ge-scyndan
to hasten ⬩ to cause to hasten, to drive
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to hasten Heofon-torht swegl gescyndeþ the heaven-bright sun hastens, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 2; Sch. 74. to cause to hasten, to drive Ða twegen drýmen wurdon gescynde of ðam earde the two wizards were driven from the land, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 8
scearplíce
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Add Swá ꝥ stefen eáran Drihtnes scearplíce (efficaciter) þurhfare, Angl. xiii. 378, 192. add Háwa swýðe scearplíce hwǽr sý .xii. Kł Aprelis, Angl. viii. 309, 36.
fals
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Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde on þám earde þe man mǽst falses lufað, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 26-29. Buton ǽlcon false, Wlfst. 272, 3. Add
ge-æhtle
Estimation ⬩ consideration ⬩ æstĭmātio ⬩ delībĕrātio
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Estimation, consideration; æstĭmātio, delībĕrātio Hý, on wíggetawum, wyrðe þinceaþ eorla geæhtlan, they, in their war-equipments, appear of the estimation of earls, Beo. Th. 743; B. 369.
ge-hlystan
to listen ⬩ hear ⬩ auscultare ⬩ audire ⬩ to obey ⬩ obedire
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Th. 134, 31; By. 92. to obey; obedire On hlyste eáran gehlyste me in auditu auris obediunt mihi, Ps. Spl. 17, 46
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úht-tíd
Early morning time ⬩ the time before daybreak
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Early morning time, the time before daybreak Úhttíd vel beforan dæge matutinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 64. On úhttíde in matutino, Ps. Spl. 48, 15. Moyses bebeád eorlas on úhttíd folc somnigean, frecan árísan, Cd. Th. 191, 17; Exod. 216
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eorþ-cyning
An earthly king, king of the land ⬩ terræ rex
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He eorþcyningas yrmde and cwelmde he oppressed and slew the kings of the earth, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 93; Met. 9, 47: Ps. Th. 88, 24
forod
Broken ⬩ fractured ⬩ violated ⬩ fractus ⬩ violātus
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Gif se earm biþ forod if the arm be broken, L. Alf. pol. 54; Th. i. 94, 24, note 57. Gif monnes ceácan mon forslihþ, ðæt hie beóþ forode if a man smite another's cheeks, so that they be broken, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 15: Ps. Th. 30, 12.
Linked entries: forad fored forud un-forfeored
for-scrífan
to condemn ⬩ proscribe ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ proscrībĕre ⬩ to write ⬩ cut into ⬩ cut down ⬩ incīdĕre ⬩ succīdĕre
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Grendel fífelcynnes eard weardode hwíle, siððan him Scyppend forscrifen hæfde Grendel inhabited a while the monster-race's abode, after the Creator had proscribed him, Beo.
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luf-líce
Amiably ⬩ kindly ⬩ dearly ⬩ willingly
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Hú luflíce hé ús gesóht hider on middangeard with how great love he visited us here en earth, 129, 11: Wulfst. 204, 16. Ic wylle cýpan luflícor ðonne ic gebicge volo vendere carius quam emi, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 19
mersc
A marsh
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Sumra wyrta eard biþ on merscum alias herbas ferunt paludes, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 23. On feldum and on mǽdum and on sealtum merscum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 350, 8. Mersc Romney Marsh, Chr. 796; Erl. 58, 11
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seáw
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Ys sǽd ðæt se earn wylle mid ðam seáwe ( of wood lettuce ) his eágan hreppan and wǽtan, i. 128, 12. Seáw ius, 80, 13: 128, 18. Ðæt seáw sele on cuclere súpan, ii. 120, 19. Gemeng wið huniges seáw mix with pure honey, 30, 7.
ge-metan
to measure, measure back or again ⬩ metiri, remetiri ⬩ to measure by traversing or going over ⬩ metiri transeundo
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God ðú ðe heofen mid honda gemettest and eorðan on ðínre fyst betýndest God thou who has meted heaven with thy hand and enclosed the earth in thy fist [cf. Isaiah 40, 12], St.
ge-nihtsumnes
Abundance, plenty, copiousness, sufficiency ⬩ abundantia, ūbertas, cōpia
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Ðære eorþan wæstmbǽrnysse and genihtsumnysse we nellaþ habban us to lífes brícum, ac to oferflówednyssum the fruitfulness and abundance of the earth we will not have for the uses of life, but as superfluities, Homl. Th. ii. 540, 10: 64, 35
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steór-leás
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-Þeáh hió (the earth) unwísum wídgel þince, on stede stronglíc steórleásum men, Met. 10, 11. without rule, not living under rule:?-Gif bescoren man steórleás (not living under the rule of any religious house) gange him on gestlíðnesse, L.
swinsung
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Wið eárena swinsunge and ungehýrnesse for singing in the ears and hardness of hearing, Lchdm. iii. 70, 23
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eorþ-weall
a rampart
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Substitute: a rampart, mound made by the earth taken from a dyke and raised along it Hé hit begyrde and gefæstnade mid díce and mid eorðwealle magnam fossam firmissimumque uallum duxit, Bd. 1, 5; Sch. 17, 20.
hǽlan
To heal, make whole, cure, make safe, save ⬩ sanare, salvare ⬩ sanare, curare, salvare
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Earm heora ne hǽlþ hig brachium eorum non salvavit eos, Ps. Spl. 43, 4. Sweord mín ne hǽlþ mé gladius meus non salvabit me, 43, 8. Hǽl ús on heánessum Hosanna in the highest, Blickl. Homl. 72, 12 : Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 13.
heáfod-man
A chief man, prince, captain, leader ⬩ a chief, leader ⬩ satrapa ⬩ captain
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Ðǽr on wǽron twægen heáfodmen Cnut and Hácun eorl in them were two leaders, Cnut and earl Hakon, 1075; Erl. 214, 7
ge-swíðan
To make strong ⬩ confirm ⬩ comfort
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To make strong, confirm, comfort Mín earm hine mid mycle mægene geswýðeþ brachium meum confortabit eum, Ps. Th. 88, 18.