seldan
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seldan hwǽr æfter leódhryre lytle hwíle bongár búgeþ too rare are the cases in which after the fall of men the deadly weapon retires, or often after slaughter the spear is seldom at rest, i. e. in most cases frequent strife follows (cf. the first passage under
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þrinness
Trinity
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Middle English quoted under Þrim-feald), Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 156. Clypung tó ðære hálgan Ðrynnisse invocatio ad sanctam trinitatem, Hymn. Surt. 1, 1. Wé andettaþ ... ðrynnesse in ánnesse and ánnesse on ðære ðrynnesse, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 36.
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wissung
guidance ⬩ direction ⬩ direction ⬩ instruction ⬩ teaching ⬩ rule ⬩ government ⬩ direction
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Under abbodes wissunge, Homl. Ass. 39, 382. Hí leofodon be heora ágenum dihte, be nánes ealdres wissunge, 44, 502. Ne gedyrstlǽce nán lǽwede man ðæt hé wissunge oððe ealdordóm healde ofer Godes ðeówum, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 25.
féþa
a footman ⬩ a foot-soldier ⬩ troops ⬩ infantry
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Srt. ii. p. 187, 16. of soldiers. a foot-soldier (perhaps some of the passages might be put under 2) Hé hæfde III C þúsenda féðena and án hund þúsenda gehorsedra, Ors. 3, 9; S. 124, 34: Nar. 9, 9.
georn
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under 1 b) georn, Gú. 1051. with clause, eager to do Sceolan wé beón geornran ꝥ wé Godes bebodu healdan, þonne wé úrne teónan gewrecan, Bl. H. 33, 23. diligent, zealous Mé míne ágen word sócon, and wiðer mé wǽran georne, Ps. Th. 55, 5.
ge-rec
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On his mynstre þe hé hæfde under gerece Cúðbaldes þæs abbudes, 5, 19 ; Sch. 672, 16. Þú nystest mid hwilcan (hwelcere, v. l.) gerece God wylt þisse worulde quibus gubernaculis mundus regatur oblitus es, Bt. 5, 3 ; F. 14, 3.
ge-camp
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Muneca cyn þe ... under abbodes tǽcinge on gecampe wuniaþ ( militans sub abbate ), R. Ben. 9, 4. Wé magon ðá feóndlican leahtras mid gecampe oferwinnan, gif wé cénlíce feohtað, Hml.
ídel
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Take here the passages in Dict. under <b>ídel;</b> and add: in vain, to no purpose Hí on ídel sóhton sáwle míne, ipsi in vanum quaesierunt animam meam, Ps.
on-búgan
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Add Hí bǽdon ꝥ heora geféran . . . heora cwellerum onbugon (should bend their heads: cf. hí ástræhton heora swuran tó slæge, 71 : or under ?) blíþe tó slæge, Hml.
sceaga
A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket ⬩ Shaws broad belts of underwood ⬩ Shaw a natural copse of wood
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In a schaȝe (the reference is to the gourd under which Jonah sat) þat schade ful cole, Allit. Pms. 105, 452. Wodschaweȝ, 9, 284. For love of hym thou lovedst in the shawe, I mene Adon, Tr. and Cr. 3, 671.
wígend
a fighting man ⬩ a warrior ⬩ soldier ⬩ a noble ⬩ strenuous man
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Wígend, céne under cumblum, Andr. Kmbl. 2408; An. 1205. Wíggend, Judth. Thw. 22, 20; Jud. 69: 23, 26 ; Jud. 141. Wígendra scolu ( Ulysses and his men ), Met. 26, 31. Wíggendra, Andr. Kmbl. 2191 ; An. 1097. Hé ðǽt word ácwæþ tó ðám wíggendum, Judth.
HORD
HOARD, treasure ⬩ n. thesaurus
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Hord under hrusan [the nails of the cross], Elen. Kmbl. 2181; El. 1092. Hí ealgodon hord and hámas they defended treasures and homes, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 10; Æðelst. 10.
hyhtan
To hope ⬩ trust ⬩ rejoice
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To hope, trust, look forward to with hope or joy, rejoice Ic under fiðrum hihte sub pennis ejus sperabis, Ps. Th. 90, 4. Ic ðé hihte tó sperantem in te, 85, 2. Hihte ic tó ðínra handa hálgum dǽdum in operibus manuum tuarum exultabo, 91, 3.
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mǽg-burh
Kindred ⬩ family ⬩ relatives ⬩ tribe
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Weóx under wolcnum mǽgburh Semes, Cd. 82; Th. 102, 20; Gen. 1703 : 100; Th. 132, 14; Gen. 2193 : 81; Th. 102, 4; Gen. 1695. Ne weorþeþ sió mǽgburg gemicledu eaforan mínum, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 31; Rä. 21, 20.
wiþer-saca
an adversary ⬩ opponent ⬩ enemy ⬩ a rebel ⬩ an adversary at law ⬩ a prosecutor ⬩ one who renounces ⬩ denies ⬩ apostate
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Under Juliane ðam árleásan wiðersacan (Julian the apostate ). Homl. Skt. ii. 31, 19. Wé beódaþ ðæt wiðersacan and útlagan Godes and manna of earde gewítan, L. C. S. 4; Th. i. 378, 11.
geoc
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the Latin is: Catenatis, sub jugum missis), Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 16. a (non-material) yoke. of that which unites people Sié in ðǽr[e] iwocc lufes and sibbes sit in ea jugum dilectionis et pacis, Rtl. 109, 33. of that which represses or oppresses Hié under
traht
a text ⬩ passage ⬩ textus ⬩ tractus ⬩ a treating of a subject ⬩ an exposition ⬩ a commentary
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We oferrǽddon ðis godspel . . . ac wé ne hrepodon ðone traht ná swíðor ðonne tó ðæs dæges wurðmynte belamp we read the gospel, but we did not further touch the exposition (or text, under I?) than pertained to the honour of the day, Homl.
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hú-meta
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unde a Domini praesentia abscondi posse putabat?, 26, 239. in indirect questions. qualifying a verb, cf. I. 1 Hé áxodon þá weardmenn húmeta se án wǽre tó þám hálgum geþeód?, Hml. S. 11, 236.