and
With ⬩ cum ⬩ Against ⬩ before ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ contra ⬩ apud ⬩ in
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with the dative; cum dativo With; cum Emb eahta niht and feówerum after eight nights with four [twelve nights ], Menol. Fox 419; Men. 211. Ymb twentig and fíf nihtum after twenty with five nights, i. e. after twenty-five nights, 373; Men. 188. with the
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hrace
The throat
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The throat Hrace gula, Wrt. Voc. 283, 4: hracu, 64, 64. Ðǽr gýnude on ðare hrácan swylce ðǽr hwylc seáþ wǽre there yawned in the throat as if there had been a pit, Lchdm. ii. 364, col. 1. Ne hí on hracan áwiht hlúde ne cleopiaþ non clamabunt in gutture
ge-scrífan
to judge, deem, assign, impose, appoint ⬩ judicare, assignare, imponere, designare ⬩ to shrive, impose penance, censure ⬩ pœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere
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to judge, deem, assign, impose, appoint; judicare, assignare, imponere, designare Se ðe him gescráf weán who to him had assigned misery, Cd. 148; Th. 186, 16; Exod. 139. Swá him wyrd gescráf so fate assigned to him, Beo. Th. 5142; B. 2574: Elen. Grm.
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ge-libban
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To live. to be alive Mið ðý gehérdon ꝥte gelifde and geséne wǽre, Mk. L. 16, 11. to pass life under specified conditions :-- Sume on hǽðenscipe gelifdon, Ll. Th. ii. 366, 13. Gif swá biþ geleofad si sic vivitur, Ps. L. 185 a, 16. to escape spiritual
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ge-wuldrian
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Add: to glorify. to glorify God. to ascribe glory to Hé gewuldrade ( glorificauit ) God, Lk. L. R. 23, 47. Ðú bist gewuldrad, God Deus, qui glorificatur, Ps. Th. 88, 6. to advance the glory of God by action Hé bécnade of huelcum deáðe giuuldrad uére
rúm
local, room, space ⬩ temporal, space of time ⬩ opportunity
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local, room, space Under rodera rúm, Cd. Th. 71, 5; Gen. 1166. Hig næfdon rúm on cumena húse non erat eis locus in diversorio, Lk. Skt. 2, 7. temporal, space of time Næhtes rúme noctis spatio, Rtl. 36, 35. Þerh alle tído rúmo per omnium horarum spatia
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Cædmon
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A man employed by the monks of Whitby in the care of their cattle in the early part of the seventh century. He is the first person of whom we possess any metrical composition in our vernacular language. So striking and similar are some of his thoughts
a-rétan
To exhilarate ⬩ comfort ⬩ delight ⬩ restore ⬩ refresh ⬩ set right ⬩ exhilarare ⬩ lætificare ⬩ reficere
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To exhilarate, comfort, delight, restore, refresh, set right; exhilarare, lætificare, reficere Ic monigra mód aréte I exhilarate the mind of many, Exon. 102 b ; Th. 389, 12; Rä. 7, 6. Seó hwætnes ðæs líchoman geblissaþ ðone mon and arét the vigour of
be-drífan
to drive ⬩ thrust on or upon ⬩ to compel ⬩ constrain or enforce one to do a thing ⬩ to pursue ⬩ follow ⬩ cogere ⬩ compellere ⬩ agere ⬩ adigere ⬩ to drive or beat against ⬩ to surround ⬩ obruere ⬩ obducere ⬩ circumflare
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to drive, thrust on or upon, to compel, constrain or enforce one to do a thing, to pursue, follow; cogere, compellere, agere, adigere Perðica hine bedráf into ánum fæstene Perdiccas drove him into a fastness, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 38. Hí him hám bedrifon
be-gitan
To get ⬩ obtain ⬩ take ⬩ acquire ⬩ to seek out ⬩ receive ⬩ gain ⬩ seize ⬩ lay hold of ⬩ catch ⬩ sumere ⬩ obtinere ⬩ assequi ⬩ acquirere ⬩ nancisci ⬩ capere ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ arripere
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To get, obtain, take, acquire, to seek out, receive, gain, seize, lay hold of, catch; sumere, obtinere, assequi, acquirere, nancisci, capere, comprehendere, arripere Ǽlc mód wilnaþ sóþes gódes to begitanne every mind wishes to get the true good Bt. 24
