heard-mód
Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, brave ⬩ obstinatus ⬩ constantia, obstinatio, duritia
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Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, brave Eádig biþ se man ðe symle biþ forhtigende and sóþlíce se heardmóda befylþ on yfel blessed is the man that is ever fearing; and verily the self-confident man shall fall into evil, Homl
cráw-leác
Crow-garlic ⬩ allium vineale, Lin
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Crow-garlic; allium vineale, Lin Nim hermodactylos = ἑρμο-δάκτυλος[MS. datulus] ða wyrt ... ðæt is on úre geþeóda ðæt greáte [MS. greáta] cráwleác[MS. crauleac] take the wort attium vineale ... that is in our language the great crow-garlic Lchdm. i.
slíþe
Dire, hard, cruel, hurtful, dangerous ⬩ dangerous, perilous, fierce ⬩ dangerous, destructive, cruel ⬩ saevus, malus ⬩ fearful, dire ⬩ atrocious ⬩ savagely
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Dire, hard, cruel, hurtful, dangerous Biþ ceóle wén slíþresæcce the ship may expect dire strife Exon. Th. 384, 17; Rä. 4, 29. On ða slíþan tíd (the crucifixion) Elen. Kmbl. 1710; El. 857. þurh slíþne níþ sáwle bescúfan in fýres fæþm Beo.
ge-stician
To stick ⬩ pierce ⬩ transfix
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Gebýreþ ðæt ðæt mód wierþ gesticced mid ðære scylde gielpes it happens that the mind is pierced by the sin of boasting, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 217, 6; Hat. MS. 41 b, 1
timbrung
Building, ⬩ a building
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Bileafden heo (the builders of the tower of Babel) heore timbrunge, O. E. Homl. i. 93, 23. Timbringe, 227, 4. Al is to his behefe and timbrunge toward his blisse, A. R. 124, 1
a-calan
To become cold ⬩ algere ⬩ frigescere
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To become cold; algere, frigescere Nó acól for ðý egesan he never became cold for the terror, Andr. Grm. 1267
æ-ryst
The resurrection
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The resurrection Ða secgeaþ ðæt nán æryst ne sý qui dicunt non esse resurrectionem, Mt. Bos. 22, 23: 27, 53
æt-grǽpe
Grasping at ⬩ seizing ⬩ prehendens
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Grasping at, seizing; prehendens Ðǽr him aglǽca ætgrǽpe wearþ where the miserable being seized him. Beo. Th. 2542; B. 1269
æðel-cund
Of noble kind or origin ⬩ noble ⬩ nobilis originis
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Of noble kind or origin, noble; nobilis originis Æðelcunde mægþ the noblewoman. Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 18; Hö. 1
ancleow
The ANCLE ⬩ talus
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The ANCLE; talus Ancleow talus, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Wrt. Voc. 44, 74. Lytel ancleow taxillus, 75 ; Wrt. Voc. 45, 1
aprotane
The herb southernwood ⬩ wormwood ⬩ abrotonum ⬩ ἀβρότονον
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The herb southernwood, wormwood; abrotonum = ἀβρότονον [artemisia, Lin.] Genim aprotanan take wormwood, L. M. 1, 16; Lchdm. ii. 60, 1
be-flagen flǽsc
The bowels ⬩ viscera
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The bowels; viscera Beflagen flǽc [ = flǽsc] vel innoþes innewearde viscera, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 99; Wrt. Voc. 45, 7
Linked entry: be-fleán
a-wend
turned ⬩ translated
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turned, translated; Seó bóc is on Englisc awend the book is turned [translated] into English, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 30
beadu-rún
A war-secret ⬩ quarrel ⬩ jurgiosum arcanum ⬩ rixa
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A war-secret, quarrel; jurgiosum arcanum, rixa Húnferþ onband beadurúne Hunferth unbound the war-secret, Beo. Th. 1006; B. 501
Linked entry: rún
benc-swég
A bench-noise ⬩ noise from the benches ⬩ convivial noise ⬩ clamor in scamnis ad convivium sedentium
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A bench-noise, noise from the benches, convivial noise; clamor in scamnis ad convivium sedentium Beo. Th. 2326; B. 1161
Linked entry: swég
burg-steal
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A city-place; arcis locus, arx Brosnade burgsteal the city-place has perished, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 23; Ruin. 29
Linked entry: burh-steal
CEOSEL
Gravel, sand ⬩ glarea, sabulum
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Hence the sand-hill in Dorsetshire is called CHESSIL Cisil glarea, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 157, 12
drepe
A slaying, stroke, violent death ⬩ occīsio
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A slaying, stroke, violent death; occīsio He drepe þrówade he suffered the stroke [death-stroke], Beo. Th. 3183; B. 1589
Linked entries: deáþ-drepe drype
dydrin
A yolk ⬩ vitellus
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A yolk; vitellus Nim æges dydrin take the yolk of an egg, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 92, 20
eáster-niht
Easter-night ⬩ nox paschālis
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Easter-night; nox paschālis In ðære eáster-niht in the easter-night, Exon. 120 a; Th. 460, 10; Hö. 15