wearg-cwedol
Given to evil speaking or cursing
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M. 356, 26) Godes ríce gesittan ne magon, hwæþere is gelýfed ðæt ða ðe be gewyrhtum wyrgede wǽron for heora árleásnysse, ðæt hí hraðe ðurh Drihtnes wræc heora scylde wíte ðrowedon quamvis maledici regnum Dei possidere non possint, creditum est tamen quod
hord-gestreón
Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'
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Fox 14, 21; Met. 14, 11: Beo. Th. 6175; B. 3092. Mæst hlifade ofer Hroþgáres hordgestreónum the mast towered above the riches that had come from Hrothgar's hoard, 3803; B. 1899.
ofer-sittan
to sit upon, occupy, take possession of ⬩ to desist from, abstain from
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Done mǽstan dǽl his hæfþ sǽ oferseten the greatest part of it the sea has occupied, Bt. 18, l; Fox 62, 11 [We maȝen ouersitten þis lond. Laym. 8035.] to desist from, abstain from Ic ofersitte supersideo Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 45.
cóðu
A disease ⬩ sickness ⬩ pestilence ⬩ morbus
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Wið wambe cóðum for diseases of the stomach L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 1
slide
A slip, fall ⬩ lapsus ⬩ of an actual slip ⬩ a slip into misfortune or error
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Gr. 11;Zup. 79, 9. of an actual slip Ðá wearþ mé slide and ic him (the horse)of áfeóll lapsus decidi Bd. 5, 6;S. 619, 18. fig. a slip into misfortune or error Forðæm hit ǽr hit nolde behealdan wið unnyt word, hit sceal ðonne niédinga áfeallan for ðæm
swinsung
melody, harmony ⬩ sound that is not harmonious
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Wið eárena swinsunge and ungehýrnesse for singing in the ears and hardness of hearing, Lchdm. iii. 70, 23
Linked entries: dreám-swinsung swinsian
freóls
free ⬩ exempt from jurisdiction
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Ǽlc hláford his nýdþeówum byrge ... for ðám hí sýn Gode efenleófe and þá ðe syndon freólse. Ll. Th. ii. 314, 11. of places, exempt from jurisdiction, c.
stóc-líf
A town, habitation
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Cf. cot-, mynster-líf for words in which líf is similarly used;
Linked entry: stóc
á-stífian
to become incapable of motion ⬩ to become incapable of action from fear, wonder
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L. fol. 187 b, 12 ( = Ex. 15, 15). Þǽr stænt ástífad stáne gelícast eal árleás heáp stupet attonito impia turba timore, Dóm. L. 173
mægen-earfeþe
A great labour ⬩ hardship
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A great labour or hardship Nales fore lytlum geómre, ac fore ðám mǽstum mægenearfeþum, Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 4; Cri. 964. Mægenearfeþu, sár and swár gewin and sweartne deáþ, 28b; Th. 86, 20; Cri. 1411
metian
to supply with food
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to supply with food Ðá beád hé ðæt man sceolde his here metian (MS. C. mettian) and horsian he ordered that his army should be supplied with food and with horses, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 3
Linked entry: mettian
un-árímed
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of a whole containing numberless units, take here the first four passages in Dict. of the separate units, take here the last four passages, and add Þá (anfiteatra) wǽron unárímede, Ors. 3, 3; S. 102, 22
fleón
- By.
- 247 :
- Ps. L. 54, 8 :
- Gen. 2080 :
- Bt. F. 116, 17 :
- Ælfc. Gr. 36 :
- 28, 6 :
- Ps. Th. 103, 17 :
- Ps. L. 113, 3 :
- Met. l, 20 :
- Mt. 8, 33 :
- Ps. L. 30, 12 :
- El. 134 :
- Gú. 228 .]
to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew
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For þriddan dǽl hé fleó . . . for healfne hé fleó, Ll. Th. i. 78, 23, 25. to refuse assent Mín mód flýhþ nú gyt, ꝥ hit ne mæg gelýfan ꝥ hit geseón ne mæg mid þæs líchaman eágum mens refugit credere, quod corporeis oculis non valet videre, Gr.
wille
A well, spring, stream, fountain
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(fons) áweólle, seó wæter geóteþ, 5, lo ; S. 625, 23. Lífes wylle (waelle, Ps. Surt.) fons vitae Ps. Th. 35, 9: Basil admn. 4; Hex. 42, 16. Ealle ða námon Ændor wylle and Cisone clǽne hlimme, Ps. Th. 82, 8. Waelle léhtes fons luminis Ps.
þurh-wunian
to continue ⬩ last ⬩ not to come to an end ⬩ not to pass away ⬩ to continue in a place, with a person ⬩ to remain, not to leave ⬩ to continue in a condition ⬩ not to change ⬩ to persevere ⬩ persist ⬩ hold out
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Se ðe on ðám gesǽlþum ðurhwunian ne mót, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 15. to continue an action, persevere with or in, not to desist from, not to leave off Eua ðágyt on wópe þurhwunode, Blickl. Homl. 89, 6. Hié forþ on heora yfelum þurhwunedon, 79, 8.
a-þrowen
thrown forth ⬩ spilt
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thrown forth, spilt,Andr. Kmbl. 2850; An. 1427;
feoðer-scéte
four-cornered ⬩ square ⬩ quadrangŭlus ⬩ quadrātus
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four-cornered, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus, Som. Ben. Lye
fóre-
before
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before, used in composition as the English fore-
forþ-bláwan
To blow forth ⬩ belch out ⬩ eructāre
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To blow forth, belch out; eructāre, Cot. 78
fóstor
a fostering ⬩ nourishing ⬩ food ⬩ nourishment
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a fostering, nourishing, food, nourishment, Som. Ben. Lye