westan
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Gesáwon wé westan ðone leóman sunnan, and se leóma gehrán ðǽm treówum ufonweardum, Nar. 28, 23. marking the direction of measurement Is seó stów ǽghwanon mid sǽ ymbseald bútan westan est locus ille undique mari circumdatus praeter ab occidente Bd. 4,
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ge-þyncan
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Se leóma wæs swíðe lang geþúht, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 29: Rún. 21. Þeáh ðá gecorenan Godes cempan sind feáwa geðúhte, Hml.
glitnian
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Betwux þæs heortes hornum glitenode gelícnys þǽre hálgan róde breohtre þonne sunnan leóma, Hml. S. 30, 42. Leóhtes dægrima glitnigende ( rutilans ) scínþ, Hy. S. 8, 21. Gliteniend(r)e corusco (immensi luminis splendore ), An. Ox. 4310. <b>I a.
hoh-full
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Ne beó ðú hohful, lá wíf, þín sunu leofað, 152, 19. Hé ðá swíðe hohful wearð and feól tó his fótum flówendum teárum (cf. provolutus ejus pedibus fusis cum gemitu lacrimis. Vit. Cuth. c. 28), Hml. Th. ii. 152, 10.
on-tendan
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S. 5, 294 (in Dict.). to burn by exposure to fire Hê heóld his finger ofer þæt byrnende leóht . . . and his fingras ealle ontende, Hml. A. 196, 49. add: to inflame a person with passion, emotion, &c.
beám
a beam ⬩ post ⬩ a beam of light
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Se leóma wæs swilce ormǽte beám, 1106; P. 240, 21. Heora earmas wǽron swá ormǽte beámas, Hml. S. 4, 288. Gewyrcean tor of treówum and of mycclum beámum, Bl. H. 187, 12.
ETAN
EAT, consume, devour ⬩ ĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre
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Seó leó bringþ hungregum hwelpum hwæt to etanne the lioness brings to hungry whelps somewhat to eat, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 71, 38. Rýnde him manna [mete] to etanne pluit illis manna ad mandūcandum, Ps. Spl. 77, 28.
ge-lǽran
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. ¶ rǽd gelǽran to give counsel :-- Ne meahton wé gelǽran leófne þeóden rǽd ǽnigne þæt hé ne grétte goldweard þone we could not give the dear prince any counsel that would prevent him attacking the dragon, B. 3079.
ge-sprǽc
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Th. ii. 402, 38. a speaking to or with, colloquy, dialogue, conversation Mé simle is swýþe leóf ealldra manna gespræc (sprǽc, gespræca, v. ll.) mihi senum collocutio esse semper amabilis solet, Gr. D. 79, 18.
on-týnan
to open ⬩ of places or things, ⬩ to make an opening in ⬩ to open, allow to burst forth ⬩ to open so as to admit of ingress or egress ⬩ to open (a door) ⬩ to open the mouth, lips, to speak ⬩ to open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight to ⬩ to open the ears, to listen to a person ⬩ to disclose, reveal, display
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Hwonne ús líffreá leóht ontýne, Exon. Th. 2, 31; Cri. 27. Ðæt ic móte ðis gealdor tóþum ontýnan that I may utter this incantation, Lchdm. i. 400, 5. Ús is wuldres leóht ontýned, Cd. Th. 299, 28; Sat. 557: Exon. Th. 102, 17; Cri. 1674: Andr.
an-sín
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Hé geseah león ansýne, Guth. 46, 24. Fearres gelícnysse and beran ansýne, 48, 2. Englas gehwyrfde on manna onsýne, Bl. H. 233, 5. Gedyde ic þæt þú onsýn hæfdest mǽgwlite mé gelícne, Cri. 1383. of things Seó sǽ þe ǽr gladu onsiéne wæs, Met. 5, 11.
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be-limpan
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Ox. 872. to be proper for, adapted to Þás lǽcedómas belimpað tó eallum innoþa mettrymnessum, Lch. ii. 158, 1, Leóð þá þe tó ǽfestnesse belumpon carmina religioni apta, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 5.
tó-bregdan
to separate (trans.) by a quick movement, ⬩ to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. ) ⬩ to pull apart ⬩ to separate (intrans.) by a quick movement, ⬩ to break off, ⬩ start from sleep, ⬩ to awake ⬩ to separate by making a quick movement with something
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Hé tóbrǽd (dilaceravit) áne león tó sticcum, Jud. 14, 6. Metod tóbrǽd monna sprǽce the Lord destroyed the unity of human speech, Cd. Th. 102, 5; Gen. 1695. Hié tóbrugdon blódigum ceaflum fira flǽschoman, Andr. Kmbl. 317; An. 159.
lád-teów
A leader ⬩ guide ⬩ conductor ⬩ general
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Látteów wæs ðara leóda duces eorum, Ps. Th. 67, 25. Ic eom ealdor and látteów drihtnes heres sum princeps exercitus domini, Jos. 5, 14.
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ge-dafenian
To be becoming or fit ⬩ to behove ⬩ decere ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ it behoves ⬩ it is becoming or fit ⬩ ought ⬩ dĕcet ⬩ oportet
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Hit gedafnode ðæt se Ælmihtiga ǽrest ðæt hwílendlíce leóht geworhte it was becoming that the Almighty first created the temporary light, Boutr. Scrd. 19, 4 : 21, 39. Gedæfnad is ús decet nos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 15
ge-lang
Along ⬩ belonging ⬩ depending ⬩ consequent
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Nis me wiht æt eów leófes gelong I am not dependent upon you for anything dear, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 5; Gú. 284 : 115 b; Th. 444, 11; Kl. 45. Ðæt wæs swíðor on ðam gelang that was rather owing to this reason, Ors. 4, 10; Bos. 94, 35.
þanc-weorþ
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And þancwyrþre biþ ðæs dæges leóht for ðære egeslícan þióstro ðære nihte, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 26-29. Þancwurðra gratuita, Hpt. Gl. 442, 26. Hé gearcode him gebeótscipe on his húse, ac hé gearcode him micele þancwurðran gereord on his heortan, Homl.
un-rihtwís
Unrighteous ⬩ unjust ⬩ evil
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Se áwyrgda gást is heáfod ealra unrihtwísra dǽda, swylce unrihtwíse syndon deófles leomo, Blickl. Homl. 33, 7. Hé wæs mid unrihtwísum (-rehtuísum, Lind.: -rehtwísum, Rush. iniquis ) geteald, Mk. Skt. 15, 28.
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yfelness
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Th. ii. 84, 2. malignity, cruelty, v. yfel, He slóh and tó sceame túcode ða Norðhymbran leóde, óþ ðæt Óswold his yfelnysse ádwæscte, Homl.
bufan
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</b> prep. with dat. local, above, at a point higher than Æteówode leóht bufon ðám apostole, Hml. Th. i. 76, 9. Hangaþ bufan þǽm lástum leóhtfæt, Bl. H. 127, 28. Hí licgað bufan eorðan on hyra húsum, Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 24.