ofer-lǽdan
to oppress ⬩ opprimo ⬩ oppressor ⬩ oppressio
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to oppress Ðá wæs se munt mid mycelum brógan eall oferlǽded; and unhiérlíc storm of ðæm munte ástág, Blickl. Homl. 203, 7
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bædling
A delicate fellow ⬩ tenderling ⬩ one who lies much in bed ⬩ homo delicatus
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A delicate fellow, tenderling, one who lies much in bed; homo delicatus Bædlingas effeminate men; μaλaκoí, Cot. 71: 1 Cot. 6, 9
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lǽr-ness
Emptiness
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Emptiness Se cymþ of tó micelre lǽrnesse it [hiccup] comes of too much emptiness, L. M. 1, 18; Lchdm. ii. 60, 20
nergend
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Þis is þæs ælmihtigan Dryhtnes sylfes múðes cwide . . . 'Ic eom se ælmihtiga Dryhten and eallra gásta nerigend," Verc. Först. 121, 8. Add
ge-scrífan
to judge, deem, assign, impose, appoint ⬩ judicare, assignare, imponere, designare ⬩ to shrive, impose penance, censure ⬩ pœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere
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Kmbl. 593; An. 297. to shrive, impose penance, censure; pœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere Manna sáwla lǽce sceal geþencan, hú he mannum heora dǽda gescrífe and hí þeáh-hwæðere ne fordéme the physician of men's souls must consider how he shall shrive
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bodig
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Hí (idols) habbað dumne múð and ungrápigende handa, fét bútan féðe, bodig bútan lífe, i. 366, 27. Heó bewand ꝥ bodig mid ðám beddcláðum and nam ꝥ heáfod, Hml. A. 111, 306.
wearg
a villain, felon, scoundrel, criminal ⬩ of other creatures, a monster, malignant being, evil spirit
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or = on) wergum, nalles wul[d]res blǽd habban in heofnum we must suffer woe with accursed ones, not have glorious honour in heaven, Cd. Th. 267, 22; Sat. 42. [ Þe wari of þeos wordes warð wrað, Marh. 4, 12.
ge-bétan
to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge
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, Num. 13, 20. to make amends, reparation, 'bót' for, repent Ðonne sceolan we mid úre ánre, sáule forgyldan and gebétan ealle ða ðing ðe we ǽr ofor his bebod gedydon then must we with our soul alone make recompence and amends for all things that we have
þreátung
compulsion ⬩ force ⬩ violence ⬩ oppression ⬩ ill-treatment ⬩ rebuke ⬩ reproof ⬩ threatening
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Similar entries v. þreátian, I Hí bestungon him on múþ mid niycelre ðreátunge ðone fúlan mete, Homi. Skt. ii. 25, 34.
gicelig
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For Hpt. . . . 465 substitute Gicelig glacialis (murus). An. Ox. 2497. Þá giceligan heáhtorra bearewæs glaciales alpium saltus 2034. Gycelie (gylicie, MS.), 7, 122
ild-full
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Causing much delay, dilatory Þeós yldfulle (ylfulle, Hpt. Gl. 529, 6) letting hec morosa tricatio. An. Ox. 5454. I[l]defulle, 2, 478
FLOTA
a ship ⬩ vessel ⬩ fleet ⬩ nāvis ⬩ classis ⬩ a sailor ⬩ pirate ⬩ nauta ⬩ pīrāta
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a ship, vessel, fleet; nāvis, classis Flota stille bád on sole the vessel abode still in the mud, Beo. Th. 608; B. 301: 426; B. 210. Næs se flota swá rang no fleet was so insolent, Chr. 975; Erl. 125, 26: 1006; Erl. 140, 6.
þurh-smúgan
to creep through ⬩ move slowly through ⬩ to go carefully through a subject ⬩ go over the details
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solaris, þurhsmíhþ Zodiacum ðone circul on þrim hund dagum and fíf and syxtigum, Anglia viii. 303, 22. to go carefully through a subject, go over the details Hé sceal snotorlíce smeágean and georne þurhsmúgan ealle ða ðing ðe hláforde magan tó rǽde he must
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for-dyttan
To close or shut entirely up ⬩ stop up ⬩ oppīlāre ⬩ claudĕre ⬩ obstruĕre
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Ǽlc unrihtwísnes fordyt múþ hire omnis inīquĭtas oppīlābit os suum, 106, 42. Is fordyt múþ sprecendra unrihte þing, obstructum est os lŏquentium inīqua, 62, 12.
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ofer-trúwian
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to trust too much to Wá þám þe ofertrúwað mægne and mænege, and on God ne behiht, swá swá hé sceolde, Wlfst. 48, 7
sulphor
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sulphur On þǽre ylcan scíre Sicilian landes is án byrnende munt (Etna) onǽled mid sulphore, ꝥ is swæfel on Englisc, Hml. S. 8, 219
heardra
The name of a fish
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The name of a fish Heardra mulus vel mugilis, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 64; Wrt. Voc. 55, 68 mullus, Wrt. Voc. 77, 63
gif-sceatt
A gift-treasure ⬩ present ⬩ donum pretiosum ⬩ munus
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A gift-treasure, present; donum pretiosum, munus Sǽlíðende gifsceattas Geátum feredon sea-voyagers bore gift-treasures for the Gauts, Beo. Th. 761; B. 378
dún-elfen
A down or mountain fairy ⬩ castălis, ĭdis
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A down or mountain fairy; castălis, ĭdis; f. one of the muses; castălĭdes, um, f. Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 19
fore-setnes
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Hé nǽfre þá foresetenesse his munuchádes ánforlét (cf. hé heóld his mune[c]lice ingehýd, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 13), Bl. H. 219, 32. Add