swegel
in a physical sense, heaven, sky ⬩ heaven ⬩ as the abode of the Deity ⬩ as the abode of the blessed ⬩ the sun ⬩ a sail, ⬩ music
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Ic mæg swegles (or under IV.?) gamen gehýran on heofonum, Cd. Th. 42, 18; Gen. 675. Swegles leóman. Cd. Th. 286, 13; Sae. 351. Swegles leóht, 266, 27; Sae. 28. Englas feredon sóþfæste sáwle innan swegles leóht, Chr. 1065; Erl. 198, 9.
Linked entries: be-falden swegel-horn swegl
líðe
Lithe ⬩ soft ⬩ gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ mild ⬩ serene ⬩ benign ⬩ gracious ⬩ pleasant ⬩ sweet
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Manna mildust, leódum líðost, Beo. Th. 6346; B. 3183
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ende-mes
together ⬩ coincidence ⬩ straightway ⬩ at once
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S. 4, 239. combined with eall: Ic ne mæg eal þá monigfealdan yfel emdenes (altered to endemes) árecceau, Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, 15. Seó swearcigende sunne and ðá gesceafta ealne middaneard endemes áðeóstrodon, Hml. Th. ii. 258, 16.
ge-wrixl
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Þæt wé magon him gewrixl ágyldan . . . ongeán ealle þá gód þe hé ús forgyfen hæfð, Wlfst. 145, 7. <b>II a.</b> what is given in requital. v. ge-wrixlian; Lend [Driht?
á-bisgian
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Th. 2, 4. with the idea of trouble, worry, oppression, to trouble, worry, embarrass, exercise, harass, with acc. of person alone Gif hí mé ábysgiaþ, ðonne ne mæg ic smeágan míne unscylda, Ps.
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færeld
going ⬩ walking ⬩ a going ⬩ course ⬩ journey ⬩ a way ⬩ road ⬩ the run ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ a train ⬩ retinue ⬩ course ⬩ proceeding
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Gif þet Godes wille seó þæt heó ꝥ færeld áge (that she be able to make the journey), Cht. Th. 481, 13. Se cwyrnstán tyrnð singallíce and nǽnne færeld ne ðurhtíhð the millstone turns continually and never moves a step from its place, Hml.
LIFIAN
To LIVE
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Se líchoma bútan mete and drence leofian ne mæg, Blickl. Homl. 57, 10. On forhæfdnesse lifgean, 35, 21. He ongan lifgean ongeán Gode ǽrðon ðe hé him sylfum lifgean mihte, 165, 22.
sceaft
A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft ⬩ the shaft of a spear ⬩ a spear ⬩ the shaft of an arrow ⬩ a pole ⬩ a taper
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[Moyses made a wirme of bras, And henget hege up on a saft, Gen. and Ex. 3899.] something shaped like a shaft, a taper :-- Swá swá eles gecynd biþ ðæt hé beorhtor scíneþ ðonne wex on sceafte (wax in the form of a taper or (?)
wísian
shew ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ to shew ⬩ shew ⬩ point put ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ indicate
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Hwæt mæg ic dón, búton mé God wísige ? Gen. 41, 16. Swá him ryht wísie, L. Alf. pol. I; Th. i. 60, 20: 3; Th. i. 62, 9. Se consul sceolde him eallum wísian and beón heora yldost tó ánes geáres fyrste. Jud. Thw. p. 161, 23. Grammar wísian, with acc.
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ge-lǽdan
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Tó deáðe hié þé willaþ gelǽdan, ac hí ne magon, 237, 7. Hié wǽron fram synnum álésde, and tó þǽm écean lífe gelǽdde, 135, 5. the subject a thing Hiera hátheortnes hié on færspild gelǽd (-lǽt, v. l. ), Past. 295, 20.
ge-dréfan
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Gl. 252, 7. in a physical sense, to disturb, move violently, stir up, trouble water, make turbid Se súþerna wind miclum storme gedréfeþ þá sǽ mare volvens turbidus auster, Bt. 6; F. 14, 24 : Met. 5, 8.
hrægl
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Th. 72, 9. cloth, material of which clothing for persons or coverings for things are made In huítum hrægle (or under <b>I ?</b>) and on asca in cilicio et cinere, Lk. L. R. 10, 13. Sý on wintra seó cuhle of þiccum hrægle, R. Ben. 8, 11.
níd
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Þæt Crístene menn tó cyrican faran magan and þǽr heora neóda tó Gode mǽnan, Wlfst. 278, 20. a condition marked by the lack or want of some necessary thing, or requiring some extraneous aid or addition Hml.
wamm
a spot, mark, blot. stain ⬩ filth, impurity, corruption ⬩ a blot, disgrace, damage, hurt ⬩ moral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilement ⬩ evil, sin, shameful word or deed:
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in a physical sense, a spot, mark, blot. stain Wam livor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 17. Wommum nevis, 61, 39. filth, impurity, corruption Wyrms oððe wom lues, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27;Zup. 53, 7.
weall
a wall that is made, ⬩ wall of a building, of a town, ⬩ side of a cave ⬩ a natural wall ⬩ a steep hill ⬩ a cliff.
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a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave Weal murus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 35: Exon. Th. 281, 23; Jul. 650. Ofer wealles hróf super muros Ps. Th. 54, 9. Wealles rihtungþréd perpendiculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 64.
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tweógan
to inspire doubt into a person ⬩ to feel doubt ⬩ to doubt ⬩ hesitate
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Ne mæg ic ðæs nó tweógan (twiógean,Cott. MS.), 34, 9; Fox 146, 26: 35, 4; Fox 160, 18. Ðæs tweógan ne þearf ǽnig, Exon. Th. 147, 13; Gú. 726. Grammar tweógan, with preposition Ic nát ymbe hwæt ðú tweóst, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 13.
syndrig
separate, alone, not joined with others ⬩ standing apart, not accessible ⬩ special, set apart for a particular purpose ⬩ special, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual quality ⬩ for the unusual degree in which some quality exists ⬩ of that which concerns a single person, private, own ⬩ proprius, privatus ⬩ separate, several, sundry, each separately ⬩ one a-piece, one each
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Æfter syndrig mægn secundum propriam virtutem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 15: Ps. Th. 97, 2. Syndrige wyrðmenta privilegia, Hpt. Gl. 517, 1. Suindrig propria, Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 9. From syndrigum ex propriis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 44.
síd
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Ne behwylfan mæg heofon and eorþe his wuldres word wíddra and síddra ðonne befæðman mǽge foldan sceátas ( stretching too far and wide to be embraced ), Cd. Th. 204, 31 ; Exod. 427. capacious, ample, spacious, large Glóf síd, Beo.
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staþol
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Wera gied sumes, þrymfæstne cwide and ðæs strangan staþol a glorious saying and the strong man's firm support, Exon. Th. 432, 12; Rä. 48, 5. Staðol fundum, Hpt. Gl. 488, 6. Dúna staðelas montium fundamenta, Deut. 32, 22. Eorðan staþelas, Ps.
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