eglian
chiefly used impersonally with dat. of person. To trouble, pain, grieve, AIL ⬩ molestāre, dŏlēre
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chiefly used impersonally with dat. of person. To trouble, pain, grieve, AIL ; molestāre, dŏlēre Ðæt he us eglan móste that he could trouble us, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 12; Jud. 185. Me egleþ [eleþ, MS. H.] swýðe it grieves me much, L. Edm. S. procem; Th
hyð
Advantage ⬩ gain ⬩ profit ⬩ benefit
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Advantage, gain, profit, benefit Hyð vel freme commodum, questus, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 73, 25 ; Wrt. Voc. 47, 30. Gif feohbót áríseþ ðæt gebyreþ rihtlíce tó þearfena hyððe if a money-fine arises, it is properly applied for the benefit of the needy, L.
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in-segel
A seal ⬩ signet
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A seal, signet Insegel sigillum vel bulla, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 31; Wrt. Voc. 26, 30. Insegl sigillum, Wrt. Voc. 83, 4. Geþenc nú gyf ðínes hláfordes ǽrendgewrit and his insegel tó ðé cymþ hwæðer ðú mǽge cweþan ðæt ðú hys willan ðǽr on gecnáwan ne
ge-scrífan
to judge, deem, assign, impose, appoint ⬩ judicare, assignare, imponere, designare ⬩ to shrive, impose penance, censure ⬩ pœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere
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to judge, deem, assign, impose, appoint; judicare, assignare, imponere, designare Se ðe him gescráf weán who to him had assigned misery, Cd. 148; Th. 186, 16; Exod. 139. Swá him wyrd gescráf so fate assigned to him, Beo. Th. 5142; B. 2574: Elen. Grm.
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brogdettan
to shake ⬩ quiver ⬩ to glitter ⬩ be splendid
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to shake, quiver Brogdetteð vibrat, Txts. 107, 2132. Swá ꝥ wæs æteówed, ꝥ hé bródette byfiende mid wundorlicre styrunge ut apparuerit cancussione mirifica tremendo palpitasse, Gr. D. 166, 14. Þá ongan hé ofdrǽdd bifian and broddettan (forhtiende and
ge-dwelian
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Add: intrans. To go astray, err, make mistake with gen. of matter mistaken Ǽgðer þára ic wót. Ne mæg nán man þæs gedwæligan aeque novi. Nom in utroque nihil fallor, Solil. H. 21, 11. trans. To lead astray. in a physical sense Hí hine geseón ne mihton
ǽnig
unicus
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Add: substantival, absolute Ic lǽre ðæt ǽnig ne áfýle . . . hine sylfne, ne ǽnig ne healde yrre on his heortan tó lange, ne ǽnig ðurh worldhoge forsorgie tó swýðe, Wlfst. 69, 14-16. Ǽnigum cuivis, cuilibet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 66. Næs riht on ðǽre stówe
Bryttas
Britons ⬩ Britones ⬩ Bretons ⬩ Armoricani
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Britons; Britones -Ǽrest wǽron búend ðyses landes Bryttas the first inhabitants of this land [England] were the Britons, Chr. Th. 3, 8, col. 1, 3. Mód and mægen Bryttas onféngon the Britons took heart and power, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 19: 1, 15; S. 483,
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be-delfan
to dig a grave ⬩ to dig about ⬩ to bury ⬩ put under ground, ⬩ to bury ⬩ put in a grave or tomb
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Add: to dig a grave Þá byrgena mon feor on eorðan bedelfe, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 12. to dig about Þæt treów bið bedolfen, Hml. Th. ii. 408, 29. to bury, put under ground, of things Ágróf se mon on ærenum brede drýcræftes word and bedealf under þone þerscwold
ge-limpan
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Add: to happen. construction uncertain Gelamp obtigit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, i : contigit, i. accidit, evenit, 135, 12 : attigisset, 88, 23. Gewarð ł gelump accidit, Mt. p. 3, 7. the subject a noun (pronoun) to take place, be done or made Þý ærestan dæge
byrgen
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A burying, grave, sepulchre, tomb; sepulcrum, monumentum, tumba Byrgen sepulcrum, Ps. Th. 48, 9: Ps. Surt. 13, 3. Hát nú healdan ða byrgene jube ergo custodire sepulcrum, Mt. Bos. 27, 64: 27, 66. On ðam wyrt-túne wæs niwe byrgen in horto erat novum monumentum
æled
Fire ⬩ conflagration ⬩ ignis ⬩ incendium
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Fire, conflagration; ignis, incendium Æled wæs micel the fire was great, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 6; Dan. 243. Hát biþ monegum egeslíc æled the dreadful fire shall be hot to many, Exon. 63 a; Th. 233, 9; Ph. 522. Æled weccan to light afire, Cd. 140; Th. 175
deáþ-líc
Deadly, mortal, good and bad angels ⬩ mortālis
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Deadly, mortal, good and bad angels;mortālis Ðis is bísen ðara sóþena gesǽlþa, ðara wilniaþ ealle deáþlíce men to begitanne this is an example of the true goods, which all mortal men desire to obtain, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 80, 30. Híg gesetton hrǽwas oððe ðadeáþlícan
fæst-hafol
Fast-having, sparing, miserly ⬩ tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus
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Fast-having, sparing, miserly; tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus Fæsthafol tĕnax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 44. Fæsthafol strængþ tĕnax vĭgor, Hymn. Surt. 11, 2. Fæsthafel tĕnax, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 42; Wrt. Voc. 47, 46. Sint to manianne ða fæsthafolan the
-e
A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are masculine , but when derived from adjectives they are feminine; as, Rihtwíse, an; f. Justice
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A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are
óþ-beran
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to bear forth, bear away (cf. æt-beran) Nó ic eów sweord ongeán óþberan þence, Exon. Th. 120, 20; Gu. 274. Mec sǽ óþbær on Finna land the sea bore me forth to the land of the Fins, Beo. Th. 1163; B. 579 : Exon. Th. 404, 20; Rä. 23, 10. Sumne fugel óþbær
pæþþan
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To tread (a path), to traverse Tungol gársecges grundas pæþeþ the sun (after it has set) treads ocean's depths as its path, Exon. 350, 29 ; Sch. 71. Eorþgræf pæþeþ it makes its way along a trench, 439, 26; Rä. 59, 9. Sume fótum twám foldan peþþaþ, sume
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pull
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A pool, creek Ondlong ðære strǽt tó máwpul ; andlang pulles, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 30-31. Of seges mere in ðæs pulles heáfod ... of þornbrycge in ðone pull, and æfter ðam pulle in baka brycge ... in dodhǽma pull, of ðam pulle in streám, 386, 12-19
rárian
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of human beings, to wail, lament loudly Seó dreórige módor samod mid ðám lícmannum rárigende hí ástrehte æt ðæs apostoles fótum, Homl. Th. i. 66, 18. of other than human beings, to roar, bellow Hwílum dióflu him ráredon on swá hrýðro, Shrn. 141, 10.
ge-uferian
To exalt ⬩ elevate ⬩ delay ⬩ put off
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To exalt, elevate, delay, put off Ðæt he mid ðæs wurþmyntes wuldre geuferod wǽre to be exalted with the glory of that honour, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 26. Ic geseah árleásne geuferodne vidi impium elevatum, Ps. Lamb. 36, 35. Wæs ðá þurh his langsume fær ðæra
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