riht-wísian
To direct aright ⬩ rule
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To direct aright rule Ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere síe ( rihtwísige Cott. MS.) a Deo mundum regi non ambigis, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 12, 14
FLÓR
A FLOOR ⬩ păvimentum ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ ārea
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Swá swá ǽlces húses wah biþ fæst ǽgðer ge on ðære flóre, ge on ðæm hrófe, swá biþ ǽlc gód on Gode fæst, forðæm he is ǽlces gódes ǽgðer ge hróf ge flór as the wall of every house is fixed both to the floor and to the roof, so is every good fixed in God
mǽting
A dream
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A dream On xxii nihta seó mǽtinga biþ eall costunge full; ne biþ ðæt ná gód swefen, Lchdm. iii. 156, 7. Gé mǽtinge míne ne cunnon, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 24; Dan. 141
styrigend-líc
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Hé styrigendlíces nán þincg findan ne mihte, Of styrigendlícum mobilibus, Germ God gesceóp eall libbende fisccinn and stirigendlíce omnem animam viventem atque motabilem, Gen. 1, 21
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unriht-dǽd
Evil-doing
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God wyle ðæt Sunnandæg freóls beó fram eallum unrihtdǽdum and þeówétlícum weorcum, Wulfst. 292, 7
corn-wurma
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Gor[n]wurman murice, 1064. Be cornwurman de muricibus, 1067. Cornwurmum, 5141
fremfullíce
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Add: to profit or advantage Drihten ealle gód him fremfullíce ( to his profit ) tówearde dyde, Lch. iii. 436, 22. Fremfullíce ( only fremfi is left in MS.) effica[citer ], R. Ben. I. 1, 5
sceand-word
A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word
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A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word Ðæt ic (the devil) wolde, ðæt hý (wicked men) ðé (God ) áfremdedon and ðíne circean forgeáton and æt mé leornedan sceandword, Wulfst. 255, 15
on-wist
The being in a place, dwelling, habitation
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The being in a place, dwelling, habitation Gesealde sigora waldend onwist éðles Abrahames sunum God granted to Abraham's descendants to live in a country, Cd. Th. 178, 27; Exod. 18. Cf. on-wunung
mirran
to be a stumbling-block to ⬩ to hinder ⬩ obstruct ⬩ to waste ⬩ squander ⬩ To err
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God nolde ðæt hié ðone Cristendóm mierde leng God would not that they should longer obstruct Christianity, Ors. 6, 7; Swt. 262, 21. Gif hwá Godes lage wyrde oððe folclage myrre, L. I.
ge-wealdan
To wield ⬩ rule ⬩ have power over ⬩ command ⬩ control ⬩ cause
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Cyning geweóld his gewitte the king got command of his senses, Beo. Th. 5399; B. 2703
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ymb-irnan
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to go round Hí ymbyrnaþ ceaster circuibunt civitatem Ps. Spl. 58, 7, 16. to go about Seofona gástas ymbiornas ( discurrentes ), Mt. Kmbl. p. 10, 3
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wiþ-gangan
to go against ⬩ to go off ⬩ withdraw ⬩ fail
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to go against Ic ne meahte mægnes cræfte gúðe wiðgongan (I could not go and meet the foe in fight ), ac ic sceal sécan cempan sǽmran, Exon. Th. 266, 4; Jul. 393. to go off, withdraw, fail Byð mé eágon wiðgangen defecerunt oculi mei, Ps. Th. 68, 3
fram
Valiant ⬩ stout ⬩ firm ⬩ strēnuus
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He wæs fram to Godes compe he was stout for God's battle, Andr. Kmbl. 467; An. 234
ear
Sea, ocean ⬩ măre, oceănus
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Sea, ocean; măre, oceănus Hyre [dúne] deorc on lást eare geblonden óðer fereþ dark on its [the down's] track goes another mixed with the ocean, Exon. 101b; Th. 384, 3; Rä. 4, 22
ge-minsian
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To lessen, impair the credit of Heó goda meaht forhogde and mec swíðast geminsade, Jul. 621. Ne mæg ǽnig man Godes mihta ne his mǽrða geminsian ne ǽnig ðing áwyrdan, Wlfst. 35, 3
inlíce
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Þæt is heálic rǽd monna gehwylcum . . . þæt hé symle inlocast and geornlícost God weorðige, Cri 432. Add
ge-tweógan
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Þeáh mé héte God on flód faran nǽre hé þæs deóp þæt his ó mín mód getweóde though God should bid me go into the water, the water would not be so deep that my heart would hesitate about it (i.e. going into the water ), ac ic tó þám grunde génge, Gen. 833
CANDEL
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Se sceal ðære sunnan síþ bihealdan, Godes condelle he shall observe the sun's course, God's candle, 57a; Th. 204, 2; Ph. 91
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mægenþrym-ness
Majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ glory
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God sylf se ðe ǽfre þurhwunode on his miclan wuldre and on his mægenþrimnisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 4. Ða ðe gesáwon míne mægenþrimnisse qui viderunt majestatem meam, Num. 14, 22