BE
BY ⬩ near to ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ in ⬩ on ⬩ upon ⬩ about ⬩ with ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ad ⬩ secus ⬩ in ⬩ cum ⬩ of ⬩ from ⬩ about ⬩ touching ⬩ concerning ⬩ de ⬩ quoad ⬩ for ⬩ because of ⬩ after ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ er ⬩ secundum ⬩ beside ⬩ out of ⬩ e ⬩ ex
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Kmbl. 2479; El. 1241. for, because of, after, by, through, according to; pro, propter, er, secundum He sette word be worde he set word for word, Bt. pro?m; Fox viii. 3. Be hyra weorcum for their works, Exon. 26b; Th. 79, 13; Cri. 1290.
Linked entries: bí be-hlæstan be-strídan be-tǽcung bi big bii
mǽl
a measure ⬩ a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ cross ⬩ crucifix ⬩ fixed, suitable, appointed time ⬩ season ⬩ occasion ⬩ the time for eating ⬩ a meal
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The word is also used for the sword itself brogden mǽl, Beo. Th. 3236; B. 1616: 3338; 8. 1667: Elen. Kmbl. 1574; El. 759.
fæder
a parent ⬩ a step-father ⬩ forefather ⬩ fathers ⬩ ancestors ⬩ father ⬩ a god-father ⬩ a patron
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Ǽnne for mé, óþerne for mínne fæder, þriddan for mínne ieldran fæder, C. D. ii. 176, 7. a god-father On þám fulluhte án fæder (sponsor) mæg beón, gif hit nýdþearf bið, Ll.
folgian
to pursue ⬩ to accompany ⬩ be attendant upon ⬩ to follow ⬩ be guided by ⬩ follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ practise
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Wulfríc forð gefaren wæs; þá geceás hé Æðelsige munuc þǽr tó . . . folgode þá Stígande arc̃ƀ and wearð gehálgod tó aƀƀ Chr. 1061; P. 190, 4.
hand
HAND, side, power, control
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Icel. hægri hönd the right hand, and see note on the passage for other translations.
Linked entries: irfe-hand hand-gemǽne hond
nídan
To force ⬩ compel ⬩ urge
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Ne nýdde hé ná ðæt folc tó his cwale he did not force the people to kill him, Homl. Th. i. 216, 1. Ðá nýdde hé ðone unclǽnan gást út, Lk. Skt. 9, 42. Hé hié nýdde in fæðm fýres, Cd. Th. 230, 14; Dan. 233.
EAL
sometimes used indecl ⬩ without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive ⬩ are sometimes used, almost adverbially
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Him ealles þonc ǽghwá secge let each give thanks to him for all, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 4; Vy. 97. Ðé sié ealles þonc meorda and miltsa thanks be to thee far all, for the rewards and mercies, 118b; Th. 456, 14; Hy. 4, 66.
lǽne
transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail
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.], granted for a time only, not permanent, transitory, temporary, frail [generally used as an epithet of things of this world when they are contrasted with those of the next] Ac ic wolde witan hweðer ðé þuhte be ðam ðe ðú hæfst hweðer hyt wére ðe lǽne
hengen
a cross ⬩ a rack
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Under I. add after 'hanging,' racking; and in the second passage substitute racking for hanging. Under II. substitute: an apparatus for punishment or torture to which the sufferer is attached. a cross Críst hí mid hospe on hengene fæstnodon. Hml.
leóht
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Hét ic .cc. mínra þegna leóhtum wǽpnum (levibus armis) hié gegyrwan, Nar. 10, 27. of a vessel or receptacle, adapted for light loads Leóht leáp imbilium, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 27 : ii. 46, 40.
gaderian
to join, unite ⬩ to bring together ⬩ to bring together ⬩ collect ⬩ accumulate, amass ⬩ to bring ⬩ garner ⬩ to gather ⬩ to gather ⬩ compile
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Lbmn. 475, 27. of produce, to bring for storing, garner Ðone hwǽtte geadrias in berern mín triticum congregate in horreum meum, Mt. L. 13, 30.
nama
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Ðonne bistú daelniomende alra ðeára góda ðe ǽnig monn for his noman gedóeð, Txts. 174, 12. Men þá wilniað heora sáwla sellan for Dryhtenes naman homines qui tradiderunt animas suas pro nomine Domini nostri, Ll. Th. i. 56, 21: 92, 11.
ge-ascian
To find out by asking ⬩ learn ⬩ hear ⬩ fando accĭpĕre ⬩ discĕre ⬩ audīre
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Ðá geascade se cyng ðæt ðæt hie út on hergaþ fóron then the king heard that they were gone out to ravage, 911; Erl. 100, 24. We geascodon ðæt úre geferan sume to eów cómon we have heard that some of our fellows have come to you, L.
lesan
To lease ⬩ gather ⬩ collect
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Hí lǽson ǽfre forþ mid heom ealle ða butsecarlas ðe heó gemétton they kept on all the while collecting and joining to themselves all the sailors they found, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 15.
þri-feald
Threefold ⬩ triple
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B.) láde mid þryfealdan foráðe, L. C. S. 22; Th. i. 388, 12-15. Ða þriefealdan sáwla, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 39. Ðrifaldo ternos, Rtl. 193, 33
æt-gædere
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Þá hergas fóron bégen ætgædere, 894; P. 87, 10: 1014; P. 145, 18. marking simultaneous action Þe lǽs wé ætgædere ealle forweorðan, Wlfst. 166, 3. Se cyning lýhte of his horse ... ðá lyhte se biscop eac somod ætgædere, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 34.
torr
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Först. 110, 13. Næs þæt hús ǽfter manna gewunan getimbrod, ac mid mislicum torrum gehwemmed (cf. ðá stánas swá of óðrum clife út sceoredon, Bl. H. 207, 20) tó gelícnysse sumes scræfes, Hml. Th. i. 508, 17. <b>II a.
hægel
hail ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon rune RUNE = h, the name of which letter is hægl
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hail Fýr, forst, hægel and gefeallen snáw ignis, glacies, grando, nix, Ps. Th. 148, 8. Hægl, Exon. 56 b; Th. 201, 22; Ph. 60. Cymeþ hægles scúr a shower of hail cometh, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 13; Gen. 808.
Linked entry: hagal
windan
of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start ⬩ to fly, wheel, spring ⬩ of the movement of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of abstract subjects ⬩ of twisting ⬩ rolling movement ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ to waver ⬩ to twist ⬩ roll ⬩ to brandish ⬩ wave ⬩ to twist, plait, weave ⬩ to twist, give a curved form to
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Cf. wandian Gearo wæs Gúðlác; hine God fremede on ondsware and on elne strong; ne wond hé for worde (he did not waver on account of what was said to him), Exon.
Linked entry: winde
hryre
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'Mín bearn, þín ansýn is wlitig, and þissum bróþrum cymð micel hryre for heora tyddernyssum', Hml. S. 33, 166.