symbel-dæg
a feast-day, ⬩ a festival, day of a religious feast
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Com ðyder mycel menigo for ðon symbeldæge, Blickl. Homl. 99, 29: Homl. Th. ii. 242, 21: Ps. Th. 117, 25. Se biscop sæt sume symbeldæge on ðære cierecan, Shrn. 78, 26. Ðone mǽron symbeldæg Drihtnes upstiges, Blickl. Homl. 131, 10.
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un-wine
An unfriend ⬩ enemy
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An unfriend, enemy Ðæt hé mihte his unwinan unþancas dón, Chr. 1075 ; Erl. 212, 16. Gif ic ongén ne cume, þat þú it néfre ne lét weldon mine unwinan æfter mé þe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron and nyttað it mé éuere tó unðanke, Chart. Th. 584, 10
nama
a name ⬩ a noun
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Amans lufigend cymþ of ðam worde amo, ic lufige; ðon nymþ hé of ðam naman him ealle ða six casus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 26-46. Sume synd ágene naman, swá swá is Eádgár, Dúnstán. Sume gemǽnelíce, kynincg, biscop, Som. 4, 10-11
frættewian
To adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ embroider ⬩ trim ⬩ ornāre
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Ðe ðone sele frætweþ who adorns the hall Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 24; Dóm. 92. Ic wylle frætwian mec I will prepare myself, Exon. 119 a; Th. 456, 23; Hy. 4, 71. Hí oððe hi sylfe frætwiaþ aut seipsas adornent, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 17.
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BOLD
a building, dwelling, house ⬩ ædificium, domicilium, domus ⬩ a superior house, hall, castle, palace, temple ⬩ aula, palatium, ædes ⬩ a builder
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a building, dwelling, house; ædificium, domicilium, domus Wæs ðæt bold tobrocen swíðe the dwelling was much shattered, Beo. Th. 1998; B. 997.
ge-feohtan
to fight ⬩ pugnare ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ pugnando acquirere
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Margareta wiþ ðone deófol gefæht Margaret fought with the devil, Nar. 39, 28. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges huse, sié [sy MSS. B. H.] he scyldig ealles his ierfes [yrfes MSS. B.
wís-fæst
wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ wise ⬩ having knowledge ⬩ skill ⬩ learned ⬩ intelligent ⬩ rational
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Hé wile on dómes dæg on ðysne middangeard cuman, and hé wile eallum wísfæstum gesceaftum écn[e] dóm gesetton (he will pass an eternal sentence on all intelligent creatures), Blickl. Homl. 121, 20. v. next word
wæl-grim
Cruel ⬩ destructive ⬩ bloodthirsty ⬩ cruel ⬩ cruel ⬩ dire ⬩ destructive
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Ðone Iacóbum se wælgrimma hyrde (Herod) ácwealde mid sweorde, 108, 23. Hí wælgrimme wyrmas slítaþ, Wulfst. 139, 10: Dóm. L. 210. of other than living things, cruel, dire, destructive Hunger se hearda, wælgrim werum, Cd. Th. 109, 1; Gen. 1816.
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gærs
herbage ⬩ a herb, plant ⬩ the blade ⬩ pasture, grazing ⬩ the grass-covered ground
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Eorðo wæstmas ǽrest gers (herbam), æfter ðon ðone ðorn, Mk. R. L. 4, 28. pasture, grazing .IIII. oxnum gers mid cyninges oxnum, C. D. ii. 64, 29. Hiora gemǽnan æceras oððe gærs, Ll.
for-wiernan
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Th. 48, 11. (1 a) with gen. of thing only :-- Welena forwyrned, frófre bedǽled, Dóm.
deóflíc
Devilish, diabolical ⬩ diabŏlĭcus
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Devilish, diabolical; diabŏlĭcus Úre heofenlíca Hláford ðone deóflícan deáþ nyðeratræd our heavenly Lord trod down the diabolical death, Nicod. 29; Thw. 16, 40.
hunta
A hunting spider ⬩ salticus scenicus ⬩ aranea tarantula
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Wið ðon gif hunta gebíte mannan ðæt is swíðra in case a hunting spider bite a man, that is the stronger, L. M. 1, 68; Lchdm. ii. 142, 18 [see the note]: 14, 19. Wið huntan bite, 144, 2, 5
mæsse-sang
The service of the mass
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Mæssesong dón missas facere, 1, 26; S. 488, 4. Gewuna, mæssesonga consuetudo missarum, 1, 27; S. 489, 33. On mæssesangum and on sealmsangum, L. Edg. C. 14; Th. ii. 282, 17
weorþung-dæg
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Voc. ii. 132, 29. [ a day for worship or celebration Setteres dei wes heore Sunedei, and bet heo heolden heore wurðingdei þene we doð, O. E. Homl. i. 9, 9. ]
wíd-herian
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To celebrate, spread abroad the praise of a person Ðeáh hí for micel gód ne dón, hí wilniaþ ðæt hí micel ðyncen, and hí mon wídherge quamvis implere maxima praetermittant, ea tamen minima observant, quae humano judicio longe lateque redoleant, Past.
be-werung
Defence ⬩ protection
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Under rihtum dóme and bewerunge sub jurisdictione atgue tuitions, C. D.B. i. 155, 20. Wǽpnu on swæþnum beran bewerunge hit getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 11: 206, 4. Substitute:
fácen-lic
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Warnien hí þæt hí nán þing fácenlices ne dón videant ne aliquam fraudem presumant inferre, R. Ben. 95, 12, 15. Fácenlicu dolore (misread dolosa ? ), Ps. L. 106, 39. For 'R. Ben. . . . Lye' substitute
hell-sceaþa
a fiend ⬩ the grave
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Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 1 For ðon ná helsceaða andet ðé and ne deáþ herede quia non infernns confitebitur te neque mars laudabit te. Ps. Rdr. 277, 18
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wæl-fýr
a fire that slays ⬩ deadly fire ⬩ a fire that burns the slain ⬩ a funeral pile
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Th. 5157; B. 2582. a fire that burns the slain, a funeral pile Hét Hildeburh hire selfre suna on bǽl dón ... wand tó wolcnum wælfýra mǽst, Beo. Th. 2243; B. 1119
heáhdeór-hund
A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game
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A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game Twegen hafocas and ealle his heádórhundas two hawks and all his deer-hounds, Chart. Th. 501, 7. Twegen and twegen fédan ǽnne heádórhund duo et duo pascant unum molossum, L. R.