ǽþm
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þæs fýres ǽþm, Hml.
á-flíman
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Add: where there is conflict, to put to flight, of actual fighting Hé hyg áflímde and ofslóh má þonne .xxx. gódra ðegna. Chr. 1052 ; P. 179, 11. Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon and hié sóna onweg áflýmdon, Nar. 32, 18.
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eardung
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H. 13, 23. Nú se áwyrgda gást tó þon férde in ꝥ hús ꝥ hé manna eardunge of þám húse ádrife si hanc domum spiritus malignus invasit, et ab ea hominum inhabitationem repulit, Gr.
ge-mǽte
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[He wes of his speche sciene monne imete, Laym. 6584
sár-cwide
injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter words ⬩ a lament
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Hé ðæt eal þolaþ, sárcwide secga, Exon.
ǽg-hwanan
from all sides ⬩ on all sides ⬩ on all sides, in every respect, utterly
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Éghwanon gecnissed, Hml. S. 30, 192. Hé hine ǽghwanon mid ðǽre róde tácne gewǽpnode, 23 b, 776. Hí mon ǽghwanone sécan sceolde, 23, 236.
Linked entry: ǽg-hwonene
of-sleán
to kill or wound by a blow, to kill, slay ⬩ to slay
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Gif hwâ his cild ofslihþ tó deáþe, L. M. I. P. 8 ; Th. ii. 268, I. Se gerêfa nyste hwæt hié wǽron, and hiene mon ofslôg, Chr. 787; Erl. 56, 15. Hê (the elephant) ofslôg micel ðæs folces, Ors. 4, I; Swt. 156, 12. Ofslôh, Cd. Th. 60, 18; Gen. 983.
Linked entry: of-gesleán
tó-sprǽdan
To spread out ⬩ extend ⬩ expand ⬩ spread in different directions
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His holie lichame was tospred on þe holie rode, O. E. Homl. ii. 21, 29. Tosprad, 205, 33. He tospret touward ou his ermes, A. R. 402, 9. þe Brutones þat were tosprad here and þere, R. Glouc. 134, 15.
á-slacian
to slacken ⬩ become slack ⬩ to make slack
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Add: to slacken, become slack, physical Bið ðæs mannes wæstm gebíged, his swura áslacod. Hml. Th. i. 614, 13. figurative Ásleacað his tunge tó ðǽre godcundan bodunge. Hml. Th. ii. 442, 25. Gif wé ásleaciað fram gódum weorcum, 98, 15.
Linked entry: á-slæcian
beáh
a crown ⬩ garland ⬩ a collar ⬩ necklace ⬩ a shackle for the neck ⬩ a bracelet ⬩ a circle,
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Hí him þá áþas swóron on þám hálgan beáge, Chr. 876; P. 74, 9. Hé (the king) sylþ mé hors oþþe beáh (armillam), Coll. M. 22, 35. Bégas dextralia, An.
þurh-wunian
to continue ⬩ last ⬩ not to come to an end ⬩ not to pass away ⬩ to continue in a place, with a person ⬩ to remain, not to leave ⬩ to continue in a condition ⬩ not to change ⬩ to persevere ⬩ persist ⬩ hold out
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His ( Adam's ) bendas wǽron onlýsde ... Eua ðágyt on bendum þurhwunode, 89, 6. Hié þurhwunian on rihtum geleáfan, 77, 19. Hé nolde þurhwunian on ðære sóðfæstnisse ðæs sóðfæstan Godes sunu, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 41.
witod
appointed ⬩ ordained ⬩ assured ⬩ certain ⬩ certain ⬩ certainly ⬩ assuredly
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Se ealda man him mæg gewislíce witod witan, ðæt him se deáð geneálǽcð the old man may surely know, that for him the approach of death is certain, Wulfst. 147, 26. Hí eác wénan ne þurfon, ac witod witan, ðæt hig yfel leán habban scylan, 270, 26.
ge-gangan
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H. 45, 4. Þá wæs gegongen guman . . . ꝥ hé geseah . . ., B. 2821. to contribute to a result Ꝥ him ꝥ gód móte tó écum médum gegangan, Bl. H. 101, 18. <b>B.
ge-hwá
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in regnum Dei Hml.
un-þeáw
A bad habit ⬩ an evil practice ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault
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Ðæt is ðara monna unþeáw ðæt hí nyton hwæt hí send sese ignorare hominibus vitio venit, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 8.
ýtera
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Hé ða ýtemestan word ( ultima verba ) on his herenesse betýnde, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 12. external On ðám twám pundum is getácnod ǽgðer ge ðæt ýttre andgit ge ðæt inre . . . .
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horn
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Add: the horn of an animal Swýþor þonne æþele cealf, þeáh þe him upp ágá horn on heáfde super vitulum novellum cornua producentem Ps. Th. 68, 32. Hé geseah ánne ramm betwux þám brémelum be þám hornum gehæft, Gen. 22, 13.
wǽdl
- P. B. viii. 535
Poverty ⬩ want ⬩ poverty ⬩ indigence ⬩ want ⬩ penury ⬩ unproductiveness ⬩ barrenness
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Þearfan ic lǽrde ðæt hié heora wǽdle gefeán hæfdon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 18. Hí wilniaþ ða heafene ðysse gestreónfullan wǽdle, R. Ben. 136, 1.
Linked entry: wéðel
ge-þeaht
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Hié gesetton ꝥ hé ... swungen wǽre oþþæt hé swylte ... Sóna swá him ꝥ geþeaht tó cóm, Bl. H. 193, 5.
freórig
freezing ⬩ chilled ⬩ frigid ⬩ frozen ⬩ frīgens ⬩ frīgŏre rīgens ⬩ frīgĭdus ⬩ gĕlĭdus ⬩ chilled with fear or sorrow ⬩ trembling ⬩ sad ⬩ trĕmens ⬩ tristis
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Kmbl. 2520; An. 1261. chilled with fear or sorrow, trembling, sad; trĕmens, tristis He gefeóll freórig to foldan he fell trembling to the ground, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281.