firding
military service ⬩ fighting ⬩ marching ⬩ an expedition ⬩ militia ⬩ troops ⬩ armament ⬩ military forces
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Eal seó fyrding tóhwearf all the troops dispersed, 1094; P. 229, 30. Sende se cyning heretogan mid mycelre fyrdinge, Hml. A. 103, 46: 104, 55. 'Hæbbe hé mid him tó þǽre fyrdincge Jóhannem and Paulum . . . ' Se heretoga férde mid þǽre fyrdiucge, Hml.
stedig
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Sterile, barren Se ðe eardian déþ stedigne qui habitare facit sterilem, Ps. Lamb. 112, 9. Nǽron ðíne heorda stedige (steriles), Gen. 31, 38. Cf.(?) stede, IV c, and see next word
swefecung
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Sleep, slumber Se hopa þæs tóweardan ǽrystes, þonne þá rihtwýsan swylce of slǽpes swæfcunge (a sopore somni ) árísað, Chrd. 26, 25. Ic ne sylle swefcunge ( somnum ) mínum eágum, 31, 4. See preceding word
ildian
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Th. i. 350, 14 (in Dict.). with (negative) clause Se munuc gehýrde þá word þæs hátendan, ac hwæþre hé yldode ꝥ hé þá hǽsa gefyllan nolde monachus audivit jubentis verba, sed implere distulit, Gr.
tó-scúfan
To thrust in different directions, ⬩ thrust aside, ⬩ scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to do away, ⬩ remove
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Tósceáf (-sceóf, Rush. ) ða mæhtigo of sedle deposuit potentes de sede. Lk. Skt. Lind. 1. 52
orige
in the following passage
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For the responsibility of one who lets a thief escape, see L. In. § § 36, 72) be liable to fine, L. In. 28 ; Th. i. 120, 7. (?)
tó-hlídan
To yawn, ⬩ gape, ⬩ open, ⬩ crack ⬩ split ⬩ asunder
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Biþ ðæt heáfod tóhliden the head shall be cloven, Soul Kmbl. 213; Seel. 109. Hié gesáwon swelce se hefon ware tóhliden coelum scindi velut magno hiatu visum, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 26.
geond-wlítan
To look through, see through, look over ⬩ perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre ⬩ To look about, look around ⬩ circumspectāre
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To look through, see through, look over; perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre He selfa mæg sǽ geondwlítan he can himself look through the sea, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 18; Sat. 9: Beo. Th. 5335; B. 2771.
bóc-léden
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Se steorra þe mon on bóclǽden (on Læden, v. l. ) hǽt cometa, Chr. 892; P. 82, 31. Seó dún is on bócleden geháten Armenia, E. S. viii. 477, 4. and add: -læden
of-wundrod
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Þá cwæð eall seó meniu þe ðǽr mid stód ofwundrod, Hml. S. 12, 228. Dionysius þá áxode þone ǽrendracan ofwundrod, 'Eart þú, lá, se blinda þe swá geboren wǽre?', 29, 64. Add
hreóh
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(For forms with w see hreóh storm, hreóh-nes; ) rough of weather, sea, &c., tempestuous Sió hlúde ýd on ðǽre hreón sǽ procella saeviens, Past. 437, 16.
west-rihte
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Seó is fram Cantwarabyrig on feówer and .xx. mílum westrihte ( ad occidentem ), 2, 3; S. 504, 26. Scýt se sǽearm of ðam sǽ westrihte, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 4. Westryhte, Swt. 14, 9
beorhtnes
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Sé hátte Lucifer for þǽre miclan beorhtnisse his mǽran híwes, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 35. Seó earme sáwl geseah miccle beoroht-nesse . . . þú gesyhst eallra háligra beorohtnessa, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 27-34. Add
cild-hád
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Sé þurh his cildhádes nytennysse þis ríce tóstencte, Lch. iii. 434, 26. Seó forme wæcce is on cildháde, Hml. A. 52, 67. Add
un-áseowod
Unsewed ⬩ without seam
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Unsewed, without seam Seó tunece wæs unásiwod (-seowod, MS. A.) erat tunica inconsutilis, Jn. Skt. 19, 23
Linked entry: á-seówan
timbrend
A builder, ⬩ constructor
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A builder, constructor Se wæs timbrend (constructor) ðæs mynstres ðe gecweden is Médeshámstyde, Bd. 4, 6; S. 573, 40. Heó wæs seó ǽryste tymbrend ðæs mynstres ðe ys nemned Steórneshealh, Shrn. 148, 39
be-wrecan
to exile, send forth ⬩ pellere, propellere ⬩ to strike or beat around, afflict ⬩ circum pulsare ⬩ to drive or bring to ⬩ appellere
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Ða us bewrǽcon they have sent us forth, Cd. 189; Th. 235, 12; Dan. 305. to strike or beat around, afflict; circum pulsare We land gesóhton wære bewrecene we sought the land beaten round [afflicted] with the sea, Andr.
under-scyte
Intercepting ⬩ intervention
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Intercepting, intervention Se móna mæg þurh his underscyte ða sunnan áþeóstrian, Lchdm, iii. 242, 25. Wé rǽdaþ on tungelcræfte ðæt seó sunne bið hwíltídum þurh ðæs mónelícan trendles underscyte áðýstrod, Homl. Th. i. 608, 32
un-hlidian
To uncover ⬩ to remove the lid or covering from something
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To uncover, to remove the lid or covering from something Féng se portgeréfa tóö ðære tége and hé hí unhlidode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 765. Seó byrgen wæs open geworden and unhlidod, Wulfst. 214, 19
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gréting
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Pápa sende Eádwine grétinge the pope sent to Edwin greeting, Bd. 2, 10; S. 512, 20.