un-nyt
Useless ⬩ vain ⬩ idle ⬩ unprofitable
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Gehæft mid ðære unnyttan lufe ðisse middangeardes, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 25. Unnytne gefeán, Met. 5, 27. Unnytne andan, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 33. Unnetne, Met. 28, 52.
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wanung
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Ðonne se móna wanaþ, ðonne tácnaþ hé disse worlde wanunge, Blickl. Homl. 17, 24. a lack, want, defect Wanunge defectu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 43
þan
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(α 1) where þon is preceded by wihte, any at all :-- Ne mót hé ðara hyrsta lǽdan of ðisse worulde wuhte þon máre ðonne hé hider bróhte (cf. ne lǽt hé his nánwuht of ðís middanearde mid him máre ðonne hé bróhte hider, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 15-17), Met. 14
weorþian
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Homl. 97, 13. of reverence shewn to holy persons or religious seasons, to celebrate, commemorate, of persons On ðisum dæge wé wurðiaþ on úrum lofsangum and on freólse ðone mǽran apostol Iacóbum, Homl. Th. ii. 412, 18. Se (St.
ge-wítan
to see ⬩ behold ⬩ videre ⬩ spectare ⬩ to turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that direction ⬩ to set out towards ⬩ start ⬩ pass over ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ withdraw ⬩ go away ⬩ retreat ⬩ retire ⬩ die ⬩ transire ⬩ discedere
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[wítan, I. to see] to see, behold; videre, spectare Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard ðisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps.
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tún
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Gif se gereáfa ðis oferheald, gebéte .xxx. sciłł. and sié áæt feoh gedǽled ðǽm þearfum ðe on ða[m] tún[e] synd, ðe ðis ungefremed wunie, L. Ath. i. prm. ; Th. i. 198, 12.
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reáf-lác
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rapine, robbery, spoliation, plundering : Ðis synt ða ídelnyssa ðysse worlde . . . gýtsung and reáflác (rapina) and manslihtas, L. Ecg. P. i. 8; Th. ii. 174, 34. Heáfodleahtras sind ... reáflác, gítsung ... Homl. Th. ii. 592, 6.
ge-witnes
knowledge ⬩ cognisance ⬩ witness ⬩ testimony ⬩ used of persons
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At ðis gewitnesse wæs seo kining Offa at this witnessing was king Offa, Chr. 777; Erl. 55, 12. used of persons Ic Æthelmǽr gewitnys I Æthelmær am witness, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 351, 12-18: iv. 206, 6-9.
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gild
a payment of money ⬩ a tribute ⬩ compensation ⬩ retribution ⬩ substitute ⬩ solutio ⬩ tributum ⬩ compensatio ⬩ remuneratio ⬩ retributio ⬩ GUILD ⬩ society ⬩ club, to which payments were made for mutual protection and support, more extensive than our friendly societies ⬩ societas ⬩ fraternitas ⬩ a payment to God ⬩ worship ⬩ service ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ offering ⬩ cultus ⬩ sacrificium ⬩ a heathen deity ⬩ numen ⬩ a visible object of worship ⬩ an idol ⬩ idolum
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Ðis wæs swíðe hefigtýme geár þurh mænigfealde gylda this was a very grievous year on account of manifold taxes, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 25. Menn guldon him gyld men paid him tribute, 1066; Fri. 203, 8.
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be-beódan
'to give . . . generally,' ⬩ to order ⬩ enjoin ⬩ to commit ⬩ commend ⬩ to offer to the gods ⬩ to commit into (on, in) ⬩ to announce
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Bebiód ðis praecipe hoc, Past. 385, 30. S. Paulus sægde ꝥ Críst sylfa bebude Moyse ꝥ hé óþrum láreówum sægde, Bl. H. 45, 20. Windum stilnesse bebeódan, 177, 17. Healde man mæssedæg swá hé beboden beó, Wlfst. 117, 5. Hí wǽron bebodene imperantur, An.
