blíþsian
To rejoice, be glad, blithe, merry ⬩ lætari ⬩ exsilire gaudio
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To rejoice, be glad, blithe, merry; lætari Hí tó swíðe blíþsodon they rejoiced too much, Past. 50, 2; Hat. MS. Blíþsa, cniht on ðínum gióguþháde rejoice, young man, in thy youth, 49, 5; Hat. MS
hálian
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Smyre ꝥ neb mid; þonne sméþað hyt and hálað, 86, 9. Smyre Þá sáran góman mid oþ ꝥ hý háligen, 348, 17. the subject a wound, sore, &c. Lege on þá wunde; þonne hálað heó sóna, Lch. i. 88, 23.
teám
A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively. ⬩ a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, children ⬩ bringing forth children, child-bearing ⬩ a line of animals harnessed together, a team
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I. 21; Th. i. 477, 11; the defendant had to declare how the property came into his hands, and to give security that he would produce his geteáma in court: Gif hwá befó ðæt him losod wæs, cenne se ðe hé hit æt befó hwanon hit him cóme, sylle on hand and
Linked entries: teám-byrst tém wróht-getíme ge-teáma -tíme -tíme
a-hón
To hang ⬩ crucify ⬩ suspendere ⬩ crucifigere
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To hang, crucify; suspendere, crucifigere He Andreas hát ahón on heáhne beám he commanded to hang Andrew on a high tree, Exon. 70a; Th. 261, 3; Jul. 309: Gen. 40, 19. Ic ahó suspendo; ic ahéncg suspendi, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 12.
nídling
one who serves of necessity ⬩ a slave ⬩ bondman ⬩ one who has to serve on board ship ⬩ a sailor
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Voc. ii. 52, 73. one who has to serve on board ship, a sailor Nédling nauta; nédlingas nauticos, 60, 30, 29.
wer-líc
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Cf. wer-hád Wer uir, werlíc virilis, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 17, 17. Of werlícum folman sine viri vola, Hpt. Gl. 442, 72. Hié ǽghwelcum cnihtcilde ymbsnidon ðæt werlíce lim, Shrn. 47, 20. Ða werlícan virilia, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 54. <b>I a.
for-legis
A fornicatress ⬩ harlot ⬩ mĕretrix
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Past. 52, 2; Hat. MS. Cwæþ Crist be Marian ðære forlegisse Christ spoke of Mary the harlot, Past. 52, 9; Hat. MS
Linked entries: -legis for-legystre for-legniss for-lís
on-beran
To diminish, enfeeble, impair, destroy
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Ǽghwylc gecwæþ ðæt him heardra nán hrínan wolde íren ǽrgód ðæt ðæs aglǽcan blódge beadufolme onberan wolde everyone agreed that no weapon would wound Grendel's claws, no sword would destroy (or harm) the monster's hand, Beo. Th. 1985; B. 990
ládteów-dóm
Leadership ⬩ guidance ⬩ conduct
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Ðýlæs hí underfó ðone ládteówdóm (Hat. MS. látteówdóm) ðæs forlores ne ducatum suscipiat perditionis, Past. 3, 1; Swt. 32, 9 Ðone ládteówdóm (Hat. MS. láttiówdóm) ðæs folces plebium ducatum, 7, 2; Swt. 50, 18. Ládteówdóm (Hat.
be-míðan
To hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ abscondere ⬩ occultare
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He his mǽgwlite bemiðen hæfde he had concealed his shape Andr. Kmbl. 1712; An. 858
ellen-wódnes
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Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle Aidan had much zeal and love for God, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32. He wæs mid wylme mycelre ellenwódnesse onbærned zēlo magni fervōris accensus est, 4, 24; S. 598, 22
Linked entry: ellen-gódnes
fóre-sprecen
FORE-SPOKEN ⬩ aforesaid ⬩ fore-mentioned ⬩ præfātus ⬩ prædictus
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He on ðæt fóresprecene mynster gedón and geþeóded wæs he had been put in and joined to the aforesaid monastery, 5, 19; S. 637, 29
Linked entries: fóre-specen fór-sprecen
in-cofa
the breast ⬩ heart
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Eal ðæt hé hæfde on his incofan all that he had in his breast, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 35; Met. 22, 18
rǽs-bora
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Andreas þanc gesægde rícum rǽsboran ( the Deity who in disguise had guided Andrew's ship ), Andr. Kmbl. 769; An. 385. Réðe rǽsboran ( the chiefs of the Mermedonians ), 277; An. 139. Rǽfborena [rǽs- (?), rǽd- (?)] jurisperitorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 38
þeóf-gild
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Payment made in the way of fine or compensation by one convicted of stealing Swerian hí ðæt him nǽfre áð ne burste, ne hé þeófgyld ne gulde (i.e. that he had never been convicted of stealing ), L.
ge-méde
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a price that had been agreed on ), Che. Th. 170, 21
hǽðen-styrc
A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites
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A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites Hí on Choreb swylce cealf ongunnon him tó godegylde georne wyrcean; onwendan heora wuldor on ðæne wyrsan hád hǽðenstyrces hig etendes fecerunt vitulum in Choreb, et
in-seglian
To seal
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Inseglige man ða hand let a seal be put upon the hand, L. Æðelst. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 30
K
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THE letter k appears to have had no distinct duty to perform in the oldest English, but to have been a mere variant of c. In the MSS.
cuide
a saying
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a saying Past. 35, 5; Hat. 46b, 4