feor-cund
Come from afar ⬩ perĕgrīnus
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Come from afar; perĕgrīnus Gif feorcund mon, oððe fremde, bútan wege geond wudu gorge, and ne hriéme ne horn bláwe, for þeóf he biþ to prófianne, oððe to sleánne oððe to aliésanne if a far-come man, or a stranger, journey through a wood out of the highway
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hræding
Hurry ⬩ haste
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Hurry, haste Be ðisum þeófum ðe man on hrædinge fúle geáxian ne mæg and man eft geáxaþ ðe hé fúl biþ concerning the thieves that are not at once found out to be guilty, and afterwards it is found on enquiry that he is guilty, L. Æðelst. v. 9; Th. i.
hrycg-hǽr
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Hair on the back of an animal Gif ðú hafast mid ðé wulfes hrycghǽr and tæglhǽr ða ýtemestan on síðfæte bútan fyrhtu ðú ðone síð gefremest ac se wulf sorgaþ ymbe his síð if you have with you on a journey hairs from a wolf's back and from the tip of its
mæssepreóst-scír
The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated
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The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated Gif man hwylc metrum cild tó mæssepreóste bringe, sý of swylcre mæssepreóstscýre swylce hyt sý, L. E. I. 17; Th. ii. 412, 21. Cf. Ne spane nán mæssepreóst nánne mon of óðre cyrcean
molsnian
To moulder ⬩ become corrupt ⬩ decay
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To moulder, become corrupt, decay Sóna hé molsnaþ and wyrþ tó ðære ilcan eorþan ðe hé ǽr of gesceapen wæs soon it (the body) suffers corruption, and turns to the same earth from which before it was made, Blickl. Homl. 21, 28. Ðonne hit (húsl) molsnaþ
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ge-wealc
A rolling ⬩ motion ⬩ an attack ⬩ volutatio ⬩ impetus
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A rolling, motion, an attack; volutatio, impetus Yða gewealc a rolling of waves, Ap.Th. 11, 1: Cd. 166; Th. 206, 21; Exod. 455: Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 11; Seef. 6: 82 a; Th. 308, 28; Seef 46: Beo. Th. 932; B. 464: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 19; Edg. 45: Andr.
ge-ýcan
To increase ⬩ add ⬩ eke
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To increase, add, eke Se ðe ðisne freóls geýcean wille geýce God his gesynta qui hanc libertatis dapsilitatem augere voluerit, augeat dominus ejus prosperitatem, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 138, 14. Swá swá sorge and ymbhogan geýceþ monnes mód, swá geýcþ se
be-smitenes
Dirtiness, SMUTTINESS, filthiness, pollution, abomination, infection ⬩ sordes, inquinamentum, pollutio, coinquinatio
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Dirtiness, SMUTTINESS, filthiness, pollution, abomination, infection; sordes, inquinamentum, pollutio, coinquinatio Tilode se Drihtnes wer ða stówe fram unsyfernyssum geclǽnsian ðara ǽrrena mána and besmitenessa the man of God toiled to cleanse the place
ge-gæderian
To gather ⬩ join ⬩ colligere ⬩ congregare
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To gather, join; colligere, congregare Searwum gegædraþ bán gebrosnad he gathers skilfully the perished bones, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 17; Ph. 269. Beóþ gegædrad gǽst and bán-sele soul and body shall be joined, 117 b; Th. 451, 11; Dóm. 102. Wyt beóþ gegæderode
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ge-leáfsum
Faithful ⬩ credible ⬩ credulous ⬩ fĭdēlis ⬩ credĭbĭlis
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Faithful, credible, credulous; fĭdēlis, credĭbĭlis Ðín gewitnes is weorcum geleáfsum testĭmōnia tua credĭbĭlia facta sunt, Ps. Th. 92, 6. Wǽron forþgongende ða cristenan men and ða geleáfsuman the christian men and the faithful went forth, Bd. 1, 8;
geornan
To desire, beg ⬩ desīdĕrāre
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To desire, beg; desīdĕrāre Gé geornaþ ðæt gé woldon eówerne naman tobrǽdan geond ealle [eallne, MS.] eorþan ye desire that ye should spread your name over all the earth, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 4. Se cyng and his witan georndon friþes the king and his witan
Linked entry: gyrnan
síþlíce
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Late (?), after some time, at last, in the end, lately Eft ðá siððan óðre twegen swearte hremmas síþlíce cómon and his hú tǽron mid heardum bile again afterwards two other black ravens came after some time, and tore his house with hard bill, Homl. Th
slǽtan
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To slate [Halliwell quotes from a book of 1697 to slate a beast is to hound a dog at him; and in Ray's North-country Words (1691), E. D. S. Pub. Gloss. B. 15, 'to slete a dog, ' is to set him at anything, as swine, sheep, etc. In Gloss. B. 17 the form
un-biscopod
Unconfirmed
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Unconfirmed Wé lǽraþ.... ðæt ǽlc cild sý gefullod binnon .xxxvii. nihtum, and ðæt ǽnig man tó lange unbiscopod ne wurðe, L. Edg. C. 15; Th. ii. 246, 28. Unbiscpod (-biscopod, MSS. C. E.), Wulfst. 120, 15. Wé secgaþ eów, ðæt ǽlc cild sceall beón binnon
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un-mǽþlíce
immoderately ⬩ out of measure ⬩ inhumanely
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immoderately, out of measure Seó wydewe mænigfealde sceattas hyre unmǽðlíce beád ( was immoderate in her offers ), Homl. Skt. i. 2, 147. Hé hét ðone bisceop unscrýdan and unmǽðlíce ( or II) swingan, ii. 29, 231. inhumanely. Similar entries v. mǽþlíce
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wyrcend
a worker ⬩ labourer ⬩ a maker ⬩ a doer.
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a worker, labourer. Similar entries v. efen-, fore-, wín-wyrcend, and wyrcan, I. a maker. Similar entries v. wyrcan, II Ic gelýfe on ǽnne God, wyrcend heofenan and eorðan, Homl. Th. ii. 596, 25. Heó wǽron ðám wyrcendum gelíce similes illis fiant qui
be-wrítan
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To score round Bewrít þú hý (the mandragora) wel hraþe mid íserne, þý lǽs heó þé ætfleó . . . þú hý bewrít mid íserne, and swá þú scealt onbútan hý delfan swá ðú hyre mid þám íserne ná æthríne make a score in the ground round it at once with iron, lest
dol
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For Cot. 198 l. Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 6, and add Tó dol þú wǽre and tó gedyrstig þá þú wéndest þæt þínra feohgestreóna ende ne gewurde, Wlfst. 260, 21. Dysig ł dole (ðú ídle ł unwís) fatue, Mt. R. 5, 22. Gelíc were dysig ł dolum similis viro stulto, 7, 26
dwellan
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Dele 'p. dwelede,' and (see dwelian, 1 a), and add: trans. To lead astray, lead into error Unwærlicu sprǽc menn dweleð incauta locutio in errorem pertrahit, Past. 89, 8. Ðæt hí mid ðǽre lícettunga óðre men ne dwellen, 449, 24. intrans. To go astray,
fæstnes
stability ⬩ tenacity ⬩ resolution ⬩ vigour ⬩ firmness
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Add: stability. Similar entries v. fæst; III Þæs wealles micelness and fæstness murorum firmitas et magnitudo, Ors. 2, 4; S. 74, 14. tenacity. Similar entries Cf. fæst; I [Seó fastnysse þæs yfeles wǽtan on þan heáfede, Lch. iii. 130, 7.] resolution,