wracu
pain ⬩ suffering ⬩ misery ⬩ suffering ⬩ punishment ⬩ vengeance ⬩ retribution ⬩ persecution ⬩ hostility ⬩ active enmity ⬩ vengeance ⬩ revenge
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Ða yfelan bióþ micle gesáligran ðe on ðisse worulde habbaþ micelne weán and manigfeald wíte for hyra yfelum, ðonne ða sién ðe náne wræce nabbaþ, ne nán wíte on ðisse worulde for hiora yfle feliciores esse improbos supplicia luentes, quam si eos nulla
Aríus
A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336
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D. 336 Ðá cwæþ Arrius ðæt Crist, Godes Sunu, ne mihte ná beón his Fæder gelíc, ne swá mihtig swá he; and cwæþ, ðæt se Fæder wǽre ǽr se Sunu, and nam býsne be mannum, hú ǽlc sunu biþ gingra ðonne se fæder on ðisum lífe....
dýre
dear, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus ⬩ dear of price, precious, costly
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Kmbl. 583; El. 292. dear of price, precious, costly; prĕtiōsus, magni æstimandus On ðisum gére wæs corn swá dýre swá nán man ǽr ne gemunde, swá ðæt se sester hwǽtes eóde to lx penega, and eác furðor in this year [A.
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helpan
To help ⬩ aid ⬩ assist ⬩ succour
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Wé on ðisum lífe mágon helpan ðám forþfarenum ðe on wítnunge beóþ we in this life may help the departed that are being punished, Homl. Th. ii. 356, 11. Wé sceolon earmra manna helpan we ought to help poor people, 442, 14. Helpa fovere, Rtl. 122, 37
ge-fetian
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Th. i. 562, 4. to go and get what one seeks, get, obtain, with concrete object Críst sitt on heofonum mid þám hálgum þe hé on ðisum lífe gefette, Hml. Th. i. 248, 24: ii. 368, 33.
ÉCE
Eternal, perpetual, everlasting ⬩ sempĭternus, æternus
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Eternal, perpetual, everlasting; sempĭternus, æternus Ðis ys sóþlice éce líf hæc est autcm vīta æterna. Jn. Bos. 17, 3. Onwód éce feónd folcdriht wera the eternal foe pervaded the nation of men. Cd. 64; Th. 76, 23; Gen. 1261.
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lácnian
To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ tend ⬩ take care of ⬩ treat ⬩ dress(a wound)
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Ðis is þearf ðæt se se ðe wunde lácnian (Hatt. MS. lácnigean) wille géote wín on necesse est, ut, quisquis sanandis vulneribus praeest, in vino morsum doloris adhibeat, Past. 17, 10; Swt. 124, 11. Se lácnigenda the physician, 21, 2; Swt. 153, 4.
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lyðre
Evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ base ⬩ mean ⬩ poor ⬩ sordid ⬩ vile ⬩ lewd ⬩ depraved
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Hú lǽne and hú lyðre ðis líf is on tó getrúwianne, 189, 3. Eálá ðú lyðra þeówa serve nequam, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 32: Lk. Skt. 19, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 552, 6. Ic eom se lytla for ðé and se lyðra man, se syngige swíðe genehhe, Hy. 3, 41; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 41.
neowol
prone ⬩ prostrate ⬩ deep down ⬩ low ⬩ profound
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In ðis neowle genip, 275, 31; Sat. 180 : 292, 25; Sat. 446. Drihten for ðé of ðæm heán heofone on ðás neowlan gesceaft niðer ástáh for thee the Lord descended from the high heaven to this lower world, L. E. I. prm.; Th. ii. 396, 2.
ge-win
a battle ⬩ contest ⬩ war ⬩ strife ⬩ quarrel ⬩ hostility ⬩ tumult ⬩ certāmen ⬩ pugna ⬩ bellum ⬩ tŭmultus ⬩ labour ⬩ toil ⬩ sorrow ⬩ agony ⬩ lăbor ⬩ trībŭlātio ⬩ ăgōnia ⬩ fruit of laborers ⬩ gain ⬩ profit ⬩ fructus lăbōrum ⬩ lucrum ⬩ quæstus
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He his módsefan wið ðam fǽrhagan fæste trymede feónda gewinna he firmly strengthened his mind against the peril of the fiends' hostilities, Exon, 46 b; Th. 159, 29; Gú. 934. labour, toil, sorrow, agony; lăbor, trībŭlātio, ăgōnia Ðis gewin hic lăbor,
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