el-þeód
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Hé in elðióde gefoerde peregre profectus est, Mt. R. 21, 33. ¶ especially in reference to enforced absence from a person's native country: Ðolian earfeðu suá suá mon sceal on elðióde labores velut in aliena pati, Past. 253, 11. On elþeóde ádrǽfan in exilium
COT
A COT ⬩ cottage ⬩ house ⬩ bed-chamber ⬩ den ⬩ casa ⬩ domus ⬩ cubiculum ⬩ cubile ⬩ spelunca
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A COT, cottage, house, bed-chamber, den; casa, domus, cubiculum, cubile, spelunca Onbútan ða cotu about the cots Cod. Dipl. 551; A. D. 969; Kmbl. iii. 35, 6. Ongeán ða cotu towards the cots 559; A. D. 969; Kmbl. iii. 52, 16. We witan ðæt hý ne durran
Burgenda land
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The land of the Burgundians, an island in the west of the Baltic sea; Boringia. Burgenda land is the Icelandic Burgundarhólmr, of which the present Danish and Swedish name Bornholm is a contraction Burgenda land the land of the Burgundians, Ors. l, 1
eáster
Easter ⬩ paschālis
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Easter; paschālis Ðys sceal on eáster-ǽfen this belongs to easter-even. Rubc. Mt. Bos. 28, I; Notes, p. 577, 28, 1 a. Eáster-tíd easter-tide or time. Homl. Th. ii. 266, 15, 19, 21. Eáster-mónaþ easter-month, April, Menol. Fox 142; Men. 72
em-leóf
Equally dear ⬩ æque cārus
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Equally dear; æque cārus -Him wearþ emleóf, ðæt hý gesáwon mannes blód agoten, swá him wæs ðara nýtena meolc it was equally dear to them to see man's blood shed, as it was [to see] the milk of their cattle, Ors. 1. 2; Bos. 26, 32
for-ligenes
Fornication ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornĭcātio
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Fornication, adultery; fornĭcātio Ne wæs acenned of unrihthǽmede ne þurh dyrne forligenysse non de adultĕrio vel fornĭcātiōne nātus fuĕrat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 21. Ymb hiora hetelícan forlignessa ic hit eall forlǽte I pass over all about their hateful
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am-byre
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Substitute: Unfavourable, contrary (of wind) Þyder, hé cwæð, þæt man ne mihte geseglian on ánum n, mónðe, gyf man . . . ǽlce dæge hæfde ambyrne wind, Ors. l, I ; Bos. 21, 20. [Cf. Icel. aud-viðri a head wind. Mod. Icel. and-byrr (= mðt-byrr). (Dr. Craigie's
ge-spówan
To succeed ⬩ prosper ⬩ succēdĕre ⬩ prospĕrāre
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To succeed, prosper; succēdĕre, prospĕrāre Hú hyre æt beaduwe gespeów how she prospered in battle, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 7; Jud. 175: Andr. Kmbl. 2688; An. 1346. Him æt ðære byrig ne gespeów he did not succeed at the city, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 82, 8
gift
a gift; as a technical term ⬩ the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife ⬩ marriage ⬩ nuptiæ
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a gift; as a technical term, the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife Gif mon wíf gebycgge and sió gyft forþ ne cume if a man buy a wife and the sum agreed upon be not forthcoming, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 5. See
a-lecgan
to place ⬩ lay down ⬩ throw down ⬩ suppress ⬩ lay aside ⬩ cease from ⬩ ponere ⬩ collocare ⬩ prosternere ⬩ deponere ⬩ abjicere ⬩ relinquere ⬩ omittere ⬩ to impose ⬩ inflict upon ⬩ imponere ⬩ immittere ⬩ to diminish ⬩ take away ⬩ refuse ⬩ imminuere ⬩ deprimere ⬩ reprimere
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to place, lay down, throw down, suppress, lay aside, cease from; ponere, collocare, prosternere, deponere, abjicere, relinquere, omittere Alecgan hine to lay him down, Lk. Bos. 5, 19: Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 25. He mec on þeóstre alegde he laid me in darkness
a-weccan
to awake ⬩ arouse from sleep ⬩ awake from death ⬩ e somno excitare ⬩ suscitare ⬩ resuscitare ⬩ to excite ⬩ rouse ⬩ stir up ⬩ call forth ⬩ raise up ⬩ raise up children ⬩ excitare ⬩ concitare ⬩ suscitare ⬩ resuscitare
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to awake, arouse from sleep, awake from death; e somno excitare, suscitare, resuscitare Hí awehton hine excitaverunt eum, Mk. Bos. 4, 38. Ðá wearþ aweaht Drihten swá he slǽpende excitatus est tamquam dormiens Dominus, Ps. Th. 77, 65. Ic hine awecce resuscitabo
