be-witian
To observe, take care of, administer, perform ⬩ observare, curæ habere, exsequi, peragere
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To observe, take care of, administer, perform; observare, curæ habere, exsequi, peragere Ne mágon hí tunglu bewitian they may not observe the heavenly bodies, Exon. 89 b; Th. 335, 31; Gn. Ex. 40. Hí oft bewitigaþ sorgfulne síþ they often perform a sorrowful
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deór
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Wildu diór þǽr woldon tó irnan and stondon swilce hí tamu wǽron, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, l. Deór and neát bestiae et universa pecora, Ps. Th. 148, 10. Wildu deór and neáta gehwilc, Dan. 389. Hálig feoh and wilde deór, Gen. 202.
dǽd-leán
A deed-loan or reward, a recompence ⬩ factorum præmium
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A deed-loan or reward, a recompence; factorum præmium Him eallum wile mihtig Drihten dǽdleán gyfan the mighty Lord will give them all a recompence, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 20; Exod. 263
ge-sǽlan
To be successful, succeed
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To be successful, succeed Ðam ðe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre ðǽr he gesǽlan mæg to him who will persecute every soul if he can manage it, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 6; Gú. 318
teón
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Dó mid his handa, swylce hé wille áne hangi*-*gende bellan teón, Techm. ii. 118, 16.
Eádwíg
Eadwig, son of Edmund. Eadwig was king of Wessex and Northumbria for four years, from A. D. 955-959
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Eadwig, son of Edmund. Eadwig was king of Wessex and Northumbria for four years, from A. D. 955-959 Hér, A. D. 955, féng Eádwíg to ríce, Eádmundes sunu here Eadwig, Edmund's son, succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 955 ; Erl. 119, 8. Hér, A. D. 959, Eádwíg
þyrstan
To thirst
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To thirst. Grammar þyrstan, used impersonally, Grammar þyrstan, with acc. of person Mé þyrst (ic ðyrsto, Lind., Rush.) sitio, Jn. Skt. 19, 28. Ne þyrst ðone nǽfre ðe on mé gelýfð (se ðe giléfeð(-es, Lind.) on mec ne ðyrsteð(-es, Lind.) ǽfre, Rush.) qui
ge-monan
to remember
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Seó leó gemonþ [ = geman] ðæs wildan gewunan hire eldrena [MS. eldrana] the lioness remembers the wild manner of her parents, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 12
ful-gegán
To fulfil ⬩ perform ⬩ carry out ⬩ follow ⬩ complēre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perăgĕre ⬩ obsĕqui
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To fulfil, perform, carry out, follow; complēre, perfĭcĕre, perăgĕre, obsĕqui Ðá ðú lustgryrum eallum fulgeódest when thou didst follow all horrid lusts, Soul Kmbl. 47; Seel. 24
eall-wihta
All beings ⬩ omnia creāta
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All beings; omnia creāta Cyning eall-wihta king of all creatures, Andr. Kmbl. 3204; An. 1605: Cd. 47; Th. 60, 7; Gen. 978: 5; Th. 7, 28; Gen. 113
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filmen
skin ⬩ membrane ⬩ scale ⬩ skin ⬩ shell ⬩ husk ⬩ a crack
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Take here examples given in Dict. under fylmen. of animal material, skin, membrane, scale Filmen (film̃ MS.) omentum, centipillium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 46. Se milte hæfð þynne filmene . . . and sió filmen biþ þeccende þá wambe, Lch. ii. 242, 14-17. Be
feorh-berende
Life-bearing ⬩ living ⬩ vītam fĕrens ⬩ vīvens
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Life-bearing, living; vītam fĕrens, vīvens Heó wile gesécan ǽghwylcne feorhberendra it will seek each of those bearing life, Exon. 110 a; Th. 420, 19; Rä. 40, 6: Cd. 92; Th. 117, 17; Gen. 1955
lítan
to bend ⬩ incline
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to cause to bow, to bend, incline Ðæt ingeþonc ǽlces monnes ðone líchoman lít ðider hit wile the mind of every man inclines the body whither it will, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 237; Met. 26, 119
hengest
A gelding ⬩ horse ⬩ steed
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Án hundred wildra horsa and xvi tame hencgestas a hundred wild horses and sixteen tame steeds, Chart. Th. 548, 11
tam
Tame, the opposite of wild
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Tame, the opposite of wild Tam subjugalis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 6. Wilde bár aper, tam bár verres, i. 22, 70-71. Seó leó, ðeáh hió wel tam sé, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 9. Tiles and tomes meares, Exon. Th. 342, 13; Gn. Ex. 142.
bi-settan
To set, beset, surround ⬩ inserere, circumdare
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Mid wyrtum se wilda fugel his nest biseteþ útan the wild bird surrounds its nest without with herbs, 63 b; Th. 233, 26; Ph. 530
þrítig
Thirty ⬩ thirty (years old)
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Thirty Þrittig, þrítig triginta, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 281, 17. Grammar þrítig, used substantivally as a neuter. Grammar þrítig, governing a noun in the genitive, when the inflections are gen. -es, dat. -um. Grammar þrítig, alone Ðam sceal .xxx. sciłł.
merian
To purify ⬩ refine
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To purify, refine Ðam ðe his gást wile mergan (MS. B. merian) of sorge ásceádan of scyldum for him who will purify his spirit from the dross of care, separate it from guilt, Salm. Kmbl. 112; Sal. 55
FYRWET
Curiosity ⬩ cūriōsĭtas
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Curiosity; cūriōsĭtas Hyne fyrwet bræc curiosity urged him, Beo. Th. 5562; B. 2784 : 3975; B. 1985. Mec ðæs on worulde full oft fyrwit frineþ my curiosity enquireth very often about this in the world, Salm. Kmbl. 117; Sal. 58. Hine fyrwyt bræc curiosity