delfere
A digger ⬩ fossor
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A digger;fossor Gif se delfere ða eorþan nó ne dulfe if the digger had not dug the earth, Bt. 40, 6; Fox 242, 7
un-staþolfæst
unsettled ⬩ not remaining in one place ⬩ not stationary ⬩ unsettled ⬩ desirous of change ⬩ not steadfast ⬩ unstable ⬩ not enduring ⬩ easily moved ⬩ unsettled in mind ⬩ wavering
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Th. ii. 176, 14. not steadfast, unstable, not enduring, easily moved Unstaðolfest weorc opus instabile, Kent. Gl. 369. Hí nabbaþ wyrtruman on him ac beóð unstaðolfæste non habent radicem in se sed temporales sunt, Mk. Skt. 4, 17.
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grimena
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The passage is Kymð gerstæpæ and grimenæ þus ne wes rím venit locusta et bruchus cuius non erat numerus. Grímenæ seems a pl. gen. of the preceding word, governed by rím, but the meaning is not clear
un-geleáfsum
Unbelieving ⬩ infidel ⬩ not Christian
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Unbelieving, infidel, not Christian Se ðe ðam suna is ungeleáfsum ne gesyhþ hé líf qui incredulus est filio non uidebit vitam, Jn. Skt. 3, 36. Ða ungeleáfsuman ðeóde gesécan incredulam gentem adire, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 33.
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BURH
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Ða burh ne bærndon they burnt not the city, Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 52, 8. Burge weard the guardian of the city, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 19; Dan. 173: Ps. Th. 9, 13. Ðonne hí eów éhtaþ on ðysse byrig cum persequentur vos in civitate ista, Mt.
hyge-leás
Thoughtless ⬩ careless ⬩ foolish
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G.] wíse ac wísdóm and weorþscipe gedafenaþ heora háde a too thoughtless manner is not seemly for bishops, neither at home nor when travelling, but wisdom and dignity are becoming to their rank, L. I. P. 10, note; Th. ii. 318, 41.
ceáp-ealeðel
an ale-house ⬩ taberna, popina, cervisiarium
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The ale-selling place, an ale-house; taberna, popina, cervisiarium Ne sceolon mæsse-preóstas æt ceáp-ealeðelum ne etan ne drincan mass-priests should not eat nor drink at ale-houses, L. E. I. 13; Th. ii. 410, 18
æf-gydel
Idolatrous, superstitious ⬩ idolum
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; the ide is not clear; v. Angl. vi. :oi: cf. also An. Ox. 3933 (v. æf-gælþ), where the same passage is glossed, and see note there superstitiosa, Hpt. Gl. 498, 77
and-wlítan
To look upon ⬩ intueri
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To look upon; intueri Nó ðæt hí mósten in ðone Écan andwlítan that they might not look on the Eternal, Cd. 221; Th. 288, 10; Sat. 378
ge-witfæst
Of sound mind
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Of sound mind Nǽnig deófolseóc ðæt he eft wel gewitfæst nǽre no possessed person that was not in his right mind again, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 17
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hand-hæbbende
Having [stolen property] in one's hand
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Having [stolen property] in one's hand [cf under hand the phrase æt hæbbendre handa] Sit handhabenda, sit non handhabenda whether the thief be taken with the stolen property upon him or not, L. Eth. iii. 6; Th. i. 218, 32
þyrstan
To thirst
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Ne þyrst ðone nǽfre ðe on mé gelýfð (se ðe giléfeð(-es, Lind.) on mec ne ðyrsteð(-es, Lind.) ǽfre, Rush.) qui credit in me non sitiet umquam, 6, 35. Míne sáwle þyrst sitivit anima mea, Ps. Th. 41, 2. Ða men ne þyrst, Lchdm. ii. 194, 12.
A
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The long Anglo-Saxon á is accented, and words containing this long or accented á are now represented by English terms, with the vowel sounded like o in no and bone.
drinc-fæt
A drinking-vessel, cup ⬩ pōcŭlum, calix = κύλιξ
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A drinking-vessel, cup; pōcŭlum, calix = κύλιξ Beóþ heora drincfatu gefyldu their drinking-vessels shall be filled, Ps. Th. 10, 7
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Bryten
BRITAIN ⬩ Britannia, Cambria
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BRITAIN; Britannia, Cambria Brytene ígland is ehta hund míla lang the island of Britain is eight hundred miles long, Chr. Th. 3, l, col. l: 3, 10, col. I. 3. Syxtigum wintrum ǽr ðam ðe Crist wære acenned, Gaius Iulius, Rómána cásere [MS. kasere], mid
eáster
the passover, paschal lamb ⬩ pascha
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Easter, the feast of Easter; pascha = πάσχα On dæge symbeleseástres in die solemni paschœ, Lk. Lind. War. 2, 41. Wæs ðære ylcan nihte ðara hálgan Eástrena ðæt seó cwén cende dóhtor ðæm cyninge it was on that same holy night of Easter, that the queen
ge-þæf
Agreeing ⬩ content ⬩ consentiens
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Agreeing, content; consentiens He his nó geþæf wæs he was not a consenting party to it, Cod. Dipl. 183; A. D. 803; Kmbl. i. 222, 35: R. Ben. 7
gyse
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Ðá cwæþ he, Gyse he déþ they said, - Your master, doth he not pay tribute? He said, Yes, he does; Dixerunt, - Magister vester, non solvit didrachma? Ait, Etiam. Vulg. Mt. Bos. 17, 25
ge-twǽman
to separate ⬩ To cut off ⬩ separate ⬩ divide ⬩ sepărāre ⬩ sejungĕre ⬩ dīvĭdĕre
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Ne getwǽme nán mann ða ðe God gesomnode quod Deus conjunxit, hŏmo non sepăret, Mt. Bos. 19, 6. Beó ǽlc sacu getwǽmed let every strife be appeased, L. Eth. v. 19; Th. i. 308, 30. Getwéman to alienate, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 40, 29, note p