breóst-cearu
the heart, mind ⬩ care ⬩ The care of the heart, anxiety, grief, sorrow ⬩ ægritudo, mæror
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Grammar breóst-cearu, [breóst the heart, mind, cearu care] The care of the heart, anxiety, grief, sorrow; ægritudo, mæror Ic bitre breóst-ceare gebiden hæbbe I have suffered bitter grief, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 7; Seef. 4: 115 b; Th. 444, 9; Kl. 44
hiw
shape ⬩ form ⬩ shape ⬩ figure ⬩ a form ⬩ shape ⬩ writing ⬩ appearance ⬩ aspect ⬩ colour ⬩ form ⬩ kind ⬩ nature ⬩ character ⬩ formula ⬩ form ⬩ type ⬩ model ⬩ a pretex ⬩ a fancy ⬩ a kind ⬩ species
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Þæt hé híwige swylce hé árfæstes módes sý, and under þám leáslican híwe gederige, Wlfst. 53, 27. Ðý lǽs ǽnig durre on eáðmódnesse híwe (sub humilitatis specie) hit forcweðan, Past. 51, 3.
a-brecan
To break ⬩ vanquish ⬩ to take by storm ⬩ to assault ⬩ destroy ⬩ frangere ⬩ effringere ⬩ expugnare
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He Babilone abrecan wolde he would destroy Babylon, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 10; Dan. 685. Hú ǽnig man mihte swylce burh abrecan how any man could take such a town, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 16
for-spanan
To entice ⬩ seduce ⬩ illĭcĕre ⬩ sedūcĕre
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Hine his hyge forspeón, ðæt he ne wolde Drihtnes word wurþian his mind seduced him, that he would not revere the Lord's word, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350. Forspanen beón seductum esse, sedūci, Prov. 30, Lye
Linked entries: for-spennan for-spenning
be-heáfdian
To BEHEAD ⬩ decollare
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To BEHEAD; decollare He beheáfdode Iohannem decollavit Iohannem Mt. Bos. 14, 10 : Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 32; Jud. 290
a-wendan
To turn away or off ⬩ avert ⬩ remove ⬩ to turn upside down ⬩ turn ⬩ change ⬩ translate ⬩ pervert ⬩ avertere ⬩ vertere ⬩ mutare ⬩ transferre ⬩ subvertere ⬩ To turn or direct oneself to turn from ⬩ go ⬩ depart ⬩ se vertere ⬩ ire
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Heó awent hyre hús and sécþ geornlíce óþ heó hine fint sche turneth upsodoun the hous and sekith diligently til sche fynde it, Wyc; Lk. Bos. 15, 8. He wæter awende to wínlícum drence he turned water into winelike drink, Ælfc. T. 27, 7: Ps.
Linked entries: a-wændan a-wend a-went eowendende wendan
Ecg-bryht
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Hér, A.D. 800, Ecgbryht féng to Wesseaxna ríce here, A.D. 800, Egbert succeeded to the kingdom of the West-Saxons, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 4.
ga-máhlic
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Th. ii. 126, 5. in a bad sense Hé fylgede þám hálgan were mid gemáglicum bedum (gemálicum bénum, v.l. importunis precibus ), Gr. D. 156, 2: Hml. Th. ii. 176, 15
for-weorþan
To become nothing ⬩ to be undone ⬩ to perish ⬩ die ⬩ ad nihilum devĕnīre ⬩ pĕrīre ⬩ interlre ⬩ deficére
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To become nothing, to be undone, to perish, die; ad nihilum devĕnīre, pĕrīre, interlre, deficére Swá sceal ǽlce sáwl forweorþan æfter ðam unrihthǽmede, búton se mon hweorfe to góde so shall every soul perish after unlawful lust, unless the man turn to
Linked entries: for-wurþan ge-forwearþan
fylstan
To help ⬩ give help ⬩ aid ⬩ protect ⬩ adjŭvāre ⬩ auxĭliāri ⬩ protĕgĕre
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To help, give help, aid, protect; adjŭvāre, auxĭliāri, protĕgĕre Ongan him fylstan began to give help to them, Byrht. Th. 139, 37; By. 265.
