dryht-líc
Lordly, noble, distinguished ⬩ princĭpālis, nōbĭlis, exĭmius
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Lordly, noble, distinguished; princĭpālis, nōbĭlis, exĭmius We gehýrdon ðæt mid Sigelwarum yppe wearþ dryhtlíc dóm Godes we have heard that the lordly doom of God was revealed among the Ethiopians, Apstls.
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magu
A child, ⬩ son ⬩ a young person ⬩ a servant ⬩ a young ⬩ strong man ⬩ a man
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A child, son Ðá wearþ eafora féded, mago Caines, Malalahel, Cd. 58; Th. 70, 28; Gen. 1160. Mago Ecgláfes (cf. Ecgláfes bearn, 1003), Beo. Th. 2935; B. 1465. Mago Healfdenes (cf. sunu Healfdenes, 541), 3738; B. 1867: 4027; B. 2011.
Wiltún-scír
Wiltshire
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Wiltshire; Æþeréd Wiltúnscíre biscop wearþ gecoren tó ærcebiscope tó Cantuareberi, Chr. 870; Erl. 74, 4. Æðelm Wiltúnscíre ealdormon, 898; Erl. 96, 18. Féng Ælfríc Wiltúnscíre bisceop tó ðam arcebiscopríce, 994; Erl. 134, 2.
wuldor
Glory ⬩ vainglory
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Wuldres weard, 58, 4; Gen. 941. God, wuldres hyrde, Beo. Th. 1867 ; B. 931. Wuldres ágend, Andr. Kmbl. 420; An. 210. Wuldres bearn (Christ), Cd. Th. 301, 26; Sat. 589. Wlitig wuldres gim, Exon.
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réðe
Fierce, cruel, savage ⬩ severe, stern, austere, zealous ⬩ wild, savage, fierce; ⬩ severe, cruel, fierce, dire;
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Wearð him on slǽpe gecýðed ðætte ríces gehwæs réðe sceolde gelimpan eorðan dreámas ende wurðan ;on sleep was made known to him that of every kingdom a terrible end should befall, an end be of the joy of earth,; 223, 4; Dan. 114.
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be-fón
to seize ⬩ catch ⬩ take, ⬩ to seize ⬩ take forcible possession of ⬩ to seize a criminal ⬩ lost property ⬩ to catch ⬩ get to see a person ⬩ to get ⬩ attain to ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ to enclose, ⬩ to serve as a covering for ⬩ contain ⬩ to put into a covering ⬩ to encircle, ⬩ to lie round ⬩ to place round ⬩ to include ⬩ contain ⬩ comprise ⬩ to surround with words ⬩ furnish with a commentary ⬩ to have to do with an object ⬩ to engage in an occupation ⬩ get involved in an action
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Heó mid wundrunge wearð befangen, Hml. S. 2, 251. Wearð hé befangen mid hreónesse he was caught in a storm, Gr. D. 248, 18.
fóran
Before ⬩ in front ⬩ in front ⬩ in front ⬩ before all ⬩ opposite ⬩ over against ⬩ Before ⬩ Beforehand ⬩ before ⬩ before ⬩ Before ⬩ in front of
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Cóm mycel windes blǽd foran ongeán, ꝥ seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred the arrow was met by a great blast of wind and turned back. Bl. H. 199, 21. tó. foran tó.foran-tó as prep. Before.
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a-gǽlan
To hinder ⬩ occupy ⬩ detain ⬩ delay ⬩ neglect ⬩ impedire ⬩ retardare ⬩ morari ⬩ negligere ⬩ To hesitate ⬩ be careless ⬩ cunctari ⬩ indili-gens esse
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And swá eall ðæt folc wearþ mid him ánum agǽled and all the people were so occupied with him alone. Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24. v. intrans.
