wæfre
flickering ⬩ wavering ⬩ quivering ⬩ wavering ⬩ languishing ⬩ active ⬩ nimble
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cf, the force of the old adjective quiver) Wearð him tó handbanan wælgæst wæfre, Beo. Th. 2666; B. 1331
welwillendness
Benevolence ⬩ benignity ⬩ kindness
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Benevolence, benignity, kindness God wolde for his welwillendnysse ús earmingas álýsan Hexam. 18; Norm. 26, 27. Se cyngc blissode on his dohtor welwillendnesse Ap. Th. 16, 11. On ðínre welwyllendnysse Homl. Th. ii. 598, 17.
Bráden
broad, open, spacious ⬩ vallis, locus silvestris ⬩ BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ⬩ silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi
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BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ; silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese, and námon, ǽgðer ge on Brádene, ge ðǽr ymbútan, eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton they came to Cricklade, and there they went
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riht-cynecynn
A legitimate royal family
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[Cf Se cyng (Henry) genam Mahalde him tó wífe ... of ðan rihtan Ænglalandes kynekynne, Chr. 1100; Er1. 236, 36-39.]
slípan
To slip, put something on or off. ⬩ to take away the outside covering from anything ⬩ to strip off the skin or bark of anything ⬩ to slip one's self from a bond ⬩ induere
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Se cyning slýpte his beáh of the king slipped his ring off tuiit rex annulum de manu sua Anglia ix. 32, 158
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twi-wyrdig
Making contradictory or discordant statements ⬩ at variance in what is said
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Hé com tó Róme and diégellíce geceápede ðæt hié ealle wǽron ymb hiene twywyrdige cum Romam ipse venisset, omnibus pecunia corruptis seditiones dissensionesque permiscuit, 5, 7; Swt. 228, 18
lystan
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Hí eall witon þæt hý witan lyst, Solil. H. 67, 22. Ðæt hine ne lyste sum nytwyrðe weorc wyrcean agere quae debet bona dissimulat, Past. 285, 9.
wer-nægel
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Ðá lǽrde hí sum man ðæt heó náme ǽnne wernægel of sumes oxan hricge, and becnytte tó ánum hringe mid hire snóde, and mid ðam hí tó nacedum líce begyrde, Homl. Th. ii. 28, 17
flówan
to pass away ⬩ be transitory ⬩ to issue ⬩ to flow ⬩ to be flooded ⬩ to flow ⬩ to abound
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Hé bát his tungan þæt heó on blóde fleów he bit his tongue, so that it was bathed in blood, 312, 25. Feól sum preóst of þám weorce, swá ꝥ hé sámcucu læg . . . and fleów eall blóde, Hml.
ge-heort
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Ꝥ hí hí gereordodon, and ꝥ hí wurdon þegeheort-ran wið þám áwyrgedan strangan and þone ealdan wiðerwinnan, Hml. S. 23, 241. Add
portic
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His líchaman Eorcenwald on portice ( in porticu ) his cyrcan sumre geheóld ... Ðá dydon hí his líchaman up of ðam portice and on cyrcan neáh weofode byrgan wolde, Bd. 3, 19 ; S. 550, 5-10.
byrgen
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This law enjoins any one who, either in revenging a feud or defending himself, should kill a man, not to take anything belonging to him, whether his horse, or his helmet, or his sword, or any money he may have, but to lay out his body in the manner usually
sceacan
to shake (intrans.), quiver ⬩ to flee, hurry off, go forth ⬩ to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking ⬩ to pass, proceed, depart ⬩ to shake (trans.) ⬩ to weave
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colloquial shackto rove about) Ðá sceóc hé on niht fram ðære fyrde him sylfum tó myclum bysmore he fled at night from the English army to his great disgrace, Chr. 992; Erl. 130, 32.
DEÓRE
DEAR, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus, familiāris ⬩ dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ⬩ pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris
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Dæg byþ deóre mannum day is dear to men, Runic pm. 24; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 344, 10. His se deóra sunu his dear son, Cd. 218; Th. 219, 25; Sat. 243: Exon. 76 a; Th. 286, 2; Jul. 725.
ge-hwyrfan
To change ⬩ turn ⬩ convert ⬩ mutare ⬩ convertere
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His word bióþ gehwirfdo to unnyttre ofersprǽce his words will be perverted to useless loquacity, Past. 21; Swt. 164, 18; Cot. MS. Hí wurdon gehwyrfede to deórwurðum gimmum they were turned into precious stones, Homl. Th. i. 64, 5 : Th. An. 28, 35.
ge-sceaft
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Forgietan him þára geócran gesceafta, Gn. Ex. 182. a condition imposed by providence, order of providence Ðá ðe him underðiédde beóð ðurh Godes gesceafte eos quos per conditionem tenet subditos, Past. 201, 18.
rǽdere
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Ben. 62, 2-15. a reader, scholar Swá swá ða geleáfullan rǽderas hit gesetton, Lchdm. iii. 256, 21. a reader, lector, the second of the seven orders Seofon hádas syndon gesette on cyrcan . . . óðer is lector ....
swimman
To swim
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Hié swumman ofer tó ðæm églande. Ðá hié ðá hæfdon feórðan dǽl ðære eá geswummen. Nar. 10, 29. Com tó lande lidmanna helm swymman, Beo. Th. 3252 ; B. 1624. Swimman hine geseón hearm getácnaþ. Lchdm. iii. 212, 18.
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a-belgan
To cause any one to swell with anger ⬩ to anger ⬩ irritate ⬩ vex ⬩ incense ⬩ ira aliquem tumefacere ⬩ irritare ⬩ exasperare ⬩ incendere
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Nú hig me abolgen habbaþ irascatur furor meus contra eos. Ex. 32, 10. He him abolgen wurþeþ he will be incensed against them, Cd. 22 ; Th. 28, 4; Gen. 430. Wæs swýðe abolgen erat graviter offensus, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 8
egesa
Fear, horror, dread ⬩ tĭmor, horror, terror, formīdo
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Fear, horror, dread; tĭmor, horror, terror, formīdo Him gásta weardes egesa on breóstum wunode fear of the guardian of spirits dwelt in his breast, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 24; Gen. 2866: Beo. Th. 1572; B. 784: Andr.
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