micel
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Lch. i. 76, 4. with reference to coarseness of material, v. greát Hé féng tó þǽre teala myclan andleofone, þæt wæs tó þám berenan hláfe, Guth.
mǽrþu
greatness ⬩ honour ⬩ glory ⬩ fame ⬩ a great ⬩ honourable ⬩ glorious action ⬩ a wonderful thing ⬩ mighty work
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Hine God trymede mǽrþum and mihtum him God confirmed with glory and with might, Elen.
ge-girwan
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Gegirwed, 68, 34. to clothe with or in a garment (lit. or fig.) Gegereð hine áwergednisse induit se maledictions, Ps. Srt. 108, 18. Ic gegerede mec mid héran, 34, 13.
Linked entries: girwan ge-gerwan ge-girwung ge-gyrian
ge-neahhe
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Georne sécan nearwe geneahhe, El. 1158. with verb Þonne mé costunga cnysdon geneahhe dum tribularer, Ps. Th. 119, l. Hé þeóstra þegnas . . . nýd onsette and geneahhe bibeád (straitly charged them), Gú. 669.
ge-swinc
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., and add: with respect to action labour of body or mind, toil, hard work: — Ðǽr wæs suíðe suíðlic gesuinc, and ðǽr wæs micel swát ágoten multo labore sudatum est, Past. 269, 12.
hálig-dóm
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Th. 50, 8. a holy thing, something held sacred. from its connexion with the Deity Beforan ðǽre earce ðe se háligdóm (the two tables of stone) on wæs ðæs temples coram testamenti arca, Past. 103, 5. from its connexion with Christ or a saint, a relic or
hwæt-hwega
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L. 15, 24. with genitive following Ábiersð hwæthwugu ( aliquid ) út ðæs ðe hé sugian sceolde, Past. 165, 15. Hé wilnað hwæshweg (-hwugu, v. l. ) þæs þe hé þonne næft, Bt. 11, 1; F. 34, 1.
áre
Honour ⬩ honesty ⬩ favour ⬩ benefit ⬩ pity ⬩ mercy ⬩ honor ⬩ honestas ⬩ gratia ⬩ beneficium ⬩ misericordia
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Mid áran with honours, Cd. 155 ; Th. 193, 12 ; Exod. 245. Árna ne gýmden they had no regard of honour, 113; Th. 148, 20; Gen. 2459. Us is ðínra árna þearf to us is need of thy mercies, Exon. 11 b ; Th. 16, 19; Cri. 255.
Arewe
ARROW, the name of a river in several counties ⬩ fluvii nomen
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Arwan] the army [of the Danes] went then from London, with their ships, into the river Orwell [in Suffolk], Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 14.Gibson says of Orwell,—Hunc suspicor antiquitus fuisse pronunciatum Arwel, tum quod Saxonicum A sequentibus sæculis transiit
a-spyrian
To search ⬩ explore ⬩ trace ⬩ discover ⬩ explain ⬩ investigare ⬩ indagare ⬩ explorare ⬩ enucleare
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To search, explore, trace, discover, explain; investigare, indagare, explorare, enucleare Se ðe nele, be his andgites mǽðe, ða bóclícan gewritu aspyrian, hú hí to Criste belimpaþ he who will not, according to the measure of his understanding, search
andettan
To confess ⬩ acknowledge ⬩ give thanks or praise ⬩ fateri ⬩ confiteri
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To confess, acknowledge, give thanks or praise; fateri, confiteri Gif he wille and cunne his dǽda andettan if he will and can confess his deeds, L. De. Cf. 2; Th. ii. 260, 18, 16.
CǼG
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Gástes cǽgum [MS. cǽgon] with the keys of the spirit, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 11; Exod. 524. Cǽgan, Exon. 112a; Th. 429, 29; Rä. 43, 12
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CICEN
A CHICKEN ⬩ pullus
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Henne mid cicenum gesihþ ceápas eácan getácnaþ a dream of a hen with chickens betokens trade to be increasing, Lchdm. iii. 204, 31. Seó henn hyre cicenu under hyre fyðeru gegaderaþ gallina congregat pullos suos sub alas, Mt. Bos. 23, 37.
drigan
To DRY, make dry, rub dry, wipe ⬩ siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre
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To DRY, make dry, rub dry, wipe; siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre Se háta sumor giereþ and drigeþ sǽd and bléda the hot summer prepares and dries seeds and fruits, Bt. Met.
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deófol-seócnes
Devil sickness, possession with the devil ⬩ dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν
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Devil sickness, possession with the devil; dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν Deófolseócnessa us synd on ðínum naman underþeódde dæmŏnia subjiciuntur nobis in nomĭne tuo, Lk. Bos. 10, 17.
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feówertig
FORTY; ⬩ quadrāginta
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B.] scillingum gebéte let him make amends with forty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 10; Th. i. 68, 11
fromlíce
Strongly ⬩ stoutly ⬩ boldly ⬩ strenuously ⬩ promptly ⬩ speedily ⬩ audācĭter ⬩ strēnue ⬩ prŏpĕre
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Ic sceal fromlice féðemundum þurh steápne beorg strǽte wyrcan I shall strenuously work with my feet a road through a steep mountain, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 9; Rä. 16, 17: Cd. 95; Th. 123, 23; Gen. 2050: Bd. 5, 7; S. 620, 41.
FÚL
Foulness ⬩ impurity ⬩ guilt ⬩ offence ⬩ fault ⬩ illŭvies ⬩ impūrĭtas ⬩ culpa
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Sleá man of ða hand ðe he ðæt fúl mid worhte let the hand be struck off with which he wrought that offence, i. 14; Th. i. 206, 21
here-teám
plundering ⬩ spoiling ⬩ devastation ⬩ taking part in a 'here,' ⬩ what is got by an army ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty ⬩ spoil
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Gewát hám síþian mid ðý hereteáme ðe him se hálga forgeaf departed home with the spoil that the holy man gave him, 98; Th. 130, 19; Gen. 2162
here-wæsmun
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Leo and Heyne connect with a root meaning rage, fury, v. Leo. 494.
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