swipu
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Nim mere*-*swínes fel, wyrc tó swipan, swing mid ðone man, Lchdm. ii. 334, 2. Ðám gelíc ðe Crist ádrǽfde mid swipe of ðam temple, L. Ælfc. C. 27; Th. ii. 352, 21. Suiopan, suipan mastigium, Txts. 77, 1276. Swipan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55. 26.
samnian
to collect, assemble, bring together, gather ⬩ to draw together, join, unite ⬩ to get materials together for a poem to compose ⬩ to collect, assemble, come together ⬩ to draw together, join, unite ⬩ to glean
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to collect, assemble, bring together, gather Ða swétestan somnaþ and gædraþ wyrta wynsume and wudubléda colligit succos et odores divite silva, Exon. Th. 211, 6; Ph. 193. Somnas his huǽte congregabit triticum suum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 12.
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or-sorg
free from care, without anxiety, secure, prosperous ⬩ secure from danger, safe
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Seó wiðerwearde wyrd byþ ǽlcum men nytwyrðre ðonne seó orsorge (prospera), 20; Fox 70, 30. Orsorg líf lǽdaþ woruldmen wíse, ðonne hé forsihþ eorþlícu gód and ðara yfela orsorh wunaþ, Met. 7, 43.
hladan
to heap, ⬩ pile up, ⬩ build, ⬩ place, ⬩ lade, ⬩ load, ⬩ freight ⬩ to lade, ⬩ draw [water]; ⬩ haurire
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Wyrd wóp wecceþ weán hladeþ fate awakens grief, heaps up misery, Salm. Kmbl. 874; Sal. 436.
bæþ
a bath for washing ⬩ the bath of fish or sea-fowl:--
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Wyrc baþo, 68, 3. of baptism:-- 'Gif gé willað áþwegene beón ðý hálwendan wylle fullwihtes bæðes (fonte salutari) . . . Gif gé lífes bæð (lauacrum uitae) oferhicgeaþ . . .' 'Wé ne willað on ðæt bæð (fontem) gangan,' Bd. 2, 5;Sch. 134, 13-19.
FLET
the ground ⬩ floor of a house ⬩ ārĕa ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ house ⬩ cottage ⬩ hall ⬩ hăbĭtātio ⬩ dŏmus ⬩ căsa ⬩ aula
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Th. 3141; B. 1568: 3085; B. 1540. a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall; hăbĭtātio, dŏmus, căsa, aula Gif ðæt flet geblódgad wyrþe if the house be stained with blood, L. H. E. 14; Th. i. 32, 14.
ófost
Haste, speed
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Swá hwylc preóst swá wyrne (refuses to baptize a man) for ófste his fóre qui-cunque presbyter festinandi itineris sui causa deneget L. Ecg. C. 6; Th. ii. 138, 21. Se cnapa hit mid ófste gegearcode puer festinavit et coxit illum Gen. 18, 7.
á-wirdan
to corrupt ⬩ spoil, ⬩ to injure ⬩ annoy ⬩ afflict a person ⬩ to hinder
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Sé þe his ágene sprǽce áwyrt, hé wyrcð barbarismus, Angl. viii. 313, 19. Ðing swá mǽre þæt man ne mæg ðǽron ǽnig ðing áwyrdan, fulluht and húslhálgung, Wlfst. 34, 5. Tó áwyrdenne deprauandum, An. Ox. 4493.
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swá
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Ic wát God ábolgen wyrð, swá ic him ðisne bodscipe secge, Cd.
lagu
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Wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ꝥ leód and lagu fór be geþincðum, and þá wǽron þeódwitan weorðscipes wyrðe ǽlc be his mǽðe, Ll. Th. i. 190, 11. Ðegenes lagu is ꝥ hé sý his bócrihtes wyrðe, and ꝥ hé ðreó ðinc of his lande dó, 432, 4.
mǽþ
- Prov. Kmbl. 27. )
measure ⬩ degree ⬩ proportion ⬩ the measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacy ⬩ degree ⬩ rank ⬩ status ⬩ condition ⬩ due measure ⬩ right ⬩ due measure in regard to others ⬩ honour ⬩ respect
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Nis ǽfre ǽniges mannes mǽþ ðæt hé cunne God swá forþ geherian swá hé wyrþe is it is never within any man's power to praise God to the extent he deserves, Btwk. 194, 15.
