winter-gewǽde
A wintry weed, wintry garment
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A wintry weed, wintry garment Forst and snáw eorþan þeccaþ wintergewǽdum frost and snow cover earth with winter's weeds, Exon. Th. 215, 8; Ph. 250
ge-swustra
sisters,
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To mínre méder and mínum geswustrum to my mother and my sisters, Nar. 3, 8
ge-syndlíc
Prosperous ⬩ healthy ⬩ happy ⬩ prosperus
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Prosperous, healthy, happy; prosperus On ðám gesyndlícan þingum ... and on ðám wiðerweardum þingum in prosperous ... and in adverse circumstances, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 21
swíg-tíma
A time of silence
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A time of silence Seó niht hafaþ seofon tódǽlednyssa . . . þridde ys conticinium, ðæt ys swítíma, Anglia viii. 319, 29. and the preceding and following words
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a-smeágan
To look closely into ⬩ examine ⬩ trace out ⬩ elicit ⬩ meditate upon ⬩ consider ⬩ contemplate ⬩ ponder ⬩ judge ⬩ deem ⬩ be of opinion ⬩ think ⬩ perscrutari ⬩ investigare ⬩ indagare ⬩ elicere ⬩ contemplári ⬩ pensare ⬩ censere
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blód, bán and fell, fex and næglas now we cannot trace out how of the loam God made flesh and blood, bones, and skin, hair and nails, Homl.
for-gán
To FOR-GO ⬩ abstain from ⬩ pass over ⬩ neglect ⬩ abstĭnēre ⬩ transcendĕre ⬩ prætĕrire
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We lǽraþ, ðæt man freólsdagum and fæstendagum forgá áþas and ordéla we enjoin, that a man on feast-days and fast-days forgo oaths and ordeals, L. Edg. C. 24; Th. ii. 248, 28; 25; Th. ii. 250, 1.
huntnaþ
Hunting
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On fiscnoþum and on huntnoþum and on fugelnoþum piscationibus, venationibus, aucupationibus, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 350, 9
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ge-hérian
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John )mid þǽre sóþfæstnesse stefne gehiered wæs and geweorþod (cf. sé sceal beón gehered ofor ealle þeóda and geweorbod, 71, 16. Gehered . . . and weorþad, 33, 165, I.
samod
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Add Gregorius ásende eác Agustine lác on mæssereáfum, and on bócum, and ðǽra apostola and martyra reliquias samod, Hml. Th. ii. 132, 9. Add Heriað Drihten and somodheriað (conlaudate), Ps. Rdr. 116, 1
áþ
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. , and þæne áð nam se scírigman tó þæs cinges handa, and þǽr wæs gód eáca tén hundan mannan þe þane áð sealdan, Cht. Th. 273, 22-31. Leófríc sealde Wulfstáne twégra þegna áð and wæs hymsylf þridde, C.
up-rodor
the firmament on high ⬩ the visible heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ heaven
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Eorðan sceátas and uprodor, Exon. Th. 312, 6; Seef. 105. Eorðan and uprodor, 69, 32; Cri. 1129: Cd. Th. 182, 15; Exod. 76. Ealne ymbhwyrft and uprador, Elen. Kmbl. 1459; El. 731.
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ár-gebland
The mingling of the oars ⬩ the sea disturbed by the oars ⬩ the oar-disturbed sea ⬩ remorum commixtio ⬩ mare remis turbatum
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The mingling of the oars, the sea disturbed by the oars, the oar-disturbed sea; remorum commixtio, mare remis turbatum, Andr. Kmbl. 765; An. 383
bysmrian
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Th. 105, 14: Lev. 19, 13: Andr. Kmbl. 1923; An. 964
feorr
Far ⬩ distant ⬩ longinquus
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MS: Andr. Recd. 850; An. 423
gif
A gift ⬩ grace ⬩ donum ⬩ gratia
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A gift, grace; donum, gratia Hú he his gif cýðde geond woruld how he shewed his grace throughout the world, Andr. Kmbl. 1150; An. 575
ge-frége
A knowing ⬩ knowledge ⬩ hearsay ⬩ cognĭtio ⬩ audītio
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A knowing, knowledge, hearsay; cognĭtio, audītio Míne gefrége in my knowledge, as I have heard, Andr. Kmbl. 3251; An. 1628 : Apstls. Kmbl. 50; Ap. 25
tó-wrítan
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to describe Ptolomeus tówrát ealles þises middangeardes gemet on ánre béc, Bt. 18, 1; S. 41, 27. Hí synd tówrite[ne] describuntur, An. Ox. 1065
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ofer-mæcga
A man superior to others, an illustrious person ⬩ a mighty champion
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A man superior to others, an illustrious person Ofermæcga spræc dýre Dryhtnes þegn the angel sent to save Guthlac Exon. Th. 143, 21; Gu. 664
comp
A battle ⬩ contest ⬩ certamen ⬩ pugna
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A battle, contest; certamen, pugna Exon. 105b; Th. 402, 26; Rä. 21, 35: 102b; Th. 389, 3; Rä. 7, 2; Andr. Kmbl. 468; An. 234
hám
Home, house, abode, dwelling, residence, habitation, house with land, estate, property ⬩ domus, domicilium, prædium, villa, mansio, possessio ⬩ a village ⬩ a dwelling-place ⬩ an abode, world, this world ⬩ home ⬩ domus, domicilium, patria
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Se cyng him wel gegifod hæfde on hámon and on golde and seolfre and forbærndon Tegntún and eác fela óðra gódra háma ... and ðone hám æt Peonhó ... and ðone hám æt Wealthám and óðra cotlífa fela the king had given him many gifts oft vills and of gold and