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for-gildan
To pay for ⬩ make good ⬩ repay ⬩ requite ⬩ recompense ⬩ reward ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ exsolvĕre ⬩ compensāre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre
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He him ðære lisse leán forgildeþ he will pay him a reward for that affection, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 22; Cri. 434. Eall he hit forgilt he will recompense it all, Bt. 42; Fox 258, 28.
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ge-frinan
To learn by asking ⬩ find out ⬩ hear of
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To learn by asking, find out, hear of Ðá gefran Ioseph ðæt Archelaus rixode on Iudea lande then Joseph learned that Archelaus reigned in Judea, Homl. Th. i. 88, 19. We ðeódcyninga ðrym gefrunon we have heard of the glory of the great kings, Beo.
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regn-
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Bd. 2, 12;S. 515, 10. Some of these e. g. Reginald are still used
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for-gitan
To FORGET ⬩ neglect ⬩ oblīvisci ⬩ neglĭgĕre
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Ðæt he hi ðe-læs forgeáte that he should the less forget them, Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 118, 4: Cd. 40; Th. 52, 25; Gen. 849. Ðe ðú forgiten hafst which thou hast forgotten, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 22: Ps. Lamb. second 9, 11: Ps. Th. 77, 13.
Linked entry: for-gietan
ge-þencan
to think ⬩ conceive ⬩ perceive ⬩ reflect upon ⬩ weigh ⬩ meditari ⬩ considerare ⬩ pensare ⬩ to think about ⬩ remember ⬩ consider maturely ⬩ to take to heart ⬩ recogitare ⬩ iterum cogitare ⬩ reminisci ⬩ to think of ⬩ bear in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ recordari ⬩ cogitare ⬩ memor esse ⬩ to excogitate ⬩ devise ⬩ invent ⬩ conceive ⬩ excogitare ⬩ struere ⬩ invenire ⬩ to resolve ⬩ intend ⬩ wish ⬩ intendere ⬩ velle
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He cwæþ ðæt he nán ryhtre geþencan ne meahte he said he could conceive nothing more right, Th. Ch. 171, 15.
BÚGAN
To BOW or bow down oneself, bend, swerve, give way, submit, yield, turn, turn away, flee ⬩ se flectere vel inclinare, curvare, declinare, desistere, cedere, vertere, divertere, fugere
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He to fulluhte beáh he submitted to baptism, Homl. Th. i. 386, 32: Ex. 32, 26. Hí bugon to ðam they submitted to that, Jos. 9, 27: Chr. 975; Erl. 125, 24. Ǽlc burhwaru wæs búgende to him every city was yielding to him, Jos. 11, 19.
deór-hege
A deer-fence ⬩ cervōrum sepīmentum
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A deer-fence; cervōrum sepīmentum Deórhege to cyniges háme the deer-fence for the royal mansion, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 4: 2; Th. i. 432, 11: 3; Th. i. 432, 24
GNÍDAN
To rub ⬩ break ⬩ rub together ⬩ comminute ⬩ fricare ⬩ comminuere
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Gníd ða þungana and on ufan ðæt héfd rub the temples and the top of the head, 292, 23. Gníd swíðe smale to duste rub very small, to dust, Herb. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 70, 14
Linked entry: ge-gnídan
for-cinnan
To repudiate ⬩ rejĭcĕre
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To repudiate; rejĭcĕre Hine forcinnaþ ða cyrican ge tunas the churches as well as houses shall repudiate him, Salm. Kmbl. 215; Sal. 107
BINDAN
To BIND, tie ⬩ ligare, alligare
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He band hine he bound him, Gen. 42, 24. Hrím hrusan bond frost bound the earth, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 31; Seef. 32. Úser Hǽlend [MS. hælendes] wæs bunden fæste our Saviour was bound fast, Exon. 116 b; Th. 449, 5; Dóm. 66