hwæt
Why ⬩ what! ⬩ ah!
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Hwæt ðú éce God O! thou eternal God, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 7; Met. 20, 4: 20, 92; Met. 20, 46. Hwæt ðú eart se sylfa God ðe ús ádrife fram dóme nonne tu Deus qui repulisti nos? Ps. Th. 107, 10. Hwæt wé nú gehýraþ ah!
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GRIM
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Sharp, bitter, severe, fell, fierce, dire, savage, cruel, GRIM, horrible; acer, immanis, sævus, crudelis, atrox, dirus He him æt his ende grim geweorþeþ and hine gelǽdeþ on éce forwyrd he [the devil] will become cruel to him at his end, and will lead
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LUFU
LOVE
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Ecg. P. iv. 68, 17; Th. ii. 230, 17. Hié sceolan lǽran Godes lufan and manna, Blickl. Homl 77, 20. Godes ege and his lufe fæstlíce on úrum heortum healdan, 131, 3.
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midd
Mid ⬩ middle
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Ecg. P. iv. 22, 23; Th. ii. 210, 25-28. Tó middan (middum, MS. B.) wintre, L. Ath. iv. pref.; Th. i. 226, 5. Tó middyre (MS. A. myddre) nihte media nocte, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 6. Æt midre niht, Ps. Th. 118, 62.
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pening
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Ecg. P. iv. 60; Th. ii. 222, 7), Ex. 21, 10. as a weight, pennyweight Án uncia stent on feówer and twentig penegum. Twelf síðon twelf penegas beóþ on ánum punde, Anglia viii. 335. 17.
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twelf
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Ecg. P. iv. 65; Th. ii. 224, 32. Tuoel ðegnas hé sendeþ, Mk. Skt. p. 2, 19. In the following instance the word is inflected :-- Án ðæra twelfa Drihtnes ðegena, Homl. Th. ii. 242, 15. <b>I a.
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on-scunian
to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrate ⬩ to regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shun ⬩ to regard with fear ⬩ to irritate
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Ecg. P. i. 2; Th. ii. 172, 10. to regard with fear Ondrédeþ ł onscynaþ formidet, Jn. Skt. Lind. 14, 27: metuit Rtl. 125, 25. Onscyniaþ opriant(=aporiant ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 16. Onscunode exorruit, 33, 14.
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ceaf
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Þú deáðes bearn, ðú ceaf écum ontendnyssum gegearcod, Hml. Th. i. 594, 6. Sé ðe getimbrað ofer ðám grundwealle treówa, oþþe streáw, oððe ceaf (ligna, foenum, stipulam) . . .
freólslíce
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Þæt hí áblinnen fram gewinnum hwílwendlicra þinga, þæt hí for willunge þára écra góda freólslícor (freólícor, v.l., liberius ) gewinne, 4, 25; Sch. 500, 7. in a manner proper to a festival, solemnly Seó wucu freólslíce ( sollempniter ) byþ gewyrþud,
fór-sceótan
To shoot before ⬩ anticipate ⬩ come before ⬩ prevent ⬩ anticĭpāre ⬩ prævĕnīre
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Fórscýt ðæt hwílendlíce wíte ða écan geniðerunge the transient punishment will prevent eternal damnation, Homl. Th. i. 576, 2. Mín God fórscýt [MS. forscytte] oððe fórestepþ me Deus meus prævĕniet me, Ps. Lamb. 58, 11
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hyge-cræft
Mental power ⬩ intellect ⬩ wisdom
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Mental power, intellect, wisdom Ealle þeóde écne Drihten mid hygecræfte herigan let all nations praise the Lord with the powers of their minds, Ps. Th. 116, 1: 118, 61, 73.
reótan
to make a noise ⬩ to make a noise in grief, to lament, wail; ⬩ to weep, shed tears
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Cerge reótaþ fore onsýne éces déman, 52, 20; Cri. 836. Hý (sinners) reótaþ and beofiaþ fore freán forhte ( ;; 75, 32; Cri. 1230. ; to weep, shed tears; Lyft drysmaþ, roderas reótaþ, Beo. Th. 2756; B. 1376
on-hlídan
To open, unclose ⬩ To be disclosed, to appear
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Undóþ eówre geatu, and on-hlídaþ ða écan geata, 23, 7, 9. Deáþræced heolstorcofan onhliden weorþaþ, Exon. Th. 201, l; Ph. 49. Ðǽr biþ open eádgum tðgeánes, onhliden hleóðra wyn, heofonríces dura, 198, 18 ; Ph. 12.
ge-cweðan
To say ⬩ speak ⬩ call ⬩ pronounce ⬩ agree ⬩ resolve ⬩ order ⬩ dīcĕre ⬩ lŏqui ⬩ profāri ⬩ pronunciāre ⬩ pangĕre ⬩ stătuĕre
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Éce Drihten gecwyþ the Lord eternal shall speak, Cd. 227; Th. 304, 9; Sat. 627. Ðú gecwǽde ðæt ðú ne alǽte dóm gedreósan thou saidst that thou wouldst not let thy greatness sink, Beo. Th. 5322; B. 2664.
on-ǽlan
to set fire to, to ignite, kindle ⬩ to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning ⬩ to make hot with fire ⬩ to make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions
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Ne onǽl ðú ðé sylfum ðæt éce fýr i. 594, 27. Ne onǽle gé nán fýr on ðam dæge non succendetis ignem per diem sabbati, Ex. 35, 3. Ðá hét se ealdorman onǽlan ormǽte ád, Homl. Th. ii. 484, 7: Exon. Th. 277, 13; Jul. 580.
weorþ-mynd
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Ðam ánum is éce weorðmynd, Exon. Th. 240, 10; Ph. 636. On weorðmynde ðara twelfa apostola, Lchdm. ii. 138, 22. Ðære dǽde tó weorðmynte in honour of the deed Ors. 6, 25 ; Swt. 276, 15. Freólsiaþ ðone seofoðan dæg Gode tó wurðmynte, Ex. 35, 2.
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níþ
envy ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ rancor ⬩ spite ⬩ ill-will ⬩ jealousy ⬩ action which arises from hatred ⬩ strife ⬩ war ⬩ hostility ⬩ the effect of hatred ⬩ persecution ⬩ trouble ⬩ vexation ⬩ annoyance ⬩ affliction ⬩ tribulation ⬩ grief ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ malice
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Ecg. P. i. 8; Th. ii. 174, 32. Ne mehte se níþ betux him twǽm gelicgean the enmity between the two could not die out, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 152, 14.
HÁD
person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.
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Ecg. P. 2, 24; Th. ii. 192, 8 : 16; Th. ii. 156, 31.
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fóre-tácen
A FORE-TOKEN ⬩ presage ⬩ sign ⬩ wonder ⬩ præsāgium ⬩ prodĭgium
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A FORE-TOKEN, presage, sign, wonder; præsāgium, prodĭgium Fóretácn écra góda a fore-token of eternal blessings, Bt. 40, 2; Fox 236, 21: Ps. Spl. 77, 48: 70, 8.
leóf-líce
Kindly ⬩ graciously ⬩ gladly ⬩ lovingly
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Fore onsýne éces déman lǽddon leóflíce before the face of the eternal judge they led him lovingly, 44 a; Th. 149, 3; Gú. 756