sundor-sprǽc
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where a single person speaks privately with one or more, private speech, a private conversation Nero cwæð: 'Sege mé, Petrus, on sundorsprǽce, hwæt ðú ðence,' Homl. Th. i. 376, 27. Swá swá him (Moses) God silf dihte on heora sundersprǽce, Ælfc. T.
teorian
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Lǽcedóm wiþ miclum gange ofer land ðý læs hé teorige, 16, 26. Be ðone ðe lád teorie ( fail ). Ðeáh æt stæltyhtlan lád teorie Ængliscan, L. O. D. 4; Th. i. 354, 13-14.
tapor
A taper; also the wick of a lamp
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A taper; also the wick of a lamp Leóhtfæt lampas, candel candela, taper papyrus (cf. leóhtfæt lucernarium, weoce papirus, 26, 56), Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 35. Tapor cereus, 81, 32: cerastus, ii. 130, 23. Swegles tapur the sun, Exon. Th. 205, 18; Ph. 114.
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þaccian
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to pat, clap, strike gently, with the open hand or the like Wildu hors, ðonne wé hié ǽresð gefangnu habbaþ, wé hié ðacciaþ and stráciaþ mid brádre handa equos indomitos blanda prius manu tangimus, Past. 41; Swt. 303, 10.
un-weder
Bad weather ⬩ tempest
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Hé geðreáde ðæt wind and hroeðnise ł unwoeder ðæs wætres increpavit ventum et tempestatem aquae, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 24: p. 5, 18. Eów unwæstm þurh unweder gelóme gelimpeþ, Wulfst. 133, 7. Ús unwedera for oft weóldan unwæstma, 159, 12.
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wæl-stów
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Æþelwulf cyning gefeaht wiþ .xxxv. sciphlæsta, and ða Deniscan áhton wælstówe geweald, 840; Erl. 66, 19. Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33.
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æt-wítan
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Add: To reproach A person (dat.) with something (acc. or clause) For hwý ætwíte gé eówerre wyrde ꝥ hió nán geweald náh, Bt. 39, 1; F. 210, 25. Tó hwam ætwite þú mé ꝥ ðú hí forlure ?, 7, 3 ; F. 20, 2. Heó ætwát ðǽm hǽþnum heora dysignesse.
feax
a bush
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Wiþ ꝥ ðæt mannes fex (feax, v. l.) fealle, Lch. i. 110, 15. Ꝥ fýr ne fornam ne án hǽr heora feaxes, Hml. S. 30, 465. Fexe, hǽre capillatura, An. Ox. 1214.
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ge-reáfian
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Add: to take with violence, rob something Hié gereáfiað suá heáne láriówdóm suíðor ðonne hine geearnien culmen regi-tninis rapiunt potins quam assequuntur.
ge-fæstan
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L. 5, 34. with cognate accusative Se man þe þis gefæst, Lch. iii. 228, 23. Þá þe Sunnandæges freóls heóldan and heora lencten wel gefæsten, Wlfst. 244, 19.
hild
grace ⬩ safe keeping ⬩ preservation ⬩ safety
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Substitute: watchful care, safe keeping exercised by a person with respect to persons Þú eart se gooda gleáw on gesyhðe þára háligra þe þínne held curan, Ps. Th. 51, 8. Hálgum gástum þe his hyld curon, Dan. 481.
hóc
a hook ⬩ chain ⬩ dragging ⬩ a fish-hook
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Gl. 289, II), 63, 81 (both glosses occur in lists of words connected with ships). a sharp bend or angle in the length of anything
holt
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. ¶ compounds of holt with tree-names are not infrequent in charters, v. ác-, alor-, birc-, bóc-, hæsel-holt. Cf. too beorh-holt, C. D. B. ii. 246, 34: gehæg-holt. wood, a piece of wood, handle or shaft of a weapon (?).
sparian
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Th. ii. 324, 32. (2 a) with infin., to forbear to do :-- Ná cuman ylde ł sparige non uenire differat, Angl. xiii. 388, 323
þyncan
to seem ⬩ appear ⬩ to seem fit
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Hé þenceþ ðæt his wíse welhwam þince unforcúþ, 315, 13; Mód. 30. Þeáh hit lang þince, Met. 10, 66. Hwæt eów sélest þynce, Elen. Kmbl. 1062. Hié wilniaþ ðæt hié ðyncen ða betstan, Past. 18; Swt. 134, 18. Hwelc wíte sceal ús tó hefig ðyncan?
hund
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Wildu diór wolde stondan swilce hí tamu wǽron ðeáh hí men oððe hundas wið eódon, 3. Hú wǽre þú dyrstig ofstikian bár? Hundas bedrifon hyne tó mé, Coll. M. 22, 15.
ÁR
A messenger ⬩ legate ⬩ herald ⬩ apostle ⬩ angel ⬩ minister ⬩ servant ⬩ man ⬩ soldier ⬩ nuntius ⬩ legatus ⬩ præco ⬩ apostolus ⬩ angelus ⬩ minister ⬩ vir
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Fæder ælmeahtig his áras hider onsendeþ the almighty Father will send his angels hither, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47, 23; Cri. 759. Ðá afyrhted wearþ ár [Gúþláces] then [Guthlac's] servant was affrighted, 52 a; Th. 181, 30; Gú. 1301.
a-þreótan
To weary ⬩ irk ⬩ displease ⬩ be loathsome ⬩ irksome to any one ⬩ tædere ⬩ pigere ⬩ To loathe ⬩ dislike ⬩ be weary of anything ⬩ pertæsum esse
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Hý tó ǽr aþreát, ðæt hý waldendes willan lǽsten it too soon displeased them, that they should execute their sovereign's will, 45 a ; Th. 152, 30; Gú. 816: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 82; Met. 29, 40. pers.
Datia
The DACIANS ⬩ Dāci
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D. 106, and colonised it with Romans.
dearnunga
Secretly, privately, clandestinely ⬩ clam, occulte, clandestīno
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Secretly, privately, clandestinely; clam, occulte, clandestīno He wolde dearnunga mid mándǽdum menu beswícan he would secretly deceive men with wicked deeds, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 14; Gen. 450.