sliht
a striking of coin ⬩ a stroke, flash of lightning ⬩ slaughter, death by violence ⬩ the deadly stroke of disease ⬩ what is to be killed, animals for slaughter ⬩ a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining ⬩ strages, occisio ⬩ mowing ; striking of an instrument
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a striking of coin Similar entries v. pening-sliht a stroke, flash of lightning Similar entries v. líget-sliht slaughter, death by violence Ðes sliht haec caedes Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Zup. 53, 4. Æt eallum slyht[e?] and æt ealre ðære hergunge ðe ǽr ðam gedón
Linked entries: eorþ-slihtes hand-sliht sleht slæht
for-screncan
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Add Iacób is gecweden forscrencend, and sé bið unleás forscrencend þe mid gleáwnysse his flǽsclican leahtras and deófles tihtinge forscrencð, Hml. Th. i. 586, 24. Wígstealla forscre[n]cen[n]e (ad) propugnacula subruenda, An. Ox. 865. to cause to shrink
un-gleáw
without understanding ⬩ without skill ⬩ not sagacious ⬩ ignorant ⬩ blind ⬩ dull ⬩ not apt for service
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of persons, without understanding, without skill, not sagacious, ignorant, blind (fig.) Ungleáw imperitus, Wrt. Voc. i. 55. 49. Ungleu caecus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 14. Synt gé þus ungleáwe (inprudentes)? Ne ongyte gé ðæt...? are ye so without understanding
eten-lǽs
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The common pasture land Þæt landstycce sceal beón nýhst etenlǽse (vicina compascuis, Latin version; cf. compascuus ager gemǽne lǽs, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 54), Ll. Th. i. 440, 15. Ofer wudu ofer feld ofer ecen lǽse (etenlǽse ?), C. D. v. 262, 18
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trumness
firmness ⬩ strength ⬩ certainty ⬩ health ⬩ confirmation ⬩ support ⬩ a firm place ⬩ the firmament
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firmness, strength, certainty Trumnesse firmitatem, Kent. Gl. 840. Ðínes geleáfan trumnesse wé witon, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 30, 18. Wé witon ðæt manega clericas nyton hwæt byþ quadrans, ac wé willaþ his mihta and his trumnysse hér geswutelian, Anglia viii
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wringan
To wring ⬩ to twist ⬩ to squeeze out
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To wring, to twist Teóh him ða loccas, and wringe ða eáran, and ðone wangbeard twiccige, Lchdm. ii. 196, 13. to squeeze out moisture from something Ic nam ða wínberian and wrang on ðæt fæt tuli uvas et expressi in calicem, Gen. 40, 11. Genim ðære ylcan
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fird
an expedition ⬩ campaign ⬩ an army ⬩ a camp
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Add: in glosses or referring to other than English forces, an expedition, campaign Faerd (fertd, Erf. ) expeditio, Txts. 61, 790. Fird, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 69. Fird expeditio, i. praeparatio, 145, 41. Fyrda expeditionum, 76, 62: 29, 70. Firdum expeditionibus
swipu
literal, a scourge, whip, rod ⬩ that with which a stroke is struck, a sword (?), a javelin ⬩ affliction, chastisement ⬩ a whip ⬩ a lash, switch ⬩ for a top, ⬩ or scoorge flagellum
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literal, a scourge, whip, rod Suibæ mastigia, Txts. 78, 641. Swipe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 22. Swipa (-n?) anguilla vel scutica, i. 21, 16. Sweopan fla[g]ri, ii. 37, 64. Áwundenre suipan, suiopan verbere torto, Txts. 104, 1051. Nim mere*-*swínes fel, wyrc
forþ-weard
continued ⬩ carried on ⬩ inclined forwards ⬩ inclined towards ⬩ advancing ⬩ forward ⬩ advanced ⬩ departed ⬩ deceased
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Add:to III: continued, carried on. Similar entries Cf. forþ, 3 Þæs sylfa þeáw lange on Angelcynnes mynstrum forþweard wæs, Lch. iii. 434, 20. For I. and II. substitute: of direction in position, inclined forwards. Similar entries Cf. forþ, 1 a Mé (
mund-byrd
protection ⬩ patronage ⬩ aid ⬩ the fine paid for a violation of mund
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protection, patronage, aid Mundbyrd suffragium, Ep. Gl. 24b, 32 : patrocinium, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 59 : ii. 66, 53 : 116, 3 : Hpt. 497, 59. Hé þancaþ Gode his mundbyrde, ðonne hé hine of hwylcum earfoþum álysed hæfþ, Ps. Th. 17, arg. Se ðe him écean Godes
ǽfen
evening ⬩ eve, the evening preceding a day (of festival)
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Add: evening Ǽfen vesperum, bedtíd serum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 15. Seó niht hæfð seofan dǽlas . . óþer is uesperum, ðæt is ǽfen, ðonne se ǽfensteorra betwux ðǽre repsunge æteówað, Lch. iii. 242, 28: Angl. viii. 319, 28. Ðá éfern (éfen, R.) warð vespere facto
meaht
- Ps, Th. 70, 18
Might ⬩ power ⬩ virtue ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ mighty work
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Might, power, virtue, ability Meaht eorþlíces ríces potestas terreni imperii, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 13. Seó godcunde meht, Blickl. Homl. 19, 20. Gif hǽto oððe meht ne wyrne lǽt him blód if heat, or his ability to bear it do not forbid, let him blood, L.
