ge-glengan
To adorn ⬩ embellish ⬩ set in order ⬩ compose ⬩ ornāre ⬩ cōmĕre ⬩ compōnĕre
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To adorn, embellish, set in order, compose; ornāre, cōmĕre, compōnĕre Gé preóstas sculon eówerne hád healdan árwurþlíce, and mid gódum þeáwum symle geglæncan ye priests should religiously observe your order, and always adorn it with good habits, L. Ælf
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gelíce
Likewise ⬩ also ⬩ as ⬩ pariter
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Likewise, also, as; pariter, Ps. Spl. 67, 7 : Mt. Bos. 27, 44. Gelíce swá swá heó bebeád likewise as she commanded, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 19 : Blickl. Hom. 17, 4. He dyde swá gelíce fecit similiter, Mt. Bos. 20, 5. Elpendes hýd wyle drincan wætan gelíce
þríste
Boldly ⬩ confidently ⬩ without apprehension, fear, hesitation, reserve ⬩ without sense of shame ⬩ presumptuously ⬩ audaciously
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Boldly, in a good sense, confidently, without apprehension, fear, hesitation, reserve Hé þríste genéðde on óðre dǽlas, Apstls. Kmbl. 100; Ap. 50. Hé þríste bebeád, ðæt hié his láre, lǽston, Andr. Kmbl. 3303; An. 1654: Elen. Kmbl. 818; El. 409. Ne wæs
for-gán
to forgo ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ go without ⬩ to abstain from
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to forgo. Add: to abstain from, not to use, go without, not to take Hé cuæð ðæt hit wǽre good ðæt mon foreóde flǽsc and wín bonum est non manducare carnem neque bibere uinum, Past. 319, 4. Hé eft ett þæt hé ǽr mid forhefednysse foreóde, Hml. Th. i. 180
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hádianv
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Substitute: To ordain, v. hád; <b>III. 1 a. l b; V a.</b> absolute Sende hé hine tó hádianne (hádigenne, v. l.) misit eum ordinandum. Bd. 3, 28; Sch. 323, 16. with acc. of person Gif ðú cwest nú : ' Hwá lǽrde ðé ?', þonne cweðe ic, ' Dúnstán
bredan
to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck; ⬩ plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere ⬩ to change, vary, transform; ⬩ vertere, variare, transformare
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to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck; plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere Ic brede nett plecto, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 8. Ic brede me max plecto mihi retia, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 13. Beadohrægl broden on breóstum læg the armour
ealdor-man
ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king ⬩ mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. ⬩ eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves
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an elderman, ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king; mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. The
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glengista
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; cf. glengan; III
BYSGU
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Occupation, business, labour, care, toil, difficulty, trouble, affliction; occupatio, negotium, labor, cura, opus, difficultas, dolor, tribulatio Ða bísgu us sint swíðe earfoþ ríme the occupations are to us very difficult to be numbered, Bt. proœm; Fox
ildra
A parent ⬩ ancestor ⬩ father ⬩ forefather ⬩ predecessor ⬩ elder
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A parent, ancestor, father, forefather, predecessor, elder Ðá mé yldra mín ágeaf andsware fæder reordode then my father answered me and spake [cf. 872; El. 436 : 891; El. 447 : 906; El. 454], Elen. Kmbl. 921; El. 462. Hí forgeten hæfdon ðara wundra heora
neósian
to search out ⬩ find out by enquiry or inspection ⬩ to inspect ⬩ to seek ⬩ visit ⬩ to seek with hostile intent ⬩ to visit with calamity, disease
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to search out, find out by enquiry or inspection, to inspect Wolde neósian Nergend, hwæt his bearn dyde, Cd. Th. 53, 2; Gen. 855. Gewát neósian heán húses hú hit Hring-Dene gebún hæfdon he came and inspected the lofty house, how the Hring-Danes had ordered
blǽdre
That which is blown out ⬩ an inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustule ⬩ pustula, papula ⬩ the BLADDER, receptacle for the urine ⬩ vesica
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[bláwan to blow; flare] That which is blown out, hence an inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustule; pustula, papula Be ǽghwylcum uncúþum blǽdrum ðe on mannes nebbe sittaþ of all strange blisters which exist on a man's face, Herb. cont. 2, 19
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ge-hýdan
to hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ condĕre ⬩ abscondĕre ⬩ to watch ⬩ guard ⬩ heed ⬩ observāre ⬩ to bring into safety ⬩ make firm ⬩ fasten ⬩ allĭgāre
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to hide, conceal; condĕre, abscondĕre He hit gehýt and gehelt it hides and preserves it, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 11 : 39, 13; Fox 234, 19. Sumne dreórighleór in eorþscræfe eorl gehýdde a man sad of countenance has hidden one in an earth-grave, Exon.77 b;
staþol-fæst
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Steadfast, stable, firm; stabilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 55, 3. in a physical sense On ðam feórþan mónþe hé ( the foetus ) biþ on limum staþolfæst, Lchdm. iii. 146, 11. Staðolfæst stán ( glosses Petrus), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 18. Beðearf seó sáwel staðolfæstre
fǽr
a calamity ⬩ disaster ⬩ evil ⬩ accident
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a calamity, disaster, evil, accident Fér casus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 35. Fær cassus, 14, 2. Cassibus, calamitatibus vel férum, cassus, scelus, malum vel fær (cf. excidium, casus, ruina, 145, 8), 129, 27-30. Land, leóhtes leás and líges full, fýres fǽr
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Gúþ-lác
The hermit ⬩ saint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714
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The hermit or saint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714 Gúþlác se nama ys on Rómánisc, Belli munus the name Guthlac is in Latin, Belli munus, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 10, 23. Se hálga Gúþlác ðás word gehýrde the holy Guthlac heard these words, 4;
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cræftig
Ingenious ⬩ skilful ⬩ CRAFTY ⬩ cunning ⬩ virtuous ⬩ powerful ⬩ ingeniosus ⬩ peritus ⬩ astutus ⬩ probus ⬩ potens
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Ingenious, skilful, CRAFTY, cunning, virtuous, powerful; ingeniosus, peritus, astutus, probus, potens Sum biþ fugelbona hafeces cræftig one is a fowler skilful with the hawk Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 6; Crä. 81: 97a; Th. 361, 24; Wal. 24; Ps. C. 50, 11; Ps
tówendan
To overthrow ⬩ upset ⬩ subvert ⬩ overturn ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ destroy ⬩ to destroy by changing ⬩ to repeal a law ⬩ abrogate ⬩ abolish ⬩ overthrow ⬩ destroy
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To overthrow, upset, subvert, overturn Hé tówende evertit, Hpt. Gl. 459, 52. Tówendum erutis, subversis, 433, 44. with reference to material objects, where the object is not of great extent, to overthrow, demolish Ðá tówende se hálga wer ðæt deófolgild
stǽlan
To impute a crime to ⬩ a person ⬩ to charge ⬩ declare something against a person
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To impute a crime to (on, ongeán) a person, to charge, declare something against a person Ic ðé þreáge and stǽle beforan ðé and ðé cýðe eal ðás yflu arguam te, et statuam contra faciem tuam, Ps. Th. 49, 23. Se deófol ða syndǽda stǽleþ on ða gástas the
leger
a lying ⬩ dead ⬩ sickness ⬩ death ⬩ a couch ⬩ a lair ⬩ a grave
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a lying Hys spéda hý forspendaþ mid ðan langan legere ðæs deádan mannes inne they squander his wealth with the long lying of the dead man in the house, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 9. a lying sick or dead, sickness, death Nis ðǽr hungor ne þurst ne slǽp ne swár