birnan
To burn ⬩ ardent ⬩ vehement
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Ꝥ wæs gnornung þám þe on breóstum wæg byrnende lufan, Chr. 975; P. 120, 16
án-mód
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Þæt werod wæs swá ánmód (cf. Hom. i. 101, 4) swilce him eallum wǽre án heorte and án sáwul, Hml. Th. i. []26, 25. Þú ánmóde tu unanimis, Ps. L. 54, 14. Mid ánmóde willan monigra multorum unanima intentione. Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 575, 12.
ómig
rusty (v. óm), rust-coloured ⬩ inflammatory
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Voc. ii. 147, 66. inflammatory (óman) Wyrð gegaderodu ómig wǽte on ðære wambe. Lchdm. ii. 218, 16. On ðam magan ómigre wǽtan gefylled, 178, 9. Similar entries v. next word
rǽpling
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One bound, a captive, prisoner, criminal Wæs ðá rǽpling se ðe ǽr wæs Angelcynnes heáfod ( of archbishop Ælfheah taken captive by the Danes ), Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 19. Hé ( St. Paul) wæs ðyder (to Rome ) rǽpling gelǽded, Blickl. Homl. 173, 7.
stefna
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Sum wǽg stefnan steóreþ, 296, 20; Crä. 54. Steóran ofer stæfnan, Andr. Kmbl. 989; An. 495. v. -stefn, and next word
ge-mimor
Existing in the memory or mind[?], known ⬩ notus
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, known; notus Leden him wæs swá cúþ and swá gemimor swá swá Englisc ðæt him gecyndelíc wæs linguam Latinam non minus quam Anglorum, quæ sibi naturalis est, noverit, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 35. v. Grm. D. M. 352-3
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ge-spreca
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Abraham wæs Godes gespreca (cf. æfter ðǽre sprǽce se Ælmihtiga úp gewende (Gen. 17, 22), 92, 83, Hml. Th. i. 90, 19. Móyses wæs Godes sylfes gespeca (-spreca, v.l. ) (cf.
marm-stán
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Se marmstán sceolde beón onwænded, sé wæs áseted ofer his byrgene. Þá þá se marmstán áweg genumen wæs, Gr. D. 302, 15-16. Hí gemétton áne mǽre þrúh geworht of marmstáne, Hml. S. 20, 80. Godes encgel sette énne marmstán æt þæs mǽdenes heáfde, 8, 201.
gneáð
Sparing ⬩ frugal ⬩ stingy ⬩ scanty ⬩ small ⬩ parcus
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He self lifde on gneáðum woroldlífe án tunece wæs his gegerela and ðæt wæs hǽren and beren hláf wæs his gereorde he himself lived a frugal life in the world, one tunic was his raiment, and barley bread was his food, Shrn. 110, 4: 77, 4.
Linked entry: un-gníðe
fléde
Flooded ⬩ overflowed ⬩ tŭmĭdus
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Flooded, overflowed; tŭmĭdus Wæs seó eá to ðan fléde the river was so flooded, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 13. Seó eá fléde wæs the river was flooded, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 7. Tiber flédu wearþ the Tiber was flooded, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 87, 20
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be-weaxan
to overgrow
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Wæs se mere eall mid wudu beweaxen stagnum erat circumdatum habun*-*danti silva, Nar. 12, 8. to overgrow, cover with a growth Sumne dǽl þæs meóses þe seó ród mid beweaxen wæs, Hml. S. 26, 37
flǽsc-bana
A slayer ⬩ executioner
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A slayer, executioner Se flǽscbana (interfector) þe tó his cwealme gecoren wæs . . . se wælhreówa flǽscbana (carnifex), Gr. D. 254, 26, 33.
Linked entry: flǽsc-cwellere
un-lǽttu
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Moral wretchedness, wickedness God gecýðde in þám for hwylcre scylde (blasphemy) se cniht wæs geseald swylcum éhterum; for þon þe his fæder nolde hine gerihtan þá hwíle þe hé lifde,þá ylcan unlǽttu hé lét hine eft edníwian þá þá hé sweltende wæs, Gr
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hundseofontig-wintre
Seventy years old
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Seventy years old Ðá hé wæs seofonhundwintre and seofon hundseofontigwintre. Gen. 5, 31
sige-cempa
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A victorious warrior Wæs Dauid æt wíge sóð sigecempa, Ps. C. 50, 10
un-gifeðe
Not granted
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Not granted Ús wæs á syððan milts ungyfeðe, Beo. Th. 5835; B. 2921
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un-gréne
Not green
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Not green Folde wæs ðágyt græs ungréne, Cd. Th. 7, 36; Gen. 117
un-hírsum
Disobedient ⬩ inattentive
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Disobedient, inattentive Wæs hé náwiht unhýrsum his yldrum; Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 14
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hold-lic
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Friendly, kindly [H]wæt hý holdlices quid amicum, fidum An. Ox. 50, 29
norþ-sciphere
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a northern fleet Wæs Legeceasterscír gehergod fram Norðsciphere, Chr. 980; P. 124, 10
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