a-hweorfan
To turn away ⬩ convert ⬩ avertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ To turn away ⬩ turn ⬩ move ⬩ averti ⬩ convert!
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Ðá his gást ahwearf in Godes gemynd then his spirit turned to thought of God, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 26; Dan. 630
Linked entry: a-hworfen
be-gitan
To get ⬩ obtain ⬩ take ⬩ acquire ⬩ to seek out ⬩ receive ⬩ gain ⬩ seize ⬩ lay hold of ⬩ catch ⬩ sumere ⬩ obtinere ⬩ assequi ⬩ acquirere ⬩ nancisci ⬩ capere ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ arripere
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To get, obtain, take, acquire, to seek out, receive, gain, seize, lay hold of, catch; sumere, obtinere, assequi, acquirere, nancisci, capere, comprehendere, arripere Ǽlc mód wilnaþ sóþes gódes to begitanne every mind wishes to get the true good Bt. 24
cyre
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God forgeaf him ágenne eyre, forðanðe ðæt is rihtwísnys ðæt gehwylcum sý his ágen cyre geþafod God gave them their own free will, for it is righteousness that to every one be allowed his own free will, Homl.
teorian
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.), to cause to fail or faint Gif míne grame þenceaþ gást teorian if foes think to make my spirit faint, Ps. Th. 141, 3
gleáwe
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Cf. gleáw; 4 Mé þín se góda gást gleáwe lǽdde, þæt ic on rihtne weg férde, Ps. Th. 142, 11. Gé þe on Godes húse gleáwe standað and on cafertúnum Godes húses gearwe syndan qui statis in domo Domini, in atriis domus Dei nostri, 134, 2.
ge-ǽswícod
To offend
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Tó hwý gedréfest þú þíne geþóhtas tó geǽswicianne on mé swylce ic hwylc gást syrwiende gebedu fremme scandalizabatur in mente putans ne spiritus esset, qui se fingeret orare Hml. S. 23 b, 283. Ic swýðe geǽswicod (ashamed.
ofen
An oven, a furnace
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Hí gáþ on ðíne ofnas furnos, Ex. 8, 3. Ðæt man ða ofnas ontende, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 294
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tó-dǽledness
Division, ⬩ distinction, ⬩ separation ⬩ a division, ⬩ one of the different kinds of parts into which a whole may be divided ⬩ one of the parts into which a whole is divided ⬩ division, ⬩ separation, ⬩ break of connection or of continuity, ⬩ intermission ⬩ interruption ⬩ a division, ⬩ dividing-point, ⬩ break, ⬩ pause
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feówerteóða mundus, Anglia viii. 318, 35-42. one of the parts into which a whole is divided Wé wyllaþ tódǽlan ða abecedaria on twá tódǽlednyssa, 333, 5. division, separation, break of connection or of continuity, local Fæder and Suna and se Háliga Gást
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ÍSEN
Iron ⬩ steel
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The two following passages refer to the ordeal [v. ísen-ordál] by hot iron :-- Gif hé hine ládian wille ðonne gá hé tó ðam hátum ísene and ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ if he be willing to clear himself, then let him go to the hot iron, and clear the
METE
MEAT ⬩ food
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Gá hyt eft in tó ðam hálegan mynstre mid mete and mid mannum let it revert to the holy monastery with meat and with men, Chart. Th. 379, 21. Wyt ǽton swétne mete ( dulces cibos ), Ps. Th. 54, 13.
ge-rísan
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Gá ꝥ land . . . swá gegódod swá heom bám gerísan mage, C. D. ir. 86, 15. Ill a. where a clause follows the verb Suelcum ingeðonce gerist (congruens) ðæt hé . . . wið dá scire ne winne, Past. 61, lo.. Wel þé geríseð þæt þú sié heáfod, Cri. 3. .
stæpe
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Ne gang ðú, móna, ánne stæpe furðor, Jos. 10, 12. Swá hwá swá ðe genýt þúsend stapa, Mt.
wel
Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah
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Wel gá heia Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 30. Weol gá, weol gá euge, euge Ps. Surt. 69, 4
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up
Up. ⬩ up ⬩ on high ⬩ up ⬩ erectly ⬩ up ⬩ to a high point
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Skt. i. 21, 44, 47. to the (earth's) surface from a point beneath it Seó burh, ðǽr sunne up on morgen gáð, Salm. Kmbl. p. 186, 4. Óð ðæt seó sunne eft becume ðǽr heó ǽr up stáh, Lchdm. iii. 236, 5.
slápan
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Ðonne mon wile slápan gán, Lchdm. ii. 228, 5. ' Hé wæs slápende, Mk. Skt. 4, 38 : Homl. Th. i. 566, 17. Ia. figurative, to sleep, be inactive, be motionless :-- For hwí slǽpst ðú, Driht-en? Ps. Th. 43, 24.
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wyrm
a reptile ⬩ serpent ⬩ a creeping insect ⬩ a worm
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Ðes lytla wyrm ðe on flóde gǽð fótum drýge, 426, 20; Rä. 41, 76. Of ðam weaxeþ wyrm hinc animal sine membris fertur oriri, sed fertur vermi lacteus esse color, 213, 29; Ph. 232. Hyra wyrm (vermis) ne swylt, Mk. Skt. 9, 44: Cd.
bodian
to declare ⬩ proclaim ⬩ to foretell ⬩ prophesy ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ to preach ⬩ a person ⬩ a doctrine ⬩ belief
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163, 2. to announce what is coming : Fricca and forerynele her iernað beforan kyningum and bodigeað (bodiað, v. l. ) hira færelt and hiera willan hlýdende, suá sculun ðá sácerdas nú faran hlýdende and bodiende beforan ðǽm egeslican déman ðe him æfter gǽd
beótian
to threaten ⬩ to threaten ⬩ to threaten with ⬩ a weapon ⬩ a penalty, ⬩ to promise
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gylpa; forþon oft man cwæð . . . þet hí nǽfre tó sǽ gán ne sceoldan they waited for the great things that had been threatened; for it had often been said. . . that they should never get to the sea, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 5. with dat. infin.
hel
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Hí sculon gán libbende on helle (in infernum), Past. 429, 24: Ps. Spl. 54, 16. Hafað se hálga helle bereáfod, Cri. 558. in classical mythology Þǽre helle hund . . . þæs nama wæs Ceruerus, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 15. Of helle ex herebo, Wrt.
neáh
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Iiuxa dicitur, Past. 399, 25 Sió sunne þǽr gǽð neár on setl þonne on óðrum lande, Ors. l, I ; S. 24, 18. Scipia geáscade ꝥ þá foreweardas wǽron feor ðǽm fæstenne gesette, and eác ꝥ þǽr náne óðre neár wǽron, 4, 10; S. 200, 13.