dryhten
a ruler, lord, prince ⬩ dŏmĭnus, princeps ⬩ the supreme ruler, the Lord; chiefly used for God and Christ ⬩ Dŏmĭnus
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a ruler, lord, prince; dŏmĭnus, princeps Geáta dryhten the Goths' lord, Beo. Th. 2973; B. 1484. Eorla dryhten lord of earls, Beo. Th. 4666; B. 2338. Dryhten Higelác lord Higelac, Beo. Th. 4005; B. 2000. In gemynd his dryhtnes naman brohte it brought
swylt
Death, destruction. ⬩ of the death of the body ⬩ of the second death, the perdition of the soul ⬩ lying at the point of death ⬩ hunger, famine
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Death, destruction. of the death of the body Swylt háligra mors sanctorum, Ps. Th. 115, 5. Ende becwom, swylt æfter synnum, Beo. Th. 2514; B. 1255. On galgan rídan, seomian æt swylte, Exon. Th. 329, 14; Vy. 34. Deáðberende gyfl ( the forbidden fruit
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sprengan
To cause to spring. ⬩ to scatter ⬩ to sprinkle ⬩ to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat) ⬩ to apply a clyster ⬩ quassare, rorare ⬩ to burst, scatter, sprinkle ⬩ to burst
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To cause to spring. to scatter Ðú gaderast ðǽr ðú ne sprengdest ( sparsisti ), Mt. Kmbl. 25, 24. His eágan wǽron spearcan sprengende, Homl. Th. i. 466, 26. to sprinkle, an object with something Ðú spren[g]st Aaron and his reáf, Ex. 29, 21. Hé nam ðæt
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bærnett
burning ⬩ cauterizing ⬩ a burn ⬩ burning heat ⬩ consuming by fire
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Add: burning, cauterizing. Similar entries v. bærnan Lǽce-dóm medicina, bærnet arsura vel ustulatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 6. Mid bærnette gelácnian, Hml. Th. i. 472, 14. Hátum bærneytte torrido cauterio, An. Ox. 1983. Háligra gewrita lácnunga, and ámánsumunge
Æðelflǽd
Æthelfled ⬩ Æthelfleda
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Æthelfled; Æthelfleda, The eldest and most intellectual daughter of king Alfred the Great, and sister of king Edward, the Elder. She married Æthelred, a Mercian nobleman, who was made viceroy of Mercia by king Alfred. He died in A. D. 912, Chr. Erl. 100
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settan
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add: to place in or out of a condition Man sette Stigant of his bisceopríce, Chr. 1043; P. 162, 26. Ne sete þú him ðás dǽda tó synne ne statuas illis hoc peccatum, Hml. Th. ii. 34, 21. On gewrit settan, Ll. Th. i. 58, 22. Add Fuglas heofnes ne settas
wana
want ⬩ lack ⬩ absence ⬩ want of necessaries ⬩ lack ⬩ want ⬩ defect
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want, lack, absence Mé ys feós wana deest mihi pecunia, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Zup. 202, 12. Hláfes wæs wana panis deerat, Gen. 47, 13. Ðonne wana (wona, Hatt. MS. ) bið ðæs ðe hié habban woldon hae cum desunt, Past. 18 ; Swt. 126, 22. Hit nan mon ne mæg eall
ÉÐEL
property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home ⬩ prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum
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one's own residence or property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home; prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum Ðis is mín ágen cýþ, eard and éðel this is my own country, dwelling and home
ferian
to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ ferre ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ dedūcĕre ⬩ afferre ⬩ to betake oneself to ⬩ se gerĕre ⬩ versēri ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ vehi ⬩ īre
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to carry, convey, bear, lead, conduct; ferre, portāre, vehĕre, dedūcĕre, afferre Héht wígend ðæt hálige treó him befóran ferian he commanded the warriors to carry the holy tree before him, Elen. Kmbl. 215; El. 108: Cd. 67; Th. 80, 18; Gen. 1330. We ðé
ge-stígan
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Add: A. intrans. to move upwards, ascend, come or go up. in a physical sense Dene fisc se ðe ǽrist gestíge (as cendent), Mt. L. 17, 27. (l a) of motion on the ground :-- Gestág in mór ascendit in montem, Mk. L. 5, l. (l b) of motion on to an object rising
