wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Wígge under wætere, 3316 ; B. 1656. Æt wíge cringan, 2679; B. 1337. Æt wíge sigecempa, Ps. C. 9. Æt wígge spéd, sigor æt sæcce, æt gefeohte frið, Elen. Kmbl. 2362; El. 1182.
irnan
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In sídum ceóle hé under segle yrne, Gn. Ex. 186. Þá gesáwon hié Rómána scipa on ðǽm sǽ irnan, Ors. 4, l ; S. 154, 5. Þæt scip wæs ealne weg yrnende under segle, l, l ; S. 19, 34. to spread quickly His word yrneð (eorneð, Ps.
gærs
herbage ⬩ a herb, plant ⬩ the blade ⬩ pasture, grazing ⬩ the grass-covered ground
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'Underfó hé gærs.' Basilius underféng þæt gærs ðus cweðende: 'Ðú ús sealdest nýtena andlyfene,' Hml, Th. i. 450, 5-8. a herb, plant Mára allum wyrtum ł græsum (grasum, R.) majus omnibus holeribus, Mk.
hrægel
A garment ⬩ dress ⬩ robe ⬩ rail ⬩ clothing
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Wíf móton under brúnun hrægle tó húsle gán mulieribus licet sub nigro velamine eucharistiam accipere, L. Ecg. C. 37; Th. ii. 162, 7. Wese hé hrægle gelíc fiat ei sicut vestimentum, Ps. Th. 108, 19.
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mónaþ
A month ⬩ lunar ⬩ calendar
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A month, lunar or calendar Ǽlce mónþe seó sunne yrnþ under án ðæra tácna ... Ǽlc ðæra twelf tácna hylt his mónaþ, and ðonne seó sunne hí hæfþ ealle underurnen, ðonne byþ án geár ágán. On ðam geáre synd getealde twelf mónþas ...
wreón
To cover ⬩ to put a covering on ⬩ to cover with clothes ⬩ to clothe ⬩ to cover ⬩ to bind ⬩ to conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ to serve as a covering ⬩ be spread over
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Ða word ðe gé wrigon under womma scealum, Elen. Kmbl. 1162 ; El. 582. with the idea of protection Ic ðé wið weána gehwam wreó and scylde folmum mínum, Cd.
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bétan
put right ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ cure ⬩ to correct ⬩ to amend ⬩ make amends ⬩ reparation for
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Hét bewindan heora fét mid flexe, and fýr under bétan, Hml. S. 4, 393. Hé árás tó bétanne þá leóht ( ad melioranda luminaria), Gr. D. 227, 4. in a medical sense, to do good, cure Scearpa þá stówe, þonne bétst þú ðá, Lch. ii. 82, 13.
elcor
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D. 301, 12. if not, under other conditions, on another supposition Gif hé bið cealdre gecyndo, þonne cymð æfter feówertigum; elcor cymð æfter fíftigum wintra, Lch. ii. 284, 21.
fíftig
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Under fíftiga (fíftigan, v. l.) cyninga ríce per quinquaginta reges, Ors. 1, 10; S. 42, 4. Fýr forbærnde þá fíftig manna, Hml. S. 18, 250. uncertain Þæs ymbe fíftig daga (but cf. l. 22 v. supra), Hml. Th. i. 312, 10: Bl. H. 133, 14.
ícan
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Th. i. 56, 2. to increase, augment, enlarge Under hú micelle frécenesse hié liecgað, and hú hié íceað (iéceað, v. l.) hira forwyrd quantis lapsibus succrescentis ruinae subjaceant, Past. 233, 24.
lyft
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Nis ǽnig nú eorl under lyfte, Cri. 219: Ph. 39: Gú. 91. Hý hine hófun on þá heán lyft, 383. a cloud Lyft nubes, An. Ox. 3711 [: Mk. 9, 7 : Lk. 21, 27 : 12, 54, in Dict.]. contaminated air Wólberende lyft hwítes heówes, Nar. 15, 32.
wæcce
wakefulness ⬩ sleeplessness ⬩ watching ⬩ watchfulness ⬩ a watch ⬩ vigil ⬩ a division of the night ⬩ a watch
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Gáte horn under heáfod gélǽd, weccan (wæccan, MS. B.) hé on slǽpe gecyrreþ, Lchdm. i. 350, 21. Hí singale wæccean þrowiaþ, ii. 258, 7.
weald
High land covered with wood ⬩ wood ⬩ forest.
