stæl
a place ⬩ place ⬩ stead ⬩ stead ⬩ situation ⬩ condition
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a place Stalu tó fuglum umbrellas, Txts. 107, 2153. place, stead Cristenum cyninge gebyraþ ðæt hé sý on fæder stæle cristenre þeóde, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 23: Beo. Th. 2963; B. 1479. Ic eom gesceádwísnes and is eom ǽlcum manniscum móde on ðam stale
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a-scúfan
To drive away ⬩ expel ⬩ banish ⬩ repel ⬩ shove away ⬩ expellere ⬩ pellere ⬩ abigere ⬩ extrudere ⬩ emittere
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To drive away, expel, banish, repel, shove away; expellere, pellere, abigere, extrudere, emittere Forþ ascúfan to drive forward, Exon. 129b; Th. 498, 1; Rä. 87, 6. Me cearsorge of móde asceáf Þeóden usser our Lord has driven anxious sorrow from my mind
ge-cuman
To come ⬩ go ⬩ venire ⬩ ire
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To come, go; venire, ire Seueriana gecom to ðæra hálgena byrgenum Severiana came to the graves of the saints, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 27. Gecum to mínum þeówan Saulum go to my servant Saul, Homl. Th. i. 386, 19. Of nánum óðrum gecumen come from none other
teld
A tent, pavilion; left still in tilt of a cart
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A tent, pavilion; left still in tilt of a cart On ðam telde ( tabernaculo ) heó ys, Gen. 18, 9. Eardungstówa Ō teld his tabernaculum ejus, Ps. Spl. 17, 13. Mon teld (geteld, MS. B.) ðǽrofer ábrǽdde ( tentorio majore extenso ), Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 22.
biter-nes
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Add: Similar entries cf. biter, I. Ðá bieternesse ðǽre wyrte . . . se swæc ðǽre bieternesse, Past. 303, 14-15. Similar entries cf. biter, II. Biternys acerbitas (poenarum), An. Ox. 4816. Ágyld þú mé mid biternesse leán, R. Ben. 22, 19. Þes middangeard
epistol
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strong forms Hér is seó gesetenis Alexandres epistoles . . . Cwæþ hé in fruman þæs epistoles, Nar. 1, 2, 9. On þǽm ǽrron epistole, 3, 28. weak forms Hé cuæð on his epistolan tó Galatum, P. 117, 7. Sealde hé mé ǽnne epistolan, Nar. 18, 28. uninflected
ge-þring
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Ðǽr ( in hell) is ealra yrmða gehwylc and ealra deófla geþring (-þryngc, v. l. ), Wlfst. 94, 4. Geðring (-þringc, -þrincg, v. ll. ), 114, 6. Ic mé ongan mæncgan tó óþrum, ꝥ ic wolde inn geþringan ... Mín líchama wæs swíðe geswenced for þám nýde þæs geþringes
mis-lícian
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Gif hwám þises sealmsanges fadung mislícað (displicuerit), R. Ben. 44, 14. Swá hwæt swá mé mislícode (miss-, v.l. ), Gr. D. 3, 1 8. Ðý lǽs hé mislícige ðǽm ðe hé ǽr hine selfne sealde ut ei placeat, cut se probavit, Past. 131, 3. Hira swá tilige ǽgðer
hearm-cwide
Injurious, abusive speech, calumny, blasphemy, a sentence pronouncing harm or sorrow ⬩ calumnia
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Injurious, abusive speech, calumny, blasphemy, a sentence pronouncing harm or sorrow Heora hearran hearmcwyde their lord's sentence, Cd. 29; Th. 39, 12; Gen. 625. Judéa cynn wið godes bearne áhóf hearmcwide the race of the Jews against God's son blasphemed
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of-lícian
to displease, be displeasing
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to displease, be displeasing Gode swýðe oflícaþ heora ceorung, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 240. Swá hwæt swá him oflícaþ ðeáh hit hálig sý hié hit lǽtaþ unálýfed whatever they do not like, though it be holy, they profess that it is not permitted R. Ben. 9, 19.
