fóre-weard
FORWARD ⬩ fore ⬩ former ⬩ early ⬩ prōnus ⬩ antĕrior ⬩ prior
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FORWARD, fore, former, early; prōnus, antĕrior, prior Lǽteþ fóreweard hleór on strangne stán he shall let his cheek [fall] forward on a strong stone, Salm. Kmbl. 228; Sal. 113.
þífþ
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S. 5; Th. i. 250, 5. what is stolen, theft Tó dý ðæt earm and eádig móte ágan ðæt hý mid rihte gestrýnaþ, and þeóf nyte hwǽr hé þýfðe (þeófte, MS. C.) befæste, þeáh hé hwæt stele, L. Edg. S. 2; Th. i. 274, 3
ge-girela
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Gigerela stolas, Rtl. 48, 1. (2 a) an ornament that is worn :-- Gegirelan discriminalia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 62. a banner. Cf. gúþ-fana Gegyrele labara (labarum signum ex panno aut serico confectum ), Wrt.
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geornlíce
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Ongon ic geornlícor þá stówe sceáwigan, Nar. 27, 19. willingly, gladly; cpve. rather. Cf. georne, Sel geornlíce ꝥte ðú sé gefreód give willingly (?) that you may be freed (but the Latin is: Da operam liberari), Lk. L. R. 12, 58.
hearga
a grove ⬩ a temple ⬩ fane ⬩ an idol
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Hergas fana, Bd. 3, 30; Sch. 331, 20: 333, 1. the part of a temple in which the altar and idol stood Hearh delubrum (Roma fregit delubra sacelli, Ald. 151, 22), An.
rím
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Bd. 5, 8; Sch. 586, 17. the particular mark or symbol, having an arithmetical value, by which anything has a place assigned to it in a series Gefundena rímas ðá ǽr ðú gebécnades onfindes stówa repertis numeris quos ante signaveras reperies loca, Mt.
wenian
To accustom ⬩ to accustom ⬩ train ⬩ prepare ⬩ fit ⬩ to draw ⬩ attract ⬩ to draw to ⬩ to draw ⬩ to wean ⬩ ablactare
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Th. 288, 10; Wand. 29. to draw from Wene and teóh ðæt blód fram ðære ádeádedan stówe Lchdm. ii. 84, 3. Hú mon ðæt deáde blód áweg wenian scyle 8, 15. to wean; ablactare Swá módor déþ hyre bearn, ðonne hió hit fram hire breósta gesoce weneþ R.
wépan
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Gr. 26, 1; Zup. 152, 18. intrans. of persons Maria stód and weóp (hrémende ł uoepende plorans, Lind.); and ðá heó weóp (gewǽp fleret, Lind.), heó ábeáh nyðer . . .
þe
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Tó middes eów stód þe gé ne cunnon, Jn. Skt. 1, 26. Hér syndon þe ðíne deórlingas beón sceoldon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 147. as adverb. a relative adverb Ðonon ðe hí útan bióþ áhæfene, ðanon hié bióþ innan áfeallene, Past. 50; Swt. 391, 12.
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fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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Ásetton on gesyhðe sigebeámas þrý eorlas fore Elenan cneó, El. 848. figurative: Næs ðǽr nán man þe gryre and ege fore ne stóde no one who had not horror and terror before his eyes, Hml.
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ge-standan
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Gr. 129, 153. to cease to move, stop, stand still Se Hǽlend gehýrde þone blindan cleopian, and hé sóna gestód, Bl.
swingel
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A swyndyl-stoc exculidium, a swyndilland excudium, 696, 7, 8. I bete and swyn-gylle flax, Rel. Ant. ii. 197, 34. See also Cath. Angl. 374-5 and the notes there. Cf. Du. zwingelen to beat flax.
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húsel
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Ðá gesáwon hí licgan án cild on ðám weófode þe se mæssepreóst æt mæssode, and Godes engel stód mid handsexe . . . þá tóliðode se engel þæt cild on ðám disce, and his blód meó ðám calice ágeát.
samod
Together. ⬩ and, both . . . and, also, too
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Stód his handgeweorc (Adam and Eve) somod on sande, nyston sorga wiht tó begnornianne, Cd. Th. 16, 12 ; Gen. 242. Ne beóþ wé leng somed, 168, 20 ; Gen. 2785. Somod eardedon Meotudes bearn and se monnes sunu. Exon. Th. 8, 30; Cri. 125.
æfter
among, through, along ⬩ (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)
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D. v. 187, 30. with an object to which an action (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.) is directed Hé stód æfter ús gewend, and cliopode æfter ús, Past. 405, 35. Rád séo fird æfter ðǽm herige, Chr. 896; P. 89, 19. Hé him æfter rád, 878; P. 76, 12.
HWÍT
WHITE ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ fair ⬩ splendid
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Se hwíta stán mæg wið stice the white stone is effective against stitch, L. M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 290, 9. Se hwíta helm the shining helm, Beo. Th. 2900; B. 1448.
molde
mould ⬩ dust ⬩ sand ⬩ earth ⬩ ground ⬩ earth ⬩ land ⬩ earth
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Be moldan ða ðe on ðære stówe genumene wǽron, 3, 9; S. 533, 27. ground, earth, land Molde vel land humus, rus, arvum, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 61: humus, 70, 12: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 53.
gód
GOOD ⬩ bonus
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We ðǽr góde hwíle stódon we stood there a good while, Rood Kmbl. 140; Kr. 70. Him ðæt geleánaþ lífes waldend gódum dǽdum the ruler of life will repay them that with benefits, Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 13; Dóm. 87.
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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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Lind. 6, 31. with the idea of concealment Ýþa mec (a storm) wrugon, Exon. Th. 382, 23; Rä. 3, 15. with the idea of protection Ic liæbbe mé on hrycge ðæt ǽr hádas wreáh foldbúendra. Exon. Th. 381, 17; Rä. 2, II.
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