trucian
to fail in doing something ⬩ to fail a person ⬩ be wanting in duty to a person ⬩ to fail ⬩ come to an end
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to fail in doing something Ne trucaþ heora nan ána ðurh unmihte ac ðurh gecynde ánre Godcundnysse hí wyrcaþ ealle ǽfre án weorc no one of them alone fails through want of power, but through the nature of one divinity they all work always the same work
langian
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Hæleþ langode hwonne hié of nearwe stæppan mósten the men longed for the time when they might step from durance, 71; Th. 86, 16; Gen. 1431. Hine ðæs heardost langode hwanne hé of ðisse worlde móste, Blickl. Homl. 227, 1.
earfoþ-líce
With difficulty, reluctantly, sorely, hardly ⬩ diffĭcĭle, invīte, ægre
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Hí óþ-eódon earfoþlíce they hardly escaped, Beo. Th. 5861; B. 2934
bréman
celebrated ⬩ To celebrate, solemnise, make famous, have in honour ⬩ celebrare, honorare
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To celebrate, solemnise, make famous, have in honour; celebrare, honorare Ðæt hie ðæt hálige gerýne bréman mǽgen that they may celebrate the holy mystery [i. e. the sacrament ], L. E. I. 4; Th. ii. 404, 27.
Linked entries: á-brémende brémen
CLÚS
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He fram ðære clúsan afaren wæs wið ðara scipa he was gone from the pass towards the ships, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 26, 22. Ðá hæfdon hý heora clúsan belocene when they had closed their passes, 3, 7; Bos. 60, 4.
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ge-winna
An enemy ⬩ adversary ⬩ a foe ⬩ rival ⬩ hostis ⬩ inĭmīcus ⬩ æmŭlus
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Lǽddon leóde láþne gewinnan to carcerne the people led their hated foe unto the prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2500; An. 1251: 2603; An. 1303.
BORD
a BOARD, plank ⬩ tabula sectilis, tabula ⬩ what is made of a board, - A table, shield ⬩ mensa, clypeus ⬩ the board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itself ⬩ tabulatum, stega ⬩ constratum, navis ⬩ at home and abroad ⬩ domi et foris ⬩ a foot-stool
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Bord oft onféng ýða swengas the ship often received the blows of the waves, Elen. Kmbl. 476; El. 238.
Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu byrdu-scrúd
tó-geagnes
towards, ⬩ so as to meet ⬩ against, ⬩ to meet ⬩ in the way of, ⬩ to meet the approach of ⬩ in readiness for, ⬩ against the coming of ⬩ against, ⬩ for the purpose of resisting ⬩ on the approach of, ⬩ towards ⬩ again, ⬩ in return
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Skt. i. 3, 220) ungesceádwísra nýtena andlyfene' then bade the apostate to take the loaves, and to give the bishop grass in return . . .
ígeoþ
An eyot ⬩ ait ⬩ islet
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Hié flugon up be Colne on ánne iggaþ they fled up along the Colne on to an island, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 28. Ðus feale synden ðere ýgetta ðe liggeþ intó Chertesége so many are the islets that belong to Chertsey, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 17, 30
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grimlíc
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Grim, fierce, cruel, sharp, severe, bloody; atrox, dirus, cruentus, crudelis Ðone grimlícan gársecg the fierce ocean, Homl. Th. i. 454, 15. Hit wyrþ ðonne egeslíc and grimlíc things will then become awful and terrible, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 104, 5.
ge-hrýne
A mystery ⬩ sacrament ⬩ mystērium
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mass service, there is no doubt that the presence of God's angels is there, L.
hamer
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(All these are glosses to the same passage.)
ge-óleccan
To allure ⬩ blandiri
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To allure; blandiri Ðá hí ðé mǽst geóleccan when they most allure thee, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 1
æt-hindan
At the back ⬩ behind ⬩ after ⬩ a tergo ⬩ pone ⬩ post
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At the back, behind, after; a tergo, pone, post Se cyning férde him æthindan the king went after them, Chr. 1016; Th. i. 282, 17
togettan
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Togetteþ betweox sculdrum there are spasms between the shoulders, Lchdm. ii. 216, 22
cyst-leás
Fruitless, reprobate ⬩ reprŏbus
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Fruitless, reprobate; reprŏbus Him [God] ðá se cystleása [Cain] cwealmes wyrhta andswarode then the reprobate [man] Cain, the worker of murder, answered God, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 28; Gen. 1004
Scrob-sǽte
The men of Shropshire ⬩ Shropshire
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The men of Shropshire; also used where now the name of their district would be used, Shropshire Dá fyrdedon hí intó Stæffordscíre and meó Scrobsǽton, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 22
fóstor-land
Land assigned for the procuring of provisions
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Land assigned for the procuring of provisions Ðæt ylce land hí gefreódon Godes þeówan to brýce into fóstorlande they freed the same land for the use of God's servants as foster-land, Th. Diplm. A.D. 963-975; 227, 33
ge-cyrran
to turn ⬩ convert ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn [one's self] ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ verti ⬩ reverti ⬩ ire
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Heora líf he hæfþ to gefeán gecyrred their life he hath turned to joy, Blickl.
færeld-freóls
The passover feast ⬩ transĭtus vel paschæ festum, phase
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The passover feast; transĭtus vel paschæ festum, phase Híg worhton phase, ðæt ys færeld-freóls they kept the passover, that is the passover feast; fēcērunt phase, id est paschæ festum, Jos. 5, 10