eorþe
the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ land ⬩ earth ⬩ the earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ soil ⬩ mould ⬩ dust
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H. 243, 35. one of the four elements Ðeáh þú ealle gesceafta áne naman genemde, ealle þú nemdest tógædere and héte woruld; and þeáh ðone ánne noman ðú tódǽldest on feówer gesceafta; án þǽra is eorþe, oþer wæter, þridde lyft, feówrþe fýr, Bt. 33, 4; F
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ge-féra
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M. 24, 31. (2 a) an associate in office, a colleague :-- Silla se consul, Pompeiuses geféra, Ors. 5, 10 ; S. 234, 25. (2 b) of things Swá nú fýr déþ and wæter . . . and manega óþra gesceafta . . . þætte nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón . . .
féða
a band on foot ⬩ infantry ⬩ a host ⬩ troop ⬩ tribe ⬩ company ⬩ phălanx pĕdestris ⬩ pĕdites ⬩ lĕgio ⬩ ăcies ⬩ trĭbus ⬩ căterva ⬩ a battle ⬩ pugna
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Fór fyrda mǽst, féðan trymedan the greatest of armies marched, the infantry were strong, Elen. Kmbl. 70; El. 35. Féðan sǽton the bands sat, Andr. Kmbl. 1182; An. 591.
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ós
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Óðinn var göfgastr af öllum, ok af honum námu þeir allir íþróttirnar: því at hann kunni fyrst allar ok þó fiestar. . . . Hann ok hofgoðar hans heita ljóðasmiðir, því at sfi íþrótt hófst af þeim í norðrlöndum, c. 6. See also c. 7, and Salm.
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stille
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Ðý læs fyrhtu stille ( quietos ) áwecce, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 19. His wyr*-*truman wesan stille on staðole, Cd. Th. 251, 9 ; Dan. 561. And fig. :-- Gif hé ne wolde lǽtan wræce stille, Exon.
witod
appointed ⬩ ordained ⬩ assured ⬩ certain ⬩ certain ⬩ certainly ⬩ assuredly
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Witodre fyrde, 207, 23; Exod. 471. Sceal ic witodes bídan I must await my certain fate, 137, 18; Gen. 2275. Dóm wutedne judicium certum, Rtl. 92, 18.
topp
a top, ⬩ summit ⬩ a lock of hair, tuft ⬩ a collection of rays of light ⬩ a top to play with ⬩ the hair at the top of the head ⬩ that which has a similarity with it
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But, perhaps, torr should be read, as the Latin has turrim; and the metrical version of the passage uses that word Heofonlíc leóma from foldan up swylce fýren tor ryht árǽred.Exon.
þeóf-feng
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the burdens from which land, when granted, was relieved Ic forgyfe ðisne freóls tó ðære hálgan stówe æt Scíreburnan, ðæt hit sý gefreód alra cynelícra and alra dómlícra þeówdóma, ge þeóffenges ge ǽghwelcre [un]iéðnesse ealles worldlíces broces, nymðe fyrde
Þú
Thou
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Ðú hafast þé on fyrhðe eorles ondsware, Andr. Kmbl. 1013: An. 507. Nim þé þis ofæt on hand, Cd. Th. 33, 11; Gen. 518. Ásend þé (ðeh, Lind.: þec, Rush.) nyþer, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 6. Þonne þú þé gebidde, 6, 6.
for-standan
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Gif gé þæt fæsten fýre willað forstandan, on þǽre stówe wé gesunde magon sǽles bídan, Gen. 2522. to avail, profit, be good for Hwæt forstent his gehlýd?, Past. 91, 25: Ps. Th. 2, 4. Habbe ic nú forbærned ðá ealdan gewritu ðe ic geáhsian mihte.
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ge-win
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Mínes gewinnes ende the end of my troubled life, 139, 21. v. ǽr-gewin, eald-gewin, folc-gewin, fyrn-gewin, gár-gewin, gást-gewin, gúþ-gewin, hand-gewin, in-gewin, leód-gewin, on-gewin, streám-gewin, waroþ-gewin, weorold-gewin, wól-gewin, ýþ-gewin
god-cund
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</b> celestial, heavenly. coming from heaven Coludes burh forbarn mid godcundum fýre, Chr. 679; P. 39, 6. belonging to heaven Hé nǽfre nǽnige godcunde englas næfde búton hundlice englas, Bl.
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winter
a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year
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Ðæt swá fyrn gewearð wintra gangum, Elen. Kmbl. 1262; El. 633. Wintra gerímes þreó and þrítig geára, Cd. Th. 296, 15; Sat. 502: Chr. 1065; Erl. 196, 26. Ic eom gomel wintrum, Ps. Th. 70, 16. Wintrum fród, Beo. Th. 3452; B. 1724. Wintrum yldre, Cd.
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spell
a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying
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Se diácon sǽde fram ðysum fýre emne swá wé rǽdaþ on Sunnandæges spelle, Wulfst. 205, 4 - 206, 1. Ðæt nis tó spelle ac elles tó rǽdenne it is not to be taken as a sermon, but to be read otherwise, Lchdm. iii. 232, 6.
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stede
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Ðæs fýres ágen stede is ofer eallum woruldgesceaftum gesewenlícum, 33, 4; Fox 130, 16. Heáfudponnes styd calvariae locus, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 33. Ǽr mon ða stánas tó ðæm stede brohte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 15.
betǽcan
to entrust ⬩ guidance ⬩ to hand over ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ to assign ⬩ destine ⬩ yield to ⬩ to direct
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Se cing betǽhte þá fyrde tó lǽdene Ealfríce, 992 ; P. 127, 10. Betáhte, Ors. 6, 36 ; S. 294, 31: 6, 37; 5 : 296, 1. Hí betǽon heora rǽd 15 his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7. Him wæs betǽht þe castel tó healdene, Chr. 1087 ; P. 223, 17.
sceacan
to shake (intrans.), quiver ⬩ to flee, hurry off, go forth ⬩ to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking ⬩ to pass, proceed, depart ⬩ to shake (trans.) ⬩ to weave
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colloquial shackto rove about) Ðá sceóc hé on niht fram ðære fyrde him sylfum tó myclum bysmore he fled at night from the English army to his great disgrace, Chr. 992; Erl. 130, 32.
uppan
upon ⬩ on ⬩ above ⬩ upon ⬩ at ⬩ after ⬩ upon ⬩ on to ⬩ upon ⬩ against
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Se cyng his fyrde beád, and uppon ðone earl tó Norðhymbran fór, Erl. 231, 26. Heora ǽgðer uppon óderne túnas bærnde, 1094; Erl. 230, 12.
hiw
Shape, ⬩ make, ⬩ form, ⬩ fashion, ⬩ species, ⬩ kind, ⬩ appearance, ⬩ symbol, ⬩ hue, ⬩ colour, ⬩ beauty
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On fýres hiwe like as of fire, 232, 15. On cuman hiwe as a guest, ii. 96, 35. Heowe, Blickl. Homl. 235, 29. Æfter his hiwe secundum speciem suam, Gen. 1, 12. Ðú eart wlitig on hiwe pulchra sis mulier, 12, 11.