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ge-lǽdan

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H. 189, 36. the subject a thing Folc wæs on lande; hæfde wuldres beám werud gelǽded, Exod. 567. where the movement of the object is the act of the subject, to bring in the hands or in a receptacle, carry, bear Ic Dauides horn deórne bringe, forð gelǽde

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Þé wæs leófra his hyldo, þonne Þín sylfes bearn, Cd. Th. 176, 34; Gen. 2921. Lufa þínne néhstan swá þé sylfne (ðec seolfne, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 19, 19.

Linked entries: tú þec þeh þistel

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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A wild beast þan deoren,and duden of þan wilden al heora willa, Laym. 1129. At þe fyrst quethe of þe quest quaked þe wylde, Gaw. 1150. Went we to wod the wilde for to cacchne. Destr. Tr. 2347. Þurh ðæs wildres ( the panther's ) mflð, Exon.

Linked entry: wildor

freólíc

(adj.)
Grammar
freólíc, freóléc, frílíc; adj.

Free ⬩ noble ⬩ ingenuous ⬩ comely ⬩ goodly ⬩ līber ⬩ ingĕnuus ⬩ egrĕgius ⬩ dĕcens

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Beam freólícu tú two comely children, 82; Th. 102, 30; Gen. 1708. Mid his twegen suno, freólíco frumbearn with his two sons, comely first-born, Exon. 112b; Th. 431, 31; Rä. 47, 4. Fǽmne freólícast most noble damsel, 9a; Th. 5, 20; Cri. 72

Linked entry: frílíc

here-geatu

(n.)
Grammar
here-geatu, gen. -geatwe; f.

military equipment ⬩ heriot

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A: heregeatowe, B. wægeþ it bears arms, Salm. Kmbl. 106; Sal. 52. Ða beóþ mid gyldenum hyltsweordum and mid manigfealdum heregeatwum gehyrste septos tristibus armis, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 6: Bt. Met.

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, e; f.

A change for the better ⬩ recovery ⬩ improvement

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Is ðæt bearn cymen tó wyrpe weorcum Ebréa the child is come to alleviate the afflictions of the Hebrews, 5, 9; Cri. 67. Se Waldend him (the blind man) mæg wyrpe syllan, hǽlo on heáfodgimme (of heofodgimme, MS.) 336, 5; Gn. Ex. 43.

be-gíman

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Þás niht sceolon Israhéla bearn begíman, 42. to observe, watch a person Hig begýmdon hine, Lk. 14, l

ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, single ⬩ alone, solitary ⬩ excellent, peerless,

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Ðú ðe ǽnlic eart Godes bearn, Hml. S. 23, 806. Ǽnlican míne unicam meam, Ps. Spl. 34, 20. alone, solitary Ǽnlic unicus and ðearfa ic eom, Ps. Spl. 24, 17. excellent, peerless, &c. Hú beorht, mire, ǽnlic O preclara, i. splendida, An. Ox. 1266.

Linked entry: án-lic

on-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cunnan, p. -cúðe; pp. -cunnen

To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge

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Ic him mín wedd beád, ðæt ic hyra nǽfre nǽnne ne oncúðe, for ðon ðe hý on riht sprǽcon, Chart. Th. 486, 21. Mé míne ágen word sócon swýðe oncúðan verba mea excrabantur, Ps. Th. 55, 5.

Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness

þerscan

(v.)
Grammar
þerscan, p. þærsc, pl. þurscon; pp. þorscen

To thrash. ⬩ to strike ⬩ beat ⬩ flog ⬩ scourge ⬩ to thrash corn ⬩ to pound ⬩ batter

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To thrash. to strike, beat, flog, scourge Ðú ðe rehtlíce ðersces synfullo qui juste verberas peccatores, Rtl. 43, 9. Ða wéregan neát ðe man drífeþ and þirsceþ, Elen. Kmbl. 716; El. 358.

wil-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-sum, adj.

desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ willing ⬩ voluntary ⬩ spontaneous ⬩ devout ⬩ devoted

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desirable, pleasant Ðam bið gæst Godes âgen bearn, wilsum in worlde, Exon. Th. 318, 11; Mod. 81. Eorðan wilsume terram desiderabilem, Ps. Surt. 105, 24. Ðæt willsume weorc onginnan desideratum opus inire, Bd. 5, 11; S. 625, 33.

