dreórignys
DREARINESS, sadness ⬩ mœstĭtia
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DREARINESS, sadness; mœstĭtia Gif he ne gehulpe hire sárlícan dreórinysse if he might not relieve her painful dreariness, Greg. Dial. MS. Hat. fol. 5 a, 8
eáþ-méde
Of an easy mind, humble ⬩ mītis, hŭmĭlis
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Of an easy mind, humble; mītis, hŭmĭlis He gebétte mid eáþméde ingeþance he expiated with humble mind. Ps. C. 50, 152; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 152
feárlíce
Suddenly, quickly ⬩ sŭbĭto
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Suddenly, quickly; sŭbĭto He óðre fyrde hét feárlíce abannan he commanded another army to be quickly summoned, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 6: 1120; Erl. 248, 12
filian
To follow ⬩ sĕqui
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To follow; sĕqui Fíf eówer filiaþ hira hundteontig persĕquentur quinque de vestris centum ăliēnos, Lev. 26, 8. He filide me he followed me, Deut. 1, 36
flot-weg
A sea-way ⬩ the sea ⬩ mărīna via ⬩ măre
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A sea-way, the sea; mărīna via, măre He sceolde faran on flotweg he must journey on the sea, Exon. 123b; Th. 475, 1; Bo. 41
fyrgen-beám
A mountain-tree ⬩ saltuensis arbor
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A mountain-tree; saltuensis arbor He fyrgenbeámas ofer hárne stán hleónian funde he found mountain-trees leaning over the hoar rock, Beo. Th. 2833; B. 1414
Linked entry: firgen-beám
gaful-gylda
A tribute payer ⬩ tributary ⬩ trĭbūti reddĭtor
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A tribute payer, tributary; trĭbūti reddĭtor He hí to gafulgyldum gesette on Angelþeódde he made them tributaries among the English, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 24
galg-treów
A gallows-tree ⬩ cross ⬩ crŭcis lignum ⬩ crux
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A gallows-tree, cross; crŭcis lignum, crux He wolde sume on galgtreówum [MS. galgtreówu] he would [hang] some on gallows-trees, Beo. Th. 5873; B. 2940
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eald-gewyrht
An ancient action ⬩ prisca actio
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An ancient action; prisca actio He þró for Adames ealdgewyrhtum he suffered for Adam's ancient actions, Rood Kmbl. 198; Kr. 100: Beo. Th. 5307; B. 2657
hunig-swéte
mellifluous
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Sweet as honey, mellifluous Hé hlód ðá mid þurstigum breóste ða flówendan láre ðe hé eft æfter fyrste mid hunigswéttre þrotan bealcette, Th. An. 45, 4
Linked entry: swéte
eahta-wintre
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Eight years old Sanctus Iustus wæs .viii. wintre þá hé martyrdóm þrowode, Shrn. 139, 17. Ðá ðá hé wæs eahtawintre cild, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 3
un-gefullod
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Ðá cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . ac æfter feáwum dagum hé wearð fǽrlíce seóc, swá ꝥ hé forðférde ungefullod sóna, Hml. S. 31, 210. Add
yfel-wyrde
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Given to use bad or abusive language Gif mon bið ácenned on Frígedæg . . . hé yfele cræftas leornað, and he æfre bið yfelwyrde, E. S. 39, 354
sceap
A private part
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A private part Hé getǽlde his fæder Noe, ðǽr hé on his sceape lócode, Anglia xi. 2, 53. Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15
heal-reced
A palace
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A palace Hé healreced hátan wolde medoærn micel men gewyrcean he would bid men make a palace, a great mead-house, Beo, Th. 136; B. 68
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hearste-panne
A frying-pan
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A frying-pan Hé him tǽhte ðæt hé him genáme áne íserne hearstepanna tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : 163, 22
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gealpettung
Noisy, boastful talking
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Noisy, boastful talking Þá hé oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga (in his arrogant talking), þá earnode hé mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo, Nap. 27
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capian
To turn, incline oneself ⬩ vertere, se inclinare
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To turn, incline oneself; vertere, se inclinare Capaþ he up he turns upwards, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 3; Lchdm. iii. 266, 23
ge-tucian
To torment ⬩ vex ⬩ punish ⬩ pūnīre
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To torment, vex, punish; pūnīre Swilce he for his synnum swá getucod wǽre as if he was so tormented for his sins, Job Thw. 167, 14
orþian
To breathe, pant
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To breathe, pant Ic orþige spiro, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 42. Ic on orþige inspiro, 47; Som. 48, 44. Animal is ǽlc þing ðæt orþaþ, 5; Som. 4, 41. Ðonne se sacerd cristnaþ, ðonne orþaþ hé on ðone man, Wulfst. 33, 18. Gást oreþaþ spiritus spirat, Jn. Skt
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