eáre
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Ben. 19, 20. Ꝥ gé on eáre (in eáre, L. R.) gehýrað quod in aure auditis, Mt. 10, 27. Ic secge þé on þín eáre, Angl. viii. 300, 14. Ꝥte in eáre sprecend gié woeron quod in aurem locuti estis, Lk. L. 12, 3.
hleótan
to cast lots ⬩ to obtain by lot, ⬩ get a share, ⬩ share in, ⬩ participate, ⬩ obtain
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Hé feorhwunde hleát he got a mortal wound, Beo. Th. 4760; B. 2385. Hí dóm hlutan eádigne upwæg they obtained glory, a blessed ascension, Menol. Fox 382; Men. 192.
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mægden
A maiden ⬩ girl ⬩ virgin
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Ne nýde man náðer ne wíf ne mǽden tó ðam ðe hyre sylfre mislícige let no woman, whether she have been married before or not, be forced to a marriage which she dislikes, 75; Th. i. 416, 20: L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 2. Mǽdenu virgines, Ps.
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hlyt
A lot, ⬩ portion
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Ne séc ðú þurh hlytas hú ðé geweorþan scyle do not seek by casting of lots what thy fate is to be, Prov. Kmbl. 32. Gif hwá hlytas begá si quis sortilegia exerceat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 19; Th. ii. 210, 11
Róm-feoh
Peter's pence
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The penalty, which is not here stated, was a heavy one, as will be seen from the passages given below.
rǽdan
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Hé sceal ǽlcre wucan erian .i. æcer and rǽdan sylf ðæt sǽd on hlafordes berne, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 15. (Cf. last passage under rǽcan.) v. á-, be-, for-, ge-, mis-, ofer-rǽdan
forþ
forwards ⬩ from an upright position ⬩ from a point of rest ⬩ denoting continuity of movement or direction, on ⬩ along with ⬩ and so on ⬩ forth ⬩ hence forth ⬩ on ⬩ to go on doing ⬩ at an advanced point ⬩ at a later part of a book ⬩ forth ⬩ out ⬩ so as to be seen or known ⬩ forth ⬩ away from a place ⬩ out ⬩ to (such) a degree
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Forð be mearce tó Culesfelda; forð be gemǽre tó Stódleagg swá tó Ticnesfelda ... swá tó Tæppeleage; swá forð tó scipleáge ... ðæt forð be deópan delle, C.
FÝR
FIRE ⬩ a fire ⬩ hearth ⬩ ignis ⬩ fŏcus
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In fýres fæðm into the fire's embrace, Beo. Th. 372; B. 185. Fýres feng grasp of the fire, 3532; B. 1764.
gilpan
To glory ⬩ boast ⬩ desire earnestly ⬩ gloriari
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Gylpan, Beo. Th. 4016; B. 2006: 5740; B. 2874. Ná ic ðæs gylpe I boast not of that, 1177; B. 586: 4116; B. 2055. Hú lande mánwyrhtan morðre gylpaþ usquequo peccatores gloriabuntur? Ps. Th. 93, 3: 73, 4.
wit
We two
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Th. 174, 21; Gen. 2882: 152, 31; Gen. 2529: Beo. Th. 1074; B. 535. Grammar wit, with numeral forms Ic wæs gehloten mid ánum wífe in ánes ceorles þeówdóme. Ðá wǽron wit twégen on ánum olfende, Shrn. 38, 14.
sár-líc
sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous ⬩ causing pain, grievous ⬩ sad, mournful
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Hwílum gyd áwræc sárlíc Beo. Th. 4224; B. 2109. Næs heo næuere swa sarlic, ꝥ wes Wenhauer þa quene, sarȝest wimmone, Laym. 28457
ge-andettan
to confess, acknowledge ⬩ to confess ⬩ to admit for oneself ⬩ concede, allow ⬩ to confess, declare one's belief ⬩ to confess ⬩ acknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith in ⬩ to make acknowledgement of a benefit ⬩ give thanks ⬩ praise
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Ben. 40, 14
cyning
a king, ruler, emperor ⬩ rex, imperator ⬩ a spiritual King, God, Christ ⬩ Deus, Christus ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabŏlus, satănas ⬩ Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. ⬩ fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words ⬩ the king took a corresponding oath to his people ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors ⬩ of all forfeits the king had one half ⬩ all hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body ⬩ Pastus or Convivium ⬩ The king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges ⬩ Vigilia ⬩ head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district ⬩ the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium
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taken; be it in the king's power, either death or life, or pardon, L.
geár
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a period of thirteen lunar months Æfter þǽre sunnan ryne beóð þreó hund daga and fíf and syxtig daga, and æfter þæs mónan ryne beóð þreó hund daga and feówer and fíftig ... þǽre sunnan gér hæfd endlufon dagas má þonne þæs mónan gér, Angl. viii. 305,
fulla
The full, the highest stage reached by anything ⬩ the perfection ⬩ perfect specimen of a kind or class
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The full, the highest stage reached by anything, the perfection, perfect specimen of a kind or class Hwæt mæg beón wóp oððe sárignys, gif þæt næs se mǽsta ǽgðres? oþþe hwæt mæg beón geómrung and wánung, gyf ꝥ næs se fulla ǽgðres?, Hml. S. 23, 104
un-clǽne
unclean ⬩ foul ⬩ filthy ⬩ unclean ⬩ not fit for food ⬩ unclean ⬩ impure
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Be swýnum and be óðrum unclǽnum nýtenum de porcis et de aliis impuris animalibus, L. Ecg. C. 40, tit.; Th. ii. 130, 31. in a moral sense, unclean, impure Unclǽne incestus vel impurus, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 13: incestus, 51, 35: 72, 13.
ǽt
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See also passages under wǽt. eating Be ðæs lambes ǽte de agni esu, An. Ox. 40, 29. For æppla and hnuta ǽte from the eating of apples and nuts, Lch. ii. 246, 91. Sé þe hine gelaðode tó ǽte ( ad manducandum), Gr. D. 128, 29.
gold-blóma
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In favour of the meaning 'golden mass' it may be noted that blóma is not found in A.
ram-hund
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Liebermann suggests that the correct form would be hrán-hund, a reindeer-hound, but as in the same passage the payment for a slain greyhound is lxxx d. it seems hardly likely that any kind of deerhound could be compensated for by so small a sum as xii
hǽwen
Blue, azure, purple, discoloured
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Ádó in ǽren fæt lǽt ðǽr in óð ðæt hit hǽwen sý put into a brazen vessel, leave it therein until it be turned colour, Lchdm. iii. 20, 18. Gyf dæt húsl byþ fynig oððe hǽwen if the housel be mouldy or discoloured, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 9.