weorþan
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Hé wearp út his net, and þǽr wearð oninnan án ormæte leax, Hml. S. 31, 1274. I. add Hé ne wearð náfre náne yfele dǽda wyrcende, Nic. l, 19. (2 b) :-- On þǽm swicdóme wearð Numantia duguð gefeallen. Ors. 5, 3 ; S. 222, 8.
FEALO
FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? ⬩ flāvus, gilvus, fuscus
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Se fealwa holen the fallow or withered holly leaf, Exon. 114a; Th. 437, 19; Rä. 56, 10. Cing út gewát on fealone [fealene, col. 1] flód the king departed on the dusky flood, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 16, col. 2; Æðelst. 36: Beo. Th. 3904 ; B. 1950.
leóma
Light ⬩ radiance ⬩ sheen ⬩ splendour ⬩ lightning ⬩ ray
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Leómena leás blind, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 13; Vy. 17. Leómum inlýhted illumined with his rays, 42 a; Th. 141, 14; Gú. 627. Seó sunne behýdde hire hátan leóman the sun hid its hot beams, Homl. Th. ii. 256, 34
Linked entries: sunnan-leóma ge-leómod
un-blíðe
sad ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ grieved ⬩ unkind ⬩ shewing ill-will or displeasure ⬩ stern ⬩ angry ⬩ unquiet ⬩ not peaceful
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Gehiéren ða unblíðan (tristes) ða leán ðæs gefeán ðe hié tó hopiaþ ... Monige beóð ðeáh blíðe and eác unblíðe (laeti vel tristes ) for ðæs blódes styringe, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 16-24: 61; Swt. 455, 10.
ge-síþ
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. ¶ where the prince is not of this world :-- Þegnas heredon Fæder frumsceafta; hé him þæs, leófum gesíðum, leán æfter geaf, Cri. 453. Hé (Lucifer) cwæð þæt hé mid his gesíðum wolde hýðan heofona ríce, Sal. 453. <b>III a.
sáwan
to sow ⬩ to sow ⬩ implant
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Kmbl. 67; Leás. 35. Ða hér on teárum sáwaþ hí eft fægerum gefeán sníðaþ qui seminant in lacrymis, in gaudio metent, Ps. Th. 125, 5: Exon. Th. 6, 18; Cri. 86. Hé monigfealde módes snyttru seów and sette geond sefan monna, 41, 29; Cri. 663.
húru
At least ⬩ at all events ⬩ at any rate ⬩ in any case ⬩ however ⬩ even ⬩ yet ⬩ only ⬩ indeed ⬩ certainly ⬩ especially
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At least, at all events, at any rate, in any case, however, even, yet, only, indeed, certainly, especially Húru gif ic hæfde ǽnne penig saltim si haberem unum denarium, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 46, 35.
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þunor
thunder ⬩ tonitrus ⬩ fulmen ⬩ Jupiter ⬩ a thane of king Egbert of Kent
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Ðunres-leáh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 342. [Þa Þunre heo ȝiuen þunres dæi (þoris dai, and MS.), Laym. 13929. ] a thane of king Egbert of Kent Ermenréd gestrýnde twégen sunu ða syððan wurðan gemartirode of Ðunore, Chr. 640; Erl. 26, 4.
láð
hateful ⬩ hated ⬩ loathed ⬩ loth ⬩ displeasing ⬩ injurious ⬩ grievous ⬩ hostile ⬩ malign ⬩ inimical
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Lǽdan on láðne síþ to lead to hell, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 20; Hy. 4, 52. Ðec gelegdon on láðne bend they put thee into grievous captivity, Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539.
