ge-rǽcan
To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer
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Ne ðú ðé ǽfre ne lǽt wlenca gerǽcan never do thou let pride lay hold on thee, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 61; Met. 5, 31. Ðæs landes mǽre gerǽcan to obtain more of the land, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 21.
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mægþ
A maid ⬩ virgin ⬩ girl ⬩ maiden ⬩ woman
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Þurh Judithe láre, mægþ módigre, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 18; Jud. 335. Mægeþ, brýde ðínre ( Sarah ), Cd. 134; Th. 169, 10; Gen. 2797. Hé ðære mægeþ (Guthlac's sister ) sceolde láce gelǽdan láð spel, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 27; Gú. 1316.
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embe-gang
A going round, circuit ⬩ circuĭtus
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A going round, circuit; circuĭtus Se embegang ðara landa the circuit of the lands, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 402; A. D. 944;Kmbl. iii. 421, 6. Se móna hæfþ læstne embegang the moon has the least circuit, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 38.
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leáfa
Belief ⬩ faith
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Belief, faith Hú mæg se leáfa [other MS. geleáfa] beón forþgenge gif seó lár and ða láreówas áteoriaþ how can belief be prosperous if teaching and teachers fail, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 37. Leáfa fides, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 10: 15, 28. Leáfo, 21, 21
ge-scyndan
to hasten ⬩ to cause to hasten, to drive
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to hasten Heofon-torht swegl gescyndeþ the heaven-bright sun hastens, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 2; Sch. 74. to cause to hasten, to drive Ða twegen drýmen wurdon gescynde of ðam earde the two wizards were driven from the land, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 8
ge-rid
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which may mean the food laid up by the ants in the ant-hill Ball seó lustfulnes and swetiies þæs lichaman weorðeþ tó wyrma geride dulcedo illius vermes (Job 24, 20 where the A. V. has, ' the worm shall feed sweetly on him '), Gr. D. 323, 3
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Wealh-cyn
The Celtic race
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The Celtic race Ða land ðe ic on Wealcynne ( the Celts of the south-west ) hæbbe bútan Triconscíre, Chart. Th. 488, 26. Hig gegaderadan mycle fyrde mid Walkynne( the Celts of Wales ), Chr. 1055; Erl. 188, 33.
ge-búan
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Hié ne dorston forþ bí þǽre eá siglan for unfriþe, for þǽm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe þǽre eás. Ne métte hé ǽr nán gebún land ... Þá Beormas hæfdon swíþe wel gebúd (-bún, v.l. ) hira land, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 22-28.
wil-cuma
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Wilcuman lâ, mîne hláfordas bene veniant, domini mei, Gr. D. 276, 23. Add
bróþor
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Add: of blood-relationship His bróður (-or, v. l. ) lác, Past. 235, 3. For Amilcores láre, Hannibales bróðor (bréðer, v. l. ), Ors. 4, 11; S. 204, 11. Tó his bréðer, Past. 235, 7. ꝥ his broðor nime his wíf and his bróðor (broeðre.
rúm
roomy, spacious, ample, extensive ⬩ roomy, open, unencumbered. ⬩ long, extended ⬩ ample, great, liberal ⬩ unrestricted, clear, free from conditions ⬩ lax ⬩ ample, far-reaching ⬩ liberal. ⬩ great, noble, august
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Ðis rúme land the earth, Cd. Th. 7, 31; Gen. 114. Ða rúman patula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 61. Hié úte wilniaþ ðara rúmena wega ðisse worulde causarum secularium foras lata itinera expetunt, Past. 18, 4; Swt. 135, 6. Sóhton rúmre land, Cd.
á-wéstedness
Desolation
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Desolation Lá hú sint hig gewordene tó áwéstednysse (in desolationem), Ps. L. 72, 19
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on-secgan
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Bútan þú him lác onsecge, Jul. 199. to offer something as a sacrifice Þú scealt sunu þínne onsecgan tó tibre, Gen. 2852. to offer something in or by sacrifice. Cf. (1 b) Wes þú on ofeste þæt þú lác onsecge sigortifre, Jul. 255
belene
Henbell ⬩ henbane ⬩ hyoscyamus niger
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Henbell, henbane; hyoscyamus niger Belenan meng wið rysele mix henbane with lard L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 1. Dó belenan seáw apply the juice of henbane 3, 3; Lchdm. ii. 310, 7. Genim beolonan sǽd take the seed of henbane 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 1
lús
A louse
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Hé áfylde eal heora land mid froggon, and siððan mid gnættum, eft mid hundes lúsum, Homl. Th. ii. 192, 21
a-lǽtan
To let go ⬩ lay down ⬩ leave ⬩ give up ⬩ lose ⬩ renounce ⬩ resign ⬩ remit ⬩ pardon ⬩ deliver ⬩ sinere ⬩ abjicere ⬩ deponere ⬩ relinquere ⬩ remittere ⬩ condonare ⬩ relaxare ⬩ liberare
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Ic hæbbe ánweald míne sáwle to alǽtanne I have power to lay down my life [soul ], Jn. Bos. 10, 18. Ic ðæt alétan ne sceal I will not let that go, Solil. 8. Ðú hine alǽtst thou lettest it go, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 34.
fóran-niht
The fore-night ⬩ early part of the night ⬩ dusk of the evening ⬩ antĕrior pars noctis ⬩ crĕpuscŭlum
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The fore-night, early part of the night, dusk of the evening; antĕrior pars noctis, crĕpuscŭlum Lǽd hine út of ðam húse on fórannihte lead him out of the house in the dusk, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 18: fram foran-nihte per noctem, Nar. 35, 9
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ge-bregd
A moving to and fro ⬩ agitation ⬩ tossing ⬩ vibrātio ⬩ agĭtātio ⬩ jactātio
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A moving to and fro, agitation, tossing; vibrātio, agĭtātio, jactātio Nis ðǽr on ðam londe wedra gebregd hreóh under heofonum, ne se hearda forst there is not in that land tossing of tempests rough under heaven, nor the hard frost, Exon. 56 b; Th. 201
scúr-heard
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Ðæt him féla láf ( the sword ) ne meahte scúrheard sceþþan, Beo. Th. 2070; B. 1033