spyre-mann
One who tracks
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One who tracks His speremon the man who tracked him, Chart. Th. 172, 25
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áweg-ádrífan
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In this verb and in others with the same prefix áweg should be separated
á-wirgung
A curse
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A curse Þám gelamp seó áwyrigung þe se wítega cwæð, Hml. S. 15, 115
ge-edlǽcan
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S. 12, 161. intrans. to repeat, recur Ðás áteorigendlican woruld þe tyrnð on seofon dagum, and hí symle geedlǽcað (the days always recur). Hml. Th. ii. 214, 30.
hálgung
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Ná béte nán man ꝥ fýr (the fire at the ordeal) ná længe þonne man þá hálgunge onginne, Ll. Th. i. 226, 26.
dol-willen
Rash, mad ⬩ temĕrārius, dēmens
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Rash, mad; temĕrārius, dēmens Ic ðec gedyrstig and ðus dolwillen gesóhte I have sought thee thus daring and rash, Exon. 72 a; Th. 269, 17; Jul. 451
efn-lícnes
Evenness, equality ⬩ æquālĭtas
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Evenness, equality; æquālĭtas Hie healdaþ má geférrǽdenne and efnlicnesse ðonne ealdordóm they observe companionship and equality more than authority, Past. 17, 9; Hat. MS. 24 b, 6
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epistol
A letter ⬩ ĕpistŏla
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A letter; ĕpistŏla Eall heora gewinn awacnedon ǽrest fram Alexandres epistole all their wars arose first from a letter of Alexander, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 20
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bíding
A BIDING, abode ⬩ mansio, statio
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A BIDING, abode; mansio, statio Ðǽr hý bídinge móstun tídum brúcan where they might at times enjoy a biding, Exon. 35 b; Th. 114, 30; Gú. 180
ge-neh
Enough, sufficiently, abundantly
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Enough, sufficiently, abundantly Ðonne sceolon we geneh geþencean emb úre sáula ðearfa then ought we to consider very much about our souls' needs, Blickl. Homl. 101, 32
un-ornlíc
Poor ⬩ plain ⬩ mean
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Poor, plain, mean Hí námon him ealde gescý and unornlíc scrúd they took old shoes and mean apparel; tulerunt calceamenta perantiqua, induti veteribus vestimentis, Jos. 9, 5
ofer-hragan
to come in storms ⬩ to sleet ⬩ a storm
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Wǽtum hé oferhrægeþ, gebryceþ burga geatu it (snow) comes in damp storms on cities' gates, and breaks them, Salm. Kmbl. 612; Sal. 305
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of-hende
Out of one's hand, taken away, lost to one
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Out of one's hand, taken away, lost to one Gif him ǽnig ðara ofhende wyrþ if any one of them is lost to him, Met. 25, 34
swilc
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Add On ðǽm dæge plegedon hié of horsum ... swá heora þeáw æt swelcum ( on such occasions ) wæs, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 31. Ðá swelcan wé magon ealra betest geryhtan mid ðý ðæt ..., Past. 293, 22. 2 a.
lǽce-dóm
Medicine ⬩ a medicine ⬩ remedy ⬩ cure
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Ýdel biþ se lǽcedóm ðe ne mæg ðone untruman gehǽlan vain is the medicine that cannot heal the sick, Homl. Th. i. 60, 34.
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losian
To perish ⬩ be lost ⬩ stray ⬩ escape
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Gaderiaþ ða láfe and hí ne losion gather the remnants, and let them not be lost, Homl. Th. i. 182, 21. Ne sceal hé for ðám læssan losian he shall not be lost for the lesser sins, ii. 336, 22.
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segl
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</b> used metaphorically of the fiery and cloudy pillars :-- Swegl síðe weóld the pillar governed their journey, Cd. Th. 184, 10 ; Exod. 105.
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elcian
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Úre Álýsend ne elcode ná ongeán þone deáð Enoch and Elias delay to meet death, and do not avoid it . . . at the end of this world they will receive death. Our Saviour did not delay to meet death, Hml. Th. i. 308, 2-7.
hlinian
To lean, ⬩ bend, ⬩ lie down, ⬩ recline, ⬩ rest
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Ne ðǽr hleonaþ unsméðes wiht nor does aught unsmooth rest there, Exod. 56 a; Th. 199, 14; Ph. 25. Ða ðe him godes egsa hleonaþ ofer heáfdum those on whose heads rests the fear of God, 33 b; Th. 106, 20; Gú. 44.
Æðel-wulf
Æthelwulf ⬩ Æthelwulfus
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D. 837, king Ecgbryht died, and Æthelwulf his son succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons, Chr. 836; Th. 117, 34, col. 1. A. D. 855, her, Æðelwulf cyning gefór here, A. D. 855, king Æthelwulf died. Chr. 855; Erl. 68, 24