ofer-wist
Excess in eating
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Excess in eating Sint tó manianne ða ofergífran ðeáh hié ne mǽgen ðone unþeáw forlǽtan ðære gífernesse and ðære oferwiste ðæt hé húru hine selfne ne þurhstinge mid ðý sweorde unryhthǽmedes, ac ongiete hú micel ofersprǽc cymeþ of ðære oferwiste admonendi
smorian
To choke, suffocate
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To choke, suffocate Wyrgeþ vel smoraþ st[r]angulat Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 32. Se esne genimende smorede hine (suffocabat eum) Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 18, 28. Ða þornas smoradun (suffocaverunt) hiǽ 13, 7. [ Wend he smore þat sede C. M. 5573. All suld be smored Pr
hlís-ful
Famous, ⬩ of good repute, ⬩ renown
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Famous, of good repute, renown Hlísful famosus vel opinosus, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 35; Wrt. Voc. 47, 39: famosus, Wrt. Voc. 75, 71. Ðý læs ðe hé wurde tó hlísful on worulde and ðæs heofenlícan lofes fremde wǽre lest he should become too famous in this
friþ-stów
a refuge ⬩ a place of safety for a criminal ⬩ an asylum ⬩ a sanctuary
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Add: in a personal sense, a refuge. Hé ys geworden friðstów (refugium) þearfendrä . Ps. Th. 9, 9 : 17, I. Beó mín friðstów, and gedó mé hálne esto mihi in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias, 30, 3. in a technical sense, a place of safety for a criminal
Grendel
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GRENDEL, a monster destroyed by Beowulf Grendel mǽre mearcstapa, se ðe móras heóld, fen and fæsten Grendel the great traverser of the march, that ruled [held] the moors, the fen and fastness, Beo. Th. 205-208; B. 102-104. [Grendel] reste genam þrítig
wyrt-drenc
A herb-drink, potion made from herbs
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A herb-drink, potion made from herbs Wyrtdrenc antidotum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 70: 100, 31. Wyrtdrenc wið átre sityriaca (= theriaca), 77, 4. Biter wyrtdrenc picra, wyrtdrenc catartica, i. purgatoria, i. 20, 19, 21. Mid ondóunge wyrtdrences þurh horn oððe
stræclíce
strictly, sternly, vehemently ⬩ violently, forcibly
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strictly, sternly, vehemently Gif him God ryhtlíce and stræclíce (streclíce, Cott. MSS.) déman wile si districte judicentur, Past. 5, 3; Swt. 45, 20. Hwílum líðelíce tó ðreátigenne hwílum suíðlíce and stræclíce tó ðráfianne aliquando leniter arguenda
á-sprýtan
to sprout out ⬩ spring up ⬩ to put forth sprouts ⬩ sprout out
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and add: of a plant, to sprout out, spring up Eall gærs and wyrta ǽr þan þe hig upp áspritton omnem herbam prius quant germinaret, Gen. 2, 5. Ðeáh hié up áspryttæn, Past. 67, 23. Þonne beóð up ásprytte synfulle swá swá gærs cum exorti fuerint peccatores
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ǽr-gedón
Done before ⬩ anteactus ⬩ prior
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Done before; anteactus, prior Wæs seó éhtnysse unmetre and singalre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum quæ persecutio omnibus fere anteactis diuturnior atque immanior fuit, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 24: 1, 12; S. 481, 25
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a-wreccan
To arouse ⬩ awake ⬩ revive ⬩ excitare ⬩ suscitare
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To arouse, awake, revive; excitare, suscitare Ic wylle gán and awreccan hyne of slǽpe vado ut a somno excitem eum, Jn. Bos. 11, 11. Ðe se Hǽlend awrehte quem suscitavit Jesus, 12, 1
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cynelíc-nys
Royally, as shewn in the deportment, a kingly likeness ⬩ regia dignitas
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Royally, as shewn in the deportment, a kingly likeness; regia dignitas For his cynelícnysse ge módes ge onsýnes for his kingliness both of his mind and appearance, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 9
eáster-feorm
Easter-feast or repast ⬩ paschālis firma
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Easter-feast or repast; paschālis firma On sumere þeóde gebýreþ winter-feorm [and] eáster-feorm in quĭbusdam lŏcis dătur firma nātālis Dŏmĭni, et firma paschālis, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 26
in-gefeoht
Intestine ⬩ civil war
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Intestine or civil war Ðætte Bryttas sume tíd gestildon fram útgefeohte and hie sylfe þræston on ingefeohtum ut Brittones quiescentibus ad tempus exteris, civilibus sese bellis contriverint, Bd. 1, 22; S. 485, 12
Mersc-ware
The inhabitants of marshy land
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The inhabitants of marshy land Myrcena cining oferhergode Cantware and Merscware ( men of RomneyMarsh ), Chr, 796;Erl. 59, 40. Monige on Merscwarum many of the men of the fens, 838; Erl. 66, 12
ge-býgean
To bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ bow down ⬩ subdue ⬩ crush
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To bow, bend, turn, bow down, subdue, crush Ðú miht leon and dracan liste gebýgean conculcabis leonem et draconem, Ps. Th. 90, 13. Gebígean to synnum adigere ad peccata, Alb. resp. 68 [Lye]
ge-rísan
To seize, take ⬩ rapere
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To seize, take; rapere Geríseþ rapit, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 19. Gerísaþ rapiunt, 11, 12. Sóna wæs gerisen and genumen of middanearde rapta confestim de mundo, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 5, note
un-áfunden
not found out ⬩ undiscovered ⬩ not tried
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not found out, undiscovered Hé hæfde ǽnne lícðrowere belocen on ánum clyfan, and hine ðǽr áfédde unáfunden óð ðæt, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 482. not tried Unáfundenum inexperto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 28
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un-ástyrigendlíc
Motionless
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Motionless Ic fór of dúne on ða eorðan, and forneáh eallunga unástyrigendlíc bútan gáste læg, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 576. Beón hig unástyriendlíce ( immobiles ) swylce stán, Cant. M. 16. (Ex. 15, 16)
un-hearmgeorn
Inoffensive
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Inoffensive Se Hálga Gást com ofer Criste on culfran híwe for ðí ðæt hé wolde getácnian mid ðam ðæt Crist wæs on ðære menniscnysse swíðe líðe and unhearmgeorn, Homl. Th. ii. 44, 20
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wíc-freoþu
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Peace among dwellings Geríseþ gárníþ werum wíg tówiþre wícfreoþa healdan the strife of the spear beseems men to meet war and keep peace among their dwellings, Exon. Th. 341, 21; Gn. Ex. 129
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