cyte
A cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell ⬩ casa, cubiculurn, cella
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A cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell; casa, cubiculurn, cella Tær ðæt hors ðæt þæc of ðære cytan hrófe the horse tore the thatch off the roof of the cottage, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 17.
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mál
an action ⬩ suit ⬩ cause
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Ðǽr bær Godwine up his mál (case) (cf. Icel. bera upp mál), Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 19. Eádwerd scylode ix scypa of mále ( = Icel. skilja af máli) put an end to the agreement with, paid off, nine ships, 1049; Erl. 174, 38.
bíte
A BITE, pain, the biting or pain of a wound, a biting disease or cancer ⬩ morsus, cancri morbus vel cancer
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Gnættas cómon ofer ðæt land mid fýrsmeortendum bítum gnats came over the land with fire-smarting bites, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 30. Wið cancerádle, ðæt is, bíte, against cancer-disease, that is, a biting disease, L. M. 1, 44; Lchdm. ii. 108, 9
ge-reord
Language, speech, tongue, voice
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Ðá wǽron ða apostolas cweðende to him hwonon him ða wundorlícan gereordo cóman then the apostles were saying to him whence came to him those wonderful speeches, Blickl. Homl. 153, 9.
treówsian
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to engage, pledge one's self Him cómon ongeán . vi. cyningas and ealle wið trýwsodon (wið hine getreówsodon, col. 1), ðæt hí woldon efenwy[r]hton beón on sǽ and on lande six kings came to meet him, and all solemnly engaged to co-operate on sea and on
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be-scúfan
to thrust
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Add: to thrust, cast into a place Seó gýtsung manega bescýfð (precipitat) on fýr, Prud. 60. þeacute; se Ælmihtiga [on] heolstor besceáf, An. 1193. Hí hine on cwearterne bescufon, Hml. i. 18, 440. Hét ontendan fýr, and hí tómiddes besceófan, 7, 219.
for-ildan
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Take here for-yldan, and add: to put off action. with a case, acc. Se sláwa ágǽlð and forielt (-ielð, v. l.) ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrcanne piger necessaria agere negligit, Past. 283, 25.
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hild
grace ⬩ safe keeping ⬩ preservation ⬩ safety
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Substitute: watchful care, safe keeping exercised by a person with respect to persons Þú eart se gooda gleáw on gesyhðe þára háligra þe þínne held curan, Ps. Th. 51, 8. Hálgum gástum þe his hyld curon, Dan. 481.
þǽr
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Eálá þǽr hig hogodon utinam saperent, Cant. M. ad fil. 29
sóþe
truly ⬩ genuinely ⬩ really ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with the facts of a case ⬩ truly ⬩ in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast
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Is on sibbe his stów sóþe behealden, 75, 2. truly, in accordance with the facts of a case Ic eów sóðe secgan wille, ðæt. . . Andr. Kmbl. 915; An. 458. Word sóðe gebunden (the facts were truly told in the poem),Beo. Th. 1746; B. 871.
on-wendan
to turn, change ⬩ to change one thing for another, to exchange ⬩ to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside ⬩ to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, ⬩ to subvert, disturb, upset ⬩ to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert ⬩ To return
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Sibb áfre ne mæg wiht onwendan ðam ðe wel þenceþ nothing can destroy the ties of kindred in the case of a right-minded man, Beo. Th. 5195; B. 2601. Hé ( Julian ) wolde ðone Cristendóm onwendan, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 286, 3.
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neáh
nigh ⬩ near ⬩ near ⬩ nearly ⬩ about ⬩ of place
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Ús sylfe gerihtlǽcan swá neáh swá wé nýhst mágon ðam rihte to direct ourselves as much according to right as we possibly can, Chart. Th. 615, 24
lust
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Add: : I. pleasure, delight Þú hæfst ongyten þá wonclan trúwa þæs blindan lustes deprehendisti caeci numinis ambiguos vultus, Bt. 7, 2; F. 18, 3.
BE
BY ⬩ near to ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ in ⬩ on ⬩ upon ⬩ about ⬩ with ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ad ⬩ secus ⬩ in ⬩ cum ⬩ of ⬩ from ⬩ about ⬩ touching ⬩ concerning ⬩ de ⬩ quoad ⬩ for ⬩ because of ⬩ after ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ er ⬩ secundum ⬩ beside ⬩ out of ⬩ e ⬩ ex
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Mæg ic be me sylfum sóþ gied wrecan of myself I can relate a true tale, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 1; Seef. 1. Ic ðis gid be ðé awræc I recited this strain of thee, Beo. Th. 3451; B. 1723.
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stricel
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Strykylle hostorium Cath. Ang. 369. In note I on this page are given the following: 'Rouleau the round pin, stritchell, or strickle used in the measuring of corn, etc.
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twi-hynde
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Twyhyndes mannes wer is twá hund sciłł. ( the article then deals with the case of the former, and concludes: Eal man sceal æt cyrliscum were be ðære mǽðe dón, ðe him tó gebyreþ, swá wé be twelfhyndum tealdan.
un-sceþþig
Innocent ⬩ harmless
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Cain his ágenne bróðor rihtwísne and unscæððigne ácwealde, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 41. Búton hí wǽron swá eádmóde and swá unscæððige swá ðæt cild wæs, Homl. Th. i. 552, 12. Culfran sind swíðe unscæððige fuglas, i. 142, 8.
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apostol
One sent ⬩ an apostle ⬩ apostolus
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Ða apostoli becómon to ðære byrig, the apostles came to the city, 494, 14: 482, 18, 25, 27. Æt ðæra apostola fótum at the apostles' feet, 488, 4. Ðá fleáh ðæt folc eal to dám apostolum the folk then all fled to the apostles, 492, 12.
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for-sittan
To mis-sit ⬩ to be absent from ⬩ neglect ⬩ delay ⬩ defer ⬩ diminish ⬩ obstruct ⬩ besiege ⬩ abesse a ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ supersĕdēre ⬩ desĕrĕre ⬩ præstruĕre ⬩ obsĭdēre
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Be ðon ðe man fyrde forsitte in case a man neglect the army, L. In. 51; Th. i. 134, 7, 8. Ne forsæt he ðý síðe he delayed not the journey, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 10; Gen. 2859. Ne he tíd forsæt he deferred not the time. Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 26; Gú. 311.
FYRHTO
Fear ⬩ FRIGHT ⬩ dread ⬩ terror ⬩ trembling ⬩ tĭmor ⬩ păvor ⬩ formīdo ⬩ terror ⬩ trĕmor
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Fear, FRIGHT, dread, terror, trembling; tĭmor, păvor, formīdo, terror, trĕmor Us fyrhto gegráp fear seized us, Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 32: Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 19; Thw. 30, 19. Fyrhto oððe bifung trĕmor, Ps. Lamb. 47, 7. Ðeós firhtu [fyrhtu, MS.
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