be-smítan
To BESMUT, defile, dirty, pollute, contaminate ⬩ polluere, inquinare, coinquinare, contaminare
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Besmiten mid synne defiled with sin, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 30; Gen. 1520: Jos. 7, 12: Bt. Met. Fox 8, 65; Met. 8, 33. Ðæt hýg nǽron besmitene ut non contaminarentur, Jn. Bos. 18, 28: Ps. Th. 52, 1: 106, 16 : Mk. Bos. 7, 2, 5
Linked entry: smítan
ge-séman
To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfy ⬩ compōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre
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MS. 66 b, 13: Byrht. Th. 133, 35; By. 60. Ðæt me geséme snoterra mon that a wiser man shall reconcile me, Salm. Kmbl. 501; Sal. 251. Ðæt he hý ymbe ðæt ríce gesémde that he would satisfy them about the kingdom, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 23.
Linked entry: séman
þryccan
To press ⬩ crush ⬩ oppress ⬩ repress ⬩ trample ⬩ To press ⬩ force a way
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Ða gástas ðe mé swenctan and ðrycton qui me premebant spiritus, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 37. Ðrycce se magister ða belde reprimatur praecipitatio, Past. 61; Swt. 455, 21. Swá hié se stán and seó eorþe þrycce, Blickl. Homl. 75, 9.
ofer-reccan
to convince, confute, convict
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Ðú hæfst mé swíðe rihte oferreahte (-rehtne, MS. Bod.) thou hast completely convinced me, Bt. 34, 3; Fox 138, 11.
ge-árian
To give honour ⬩ to honour ⬩ honōrāre ⬩ honorĭfĭcāre ⬩ To have mercy or compassion upon any one ⬩ be merciful to ⬩ pity ⬩ pardon ⬩ propĭtium esse ⬩ misĕrēri ⬩ parcĕre ⬩ To endow
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Geára me, éce Waldend! have compassion upon me, eternal Ruler! Hy. 1, 2; Hy. Grn. ii. 280, 2. Ðæt se Déma us geárige that the Judge may have compassion on us, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 13.
Linked entry: gearod
a-wyrgian
To curse ⬩ execrate ⬩ malign ⬩ execrari ⬩ maledicere ⬩ malignari ⬩ execrable ⬩ wicked ⬩ detestable ⬩ execrabilis ⬩ maledictus ⬩ malignus ⬩ malignans
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Gewítaþ ge awyrgede fram me on ðæt éce fýr discedite a me maledicti in ignem æternum, Mt. Bos. 25, 41: Exon. 30 a ; Th. 93, 2; Cri. 1520. Of ðam awyrgedan wráðan sweorde de gladio maligno, Ps. Th. 143, 11.
teóðung-land
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Ic feng tó mínan londe and sealde hit ðon biscope ða fíf hída wið ðon londe æt Lidgeard wið fíf hídan and biscop and eal híwan forgeáfan mé ða feówer and án wæs teóðinglond I resumed my land and sold it, the five hides to wit, to the bishop (of Winchester
fóre-tíge
A fore-binding place ⬩ market ⬩ fŏrum
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A fore-binding place, market; fŏrum Heó ys gelíc sittendum cnapum [MS. cnapun] on fóretíge sĭmĭlis est puĕris sedentĭbus in fŏro, Mt. Bos. 11. 16
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ge-cœ́lan
To cool ⬩ refresh ⬩ revive ⬩ refrigerare
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To cool, refresh, revive; refrigerare Forlétaþ me ðæt ic sie gecœ́led ǽrðon ic gewíte remitte mihi ut refrigerer prius quam abeam, Ps. Surt. 38, 14
ymb-cyrf
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circumcision Mið ymbcyrf circumcisione, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 11: 16, 13. a cutting off Of ymbcyrf liomana de abscisiane membrorum, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 9
forma
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Sylle mé þín forme bearn primogenitum filiorum tuorum dabis mihi, Ex. 22, 29. Add
réðig-mód
Of fierce or savage mind
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Of fierce or savage mind Hé réðigmód rǽst on gehwilcne wédehunde (reðe, MS., but cf. wédende hund, Fox 186, 8) wuhta gelícost, Met. 25, 17
wæl-clam
A fatal bond
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A fatal bond Forgif mé mennen ðe ðú áhreddest wera wælclommum (captivity in which they might have been slain ?) Cd. Th. 128, 17; Gen. 2128
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a-wǽlan
To roll away ⬩ roll back ⬩ roll to ⬩ revolvere ⬩ advolvere ⬩ to move violently ⬩ vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ vexare
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To roll away, roll back, roll to; revolvere, advolvere Awǽlede ðone stán revolvit lapidem, Mt. Rush. Stv. 28, 2. Awǽlte ðone stán advolvit lapidem, Mk. Rush. War. 15, 46. to move violently, vex, afflict; vexare Awǽled vexatus, Mk. Rush. War. 5, 18
tún-cyrice
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(q. v. ) Habbe hé þat lond fré his day and his wíues, and after here bothere day meó þe túnkirke, and men fré . . . þat lond schal intó túnkirke . . . and þó men fré, Chart. Th. 572, 20-33. Intó ðe túnkirke on Mardingford, 593, 2
sceamian
to feel shame, be ashamed ⬩ to cause shame
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Ðiós sǽ cwið ðæt ðú ðín scamige Sidon erubesce Sidon, ait mare, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 33. Hit is cyn ðæt wé úre scomigen, 52, 4; Swt. 407, 15. Sceamian heora ealle míne fýnd erubescant omnes inimici mei, Ps. Th. 6, 8. Scamien, 69, 3.
éfestan
To hasten, make haste, be quick ⬩ propĕrāre, concurrĕre, festīnāre
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To gefultumianne me éfest ad adjŭvandum me festīna, Ps. Lamb. 69, 2
be-útan
Without ⬩ extra
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Without; extra Wundorlíc is geworden ðín wísdóm eall, se is be-útan me mirabilis facta est scientia tua ex me, Ps. Th. 138, 4.
un-módig
without courage ⬩ fainthearted ⬩ pusillanimous ⬩ not proud ⬩ diffident ⬩ humble
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ða hwíle ðe ic on ðisse worulde sí, and gedó mé unmódigne, Shrn. 171, 1
wan-ǽht
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Scant possession Náh ic fela goldes . . . ic mé sylf ne mæg fore mínum wonǽhtum willan ádreógan, Exon. Th. 458, 19 ; Hy. 4, 103. Cf. wan-spéd