forhtian
To be afraid or frightened ⬩ tremble ⬩ păvēre ⬩ trĕmĕre ⬩ trĕpĭdāre ⬩ formīdāre ⬩ To fear ⬩ be frightened at ⬩ dread ⬩ tĭmēre
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v. intrans. To be afraid or frightened, tremble; păvēre, trĕmĕre, trĕpĭdāre, formīdāre Ongan he forhtian, and sárgian cæpit păvēre, et tædēre. Mk. Bos. 14, 33: Boutr. Scrd, 21, 22. Ongunnon hí forhtigan they began to be afraid, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 30.
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ne
Not ⬩ non ⬩ ne ⬩ no ⬩ nay ⬩ Nor ⬩ neither ⬩ ne ⬩ neque ⬩ nec
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Grammar ne, adv. Not; non, ne Ic ne dyde non feci, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 13. Nis hit swá hit nys non, non, 40, 23. Warna ðæt ðú ðæt ne dó cave ne hoc facias, 40, 9. Hwí forbeád God eów, ðæt gé ne ǽton of ǽlcum treówe? Gen. 3, 1. Hí nyllaþ geswícan ðæt
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þreátung
compulsion ⬩ force ⬩ violence ⬩ oppression ⬩ ill-treatment ⬩ rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threatening
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compulsion, force, violence, oppression, ill-treatment. Similar entries v. þreátian, I Hí bestungon him on múþ mid niycelre ðreátunge ðone fúlan mete, Homi. Skt. ii. 25, 34. Pilatus hé hæfde on þreátunge óþ hé hiene selfne ofstong Pilatus tantis angoribus
wód
Mad ⬩ raving ⬩ blasphemous ⬩ mad ⬩ raging ⬩ furious
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Mad Wód rabidus vel insanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 70: 75, 56. in reference to persons Ðú eart wód daemonium habes. Jn. Skt. 8, 48, 49, 52: Homl. Th. ii. 232, 17. Hwá is swá wód, ðæt hé dyrre cweðan, ðæt God ne sé ǽce, Shrn. 176, 32. Ne syut ná ðiswódes
wlacu
Lukewarm ⬩ tepid
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Lukewarm, tepid Mid wlæcre tepida (lepida,MS.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 43. Grammar wlacu, in a physical sense Gedó ðæt sió wyrt wlacu (blacu, MS.) sý, and þyge hý, Lchdm. i. 80, 13. Wlece hyt, ðæt hyt wlæc beó, and habbe on hys múþe swá wlac, iii. 106, 2
dreórig
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Substitute: dreary, mournful, sad, sorrowful Dreórig maestus vel maerens, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 2: 83, 38. Se mann ðe bið dreórig, hé behófað sumes frófres, Hml. Th. ii. 370, 20: Wand. 25. Begann se wer dreórig wépan, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 13. Maria stód wið
ge-mang
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Add: of the relation of a thing (or things) to surrounding objects with which it is grouped Gif hé his ǽhta bere geman[g] þára unfriðmanna ǽhta intó húse, Ll. Th. i. 286, ll. of the relation of a thing (or things) to the whole surrounding group or composite
ge-tríwe
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Take here <b>ge-trýwe</b> in Dict., and add Getrýwe fida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 38. trustworthy, honest, of persons Getriówe fidelis, Kent. Gl. 360. Gitríwa fida, Rtl. 109, 33. Búton hé hæbbe ðæs teóðingmannes gewitnysse, and sé sý wel getrýwe
sár-líc
sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous ⬩ causing pain, grievous ⬩ sad, mournful
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giving occasion for sorrow, sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous Wá lá wá! ðæt is sárlíc ðæt swá leóhtes andwlitan men sceolan ágan þýstra ealdor heu, proh dolor! quod tam lucidi vultus homines, tenebrarum auctor possidet, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 15. Sárlíc
útera
Outer ⬩ outmost ⬩ external ⬩ not of the inner man
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Outer, outmost. of position or order Seó útre wamb venter, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 21. Gif ðæt úterre (úttere, MS. B. útre, MS. H.) bán bið þyrel L. Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 92, 15. Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta they forgot the foreign wars, Ors. 2, 6; Swt.