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be-hátan
To promise ⬩ vow ⬩ threaten ⬩ spondere ⬩ pollicere ⬩ vovere ⬩ comminari
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To promise, vow, threaten; spondere, pollicere, vovere, comminari Ðæt ðú me behǽtst quod polliceris Gen. 38, 17. Behét he mid áþe cum juramento pollicitus est Mt. Bos. 14, 7. Ðonne ðú behát behǽtst Drihtene cum votum voveris Domino Deut. 23, 21. Drihten
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geara
Utterly ⬩ altogether ⬩ well ⬩ enough ⬩ very much ⬩ pĕnĭtus ⬩ prorsus ⬩ bĕne ⬩ sătis ⬩ valde
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Utterly, altogether, well, enough, very much; pĕnĭtus, prorsus, bĕne, sătis, valde He hét geara forbærnan Rómána burig he [Nero] commanded utterly to burn up the city of the Romans, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 18; Met. 9, 9. Ðú geara canst tu bĕne nosti, Bd. 1,
lǽwa
A betrayer ⬩ traitor
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A betrayer, traitor Lǽwa proditor vel traditor, Wrt. Voc. 85, 43. Judam scarioð se wæs lǽwa [hléga, Lind] iudam scarioth qui fuit proditor, Lk. Skt. 6, 16. His lǽwa him tácen sealde dederat traditor ejus signum eis, Mk. Skt. 14, 44: Homl. Th. ii. 246
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tácn-bora
a standard-bearer ⬩ a leader, guide, director
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a standard-bearer Tácnbora signifer, vexillifer, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 10: signifer, 84, 16. Tácenbora, Hymn. Surt. 113, 3. Tácnboran draconarii vel vexillarii vel signiferi, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 66. a leader, guide, director Ðis is mín tácenbora ðe mé getǽhte
wudian
To cut wood
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To cut wood Gelamp on Móyses dagum ðæt Móyses fór þurh ánne wudu mid his werode. Ðá gesáwan hié ǽnne ceorl, hwǽr hé stód and wudede him, Wulfst. 2 20, 11, 15. Hé him bebeád ðæt hí bǽron wæter tó ðæs folces neóde and wudedon him simble decrevit eos esse
adela
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Add: also adel, es (?); m. Filth (cf. addled); a filthy place, sewer Ðá swýn hí gecuron for ðǽre fúlnysse fenlices adelan, Hml. Th. ii. 380, 8: 472, 7. His líchama læg on þám adelan, Hml. S. 5, 463. Ðæt cweartern wearð áfylled mid fúlum adelan, 35, 244
be-stǽlan
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To lay a charge of crime on a person, to convict a person (on with dat. ) of crime þæt mé nǽfre deófel náht on ne mæge bestǽlan æt mínum endedæge, Angl. xi. 101, 53. þæt se deófol eów náge náht on tó bestélenne ungeandettes, Wlfst. 135, 31. Sé þe frióne
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dæg-wist
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Substitute: es; m. A meal, food Hé ðone hálgan ( Cuthbert) grétte, biddende þæt hé him dægwistes tíðode (that he would give him a meal ). Cúðberhtus cwæð: 'Ic wolde ðíne ðénunge sylf nú gearcian, gif ic mé mid féðunge ferian mihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 134,
fréfran
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Take here fréfrian, and add Se Hálga Fróforgást ús fréfrað mid his gife, Hml. A. 1, 14. Hig fréfrodon (-edon, v.l., froe-fredon, L., freófradun, R.) consolabantur, Jn. 11. 31. ꝥ hí í Froefra consolari, Mt. L. 2, 18. Frófran, Ps. Srt. 76, 3. Ðá wǽdlan
leóþ
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On tælsumum leóðe (smicere leóðe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 24) carmine rythmico i numerali, Hpt. Gl. 415, 55. Sigarlic (þæt sigorlice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 49) leóþ hé sinþ carmen triumphale decantet, An. Ox. 1347. Eác mé sceal áðreótan ymbe ealra þára Tróiána