a-fǽran
To make greatly afraid ⬩ to affright ⬩ terrify ⬩ dismay ⬩ astound ⬩ exterrere ⬩ perterrere ⬩ consternare ⬩ stupefacere
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Folc wæs afǽred the folk was affrighted, Cd. 166; Th. 206, 3; Exod. 446: Exon. 63b; Th. 23, 15; Ph. 525: Mk. Bos. 9, 6, 15: Lk. Bos. 24, 4. Hig wurdon ealle afǽrede erant omnes exterriti, Gen. 42, 35: Ex. 20, 18
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be-fóran
Before ⬩ at hand ⬩ openly ⬩ ante ⬩ antea ⬩ præ ⬩ in conspectu, ⬩ in conspectum
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Wæs se atola befóran the wicked one was at hand Cd. 224; Th. 295, 17; Sat. 487. He befóran gengde he went before Beo. Th. 2829; B. 1412
dryht-folc
A nation, multitude ⬩ pŏpŭlus, multĭtūdo
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Wæs deáþe gedrenced drihtfolca mǽst the greatest of nations was drenched with death, Cd. 144; Th. 179, 26; Exod. 34 : 160; Th. 198, 13; Exod. 322 : 171; Th. 216, 2; Exod. 589
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flet-sittend
A court-resident ⬩ in aula sĕdens
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A court-resident; in aula sĕdens Ðá wæs flet-sittendum fægere gereorded there was a feast fairly arranged to the court-residents, Beo. Th. 3580; B. 1788.
from-weard
From-ward ⬩ turned from or away ⬩ departing ⬩ about to depart ⬩ aversus ⬩ abĭtūrus ⬩ morĭtūrus
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From-ward, turned from or away, departing, about to depart; aversus, abĭtūrus, morĭtūrus Ǽlc ðara ðe ðís woruldgesǽlþa hæfþ, he wát ðæt hi [MS. he] him fromwearde beóþ every one who possesses these worldly goods, knows that they will be departing from
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hreód-bedd
A reed-bed
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A reed-bed Ðá wæs ðǽr on middan ðam mere sum hreódbed there was in the middle of the mere a reed-bed, Guthl. 9; Gdwin. 50, 15. Heó ásette hyne on ánum hreódbedde be ðæs flódes ófre exposuit eum in carecto ripæ fluminis, Ex. 2, 3.
hriðian
To shake ⬩ quake
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To shake, quake, have a fever: Sió wamb hryt the stomach is fevered, L. M. 2, 25; Lchdm. ii. 216, 20. Hie hriðiaþ they are feverish, 26; Lchdm. ii. 220, 5. Hé hriðode He was sick with a fever. Homl. Th. i 86,7 Hriðgende [cf.
leásere
hypocrite ⬩ a buffoon ⬩ jester
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Kmbl. p. 15, 8. one who feigns or acts, a buffoon, jester Se wæs ǽrest sumes káseres mima, ðæt is leásere and sang beforan him scandlícu leóþ first he was some emperor's mima, that is, jester, and sang obscene songs before him, Shrn. 121, 9.
gnyrn
Grief ⬩ sorrow ⬩ evil ⬩ wrong
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Grief, sorrow, evil, wrong Lác weorþade ðe hire brungen wæs gnyrna to geóce the gift she honoured that was brought to her as a consolation of sorrows, Elen. Kmbl. 2275; El. 1139.
ge-fýsan
To make ready ⬩ cause to hasten
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To make ready, cause to hasten Werod wæs gefýsed the band was made ready, Cd. 154; Th. 191, 28; Exod. 221. Gefýsed to fæder ríce ready to depart to his father's kingdom, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 5; Cri. 475. Winde gefýsed hurried on by the wind, Beo.
Harþacnut
Hardacnut, son of Cnut
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And hé wæs sóna underfangen ge fram Anglum ge fram Denum in this same year king Hardacnut came to Sandwich seven days before midsummer. And he was at once received by both English and Danes, Chr. 1039; Erl. 167, 17.
ge-ǽþan
to make oath concerning, confirm by oath ⬩ to administer an oath to, swear
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Wé lǽrað ꝥ preóst bísæce ordél ǽfre ne geǽðe (in cases where the validity of the ordeal was disputed a priest was not to swear to the validity?
dern-geliger
A secret lying, adultery ⬩ clandestīnus concubĭtus, adultĕrium
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War. 8, 3
embehtsumnes
A compliance, kind attention ⬩ obsĕquium
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War. 16, 2
mæsse-tíd
A time at which mass was said
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A time at which mass was said Æt mæssetídum tempore missæ, L. Ecg. C. 9; Th. ii. 140, 20
folc-gefeoht
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Philippuse geþúhte þæt hé leng mid folcgefeohtum wið hié ne mehte, ac he wæs mid hlóþum on hí hergende, 3, 7; S. 118, 18
fædera
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Ðá Eádwine wæs ofslegen, þá féng tó ríce his fæderan (patrui) sunu Ælfríces, Ósríc wæs háten (Ælfric and Ælle, the fathers of Osric and Eadwine respectively, were sons of Yffe), Bd. 3, 1; Sch. 190, 9.
clynan
To ring, sound ⬩ clangere
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To ring, sound; clangere Rand dynede, campwudu clynede the shield rang, the war-wood sounded, Elen. Kmbl. 101; El. 51
eder
A hedge, house ⬩ sēpes, dŏmus
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A hedge, house; sēpes, dŏmus Hryðge ða ederas the houses [are] ruinous, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 5; Wand. 77