ge-timbran
to make of wood ⬩ to build ⬩ to build up ⬩ construct ⬩ ædĭfĭcāre ⬩ construĕre ⬩ exstruĕre ⬩ to build up the mind ⬩ instruct ⬩ edify ⬩ instruĕre
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Naman mínne on ferhþlocan fæste getimbre fast build up my name within their hearts, Andr. Kmbl. 3339; An. 1673. Ðeáh ðe ðæt port beó trumlíce on ǽlce healfe getimbrod though the gate be firmly constructed on every side, Homl. Th. ii. 432, 3.
leóht
Light ⬩ bright ⬩ cheerful ⬩ shining ⬩ clear
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Him wæs leóht sefa ... blíðheort wunode his soul was unclouded by sorrow ... blithe of heart he continued, Andr. Kmbl. 2504; An. 1253, Him wæs leóht sefa, ferhþ gefeónde, Elen.
FYLGEAN
To follow ⬩ attend ⬩ follow or carry out ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ exsĕqui
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To follow, attend, follow or carry out; sĕqui, insĕqui, exsĕqui Ðæt hearma swá fela fylgean sceolde monna cynne that so many ills must follow to mankind, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 15; Gen. 709: L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 288, 29.
Cædmon
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When he received this answer, then he began forthwith to sing, in praise of God the Creator, the verses and the words which he had never heard . . . Then he arose from sleep, and had fast in mind all that he sleeping had sung. . .
ge-swencan
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Ðý lǽs hí weorþan wyrsan gif hí ástyrede bióþ and geswenced (-swencte, v. l. ) quem deteriorem facere possit adversitas, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 6. where both subject and object are things Bið heard winter and yfel lencten and eorþan wæstmas swíþe geswencte
weardian
to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind
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Staþol weardian, 496, 19; Rä. 85, 17. in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, to follow Hýrde ic ðæt ðámfrætwum feówer mearas lást weardode I heard that four steeds followed in the train of those equipments, Beo.
Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere
FÁCEN
Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime ⬩ dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio
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Eorl óðerne spreceþ fægere befóran, and ðæt fácen swá ðeáh hafaþ in his heortan one man speaks another fair before his face, and nevertheless hath evil in his heart, Frag. Kmbl. 9; Leás. 5: Menol. Fox 574; Gn. C. 56.
DUGAN
To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberal ⬩ valēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre
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Se ðe his heorte deah he whose heart is good, Cd. 219; Th, 282, 8; Sat. 283. Húru se aldor deah [Th. þeáh, Beo. 744], se ðǽm heaðorincum hider wísade the chief is able indeed, who has led the warriors hither, B. 369.
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líðe
Lithe ⬩ soft ⬩ gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ mild ⬩ serene ⬩ benign ⬩ gracious ⬩ pleasant ⬩ sweet
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Hearda wunda beóþ mid líðum beðengum gehnescode dura vulnera per lenia fomenta mollescunt, Past. 26, 2; Swt. 183, 20. Swíðe líðum wordum with very gentle words; humanitatis lege eos mulcens, Nar. 25, 10: Exon. 37 b; Th. 124, 3; Gú. 334.
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tilung
striving, ⬩ endeavour, ⬩ effort, ⬩ labour ⬩ a pursuit ⬩ occupation ⬩ employment ⬩ business ⬩ care ⬩ attention ⬩ treatment ⬩ cure ⬩ gain that comes from labour ⬩ acquisition ⬩ fruit got by tilling the earth
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Æfter níðum teolunge heara secundum nequitias studiorum ipsorum, Ps. Surt. 27, 4. a pursuit, occupation, employment, business Gestreón of ðære teolunge ðe hé him befæste gain from the occupation he committed to them, Homl. Th. ii. 552, 1.
hleóþor
a sound ⬩ noise ⬩ voice
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Ðeáh ðe . . . ánra gehwylc . . . hæbbe gyldene býman on múðe, and ealra býmena gehwylc hæbbe .xii. hleóðor, and hleóðra gehwylc sý heofone heárre and helle deópre, ðonne géna ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ hé hý ealle ofer-hleóðeð, Sal.
HRING
A RING ⬩ circle ⬩ circuit ⬩ cycle ⬩ orb ⬩ globe ⬩ festoon
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Heortan unhneáweste hringa gedáles the heart least niggardly in the giving of rings, Exon. 85 b; Th. 323, 4; Víd. 73. Hæft mid hringa gesponne bound with the linked chain, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 17; Gen. 762: 19; Th. 24, 14; Gen. 377.
þearle
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convey such an idea, it becomes equivalent to very, very much, exceedingly, and the like. where there is the idea of pain, trouble, etc. where the idea of manner is more prominent Þearle ys mé nú ðá, heorte ys onhǽted matters go hardly with me now, my heart
hyldu
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His mæg Eádgár hé þǽr on þæs cynges Willelmes heldan tó cynge gesette, 1097; P. 234, 15. (2 b) devotion to the service of a lord :-- Hire hyrdeman ðurh holdrǽdene sume ác ástáh, and his orf lǽswode . . . and hé hearde feóll, gewát of worulde tó Gode for
ge-hínan
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Gehéned exac-toratus 70, 9. to oppress, afflict, reduce to misery Þæt gehýreð God, and hí gehýneð eác God shall hear, and afflict them (A. V. ), Ps. Th. 54, 19. Ne gehéne (gehýn, v. l.) þú hine mid þý eácan non eum usuris opprimes Ll.
lást
A step ⬩ footstep ⬩ track ⬩ trace
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Hýrde ic ðæt ðám frætwum feówer mearas lást weardode I heard that four steeds followed those trappings, 4335; B. 2164. Him arn on lást þýstre genip dark cloud succeeded it, Cd. 8; Th. 9, 8; Gen. 138.
Linked entry: lǽst
leód
A man ⬩ poet ⬩ a prince ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ country
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Leóda lífgedál Lothes gehýrde brýd Lot's wife heard the death of men, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 25; Gen. 2561. Leóda ǽnigum nytte of use to any man, Beo. Th. 1591; B. 793. Láþ leóda gehwam, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 31; Cri. 194. Hæleþa éðel, leóda gesetu, Andr.
stíþ
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Heard ł stíð durus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 24 : Past. proem. ; Swt. 23, 24. Hé wæs swá stíð, ðæt hé ne róhte heora eallra níð, ac hí móston ðes cynges wille folgian, gif hí woldon libban, Chr. 1086 ; Erl. 222, 31.
herian
To praise
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Mín hearpe herige Drihten let my harp praise the Lord, 56, 10. Herge, Beo. Th. 6333; B. 3177. Ðeáh hira hiéremenn hie mid ryhte heregen though their subjects with justice praise them, Past. 19; Swt. 145, 22. Herian, Ps. Th. 65, 1.
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nægel
the nail of a finger or toe ⬩ a nail ⬩ peg ⬩ an instrument for striking the strings of a harp
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Nægelas geseón anxsumnysse getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 212, 24. an instrument for striking the strings of a harp, Similar entries v. hearpe-nægel, Exon. Th. 332, 12; Vy. 84