dícian
To DIKE, bank, mound ⬩ aggārāre, cingĕre
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To DIKE, bank, mound; aggārāre, cingĕre : Ðǽr Severus hét dícian and eorþwall gewyrcan there Severus commanded to raise a bank and to make an earth wall, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 9
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ge-edðrawen
Twisted again or back ⬩ retortus
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Twisted again or back; retortus,Som
strang-lic
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Först. 121, 19. 2. add Þǽr wearð on dæg swíðe stranglic gefeoht on bá halfe, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 12. Hé þet land mid stranglicum feohte gewann, 1097; P. 234, 12
ancor-bend
An anchor-band or cord or rope
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An anchor-band or cord or rope
from-lócian
To look from or away ⬩ look back ⬩ respĭcĕre
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To look from or away, look back; respĭcĕre Biþ hit swutol ðæt he biþ fromlóciende oferswíðed it is manifest that he will be overcome on looking back, Past. 51, 9; Hat. MS
yfel
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Yfel wyrd bad fortune, Bt. 40, 2; Fox 236, 22. Him ðæs æfter becwom yfel endeleán, Cd. Th. 227, 15; Dan. 187. Ðorn byð þearle scearp, anfengys yfel ( bad to take hold of ), Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 1; Rún. 3.
cliowen
a clew, ball
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a clew, ball, Mone B. 1662
font-bæþ
A font-bath ⬩ baptism ⬩ baptismus
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A font-bath, baptism; baptismus, Som. Ben. Lye
swól
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Swóle caumate, 22, 21. of the heat of fire Hé ( the phenix ) somnaþ swóles láfe, gegædraþ bán gebrosnad æfter bǽlþræce, Exon. Th. 216, 16; Ph. 269.
for-beornan
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Þá þá seó ceaster swýþlíce barn . . . heom þúhte ꝥ eall seó burh forbyrnan sceolde cum civitas vehementer arderet . . . ut flamma totius urbis interitum minari videretur, Gr. D. 47, 27: Bl. H. 221, 9. Þ hús wearð forburnon buton þám ánum poste, Hml.
húsel-gang
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Th. ii. 266, 24. þá wæs þeáw ǽr bám húslgange ꝥ se diácon cleopode, ' Swá hwilc man swá tó húsle ne gá, þonne búge sé of þissere stówe' cum missarum solemnia celebrarentur, atgue ex more Diaconus clamaret, 'Si quis non communicat, det locum', Gr.
sáwel-leás
without life ⬩ without soul
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Magoþegna bær ðone sélestan sáwolleásne, Beo. Th. 2817; B. 1406. Sáwulleásne, 6059; B. 3033 . Sáwelleásne, Exon. Th. 329, 21 ; Vy. 37. Héht ðá ásettan sáwlleásne, lífe belidenes líc on eorþan, Elen. Kmbl. 1751; El. 877.
wéman
To allure ⬩ attract ⬩ persuade ⬩ entice
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Th. 288, 10; Wand. 29. in a bad sense Ða teolunga ðe hine fram Gode wémaþ Homl. Th. ii. 288, 24. Hí (devils) duguðe beswícaþ and on teosu tyhtaþ tilra dǽda, wémaþon willan, ðæt hý sécen frófre tó feóndum Exon. Th. 362, 11; Wal. 35
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wyn-weorod
A joyous band
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A joyous band Wynwerede choro, Blickl. Gl
bæþ-fæt
A bath
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A bath Bæðfæt, Angl. ix. 264, 16
sige-þreát
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A triumphant band, Exon. Th. 53, 2 ; Cri. 844
un-geþungen
Vile ⬩ base ⬩ ignoble
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Vile, base, ignoble Ðú ungeþungena hund, Nar. 42, 12
wiþ-þyddan
To thrust back
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To thrust back Wiðþyddende retundens, Hpt. Gl. 505, 52
cyfes-boren
Born in concubinage, base-born ⬩ e concubina genĭtus
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Born in concubinage, base-born; e concubina genĭtus His cyfesborena bróðor siððan ríxode, se ðe wende to Scottum his base-born brother afterwards reigned, who had gone to the Scots, Homl. Th. ii. 148, 17
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ge-wuna
A custom ⬩ wont ⬩ manner ⬩ use ⬩ rite ⬩ consuetudo
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Is nú geworden to full yfelum gewunan ðæt menn swíðor scamaþ nú for góddǽdum ðonne for misdǽdum it has now become the very bad custom for men to be more ashamed of good deeds than of bad ones, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 161.