mǽnan
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Hwæt mǽnde Sanctus Paulus, ðá hé his láre suá cræftelíce tósceád . . . búton ðæt hé ongeat Títum hwéne monðwǽrran . . . and Timotheus hé ongeat hátheortran . . 291, 19. Add
frum-cirr
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Take here <b>frum-cyrr</b> and add: definite, first time as opposed to second, third, &c. Æt frumcirre . . . æt óðrum cirre . . . æt þriddan cirre, Ll.
lácan
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Swilce þá woruldsǽlþa wǽron rihte þá hí ðé mǽst geóleccan swilce hí nú sindon, þeáh þe hý þé liólcen (óleccan, v. l.) on þá leásan sǽlþa fortuna talis erat, cum blandiebatur, cum tibi falsae illecebris felicitatis alluderet, Bt. 7, 2; F. 18. 2.
wæter-flód
A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b
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On ðæs Ambictiones tíde wurdon mycele wæterfiód (inluvies aquarum) geond ealle world, 1, 6; Swt. 36, 7. Hine storm ne mæg áwecgan, ne wæterflódas brecan brondstæfne, Andr. Kmbl. 1006; An. 503. Hí mé ymbsealdan swá wæterflódas ( sicut aqua ). Ps.
Hæestingas
Hastings
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Hastings And ða hwíle com Willelm eorl upp æt Hestingan and that time Earl William landed at Hastings, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 3. Ðá férde se cyng tó Hæstingan then the king went to Hastings, 1094; Erl. 229, 35.
on-ufan
upon, on ⬩ beyond, after
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Hí ðone Hǽlend onufan setton, 19, 35. of time, beyond, after Fór Eádweard cyning onufan hærfest, Chr. 923; Erl. 110, 1
treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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Til biþ se ðe his treówe gehealdeþ, Exon. Th. 293, 6; Wand. 112. Ðú ðǽv tírfæste treówe findest, 473, 8; Bo. 11: Ps. Th. 100, 6. Ðæt ǽfre on his dagum sceolde gewurðan swá lytle treowa, 13, arg.
niht
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H. 127, 35. as a division or period of time Ǽr þan ðe þæs dæges lenge oferstíge þá niht, Lch. iii. 256, 13.
Brunan burh
Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,
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Tib. A. VI; the Abingdon, Tib. B. I; and the Worcester, Tib. B. IV. I have taken copies from all these MSS, and also from the Plegmund MS. in Ben'et Library. The Dunstan MS. appears to be by far the most correct transcript of the four.
weald
perhaps ⬩ may be ⬩ in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case
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Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt mid heom wunian welgeþungene witan . . . ðæt heora gewitan beón on ǽghwylcne tíman, weald hwæt heom tíde in case anything befall them, L.I.P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 25.
fór-hradian
To hasten before ⬩ anticipate ⬩ prevent ⬩ prævĕnīre ⬩ præoccŭpāre
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Ðonne hie fórhradigaþ ðone tíman gódes weorces when they anticipate the time of a good work, Past. 39, 3
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eal-swá
ALSO, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so ⬩ simĭlĭter, sīcut
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Gewurþe ðé, ealswá ðu wylle fiat tībi sīcut vis, Mt. Bos. 15, 28
gíslian
To give hostages or security
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Man gíslade ða hwíle in to ðám scipum hostages were sent to the ships during the time, 994; Erl. 133, 29. Seó burhwaru gíslode the town's people gave hostages, 1013; Erl. 148, 8.
termen
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On ðam termine ðære eásterlícan tíde, 315, 19. Ymbe ðæne termen, 324, 29. [Icel. termin. From Latin.]
be-swincan
to labour at
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Gedafenað esnum þám orpedan, þonne hé gód weorc ongynð, ꝥ hé ꝥ geornlíce beswynce, Angl. viii. 324, 18. to till land :-- Hé seów hwǽte on be-swuncenum lande, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 10
ge-sweltan
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Add: [weak forms occur in Lindisfarne gospels] Ðaeh becyme mec ꝥ ic efne-gesuelta ðé etsi oportuerit me common tibi, Mk. L. 14, 31. Se Hǽlend ásuelte (expirauit) . . . Gesæh ðe aldormon ꝥte suá clioppende gesuelte (expirasset), 15, 39.
for-gyfendlíc
Forgiving ⬩ pardonable ⬩ tolerable ⬩ remissus
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Sodomwara lande byþ forgyfenlícreon dómes dæg, ðonne ðé terræ Sŏdŏmōrum remissius ĕrit in die jūdĭcii, quam tĭbi, Mt. Bos. 11. 24: Lk. Bos. 10, 14
full-fremedlíce
Fully ⬩ completely ⬩ perfectly ⬩ perfecte
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Ǽrðon ðe he be ðám forþgewitenum gýmeleásnyssum his fullfremedlícor of ðære tíde geclǽnsade priusquam prætĕrĭtas neglĭgentias perfectius ex tempŏre castīgāret, 3, 27; S. 559, 6
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ge-ærnan
To run ⬩ currĕre ⬩ To run for ⬩ to gain by running ⬩ cursu certāre ⬩ propalma cursu contendĕre
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To run; currĕre Ðá geærndon hí sume þrage and efthwurfon then they ran for some time and returned, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 9. v. trans.
geárlíc
Yearly ⬩ annual ⬩ annuus
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Geárlíce tída gesette wǽron the yearly seasons were fixed, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 25; Lchdm. iii. 246, 23