dust
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Genim of ðysse wyrte swýþe smæl dúst, 11. applied to the mortal frame of man Þú eart dúst and tó dúste wyrst, Gen. 3, 19. Ic eom dúst and axe, 18, 27. Hwæt ofermódgað ðiós eorðe and ðis dúsð?, Past. 299, 22
hremming
A hindering ⬩ hindrance ⬩ obstruction ⬩ obstacle ⬩ impediment
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A hindering, hindrance, obstruction, obstacle, impediment Nú is ðære eorþan sinewealtnys and ðære sunnan ymgang hremming ðæt se dæg ne byþ on ǽlcum earde gelíce lang now the roundness of the earth and the course of the sun is an obstacle to the day being
þurh-þyrelian
to pierce through ⬩ make a hole through ⬩ perforate
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Þurhþyrlige his hláford his eáre dominus perforabit aurem ejus (Ex. 21, 6), L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10. Wǽron ða eáran him þurhþyrelode perforatis auribus, Nar. 26, 30.
Linked entry: þyrelian
eorþ-slihtes
In an earth-destroying manner ⬩ in mŏdo vastante terram
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In an earth-destroying manner; in mŏdo vastante terram Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awéstenne gærs, óþ ða wirttruman, eorþslihtes mid tóðum as an ox is accustomed to consume grass with his teeth, even to the roots, in an earth-destroying manner, Num. 22, 4
stǽna
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earth Stǽnan gillone (gillo lagena, vas vinarium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 3
eorþ-cyn
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For 'each terrestrial species' substitute 'all that lives on earth,' and add:
LÚTAN
To lout ⬩ bow ⬩ stoop
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Hé leát tó ðæs cáseres eáre he bent down to the emperor's ear, Homl. Th. i. 376, 28. Ðæt heofonlíce wolcn leát wið his and hine genam the cloud from heaven stooped towards him, and received him, 296, 2.
Linked entry: ge-loten dæg oððe ofernón
be-stingan
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Beren eár bestinge on eáre, Lch. ii. 54, ii. Ðeáh hié mettas him on múð bestingon on fæstendægum though they cram food into their mouths on fast days, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 31. Gif sió lendcribrǽde bið on bestungen, Ll. Th. i. 98, 2. Add:
eorþ-wæstm
Fruit of the earth ⬩ terræ frux
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On eorþwæstmum genóh þuhte abundance appeared in the fruits of the earth, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 12; Met. 8, 6
be-myldan
To cover with mould or earth ⬩ to bury ⬩ inter ⬩ hide or put under ground ⬩ inhumare ⬩ humare
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To cover with mould or earth, to bury, inter, hide or put under ground; inhumare, humare Cot. 101
Linked entry: myldan
un-geleáf
Unbelieving
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Unbelieving Ne magon ðǽr eard niman ungeleáfe menn qui non credunt inhabitare in eo, Ps. Th. 67, 19
Linked entry: ge-leáf
irmen-þeóde
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The peoples of the earth Bringeþ Agustus yrmen-þeódum hláfmæssan dæg August brings Lammas day to all the nations of earth, Menol. Fox 276; Men. 139. [Cf. O.
land-wela
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The wealth of this earth, Exon. 63 a; Th. 232, 11; Ph. 505
weorold-bearn
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A child of earth, a man, Exon. Th. 493, 9 ; Rä. 81, 27
and-wist
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Sustenance Eorþan andwist the sustenance that earth supplies, An. 1542. Cf. and-leofen
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grund-sceát
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A region of earth, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 27; Cri. 42: 17 a; Th. 41, 2; Cri. 649
hrís-weg
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A road made by laying down brushwood, and covering it with earth(?) On hrísweg, C. D. iii. 384, 6
FOLDE
the earth ⬩ dry land ⬩ tellus ⬩ terra ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ district ⬩ region ⬩ territory ⬩ rĕgio ⬩ tractus ⬩ plăga ⬩ terrĭtōriuni ⬩ the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ hŭmus ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ earth ⬩ clay ⬩ terræ līmus ⬩ lŭtum
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Geblissad mid ðám fægrestum foldan stencum made blissful by the sweetest odours of earth, Exon. 56a; Th. 198, 11; Ph. 8: Cd. 161; Th. 201, 9; Exod. 369. Foldan bearm or fæðm the bosom of the earth, Beo.
grund-búende
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Inhabitants of the earth, Beo. Th. 2016; B. 1006; Salm. Kmbl. 578; Sal. 288
eorþ-gemǽre
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An end of the earth Eall eorðgemǽru universi fines terrae, Ps. Th. 21, 25