be-sárgian
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Add: with idea of pity, to be sorry for Tó besárgienne doletura, An. Ox. 5266. Besárgiendes conpatientis, 903. a person, with dat. Besárgode hé ðǽre sorhfullan méder, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 17. with acc. Hé spræc tó ðám ceastergewarum, þá hé mid fæderlicere
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gremian
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Add Gremið, graemid, gremid lacessit, Txts. 73, 1170. Grema lacesse, An. Ox. 46, 52. Gremman lacessere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 50. Gremmende lacessiens, 50, 56. to irritate, provoke. the object a person Hý ðé gremiað exacerbaverunt te, Ps. Th. 5, 11: Hml
scealc
a servant ⬩ a man, soldier, sailor
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a servant Eálá ic eom ðín ágen esne Dryhten and ðín swylce eom scealc ombehte (cf. ambeht-scealc) and ðíure þeówan suna O Domine, quia ego servus tuus, ego servus tuus, et filius ancillae tuae, Ps. Th. 115, 6. Ic eom ðín hold scealc tuus sum ego, 118
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wénan
to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for
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to ween, suppose, think, imagine, opine, believe absolute Ic wéne autumo Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 68. Wénð opinatur 62, 53. Hé wénð estimat Kent. Gl. 870. Hwílum ic gewíte, swá ne wénaþ men (cf. Aldhelm's riddle: Cernere me nulli possunt) Exon. Th. 381, 24;
ídel-ness
Idleness ⬩ vanity ⬩ frivolity ⬩ uselessness ⬩ futility ⬩ emptiness ⬩ falseness
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Idleness, vanity, frivolity, uselessness, futility, emptiness, falseness Seó ýdelnes is ðære sáwle feónd idleness is an enemy of the soul, L. E. I. 3 ; Th. ii. 404, 11. Ǽlces libbendes mannes mægen and anwald is ídelnes universa vanitas omnis homo vivens
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loc
A lock ⬩ bolt ⬩ bar ⬩ enclosure ⬩ fold ⬩ A close ⬩ conclusion ⬩ settlement
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A lock, bolt, bar, that by which anything is closed, an enclosed place, enclosure, fold. Loc clausura, Wrt. Voc. 81, 17. Locc mandra vel ovile, 23, 55. Loc caula, 85, 73. Gáta loc titula, 288, 20. Loce ł fæstene clustello, Hpt. Gl. 527, 72. In scípa
BLÓD
BLOOD, gore ⬩ sanguis, cruor
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BLOOD, gore; sanguis, cruor Ðæt blód eów byþ to tácne on ðám húsum, ðe ge on beóþ: ðonne ic ðæt blód geseó, ðonne forbúge ic eów erit sanguis vobis in signum in ædibus, in quibus eritis, et videbo sanguinem et transibo vos, Ex. 12, 13: Gen. 4, 10: Jn
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wrixlan
to change ⬩ vary ⬩ alter ⬩ to change ⬩ alternate ⬩ to exchange ⬩ deal ⬩ conversation ⬩ intercourse ⬩ to lend ⬩ of what is lent ⬩ of words ⬩ to speak
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to change, vary, alter Is him áæt heáfod hindan gréne, wrǽtlíce wrixleþ wurman geblonden (the head shews shifting colours), Exon. Th. 218, 13; Ph. 294. with dat. of that in which change is made Ic þurh múþ sprece mongum reordum, wrencum singe, wrixle
ge-namian
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Add: to give a name to an object, call so and so (proper or common noun) Ætforan dám cásere, Aurelianus genamod, Hml. Th. ii. 308, 3. Wé habbað áne gástlice módor, seó is ecclesia genamod, Wlfst. 67, 14. Ðæt land is on þreó genamod, ðæt is Hengest-esíg
on-sacan
to attack, strive against ⬩ to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand ⬩ to declare that one has no knowledge of a person ⬩ to refuse a person what he wants ⬩ to refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a charge ⬩ to make excuse ⬩ to sacrifice
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to attack, strive against Ne biþ cwénlíc þeáw ðætte freoþuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan ( to strife with a man for his life ), Beo. Th. 3889 ; B. 1942. to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand Ðeáh ðú onsóce ðæt ðú sóþ godu lufian wolde though
hladan
to heap, ⬩ pile up, ⬩ build, ⬩ place, ⬩ lade, ⬩ load, ⬩ freight ⬩ to lade, ⬩ draw [water]; ⬩ haurire
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to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight Ic mé hrycg hlade ðæt ic habban sceal I load my back with what I am to have, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 21; Rä. 4, 65. Wyrd wóp wecceþ weán hladeþ fate awakens grief, heaps up misery, Salm. Kmbl. 874; Sal
sweostor
A sister. ⬩ of blood relationship ⬩ of membership in a religious house
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A sister. of blood relationship Saga ðæt ðú sié sweostor mín, líces mǽge, Cd. Th. 110, 3, Gen. 1832. Ðære swustur (suoester. Lind.: swester, Rush.) wæs Maria huic erat soror nomine Maria, Lk. Skt. 10, 39. Soester, Lind. 10, 40. Swuster, Gen. 12, 13.
