efne
Lo! behold! truly! indeed ⬩ en, ecce, certe, prŏfecto
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indeed; en, ecce, certe, prŏfecto Ðá se tán gehwearfefne ofer ǽnne ealdgesíða then indeed went the lot over one of the old comrades, Andr. Kmbl. 2209; An. 1106. And efne! ðá ætýwde Moyses and Helias et ecce apparuērunt Moyses et Elias, Mt.
elnian
to make strong, strengthen ⬩ confortāre ⬩ to strive with zeal after another, endeavour to be equal, emulate ⬩ æmŭlāre, zēlāre
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Th. 72, 2] ofer ða unrihtwísan zēlāvi sŭper inīquos, Ps. Spl. C. 72, 3. Ne elna ðú ne æmŭlēris, Ps. Surt. 36, 8
for-sacan
To declare an opposition ⬩ oppose ⬩ object to ⬩ refuse ⬩ give up ⬩ forsake ⬩ detrectāre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ desĕrĕre
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To declare an opposition, oppose, object to, refuse, give up, forsake; detrectāre, recūsāre, desĕrĕre Gange án mynet ofer ealne ðæs cynges ánweald, and ðone nán man ne forsace let one money pass throughout the king's dominion, and that let no
mús
a mouse ⬩ a muscle
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Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús ðæt wǽre hláford ofer óðre mýs, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 2. Mýs sorices. Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 73. [Ðæt gewrit beó geworpen músen tó gnagene, Chart. Th. 318, 28.] a muscle Mús ðæs earmes torus vel musculus vel lacertus Wrt.
blǽstan
to blow ⬩ rush
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Þá deófla þá blǽstan hié ofer þone hálgan Andreas (cf. the same scene in the poem : Hié wǽron reówe, rǽsdon on sóna gífrum grápum. An. 1336), Bl. H. 243, 11
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bytme
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Hé sæt ofer þǽre bytman þæs scipes, Gr. D. 347, 23. the head of a dale. Cf. Icel. botn On byttman díc, C. D. iv. 39, 7. On bitnan burnan, v. 84, 8. On ðǽre dæne bytnan, 78, 12: 137, 35
hýr-mann
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A hireling, mercenary :-- Iób cwæð : ' Mannes líf is campdóm ofer eorðan, and swá swá médgildan dagas swá sind his dagas ( sicut dies mercenarii, dies ejus. Job 7, 1)'. . . Se hýrman his edleánes anbidað, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 31.
stefn
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Add: a fixed time for doing something Hí setton stefna út tó Lundene, and man beád þá folce þider út ofer ealne þisne norðende they fixed times for coming to London, and the people over all this north part were called out thither, Chr. 1052; P. 175,
ge-ferian
To carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ lead ⬩ conduct ⬩ ferre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ dūcĕre
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Se arc wæs geferud ofer ða wæteru arca fĕrēbātur sŭper aquas, Gen. 7, 18
brycg
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. ¶ of the importance attached to bridges in early England the following passages speak :-- Sé þe þára mihta hæbbe . . . gódige Godes cyrican, . . . and gódige folces fær mid bricgum ofer deópe wæteru and ofer fúle wegas, Ll. Th. ii. 282, 10.
ge-fillan
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. :-- Hé úp áhóf hond his ofer hié ðæt hé gefælde hié (ut prosterneret eos), Ps.
eorþ-búend
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Ofer ealle eorðbúende super omnem terram, Ps. Th. 82, 14. Þú eorðbúende ealle healdest gentes in terra dirigis, 66, 4. Ofer geleáfulle eorðbúgende super fideles terrae, 100, 6: Hy. 3, 8. Substitute:
here-pæþ
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. ; ðonne forð ofer herepað, C. D. iii. 403, 15-17: 416, I. Andlang weges oð ðæt hit cumð tó ðám herpaðe; ðonne ofer ðone herpað, 414, 23. Eást tó hearpaðe; á be hearpaðe, 404. 29. On ðone herepað, ii. 29, 14: iii. 416, 19.
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fullere
A FULLER ⬩ bleacher ⬩ fullo
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A FULLER, bleacher; fullo His reáf wurdon glitiniende swá hwíte swá snáw, swá nán fullere ófer eorþan ne mæg swá hwíte gedón, Mk.
ge-brec
A breaking ⬩ crashing ⬩ clamour ⬩ noise ⬩ fractio ⬩ frăgor ⬩ strĕpĭtus
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Gebrecu feraþ ofer dreohtum [MS. dreontum] the crashes go over multitudes, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 14; Rä. 4, 44. Se biþ gebreca hlúdast that is loudest of crashes, 102 a; Th. 385, 6; Rä. 4, 40
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scrúd-fultum
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Assistance in providing clothing; the word occurs in grants made to religious houses of funds for the provision of clothing Ealle ða sócna ofer ðæt fennland him ( the monks of Ely) tó scrúdfultume (cf. stent causas seculares emendandae fratrum loco
un-lifigende
Not living ⬩ dead ⬩ defunct
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Siteþ eorl ofer óðrum unlifigendum ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5809; B. 2908. Ðæt biþ drihtguman unlifgendum æfter sélest, 2782; B. 1389. Hé aldorþegn unlyfigendne, deádne wisse, 2621; B. 1308.
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ge-cígnes
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Ofer mínre gecígnesse þú gesettest ealle þíne apostolas tó mínre byrgenne on the occasion of my call (when the time of my death was announced to me), thou didst appoint all thy apostles to attend my burial (cf.
mǽst
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Alexandreas ealra rícost monna cynnes and hé mǽst geþah þara þe ic ofer foldan gefrægen hæbbe, Víd. 16. Þeáh leahtras bysigen monna módsefan mǽst and swíðost. Met. 22, 31: 62. Mǽst and fyrmest, Ps. Th. 121, 7.
midde-winter
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On ðon .xl. dæg ofer midewinter, 762; P. 51, 13. Tó þám ymbrene ǽr myddawintran (-wintra ?), Lk. 1, 26, rbc. Add