on-lútan
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Add: of physical movement Onleát hé wépende tó ðæs fótum and him bæd forgifnesse, Shrn. 145, 3. Nim æppel . . . dó hyne ádúne and onlút, Lch. i. 330, 24. Hé forð onloten tó his fótum ongan biddan provolutus ejus pedibus coepit postulare, Gr.
sprǽc-hús
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háten, Angl. xiii. 432, 965. a place in a monastery for the reception of guests [auditorium, domus vel cubiculum in monasteriis ubi excipiebantur advenientes hospites et salutaturi, Migne] Martinus cóm hwílon tó ánum preóstlífe, and hí gelógodon his bæd
wíg-heafola
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[Hé] wód þurh ðone wælréc wíg[hea]folan bær freán on fultum. Beo. Th. 5316; B. 2661. Hea is the reading of Thorkelin's transcripts, but now the MS. shews only quite uncertain traces of h, and ea is entirely gone (Zupitza).
for-niman
To take away ⬩ deform ⬩ plunder ⬩ destroy ⬩ ransack ⬩ waste ⬩ consume ⬩ devour ⬩ rapĕre ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ extermĭnāre ⬩ vastāre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ devŏrāre
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Eów in beorge bǽl fornimeþ fire shall consume you upon the hill, Elen. Kmbl. 1153; El. 578. Se ðe fornimþ þearfan on dýgelnysse qui devŏrat paupĕrem in abscondĭto, Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 b, 14.
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lǽfan
to leave ⬩ to remain
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Ðæt ða bán áne beón lǽfed so that the bones only are left, L. Med. ex Quad. 3, 11; Lchdm. i. 340, 26. to remain, be left remaining Gif hwæt lǽfde if anything remained, Homl. Th. ii. 40, 14. Hia lǽfdun superaverunt, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 12
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méd-sceatt
payment in reward of service done ⬩ a reward ⬩ wages ⬩ fee ⬩ payment for service or favour expected ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ a bribe
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In sacculo pertuso videtur, quando petunia mittitur, 45, 4; Swt. 343, 16-21. payment for service or favour expected (generally in a bad sense), a gift, present, a bribe Sí se áwirged ðe unscildigne man belǽwe wið médscette maledictus, qui accepit munera
Scottas
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Scots of Ireland Þrié Scottas cuómon tó Ælfréde cyninge on ánum báte bútan ǽlcum geréþrum of Hibernia, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 5. Ðá forþgongenre tíde æfter Bryttum and Peohtum þridde cynn Scotta Breotone onféng . . .
be-lífan
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And. 34, 14. to be left, not to be taken away, to survive Hyt tófléwð swá ðæt þǽr nánwiht belífeð búton þá bán, Lch. i. 242, 27. Se gewuna beláf of hǽðenra manna biggenge, Hml. A. 146, 47. Ne ówiht inne ne belífe heánra gylta, Dóm. L. 38.
ǽlc
all ⬩ any
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On ánum báte bútan ǽlcum geréþrum, Chr. 891; P. 82, 19. Wiðútan ǽlcon wǽpnon, 1086; P. 220, 28. combined with án :-- Bútan ǽlcre ánre tale (printed arentale), Cht. Th. 563, 16
ge-feormian
to entertain ⬩ harbour ⬩ receive as a guest ⬩ feed ⬩ cherish ⬩ support ⬩ suscipere ⬩ hospitio suscipere ⬩ epulare ⬩ fovere ⬩ curare ⬩ to feed on ⬩ devour ⬩ vesci ⬩ comedere ⬩ to cleanse ⬩ farm ⬩ cleanse out ⬩ mundare
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Th. 1493; B. 744. to cleanse, farm or cleanse out, Provncl; mundare Ðæt hí ða bán woldon upádón, and onþweán and gefeormian that they would take up the bones to wash and cleanse, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 11.
be-þurfan
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Getímode his wífe wyrs ðonne hé beþorfte his wife's condition was too bad to allow of his happiness, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 3. Hí nabbað þá láre þe hi beþorftan, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 37. Gif þú ǽgera beþurfe, Techn. ii. 124, 1. Gif þú taperas ( = es?)
for-sleán
cut through ⬩ to slay ⬩ kill ⬩ to destroy ⬩ lay waste ⬩ finish ⬩ to rout ⬩ overthrow ⬩ to condemn
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Gif mon óðrum rib forsleá ... gif sió hýd sié tóbrocen, and mon bán of ádó, 11: 21. Hét se cásere him forsleán þone sweoran, Shrn. 145, 6. Mid stengum heora sweoran forsleán, 134, 7. Gif sió lendenbrǽde bið forslegen (-slægen, v. l.), Ll.
gylt
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Dict. ) desert of a penalty; baton gylte without having done anything to deserve one's fate, Chr. 1055; P. 184, 27 (v.
hruse
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Hé hrycge sceal hrúsan sécan, 28, 11. (1 a) the floor of a subterranean place :-- Hwá wát on hwelcum hlǽwa Wélandes bán hrúsan þeccen?
orf
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Gif bǽd genumen sý on monnes orfe for óðres monnes þingum, 354, 6. Æt ǽlcon smalon orfe, 224, 22. Man offrode fela cinna orf Gode tó láce binnan þám getelde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 2. Hire hyrdeman his orf lǽswode, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 31.
úre
our ⬩ ours
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Úrum sceal sweord and helm ... bám gemǽne, Beo. Th. 5312; B. 2659. Similar entries v. úser
ge-ágnian
to have as one's own, possess, occupy ⬩ to get ⬩ secure possession of, acquire ⬩ to adopt ⬩ to prove one's title to ⬩ secure by shewing title ⬩ to usurp
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Þá getǽhte man Wynflǽde ꝥ hió móste hit hyre geáhnian, 288, 36. in a bad sense, to usurp Geáhnian usurpace An. Ox. 5, 15. Geáhnode usurpatę 5307
BREÓST
the breast of man or beast; ⬩ pectus ⬩ the breasts; ⬩ ubera ⬩ The heart, mind, thought ⬩ pectus, cor, mens
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underneoðan oðer breóst there Alexander was shot through with an arrow underneath one breast, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 27. the breast as the seat of the vital powers, of the feelings, and of the affections, The heart, mind, thought; pectus, cor, mens Drihtnes wæs bám
grundsópa
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Voc. i. 200, 46) abdomen is explained by pinguedo porci: could abdomen in the previous case refer to exudation on the bark of a tree?
CLOM
A band, bond, clasp, bandage, chain, prison ⬩ vinculum, carcer
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A band, bond, clasp, bandage, chain, prison; vinculum, carcer Habbaþ me swá helle clommas fæste befangen the clasps of hell have so firmly grasped me, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 6; Gen. 373. Ðes wítes clom this bond of torture, 215; Th. 271, 10; Sat. 103.
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