wilisc
foreign, not English ⬩ servile
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Tremerin se Wylisca (Wylsca, v. l. ) biscop (bishop of St. David's ), Chr. 1055; Erl. 191, II. Cómon upp on Wylisce Axa .xxxvi. scypa and ðǽr ábútan hearmas dȝdon mid Gryfines fultume ðæs Wæliscan cynges, 1050; Th. i. 310, 19.
Linked entries: Wælisc wealh-more Welisc
spyrian
to track ⬩ go in a track ⬩ follow ⬩ make a journey in search of something ⬩ to make a track ⬩ go ⬩ to enquire ⬩ investigate ⬩ examine ⬩ to enquire after or into ⬩ seek to know about ⬩ to search after ⬩ seek to attain ⬩ to ask ⬩ investigare, indagare, sciscitari ⬩ to track; to investigate; to ask
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Th. 106, 26. to enquire, investigate, examine Ðá cwæþ se wísdóm: 'Hwí . . . ?' Ðá andswarode ic: 'Genóh ryhte ðú spyrast, swá hit is swá ðú segst, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 18.
Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian
hold
Kind, ⬩ friendly, ⬩ pleasant, ⬩ favourable, ⬩ gracious [of a prince to his subject], ⬩ faithful, ⬩ loyal, ⬩ devoted, ⬩ liege [of a subject to his prince]
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Hé wearþ cristnum monnum swíðe hold benignus erga Christianos, Ors. 6, 12; Swt. 266, 22. Swá hold is God mancynne ðæt hé hæfþ geset his englas ús tó hyrdum God is so gracious to mankind that he hath appointed angels as our guardians, Homl.
MÆGEN
MAIN ⬩ might ⬩ strength ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ vigour ⬩ efficacy ⬩ virtue ⬩ faculty ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ effort ⬩ a mighty work ⬩ miracle ⬩ a force ⬩ military force
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Skt. 10, 27. Eallon mægene tilian, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 82, 6. Wiðstandan ealle mægene, Past. 15, 1; Swt. 91, 1: Beo. Th. 5328; B. 2667. Ðú ne wénst ðæt heó mǽge swá mycel mægen habban you will not expect that the plant can have so great efficacy.
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æt-flówan
To flow to or together ⬩ to increase ⬩ affluere
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To flow to or together, to increase; affluere Gyf wélan ætflówon si divitia affluant, Ps. Spl. 61, 10
a-parian
To apprehend ⬩ take ⬩ deprehendere
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To apprehend, take; deprehendere Seó wæs aparod on unriht-hǽmede deprehensa est in adulterio, Jn. Bos. 8, 3
burg
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A city; urbs Sceal seó burg bÍdan the city shall remain, Exon. 121b; Th. 466, 30; Hö. 129
eax
an axe ⬩ secūris
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an axe; secūris Seó eax the axe, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23, note 65, MS. B
fore-costian
To profane ⬩ pollute ⬩ profānāre
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To profane, pollute; profānāre Gyf rihtwísnys mín hí forecostigaþ si justĭtias meas profānāvĕrint, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 31
myrgen-líc
Morning
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Morning Ðýs myrgenlícan dæge heó biþ gongende of líchoman she will depart before evening, Blickl. Homl. 141, 33
ge-wló
Adorned ⬩ ornatus
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Adorned; ornatus Seó eorþe wæstmum gewló the earth with fruits adorned, Cd. 85; Th. 107, 14; Gen. 1789
ge-tricce
Faithful
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Gif he biþ eáþhylde and ðære stówe getricce si contentus fuerit consuetudine loci, R. Ben. 61, Lye
ymb-sǽlan
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to bind round, tie round Sié unbunden (ymbunden, Lind.) ł unsǽled (=ymbsǽled) circumdaretur Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 42
Linked entry: sǽlan
catte
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A she-cat Catte fellus (= felis), Txts. 63, 863. Andlang eá on cattan ége, Cht. E. 294, 27
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eárede
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Having a handle Eárede (printed earde, but see Angl. viii. 450) fæt cratera, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 25
ge-módod
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Gezabel wæs hetelíce gemódod (bloody-minded) ; seó tihte hyre wer tó ǽlcere wælhreównysse, Hml. S. 18, 50. Add
ge-sǽwness
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The surface of the sea Gessunes aquor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 33. [Cf. (?) O. H. Ger. séwen stagnare.]
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ge-tíma
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., and see teám; III
méting
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Meeting, assembly An métincge þæs geféres sý þæt gebed gescyrt in conventu brevietur oratio, R. Ben. 46, 2
ofer-þencan
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to think over, consider Gif hit byð wel ásmeád and oferþóht si bene perpenditur, Gr. D. 316, 20
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