EÁÐE
Easy, smooth ⬩ făcĭlis, lēvis
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Eáðere ys olfende to farenne þurh nǽdle þyrel, ðonne se ríca and se wélega on Godes ríce gá it is an easier [thing] for a camel to go through a needle's eye than a powerful and wealthy man to go into God's kingdom, Mk. Bos. 10, 25.
ge-fyllan
To fell ⬩ cut down ⬩ cast down ⬩ destroy ⬩ deprive of ⬩ cædere ⬩ destruere
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Seó nædre gefylled wæs the serpent was destroyed, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 45
ǽtrig
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Nǽdre wyle ðá weg-farendan mid hire ǽttrigum tóðum slítan, Wlfst. 192, 23
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sceár
A pair of shears or scissors;
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Hé sceal habban horscamb and sceára ( shears) ... sceárra (scissors), nǽdle, Anglia. ix. 2 63, 8-15. Cf.Ræglsceára forfices, fexsceára, forpices, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 21, 22. My berd, myn beer ...
Linked entries: scér secg-gescére feax-sceára
be-nǽman
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Bd. l, 12; Sch. 35, 14. with dat. of person Seó nǽdre him (hí ?) benǽmde wuldres, Hml. S. 37, 82. Cf. be-niman
ribb
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Cóm of ðǽm wætre án nǽdre . . . wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe án ribb forod — hit is nǽdrena gecynd ꝥ heora mægen and hiera féþe bið on heora ribbum, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 3-14.
slite
a slit, tear, rent in cloth, ⬩ a rent, tear made by an animal, a bite ⬩ a coil ⬩ a breach, infraction of a law
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Nædre sprotum slitas (?) lices clyniende vipera sarmentis laqueos corporis inplicans Germ. 401 24. a breach, infraction of a law Similar entries v. lah-slit
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þyrel
A hole made through anything ⬩ an aperture ⬩ orifice
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Þurh nǽdle þyrel (ðyril, Lind.) per foramen acus, Mk. Skt. 10, 25: Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 1. Ðyrl, Lk. Skt. Lind. 18, 25. Gif wyrm þyrel gewyrce ... drype on ðæt þyrel, Lchdm. ii. 114, 14. Drincan syllan þurh þyrel, Exon.
hǽmed
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Nys mé þýnes weales hǽmed nǽfre þe leófre þe mé nǽdre tóslyte, Shrn. 154, 22. Hǽmedes, forligeres prostibule, An. Ox. 4219. Hǽmede stupro, 2942 : 5043. Be nunnan hǽmede and forligre. Sé þe mid nunnan hǽme, Ll. Th. i. 346, 5 : 66, 14.
scearp
sharp ⬩ pungent, acid ⬩ acrid ⬩ sharp-tongued ⬩ sharp, keen, severe, ⬩ sharp, rough ⬩ sharp, keen, active, strenuous ⬩ effectual, penetrating, ⬩ sharp, keen ⬩ sharp, keen, acute,
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Nǽdle scearpran, Exon. Th. 373, 33; Seel. 119. Scearpeste stánas cautes vel murices, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 22. sharp to the taste, pungent, acid Sió scearpe docce oxylapatium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 50: Lchdm. iii. 304, col. 2.
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fæger
fair ⬩ desirable ⬩ handsome ⬩ fair ⬩ plausible ⬩ fair ⬩ pleasant
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Gemun ðú ðæs miclan and þæs fægran edleánes, Bt. 37, 2; F. 188, 30. fair, plausible (of words) MSé nǽdre beswác þurh fægir word, Gen. 899. fair, not disturbed, not stormy Gyf hé fæger weter geseó, oððe ofer færeþ, ꝥ byð orsorgnyss, Lch. iii. 168, 25
wyrm
a reptile ⬩ serpent ⬩ a creeping insect ⬩ a worm
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a reptile, serpent Mé nædre beswác, fáh wyrm þurh fægir word, Cd. Th. 55, 24; Gen. 899. Se wyrm (the fire-drake) onwóc, Beo. Th. 4563; B. 2287. Ðæs wyrmes wíg, 4621; B. 2316. Hé wearp hine on wyrmes líc, Cd. Th. 31, 26; Gen. 491.
éhtan
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</b> of animals :--- to assail, attack, with weapons Hié his wǽran swíðe éhtende ge mid scotum ge mid stána torfungum, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 14. (1 a) of an animal :-- Gyf his nǽdre éhte, Lch. iii. 168, 19. with words, abuse, reproaches Tó hwon éhtest
be-swícan
To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade ⬩ decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere
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Me nædre beswác the serpent deceived me, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 20; Gen. 897: Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 30; Ph. 413: Andr. Kmbl. 1226; An. 613. We beswicon [MS. beswican] us sylfe we have deceived ourselves, Exon. 121 a; Th. 464, 31; Hö. 96.
ríce
powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ great ⬩ possessed of power ⬩ rich ⬩ possessed of wealth ⬩ strong ⬩ powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ potent
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Hé hér ácwellan ða rícostan witan and ða æðelestan, Met. 9, 25. rich, possessed of wealth Eáðere ys olfende tó farenne þurh nǽdle þyrel ðonne se ríca and se welega on Godes ríce gá facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire quam divitem intrare regnum
sceát
a corner, an angle ⬩ corner, quarter ⬩ a projection, promontory ⬩ a nook, corner, region ⬩ a lap, bosom ⬩ the bosom ⬩ a bay ⬩ sinus ⬩ a garment ⬩ a cloth, napkin ⬩ cloak,fold
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Ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is. . . nǽdl sceát weaxbreda omnia necessaria, id est . . . acus, mappula, tabule, R. Ben. 92, 3. Ðæt hé Godes gifa ne becnytte on ðæm sceáte his slǽwþe. Past. 9; Swt. 59, 16.
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styrian
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Hé dyde ðæt án ǽren nædre hý styrede, Wulfst. 98, 22. Ða stánas hí styredon for ðam swége, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 1.
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háwian
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Hé wæs eft cyrrende tó þǽre spyrtan, and wærlíce and forðonclíce háwode, and geseah ꝥ seó nǽdre þǽr in wæs qui reversus ad sportam caute ac sollicite attendit, sed eam serpens tenebat, Gr.
be-lúcan
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Seó ástrehte nǽdre his weg beleác, Gr. D. 24, 23. Hig belucan þá duran intó heom. Chr. 1083; P. 215, 5. Belúc heora wegas mid þínun. sweorde, Ps. Th. 34, 3. Þæt mé þone ingang beluce, Hml. S. 23 b, 416. Belucen, 426.
under-þeódan
to subject ⬩ subjugate ⬩ render subject ⬩ to subject ⬩ cause to endure ⬩ render liable ⬩ to subjoin ⬩ add ⬩ to support
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Swá swá sió nædre lǽrde Euan on wóh and Eue hí hire underðiód[d]e mid lustfulnesse, swá swá líchoma caro se delectatione subjicit ... Unde et ille serpens prava suggessit, Eva autem quasi caro se delectationi subdidit, Past. 53; Swt. 417, 24-27.
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