ge-heold
A keeping ⬩ observing ⬩ custōdia ⬩ observātio
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A keeping, observing; custōdia, observātio Hí sóþfæstnysse and árfæstnesse and clǽnnesse, and óðra gástlícra mægena geheold, and swýðost sibbe and Godes lufan geornlíce lǽrde justĭtiæ, pietātis et castĭmōniæ, cætĕrārumque virtūtum, sed maxĭme pācis et
scip-bryce
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Ship-wreck, what comes ashore from wrecks Ic habbe gegeofen Ælfwine abbod intó Ramesége . . . scipbryce and ða sǽupwarp on eallen þingen swá wel swá ic hit mé seolf betst habbe bí ða sǽrime áhwǽr in Engelande, Chart. Th. 421, 33. (Cf. L. H. i. 10, 1
síman
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To load, put a burden (seám) on Gé sýmaþ (sémaþ, Lind.) men mid ðám byrþenum . . . and gé ne áhrínaþ ða seámas mid eówrum ánum fingre oneratis homines oneribus . . . et ipsi uno digito uestro non tangitis sarcinas, Lk. Skt. 11, 46. Sýmaþ onerant, Engl
staþolfæstlíce
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in a physical sense, firmly On ðam eahtoþan mónþe hé ( the foetus ) biþ eall staþolfæstlíce geseted, Lchdm. iii. 146, 19. steadfastly, constantly, firmly Seó godcunde meht á staþolfæstlíce stondeþ, Blickl. Homl. 19, 21. Symble in Godes lofe wé sceolon
stán-brycg
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A stone bridge Andlang bróces óð stánbrycge, súð from stánbrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 429, 9-10. Andlang burnan óð hit cymþ ðér Blíðe út scýt; ðæt andlang Blíðan óð ða stánbriccge; ðæt eást of ðære bricgge, 421, 34. Ðis sint ða landgemǽre ... Ǽrest
tíd-dæg
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The period of a person's life(cf. the use of dæg=time, e. g. Gif ðú wistest on ðysum ðínum dæge, Lk. Skt. 19, 42) Enoses sunu ealra nigon hund wintra hæfde, ðá hé woruld ofgeaf, and týne eác, ðá his tíddæge rím wæs gefylled when for his lifetime the
tíg
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An open place (?); a form occurring in composition with fore, forþ. For the former see fore-tíge (read -tíg); the instances of the latter are as follows Forðtíges vestibuli, atrii, Hpt. Gl. 496, 28. On ðam forðtége in ipsis foribus, Kent. Gl. 228. Graff
þeána
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Yet Pápa on Róme swá þeána gesette papa Romanus tamen statuit, L. Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 138, 36. Lífe ne gielpeþ hláfordes gifum, hýreþ swá þeána þeódne sínum, Exon. Th. 440, 6; Rä. 59, 13: 108, 32; Gú. 81. Nó God wolde ðæt seó sáwl sár þrowade, lýfde se
þyrre
dry ⬩ lacking water ⬩ lacking sap or moisture ⬩ dry
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dry, lacking water On þyrran mæræ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 117, 5. lacking sap or moisture Þornas þyre (þyrre? but cf. O. L. Ger. thiori holt), Ps. Th. 117, 12. as a medical term, dry Hine dreceþ þyrre hwósta, Lchdm. ii. 264, 13. Eallum þyrrum líchomum
un-brosnigendlíc
Incorruptible ⬩ imperishable
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Incorruptible, imperishable His líchama wæs grápigendlíc, and ðéahhwæðere unbrosnigendlíc; hé æteówde hine grápigendlícne and unbrosnigendlícne, Homl. Th. i. 230, 26: 300, 10: Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 146. Ðú unscrýddest ðé ðone brosnigendlícan mann and ðé
un-tódǽled
Undivided ⬩ unseparated
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Undivided, unseparated Is ðæt full gód ðæt eall ætgædere is untódǽled, Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 28. Hé biþ ánfeald untódǽled, 33, 2; Fox 122, 18, 21. Se God is simle on ánum untódǽled, 34, 6; Fox 142, 22: Wulfst. 21, 19. Willnade se cyning ðæt se wer him
un-treówlíce
With bad faith ⬩ perfidiously
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With bad faith, perfidiously Agothocles gedyde untreówlíce wið hiene, ðæt hé hiene on his wárum beswác and ofslóg per Agathoclem insidiis circumventus, occisus est, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 170, 9. Ðá bæd hé ðæt mon dyde beforan him ðone triumphan. Ac him Rómáne
un-wéned
Unhoped for ⬩ unexpected
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Unhoped for, unexpected Ic him eft his ríce ágeaf, and ðá ðære unwéndan áre ðæs ríces (ðe hé him seolfa nǽniges ríces ne wénde) ðæt hé ðá mé eall his goldhord æteówde regna Poro restitui, qui, ut ei insperatus honor donatus est, mihi thesauros suos manifestavit
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weorþfulness
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Nobleness, magnificence Gesceáwode se án engel ðe ðǽr ǽnlícost wæs, hú fæger hé silf wæs, and hú scínende on wuldre, and him wel gelícode his wurðfulniss, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 34. For swá miceles freólses wurþfulnesse ob tante festivitatis honori-ficentiam
west-rihte
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Due west Seó stów is týn mílum westrihte fram Cetrihtworþige locus est a vico Cataractone decem millibus passuum contra solstitialem occasum secretus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 41. Seó is fram Cantwarabyrig on feówer and .xx. mílum westrihte ( ad occidentem
wócor
Increase ⬩ fruit ⬩ offspring
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Increase, fruit, offspring Sceal fæsl wesan cwiclifigendra cynna gehwilces on ðæt wudufæsten, wócor gelæded eorðan túdres, Cd. Th. 79, 17 ; Gen. 1312. Féd feora wócre, 81, 9 ; Gen. 1342. Ða gemunde God sunu Larneches, and ealle ða wócre ðe hé wið wætre
weorold-strúdere
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A spoiler of this world's goods Ne mót mid rihte nán preóst beón gítsiende mangere, ne worldstrútere on geréfscipe, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 7. Tó helle sculan gítseras, rýperas and reáferas and woruldstrúderas, Wulfst. 26, 17: 165, 36. Cristen cyning
wudere
A bearer of wood
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A bearer of wood Wuderas calones (the passage is : Ejusdem militiae calones et clientes cum lixarum coetibus ad inferiorem gradum pertinentes, Ald. 13. In another gloss on the same passage is the note : Calones sunt qui ligna militibus portant, Hpt.
wyn-lust
Sensual pleasure
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Sensual pleasure Ic wilnode mid him tó farenne, ðæt ic ðe má emnwyrhtena on ðære þrowunge mínes wynlustes hæfde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 359. Hér synt ðisse weorolde wynlustas, ac ðǽr synt ða écan tintregu, L. E. I. proem.; Th. ii. 394, 8. Gif hwam hwæt
ymener
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A book of hymns; hymnare, hymnarium Thǽr synd twá Cristes béc, and i. mæssebóc, and i. ymener, and i. salter, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 660, 32. Hymneres tácen is ðæt mon wæcge brádlinga his hand and rǽre up his litlan finger, Techm. ii. 121, 9. ii. salteras
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