mearrian
To err ⬩ go astray
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, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 1
mos
A moss ⬩ a marshy place
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Tó mossetena gemǽre, and swá big mossetena gemǽre ... Ðis syndon ðæs landes gemǽre æt mosleáge. Cod. Dip. B. ii. 56, 22, 28
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prútlíce
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Wé prútlíce ( in splendid fashion ) gecýðaþ uplendiscum preóstum ðæt wé be ðissum circulgerǽdd habbaþ, 325, 40
reádness
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Seó reádnes ðæs swyles rubor tumoris, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31. Reádnysse ostro, purpura, vermiculo, Hpt. Gl. 503, 49 : 522, 6
ge-unstillian
To disquiet ⬩ disturb ⬩ inquiētāre
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To disquiet, disturb; inquiētāre Ðætte ða mynster ða ðe Gode gehálgode syndon nǽnigum bisceope alýfed sí in ǽnigum þinge hí geunstillian ut quæque monastēria Deo consecrāta sunt, nulli episcŏpōrum lĭceat ea in alĭquo inquiētāre, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 35
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giþcorn
Spurge laurel
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Spurge laurel Ðeós wyrt ðe man lactyridem and óðrum naman giþcorn nemneþ this plant which is called lacterida and by another name githcorn, Herb. 113: Lchdm. i. 226, 12: L. M. ii. 65, 1; Lchdm. ii. 292, 9: v. glossary
grównes
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Growth Grównys hreódes viror calami, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 23. Ne com ðǽr nǽnig grównes up ne wæstmas ne furþan brordas nil omnino, non dico spicarum, sed ne herbæ quidem ex eo germinare contigit, 4, 28; S. 605, 34
bleac
Black ⬩ niger ⬩ black
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Black; niger Wæs ðis gesceád ðæt for missenlíce heora feaxes hiwe, óðer wæs cweden se bleaca Heawold, óðer se hwíta Heawald ea distinctione ut pro diversa capillorum specie, unus niger Hewald, alter albus Hewald diceretur, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 16
ge-risenlíce
Becomingly, fitly ⬩ apte
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Becomingly, fitly; apte Seó wæs gerisenlíce gehlidad mid gelíce stáne opercŏlo sĭmĭlis lăpĭdis aptissĭme tectum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 32: 3, 17; S. 544, 4, col. 1. Gerisenlícor aptius, 2, 13; S. 517, 2: 3, 29; S. 561, 29
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ge-mearcan
To mark, observe, keep ⬩ observāre
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To mark, observe, keep; observāre Getácna me ðǽr sélast sý sáwle mínre to gemearcenne Meotudes willan signify to me where it be best for my soul to observe the Creator's will, Exon. 118 a; Th. 453, 7; Hy. 4, 11
ge-mindig
Mindful ⬩ mĕmor
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Mindful; mĕmor Gemindig biþ on worulde gecýðnysse his mĕmor ĕrit in sæcŭlum testāmenti sui, Ps. Spl. 110, 5: 8, 5. Gif he sí gemindig mínum[?] naman and ðínes if he be mindful of my name and thine, Nar. 47, 9
ge-neáhsen
Near
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Near Hwílum móna sunnan sínes leóhtes bereáfaþ ðonne hit gebyrigan mæg ðæt swá geneáhsne weorðaþ sometimes the moon deprives the sun of its light when it happens that they get so near, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 23; Met, 4, 12
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searu-grim
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Fierce in arms or skilfully fierce, having fierceness accompanied by skill Gif ðín hige wǽre swá searogrim swá ðú self talast if thy spirit had been as cunningly fierce (?) as thyself reckons, Beo. Th. 1192; B. 594. Cf. searu-céne
un-dǽled
Undivided ⬩ not separated
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Undivided, not separated Hit þencþ ætgædere beón gehál undǽled, forþam gif hit tódǽled biþ, ðonne tie biþ hit nó hál, Bt. 34, 12; Fox 152, 27. Ða hwíle ðe seó sáwl and se líchoma undǽlde beóþ, 34, 9; Fox 148, 5
un-týdre
An evil growth ⬩ evil progeny ⬩ a monstrous birth
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Bk. 2), Beo. Th. 222; B. 111
wísung
Direction ⬩ guidance
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Direction, guidance Scylon hý gán tó heora scriftan and hym hys synna ealle geandettan, and ealle be his wísunge gebétan Homl. Ass. 141, 71. Dathan and Abiron mycelne teónan Móyse gedydon and forsáwon his wísunge, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 224
bónde-land
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Land held by a bónda as tenant. The Latin version of the charter cited is: terram x manentium (manentes inquilini, coloni, sed proprie qui in solo alieno manent, in villis, quibus nec liberis suis invito domino licet recedere, Migne). Substitute:
féging
a joining ⬩ composition
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Voc. ii. 112, 16. as a grammatical term, composition Ealle ðá eahta dǽlas underfóð féginge, búton interjectio ána, and gif se nama bið geféged of twám ansundum dǽlum. . . Ælfc. Gr. Z. 88, 3: 266, 11
for-feallan
overwhelm
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To destroy by falling, overwhelm Ðá cwóm micel snáw . . . Ðá ic þá unmǽtnisse ðæs snáwes geseah, ðá þúhte mé ꝥ ic wiste ꝥ hé wolde þá wícstówe forfeallan cadere immense ceperunt niues, quarum aggregationem metuens ne castra cumularentur, Nar. 23, 16
flogettan
to fly about ⬩ flutter ⬩ volitare ⬩ to be uncertain ⬩ waver ⬩ vacillate
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D. 100, 19. to be uncertain, waver, vacillate Sélre ys on eádmódrum trum faran þænne hangendum gráde on heágrum flogettan (fluctare), Scint. 205, 18