hiwung
Forming, ⬩ shaping, ⬩ form, ⬩ figure, ⬩ pretence, ⬩ feigning, ⬩ hypocrisy, ⬩ dissimulation
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Hí on fruman tó Godes hiwunga gesceapene wǽron in the beginning they were created in the image of God, Blickl. Homl. 61, 7. Þurh hiwwinge per figuras, Num. 12, 8.
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hlyt
A lot, ⬩ portion
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Ðú gedydest ðæt wé mǽtan úre land mid rápum and mín hlyt gefeóll ofer ðæt betste funes ceciderunt mihi in præclaris, Ps. Th. 15, 6. On handum ðínum hlyt mín in manibus tuis sortes meæ, Ps. Spl. 30, 18.
scucca
A devil ⬩ demon ⬩ the devil ⬩ Satan ⬩ Beelzebub
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The word is found in the name of a place, Scuccanhláu,Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 196, 1
séman
to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute ⬩ to satisfy a person in a matter of doubt or difficulty ⬩ to settle a dispute ⬩ to arbitrate ⬩ bring about agreement
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Ðá wé hié sémdan then bade the king to bring them (the parties in a dispute about some land) to an agreement. Then was I one of the men who were nominated for the purpose . . . When we had brought them to an agreement. Chart.
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ge-wylde
Subject ⬩ under one's power or control ⬩ in one's possesion
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Swá he swíðor syngaþ swá he deófle gewyldra biþ the more he sins the more he will be in the devil's power, Homl. Th. i. 268, 24
ge-þwǽrlǽcan
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S. 21, 360, 361. to agree in a proceeding, consent to, be a party to Ne gebyrað ... ꝥ hí geþwǽlǽcan sceolon on ǽniges mannes deáðe, Hml. S. 32, 223. to agree in, or with an opinion Þisum andgite geðwǽrlǽcd Danihel on his wítegunge, Hml.
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hild
War, ⬩ battle ⬩ pugna, prælium
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In the Scandinavian mythology Hildr is the name of one of the Valkyrias, and Grimm considers that the word occurs, denoting a person, in the Anglo-Saxon poetry, e.g. gif mec hild nime,Beo. Th. 909; B. 452: 2967; B. 1481. v. Grmm. D. M. 392 sqq. v.
wícing
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Ðý geáre gegaderode ón hlóþ wícenga (-inga, v. l. ), Chr. 879; Erl. 80, 28. Ðá métton hié .xvi. scipu wícenga (-inga, v. l. ), 885; Erl. 82, 28.
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setl
that on which one sits ⬩ a settle ⬩ seat ⬩ place to sit ⬩ an official seat of a king, judge ⬩ a throne ⬩ judgment-seat ⬩ seat ⬩ place ⬩ position ⬩ to set ⬩ a seat ⬩ place where one abides ⬩ an abode ⬩ a residence ⬩ dwelling ⬩ a stall for animals ⬩ a see ⬩ seat of a disorder, ⬩ dwelling-place of non-material things ⬩ the part of the body on which one sits ⬩ the seat ⬩ a sitting ⬩ the being in, or assuming a sitting position ⬩ sessio ⬩ stay ⬩ residence ⬩ a siege
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Rush.) sitta in somnungum and ða forþmesto setla æt farmum in primis cathedris sedere in sinagogis et primos discubitos in cenis, Mt. Skt. Lind. 12, 39. Hé út áwearp ða setl ðara mynetera, Blickl. Homl. 71, 19.
eádig
Happy, blessed, prosperous, fortunate, rich, perfect ⬩ beātus, fēlix, gaudii plēnus, faustus, abundans, opŭlentus, dīves
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Earm ic wæs on éðle ðínum ðæt ðú wurde eádig on mínum I was poor in thy residence that thou mightest be rich in mine, Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 25; Cri. 1497: 30 b; Th. 95, 8; Cri. 1554. Æðeling eádig a prosperous noble, Beo. Th. 2454; B. 1225.
FEOHTAN
To FIGHT ⬩ contend ⬩ make war ⬩ combat ⬩ struggle ⬩ prœliāri ⬩ pugnāre ⬩ bellāre ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ decertāre ⬩ collīdĕre
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Be ðon ðe mon on cynges healle feohte in case a man fight in the king's hall, L. Alf. pol. 7; Th. i. 66, 7: 39; Th. i. 88, 2. Ðeáh him feohtan on firas monige although many men fight against it, Runic pm. 26; Kmbl. 344. 27; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 52
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synnig
sinful, wicked ⬩ guilty, culpable
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In. 57; Th. i. 138, 17. Se ðe þeóf ofslihþ, se mót gecýðan mid áðe ðæt hé hine synnigne (scyldigne, MS. B.) ofslóge, 16; Th. i. 112, 8. Mon synnigne gefón æt openre scylde, 37; Th. i. 124, 22
un-geþwǽre
not in harmony ⬩ at variance ⬩ discordant ⬩ not in agreement ⬩ given to discord ⬩ quarrelsome ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ troublesome ⬩ vexatious
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not in harmony, at variance, discordant, not in agreement Ungeþwǽra discordator, discors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 77.
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geolo
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Cf. the erroneous gloss to this line in Wrt.
ge-sib
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In ðǽm gesibban in tribuli, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 32: 46, 77. Gesibbe contribuli, 14, 48. (The first three out of the last five glosses refer to Ald. 55, 35, so probably do the last two.)
hold
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S. 31, 1382. in a general sense, friendly, well-disposed Boetius. . . wæs on Greácas hold was friendly towards the Greeks Met. l, 56. Micel heáp holdra freónda úre andbidað þǽr ( in heaven ), Hml. Th. ii. 526, 31.
hlot
on allotted portion ⬩ a share ⬩ lot ⬩ lot ⬩ fate ⬩ fortune
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Hǽðenscipe bið ꝥ man morð-weorc gefremme on ænige wísan, oþþe on blóte (hlotæ, v. l., which the old Latin version renders in sorte; but the better reading seems to be blót.
scealc
a servant ⬩ a man, soldier, sailor
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Tó scealce in servum, 104, 15. Hǽl ðínne scealc salvum fac servum tuum, 85, 2: 88, 17. Hé Moyses sende his sylfes scealc misit Moysen servum suum, 104, 22. Beseoh on ðíne scealcas respice in servos tuos, 89, 18.
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CÚ
A cow ⬩ vacca ⬩ bucula
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In. 59,; Th. i. 140, 1, 3 Cús eáge a cow's eye 59; Th. i. 140, 4 Of ðære cý from the cow M. H. 194a Gif mon cú forstele if a man steal a cow L. Alf. pol. 16; Th. i. 70, 24; L. In. 38; Th. i. 126, 5; L. Ath. v. § 6, 2; Th. i. 234, 1; L. O.
BOLD
a building, dwelling, house ⬩ ædificium, domicilium, domus ⬩ a superior house, hall, castle, palace, temple ⬩ aula, palatium, ædes ⬩ a builder
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Gewát beorht blǽdgifa in bold óðer the bright giver of glory departed into another temple, Andr. Kmbl. 1312; An. 656
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