wreón
To cover ⬩ to put a covering on ⬩ to cover with clothes ⬩ to clothe ⬩ to cover ⬩ to bind ⬩ to conceal ⬩ hide ⬩ to serve as a covering ⬩ be spread over
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Ic wses nacod, and gé clǽððon ł wrigon (wriogan, Rush.) meh eram nudus, et operuistis me, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 36. He ne nrihte hine handum self mid hrægle wryón, Cd.
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líne
a line ⬩ rope ⬩ a line ⬩ row ⬩ rule ⬩ canon
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Voc. 56, 60. a line, row, line for guidance, rule, canon Þurh ðæs cantices cwide, Cristes línan [the rule laid down by Christ in the Lord's Prayer], Salm. Kmbl. 34; Sal. 17.
luf-wende
Beloved ⬩ amiable ⬩ pleasant
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Ða lufwende eardas dilecta rura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 42
mæsse-bóc
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Sc̃i Rufi mæsse biþ geméted on ðám yldran mæssebócum, Shrn. 121, 30: 124, 33. On þám níwran sacramentorum, ꝥ ys on ðám mæssebócum, 119, 5. Add
BEÓN
To BE ⬩ exist ⬩ become ⬩ esse ⬩ fieri
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Rush. War. 1, 76. Ðú yrre byst tu terribilis es Ps. Th. 75, 5 : 101, 24 : Lk. Bos. 1, 76 : Deut. 23, 22. Hiora birhtu ne biþ to gesettane their brightness is not to be compared Bt. Met. Fox 6, 11; Met. 6, 6.
plegan
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Rush. 6, 22. Pleagade saltavit, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 6. Ne plægde gé, Lind., gé ne plagadun, Rush. non saltastis, 11, 17. Ðæt folc sæt and æt and dranc, and árison and plegedon, Ex. 32, 6. Ðæt folc ... eodon him plegean, Past. 43 ; Swt. 309, 14.
ranc-strǽt
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God ðé wǽpnum lǽt rancstrǽte forþ rúme wyrcan God let thee with weapons work an ample road where thy bravery was shewn (of Abraham's rescuing Lot), Cd. Th. 127, 17; Gen. 2112
hreówsian
To be sorry ⬩ grieve ⬩ repent ⬩ do penance
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Rush. 1, 15. Sume wyllaþ ðæt hé hreówsige nonnulli volunt ut pœniteat, L. Ecg. C. 24; Th. ii. 150, 9. Ðaet se rihtwísa man hreówsige hine sylfne swylce hé wið God forwyrht sig ut justus homo pœnitentiam agat eorum, quæ erga Deum deliquerit, L. Ecg.
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hyrwan
blaspheme ⬩ despise ⬩ condemn ⬩ treat ill ⬩ oppress ⬩ vex ⬩ harass
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Rush. 6, 24. Ða earman ðe nú Godes bebodu hyrwiaþ beóþ cwylmede the miserable men that now despise God's commandments shall be tormented, L. E. I; Th. ii. 396, 36. Ðú heruwdest Godes bebodu, Blickl. Homl. 49, 36.
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ge-þyncan
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Se leóma wæs swíðe lang geþúht, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 29: Rún. 21. Þeáh ðá gecorenan Godes cempan sind feáwa geðúhte, Hml.
lád
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The corresponding forms in Latin are seen in the following passages :-- Sit praedictum rus liberum ab omni mundiali seruitio ... excepta sanctae Dei basilicae suppeditatione ac ministratione, 173, 30: 241, 35.
reordian
to speak, say, talk ⬩ to read
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Rush. 12, 5. Gé ne reordade ;non legistis,; 19, 4. Reordadun, 21, 16.
abbod-ríce
The rule of an abbot ⬩ an abbacy ⬩ abbatia
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The rule of an abbot, an abbacy; abbatia On his tíme wæx ðæt abbodríce swíðe ríce in his time the abbacy waxed very rich, Chr. 656; Ing. 41, 1. On ðis abbotríce in this abbacy, Chr. 675; Ing. 51, 12
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út-scyte
An out-shoot ⬩ outlet ⬩ place where a stream or road runs into another
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An out-shoot, outlet, place where a stream or road runs into another Be bróce óð Pippelriðiges útscyte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 330, 20. 'Faraþ tó wega útscytum' ... Útscytas ðara wega sind áteorung woruldlícera weorca, Homl. Th. i. 526, 11-14
deáþ-scyld
A death-fault, capital crime ⬩ capitāle crīmen
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A death-fault, capital crime; capitāle crīmen Gif gehádod man hine forwyrce mid deáþscylde if a man in orders ruin himself with capital crime, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 22; L. C. S. 43; Th. i. 400, 27
for-weoren
Tottering ⬩ decayed ⬩ marcĭdus ⬩ decrĕpĭtus
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Tottering, decayed; marcĭdus, decrĕpĭtus Eorþgráp hafaþ waldendwyrhtan, forweorene [MS. forweorone], geleorene earth's grasp [i.e. the grave] holdeth its mighty workmen, decayed, departed, Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 14; Ruin. 7.
for-fón
to take violently or by surprise ⬩ clutch ⬩ arrest ⬩ seize ⬩ vehementer căpĕre ⬩ imprōviso adventu căpĕre ⬩ prehendĕre ⬩ apprehendĕre ⬩ deprehendĕre
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Ealle deáþrǽs forféng the death-rush clutched them all. Andr. Kmbl. 1990; An. 997. Ǽr ðú ða miclan meaht mín forfénge ere thou didst arrest my great power. Exon. 73 a; Th. 273, 26; Jul. 522.
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hýr-ness
Obedience ⬩ subjection
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Rush. 17, 25
scúwa
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Scúia (scúa, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 16. In scýa, Rtl. 168, 9. Sealde him deorcne deáþes scúwan, Ch. Th. 293, 15; Sat. 455. shadow, protection Ic on fægerum scúan fiðera ðínra gewície in umbra alarum tuarum spero, Ps. Th. 56, l.
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þeorf
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Doege ðara ðorofra (ðefra, Rush.) mæta die azymorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 17. Lactuca hátte seó wyrt ðe hí etan sceoldon mid ðám þeorfum hláfum, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 26, 18. On ðærfum biluitnises in azymis sinceritatis, Rtl. 25, 19.