hæfen-leás
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Helpað earmum and hæfenleásum, Wlfst. 48, 23. as adjective Þá þe unríce synd and hæfenleáse (hafen-, v. l.) þearfan pauperiores, R. Ben. 105, 8. Áspende hé his feoh on ælmyssum hafenleásum mannum. Hml. S. 14, 15 : 23, 200: Hml. Th. ii. 400, 1
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á-smeágan
to investigate, ⬩ to find out by investigation ⬩ devise
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Add: to investigate, where the object is concrete Þá hí hæfdon þá burh ealle ásmeáde, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 2. Ásmeáð requirit, Scint. 42, 16. Ásmeáde exquirit, i. investigat, An. Ox. 2796. Ásmeágian percunctari, Angl. xiii. 366, 11.
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a-þweán
To wash out ⬩ to wash ⬩ cleanse ⬩ baptize ⬩ anoint ⬩ abluere ⬩ lucre ⬩ lavare ⬩ baptizare ⬩ unguere
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To wash out, to wash, cleanse, baptize, anoint; abluere, lucre, lavare, baptizare, unguere Gif ðú aþweán wylt if thou wilt wash out, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 32, 8. Aþweah me lava me, Ps. Spl. 50, 3. Ðú aþweahst me lavabis me, 50, 8.
eáster
the passover, paschal lamb ⬩ pascha
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Eástre, the goddess of the rising sun, whose festivities were in April. Hence used by Teutonic christians for the rising of the sun of righteousness, the feast of the resurrection, Bd. de Temp. Rat. Works, vol. ii. p. 81: Grimm's Deut.
ende-líf
An end of life, death ⬩ vīta fīnīta, mors
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An end of life, death; vīta fīnīta, mors Wurdon hie deáþes on wénan, ádes and endelífes they were in expectation of death, of the funeral pilē and end of life, Elen. Kmbl. 1166; El. 585
hræglung
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Zosimus hire tó cwæð: 'Ne beþorftest þú nánre andlyfene oððe hræglunge?' Heó him andswarode: '. . . se gegyrla þe ic hæfde sóna swá ic Iordanen oferfór mid swíðlicre ealdunge tótorene forwurdon,' Hml. S. 23 b, 567. Add
on-sundrian
to separate, take apart
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to separate, take apart Nǽnig heora, of ðám ðe hí áhton, ówiht his beón onsundrad cwæþ none of them said that anything they owned was his separate property, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 15 note
ord
a point, ⬩ of a weapon ⬩ a spear, pointed weapon ⬩ one who is at the topmost point, a head, chief, prince ⬩ head, front ⬩ line of battle, forefront ⬩ the beginning, origin, source (applied to persons and things)
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Th. 133, 52; By. 69. Elamitarna ordes wísa, Cd. Th. 121, 3; Gen. 2004. On orde stód Eádweard Edward stood in the forefront of the battle, Byrht.
hungor-biten
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Hunger-bitten, suffering from hunger Ac ðes folces ðe be Hungire fór fela þúsenda ðǽr and be wæge earmlíce forfóran and fela hreówlíce and hungerbitene ongeán winter hám tugon but of the people that went by Hungary many thousands perished miserably there
ge-scot
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Ðá stód his franca binnan þám gesceote, Hml. S. 3, 267. Heó þæt gesceot hrepode, Hml. Th. ii. 32, 28. a shot, scot, contribution Gif hwylc monn þone ándagan oferhebbe æt his gescote, béte be twifealdum, Cht. Th. 614, 23
Mirce
The Mercians ⬩ Mercia
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The Mercians, (and as the name of the people is used where modern English uses the name of their country) Mercia [see Green's The Making of England, p. 85] Hér Mierce wurdon Cristne, Chron. 655; Erl. 28, 1. Ðá námon Mierce (Myrce, MS.
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a-bǽdan
To restrain ⬩ repel ⬩ compel ⬩ avertere ⬩ repellere ⬩ cogere ⬩ exigere
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Ðæt oft wǽpen abǽd his mondryhtne which often repels the weapon for its lord, Exon. 114a; Th. 437, 24; Rä. 56, 12
beorhtian
to shine ⬩ brighten ⬩ clarere ⬩ to sound clearly or loudly ⬩ clare sonare
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Th. 2326; B. 1161
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godspellíc
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Th. ii. 586, 3. Mid ðysum wordum ða godspellícan gesetnysse ongan with these words began the gospel narrative, i. 70, 11, 18
ge-dreóhlíce
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Substitute: in an orderly manner Gif man wǽpn gedreóhlíce (the Latin versions have discrete; in aliquo secreto loco ; pacifice) lecge þǽr hig stille mihton beón, gif hí móston, Ll.
glówan
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Þæt fýr wearð þá ácwenced, ꝥ þǽr án col ne gleów, Hml. S. 7, 240. Gewyrme mid háte glówende ísene, Lch. ii. 236, 31: 216, 1. Lecgað ðá ísenan clútas háte glówende tó his sídan, Hml. Th. i. 424, 35
un-gemetlic
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Add Tó þreágenne mid ungemettlicre ( the Latin has modesta) ceáste, Gr. D. 145, 17. Sé ðe samnað ungemætlice weolan (immodicas divitias), Ll. Th. ii. 232, 24.
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wund
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Add Þǽr wearð ꝥ .iii. hund monna ofslagen, ealle búton ðǽm consule ánum : hé cóm wund áweg, Ors. 4, 6; S. 172, 24. (la) add :-- Gif man bið on hrif wund, Ll. Th. i. 96, 10. Gif mon sié on þá herðan tó þám swíðe wund, 25
BREÓWAN
To BREW; ⬩ cerevisiam coquere
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To BREW; cerevisiam coquere Ne biþ ðǽr nǽnig ealo gebrowen mid Estum there is no ale brewed by the Esthonians, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 22, 17. Ne dranc he nánes gemencgedes wǽtan, ne gebrowenes he drank not of any mixed or brewed fluid, Homl. Th. i. 352, 7
ge-steald
A settled place ⬩ a station ⬩ dwelling-place ⬩ an abode ⬩ stătio ⬩ dŏmĭcilium
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A settled place, a station, dwelling-place, an abode; stătio, dŏmĭcilium He lífes gesteald sceáwode he beheld life's dwelling-place, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 22; Cri. 304, Ðæt he walde wídanferhþ écra gestealda that he shall rule for ever the eternal abodes