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on-ǽlan
to set fire to, to ignite, kindle ⬩ to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning ⬩ to make hot with fire ⬩ to make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions
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to set fire to, to ignite, kindle (lit. and figurative) Hú ne onǽlþ accendit heó hyre leóhtfæt? Lk. Skt. 15, 8. Hé hiene onǽlþ mid ðam tapure ðæs godcundan liéges, Past. 36; Swt. 259, 12. Ne byrnþ on ðé ðæt ðæt ðú on lífe ne onǽldest þurh leahtras, Homl
ge-stillan
To rest ⬩ cease ⬩ be still ⬩ quiet ⬩ mute ⬩ quiescĕre ⬩ sĕdāri ⬩ sĭlēre ⬩ obmutescĕre ⬩ rētĭcēre ⬩ To restrain ⬩ still ⬩ stop ⬩ stay ⬩ calm ⬩ keep in ⬩ compescĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ sĕdāre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre
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v. intrans. To rest, cease, be still, quiet, mute; quiescĕre, sĕdāri, sĭlēre, obmutescĕre, rētĭcēre Hí ne móten ǽfre gestillan they may not ever be still, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 51; Met. 11, 26. Seó gecyndelíce hǽtu gestilleþ on ðé the natural heat shall be
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seóc
Sick ⬩ ill ⬩ sick at heart ⬩ ill at ease ⬩ sad
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Sick, ill. of bodily infirmity or disease Sum seóc man quidam languens. Jn. Skt. II, I. Se is seóc infirmatur, 3. Hé seóc wæs infirmabatur 6. Seóc hé biþ ðe tó seldan ieteþ. Exon. Th. 340, 16; Gn. Ex. Seonobennum seóc, 328, 17; Vy. 19: Beo. Th. 5473;
þeów
A servant; ⬩ slave ⬩ servus ⬩ famulus ⬩ mancipium
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A servant; often with the stronger sense of slave; servus, famulus, mancipium Ic Béda Cristes ðeów and mæsse-preóst Baeda famulus Christi et presbyter, Bd. pref.; S. 471, 7. Se ðe wyle betweox eów beón fyrmest, sý hé eówer þeów (ðeá ł ðegn) (servus,)
heorte
breast ⬩ bosom ⬩ will ⬩ intellect ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ intent ⬩ will ⬩ desire ⬩ inclination ⬩ disposition ⬩ temperament ⬩ character
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Add: the heart as organ of an animal's body Gif þín heorte ace ad cardiacos, Lch. iii. 42, l. Þǽre heortan þá líflican cordis uitalia, t. lxxiv, 26. Bán bið funden on heortes heortan, Lch. i. 338, 6. Gyf hwá onbútan his heortan oþþe on his breóstum sár
þe
any ⬩ the ⬩ that ⬩ than ⬩ whether ... or ⬩ whether ... or
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as relative pronoun of any number, gender, or case, where the antecedent clause does not contain a demonstrative Ic hit eom, þe wið ðé sprece, Jn. Skt. 4, 26. Ðæt ðú ne sý gesewen fram mannum fæstende, ac ðínum Fæder þe ys on díglum: and ðín Fæder þe
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niman
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Add Nómun, naamun, noumun (h)auserunt, Txts. 43, 247. to seize, grasp, capture, catch. to get into one's hands by force or artifice, by war, robbery, legal process, &c. Yfelra geréfena þeáw ys ꝥ hí nymað ǽlc wiht, Ll. Lbmn. 476, 9. Dæghwámlíce
irfe
Inheritance ⬩ property
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Inheritance, property Gewriten yrfe legatum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 96; Wrt. Voc. 20, 37. Ungewriten yrfe intestata hereditas, Som. 57, 101; Wrt. Voc. 20, 41. Yrfe drihtnes hereditas Domini, Ps. Spl. 126, 4. Yrfe sceal gedǽled deádes monnes a dead man's
óþ
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prep, with dat. local, marking a point reached, to, unto, as far as Fram eástdǽle óþ westdǽle, and fram súþdǽle óþ norþdǽle, Gen. 28, 14. referring to time, until Fram Davide óþ Daniele ðam wítegan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 13. marking extent, degree, so much
récan
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To care, reck, with gen. Ne can ic eów ne ic eówer récce I know you not and I care not for you, L. Ælfc. P. 40; Th. ii. 380, 3. Ðú ǽfre ne récst ǽniges þinges (cf. ðú ne wilnast nánes óðres þinges, Bt. 23; Fox 80, 2) ofer ða áne, Met. 12, 31. Biþ micel