for-fang
a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property ⬩ apprehensio ⬩ the reward for rescuing such property ⬩ merces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur
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penig, sý ðæs cynnes orf ðe hit sy, gyf hit man æt þeófes handa ahret; gyf hit ðonne elles on hýdelse funden sý, ðonne mæg ðæt forfangfeoh leóhtre beón concerning the reward for rescuing stolen property, the counsellors have determined, that one shall hold
lutian
lurk ⬩ skulk
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Ða iermingas út of ðæm holan crupon ðe heó on lutedan the wretched creatures crept out of the holes that they had lurked in, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 30. Ða óðre ðe lutedon on ðære dígelnisse insidiæ, quæ latebant, Jos. 8, 19.
rǽcan
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To reach, hold forth, offer, present Ic rǽce porrigo vel porgo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 46. Hé ys se ðe ic rǽce ( porrexero ) hláf, Jn. Skt. 13, 26. For hwon ne rǽcst ( porrigis ) ðú ús ðone hwítan hláf ? Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 14.
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ge-swígian
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Sé gemetgað irre, sé ðe ðone disigan hǽtt geswugian qui imponit slulto silentium iras mitigat, Past. 279, 19. not to break silence, keep silent, hold one's peace Gesugiað hié for ege reticent ex timore, Past. 302, 3. þá geswugode ic (obmutui) and ne
be-wépan
woe-begone
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Synna bewépan, ii. 602, 22. disfigured by weeping, woe-begone þá iermingas út of þǽm holan crupon, swá bewópene swelce hié of óþerre worolde cóme, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 30. Add (cf. That he you nat biwopen thus ne finde, Ch. T. C. iv. 916):
cleófa
a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber ⬩ cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum
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That which is cloven, a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber; cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum On heora cleófum oððe holum híg beóþ gelogode in cubilibus suis collocabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 103, 22.
for-lǽdan
destruction ⬩ betray
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Mé þás woruldsǽlða on þis dimme hol forlǽddon, Met. 2, 11. Ðæt mód ongit hine selfne on swelcre frecennesse and on swelcne spild forlǽd mens sese in praecipitium pervenisse deprehendit, Past. 441, 27. Add:
hyldu
Kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ affection ⬩ friendship ⬩ grace ⬩ fidelity ⬩ loyalty
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Kindness, favour, affection, friendship, grace, fidelity, loyalty [v. hold.] Ys mé heortan gehygd hyldu Drihtnes Deus cordis mei, Ps. Th. 72, 21.
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ge-hwæþer
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Hé sealde hiora gehwæðrum, B. 2994. used reciprocally Hygeláce wæs nefa hold, and gehwæðer óðrum hróðra gemyndig, B. 2171. ¶ passing into a conjunction v. ǽgþer :-- Seó wyrt deáh gehwæþer ge þæs mannes sáwle ge his líchonman. Lch. i. 70, 3.
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sulh
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On holan ríþe; þanon on sulh, of sulh tó þám ealdan túnstealle, C. D. B. iii. 605, 13. Andlang ríðe on suluc . . . andlang strǽte on ðá deópan fúra, þonon inon sulh, 188, 29-35. Of hylfes hæcce innon sulc; úp æftær suluc on ðá holan ríðe, 189, 3.
bletsian
to hallow ⬩ consecrate ⬩ adore ⬩ to benefit ⬩ prosper
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Wæter gihálsia, bloetsia aquam exorcizare, benedicere, Rtl. 119, 7. to call holy, adore Mec gié bledtsiges, Jn. L. 13, 13. Hé bletsode Drihten, Bl. H. 245, 32. Biedsiað noman his, Ps.
hete
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Ne teó ic N. for hete ne for hóle, Ll. Th. i. 180, 10. Hé nam tó Malche fulne graman, and him mid eallum hete cídde, Hml. S. 23, 695. Hine þurh hete héngon fæderas ússe, El. 424.
hiwung
Forming, ⬩ shaping, ⬩ form, ⬩ figure, ⬩ pretence, ⬩ feigning, ⬩ hypocrisy, ⬩ dissimulation
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Ðæt hluttre mód ðe Gode gelícaþ forsihþ ða hiwunga and healt sóðfæstnysse the pure mind that pleases God despises pretences and holds the truth, Basil admn. 5; Norm. 46, 8. Þurh deófles hiwunga per diaboli figmenta, L. Ecg. C. iii. 14; Th. ii. 202, 5
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ÆG
An EGG ⬩ ovum
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Ðæt æg [æig MS.] getácnaþ ðone hálgan hiht the egg betokens the holy hope, i. 250, 11. Gif he bit æg si petierit ovum, Lk. Bos. 11, 12. Gením hænne æges geolocan take the yolk of a hen's egg, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm, ii. 38, 6.
CULFRE
A dove ⬩ CULVER ⬩ pigeon ⬩ columba
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Ða hálgan apostolas wǽron swilce culfran the holy apostles wen as doves, Homl. Th. i. 586, 1: Homl. Blick. 23, 27 . Bilwyte swá culfran simplices sicut columbæ, Mt. Bos. 10, 16: Ps. Th. 54, 6
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heorþ-pening
A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]
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Sylle his heorþpænig on hálgan þunresdæg let him pay his hearth-penny on holy Thursday, L. R. S. 3; Th. i. 432, 26: 4; Th. i. 434. 19. Heorþpenegas, Chart. Th. 432, 24
ge-læccan
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Z. 275, 12. without sense of violence. to take, take hold of, catch Þá árás hé and gelæhte hine be þám swuran, and cyste and clypte, Hml. S. 30,335. to take, catch fish, &c.
scealfor
A diver
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Ðá hét Martinus ða fugelas ðæs fixnoðes geswícan, and tó wéstene síðian; and ða scealfran gewiton áweg tó holte, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6-12
ge-
with
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It often changes the signification from literal to figurative; as, healdan to hold; ge-healdan to observe, preserve; fyllan to fill; ge-fyllanto fulfil; biddan to bid, require; ge-biddan to pray. In the Rushworth Gloss, the prefix is often gi-
scealc
a servant ⬩ a man, soldier, sailor
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Ic eom ðín hold scealc tuus sum ego, 118, 94. Dó ðínes scealces (servi) sáwle blíðe, 85, 3. Tó scealce in servum, 104, 15. Hǽl ðínne scealc salvum fac servum tuum, 85, 2: 88, 17. Hé Moyses sende his sylfes scealc misit Moysen servum suum, 104, 22.
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