FISC
A FISH ⬩ piscis
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He afédde of fixum twám and of fíf hláfum fíf þúsendo he fed five thousand from two fishes and from five loaves, Andr. Kmbl. 1178; An. 589: Mk. Bos. 6, 41.
Linked entry: fen-fixas
ǽwisce
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Ǽwiscu (here or under ǽwisc; adj. ?) ludicra, i. inhonesta (neu timeat scriptor terrentis ludicra linguae, Ald. 214, 19), An. Ox. 21, 6
Linked entry: ǽwisc
gealg-mód
Sad in mind ⬩ gloomy ⬩ furious ⬩ tristis anĭmo ⬩ furiōsus
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Hie eágena gesihþ aguton gealgmóde gára ordum they, furious, thrust out the eyesight with javelins' points, Andr. Kmbl. 63; An. 32 : 1125; An. 563
þweor-lic
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</b> add: — Hwyrlice, wiþewyrde contrariam, An. Ox. 2751. add: — Hwirlicere prútunge proteruo fastu, An Ox. 1160.
-mód
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v. ácol-, an-, án-, ǽttren-, ǽwisc-, blíðe-, deór-, dreórig-, eád-, eáð-, forht-, freórig-, gál-, gealg-, geómor-, gewealden-, glæd-, gleáw-, gúþ-, heáh-, heán-, heard-, hreóh-, hreówig-, hwæt-, irre-, láðwende-, leóht-, meagol-, meaht-, micel-, ofer-
ge-lád
A way ⬩ path ⬩ road ⬩ course ⬩ via ⬩ trāmes
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A way, path, road, course; via, trāmes Oferfór he uncúþ gelád he traversed an unknown way, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 9; Exod. 58 : 158; Th. 197, 27; Exod. 313. Ofer deóp gelád over the deep way, i. e. ocean, Andr.
wræc-full
Wretched ⬩ miserable
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Wretched, miserable Ðæt án líf is wræcful, ðæt óðer is eádig; án hwílwéndlíc, óðer éce, Homl. Th. ii. 440, 4. Besceáwiaþ hú wræcfull ðis andwyrde líf is, i. 488, 21. Fram ðisum wræcfullum lífe, 84, I: ii. 370, 19.
word-hord
A word-hoard ⬩ store of words
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A word-hoard, store of words Him Andreas þurh andsware wordhord onleác, Andr. Kmbl. 632; An. 316. Weges weard wordhord onleác, beald reordade, 1202; An. 601 : Beo. Th. 524; B. 259: Met. 6, l: Exon. Th. 318, 20; Víd. I.
wæter-egesa
Terror caused by water
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Terror caused by water Wæteregesa sceal líðra wyrðan the terrors of the deep shall lose their force, Andr. Kmbl. 870; An. 435. Wæteregsa, 750; An. 375.
Linked entry: wæter-bróga
gleng
An ornament ⬩ honour ⬩ ornamentum ⬩ decus
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An ornament, honour; ornamentum, decus Gifu gumena byþ gleng gift is an ornament of men, Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 24; Run. 7. Alege nú ðíne glenga now put off thine ornaments, Ex. 33, 5, 6.
milts
mildness ⬩ kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ mercy ⬩ meekness ⬩ humility ⬩ joy
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] hergaþ; Exon. 55 a; Th. 195, 11; Az. 154: Th. 194, 29; Az. 146: 54 b; Th. 193, 8; Az. 118
Linked entry: milds
eafora
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Add: gen. pl. eafora (?) Eádmundes eafora, Chr. 973; P. 118, 22: B. 2358. Sethes eafora se yldesta, Gen. 1133. Eafora æfter yldrum, 1129. Of idese bið eafora wæcned, 2392. Is his eafora (-an, MS.) heard hér cumen, B. 375.
ofer-drífan
to cover by drifting ⬩ to overcome, refute, repel, defeat
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Onsage oferdrífan to refute an accusation, 2, 206. Wé syndon fram ðé oferswýðde, ac wé ácsiaþ: Hwæt eart ðú swá wunderlíc on ánes mannes hiwe ús tó oferdrýfenne, Nicod. Thw. 16, 20.
ge-wislíce
Certainly ⬩ exactly ⬩ truly ⬩ especially ⬩ besides ⬩ videlicet ⬩ scilicet ⬩ sane ⬩ utique ⬩ porro
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Se wítegode be Criste swíðe gewislíce swilce he godspellere wǽre he prophesied about Christ with great exactness, as if he had been an evangelist, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 414. Gewislíce ic hæbbe certe habeo, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 7.
Linked entries: wisslíce ge-wisslíce
sceaft
A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft ⬩ the shaft of a spear ⬩ a spear ⬩ the shaft of an arrow ⬩ a pole ⬩ a taper
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.iii. furlang, and .iii. æcera brǽde, and .ix. fóta, and .ix. scæfta munda, and .ix. berecorna, L.
a-leðran
To lather ⬩ saponem illinere
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To lather; saponem illinere Smire mid on niht and on morgen aleðre smear therewith at night and in the morning lather it, L. M. 1, 54; Lchdm, ii. 126, 11
heofon-lic
chaste
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Add: Of, in, or belonging to heaven, as the abode of God. Similar entries v. heofon; V. Heofonlic hleóðor and se hálga song gehýred wæs, Gú. 1297.
gál-smerc
Light ⬩ laughing ⬩ giggling ⬩ pĕtŭlans
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Light, laughing, giggling; pĕtŭlans Gyf se munuc ne biþ gálsmerc and eáðe and hræde on hleahtre si mŏnăchus non sit pĕtŭlans, et făcĭlis et proclīvis ad ridendum, R. Ben. 7
ge-dihtan
to direct, order, give direction to a person ⬩ with acc. of direction, to give a direction :-- ⬩ to direct what is to be written or spoken, dictate a letter, speech, c. ⬩ to appoint, ordain ⬩ to order, manage, rule ⬩ of the divine ordering :-- ⬩ to compose a letter, verse, c. ⬩ o draw up regulations, laws, c. :-- ⬩ to construct, mate ⬩ to perform, do ⬩ to arrange ⬩ to deck, adorn
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Add: to direct, order, give direction to a person (dat.) Wíse menn hit áfunden þurh þone hálgan wísdóm, swá heom God gedihte, Lch. iii. 154, 7.
up-stige
ascension ⬩ mounting ⬩ the ascension ⬩ an ascent ⬩ a way of ascending
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ascension, mounting Nis bútan tweón tó understandenne se upstige and se niþerstige (the ascending and descending on Jacob's ladder) on náne óþere wísan, bútan ðæt heofona ríces upstige mid eádmódnesse geearnod bið and mid oferméttum forwyrht, R.