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or-wéne
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Hé wearþ his lífes orwéne. Homl. Th. i. 86, 28. Hé læg his lífes orwéne, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 301: Glostr. Frag. 6, 18: Chart. Th. 339, 22. Hié ðæs écan lífes orwéne wǽron, Blickl. Homl. 85, 27. Huí wǽron orwéne hwæðer. . .
ge-gearwian
To prepare ⬩ make ready ⬩ provide with ⬩ endue
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Ðá wearþ werod ge-gearewod to campe then was the band made ready for battle, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 21; Jud. 199. Ðæt his líf ðæm his naman wæs gelíce gegearwod his life was ordered like to his name, Blickl. Homl. 167, 32.
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CNAPA
a boy ⬩ young man ⬩ KNAVE ⬩ puer ⬩ juvenis ⬩ adolescens ⬩ a servant ⬩ servus
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Ðæt wíf wearþ wráþ ðam cnapan mulier molesta erat adolescenti Gen. 39, 10. a servant; servus He hét his cnapan behealdan to ðære sǽ he ordered his servant to look towards the sea Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 18, 23; Lchdm. iii. 276, 24
ge-styrian
To move ⬩ remove ⬩ excite ⬩ agitate ⬩ amovere ⬩ agitare
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Ðá wearþ swíðe gestired se here ongeán ðone biscop forðan ðe he nolde heom nán feoh beháten then was the [Danish] army very much excited against the bishop because he would not promise them any money, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 12.
reáf-lác
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Hé wearð reáfere, and on ðæm reáfláce (in the course of his plundering) hé him geteáh tó micelne monfultum, and monege túnas oferhergeade, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 216, 8. On reáflác in rapinam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 20. Be reáfláce.
wésten
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Wéstennes (on wéstenne, v. l. ) weard, Salm. Kmbl. 167 ; Sal. 83. Woesternes exterminii Rtl. 86, 18. Hig cómon tó ðam wéstene ( in solitudine ), Gen. 21, 14. On wéstenne, Cd. Th. 137, 17; Gen. 2275. Tó Sinai wéstene in solitudinem Sinai Ex. 19, 1.
ge-macian
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Hí þǽra cinga sehte swá gemacedon, ꝥ se cyng Melcolm tó úran cynge cóm, and his man wearð, Chr. 1091; P. 227, 2. <b>II a.
sleán
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Th. i. 206, 20. add Arrianus wearð slagen mid sæmnedlicre blindnesse, Gr. D. 235, 2. <b>VIII a.</b> of the action of disease :-- Þáá Gesca sláet singultat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 50. (This entry is better here than at B.
tó-twǽman
To divide ⬩ separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ to divide ⬩ stand between objects ⬩ separate one object from another ⬩ to divide ⬩ part ⬩ dissociate ⬩ break the connection between ⬩ to disperse ⬩ scatter ⬩ to divide with the mind ⬩ distinguish ⬩ discern
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Wearð her on felda folc tótwǽmed, Byrht. Th. 138, 57; By. 241. where the object is abstract Beó dám hálgan tídan eallum mannum sibb and sóm gemǽne and ǽlc sacu tótwǽmed let every cause of strife be removed, L. Eth. vi. 25; Th. i. 320, 29: L. C.
wæccan
To watch ⬩ wake
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Ðæt gé wæccende wearde healden, 282, 13; Jul. 662. Ða þeówas ðe se hláford wæccende (-o, Lind. wæcende, Rush. uigilantes) gemét, Lk. Skt. 12, 37: Blickl. Homl. 145, 6. Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 12
CIRM
A noise, shout, clamour, uproar ⬩ strepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor
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A noise, shout, clamour, uproar; strepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor Hlynn wearþ on ceastrum, cirm árleásra cwealmes on óre din was in the cities, the clamour of the shameless at the point of death, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 31; Gen. 2547.
for-drífan
To drive away ⬩ force ⬩ compel ⬩ drive out ⬩ eject ⬩ banish ⬩ pellĕre ⬩ prōpellĕre ⬩ compellĕre ⬩ cōgĕre ⬩ expellĕre
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Sió wunode on ðam íglande ðe se cyning on fordrifen wearþ she dwelt in the island on which the king was driven, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 21. Hió geseah ðone fordrifenan cyning she saw the driven king, 194, 23.