hyse
A young man ⬩ warrior
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Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals he pierced the man's neck with his javelin, Byrht. Th. 135, 60; By. 141. Hysse ðínum puero tuo, Ps. Th. 85, 15. Tó Abrahame his ágenum hysse ad Abraham puerum suum, 104, 37.
síþ
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Him lásta wearþ síþast gesýne the last trace of them was seen, Exon. Th. 270, 34 ; Jul. 475. Ðæt ðæm þeódne wæs síþas[t] sigehwíl ( his last hour of victory ), Beo. Th. 5413 ; B. 2710.
on-secgan
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add: absolute, to offer a sacrifice, sacrifice Þé þes déma hafað wítu gegearwad, gif þú onsecgan nelt, Jul. 251. (1 a) to sacrifice to a divinity, &c. :-- Ic onsæge ł ic offrige þé sacrificabo tibi, Ps. L. 53, 8.
ǽtren
Poisonous ⬩ venenosus
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Him æt heortan stód ǽtterne ord [sc. gáres] the poisonous point[ the spear] stood in his heart. Byrht. Th. 136, 4; By. 146: Frag. Kmbl. 37; Leás. 20: L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 112, 24
dógor-rím
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Number of days, time of life; diērum numĕrus, vitæ spătium Óþ-ðæt ende cymeþ dógorrímes till the end of the number of days cometh, Exon. 62 b; Th. 231, 6; Ph. 485. Náne forlét deáþ dógorríme death lets none escape after a number of days, Bt. Met.
fóre-spræc
A fore-speech ⬩ preface ⬩ introduction ⬩ a speaking before for another ⬩ a fore-promise ⬩ præfātio ⬩ præ-sponsio
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Beóþ ða ungewittigan cild gehealdene on ðam fulluhte þurh fórespræce ðæs godfæder unknowing children are saved in baptism by the fore-promise of the godfather, Bd. Whelc. 180, 44
icge gold
- Beo. Th. 2219 ;
- B. 1107.
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The translation of this phrase is difficult.
líc-þegnung
funeral ⬩ exeguies
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Ðá ðá his frýnd ða lícþénunge gearcodon when his friends were performing the last offices for the dead, ii. 28, 3. Ða fǽmnan dedan hire liicþénunge and lǽddon hí tó byrgenne, Shrn. 87, 27. Lícþénunga exsequiæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17
wíte-hús
A house of punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ prison ⬩ an amphitheatre in which the Christians were martyred ⬩ hell
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Gl. 516, 8. an amphitheatre in which the Christians were martyred Wítehúses amphitheatri, Hpt. Gl. 484, 47.
ele-greófa
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The glosser may have thought of the fire as fed by oil from cans, or by tow soaked in oil), An. Ox. 7, 87: 8, 99
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grytt
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Gryt grues (the word occurs in a list headed ' Incipit de frugibus. ' The same gloss is given in Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 30. In this case comparison may be made with Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 22 where grues is written for the cams of Ald. 153, 28), Wrt.
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munt-clýse
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Efter this Alexander went and closed in a maner of folkes þat are called Gog and Magog wiþin þe hilles of Caspy. . . . He garte close all þe entreeȝ wit stane and lyme and sand. Prose Life of Alexander, p. 104, E. E. T.
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sǽ-wer
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D. iv. 96, 4. v. wer [where the instances given under (especially C. D. vi. 136, 11) seem to show that in sǽwære the second element belongs to wer a weir. If mid be put for and the inflexion is accounted for.]
rómian
with gen. To strive after
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Ic eom ríces leás as marking the inability for further striving on the part of Lucifer, 24, 3; Gen. 372), Cd. Th. 23, 15; Gen. 350
hasu
Grey, ash-coloured, tawny ⬩ cinereus, fulvo-cinereus ⬩ grey
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Hwílum ic onhyrge ðone haswan earn sometimes I imitate the grey eagle, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 21; Rä. 25, 4. Se haswa fugel, 57 b; Th. 206, 4; Ph. 121. Récas stígaþ haswe ofer hrófum grey smoke mounts o'er the roofs, 101 a; Th. 381, 6; Rä. 2, 7
eorþe
the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ land ⬩ earth ⬩ the earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ soil ⬩ mould ⬩ dust
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India mǽgþ is ealra eorðena seó ýtemyste, Shrn. 120, 19. the material of which the surface of the ground is composed, soil, mould, dust Reád eorðe glarea, An. Ox. 18 b, 40.
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a-þundenes
A tumour ⬩ swelling ⬩ puffing up ⬩ tumor
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A tumour, swelling, puffing up; tumor Wið lifre swyle and aþundenesse for swelling and puffing up of the liver, L. M. cont. 2, 18; Lchdm. ii. 160, 18. Wið aþundenesse magan windigre for windy swelling of the stomach, 2, 11; Lchdm. ii. 158, 23
be-helian
To cover ⬩ cover over ⬩ conceal ⬩ obscure ⬩ hide ⬩ condere ⬩ sepelire
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Se heofen mót ðæt leóht behelian the heaven may obscure the light Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 21 : Elen. Kmbl. 858; El. 429
FÁM
FOAM ⬩ spūma
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FOAM; spūma Ðæt fám of ðam múþe eóde the foam went out of the mouth, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 32: 3, 11; S. 536, 14: Ælfc. Gl. 98; Som. 76, 89; Wrt. Voc. 54, 33: Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 1; Rä. 3, 4
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fant-wæter
Font-water, baptismal water ⬩ baptistērii aqua
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Font-water, baptismal water; baptistērii aqua Ðæt hálige fant-wæter, ðe is geháten lífes wyl-spring, is gelíc on hiwe óðrum wæterum the holy font-water, which is called the well-spring of life, is in appearance like other waters, Homl.
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