fergan
to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ ferre ⬩ to go ⬩ īre
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Bearn fergaþ and féðaþ fæder and módor father and mother carry and lead the child, 87 a; Th. 327, 21; Vy. 7. to go; īre Ic seah rǽplingas in ræced fergan I saw captives going into a house, Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, a; Rä. 53. 1
heorcnian
To hearken ⬩ listen
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Th. i. 442, 2. Maria gesæt ær Godes fótum his word heorcnigende Mary sat at the feet of God hearkening to his words, ii. 440, 16. Ðæt hit tó hefigtýme ne þince ðám heorcnigendum that it may not seem too tedious to the listeners, 72, 23
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líðigian
to assuage ⬩ calm
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Th. i. 320, 17. Ðæt ðú líðegie ut mitiges, Ps. Spl. 93, 13. Uton líðegian úre móde leniamus animum nostrum, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 26
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be-spanan
To allure, entice, incite, urge, induce ⬩ allicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere
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Gif he ǽnigne man on synne bespeón if he have enticed any man to sin, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 13. Ðæt gewin ðe hió hint on bespón mid manigfealdon firen-lustum the war which she brought upon him by her manifold wicked desires, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 26, 40
stig
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Kmbl. ii. 172, 18
swǽm
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Ic wylle ðæt Latona móder Apollinis and Diane fram mé gewíten, ðe Delo ákende, ðæs ðe ealde swǽmas gecýddon ( as the foolish triflers of old declared ), Anglia viii. 325, 29.
wiþer-rǽdness
Contrariety ⬩ opposition ⬩ hostility ⬩ ill-will ⬩ unfavourableness ⬩ disadvantage ⬩ oppositeness of nature
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in contrarium uertit, Scint. 55,3
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weorold-cræft
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P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 15. Ðæt him God onsende wíse geþóhtas and woruldcræftas, Exon. Th. 294, 29; Crä. 22
á-mánsumian
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Sí þeós buruh ámánsumod sit civitas haec anathema, Jos. 6, 17. as an ecclesiastical term, to excommunicate Gif gé ne dóð, ic eów ámán*-*sumige, Hml. Th. ii. 176, 13.
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druncnian
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Wín, ꝥ is ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg fore druncnigan vino, hoc est, omnis generis potu quo quis inebriari possit, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21. Druncniga (druncgnia, L.) inebriari, Lk.
ge-þweorod
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[In both the metre and the prose ge-þwǽrian might have been expected to render convenire; butt 2 b α.]
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ge-wefe
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Substitute: <b>ge-wef,</b> es; n. what is woven, a web Wágryfta gewef curtinarum textura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 12. text?, context Actiuum opus ..., enarratiuum ... Gyt ys þridde cynn þǽre rake ... commune ...
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óleccung
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'Nú is mín mód áwend mycclum tó ðé, ꝥ þú hláford beó þǽra ǽhta and mín. Ic wéne ꝥ hit ne sý unrihtwísnysse, þeáh þú wífes brúce and blysse on lífe.' Ðá andwyrde Eugenia þyssere ólecunge, Hml. S. 2,162.
sac-full
contentious, quarrelsome
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Homl. i. 109, 1.] given to accusation Ne beó ðú sacfull non eris criminator, Lev. 19,16 . Similar entries (v. sacan, IV)
wǽdelness
Poverty ⬩ want ⬩ indigence ⬩ penury
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Surt.) in mendicitate, 106, 10. Ðonne ðæs sellendan mód ne cann ða wǽdelnesse (inopiam) geðolian, Past. 44; Swt. 325, 14. Wédelnisse, Ps. Surt. 43, 24
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gyrnan
To desire ⬩ beg ⬩ yearn
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To desire, beg, yearn Ic ne me micles gyrne I do not desire much for myself, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 20; Gú. 291 Glædmód gyrneþ ðæt he gódra mǽst dǽda gefremme joyous is eager to perform very many good deeds, 62 b; Th. 229, 28; Ph. 492.
ofer-hlifian
to tower above, rise high above ⬩ to exceed, surpass, excel ⬩ to tower over in a threatening manner
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Iohannes ealle heáhfæderas and Godes wítgan oferhlifaþ, Shrn. 95, 10. to tower over in a threatening manner Oferhlifode ege heora ofer hig incubuit timor eorum super eos, Ps. Spl. M. 104, 36. Ofer[h]lifiende minaci, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 47
seófung
Lamenting ⬩ complaining ⬩ complaint
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Ðis is seó ealde siófung ðe ðú longe siófodost (siófodes, Cott. MS.) vetus haec est querela, 41, 3; Fox 246, 25. Ne beó dó tó ceástful; of irsunge wyxt seófung. Prov. Kmbl. 23. Ic ne mæg ádreohan ðíne seófunga for ðam lytlan ðe ðú forlure.
gristbitian
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To gnash or grind the teeth; frendere, stridere Ic cearcige oððe gristbitige strideo vel strido, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Som. 29, 7. Tóþum gristbitaþ [gristbitteþ, Lind.] stridet dentibus, Mk. Skt. 9, 18.
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BÝRGAN
To taste, eat ⬩ gustare, manducare
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Nim ðé ðis ofæt on hand, bít hit and býrge take to thee this fruit in hand, bite it and taste, Cd. 25; Th. 33, 12; Gen. 519