sóþ-cyning
The king of truth or justice ⬩ the Deity
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[Sóþ and cyning often occur together in the nominative, but it is doubtful whether they form a compound]
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bó
both ⬩ ambo
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. = bú, bá. Similar entries v. begen
ymb-sittan
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Ymbsittaþ ða burg suíðe gebyrdelíce ordinabis adversus eam obsidionem Past. 21; Swt. 161, 19. Ðá hié hæfdon Cirinen ða burh ymbseten, Ors. 2, 2 ; Swt. 66, 18. Hé besierede ðæt folc ðe hié ymbseten hæfden, 4, 5; Swt. 170, 2 : Ps. Th. 12 arg
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heofon
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Grein translates heofon lamentation and druron mourned; but may not hergas be from hearg q. v. and parallel to deófolgyld, and the passage be translated the idols and false gods fell to hell and heaven came there?
rásettan
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To move impetuously, to rage (of fire) Hé ( Nero) wolde fandian, gif ðæt fýr (at the burning of Rome ) meahte swá longe reád rásettan, swá hé secgan gehérde, ðæt Troia burg ofertogen hæfde léga leóhtost, Met. 9, 14.
ge-gearcian
To prepare
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To prepare Ðá hét se cyngc scipa gegearcian and him æfter faran, ac hit wæs lang ǽr ðam þe ða scipa gegearcode wǽron then the king bade prepare ships and go after him, but it was long before the ships were ready, Th. Ap. 7, 16-7 : Homl.
ymb-wendan
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to turn round, convert, avert, move, change Ymbuoendest conversas (but the Latin is p. part. ac. pl. f.), Rtl. 114, 34. Ymbuoende on bægcgling conuersa est retrorsum Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 14. Ymbwoend averte Rtl. 8, 37; 15, 25.
ge-síþ
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Sax. gi-síði, but to be treated as if the root-syllable were short. Cf. ge-siþþas in the preceding word.] A body of followers, retinue Hé earfoða dreág, hæfde him tó gesíððe sorge and longað, wintercealde wræce, Deór. 3
ge-sméþian
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To make smooth, remove inequalities from a surface (lit. or fig. ), level an inequality Þonne ic fram fyrde gecyrre ic tówurpe ðás burh and hí gesméðige. Hml. Th. i. 450, 10. Clincig gesméþiende síþfæt asperum planes iter, Hy. S. 104, 35.
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ge-þyldiglíce
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Geðyldilíce ( but geþyldelíce, S. 25, 4), 11, 1; F. 32, 32. Add
ge-edstaðelian
To restore ⬩ instaurare ⬩ suscitare
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Se cyng férde and ða burh geædstaðelede the king went and restored the town, Chr. 1092; Erl. 228, 15 : Th. Apol. 27, 5 : Hpt. Gl. 456
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swǽrmódness
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Sluggishness of disposition, slowness, dullness Oft mon biþ suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ menn ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and biþ ðeáh for wisdóme and for wærscipe ( but the Latin is : Saepe agendi
sweartian
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Hé sweartade ( but see spearcian), Cd. Th. 269, 24; Sat. 78. Ðá árás se wind, and ða wolcnu sweartodon, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 151. Gesweartode denigratos, Hpt. Gl. 514, 32
heard-heortness
Hard-heartedness
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Hard-heartedness Hwæt is seó stǽnige eorþe búton heardheortnyss what is the stony ground but hard-heartedness, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 35. Þurh ðone wah seó heardheortnes ðara hiéremonna per parietem duritia subditorum, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 153, 24.
sorh-leóþ
A sorrowful song ⬩ a lay of grief
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A sorrowful song, a lay of grief Gesyhþ sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne . . . nis ðǽr hearpan swég, gomen in geardum swylce ðǽr iú wǽron. Gewíteþ ðonne, sorhleóð gæleþ, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460.
tímlíce
In good time, ⬩ soon
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Bute ȝef þu þe timluker (nisi maturius) ure godes grete, Kath. 2086
ceaster
a fortress ⬩ A city, fort, castle, town ⬩ urbs, civitas, castellum ⬩ the city ⬩ hæc civitas
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a fortress, built by the Romans; the Saxon word is burh, generally f. but sometimes n. vide Gen. 11, 4, 5. A city, fort, castle, town; urbs, civitas, castellum Ne mæg seó ceaster beon behýd non potest civitas abscondi, Mt. Bos. 5, 14.
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bútan
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</b> conjunction. with subj. unless, except, if ... not Búton Drihten gehealde þá burh nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 262, 13. Búton (búta, L.R.)
scírig-mann
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This document is dated 996; somewhat later in the time of Cnut, Wulfsige preóst is mentioned in connection with Kend, but then Æðelwine is scíregescéfa, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv
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hafen-leást
Lack of means, indigence ⬩ inopia
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There are also other poor, not from want of wealth, but in spirit, 550, 3-5, 11, 12, 17. Úre sáule hafenleáste the indigence of our souls, ii. 88, 26.
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