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swingel
a stripe, stroke ⬩ a scourging, whipping, flogging ⬩ a scourge, rod, whip ⬩ a swingle, a stick to beat flax ⬩ the swingle ⬩ le pesselin ⬩ to swingle the flax ⬩ estonger vostre lyn ⬩ excussorium, excudia ⬩ exculidium ⬩ excudium ⬩ to beat flax ⬩ chastisement, affliction
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literal, a stripe, stroke Hine man þreáge mid teartran steóre, ðæt is, him síge on swin-gella wracu ( verberum vindicta). Gif hé þurh ða swingella ne biþ geriht . . . R. Ben. 52, 6-8. Mid teartum swingellum acribus verberibus, 54, 4. Geswencte on bendum
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fóre-smeagan
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Foresmeúgende rimando, An. Ox. 193. For foresmeá[gende] ob indaganda, 1504, Ne foresmeáge gé hwæt gé specan nolite praecogitare quid loquamini, Mk. 13, 11. Foresmeánde praecogitandum, Lk. p. 10, 14. for last line substitute and add:
wæter-þrúh
a water-pipe, conduit
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a water-pipe, conduit Uueterþrúh, uua[e]terthrúch, uaeterthrouch caractis, Txts. 47, 367. Wæte[r]þrúh Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 1. þeotan, wæterþrúh cataractae, 13, 15. Waeterðrúm canalibus, 102, 68
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blód-læswu
Blood-letting
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Blood-letting Blódlǽs is tó forgánne fíftýne nihtum ǽr Hláfmæsse, Lch. ii. 146, 8. Frægn hé hwonne hyre blódlǽs (-lǽswu, v. l.) ǽrest wǽre . . . þæt þǽre tíde blód-lǽs (-lǽsewu, -lǽswu, v. ll.) wǽre frecenlic, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 563, 10-564, 11. On þǽre
clufe
An ear of corn ⬩ a clove of garlic ⬩ A clove ⬩ the bulb ⬩ tuber of a plant ⬩ spica ⬩ Bulbed ⬩ bulbosus
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An ear of corn, a clove of garlic; A clove, the bulb or tuber of a plant;spica, Som. Ben. Lye.Glos. of Lchdm. ii. Twá clufe two cloves, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 336, 3. Garleaces iii clufe three cloves of garlic, 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 8. Bulbed; bulbosus
gærsum
treasure ⬩ an article of value ⬩ treasures
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in a collective sense, treasure Heora gærsama fornéh eall losade, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 38. Gif hé ne sealde þe máre gersuman, 1047; P. 171, 14. Hí budon þám pápan mycelne garsuman and seolfer, Chr. 995; P. 130, 22. Gærsuman, 34. Ealne his gærsuman and
searu
Device ⬩ design ⬩ contrivance ⬩ art ⬩ craft ⬩ artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ deceit ⬩ stratagem ⬩ ambush ⬩ treachery ⬩ plot ⬩ in a good sense ⬩ art ⬩ skill ⬩ contrivance ⬩ skilfully ⬩ ingeniously ⬩ with art ⬩ that which is contrived with art ⬩ a machine ⬩ engine ⬩ fabric ⬩ armour ⬩ equipment ⬩ arms
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Device, design, contrivance, art. in the following glosses it is uncertain whether the word is used with a good or with a bad meaning Sarwo adventio. Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 38. Searo molimen, 54, 29. Searwe molimine, 89, 64. Searwe argumenta, 84, 69. Searwum
Linked entries: searo searu-níþ searu-wundor siru
fore-spreca
an advocate ⬩ defender ⬩ a sponsor
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Add: an advocate, defender For[e]sprec[a] patronus, An. Ox. 56, 335. Forspeca orator, Germ. 400, 548. Hé bæd mé ðæt ic him wǽre forespeca, Cht. Th. 169, 26. Þá nyste Paulus ðá gástlican getácnunge ðǽre ǽ, and wæs forðí hyre forespreca, Hml. Th. i. 390