Linked entry: will-sum

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a tree ⬩ a material ⬩ wood ⬩ trees ⬩ a wood ⬩ roof-tree ⬩ saddle-tree ⬩ a piece of wood ⬩ a beam ⬩ log ⬩ stake ⬩ staff ⬩ cudgel ⬩ gallows-tree ⬩ tree used of the cross

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Hé (the Phenix) sylf bicreþ in ðæt treów innan torhte frætwe; ðǽr se wilda fugel ofer heánne beám hús getimbreþ (cf. hé heánne beám on holtwuda wunaþ, 209, 15; Ph. 171), Exon.

fealwe

(adj.)
Grammar
fealwe, fallow, pale yellow, dusky, bay, Exon. 57 a; Th. 202, 24; Ph. 74: 60 a; Th. 219, 22; Ph. 311: Beo. Th. 1735; B. 865: 1837; B. 916; nom. acc. pl.
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of fealo

FǼHÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FǼHÞ, fǽgþ, e; f: fǽhþe, an; f: fǽhþo, fǽhþu; indecl. f.

Feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer ⬩ capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia, vindĭcātio, hostīlĭtas, factio ob hŏmĭnem interemptum

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Gif hwá ǽnigne man ofsleá, ðæt he wege sylf ða fǽhþe if any one slay any man, that he himself bear the feud, L. Edm. S. 1; Th. i. 248, 3, 9: L. In. 74; Th. i. 150, 2.

Linked entries: fǽhþe fǽhþo

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together. ⬩ and, both . . . and, also, too

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Ðú ðínra bearna bearn sceáwige; geseó samed gangan sibb ofer Israhél, 127, 7: Exon. Th. 69, 16 ; Cri. 1122. in combination with ætgædere, mid Sende mihtig God his milde gehigd and his sóðfæst mód samod ætgædere. Ps. Th. 56, 4: 88, 21.

óra

(n.)
Grammar
óra, an ; m.

A border, edge, margin, bank

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Siððan dú gehýrde on hliþes óran galan geác on bearwe. Exon. Th. 473, 28; Bo. 21. On óra[n] his hrægles in oram vestimenti ejus, Ps. Spl. 132, 3

Linked entries: íre óre

eorþ-búend

Grammar
eorþ-búend, eorþ-búend, -búgend, -búgi(g)end (-ende)
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Óðre þára mǽgða Moabitare eorðbúende ealle hátað, óðre weras nemnað, æðelinga bearn, Ammonitare, Gen. 2617: 1759. Gylt þe men gefremedon, eorðbúende, 1000. Þá ýtmestan eorðbúende (cf. ðá útemestan ðióda, Bt. 19; F. 68, 29), Met. 10, 25.

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdain ⬩ to disdain

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Þætte wíf forhogiað heora bearn tó fédanne ut mulieres filios nutrire contemnant, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 80, 12. Ꝥ hé his synna ne forhogige tó andettanne ut non negligat peccata sua confiteri, Ll. Th. ii. 174, 12

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? ⬩ flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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Meahte ǽghwylc wegan fealwe linde each could bear the yellow shields, Cd. 94; Th. 123, 14; Gen. 2044. Wineleás guma gesihþ him bifóran fealwe wegas the friendless mortal sees before him seared ways, Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 11; Wand. 46: Beo.

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

mockery, blasphemy ⬩ To mock, deride, irritate, reproach, blaspheme, defame, revile ⬩ illudere, deridere, irritare, irridere, blasphemare, calumniam facere, maledicere

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Ne lǽt bysmrian banan mancynnes ða ðín lof beraþ let not the murderers of men revile those who bear thy praise, Andr. Kmbl. 2587; An. 1295. Bysmeredon hie bútú ætgædere they reviled us both together, Rood Kmbl. 95; Kr. 48: Andr. Kmbl. 1923; An. 964.