talian
to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account, ⬩ to impute, ascribe, lay to the account of ⬩ to reckon, enumerate
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Gé beóþ mé talade and rímde on bearna stæl, Exon. Th. 366, 11; Reb. 10. where the object is expressed by a clause Sóð ic talige, ðæt ic merestrengo máran áhte, Beo. Th. 1069; B. 532.
ge-bindan
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Wanhále, witum gebundene, An. 580. (3 a) hindrance from a physical cause :-- His wíf mid bearne swǽrlíce gebunden gǽð, Hml.
A
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A-beran = beran to bear :-- Hefige byrðyna man aberan ne mæg a man is not able to bear heavy burdens, Mt. Bos. 23, 4. Ne here ge sacc nolite portare sacculum, Lk. Bos. 10, 4.
hefig-tíme
heavy ⬩ weighty ⬩ of great importance ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ oppressive ⬩ annoying ⬩ troublesome ⬩ hard to bear ⬩ grievous ⬩ tedious
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L. 54, 4. of things, hard to bear, grievous; in a weaker sense, tedious. used attributively Hé geðafað þæt ðá árleásan his hálgan ðearle geswencað mid hefigtýmre éhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 574, 23.
láf
remnant ⬩ remains ⬩ relic ⬩ remainder ⬩ rest ⬩ lave ⬩ legacy ⬩ heirloom ⬩ a relict ⬩ widow
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Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn then Eadric died ... Eadric left a widow but no child, Chart. Th. 272, 22
nú
Now ⬩ at this time ⬩ Now ⬩ since ⬩ when
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Wé mágon geþencean, nú ( since ) ða sint Godes bearn genemned ðe sibbe wyrcaþ, Past. 47; Swt. 359, 12. Hú mæg hé hira bión orsorg, nú ( when ) se hierde cwæþ, 54; Swt. 427, 5.
BLÍÐE
joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE ⬩ lætus, hilaris ⬩ gentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweet ⬩ mansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavis ⬩ quiet, calm, peaceful ⬩ tranquillus, placidus ⬩ joy
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Fæder ongon, þurh blíðne geþoht, his bearn lǽran a father began, through kind thought, to teach his son, Exon. 80 b; Th. 302, 30; Fä. 44: Andr. Kmbl. 1941; An. 973: Ps. Th. 102, 19.
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Sume habbaþ bearn genóge, ac ða beóþ yfele and unweorþ alius prole laetatus, filii filiaeve delictis moestus illacrymat, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 9. Geþenc nú hwæþer ǽnig mon beó á ðý unweorþra ðe hine manige men forsióþ.
earfoðe
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Wíf ácenþ bearn and þrowaþ micel earfoþu æfter þám ðe heó ǽr micelne lust þurhteáh, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 2. work, labour Geseón on him selfum synne genóge, atol earfoða ǽrgedénra, Cri. 1266. what is difficult, the difficult v. next word Þám synfullum
hlísa
fame ⬩ reputation ⬩ repute ⬩ glory ⬩ reputation ⬩ report ⬩ fame ⬩ approbation ⬩ applause
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Wilnigaþ monige men anwealdes ðe hié woldon habban gódne hlísan, þeáh hí his unwyrþe sién, Bt. 18, I; F. 60, 26. used of the Deity, glory: Nǽfre hlísan áh Meotud þan máran þonne hé wið monna bearn wyrceð weldǽdum no more glorious attribute has the Maker
on-fón
to take ⬩ to take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have given ⬩ to take what another offers, receive favourably, accept ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to undergo a rite, undertake a duty ⬩ to conceive ⬩ to take to, to begin ⬩ incipere
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Ðonne wile hé onfón rihtre ondetnesse, 155, 1. to conceive Gif heó bearn onféhþ si infantem conceperit, L. Ecg. 6, 19; Th. ii. 146, 29. Seó unwæstmfæstnes fram him fleáh, and seó clǽnnes onféng, Blickl. Homl. 163, 19.
sorh
care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ sorrow ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ sorrow, care ⬩ cura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, labor ⬩ care, sorrow
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Manna bearn sorgum sáwaþ, 6, 18; Cri. 86. Ne biþ him hyra yrmðu án tó wíte, ac ðara óþerra eád tó sorgum, 79, 22; Cri. 1294. On wíte mid swáte and mid sorgum libban, Cd. Th. 31, 8; Gen. 482. Mid sorgum geswenced, Andr. Kmbl. 231; An. 116.
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þanne
Then, ⬩ when ⬩ then ⬩ then, ⬩ at that time ⬩ then, ⬩ after that ⬩ yet, ⬩ besides ⬩ then, ⬩ again ⬩ then, ⬩ yet, ⬩ but ⬩ then, ⬩ therefore, ⬩ consequently ⬩ then, in that case, ⬩ then, ⬩ in that case ⬩ when ⬩ when, at such times as ⬩ when, after ⬩ when, since, seeing that ⬩ although ⬩ denoting condition, case, when, the case in which Iactantia ⬩ then ... when, ⬩ when ... then ⬩ than
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Ðín ágen bearn frætwa healdeþ, þonne ðín flǽsc ligeþ, Cd. Th. 132, 5; Gen. 2188. Hwæt dó wé, þonne hé unc hafaþ geedbyrded óþre síþe, Exon.
ge-seón
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Ǽr hé geseó his wíf and his bearn sweltende, Bt. 10; F. 28, 39. Þ hí gesáwon mannes blód ágoten, Ors. l, 2 ; S. 30, 9. Hí gefégon þæs þe hí hyne gesundne geseón móston, B. 1628: 1998.
heals-fang
'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' ⬩ embracing ⬩ to embrace
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Healsfang gebyreþ bearnum bróðrum and fæderan ne gebyreþ nánum mǽge ðæt feoh búte ðam ðe sý binnan cneówe. Of ðam dæge ðe ðæt healsfang ágolden sý..., L. E. G. 13; Th. i. 174, 23-7: L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 20: L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 11; L. C.
on-findan
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Hé onfunde Godes ierre on ðám hearme ðe his bearne becóm, Past. 39, 4. to detect a person in wrongdoing Anfunden deprehensus (of a thief), Kent.
ge-mǽne
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(a α) of the relation of parents and children :-- Be ðon ðe ryhtgesamhíwan bearn hæbben . . . Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, Ll. Th. i. 126, 3. with a non-material object, of joint action, to share action, responsibility, & c.
ge-mynd
Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemoration ⬩ remembrance
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Us is mid mycelre gemynde to geþencenne we must bear well in mind, Blickl. Homl. 29, 2. Gimynd commemoratio, Rtl. 62, 21. In gemyndum to habbanne to be had in mind, Nar. 4, 9: 2, 8
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sceaþa
a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy ⬩ fiend, devil ⬩ a spoiler, robber ⬩ a warrior
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Beraþ linde forþ in sceaþena gemong bear the linden shields forth into the press of the foe, Judth. Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 193. Wælstreámas ( the waters of the Deluge ) werodum swelgaþ, sceaþum scyldfullum, Cd.