fliés
A fleece ⬩ vellus
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Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése óþ midne sumor, oððe gilde ðæt fliés mid twám pæningum of a sheep's going with its fleece. A sheep shall go with its fleece until midsummer, or let the fleece be paid for with two pence, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 9-11
fór-beran
To fore-bear ⬩ to bear or carry before ⬩ to prefer ⬩ præferre
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To fore-bear, to bear or carry before, to prefer; præferre Ðæt ic fórbær rúme regulas and réðe mód geongra monna that I preferred the lax rules and rough minds of young men, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 22; Gú. 459.
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fóre-meahtig
Prepotent ⬩ most mighty ⬩ præpŏtens
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Ðǽr he ealdordóm onféhþ, fóremihtig ofer fugla cynn where it [the phœnix] receives supremacy, most mighty over the race of birds, Exon. 58 a; Th. 208, 21; Ph. 159: Cd. 208; Th. 257. 33; Dan. 667
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for-gǽgan
To transgress ⬩ prevaricate ⬩ transgrĕdi ⬩ prætĕrīre ⬩ prævārĭcāre
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Ðæt he Godes beboda ne forgǽge that he transgress not God's commandments, i. 604, 20. Ic geseah ǽslítendras oððe ða forgǽgendan vīdi prævārĭcantes, Ps. Lamb. 118, 158
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gár-mitting
A meeting of spears or javelins ⬩ a battle
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A meeting of spears or javelins, a battle Ðæt hí beadoweorca beteran wurdon, on campstede, cumbolgehnástes, gármittinge [gármittunge, Th. 207, 3, col. 2] that they were the better [the victors] in works of war, on the battle-field, at the conflict of
GEÁ
YEA ⬩ ĕtiam
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Geá, Drihten, ðú wást ðæt ic ðé lufige, yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee Jn. Bos. 21, 15, 16; ĕtiam, Domĭne, Vulg Cweþ [cwæþ MS.] nú geá say now yea, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 9
hund-eahtatig
Eighty
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Ǽr ðæm ðe Rómeburg getimbred wǽre iiii hunde wintrum and hundeahtatigum anno ante urbem conditam cccclxxx Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 4
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hwealf
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Behealde hé hú wídgille ðæs heofenes hwealfa bíþ late patentes ætheris cernat plagas, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 22. Hú wídgil sint heofones hwealfe, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 13; Met. 10, 7. Hwalf clima, Cot. 56, Lye
innian
To get within ⬩ put in ⬩ bring in ⬩ put up ⬩ lodge
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Ðá hí ðider cómon ðá woldon hí innian hí ðær heom sylfan gelícode when they came thither then they wanted to put themselves up, where it pleased themselves, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177. 35
lád-leás
Innocent ⬩ harmless
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H. ladleas] beó séce swylcne hláford swylcne hé wille forðý ðe ic an ðæt ǽlc ðara ðe láðleás [MS. H. ladleas] beó folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum hé wille, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. 1, 220, 24-222, 1. Láðleáse immunes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 68
lissan
to soften ⬩ weaken ⬩ tame ⬩ subdue
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to soften, weaken, tame, subdue Yldo beoþ on eorþan ǽghwæs cræftig ... lisseþ eal ðæt heó wile beám heó ábreóteþ ... friteþ wildne fugol ... heó oferwígeþ wulf on earth age has power over everything ... .she subdues all that she will; the tree she destroys
namcúþlíce
By name
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By name Úre mǽþ nis ðæt wé ealle Godes gecorenan eów namcúðlíce gereccan it is not within our power to recount to you by name all God's elect, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 2. Hé gehwilce eardas namcúðlíce on gemynde hæfde, i. 558, 25.
neósung
A visiting ⬩ visitation
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Johannes wearþ on ðysum dæge tó heofenan ríces myrhþe þurh Godes neósunge genumen, 58, 4. Mid ðý ðá æfter langre tíde com tó him for neósunge intingan ( gratia visitationis ), Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 41. Búton niósunga absque visitatione, Kent. Gl. 710
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nift
A niece ⬩ grand-daughter ⬩ a step-daughter
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Seó wæs nift ðæs hína ealdres ( neptem patris families ), Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 5. Ic an míne láuedy half marc goldes an míne nifte ánn óre wichte goldes, Chart. Th. 556, 27
nihterne
For a night
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For a night Ðæs gást wæs neahterne of líchoman álǽded his (Fursey) spirit was for a night taken from his body, Shrn. 51, 30. Lǽt standan neahterne, Lchdm. ii. 24, 21 : 32, 25. Lǽt licgean neahterne, 66, 12. Bind on ða eágan nihterne, 34. 23.
ge-cope
Fit ⬩ proper ⬩ congruus ⬩ opportūnus
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Fit, proper; congruus, opportūnus We sculon geleornian ðæt we gecope tíd [MS. tiid] arédigen we must learn to arrange a proper time, Past. 38, 5; Swt. 277, 1; Hat. MS. 51 b, 8.
ge-seglian
to sail ⬩ vēlĭfĭcāri ⬩ to furnish with sails ⬩ vēlis instruĕre
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to sail; vēlĭfĭcāri Ðyder he cwæþ, ðæt nán man ne mihte geseglian on ánum mónþe thither he said that a man could not sail in a month, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 19. to furnish with sails; vēlis instruĕre Se ðe nafaþ gesegled scip who hath not a ship furnished
stæððigness
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Staidness, sedateness, gravity, seriousness Ðǽr is stæðignyss ióguðe, Wulfst. 265, 8. Móderlícere stæððinysse materna gravitate, Hpt. Gl. 469, 37. Hé on heálícere stæððignysse symle þurhwunode he ever continued deeply serious, Homl.
tiér
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v. tír) Nis nán wundor ðæt sió lyft sié wearm and ceald wǽt wolcnes tiér winde geblonden (cf. sió lyft is ǽgðer ge ceald ge wǽt ge wearm; nis hit nán wunder, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35), Met. 20, 81
tǽtan
to gladden, make cheerful
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to gladden, make cheerful Ful oft ðæt gegongeþ, ðætte wer and wíf in woruld cennaþ bearn, and mid bleóm gyrwaþ, tennaþ and tǽtaþ ( the father and mother try to make the child joyous, to amuse it; Thorpe suggests temiaþ and tǽcaþ ), Exon.