þeáh-hwæðere
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And hwæðre him mæg wíssefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian,... ðeáhhwædre godcundes gástes brúcan and yet can the wise-minded man moderate every fate for himself,... yet can he enjoy the divine spirit, Salm. Kmbl. 883; Sal. 441.
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fremu
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Sé þe óðerne mid wóge forsecgan wille, ꝥ hé áðor oþþe feó oþþe freme þe wyrsa sý, 266, 23. Freme (feorme, freoma, v.ll. ), 384, 24. Wǽron earme men besyrwde ge æt freme ge æt fóstre ge æt feó. Wlfst. 158, 30.
ge-þyldo
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Seó gedréfednys wyrcð geðyld, and ꝥ geðyld áfandunge, Hml. Th. i. 554, 26. Ne sealde hé ús náne bysne his geðyldes, 226, 12: R. Ben. 135, 8; Guth. 50, 26: Gr. D. 20, 16. On eówrum geðylde, Past. 218, 24: Lk. 21, 19: Hml. Th. ii. 544, 4: Hml.
swilce
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</b> with antecedent and relative combined (such, so) as :-- Hé wæs swelce Rómáne þá wyrþe wǽron he was such as the Romans then deserved, Ors. 6, 3; S. 256, 24. Dó þú þá lǽcedómas swilce þú þá líchoman gesié, Lch. ii. 84, 15.
gærs
herbage ⬩ a herb, plant ⬩ the blade ⬩ pasture, grazing ⬩ the grass-covered ground
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Basilius underféng þæt gærs ðus cweðende: 'Ðú ús sealdest nýtena andlyfene,' Hml, Th. i. 450, 5-8. a herb, plant Mára allum wyrtum ł græsum (grasum, R.) majus omnibus holeribus, Mk.
hund
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Gif hwá þás wyrte mid him hafað ne mæg hé fram hundum beón borcen (brocen, v. l.), Lch. i. 170, 16. <b>I a.</b> a dog used for hunting, a hound :-- 'Syle mé (the huntsman) ǽnne hafoc.'
lange
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Beáhhordum leng wyrm wealdan ne móste, B. 2828 : An. 1044. Nó þý leng leofað láðgeteóna, B. 974. Ne dorston þá gelettan leng ówihte, An. 801 : 1662. Ne oncnáwð ofer ꝥ ł á lengc ( amplius ) stówe, Ps. L. 102, 16.
ge-wunian
to dwell ⬩ inhabit ⬩ to remain ⬩ stay ⬩ abide ⬩ continue ⬩ To stop, live, associate with ⬩ continue in or with ⬩ to be accustomed, wont
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Ne gewuna wyrsan [MS, wyrsa] do not associate with an inferior, Exon. 80 a; Th. 301, 22; Fä. 23. Ðæt hine on ylde eft gewunigen wilgesíðas that with him in his age remain his loved comrades, Beo. Th. 44; B. 22.
wác
yielding ⬩ not rigid ⬩ pliant ⬩ fluid ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ wanting mental or moral strength ⬩ wanting courage ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ not of great value or in high esteem ⬩ vilis
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Hwí forgifð God ðám wácum wyrtum swá fægerne wlite, 464, 16. Hwí dést ðú ðé sylfe ðurh wáce þeáwas swilce ðú wyln sý, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 44. Hit is on worulde á swá leng swá wácre; men syndon swicole, and woruld is ðe wyrse, Wulfst. 83, 10.