hwæl
A whale
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Wilt ðú fón sumne hwæl? Nic. For hwi? Forðam plyhtlíc þingc hit ys gefón hwæl vis capere aliquem cetum? Nolo. Quare? Quia periculosa res est capere cetum, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 15-22. Hé gesceóp ða micclan hwalas, Lchdm. iii. 234, 12
hyge-leást
Thoughtlessness ⬩ foolishness ⬩ folly ⬩ heedlessness
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Ne ús ne gedafenaþ ðæt wé úrne líchaman ðe Gode is gehálgod mid unþæslícum plegan and higleáste gescyndan it doth not beseem us to put our body, that is sanctified to God, to shame with indecent play and folly, Homl. Th. i. 482, 12.
in-gang
Entrance ⬩ entry ⬩ ingress ⬩ entrance-fee
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Ðæt beó gelǽst binnan twám dagum be ðæs inganges wíte let that be done within two days, under penalty of forfeiting the entrance-fee, 606, 10, 20. Gebéte hé be his ingange, 25. Gylde his ingang, 35.
lyre
Loss ⬩ damage ⬩ destruction ⬩ detriment
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'Ic wille ofgán æt ðé his blód' ðæt is his lyre 'I will require at thy hands his blood,' that is, his destruction, i. 6, 27. Lífes lyre death, Exon. 44 b; Th. 151, 26; Gú. 801. Ne se enga deáþ, ne lífes lyre, 56 b; Th. 201, 8; Ph. 53.
mǽrlíce
Magnificently ⬩ excellently ⬩ nobly ⬩ splendidly ⬩ with distinction
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Magnificently, excellently, nobly, splendidly, with distinction Mǽrlíce insigniter. Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 81: Hpt. Gl. 512, 47. Ðam sý mǽrlíce mægen and wurðment bútan ænde cui sit magnifice virtus et honor sine fine. Hymn. Surt. 47, 32: Hy. 7, 19; Hy.
óþ-fæstan
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Se ðe wile hwilc sǽd óþ-fæstan ðám dríum furum, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 30. Ðæt hié síen tó liornunga óþfæste, Past. pref. ; Swt. 7, 12. II. to inflict, impose (pain, punishment.
ge-tíðian
To grant ⬩ allow
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Ic wille ðæt gé ealle getíðe míne worde I will that ye all allow my words, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 3. Hí his bénum getíðodon they should grant his prayers, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 96, 42. Him wearþ ðæs getíðod that was granted him, 44: Beo. Th. 4558; B. 2284
Linked entry: ge-tigþian
bión
to be ⬩ esse, existere, fieri
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Ðonne bióþ brocene then will be broken, Beo. Th. 4132; B. 2063: Andr. Kmbl. 815; An. 408: Elen. Grm. 1289: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 46; Met. 7, 23: 24, 121; Met. 24, 61: Ps. C. 50, 80; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 80: Mk. Lind. War. 10, 43: Mt. Lind. Stv. 26, 31
ge-bredan
to draw ⬩ unsheath ⬩ brandish ⬩ stringĕre ⬩ evagĭnāre ⬩ vibrāre ⬩ to draw breath ⬩ take breath ⬩ inspire ⬩ inspīrāre ⬩ to weave ⬩ plait ⬩ nectĕre ⬩ plectĕre ⬩ to feign ⬩ pretend ⬩ simŭlāre
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Herebyrne hondum gebroden a martial corslet woven with hands. Beo. Th. 2891; B. 1443. to feign, pretend; simŭlāre Gebræd he hine seócne he feigned himself sick. Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 9
Linked entries: ge-bræd ge-bregdan ge-broden ge-broiden ge-brudon
ge-séðan
To state as true, declare, prove, show, affirm ⬩ effāri, testĭfĭcāri, vērĭfĭcāre, contestāri, prŏbāre
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To state as true, declare, prove, show, affirm; effāri, testĭfĭcāri, vērĭfĭcāre, contestāri, prŏbāre Nis ǽnig ðæs horsc, ðe ðín fromcyn mǽge fira bearnum sweotule geséðan none is so wise who may manifestly declare thy origin to the children of men, Exon
Seaxe
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The Saxons, in connection with England Cómon hí of þrím folcum ðám strangestan Germanie, ðæt [is] of Seaxum and of Angle and of Geátum . . .
sige-fæst
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With victory secured, victorious, triumphant, applied to persons Sigefæst victor, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 18. Sigfæst triumphator, Rtl. 122, 12. And hé sigefæst swá eft hám férde sicque victor in patriam reversus, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 512, 5 : Exon.
tó-cwísan
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¶ The word seems used with a passive force in the following passage :-- Feól se wáh uppan ðæs stuntan rǽdboran, þæt hé æll tócwýsde and sum óþer cniht samod, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 173
tyrnan
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Tyrn mid ðínum swíþran scytefingre make circles with your right forefinger, Techm. ii. 119, 11: 126, 1. Tyrnende rotante. Hpt. Gl. 517, 9. <b>Ia.
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un-ǽmetta
Want of leisure for doing, something, occupation, business
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Gif hit sié se ðe ðæt land hæbbe ðæt hé ðis forgýmeleásie búton hit hæres unǽmetta sié, ðonne ... if it happen that he who has the land neglect this arrangement, unless occupation in connection with the Danes be the cause of the neglect, then ..., Chart
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un-bindan
To unbind ⬩ untie
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Sceal se láreów hine unbindan fram ðam écum wíte, swá swá ða apostoli líchamlíce Lazarum álýsdon, Homl. Th. i. 234, 14, 9. Ǽr ðon God heó ðæs wræces unbindan wolde, Anglia xi. 2, 24.
Linked entry: on-bindan
wull
Wool
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the MS. has wulla with a stroke after the a) lanam, Kent. Gl. 1135. Wulla lanas, Hpt. Gl. 524, 14
á-blendar
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Sume wurdon áblænde, 1075; P. 212, 8. where sight is impeded Gé tysliaþ eów on Denisc áblendum eágum ( with the hair falling over the eyes ? ), Engl. Stud. viii. 6., 5. fig. Gítsung hí áblent. Bt. 36, 6; F. 130, 34.
á-gitan
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Add: to find, get to know a person Wille wé be him áwrítan swá swá wé hine ágeáton we will write of him as we found him , Chr. 1086; P. 219, 19. a fact Gif se abbod his geearnunga swá ágitt quem si talem esse perspexerit abba , R. Ben. 110, 3.
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an-lícnes
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Ne wirce gé eów náne andlícnissa ( scalptam similitudinem, aut imaginem ) ne wǽpmannes ne nýtenes ne fugeles, Deut. 4, 16. v. and-, on-lícnes in Dict