hefigian
to weary
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To become heavy. to increase in weight Se wǽta ásígð tó ðǽm lime, ðonne áswilð hit and hefegað, Past. 72, 10. of disease, to grow worse Hefiendre (hefigende, v. l.) þǽre ádle ingravescente molestia, Gr. D. 297, 14. trans.
lustlíce
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Yfel biþ gesǽlþ gif hit mon lustlíce déð and geðyldi líce áræfnþ beata sors omnis est aequinamitate tolerantis, Bt. 11. l ; F. 32, 31 : 38, 7; F. 210, 14. Ic lióða fela lustlíce (v. lustbǽrlíce) sanc, Met. 2, l.
trahtnung
Exposition ⬩ explanation ⬩ comment
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Exposition, explanation, comment Uton nú fón on ðæs godspelles trahtnunge ðǽr wé hit forléton let its resume the exposition of the gospel, where we left it, Homl. Th. i. 114, 35: ii. 72, 22.
seld-hwanne
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Heó wolde seldhwænne hire líc baðian, Homl. Skt. i. 20, 44. Seld*-*hwonne biþ ðaette áuht manegum monnum ánes hwæt lícige, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox 64, 29
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ge-cristnian
To christianize ⬩ catechize ⬩ catechīzāre
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To christianize, catechize; catechīzāre He ðone cyning gecristnade, and hine eft æfter fæce mid fulluhtbæþe aþwógh mid his þeóde cum rex ipse catechīzāus, fonte baptism, cum sua gente abluĕrētur, Bd. 3, 7; S. 329, 13.
un-síþ
an evil ⬩ ill-advised expedition ⬩ a mishap ⬩ misfortune
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an evil, ill-advised expedition Wearð ofslegen Ecgfridus on his unsíðe, ðá ðá hé on Peohtum begann tó feohtanne tó dyrstelíce ofer Drihtnes willan (cf.
earm
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H. 187, 27. a foreleg of an animal Seó leó mid hire earmum scræf geworhte, Hml. S. 236, 787
mǽrlíce
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Hét se cásere hine Críst wiðsacan, and hé móste beón mǽrlíce mid him, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 19. Wæs hyre willa mǽrlícor ꝥ heó wolde hyre sylf hyre mægðhád behátan Gode, Hml. A. 32, 200.
wilsumlíce
willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ spontaneously ⬩ devoutly ⬩ devotedly
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willingly, voluntarily, spontaneously Hé wilsumlíce (sponte) hine geþeódde tó ðam cyninge, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 44.
COS
A Kiss ⬩ osculum
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Ic hine to mínum cosse arǽrde I raised him to my kiss Homl. Th. ii. 32, 11. Coss ðú me ne sealdest osculum mihi nan dedisti Lk. Bos. 7, 45. Mannes sunu ðú mid cosse sylst osculo filium hominis tradis 22, 48.
hider
to this world ⬩ to this life ⬩ in this world ⬩ to this point ⬩ hither and thither ⬩ to and fro
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C. 64. motion implied: Hafað him geþinged hider þeóden úser on þám mǽstan dæge, Dóm. 5. in this world.
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gráf
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Eác we wrítaþ him ðone gráf ðǽrto. Ðis syndon ða gemǽru ðe to ðæm gráfe gebyriaþ also we assign to him in addition the grove. These are the boundaries that belong to the grove, 261, 5-7. [Laym. groue: Prompt. Parv. grove lucus. ]
ceást
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Ðá ðing þe heó nú tó sibbe talað, beóð hire ðonne tó ceáste áwende, Hml. Th. i. 408, 26. Hé forlét his gingran tógeánes þǽre ceáste he left his subordinate to meet the tumult, Hml, S. 7, 212. Þa ðe þá ceáste macedon, 222.
þanc
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Add Ic geann him .vi. mæran mid .vi. coltan tó þance ( in gratitude ), Shrn. 159, 29. v. æf-, of-, ymb-þanc
rím-cræft
The science of numbers ⬩ arithmetic
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Hæfðon hié on rímcræfte áwriten wera endestæf hwænne hié tó móse meteþearfendum weorðan sceoldon they (the cannibal Mermedonians) had numbered the days of their captives who were to be food to satisfy their hunger, Andr. Kmbl. 268 ; An. 134
neáh-gebúr
A neighbour
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V. men his neáhgebúra (néhbúra), L. Ath. i. 9; Th. i. 204, 11. On his néhebúra gewitnesse, v. 8, 7; Th. i. 238, 3. Se ðe æfter ǽnegum ceápe ríde, cýþe his neáhgebúrum ymbe hwæt hé ríde, L. Edg. S. 7; Th. i. 274, 20 : Ps. Th. 30, 13.
cyste-líce
Munificently ⬩ largiter
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Munificently; largiter Sý wuldor and lof ðam wélegan Drihtne, se ðe his gecorenan swá cystelíce wurþaþ be glory and praise to the bounteous Lord, who so munificently honours his chosen, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 2. Cystelíce largiter, Ælfc.
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lof-georn
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Desirous of praise Se ðe wǽre lofgeorn for ídelan weorþscype weorþe se carfull hú hé swýðast mǽge gecwéman his drihtne he that was eager for praise on account of empty honour, let that man be careful how best he may please his Lord, Wulfst. 72, 10.
missenlíc-ness
Variety ⬩ diversity
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Variety, diversity Ðanon him wæs eágena missenlícnes geseald thence was given him variety of eyes, Salm. Kmbl. 180, 14.
norþ
In a northerly direction or position
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Hié Baldred norþ ofer Temese ádrifon, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 20. Hié fóron norþ ymbútan, 894; Erl. 91, 6. Symle swá norþor swá smælre ever the further north, the narrower, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 29. Hé ealra Norþmonna norþmest búde, 17, 2