galdor-cræftiga
One crafty or skilful in enchantments ⬩ an enchanter ⬩ incantātor
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One crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter; incantātor Ða fǽmnan, ðe gewunniaþ [MS. gewunniah] onfón galdorcræftigan, ne lǽt ðú ða libban the women, who are wont to receive enchanters, suffer thou not to live, L.Alf. 30; Wilk. 31, 26
lang-first
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A long space of time Norde fæder engla in ðisse lífe longfyrst ofer ðæt wunian léton the father of angels would not let him remain in this life a long space after that, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 2; Gú. 920
ge-býrgan
To taste ⬩ gustare
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To taste; gustare Nó he fóddor þigeþ, nemne mele-deáwes dǽl gebýrge it touches not food, except that of honey-dew it tastes a portion, Exon. 59 b; Th. 215, 30; Ph. 261 : Cd. 24; Th. 31, 10; Gen. 483
Linked entry: ge-bírigan
un-áreht
undiscussed ⬩ not expounded
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undiscussed, not expounded Nú hæbbe wé gereht be welan and be anwealde, and ðæt ilce wé magon reccan be ðám þrím ðe wé unáreht (unreht, Cott. MS.) habbaþ similiter ratiocinari de honoribus, gloria, voluptatibus licet, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 21
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út-lende
Foreign ⬩ strange ⬩ not native
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Foreign, strange, not native Útlende ic eom and ælðeódig advena ego sum et peregrinus, Ps. Spl. 38, 17. Iacob útlænde (accola) wæs on eorðan Cham, 104, 21. Hé mǽnde be his feóndum ǽgðer ge inlendum ge útlendum, Ps. Th. 2, arg
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hát-heorte
Anger, fury, rage
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Anger, fury, rage Ic ðé bletsige forðon ðú mé ne forléte út gangan mid mínre hátheortan of ðisse ceastre I bless thee that thou didst not let me go out of this city in my anger, Blickl. Homl. 249, 15
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hlytm
a parting or deciding by lot, ⬩ an arranging of shares
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a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares Næs ðá on hlytme hwá ðæt hord strude the part of each in despoiling the hoard was not carefully allotted [each took what he could ], Beo. Th. 6243; B. 3126
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tó-cwísedness
Crushed condition
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Ðá fǽrlíce wurdon ða gymstánas swá ansunde, ðæt furðon nán tácen ðære ǽrran tócwýsednesse næs gesewen that not even a trace of their having been crushed was visible, Homl. Th. i. 62, 16
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Affric
AFRICAN ⬩ Afer ⬩ Africanus
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AFRICAN ; Afer, Africanus Severus se Cásere Affrica Severus Cæsar Afer, Bd. 1, 5; S. 476, 5, note. Fóron Rómane on Affrice, acc. pl. the Romans went against [upon] the African people, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 24: 5, 4; Bos. 105, 2: 5, 7; Bos. 106, 22.
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BELL
A BELL ⬩ campana ⬩ tintinnabulum ⬩ cymbalum
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Hleóðor heora bellan a sound of their bell Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, note 40. Belle tintinnabulum Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 39. Hériaþ hine on bellum laudate eum in cymbalis Ps. Lamb. 150, 5. Seó lytle belle the little bell.
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cyric-neód
Church-need ⬩ ecclesiæ necessitas
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C. 55, note 4; Th. ii. 256, 30
fæt
A thin plate of metal, gold-leaf, ornament ⬩ lāmĭna, bractea
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Th. 4504, note; B. 2256. To ðæs ðe he goldsele gumena wisse, fættum fáhne until he perceived the golden hall of men, variegated with ornaments, 1436; B. 716
lǽ
hair
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Parv. 291, where the following note is given. 'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea. The "lea" by which linen yarn was estimated at Kidderminster, contained 200 threads.' Halliwell gives as a northern word 'lea
ge-gaf-sprǽc
Idle ⬩ wanton ⬩ scoffing speech
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C. 35; Th. ii. 357 note, 3
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stíme
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Cockayne says water-cress, in the note to the passage, but nettle in his glossary. Perhaps the alternative reading stune is the better, as it is said of the plant : stunaþ heó wærce . . . wið*-*stunaþ heó áttre. (?)
tweó-líc
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Ðǽr beóþ kende homodubii, ðæt beóþ twílíce, Nar. 36, 18: 35, 3 note. ambiguous Ðá and*-*wyrde hire se hálga mid twýlícere sprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 14
twi-snæcce
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Ang. 346 and see note. Sneck a latch; a piece of land jutting into an adjoining field, Halliwell's Dict. See also Jamieson's Dictionary sneck.) v. next word
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un-áberendlíc
Unbearable ⬩ intolerable
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R.) bryne, Lchdm. iii. 260, 23 note. Unáberendlíce intolerabilem, Ps. Lamb. 123, 5. Unáberendlíce broc, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 4. Dyslícu gehát and unáberendlícu vota stulta et intoleranda, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 33
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ymb-wyrcan
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to surround with works Hé mid eallum ðyssum ða burh on mycelre heánnesse ymbworhte (v. l. ymbsealde. v. ymb-sellan), Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 24 note.
ge-sión
to see ⬩ behold ⬩ videre
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to see, behold; videre Wénaþ ða dysgan ðæt ǽlc mon síe blind swá hí sint; and ðæt nán mon ne mǽge seón [gesión, note] ðæt hí gesión ne mágon the foolish think that every man is blind as they are; and that no man is able to see what they cannot see, Bt