hwider-hwega
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Somewhither Gange hé him út hwider-hwega sume hwíle, Lch. ii. 182, II
sticol-ness
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Loftiness On sticylnysse, on héhþe in edito, i. in fastigio, An. Ox. 4437
un-brosnigendlic
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Add: of material or non-material objects In þǽre wísan mæg beón ongyten hwylc seó cýþnes byþ in þám unbrosnend-lican lífe ( in illo incarruptibili vita), Gr. D. 312, 7
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þríste
Bold ⬩ bold ⬩ presumptuous ⬩ audacious ⬩ shameless
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Bold, in a good sense Móna se sixta ... se ðe bið ácenned, þríste, mǽre, Lchdm. iii. 186, 15. Ic ofstikode bár. Swíþe þrýste ( audax ) ðú wǽre ðá, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 19. Þríste sceal mid cénum, Exon. Th. 337, 8; Gn. Ex. 61.
smæl
Small ⬩ small, little, not great ⬩ narrow, not broad ⬩ slender, thin, not thick ⬩ fine ⬩ not coarse ⬩ not loud ⬩ gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus ⬩ a sheep, small cattle
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Heortes hornes ðæs smælestan dustes Lchdm. i. 334, 19. Gníd swíðe ðæt hit sý ðæt smælste iii. 18, 15. of the voice, not loud Similar entries v. smale, II. [ Goth. smals: O. Sax. smal: O. Frs. smel: O. H.
wlitig
Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious
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Voc. i. 72, 17: formosa, ii. 33, 57. Elegans, i. speciosus, gratus, pulcher wynsum, wlitig praecipuus, magnus, 142, 81.
ende-mes
together ⬩ coincidence ⬩ straightway ⬩ at once
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Add: together. in respect to quantity or number, marking completeness, without exception His efencempan hine endemes wurðodon (cf. the rendering of the same in Hml. S. 31, 49; His efencempan ealle hine árwurðodon), Hml. Th. ii. 500, 16.
swencan
To cause a person to labour, to cause trouble to a person ⬩ where no good is implied, to harass, vex, afflict, distress ⬩ where a good result is intended, to mortify, chasten ⬩ verberare
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Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 4. Ne sceal nán mon siócne monnan gesárgodne swencan, ac hine mon sceolde lǽdan tó ðam lǽce, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 20. Hé ( William I) lét castelas wyrcean and earme men swíðe swencean, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 21.
teohhian
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Oft ic leán teohhode hnáhran rince, Beo.
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cerse
Cress ⬩ nasturtium
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Cress; nasturtium, Herb. 21; Lchdm. i. 116, 17, MS. B: L. M. 1, 26; Lchdm. ii. 68, 4: 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 74, 10: 128, 13: ii. 182, 15: 188, 8: ii. 340, 24
ge-delfan
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To dig Hé gedalf in eorðo fodit in terra, Mt. L. 25, 18. Þá hé hæfde gedolfen twéntig fóta on ðǽre eorðan, H. R. 13, 14. trans. To dig a hole In ðǽm gedolfene byrgenne his stóue in defossum sepulturae suae locum, Jn. p. 2, I
syn-bryne
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The Latin is: Spiritus qui ad peccandum succendit, and the English version is imperfect. As bryne is masculine, þǽre synbryne is certainly incorrect, and needs some emendation like that suggested), Verc. Först. 143, 18. (?)
hama
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In l. 6 dele 'in spíder (inspíder?)'
ród
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[Róde tácen seems hardly a compound to judge by the numerous phrases in which róde is qualified by an adjective or genitive, but may be such in instances like Gr. D. 247 (infra), or Hml.
ge-witnes
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Th. i. 204, 22-4. Getrýwe gewitnes trustworthy evidence, 290, 19. Ic hér on sóðre gewitnesse stande . . . swá ic mid mínum égum oferseah and mínum eárum oferhýrde ꝥ ꝥ ic him mid sæcge, 180, 28: 276, 33.
hrægel
A garment ⬩ dress ⬩ robe ⬩ rail ⬩ clothing
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Hrægles þearfa ic mé leáfum þecce lacking raiment I cover me with leaves, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 25; Gen. 866. Ðisses hrægles neót use this robe, Beo. Th. 2439; B. 1217.
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hryre
Fall ⬩ downfall ⬩ ruin ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ decay ⬩ decline ⬩ death
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Th. i. 50, 23. Ðis cild is gesett manegum mannum tó hryre positus est in ruinam multorum, 144, 18: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 8; Met. 9, 4. Ða twá forman gesceapennyssa feóllon on hryre and seó þridde wæs on hryre ácenned, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 31.
tó-lísan
To unloose, ⬩ undo, ⬩ dissolve ⬩ solvere, ⬩ dissolvere, ⬩ exsolvere ⬩ resolvere ⬩ to undo that which is bound ⬩ release from a bond, ⬩ to release from captivity, difficulty, ⬩ to do away with tension, ⬩ relax, ⬩ relieve ⬩ to put an end to the connection between, ⬩ to separate ⬩ to dissolve, ⬩ put an end to, ⬩ dissipate, ⬩ to dissolve, ⬩ relax, ⬩ destroy the force of, ⬩ weaken ⬩ to desolate, ⬩ destroy, ⬩ to undo a bond ⬩ to discharge an obligation, ⬩ to pay ⬩ to break a connection
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To unloose, undo, dissolve; solvere, dissolvere, exsolvere, resolvere. to undo that which is bound, release from a bond, literal Ðæt wíf tólýsde hire feax, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 16. figurative, to release from captivity, difficulty, etc.
stund
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Nó ic ða stunde bemearn, ne for wunde weóp that (hard) time I bewailed not, nor wept for the wound, Exon. Th. 499, 12; Rä. 88, 14.
fundian
to go with the object of reaching a person or place ⬩ direct one's course to ⬩ giving purpose ⬩ to move so as to reach a point ⬩ to strive to attain an end or object
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Gif mon fundige wið his feónd tó gefeohtanne, Lch. ii. 154, 5. Grammar fundian, with a clause Þá fundiaþ ꝥ hié willon genimon myccle herehýþ, Bl. H. 95, 1. in the following passages fundian is used as the equivalent of fandian. [ In M.