, þǽre þe wé ǽr úton leoþon (liþon, v. l.) Add: —
burg-bót
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, recuperatio, renouatio, restauratio, subsidium; urbium reparatio, iugis assolidatio; murorum reparatio; munitionis castellique auxilium; fossa aduersum inimicos facienda. v. fird and brycg-geweorc for references, and weall-geweorc
ǽrra
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awel
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Awele fuscinicula, An. Ox. 7, 378. Ꝥirlie hé his eáre mid ánum æle (subula), Ex. 21, 6. Man sceal habban ... awel, Angl. ix. 264, 7. Awelas fuscinicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 60. Awlas angulae, An. Ox. 46, 43. Awlum uncis, Germ. 393, 110
sceáwian
to look ⬩ to look at ⬩ observe ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to ⬩ to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre ⬩ to look out, seek for, select, choose, provide ⬩ to shew (favour, respect, etc.) ⬩ to grant
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Se cyng sceáwode ðæt mádmehús and ða gersuman ðe his fæder ǽr gegaderode, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 27. Ðonne seó ádl cume ǽrest on ðone mannan, ðonne sceáwa his tungan, Lchdm. ii. 280, 8.
hláf
bread ⬩ a loaf ⬩ cake ⬩ bread ⬩ bread ⬩ manna ⬩ cake
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Hí hláf ne ǽton (cf. næs þǽr (Mermedonia) hláfes wist werum, An. 21) ... ac ǽton manna líchaman, Bl. H. 229, 8. bread as a food for penitents, &c.: Gif hwá ordáles weddige ... féde hé hine sylfne mid hláfe and mid wætere and sealte and wyrtum.
Linked entry: hláf-gang
LIFIAN
To LIVE
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Ðǽr hit lifaþ swá unnyt swá hit wæs where it continues as useless as it was before, Beo. Th. 6316; B. 3168. Lyfaþ vivet, Ps. Th. 71, 15. Þurh Godes fultum, ðe lyfaþ and ríxaþ á bútan ende, Blickl. Homl. 131, 6. Leofaþ, 13, 29.