strícan
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to stroke, smooth, rub, wipe Ne delfe hý nán man mid ísene and mid wætere ne þweá, ac stríce hý mid cláðe clǽne, Lchdm. iii. 30, 24. v. ymb-strícan. to make a stroke, v. be-strícan; strica. to go, move, run Búlon ðæm rodere ðe ðás rúman gesceaft ǽghwylce
telge
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Cockayne refers the word to telg and translates dyeing; but the passage at 190, 21, in which the same date is said to be 'eallum gód þingum gód' suggests a different meaning. The forms of the whole piece are corrupt. (?)
ge-stillan
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., and add: To reach by leaping (v. stellan to leap), to assail, attack (of disease) Hé wæs gestelled (correptus) mid feferádle, Gr. D. 276, 13. Gestelled and geðreád, 286, 16: 288, 8.
un-eáþe
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add: — Hit bið swíðe uniéðe ǽgðer tó dónne, ge wið ðone tó cídanne ðe yfel déð, ge eác sibbe wið tó habbenne difficile erat, at, si male acta corriperent, habere pacem cum omnibus possent, Past. 355. 41. add: Swá þéh þe him lytles hwæt uniéðe sié, hú
Linked entry: un-ýþe
brýcian
use ⬩ To be of use, profit, benefit, do good ⬩ prodesse, proficuum esse
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To be of use, profit, benefit, do good; prodesse, proficuum esse He his gefërum brýcian gýmde he took care to do good to his companions, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 33. Hí brýcaþ monigra hǽlo multorum saluti proficuum erit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32.
Linked entries: brícsian ge-brýcgan ge-brýcsian brícsian brýtian
sol
a sole ⬩ a collar of wood, put round the neek of cattle to confine them to the stelch ⬩ Sole ⬩ a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stall ⬩ soles, fetters, and shackles'
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, 'a collar of wood, put round the neek of cattle to confine them to the stelch. "A bow about a beestes necke." Palsgrave.' Halliwell. 'Sole, a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stall,' Kennett's Parochial Antiquities.
Linked entry: sylu
trahtian
to expound ⬩ explain ⬩ to discuss
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to expound, explain Ðegnum his he trahtade alle he expounded all things to his disciples. Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 34. Se awergda gast ongan Godes béc trahtian, and ðá sóna leáh. Blickl.
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á-sníþan
to cut out, off ⬩ to cut away ⬩ amputate ⬩ to cut corn
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Add: to cut out, off His téþ wǽron swá ásniden ísen his teeth were as cut iron, Nar. 43, 15. to cut away, amputate Scealt þú eal ꝥ deáde of ásníþan oþ ꝥ cwice líc, Lch. ii. 82, 27.
Linked entry: sníðan
Eádmund
Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred Atheling. Edmund began to reign in A. D. 1016, and died the same year
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D. 940, Æðelstán cyning forþférde, and Eádmund Æðeling féng to ríce here king Athelstan died, and Edmund Atheling succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 940; Th. 209, 13-20, col. 1. Hér, A.
weornian
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Th. 294, 9; Sat. 468. Wurniende marcescens, Hpt. Gl. 430, 62. Seó sáwul, gif heó næfð ða hálgan láre, heó bið weornigende and mægenleás, Homl. Th. i. 168, 33
weorold-cræft
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Th. 239, 1; Dan. 364. Warniaþ ðæt gé beón wísran on eówrum gástlícan cræfte . . . ðonne ða worldmen sindon on heora worldcræftum, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 15. Ðæt him God onsende wíse geþóhtas and woruldcræftas, Exon. Th. 294, 29; Crä. 22
ge-spelia
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Add: ge-speliga a vicar Crístes gespelia hé (the abbot) is and his note and spelinge on mynstre healt abba Christi agere vices in monasterio creditur, R. Ben. 10, II. Þ hé (the king) sý on ware and on wearde Crístes gespeliga. Ll. Th. ii. 304, 24.
torn
Causing violent emotions of grief ⬩ anger, grievous, distressing, bitter
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Ðæt wæs Hróðgáre hreówa tornost it was to Hrothgar the bitterest grief, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129
ge-beót
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Add: a promise to do great things, a boast, boasting Ðá bóceras gýmaþ tó gebeótes þǽra fíf stafa þe synd vocales gecíged the grammarians make a boast of taking care of the five letters that are called vowels, Angl. viii. 327, 35.
hors
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According to the colloquy ploughing was done with oxen, and the difference between the English and Scandinavian practice may explain the reason for Alfred's noting Ohthere's account of the use of horses in ploughing (Ors. 1, 1 in Dict.).]
ge-gladian
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Gegladudon reconciliarent, 7, 328. ¶ to reconcile to (dat. ) :-- Þæt hé him God gegladode, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 33. the object a feeling (anger, &c.) Gegladað placabit (indignationem ), Kent. Gl. 559.
drohtnian
To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, live ⬩ versāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre
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Fela wítegan under ðære ǽ Gode gecwémelíce drohtnodon many prophets under the old law passed their days acceptably to God, Homl. Th. ii, 78, 34. Ðæt mid Suna Meotudes drohtigen dæghwamlíce that ye converse daily with the Son of God, Andr.
á-weallan
to well out ⬩ to spring ⬩ proceed from a source ⬩ to swarm, ⬩ to exist in large numbers ⬩ to swarm with ⬩ to be hot ⬩ to burn ⬩ rage
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Voc. ii. 111, 69. of the heat of disease:-- Wiþ þá ádle þe Grécas frenesis nemnaþ, ꝥ byþ ðonne ꝥ heáfod áweallen byþ, Lch. i. 210, 2. of violent passion, to burn, rage:-- Sé ábarn and áweóll mid þý bryne wælhreównesse ongǽn þá ǽfestan weras, (exarsit
wíf-mann
a woman ⬩ female
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P. ii. 4; Th. ii. 182, 32 : ii. 4, tit.; Th. ii. 180, 6. Heó freóde Hægelflǽde hire wímman, Chart. Erl. 253, 16.
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glídan
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His sceadu gehǽlde ealle þá untruman þe heó ofer glád, Hml. S. 10, 20. Besweþe ꝥ hió áweg ne glíde, Lch. ii. 250, 19. to pass away Þæt þá sáule wunde . . . glídan móte, Ps.