mǽte
Moderate ⬩ mean ⬩ small ⬩ poor ⬩ bad ⬩ inferior
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Næs ðæt mǽtost mægenfultuma not poorest of aids was that, Beo. Th. 2914; B. 1455. Métestum pessimi[s ?], Kent. Gl. 711
mere
the sea ⬩ a mere ⬩ lake ⬩ an artificial pool ⬩ cistern
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Be norþan hodes mære ... ðonon up on ðone mære, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 10, 19-26.
cild
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Be fundenes cildes fóstre, Ll. Th. i. 118, 17. In cildes híw, Cri. 725. Heó wearð mid cilde, Hml. Th. i. 24, 26. Þá cild on Bethlem ofslægene wǽrun, Chr. 2; P. 2, 29.
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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wiþ
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D. 20, 22. (. 15) add :-- Be Libertines geþylde þe hé hæfde wið his abbod, Gr. D. 9, 30. (16) add :-- Ic þé tó mundbyrdnesse geceóse wið þín ágen bearn, Hml. S. 23 b, 449
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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(Cf. last passage under rǽcan.) v. á-, be-, for-, ge-, mis-, ofer-rǽdan
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
BRÓÐOR
A BROTHER ⬩ frater ⬩ to bear, support, a brother being the natural supporter of sisters who have lost their father
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His bróðor bearn his brother's child, Beo. Th. 5231; B. 2619. Sege mínum bréðer dic fratri meo, Lk. Bos. 12, 13. Cain gewearþ to ecg-banan ángan bréðer Cain became a murderer to his only brother, Beo. Th. 2529; B. 1262: Ps. Th. 34, 14: Mk.
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
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
hatian
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Eádige beó gé þonne eów men hatiað and éhtað and onhiscaþ, Lk. 6, 22. Wæs þæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne . . . hú se gúdsceaða leóde hatode and hýnde, B. 2319.
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.