EÓWU
EWE, female sheep ⬩ ŏvis fēmĭna
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The milk was used for domestic purposes: butter and cheese were made from it; for Ælfric teaches the shepherd [sceáp-hyrde] to say, 'On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease, and ic agénlǽde híg to heora loca, and melke híg tweówa on dæg
ge-frignan
to ask ⬩ interrogare ⬩ to learn by asking ⬩ hear of
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to ask; interrogare Ðá Euan gefrægn ælmihtig God then almighty God asked Eve, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 34; Gen. 887. to learn by asking, hear of Ðá gefrægn Higeláces ðegn Grendles dǽda when Hygelac's thane heard of Grendel's deeds, Beo.
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wrenc
a trick ⬩ artifice ⬩ wile ⬩ stratagem ⬩ a stratagem ⬩ a modulation of the voice
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Ðæt lease lot, ðe beoþ mid ðám wrencum bewrigen fraus, mendaci compta colore. Bt. 4; Fox 8, 17: Met. 4, 47. Tó fela manna wearð mid þyllícan wrencan þurh deofol forlǽred, Wulfst. 54, 12. Tógeánes ðæs deófles wrencum, 198, 12.
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be-wyrcan
surround
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Hé hét sceáwian Hiericho, hú heó beworht wæs, Jos. 2, 1. to cover over with metal Heó þá cartan beworhte mid leáde. Hml. S. 3, 532. Hé beworhte ðá bígelsas mid gyldenum læfrum, Hml. Th. ii. 498, 2.
here-toga
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Gercyning oððe heretoga consul, ii. 20, 4. used of an English official Ic Óswald mid geðafunge and leáfe Eádgáres Angul-cyningces and Ælfheres Mercna heretogan (cf. Ælfhere ducis Merciorum 33,) C.D. iii. 5, 5: 49, 29: 159, 20. Cf. Ælfere ealdorman.
hearga
a grove ⬩ a temple ⬩ fane ⬩ an idol
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[For pl. hearga; f. substitute: a place sacred to a god, with an idol and an altar. a grove Hearga lucum (the word occurs among glosses to Aldhelm between one on Ald. 50, 25 and another on 50, 27: in the text between these lucum does not occur), Wrt.
CYLL
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Se ðe fæstne hider cylle [MS. kylle] brohte. . . gif hwelc þyrelne cylle [kylle MS.] brohte to ðys burnan who has brought hither a water-tight bottle . . . if any has brought to this spring a leaky bottle, Past. 65; Hat. MS
un-tweógendlíce
without feeling doubt ⬩ certainly ⬩ unhesitatingly ⬩ so as not to cause doubt ⬩ unequivocally ⬩ indubitably
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.), ðonne ða heora segene eft gelýfdon, ðe æfter heom ácende wǽron, Wulfst. 2, 12. so as not to cause doubt, unequivocally, indubitably Hé his ǽrendracan ásende tó ðære ðeóde, and him untweógendlíce secgan (say in a way that should leave no room for
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sceáwere
an observer, ⬩ a spy ⬩ a watch-tower ⬩ a mirror ⬩ a buffoon, an actor
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Leáse sceáweras, Beo. Th. 511; B. 253. Moises sende twelf sceáweras, Num. 13, 4: Jos. 2, l. a watch-tower (?) Sceáwere(the word occurs in a list of military terms), speculia Wrt.
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bæftan
behind, ⬩ ⬩ after
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S. 31, 155. in contrast with advance along with, as in to leave behind Þá tungelwítegan férdon, and þá bóceras bæftan belifon, Hml. Th. i. 108, 11: Chr. 1050;P. 169, 20. Hé lét þǽr bæftan Titum and forð seglode, Hml.
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híwung
shaping ⬩ shape ⬩ frame ⬩ make ⬩ constitution ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ species ⬩ kind ⬩ transformation ⬩ an illusory shape ⬩ deceptive appearance ⬩ a pretence ⬩ trick ⬩ simulation ⬩ hypocrisy ⬩ fiction ⬩ irony
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Þurh leáse híwunge, 8. pretence of piety or goodness, hypocrisy: Hí sceolon habban eáðmódnysse on heora æðelum þeáwum mid nánre híwunge, Hml. A. 39, 385.