þringan
To press ⬩ crowd ⬩ throng ⬩ to throng ⬩ press round, upon ⬩ crowd together ⬩ to press ⬩ move with violence, eagerness ⬩ hurry ⬩ press on ⬩ press forward ⬩ force a way
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Hé on ðæt weorod þrong for ðon ðe him wæs leófre ðæt hiene mon ofslóge ðonne hiene mon gebunde he pressed into the host (of the enemy), because he would rather be slain than made prisoner, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 12.
witod
appointed ⬩ ordained ⬩ assured ⬩ certain ⬩ certain ⬩ certainly ⬩ assuredly
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Uutedo certa, Rtl. 171, 41. with much the same force as witodlíce, with definite sense, it is certain, certainly, assuredly Witod, se ðe his broces bóte sécð, búton tó Gode sylfum, hé drýhð deófles wyllan, Wulfst. 12, 11: 85, 14.
hǽlend
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H. 7, 3. with weakening of force and tending to become a mere title (cf. Christ), where it is not definitely applied to the second person of the Trinity Him wæs Hǽlend God wráð geworden, Sat. 281. Bearn Hǽlendes, Sae. 153. Hélendes, 86.
þanne
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S. 23, 183. add: where the main clause has no comparative form Hé swíðe þæs londes fæstenum trúwode þonne his gefeohte ditioni magis quam praelio se commissurus, Nar. 17, 27
wlite
aspect ⬩ countenance ⬩ looks ⬩ appearance ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ good looks ⬩ beautiful appearance ⬩ beauty ⬩ glory ⬩ ornament
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aspect, countenance, looks, appearance, shape, form Wlite his vultus ejus, Ps. Spl. 10, 8. Cristes onsýn, æþelcyninges wlite, Exon. Th. 56, 27; Cri. 907: Beo. Th. 506; B. 250.
díc
DIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditch ⬩ vallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est
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ADIKE, a bank formed by throwing the earth out of the ditch ; vallum, id est tumŭlus, qui terra effossa exstructus est Andlang díces along the dike, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 442; A. D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 438, 18.
Linked entry: fæsten-díc
fyrmest
At first ⬩ most ⬩ very well ⬩ best ⬩ prīmo ⬩ maxĭme ⬩ optĭme
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Swá forþ swá we fyrmest leornian mágon as far as ever we can learn, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 5: L. C. S. 11; Th. i. 382, 6: L. Eth. vi. 40; Th. i. 324. 28
geáþ
Foolishness ⬩ lightmindedness ⬩ luxury ⬩ mockery ⬩ stultĭtia ⬩ lascīvia ⬩ luxŭria ⬩ ludibrium
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Ðý-læs ðæt wundredan weras and idesa, and on geáþ gutan lest men and women should wonder thereat, and pour it forth in mockery, 50 b; Th. 176, 8; Gú. 1206
Linked entry: geahþe
god
A god
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Gif ðú fremdu godu forþ bigongest if thou dost continue to worship strange gods, 67 b; Th. 250, 2; Jul. 121
un-treówþ
Bad faith ⬩ perfidy
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Antigones forlét ðæt setl. Ac Umenis him wénde from Antigones hámfærelte micelra untreówða Antigonus ab obsidione discessit. Sed nec sic Eumeni spes firma aut salus certa, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 146, 21. Adam týhð mé untryówða, Cd. Th. 36, 33; Gen. 581.
yfelsian
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In the Northern Gospels the same Latin verb is translated by the following forms Ebalsas (hefalsaþ, Rush.) blasphemat, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 3. Ebolsas (heofolsaþ, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 7. Ebolsas (eofolsas, Rush.), 3, 29.
Linked entry: eofulsian
hand-gang
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[In the Ormulum hand-gang is used of the laying on of hands by the Apostles (All þiss gæfenn forþ þe posstless þurrh hanndganng upponn alle þa þatt fulluhht unnderrfengenn, 15992), or in confirmation (þurrh fulluht ga þurrh hanndgang att hadedd mannes
on-settan
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L. 9, 18. to oppress, impede Gemêtton wê ûs æ̂ghwanon gelîcne storm foran onsettende inuenimus nos undique-uersum pari tempestate praeclusos, Bd. 5, 1 ; Sch. 552, 10. Cf. â-settan, of-settan
hleór-beran
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Grein and Heyne take hleor beran as a compound, the former explaining 'was auf dem Gesicht getragen wird, Helmvisier? [oder faciei munimentum?]'; the latter rendering it cheek.
Linked entry: hliét
teám
A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively. ⬩ a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, children ⬩ bringing forth children, child-bearing ⬩ a line of animals harnessed together, a team
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Ðá gerǽddan witan, ðæt hit betere wǽre, ðæt man ǽure týmde ðǽr hit ǽrest befangen wǽre ... ðý læs ðe mon unmihtigne man tó feor and tó lange for his ágenan swencte, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 288, 28.
Linked entries: teám-byrst tém wróht-getíme ge-teáma -tíme -tíme
full
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Gif nán wuht wana nǽre, þonne nǽre nán wuht full; for þý biþ ǽnig full þing þe sum þing biþ wana, and for þý biþ ǽnig þing wana ðe sum biþ full; ǽlc þing biþ fullost on his ágenum earda omne enim, quod imperfectum esse dicitur, id imminutione perfecti
LICGAN
To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run
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Mid eallon ðám þingon ðe ðǽr tó læg forðam ðe his witan him sǽdon ðæt hit hwílon ǽr læg ðiderin with everything that belonged thereto; for his witan told him that in former times it had belonged to that place, vi. 190, 20.
Linked entry: for-lǽge
rǽdan
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(Cf. last passage under rǽcan.) v. á-, be-, for-, ge-, mis-, ofer-rǽdan
ge-líc
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and the compensation for destroying an eye are equal, Ll.
EARM
ARM, the limb extending from the shoulder to the hand ⬩ brachium ⬩ ocean, etc ⬩ sĭnus, rāmus
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an ARM, the limb extending from the shoulder to the hand; brachium Gif se earm biþ forad búfan elmbogan, ðǽr sculon xv scillinga to bóte if the arm be broken above the elbow, there shall be fifteen shillings for compensation, L.