stíman
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Wynsum brǽð werodlíce stémde, Hml. S. 35, 252. Stéme flagret, redoleat, Lch. i. lxii. 2. Add
tó-gædere
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Add Hé þá folc gelǽdde þǽr hié tógædere gecweden hæfde, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 31
wiþ-æftan
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Sceoldon hiera senatus rídan on crætwǽnum wiðaeftan þǽm consulum, Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 28. Add
á-wirpan
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Wearð geðúht swilce heó áwyrpan mihte, ac heó gewát of worulde, Hml. S. 20, 65. Add
rúm-gifa
A liberal giver
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A liberal giver Hé wæs eallum rúmgifa manu omnibus largus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8
Linked entry: rúm
sacerd-gerisne
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Befitting a priest Hé hæfde sacerdgerisene ealdorlícnysse auctoritatem sacerdote dignam, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 11
sǽwet
Sowing
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Sowing Ofer ða tíd ðæs sǽwetes ultra tempus serendi, Bd. 4, 28, tit.; S. 605, 8
be-forhtian
To fear
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To fear Þá ðincg þe ic swíde þearle sylf be-forhtige, Hml. S. 23 b, 525
Linked entry: forhtian
be-clýsan
to close ⬩ shut what is open ⬩ to close ⬩ put an end to ⬩ to shut up in a place
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Add: to close, shut what is open Hé his duru beclýst, Lk. 13, 25. Þá blóstman hý sylfe beclýsað, and eft hig hig sylfe geopeniað, Lch. i. 154, 1. Þú beclýsedest þyses mannes múð, Hml. S. 22. 86. Ðæs scræfes locstán hí wel fæste beclýsdon, Hml. S. 23,
nytness
Use ⬩ utility ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit
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Use, utility, advantage, profit Hwylc nytnys on blóde mínum quae utilitas in sanguine meo, Ps. Spl. 29, 11. Náwiht nytnesse ( nihil utilitatis ) hafeþ seó ǽfæstnys ðe wé óþ ðis hæfdon, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 3. Mid micelre nytnysse ( magna utilitate ) ǽghwæðeres
swíþlic
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Add Hé mid swíðlicum prasse férde, Hml. S. 29, 208. He ofwearp þone swýþlican ent, 18, 18. Hé gegaderode swýðlice fyrde, 25, 290. Add Fýr byrnð on his gesihðe, and on his ymbhwyrfte bið swíðlic storm ignis in conspectu ejus ardebit, et in circuitu ejus
fóre-setnes
a thing proposed ⬩ proposition ⬩ purpose ⬩ intention ⬩ propŏsĭtio ⬩ propŏsĭtum ⬩ that which is placed before ⬩ a preposition ⬩ præpŏsĭtio
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a thing proposed, proposition, purpose, intention; propŏsĭtio, propŏsĭtum Wæs seó cwén lustfulliende ðære gódan fóresetnesse and willan ðæs iungan the queen rejoiced at the young man's good purpose and will, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 32: 5, 20; S. 642, 17.
Linked entries: fór-gesettenys fór-settednys
strínd
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A generation, stock, race, kin, tribe Hé ne wæs of ðearfendum folce ac wæs æþelre strýnde non erat de paupere vulgo, sed de nobilibus Bd. 4, 22 ; S. 591, 34. Wæs hé of æþelre strýnde Angel-ðeóde de nobilibus Anglorum 5, 19 ; S. 637, 40. Of ðære cynelícan
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ge-horsod
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Add: provided with or possessed of a horse Hé sceal beón gehorsad ꝥ hé mæge tó hláfordes seáme ꝥ syllan equum habeat quem ad summagium domini sui prestare possit Ll. Th. i. 436, 6. Hé sceal beón gehorsad tó hláfordes neóde equum habeat in opus domini
BÉN
A praying ⬩ prayer ⬩ petition ⬩ an entreaty ⬩ a deprecation ⬩ supplication ⬩ demand ⬩ bone ⬩ BOON ⬩ ⬩ deprecatio ⬩ oratio ⬩ preces ⬩ postulatio
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A praying, prayer, petition, an entreaty, a deprecation, supplication, demand. Hence in Chaucer bone and our BOON; precatio, deprecatio, oratio, preces, postulatio Ðeáh ðe ðæs cyninges béne mid hine swíðode and genge wǽren [wæren, MS. T : wære, MSS.
Linked entry: ge-bén
fóre-genga
a fore-goer ⬩ fore-runner ⬩ predecessor ⬩ prædecessor ⬩ a fore-runner ⬩ prodrŏmus ⬩ πρόδρομος
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a fore-goer, fore-runner, predecessor; prædecessor Ðætte swá æðele fóregenga swylcne yrfeweard hæfde that so noble a predecessor should have such an heir, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 33: 3, 9; S. 533, 12: 4, 30; S. 609, 6. Laurentius bii his fóregengan bebyrged
lengu
Length
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Length Gerisenlícre lengo tó gemete ðæs líchoman congruæ longitudinis ad mensuram corporis, Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 14. Seó wæs ungeendodre lengo infenitæ longitudinis, 5, 12; S. 627, 36. Hí tóætýcton lengeo ðære þrýh twegra fingra gemet addiderunt longitudini
ge-félan
To feel ⬩ perceive ⬩ sentīre
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To feel, perceive; sentīre Ðæt hit man gefélan mihte that it might be felt, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 4 : Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 33; Cri. 1130 : 25 a; Th. 72, 28; Cri. 1179. Geféleþ fácnes cræftig ðæt him ða férend on fæste wuniaþ the skilled in guile feels that
ge-hrínan
To touch ⬩ take hold of ⬩ seize ⬩ affect ⬩ tangĕre ⬩ contingĕre ⬩ răpĕre ⬩ affectāre
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To touch, take hold of, seize, affect; tangĕre, contingĕre, răpĕre, affectāre Ne ofer ðæt syððan hine ówiht gehrínan dorste neque umquam exinde cum audēret contingĕre, Bd. 3,12; S. 537, 14, MS. B : 3, 17; S. 544, 28. Ða mǽran tungl áuðer óðres rene á
Linked entries: ge-hrínian ge-hrán ge-rínan
ealdor-burh
A royal city, metropolis ⬩ rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis
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A royal city, metropolis; rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis On Cantwara byrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces ealdor-burh in civĭtāte Doruvernensi, quæ impĕrii sui tōtīus erat metrŏpŏlis. Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 19: I. 13; S. 482, 6. Godes ealdorburg God's royal city, Exon
Linked entry: aldor-burh