híwung
shaping ⬩ shape ⬩ frame ⬩ make ⬩ constitution ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ species ⬩ kind ⬩ transformation ⬩ an illusory shape ⬩ deceptive appearance ⬩ a pretence ⬩ trick ⬩ simulation ⬩ hypocrisy ⬩ fiction ⬩ irony
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Add Figmenta, i. plasmatio, mendacia híwunga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 78. shaping, forming of material Adam lifde æfter þǽre menniscan híwunge .dcccc. wintra and þrittig wintra; and þé sexteoþegan geáre fram his híwunge hé gegylte, Angl. xi. 1, 13-16. shape
lícettan
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Add: absolute. to dissemble, pretend, be hypocritical Swá bióð ðá ðe hira gód eówiað beforum monnum and hira yfel helað oninnan him selfum: hí lícettað, and woldon lícian for manna eágum útane búton gódum weorcum innane vitiorum mala inius contegunt,
lim
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Add: any organ or part of the body Behófað þæt heáfod þǽra óðera lima, swá swá ðá lima behó;fiað þæs heáfdes. Gif án lim bið untrum, ealle ðá óðre þrowiað mid þám ánum. Hml. Th. i. 274, 7-9. Leoma lífgedál, Gú. 1019. Hé ( the Phenix) of æscan onwæcneð
FÚS
Ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ prompt ⬩ quick ⬩ eager ⬩ hastening ⬩ prone ⬩ inclined ⬩ willing ⬩ ready for death ⬩ dying ⬩ promptus ⬩ cĕler ⬩ părātus ⬩ prōnus ⬩ cŭpĭdus ⬩ propĕræ morti devōtus ⬩ mŏrĭbundus
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Ready, prepared, prompt, quick, eager, hastening, prone, inclined, willing, ready for death, dying; promptus, cĕler, părātus, prōnus, cŭpĭdus, propĕræ morti devōtus, mŏrĭbundus Se ðe stód fús on faroþe he who stood ready on the beach, Andr. Kmbl. 509
ge-féran
To go ⬩ travel ⬩ go on ⬩ behave ⬩ fare ⬩ get on ⬩ come ⬩ get to a place ⬩ To perform a journey ⬩ reach or get by going ⬩ obtain ⬩ attain ⬩ experience ⬩ suffer
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v. intrans. To go, travel, go on, behave, fare, get on, come, get to a place He geférde óð ðæt he Adam funde he journeyed until he found Adam, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 20; Gen. 453. Frécne geférdon daringly they behaved, Beo. Th. 3386; B. 1691. Ðá ðis cúþ wæs
ge-bann
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Add Geban edictum, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 72. an edict, a decree of a temporal or spiritual prince ordering the doing of something by those under him Óðer is seó gesetnys ðe se cyning býtt ðurh his ealdormenn, óðer bið his ágen gebann on his andweardnysse
ge-hwǽde
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Add Gehwǽde modicus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 29, 9: exiguus Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 19. applied to material objects. of size Fram dúne gehwǽdre a monte modico Ps. L. 41, 7. Bát gehwǽdne lembum exiguum Wülck. Gl. 254, 26. Ðeós wyrt hafað gehwǽ;dne wyrttruman, Lch. i.
ge-þwǽre
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Add: in agreement. of living creatures or things personified, of many, in agreement, at peace with one another Ealle crístene men sceoldon beón swá geþwǽre swilce hit án man wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 272, 24. Þǽr beóð geþwǽre sáwul and líchama, þe nú on ðisum
hlít
lot ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune
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Take here hlét, hlyt (l. hlýt) in Dict., and add: a lot (the object which is used) Cleros an Crécisc getácnað hlýt an Englisc cleros sors inter fretatur Chrd. 75, 28. Ofer hrægl mín sendon hlét (hlýt, Ps. L.) super vestem meam miserunt sortem Ps. Vos
hycgan
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Add: p. hygde, hygede (v. for-hycgan). to think, have such and such thoughts Þá þe mid heortan hycgeað rihte qui recto sunt corde, Ps. Th. 72, 1. On fyrenfulra geðancas, þá wiðer-wearde mé wráðe hycgeað cogitaverunt adversum me, 139, 8. <b>I a.