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for-
- Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
- Bd. de nat. rerum ;
- Wrt. popl. science 11, 8 ;
- Lchdm. iii. 256, 16.
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rand
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a brink, edge, margin, shore Árás ðá bí ronde róf oretta (cf. gesæt ðá on næsse níðheard cyning, Beo. Th. 4825 : hlǽw holmwylme neáh, 4814), Ben. Th. 5069; B. 2538. Of ðam fúlan bróce wið westan randes æsc to the west of the ash tree on the bank (?),
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hwá
Who ⬩ what. ⬩ any one ⬩ some one ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ whosoever ⬩ whatsoever, ⬩ whatever
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Who; what. in direct questions [with indic. or subj.] Quis hwá is werlíc hád que hwilc is wíflíc, cujus hwæs, cui hwama quo fram hwam ... Gif ic cweðe quis hoc fecit hwá dyde ðis ðonne biþ se quis interrogativum ðæt is áxigendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som.
ágen
OWN ⬩ proper ⬩ peculiar ⬩ proprius ⬩ The property owned ⬩ one's own property ⬩ proprium
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OWN, proper, peculiar; proprius Sécþ his ágen wuldor gloriam propriam quærit. Jn. Bos. 7, 18. Godes ágen bearn God's own child. Cd. 213; Th. 265, 20; Sat. 10: 109; Th. 144, 27; Gen. 2396: Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 19. Hire ágenes húses of her own house, Bt.
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árian
to give honour ⬩ to honour ⬩ reverence ⬩ have in admiration ⬩ honorare ⬩ honorificare ⬩ venerari ⬩ to regard ⬩ care for ⬩ spare ⬩ have mercy ⬩ pity ⬩ pardon ⬩ forgive ⬩ consulere ⬩ propitium esse ⬩ misereri ⬩ parcere
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to give honour, to honour, reverence, have in admiration; honorare, honorificare, venerari Is to árianne is to be honoured, Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 14. Onsægednys lófes áreþ me sacrificium laudis honorificabit me, Ps. Spl. T. 49, 24. He áraþ ða gódan he
bútan
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with the subj. Unless, save that; nisi Bútan ðú [eorþan spéde] gedǽlde Dryhtne sylfum unless thou hadst bestowed [the riches of the earth] for the Lord himself, Exon. 99a; Th. 371, 19; Seel. 78. Búton ðæt hit sý útaworpen nisi ut mittatur foras, Mt.
heorþ-pening
A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]
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A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence] Be ðon heorþpeninge. Sý ǽlc heorþpenig ágífen be Petres mæsse dæge: and seðe hine tó ðam ándagan gelǽst næbbe, lǽde hine tó Róme, and ðǽr tó eácan xxx pænega and bringe ðonne swutelunge
GEÓ
Formerly, of old, before ⬩ quandam, olim, pridem
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Formerly, of old, before; quandam, olim, pridem Ða lióþ ðe ic, wrecca, geó lustbǽrlíce song, ic sceal nu heófiende singan the lays which I, an exile, formerly with delight sung, I shall now mourning sing, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 7: Bt. Met. Fox 10, 68; Met. 10