ge-sígan
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Add: to sink or fall back Gesáh relabitur, Germ. 401, 12. of the depression of a surface, to sink Þý lǽs þider in yfel pohha gesige, Lch. ii. 208, 18. of the movement of a fluid, to run into or out of Gyf wæter on eáran swýþe gesigen (-siged, v.l.
weorod
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Add Án út ásceát of Latina weorode, and ánwíges bæd, Ors. 3, 6 ; S. 108, 10. v. bisceop-, camp-, elen-, cored-, hám-, in-, síþ-weorod
hæt
A hat, covering for the head ⬩ pileus, mitra, tiara ⬩ a hood, cowl ⬩ hat
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Terrentius bær hæt on his heáfde, for ðon Rómáné hæfdon gesett ðæt ða ðe hæt beran móston móston ǽgþer habban ge feorh ge freódóm Terentius pileatus, quod indultæ sibi libertatis insigne fuit, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 25-29
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BLÓWAN
to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossom ⬩ florere, efflorere, reflorere ⬩ to be in full vigour or bloom ⬩ to burst, blossom
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Aarones gyrd greów and bleów and bær hnyte Aaron's rod grew and blossomed and bare nuts, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 18. Bleów flǽsc mín refloruit caro mea, Ps. Lamb. 27, 7.
ge-sceððan
To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy to ⬩ nocere, adversari
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Ðæt him bám gescód that injured them both, Exon. 45 b; Th. 154, 14; Gú. 842: 38 b; Th. 127, 35; Gú. 396: 61 b; Th. 226, 4; Ph. 400.
teáh
a tie, band ⬩ a case, coffer, casket, box ⬩ an enclosure, a close (cf. Icel. teigr (teygr?) a close, paddock)
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a tie, band Teág, taeg sceda. Txts. 98, 964. Teáh, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 36. Lege ðé his teáge an sweoran. Lchdm. iii. 42, 13. Hé cyning gebond fýrnum teágum, Exon. Th. 46, 7; Cri. 733. Liðewácum tagum (teágum?, tánum?, or tógum?
un-stille
Not still ⬩ unquiet ⬩ not at rest ⬩ moving ⬩ liking movement ⬩ unquiet ⬩ restless ⬩ unruly ⬩ unquiet ⬩ disturbed ⬩ not at peace ⬩ troubled
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.), unquiet, restless; in a bad sense, unruly Hé cwæð ðæt sió tunge wǽre unstille yfel lingua, inquietum malum, Past. 38; Swt. 281, 7. Eh byð unstyllum ǽfre frófur, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 9; Rún. 19. Ða unstillan ( inquietos ) hé sceal þreágean, R.
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un-lagu
violation of law ⬩ illegality ⬩ injustice ⬩ a bad law
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Hé ne róhte ná hú manige unlaga hí dydon, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 13. a bad law Man beháteþ, ðonne man fulluhtes gyrneþ, ðæt. man aa wile deófol áscunian, and his unlára forbúgan and ealle his unlaga áweorpan, Wulfst. 144, 10.
á-lǽdan
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His bán wǽron eft álǽded þanon in ðá ceastre Constantinopili, Shrn. 138, 31. Álǽd translatus, portatus, An. Ox. 5, 35
tó-brítan
to break in pieces, ⬩ crush, ⬩ bruise (lit. and fig.) ⬩ to crush with feelings of sorrow, ⬩ to make contrite
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Corineus heom tobrutte ban and heora ribbes, Laym. 1602
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treów
truth to a promise or engagement, ⬩ faith ⬩ good or bad faith ⬩ to keep faith with a person ⬩ troth ⬩ truth to a person, ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fealty ⬩ loyalty ⬩ the truth of the stronger to the weaker, ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ help ⬩ an assurance of faith or truth ⬩ word (in to give or pledge one's word) ⬩ a promise ⬩ an engagement ⬩ a covenant ⬩ league ⬩ faith in something ⬩ belief ⬩ trust ⬩ confidence
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Ác féreþ gelóme ofer ganotes bæð gársecg fandaþ hwæðer ác hæbbe æðele treówe oft fares the oaken vessel over the gannet's bath; ocean proves whether the oak keeps excellent faith, i. e. whether the promise of safety, which its strength seems to give,
þríste
Boldly ⬩ confidently ⬩ without apprehension, fear, hesitation, reserve ⬩ without sense of shame ⬩ presumptuously ⬩ audaciously
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Ic ðín bebod þríste gelýfde, 118, 66. in a bad sense, without sense of shame, presumptuously, audaciously Heó þríste ongan wið Sarran swíðe winnan, Cd. Th. 135, 10; Gen. 2240.
em-líce
Even-like, evenly, equally, patiently ⬩ æquālĭter, æquanĭmĭter
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He forbær Godes swingele swíðe emlíce he bare God's scourging very patiently. Homl. Th. ii. 98, 12
hyrdel
A hurdle
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A hurdle, a frame of intertwined twigs or bars Hyrdel cleta, cratis, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 44; Wrt. Voc. 26, 43: cratis i. flecta, 49; Som. 65, 88; Wrt. Voc. 34, 20.
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íren
iron
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Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan he bade stretch him on an iron bed, and roast him alive, Shrn. 116, 2. Mid írenum gyrdum with iron rods, 115, 24 : Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28 : 942 ; Sal. 470.
manigfeald-líce
Manifoldly ⬩ in many ways ⬩ in the plural
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Se ealda mænegfealdlíce bæd the old man made many prayers, Glostr. Frag. 110, 18. Mænifealdlíce, Menol. Fox 185; Men. 94
naca
A boat ⬩ bark ⬩ ship ⬩ vessel
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A boat, bark, ship, vessel Ne hié scip fereþ, naca, Exon. Th. 439, 17; Rä. 59, 5. Sǽgeáp naca, Beo. Th. 3797; B. 1896. Heáhstefn naca, Andr. Kmbl. 532; An. 266. Of nacan stefne, 582; An. 291 : Exon. Th. 306, 14; Seef. 7. On bearm nacan, Beo.
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nearu-cræft
An art that confines or imprisons
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Beorh wunode on wonge nearocræftum fæst ðǽr on innan bær eorl gestreóna ... feá worda cwæþ : Hold ðú nú hrúse eorla ǽhte the mound stood on the plain firm in its prisoning powers (able to keep in durance the treasure entrusted to it) ; therein bore the
nóþ
temerity ⬩ presumption ⬩ boldness ⬩ daring ⬩ an adventurous band
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Th. 263, 1; Jul, 343. an adventurous band (?) Semninga on sealtne wǽg mid ða nóþe ( the sailors who have landed on the whale thinking it an island) niþer gewíteþ gársecges gæst (the whale ), 361, 31; Wal. 28
blæse
a BLAZE, flame ⬩ ardor, flamma ⬩ that which makes a blaze,- A torch, lamp ⬩ fax, facula, lampas ⬩ fax, lampas
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Similar entries v. bǽl-blase. that which makes a blaze,- A torch, lamp; fax, facula, lampas = λαμπάs Blæse fax, Greg. Dial. 2, 8: Glos. Prudent. Recd. 143, 33.