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Ðæt is wynsum wong, wealdas gréne, rúme under roderum, Exon. Th. 198, 21; Ph. 13. Gewát him se æþeling wadan ofer wealdas, Cd. Th. 174, 30; Gen. 2886.
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sóþfæstness
truth ⬩ faithfulness ⬩ good faith ⬩ sincerity ⬩ truth ⬩ righteousness ⬩ justice ⬩ truth of speech or thought
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Sete ðíne hand under mín þeóh and cýð mé ðíne sóðfæstnysse, and swera mé, ðæt ðú mé nǽfre ne bebirge on Egipta lande, Gen. 47, 29. truth, righteousness, justice Beseah sóðfæstnes (justitia) of heofonum, Ps. Th. 84, 10, 12: 71, 7.
tó-lísan
To unloose, ⬩ undo, ⬩ dissolve ⬩ solvere, ⬩ dissolvere, ⬩ exsolvere ⬩ resolvere ⬩ to undo that which is bound ⬩ release from a bond, ⬩ to release from captivity, difficulty, ⬩ to do away with tension, ⬩ relax, ⬩ relieve ⬩ to put an end to the connection between, ⬩ to separate ⬩ to dissolve, ⬩ put an end to, ⬩ dissipate, ⬩ to dissolve, ⬩ relax, ⬩ destroy the force of, ⬩ weaken ⬩ to desolate, ⬩ destroy, ⬩ to undo a bond ⬩ to discharge an obligation, ⬩ to pay ⬩ to break a connection
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Scadu sweþredon tólýsed under lyfte, Exon. Th. 179, 17; Gú. 1263. of abstract objects Ðære miltan sár hyt tólýseþ. Lchdm. i. 270, 11. Tólýseþ leóna mægen Drihten molas leonum confringet Dominus, Ps.
FRIÞ
Peace ⬩ freedom from molestation ⬩ security guaranteed by law to those under special protection ⬩ agreement ⬩ truce ⬩ league ⬩ pax ⬩ tūtēla ⬩ refŭgium
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Peace, freedom from molestation, security guaranteed by law to those under special protection, e. g. that of the Church, Similar entries v. cyric-friþ. See Stubbs' Const.
morþor
murder ⬩ mortal sin ⬩ great wickedness ⬩ torment ⬩ deadly injury ⬩ great misery
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Morþor sceal mon under eorþan befeolan, ðe hit forhelan þenceþ, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 23; Gn. Ex. 115. Morþer homicidium . . . fore morþre propter homicidium, Lk. Skt. Rush. 23, 19, 25. Ne ðú morþur ne fremme non homicidium facies, Mt. Kmbl.
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gód
Good ⬩ good thing ⬩ good deed ⬩ benefit ⬩ goodness ⬩ welfare
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Hwæðer him yfel ðe gód under wunige whether evil or good dwell in it [the heart], Exon. 27 a; Th. 82, 3; Cri. 1333. Gód dóend qui faciat bonum, Ps. Th. 52, 4: Gen. 2, 9: Bt. 37, 3; Fox 192, 1.
hatian
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. ¶ where malicious action is expressed orr 2, hatung; þé þæt wíf feóð, hatað under heofnum and þín heáfod tredeð, Gen. 912. Eádige beó gé þonne eów men hatiað and éhtað and onhiscaþ, Lk. 6, 22.
hearde
firmly ⬩ tightly
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[The last three passages might be taken under IV] in a way that involves pain Hrinon hearmtánas hearde and sáre drihta bearnum, Gen. 992. Þæs wráðe ongeald, hearde mid híwum, hægstealda wynn, 1862: Dan. 598.