ge-wésan
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Mid ecede gewésede, 200, 9. to dye Flýs deáge gewésan uellera furn inficere, An. Ox. 5196
hoðma
A covering [?], cloud [?], darkness
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Rídend swefaþ hæleþ in hoðman knights and warriors sleep in the darkness [of death ], Beo. Th. 4907; B. 2458
spyrian
to track ⬩ go in a track ⬩ follow ⬩ make a journey in search of something ⬩ to make a track ⬩ go ⬩ to enquire ⬩ investigate ⬩ examine ⬩ to enquire after or into ⬩ seek to know about ⬩ to search after ⬩ seek to attain ⬩ to ask ⬩ investigare, indagare, sciscitari ⬩ to track; to investigate; to ask
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Nyle deáð ǽnig swæð forlǽtan, ǽr hé gehende ðæt hé hwíle ǽr æfter spyrede, Met. 27, 16.
Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian
ge-lífan
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Ðá scamleásan nyton ðæt hié untela dóð, . . . and ðeáh hit mon him secgge, hié his ne geliéfað, Past. 206, 2. Gif hié þæs ne geliéfen if they will not admit that, Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 11.
ban-cóða
A baneful disease ⬩ a fatal or deadly malady ⬩ erysipelas ⬩ lethalis morbus ⬩ ignis sacer
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A baneful disease, a fatal or deadly malady, erysipelas; lethalis morbus, ignis sacer Wæs him inbogen bittor bancóða a bitter malady was fixed in him, Exon. 47b; Th. 163, 23; Gú. 998.
un-gedéfelíce
Unfitly ⬩ in a way that ill suits the conditions of a case
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Hǽðcyn his mǽg ofscét, bróðor óðerne for the eldest unfitly, by a kinsman's deeds, was the death-couch spread ... Hæthcyn with his arrow slew his kinsman, brother slew brother, Beo. Th. 4862; B. 2435
Linked entry: ge-défelíce
blissian
to rejoice at
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Ðis folc micclum blissigan wile mínes deáðes, i. 86, 32
un-forhtlíce
Fearlessly ⬩ without fear
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Hé ðý unforhtlícor ðone deáþ áræfnode, Shrn. 129, 21
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for-ferian
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to bring to an untimely end Gif hwá óðrum his unmagan oðfæste, and hé hine on þǽre fæstinge forferie (if the person accepting the charge cause the death of the person committed to his charge. Cf.
Linked entry: ferian
wæl-rǽs
A deadly attack ⬩ an attack in which men are slain
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A deadly attack, an attack in which men are slain Wæs sió swátswaðu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5886; B. 2947. Æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan, 5055; B. 2531.
betst
Best, the best, first ⬩ optimus, primus
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Best, the best, first; optimus, primus Ða þing ðe ge betstan gelífaþ [MS. betst ongelifaþ] ea quæ vos optima credebatis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, note 12. Scipio, se besta [Laud MS. betsta] Rómana witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos
for-gitan
To FORGET ⬩ neglect ⬩ oblīvisci ⬩ neglĭgĕre
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Manige licggaþ deáde, mid ealle forgitene many lie dead, entirely forgotten, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 13: Bt. Met. Fox 10, 120; Met. 10, 60. Án ðé is forgeten unum tibi deest, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 21
Linked entry: for-gietan
swelgan
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Háliges láre synnige ne swulgon, ðeáh hé sóðra swá feala tácna gecýðde. Andr. Kmbl. 1419; An. 710. Wile se Waldend, ðæt wé wisdom á snyttrum swelgen, Exon.
Linked entry: swylfende
æþelo
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Deáde gesceafte ferðgewit of hyra æðelum ǽnig ne cúðen, Cri. 1185. Monige cynn þe wé æðelu ne magon áreccan, Pa. 2.
heán
Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humble ⬩ humilis, infamis
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Se scearpa deáþ ðe ne forlét ne ríce menn ne heáne se hine genam stern death who spares neither rich men nor poor, that seized him, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 35.
ge-springan
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Sigemunde gesprong æfter deáð dæge dóm unlytel, B. 88. of fame, report, &c., to spread, be diffused Gesprang mérsung his in alle Syria abiit opinio ejus in totam Syriam, Mt. L. 4, 14. Gesprang ( processit) mérðu (rumor ) his in all loud.
be-clýsan
to close ⬩ shut what is open ⬩ to close ⬩ put an end to ⬩ to shut up in a place
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Þone deáð þe wyt gefyrn beclýsed hæfdon, 14, 3. Beón hí ðǽr beclýsede . . . on ðám scræfe beclýsde, Hml.
BÉN
A praying ⬩ prayer ⬩ petition ⬩ an entreaty ⬩ a deprecation ⬩ supplication ⬩ demand ⬩ bone ⬩ BOON ⬩ ⬩ deprecatio ⬩ oratio ⬩ preces ⬩ postulatio
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Hence in Chaucer bone and our BOON; precatio, deprecatio, oratio, preces, postulatio Ðeáh ðe ðæs cyninges béne mid hine swíðode and genge wǽren [wæren, MS. T : wære, MSS. Ca.
Linked entry: ge-bén
CEOLE
The throat, JOWL ⬩ guttur, fauces
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Ne cleopigaþ hí, ðeáh ðe hí ceolan habban they [i. e. idols] cry not, though they have throats, Ps. Th. 113, 16
Linked entry: ceoler
íren
Iron ⬩ a sword ⬩ blade
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Ðeáh hé wǽre mid írne ymbfangen, 224; Th. 297, 15; Sat. 513. Héht his sweord niman, leóflíc íren, Beo. Th. 3622; B. 1809. His sweord, írena cyst, 1350; B. 673 : 1609; B. 802. Bite írena, 4511; B. 2259. Íren ecgheard, Andr. Kmbl. 2363; An. 1183