CWELLAN
To kill, slay = QUELL? ⬩ necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare
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To kill, slay = QUELL? necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare Ða cwelleras ne woldan hine cwellan the executioners would not till him, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 30: Cd. 140; Th. 176, 2; Gen. 2905: Hy. 7, 105; Hy. Grn. ii. p. 289, 105. Oft ic cwelle compwæpnum
ÉST
will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty ⬩ bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentia ⬩ delicacies ⬩ dēlĭciæ
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will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty; bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentia Ofer míneést against my will, Andr. Kmbl. 2438; An. 1217. Ofer ést Godes against God's consent. Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 10; Ph. 403
FRAM
FROM ⬩ a ⬩ ab ⬩ Concerning ⬩ about ⬩ of ⬩ cum verbis lŏquendi ⬩ de
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FROM; a, ab Ic adilige ðone mannan fram ðære eorþan ansíne, fram ðam men óþ ða nýtenu, fram ðam slincendum óþ ða fugelas delēbo hŏmĭnem a făcie terræ, ab hŏmíne usque ad anĭmantia, a reptĭli usque ad volucres cœli, Gen. 6, 7. Gewítaþ fram me discēdĭte
gif
If ⬩ though ⬩ whether
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If, though, whether For ðý me þyncþ betre gif iów swǽ þyncþ therefore it seems to me better, if it seems so to you, Past. pref; Swt. 7, 6. Gif hie brecaþ his gebodscipe if they break his commandment, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 3; Gen. 434. Gif ic ǽnegum þegne þeóden-mádmas
seten
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a set, shoot, branch Setene propagines, Ps. Surt. 79, 12. v. ymb-seten. a nursery, plantation Setin pla[n]taria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 49. Plantunga seten plantaria, 65, 76. Ǽghwilc wæstma seten ða ðe ne sette fæder mín omnis plantatio quam non plantavit
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þaccian
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to pat, clap, strike gently, with the open hand or the like Wildu hors, ðonne wé hié ǽresð gefangnu habbaþ, wé hié ðacciaþ and stráciaþ mid brádre handa equos indomitos blanda prius manu tangimus, Past. 41; Swt. 303, 10. Ðaccige hé hine selfne mid ðǽm
ge-ǽþan
to make oath concerning, confirm by oath ⬩ to administer an oath to, swear
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to make oath concerning, confirm by oath Hé hit mid áðsware geǽðde and geswór, þus cweðende: ' Ic . . . geǽðe and swerige þurh þone lifigendan Godes sunu . . . ꝥ þás word . . . nǽron of nánes mannes handa gehíwode, ' Nap. 27. Wé lǽrað
wénunga
Perhaps ⬩ haply ⬩ by chance
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Perhaps, haply, by chance Wénunge(-a) farsan, forsitan, fortassis, fortasse Ælfc. Gr. 38 ; Zup. 229, 1: Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 23. Wénunga forsitan Ps. Spl. 80, 13. Wénunga hine hig forwandiaþ, ðonne hig hine geseóþ forsitan cum hunc uiderint uerebuntur
a-sceacan
to shake off ⬩ remove ⬩ excutere ⬩ to be removed ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ flee ⬩ excuti ⬩ fugere ⬩ aufugere ⬩ deserere ⬩ to shake ⬩ brandish ⬩ to be shaken ⬩ vibrare ⬩ quatere ⬩ concuti ⬩ labefieri ⬩ infirmari
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to shake off, remove; excutere Asceacaþ ðæt dust of eówrum fótum excutite pulverem de pedibus vestris, Mk. Bos. 6, 11. to be removed, forsake, desert, flee; excuti, fugere, aufugere, deserere Asceacen [Lamb. ofascacen] ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl.
DARU
Hurt, harm, damage ⬩ damnum, noxa
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Hurt, harm, damage; damnum, noxa Hwelc is máre daru what is a greater hurt? Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 14. Gemétte he his earm and his hand swá hále and swá gesúnde swá him nǽfre bryce ne daro gedón wǽre he found his arm and his hand so hale and so sound, as