on-wealcan
To roll
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Sóna swá ðú geseó ðæt ðú hyre ( the mandrake ) geweald hæbbe, genim hý sóna on hand, swá andwealc hí, and gewring ðæt wós of hyre leáfon, Th. An. 116, 22
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læssa
Less
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Æt læstan l scypa at least 50 ships, Chr. 1049; Erl. 173, 15
áht
AUGHT ⬩ anything ⬩ something ⬩ aliquid ⬩ quidquam
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AUGHT, anything, something; aliquid, quidquam Nó he ðǽr áht cwices lǽfan wolde he would leave not anything living there, Beo. Th. 4618; B. 2314: Ps. Th. 143, 4. Ðe áhtes wǽron who were of aught, of any account or value, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 35.
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a-teorian
To fail ⬩ become weary ⬩ cease ⬩ leave off ⬩ deficere ⬩ fatiscere ⬩ cessare ⬩ desistere
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To fail, become weary, cease, leave off; deficere, fatiscere, cessare, desistere : Geteorigende ateoraþ deficientes deficient, Ps. Spl. 36, 21. Ateorode hálig defecit sanctus, Ps. Spl. 11, 1.
fóre-werd
Forward ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior ⬩ prīmus
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Forward, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior, prīmus On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease in prīmo māne mĭno ŏves meas ad pascua, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 11. Fórewerd swira căpĭtium, Wrt. Voc. 282, 42.
stille
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Add Sege ús nú ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé nellað þé ámeldian, ac hit eall stille lǽtan, Hml. S. 23, 591. 2 b. Add On þǽre nihte, þá hit stillost wæs, Gr. D. 238, 11.
stæf-cyst
Excellence in letters or learning ⬩ book-learning
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'Ic stæfcyste ne leornode ne ðæra manna nánum ne hlyste ðe ða smeádon and rǽddon' 'didst thou ever learn psalms, or other holy writings?'
eal-sealf
of-gifan
to give up, leave, abandon ⬩ destituere
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Hé ða goldburg ofgifan (leave) wolde. Andr. Kmbl. 3309; An. 1657. Ofgefen distitutum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 58. Ofgifene, 25, 59: Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 3
ÁR
A messenger ⬩ legate ⬩ herald ⬩ apostle ⬩ angel ⬩ minister ⬩ servant ⬩ man ⬩ soldier ⬩ nuntius ⬩ legatus ⬩ præco ⬩ apostolus ⬩ angelus ⬩ minister ⬩ vir
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Hie héton lǽdan út hálige áras they commanded him to lead out the holy messengers [angels ], Cd. 112; Th. 148, 14; Gen. 2456: Exon. 15 a; Th. 31, 29; Cri. 503.
ge-hyld
Regard ⬩ observation ⬩ keeping ⬩ concealing ⬩ observantia ⬩ custodia
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Lǽdan on gehyld Godes to lead into God's protection, Andr. Kmbl. 2091; An. 1047 : 234; An. 117. Háligra gehyld the preservation of the holy ones, Exon. 55 b; Th. 196, 4; Az. 169. He is manna gehyld he is the protection of men, Beo. Th. 6104.
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ge-brengan
To bring ⬩ lead ⬩ produce ⬩ bear ⬩ ferre ⬩ dūcĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre
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To bring, lead, produce, bear; ferre, dūcĕre, prodūcĕre He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Swt. 457, 11; Hat. MS: Salm. Kmbl. MS. A. 176; Sal. 87: 296; Sal. 147.
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gímeleáslíce
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Cf. gíme-leás ; Þæt þá hálgan mynstru tórorene . . . gýmeleáslíce ǽttredon quod sacra coenobia diruta . . . neglegenter tabescerent Angl. xiii. 366, 13
ídel-ness
Idleness ⬩ vanity ⬩ frivolity ⬩ uselessness ⬩ futility ⬩ emptiness ⬩ falseness
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Ðonne hí mid fulle gesceáde ongietaþ ðæt ðæt wæs leás and ídelnes ðæt hí ǽr heóldon cum certo judicio deprehenderint falsa se vacue tenuisse, Past. 58, 1; Swt. 441, 19. Sebastianus cwæþ ðis is swutol gedwyld and leás ýdelnyss, Homl. Skt. 5, 274.
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fæder-éðel
Father-land, paternal home ⬩ păterna rĕgio, patria
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Father-land, paternal home; păterna rĕgio, patria Scipia swór ðæt him leófre wǽre, ðæt he hine sylfne acwealde ðonne he forléte his fæderéðel Scipio swore that he would rather kill himself than leave his father-land, Ors. 4, 9 ; Bos. 91, 20.
lærest
least
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least Æt ðam lærestan wlitewamme iii scillingas and at ðam máran vi scill. for the smallest disfigurement of the face iii shillings, for the greater vi shillings, L. Ethb. 56; Th. i. 16, 15.
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sméðe
Smooth ⬩ smooth, without roughness or inequalities ⬩ smooth, without discomfort or annoyance ⬩ smooth, suave, avoiding offence ⬩ smooth, not irritating (of food, medicine, etc.) ⬩ smooth ⬩ not harsh, melodious, harmonious
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Kmbl. 54; Leás. 29. Ðám ðe ful sméðe sprǽce habbaþ 20; Leás. 12. Ðone ele, ðæt wǽron ða sméðan lyffetunga Homl. Th. ii. 572, 1. Bepǽcean mid sméðan wordan Homl. Skt. i. 23, 602. Se Hǽlend lufaþ swíðor ða dǽde ðonne ða sméðan word Ælfc. T.
ge-dwola
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H. 103, 5. a practice that deceives, leads into error. Cf. gedwol-cræft Þá þe galdorcræftas and gedwolan begangaþ and mid þǽm umwære men beswícaþ and ádwellab, Bl.
for-lǽtan
to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to send
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L. 30, 29. to leave, quit. to leave a person. to leave the presence or society of Ne þǽr mon his feónd findeð, ne his freónd forlǽteþ, Bl. H. 105, 1. Ðá forlét (-leort, L. reliquit) se deófol hine, Mt. 4, 11: Bl. H. 27, 21.
cluf-wyrt
buttercup ⬩ batrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris
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The herb buttercup; batrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris, Lin Ðeós wyrt ðe man batrachion, and óðrum naman clufwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum landum and on feldum: heó biþ feáwum leáfum and þynnum this herb which is called batrachion and by
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