leóma
Light ⬩ radiance ⬩ sheen ⬩ splendour ⬩ lightning ⬩ ray
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Fýrleóht geseah blácne leóman beorhte scínan he saw the firelight, a pale gleam, shine brightly, Beo. Th. 3038; B. 1517.
Linked entries: sunnan-leóma ge-leómod
openlíce
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Gif þú hyt openlíce witan wilt, þonne scealt þú hyt sécan on þǽre béc þe wé hátað De Videndo Deo . . . þæt þú meaht gehýran micle openlícor on þǽre bec, Solil. H. 64, 22-33. Wé móten God geseón openlíce, ealne geseón swylce swylce hé ys, 67, 7
flíma
a run-away ⬩ deserter ⬩ an apostate ⬩ an outlaw ⬩ exile ⬩ an outcast ⬩ wretch
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Ǽlc flýma beó flýma on ǽlcum lande þe on ánum sý, 296, 21. Pastio latronum latitantium in siluis qui spoliant et occidunt alios, quos Angli uocant fléman, Ll. Lbmn. 614, I.
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a-leát
bent down
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bent down Aleát wið ðæs engles bent down before the angel, Num. 22, 31;
célod
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beak (? cf. cele, and see Worsaae's Primeval Antiquities, p. 52, for such a 'beak')
losian
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Th. 128, 4, to be lost, be out of one's own possession or custody. of that which has strayed or been mislaid Gaað tó ðér ilca, ðió losade (losigað, R. ), oð ðæt gemoete ðá ilca, Lk. L. 15, 4.
web-sceaft
A weaver's beam
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A weaver's beam Websceaft liciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 10. Cf. web-beám
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hweorfan
To turn ⬩ change ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ depart ⬩ go about ⬩ wander ⬩ roam
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Hé hwearf be wealle he went along the wall, Beo. Th. 3150; B. 1573: 2380; B. 1188. Hengest hwearf him on láste Hengest went after them, Fins. Th. 35; Fin. 17. Gástas hwurfon sóhton engla éþel spirits went and sought the angels' country, Andr.
Linked entries: hwerfan hworfan hwurfan ge-hweorfan
neód
Desire ⬩ eagerness ⬩ diligence ⬩ earnest endeavour
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Wé ðǽrinne andlangne dæg nióde namon in the hall the live long day we took our pleasure, Beo. Th. 4238; B. 2116
scíran
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Ðæt hit sceáden mǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, Beo. Th. 3883; B. 1939. [God ðe soðe shire, Gen. and Ex. 2036.] to make clear by distinguishing between things, to distinguish, decide Scíro disceplavero, Txts. 57, 688.
ge-þyncþ
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Ben. I. 27, 13. v. leód-geþincþ, leód-geþincþu, weorold-geþincþ, weorold-geþincþu
wyrmǽte
Wormeatenness
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Wormeatenness Ða treówa ðe beóð áheáwene on fullum mónan beóð heardran wið wyrmǽtan ðonne ða ðe beóð on níwum mónan áheáwene, Lchdm. iii. 268, 10. Similar entries v. next word
út
out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally
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Gif mec se mánsceaða of eorðsele út geséceþ, Beo. Th. 5024; B. 2515. Hí bedícodon ða burh úton ðæt nán mann ne mihte ne inn ne út, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 11. Heó wolde út þanon feore beorgan, Beo.
Linked entries: úte út-gársecg á-dón
Aldhelm
ALDHELM bishop of Sherborne ⬩ Aldhelmus apud Scireburnam episcopus
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ALDHELM bishop of Sherborne; Aldhelmus apud Scireburnam episcopus Hér Aldhelm be westan Selewuda bisceop forþférde here [A. D. 709] Aldhelm bishop west of Selwood [Sherborne] died, Chr. 709; Th. 68, 17, col. 2. Ealdhelm, Chr. 731; Th. 74, 31, col. 2
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beadu-cræft
War-craft ⬩ strength in war ⬩ bellica vis
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War-craft, strength in war; bellica vis Ðé gúþgewinn þurh hǽðenra hilde wóman, beorna beaducræft, geboden wyrþeþ a war-contest will be offered to thee through the heathens' battle rush, the war-craft of heroes, Andr. Kmbl. 437; An. 219
éþ-hylde
Easily inclined, satisfied, contented ⬩ contentus
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Easily inclined, satisfied, contented; contentus On ánum were éþhylde heó ne biþ she will not be contented with one man, Obs. Lun. § 19; Lchdm. iii. 194, 1. Beóþ éþhylde on eówrum andlyfenum contenti estōte stīpendiis vestris. Lk. Bos. 3, 14
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magu-tudor
Offspring
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Offspring Ǽr ðý magotudre módor wǽre eácen be eorle, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 13; Gen. 2765. Ús ðis se æþeling gefremede . . monnes magutudre for us, the human race, the prince (Christ) did this, Exon. 17 a; Th. 39, 28; Cri. 629
prútlíce
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Wé prútlíce ( in splendid fashion ) gecýðaþ uplendiscum preóstum ðæt wé be ðissum circulgerǽdd habbaþ, 325, 40
ge-mearcan
To mark, observe, keep ⬩ observāre
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To mark, observe, keep; observāre Getácna me ðǽr sélast sý sáwle mínre to gemearcenne Meotudes willan signify to me where it be best for my soul to observe the Creator's will, Exon. 118 a; Th. 453, 7; Hy. 4, 11
ge-mindig
Mindful ⬩ mĕmor
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naman and ðínes if he be mindful of my name and thine, Nar. 47, 9