méd
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Funde se his arcedeácon æt þám cnihte þe wæs þæs biscopes byrele mid médum (praemiis) ꝥ hé þone geættredan drync him tó bær, Gr. D. 186, 22. ¶ tó médes as reward :-- Gyfe him Críst heofona ríce tó médes, C. D. iv. 171, 21 : Hml. S. 12, 139. Swá hwæt swá
ǽrendung
carrying a message, acting as an emisary ⬩ a message, an errand
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Substitute: carrying a message, acting as an emisary Gif hwylc bróðor gedyrstlǽcð ðæt hé ǽnige geþeódrǽdene nime wið ðone ámánsumedan, oðþe þurh ǽnige sprǽce oðþe þurh ǽniges óþres mannes ǽrendunge by any other man's carrying a message R. Ben. 50, 13
brim-ceald
Cold as the water of the sea, ice-cold ⬩ frigidus ut aqua maris, frigidissimus, gelidus
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Cold as the water of the sea, ice-cold; frigidus ut aqua maris, frigidissimus, gelidus Fénix brimcald beorgeþ the Phœnix tastes the ocean-cold [water], Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 9; Ph. 110. Wæter wynsumu of ðære moldan tyrf brimcald brecaþ pleasant waters
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homela
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A word of uncertain meaning occurring in the following passage Gif hé hine on bismor tó homolan bescire mid x sciłł. gebéte. Gif hé hine tó preóste bescire mid xxx sciłł. gebéte, L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 5. See the note there; see also on cutting
fót-mǽl
foot-mark ⬩ foot ⬩ a foot
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In l. 3 for foot-mark read foot, and add: a foot as a measure Men on lenge syx fótmæla lange homines statura pedum .vi., Nar. 35, 2. On lenge hundteontiges fótmæla and fíftiges lange, 36, 12. some kind of cross ( Similar entries ? v. mǽl; II ) Of ðám
scild-hreóða
Shield-covering ⬩ a shield ⬩ buckler ⬩ the arrangement of shields as in the scild-burh
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Shield-covering, a shield, buckler Scinon scyldhreóðan, Cd. Th. 184, 26; Exod. 113. the arrangement of shields as in the scild-burh, q. v. Scyldréðan testudine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 31. Sumum wíges spéd giefeþ æt gúþe, ðonne gárgetrum ofer scildhreádan
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þræft
a quarrel ⬩ dispute ⬩ contention ⬩ chiding
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a quarrel, dispute, contention, chiding Siteþ symbelwlonc searwum lǽteþ wíne gewǽged word út faran þræfte þringan þrymme gebyrmed æfæstum onǽled oferhygda ful flushed with the feast he sits, affected with wine, words he guilefully lets fare forth, crowd
wind-gerest
A windy resting-place (?) ⬩ a hall open to the winds (?)
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A windy resting-place (?), a hall open to the winds (?) Hé gesyhð sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne, windgereste (wind gereste, MS. : windge reste, Grein) he sees the hall deserted, the resting-place of men open to the winds (? For the hall
ge-cwémednes
to the delight of a person, so as to please a person :--
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Add On gecwémednessum heora in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. L. 140, 5. ánum tó gecwemednesse to the delight of a person, so as to please a person :-- Heó plegode him eallum tó gecwémednysse (cf. cum saltasset et placuisset Herodi simulque recumbentibus,
sǽd-berende
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam
loppe
A flea ⬩ a spider ⬩ a silk-worm
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A flea(?), a spider(?); also a silk-worm Furþum ðeós lytle loppe hine hwílum deádne gedéþ even this little flea sometimes kills him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 13. Seolucwyrm oððe sídwyrm oððe loppe bombix, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 23 (or is this a different word,
ge-cynde
Natural ⬩ innate ⬩ inborn ⬩ genial ⬩ natūrālis ⬩ innātus ⬩ ingĕnĭtus ⬩ ingĕnuus
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Natural, innate, inborn, genial; natūrālis, innātus, ingĕnĭtus, ingĕnuus Gif se weorþscipe ðam wélan gecynde wǽre if dignity were natural to wealth, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 25, Swá him gecynde wæs as was natural to him, Beo. Th. 5386; B. 2690 : Bt. 36, 4;
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fore
in front ⬩ at the head ⬩ before
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Substitute: local (lit. or fig.), in front, at the head, as chief Fore tó yrnenne prodeundi, Scint. 224, 7. Eorðcyningas þe folcum hér fore wísien kings that, placed at their head, direct the peoples, Ps. Th. 148, 11. temporal, before Fore ic cueð ł
six
six
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six. as adj. indecl. Wirc six dagas, Ex. 20, 9. On six dagum God geworhte ealle þing, 20, 11. Æfter six (sex, Lind., Rush.) dagum, Mt. Kmbl. 17, I. Betweox ðara sex fífa ǽlcum, Lchdm. ii. 148, 2.¨ Sex bis terna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 10. On siex dagum, Exon
æft
AFT ⬩ behind ⬩ Afterwards ⬩ again ⬩ postea ⬩ iterum
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AFT, behind, as go aft = go astern, Afterwards, again; postea, iterum Moises cwæþ æft to Israela folce Moses said afterwards to the people of Israel, Deut. 28, 15. Æft uferan dógum afterwards in later days, Beo. Th. 4406 note; B. 2200. Ðæt hí æft to
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æfter-yldo
after-age ⬩ old age ⬩ ætas provecta ⬩ an after-age ⬩ after-time ⬩ posterius ævum
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after-age, old age; ætas provecta Ne mágon ða æfteryld in ðam ǽrestan blǽde geberan they may not produce [show] old age in their first strength [youth ], Exon. 39b; Th. 132, 3; Gú. 467. an after-age, after-time; posterius ævum Swá nǽnig æfteryldo syððan
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áþ-fultum
The support to an oath ⬩ the supporters of an oath ⬩ those who support one's oath, who will swear for another as witnesses ⬩ sacramentales
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The support to an oath, i. e. the supporters of an oath, those who support one's oath, who will swear for another as witnesses; sacramentales Freónd-leás weofod-þén, ðe áþfultum næbbe a friendless servant of the altar, who has no support to his oath,
hýra
hireling
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A hired servant, hireling Se hýra se ðe nis hyrde mercenarius qui non est pastor, Jn. Skt. 10, 12, 13: Homl. Th. i. 238, 14: 240, 15. Hýrena þeáwe gé fleóþ ... swá se hýra ðonne hé ðone wulf gesyhþ ye flee after the manner of hirelings ... as the hireling
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líðig
Lithe ⬩ pliant ⬩ supple ⬩ flexible ⬩ soft ⬩ yielding
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Lithe, pliant, supple, flexible, soft, yielding Heó biþ líðig swá cláþ ongeán deófles láre it [a man's heart] is pliant as cloth to the devil's teaching, Wulfst. 234, 22. Ðá gelǽhte Petrus hire líðian [líðigan, MSS. U. B.] hand then Peter took her supple
lóf
hand ⬩ the palm of the hand
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Hæfde sigora weard on ðam wangstede wǽre betolden leófne leódfruman mid lófe sínum, Andr. Kmbl. 1978; An. 991, Grimm A. u. E. 989 would translate 'lóf' hand, comparing Goth. lófa : Icel. lófi (Scott. loof) the palm of the hand. In Hpt, Gl. 525, 8 redimicula