CORN
CORN ⬩ a grain ⬩ seed ⬩ berry ⬩ frumentum ⬩ granum ⬩ bacca ⬩ a hard or cornlike pimple ⬩ a corn ⬩ kernel on the feet ⬩ pustula ⬩ clavus
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CORN, a grain, seed, berry; frumentum, granum, bacca Corn frumentum Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 122; Wrt. Voc. 38, 44. Wæs corn swá dýre, swá nán man ǽr ne gemunde corn was so dear, as no man before remembered it Chr. 1044; Erl. 168, 21; Homl. Th. ii. 68,
ÁN
ONE ⬩ unus ⬩ una ⬩ unum ⬩ alone ⬩ only ⬩ sole ⬩ another ⬩ solus ⬩ alius ⬩ sole ⬩ alone of its kind ⬩ singular ⬩ unique ⬩ without an equal ⬩ unicus ⬩ eximius ⬩ a certain one ⬩ some one ⬩ quidam ⬩ a ⬩ an ⬩ a ⬩ an ⬩ each ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ unus-quisque ⬩ una-quæque ⬩ unum-quodque ⬩ One ⬩ other
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Grammar ÁN, m. f. n. Grammar ÁN, gen. m. n. ánes; f. ánre of one; unius: dat. m. n. ánum; f. ánre to one; uni: acc. m. ánne, ǽnne; f. áne, n. án one; unum, unam, unum: instr. m. n. áne; f. ánre with one; uno, unó, uno: pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. áne each,
Alríca
Alaric ⬩ Alarícus, king of the Visigoths
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Alaric; Alarícus, king of the Visigoths, = the west Goths, elected A.D. 382, took Rome 410, and died the same year Alríca wearþ Cristen Alaric became a Christian [about A. D. 396], Ors. 6, 37; Bos. 132, 32. Alrica, se Cristenesta cyning, and se mildesta
a-myrran
to hinder ⬩ impede ⬩ obstruct ⬩ check ⬩ disturb ⬩ impedire ⬩ turbare ⬩ obstruere ⬩ to dissipate ⬩ spend ⬩ distract ⬩ defile ⬩ mar ⬩ corrupt ⬩ spoil ⬩ destroy ⬩ dissipare ⬩ perdere ⬩ consummare ⬩ corrumpere ⬩ devorare ⬩ distrahere
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to hinder, impede, obstruct, check, disturb; impedire, turbare, obstruere Ðæs wéla amerþ and lǽt ða men this wealth obstructs and hinders those men, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 3. He ofslóh fætta heora, and gecorene Israhéla he amyrde occidit pingues eorum,
fandian
To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out ⬩ tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre
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To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out; tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre Gif ðé ǽfre geweorþeþ ðæt ðú wilt oððe móst weorolde þióstro eft fandian if it should happen that thou wilt or must again explore the
ealdor
ELDER, parent, head of a family, author ⬩ părens, paterfamilias, auctor ⬩ an elder, chief, governor, prince ⬩ sĕnior, præpŏsītus, princeps
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ELDER, parent, head of a family, author; părens, paterfamilias, auctor Úre ealdras ða ǽrestan menn prīmi părentes nastri, Bd. I. 27; S. 493, 3. Ðæt unriht ðe his ealdras ǽr gefremedon inīquĭtas patrum ejus, Ps. Th. 108, 14. Sum híredes ealdor wæs hŏmo
ge-teorian
To fail ⬩ faint ⬩ be weary ⬩ languish ⬩ cease ⬩ perish ⬩ deficere ⬩ fatigari ⬩ languere ⬩ exterminari
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To fail, faint, be weary, languish, cease, perish; deficere, fatigari, languere, exterminari Geteoriaþ deficiant, Ps. Th. 67, 2: 103, 27: Ps. Spl. 17, 39. Ic geteorode ego defeci, Ps. Spl. 38, 14: 54, 11. Ðá se mete geteorude ðe hig of Egipta lande brohton
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a-wédan
To be mad ⬩ to rage ⬩ to be angry ⬩ to go or wax mad ⬩ revolt ⬩ apostatize ⬩ in furorem agi
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To be mad, to rage, to be angry, to go or wax mad, revolt, apostatize; in furorem agi Awéddon ða nýtena the cattle became mad, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 31. Se ðe for sleápe awéd phreneticus = φρενιτικόs, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 40; Wrt. Voc. 45, 72
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beorht-nes
BRIGHTNESS ⬩ clearness ⬩ splendour ⬩ splendor ⬩ claritas ⬩ nitor
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BRIGHTNESS, clearness, splendour; splendor, claritas, nitor Godes beorhtnes him ymbesceán claritas Dei circumfulsit illos Lk. Bos. 2, 9 : Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 54 : Ps. Th. 118, 130. Eágena beorhtnes brightness of the eyes Herb. 31, 2; Lchdm, i. 128