spédig
having good speed ⬩ prosperous ⬩ having means ⬩ wealthy ⬩ opulent ⬩ rich in material wealth ⬩ rich in ⬩ abounding in ⬩ abundant ⬩ copious ⬩ powerful ⬩ uber, efficax, brevis
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Ic ne eom swá spédig (dives) ðæt ic mǽge bicgean mé wín, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 17. Of spé[digre], of gestreónfulre sumptuosa, copiosa. Hpt.
ge-dréfan
in a physical sense, to disturb, move violently, stir up, trouble water, make turbid ⬩ to trouble, perturb, disturb the proper operation or condition of ⬩ to trouble, cause an unfavourable condition in. ⬩ to afflict, vex, annoy, treat ill ⬩ to cause sorrow, anxiety, fear c. in a person ⬩ affliction, hurtful action ⬩ an untoward circumstance, an event or act of doubtful import ⬩ fear, anxiety, sorrow, c.
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(Ne beoð heo neuer idreaued mid winde ne mid reine, O. E. Hml. i. 193, 58. O. Sax. gi-dróbian : O. H. Ger. ge-truoben con-, per-turbare, confundere, terrere.)
fultuman
To help ⬩ assist ⬩ aid ⬩ support ⬩ jŭvāre ⬩ adjŭvāre ⬩ auxĭliāri ⬩ făvēre
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Him náuðer ne fét ne fiðeras ne fultumaþ neither feet nor wings support them, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 26. Me ðíne dómas dǽdum fultumiaþ jūdĭcia tua adjŭvābunt me, Ps. Th. 118, 175.
gér
a year ⬩ annus
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Similar entries v. geár winter, II
ge-brítan
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Hý wǽron gebrýtte swá hrædlíce swá swá hradu ýst windes scip tóbryceth; in spiritu vehementi conterens naves, Ps. Th. 47, 6. Eal mín baacute;n synt gebrýtt, 6, 2
sumer
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Sumer and winter; on sumera hit biþ wearm and on wintra ceald, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 23. Swá háttra sumor, swá mára ðunor and líget on geáre, Lchdm. iii. 280, 9. Gé witun ðæt sumor (-er, MSS. A. B. Lind. Rush.) ys gehende, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 32.
HEALM
HAULM, straw, stem or stalk of grass, stalk of a plant ⬩ a roof of straw ⬩ stipula ⬩ culmus, calamus, stipula, festuca ⬩ a reed
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Swá windes healm sicut stipulam ante faciem venti, Ps. Th. 82, 10. Genim rigen healm and beren take rye and barley straw, L. M. 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 148, 11. a roof of straw[?]
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on-bídan
to abide, wait, remain ⬩ to wait for, expect, ⬩ to wait on, attend upon
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Gif wífes wer sig on hæftnýde gelǽded, onbýde expectet heo his .vi. winter, L. Ecg. C. 26; Th. ii. 152, 4. Wé sculon óðres onbídan, Lk. Skt. 7, 20. Willaþ gé mín onbídan? Blickl.
wilige
A basket
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Wylige (wilige, v. l.) odðe windel corbis, Ælfq. Gr. 9,28; Zup. 55, 13. Wiligan corbes, wiliga corbis Hpt. Gl. 497, 41. On wylegan in cophino, Ps. Spl. 80, 6 : Blickl. Gl. Hí hine on ánre wilian ( in sporta Acts 9, 25) áléton ofer ðone weall, Homl.
sceand-líc
infamous, base, vile ⬩ disgraceful, foul, shameful, obscene ⬩ disgraceful
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Hierusalem winþ for rihtwísnysse, and Babilonia winþ ongeán for unrihtwísnysse ... Ðære heofonlícan Hierusalem cyning is Crist, ðære scandlícan Babilonian cyning is deófol, Homl. Th. ii. 66, 32.
BLÓWAN
to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossom ⬩ florere, efflorere, reflorere ⬩ to be in full vigour or bloom ⬩ to burst, blossom
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We say to blow as the wind, and to blow or blossom as a flower. v. bláwan
snell
Quick, active, strong ⬩ of rapid movement, quick, rapid, swift ⬩ active, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold ⬩ keen, severe; sharp ⬩ acute ⬩ firm, determined ⬩ bold, active ⬩ alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix ⬩ valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent
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Also in Cumberland it is used of the wind] Se snella sunu Wonrédes Beo. Th. 5934; B. 2971. Mé sendon tó ðé sǽmen snelle Byrht. Th. 132, 41; By. 29: Cd. Th. 191, 26; Exod. 220: Exon. Th. 296, 25; Crä. 56.
tówendan
To overthrow ⬩ upset ⬩ subvert ⬩ overturn ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ destroy ⬩ to destroy by changing ⬩ to repeal a law ⬩ abrogate ⬩ abolish ⬩ overthrow ⬩ destroy
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Hí woldon tówendon ealle ða gesetuessa ðe Domicianus hæfde ǽr geset, Ors. 6, 10; Bos. 120, 32 note. in a figurative sense Háwa ðæt se inra wind ðe ne tówende, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 32.
un-cúþ
Unknown ⬩ incognitus ⬩ unknown ⬩ strange ⬩ unknown ⬩ not understood ⬩ unknown ⬩ uncertain ⬩ ungentle ⬩ unkind ⬩ hostile ⬩ harsh ⬩ unfriendly
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Ðǽr him folcweras fremde wǽron, wine uncúðe, Cd. Th. 110, 32; Gen. 1847. Ðæm folce seldsiéne and uncúðe wǽron wínes dryncas, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 12. Mínra firena ðe mé uncúðe wǽron delicta ignorantiae meae, Ps. Ben. 24, 6.
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for-faran
To perish ⬩ To destroy ⬩ to blockade
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Cóm strang wind tó swá ꝥ hí wǽron ealle forfarene búton feówer, Chr. 1050; P. 169, 27. the object a thing Timbrunge forfarene muri consumti, An.
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ícan
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I a β Yc ꝥ mid wíne, Lch. ii. 208, 2. Ýce þonne mid ecede, 184, 20 : 190, 12. Críst cwæð ꝥ hé ne cóme nó þás bebodu tó brecanne ac mid eallum gódum tó ícanne ( non veni solvere, sed adimplere, Mt. 5, 17), Ll.
a-bídan
ABIDE ⬩ remain ⬩ wait ⬩ wait for ⬩ await ⬩ manere ⬩ sustinere ⬩ expectare
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Windes abidon ventum expecta-bant. Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 19. Ðǽr abídan sceal maga miclan dómes there the being [Grendel] shall await the great doom, Beo. Th. 1959; B. 977: Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 27 ; Kl. 53
Dere
The Deirians, inhabitants of Deira between the rivers Tyne and Humber ⬩ Deīri
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He wæs vii winter Dera cyning he was king of the Deirians seven years, 3, 14; S. 539, 32.
un-weorþian
to dishonour ⬩ disgrace ⬩ to become dishonoured
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to dishonour, disgrace Hú ne unweorþast ðú ðé selfne, ðæt ðú winsð wiþ ðam hláfordscipe ðe ðú self gecure? Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 29.
sweorcan
in a physical sense, to become dark, be obscured ⬩ figuratively of mental gloom, ⬩ of that which feels sadness, to become troubled, gloomy, sad ⬩ of that which causes sadness, to become grievous, troublesome, saddening
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in a physical sense, to become dark, be obscured Wedercandel swearc windas weóxon the sun was darkened, the winds rose, Andr. Kmbl. 744; An. 372. Swearc norðrodor won under wolcnum, woruld miste oferteáh, Exon.