torfian
to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like; ⬩ to throw. ⬩ to throw at an object, ⬩ strike with a missile, ⬩ to stone a person ⬩ to throw, ⬩ cast,
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Afterwards in a more general sense to throw. to throw at an object, strike with a missile, to stone a person Seó clǽnnes ða fúlnesse mid flinte torfaþ pudicitia libidinem cum saxo percutit, Gl. Prud. 12 a.
Linked entries: a-torfian ge-torfian
fæger
FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet ⬩ pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis
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Óþ-ðæt heó reste stówe fægere funde until she found a joyous resting-place, Cd. 72; Th. 88, 18; Gen. 1467.
be-gán
passage ⬩ to go round ⬩ to reach by going ⬩ come upon ⬩ get at ⬩ to go ⬩ pass by ⬩ to go ⬩ come ⬩ get ⬩ to pass by ⬩ To come by ⬩ get at ⬩ to come ⬩ fall to one's lot ⬩ to fall ⬩ get into debt ⬩ to surround ⬩ to confine ⬩ to occupy ⬩ to go about a business ⬩ to attend to ⬩ to cultivate ⬩ to worship ⬩ to honour ⬩ venerate a place ⬩ to exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c. ⬩ to practise a religion ⬩ follow the dictates of ⬩ to practise ⬩ carry on ⬩ do (habitually) ⬩ to devote one's self to a practice ⬩ to exercise a person ⬩ to behave ⬩ to exercise in something ⬩ to exercise ⬩ use ⬩ employ ⬩ to profess ⬩ pretend
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On begánum stówum. Lch. i. 142, 7. to worship Hwylcne god begǽst þú?, Nar. 41, 9. Begǽþ colit, i. venerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 71. ꝥ hié beeódan ánne God, Bl.
ge-fyllan
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Ðæt fremde ne sceolden beón gefyllede (gefylde, v. l. ) úres mægenes, Past. 251, 1. the object a place, to store, stock abundantly (lit. or fig.) Eorðan þú gefyllest wæstmum terram inebriasti, Ps. Th. 64, 9.
FREÓLS
freedom ⬩ immunity ⬩ privilege ⬩ lībertas ⬩ immūnĭtas ⬩ privĭlēgium ⬩ a time of freedom ⬩ a holy day ⬩ feast ⬩ festival ⬩ the celebration of a festival ⬩ festum ⬩ festi celebratio
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Ic forgyfe ðisne freóls to ðære hálgan stówe æt Scireburnan I give this immunity to the holy place at Sherborne, Th. Diplm. A. D. 864; 125, 5.
nearu
narrow ⬩ strait ⬩ confined ⬩ not spacious ⬩ narrow ⬩ limited ⬩ poor ⬩ restricted ⬩ strait ⬩ oppressive ⬩ causing anxiety ⬩ oppressed ⬩ not having free action ⬩ strict ⬩ severe
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Alexander him ðæt ondréd for ðære nearwan stówe ðæt hé ðá on wæs timens angustias quibus inerat locorum, 3, 9; Swt. 124, 25. In án nearo fæsten ungeféredra móra in angustias inaccessorum montium, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 20.
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rodor
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Sió eorþe is nioþor ðonne ǽnig óðru gesceaft búton ðam rodore, forðam se rodor hine hæfþ ǽlce dæg útane ... on ǽlcere stówe hé is hire emnneáh, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 20, 23. Siððan wæs rodor árǽred and ryne tungla, folde gefæstnad, Exon.
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dígle
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On áne dígle stówe, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 13. On dígle crypel in obstrusum cuniculum, An. Ox. 2855. Þá díglan wídgilnysse abstrusam (heremi) vastitatem, 2798. Díglum heolstrum clanculis (i. occultis) latebris, An. Ox. 4211.
fullíce
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Th. i. 190, 15. of completed action Praeteritum perfectum ys forðgewiten fulfremed: steti ic stód fullíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 124, 7. [O. Sax. fullíko: O. H. Ger. follícho funditus, largiter. ]
ge-unnan
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Hí habbað geunnen twá land in tó ðǽre hálgan stówe, C.
on-ǽlan
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Ád stód onǽled, Gen. 2922 : Ph. 216.
waru
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Paulus ne éhte geleáffulra manna ðurh andan, ac ðurh ware ðære ealdan ǽ, 390, 6. safe-keeping, custody, keeping from injury, guard: — Stód se gréna wong in Godes wære, Exon. Th. 146, 32 ; Gú. 718: 143, 17; Gú. 662: Andr. Kmbl. 1648; An. 825.
Linked entry: wer-genga
fæstnung
stability ⬩ fixity ⬩ fortifying ⬩ a fastening ⬩ binding ⬩ an exhortation ⬩ confirmation ⬩ ratification ⬩ a covenant ⬩ assurance
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Be þám his beháte sette hé fæstnunga mid gewrite tó ðæs abbodes naman and ðǽra hálgena þe heora bán on ðǽre stówe restað. Wríte hé ðá fæstnunga mid his ágenre handa, R. Ben. 100, 1-4.
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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.; Swt. 5, 16. to make a track, go Mec fugles wyn geond speddropum spyrede geneahhe . . . beám telge swealg stóp eft on mec síþade sweartlást me (a book) throughout the bird's joy (the pen) with drops made frequent tracks, . . . swallowed the tree's
Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian
un-lytel
not little ⬩ great ⬩ not little ⬩ not few in number ⬩ much ⬩ not little ⬩ great
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Skt. i. 2, 155. of quality, degree, not little, great, of persons Hé ðúhte him selfum suíðe unlytel and suíðe medeme se parvulum non videbat, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 12. of things Storm, cirm unlytel, Andr. Kmbl. 2476; An. 1239. Dóm unlytel, Beo.
eardian
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On þǽm mórum eardiað Finnas (cf. the word used for less permanent dwelling On feáwum stówum styccemǽlum wíciað Finnas, 17, 5), Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 28. On þǽm landum eardodon Engle ǽr hí hider on land cóman, 19, 29.
medume
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</b> add :-- On meodumum (medemum) stówum (mediocribus locis), R. Ben. 89, 9 : 107, 14. Se ðeóda láreów lǽrde ðá rícan . . . Se ylca apostol manode eác ðá medeman . . . þearfan hé lǽrde, Hml. Th. ii. 328, 14.
mæðel
an assembly ⬩ a deliberative or judicial meeting ⬩ council ⬩ speech ⬩ address ⬩ harangue ⬩ conversation
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Upp ástódon manige on meðle many stood up in the assembly, Andr. Kmbl. 3250; An. 1628. Æt meðle on ðam miclan dæge at the assembly on that great day (of judgment ), 2870; An. 1438: Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 10; Ph. 538.
Linked entries: mæðel-hégende medel hleóðor-cwide
streng
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Strǽla storm strengum gebǽded, Beo. Th. 6226; B. 3117. in a ship, part of the rigging; also a cable. v. ancer-streng and cf.
ge-tímian
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Add: with noun or pronoun as subject Þis ylce getímað on sumum óðrum stówum, Lch. iii. 258, 17. Þa getímode micel hafenleást on Benedictes mynstre, Hml. Th. ii. 170, 32. Gyf ꝥ getímie, ꝥ is eallum mannum gemǽne, ꝥ se abbud gewíte of þissum lífe, C.