wuldor-fæst
Glorious
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Ða wuldorfæstan Godes weorc, Homl. Skt. ii. 23b, 11. Wuldorfæstan wíc (heaven), Cd. Th. 2, 30; Gen. 27
clǽne
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Nán gesceaft swá cléne onwæg ne gewít, þæt hí æft ne cume, ne swá clǽne ne forwyrð, ꝥ hí tó hwan*-*hwugu ne weorðe, Shrn. 198, 17, 18. Swǽ clǽne hió ( learning ) wæs oðfeallenu, Past. 3, 13.
here-beácen
a war-signal ⬩ a beacon ⬩ an ensign ⬩ a lighthouse
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Hí átendon heora beácna (herebeácen, herebeácna, v.ll.) swá swá hí férdon, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 2. an ensign Mín weorod . . . herebeácen and segnas beforan mé læddon totum agmen me sequebatur cum signis el uexillis, Nar. 7, 16. a signal for a fleet, a
cor-snǽd
A choice or trial piece ⬩ panis conjurátus, offa consecrāta
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The Host was used for this purpose in Christian times Gif man freónd*-*leásne weofod-þén mid tihtlan belecge, gá to corsnǽde if a friendless servant of the altar be charged with an accusation, let him go to the corsnǽd L.
mǽg-burh
Kindred ⬩ family ⬩ relatives ⬩ tribe
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Weóx under wolcnum mǽgburh Semes, Cd. 82; Th. 102, 20; Gen. 1703 : 100; Th. 132, 14; Gen. 2193 : 81; Th. 102, 4; Gen. 1695. Ne weorþeþ sió mǽgburg gemicledu eaforan mínum, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 31; Rä. 21, 20.
wyrt
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Seó wyrt (herba ) weóx, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 26. Gemolsnad wyrt, Ps. Th. 89, 6. Wyrta wynsume, Exon. Th. 233, 23; Ph. 529. Sumra wyrta eard biþ on dúnum, sumra on merscum, sumra on mórum, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 22.
Linked entry: blód-wyrt
ge-scendan
To shame, put to shame, confound, corrupt
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He us gescende and úre weorc he hath put us and our deeds to shame, Blickl. Homl. 243, 11. Hwá biþ gescended ðæt me forðæm ne scamige who is shamed and I am not ashamed? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 5; Hat. MS. Ne gescend me non confundas me, Ps.
Linked entries: ge-scandende ge-scindan ge-scyndan scendan
un-fæst
Not firm ⬩ unstable ⬩ unsteady ⬩ weak
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Hwæt getácnaþ ðonne ðæt flǽsc búton unfæsð weorc and hnesce...? Oft ðeáh gebyreþ ðætte sume on monegum weorcum unfæste beóð ongietene quid per carnes nisi infirma quaedam ac tenera acta signantur?
éstfulnes
luxury ⬩ lasciviousness
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Similar entries Cf. ést-ful, II Swutele synd þæs flǽsces weorc, ꝥ is forligr and unclǽnnyss, éstfulnyss oððe gálnyss, hǽðengyld oððe unlybban (fornicatio, immunditia, impudicitia, luxuria, idolorum servitus, veneficia, Gal. 5, 19), Hml. S. 17, 24
níten
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Be ǽlces nýtenes weorðe gif hí losiað. Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .XXX. sciłł. . . . myran mid .XX. sciłł. . . . oxan mid .XXX. p̃. cú mid .xxnii. p̃. swýn mid . VIII. p̃, man mid punde, sceáp mid sciłł, gát mid .II. p̃., Ll. Th. i. 356, 1-6.
twi-sprǽce
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.), weorðe se sóðsagol (sóðspǽce), Wulfst. 72, 16. Ne sýn wé tó tǽlende ne tó twigsprǽce let us not be too free with calumnies and detractions, 253, 6. Ne beó ðú nó tó tǽlende ne tó tweo-sprǽce ... ac beó leófwende, Exon. Th. 305, 19; Fä. 90.
fiht-wíte
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Th. i. 66, 7: 106, 1 Gif man ofslægen weorðe . . . on .xxi. nihtan gylde man þá manbóte, þæs on .xxi. nihtan ꝥ fyhtwíte (fyhto-, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 174, 28. Be fyhtwíte and manbóte. Ic nelle ꝥ ǽnig fyhtewíte oþþe manbót forgifen sý, 248, 20.
mere
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Ex. 107. add: a natural pool Æt Finchámstede án mere blód weóll, Chr. 1098; P. 234, 22. Hí þá hálgan geléddon tó ánum brádum mere. . . se mere wæs mid forste oferþeaht, Hml. S. 11, 141.
wælhreówlíce
cruelly ⬩ horribly ⬩ atrociously
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Ðæt hé ne weorðe wælhreó[w]líce (-reówlíce, Cott. MSS.) (crudeliter) gefangen mid ðǽm grinum uncysta, 43; Swt. 313, 12. Wælhreówlíce swingan, Homl. Th. i. 424, 12. Hí áxodon, hwí hí swá wælbreówlíce dydon, ðæt hí freónda ne róhton, Homl.
hlosnian
To listen, ⬩ be silent in expectation of hearing, ⬩ listen for the coming of a person, ⬩ watch, ⬩ await, ⬩ be on the look out
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Æfter ðissum wordum weorud hlosnode swígodon ealle after these words the multitude listened [astonished or expectant], all were silent, Andr. Kmbl. 1522; An. 762. Ðæt folc hlosnende wæs gehérde hine populus suspensus erat audiens ilium, Lk. Skt.
Linked entry: hlysnan
hol
Hollow
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Gif se weobud ufan hol nǽre si in altari fossa non esset, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 217, 21. Hol stán fornix, Cot. 93, Lye. Sca maria hine ácende on ðære nihte on ánum holum stánscræfe St. Mary gave birth to him in a hollow cave, Shrn. 29, 28.
á-wirgan
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Hiera áwiergdan weorc, 268, 19. Áwoergedo >(-wærgede, R.) maledicti, Mt. L. 25, 41. Áuoergado (-werged, R.), Jn. L. 7, 49. On gewill ðára áwiergedena (-wierdena,v. l.), Past. 248, 23. Mid áwyridum gástum furiis, i. malignis spiritibus, An.
éfestan
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To strive after, endeavour to do, undertake Þá gódan weorc wé ánforlátaþ . . . Uton wé nú efstan ealle mægene gódra weorca, and geornfulle beón Godes miltsa, Bl. H. 109, 9.
sóþ-fæst
true, without deception ⬩ true in deed ⬩ just ⬩ righteous ⬩ pious ⬩ without wickedness ⬩ true in speech ⬩ veracious
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Hí on ðín sóðfæst weorc (in justitiam tuam) ne gangan, Ps. Th. 68, 28: 70, 14, 20, 22. Ðín sóðfæst word justificationes tuas, 118, 20. Hé gecýþde ðæt sóþfæste men habbaþ mid him þeófas and synfulle men, Blickl. Homl. 75, 27.
mónaþ
A month ⬩ lunar ⬩ calendar
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The names of the months are as follows: Se æftera Geóla January, Sol-mónaþ February, Hréd- or Hlýd-mónaþ March, Eáster-mónaþ April, Þrímilci May, se ǽrra Líða or Sear-mónaþ June, se æftera Líða or Mǽd-mónaþ July, Weód-mónaþ August, Hálig- or Hærfest-mónaþ