ge-béd-stów
A prayer place ⬩ place where prayers have been offered ⬩ an oratory ⬩ orātiōnis lōcus ⬩ orātōrium
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He ne mæg lenge gewunian in gebédstówe he may not longer remain in the place of prayer, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 4; Jul. 376. On heora gebédstówe in their place of prayer, Blickl. Homl. 133, 19
ofer-rǽdan
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I. 96, 16. to read over to oneself, peruse Gif hwilc gelǽred man þás race oferrǽde oððe rǽdan gehýre, Hml. Th. ii. 460, 5. Seó bóc is on Englisc áwend, on ðǽre mæg gehwá be ðison genihtsumlíce gehýran, sé ðe hí oferrǽdan wile, 358, 31
a-brecan
To break ⬩ vanquish ⬩ to take by storm ⬩ to assault ⬩ destroy ⬩ frangere ⬩ effringere ⬩ expugnare
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Hú ǽnig man mihte swylce burh abrecan how any man could take such a town, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 16
land-sittende
Occupying land
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Occupying land Hé létt gewrítan hú mycel ǽlc man hæfde ðe landsittende wæs innan Englalande on lande oððe on orfe and hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurþ he [William I.] caused to be written how much every man that was in the occupation of land in England, had
God-fyrht
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Ðá ongan Andreas grétan godfyrhtne then began Andrew to greet the godfearing man, Andr. Kmbl. 2043; An. 1024: 3030; An. 1518. Godferhte, Ps. C. 14; Grn. ii. 277, 14
felo-ferþ
a breast ⬩ stomach ⬩ maw
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a breast, stomach, maw of an animal Feleferð centumpellia ( = ? centipellio the second maw of ruminating animals), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 4: centumpellis, ii. 22, 64: centumcilio, i. pellis vel centumpellis, 130, 44.
Linked entries: fele-ferð felofor feolu-ferþ ferþe
smeáh
creeping in, penetrating ⬩ subtle, crafty ⬩ insinuating
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Similar entries v. smea-wyrm subtle, crafty [Ðe man is ʒiep toʒenes him seluen; þat is smegh oðer man to bicharren and to biswiken E. Homl. ii. 195, 5. Cf.
Linked entries: smeálíce smeá-wrenc smeá-wyrm smeóh
cwealm-bealu
Deadly evil ⬩ cædis malum
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Deadly evil ; cædis malum Ðæt hit móste cwealmbealu cýðan that it must make known the deadly evil, Beo. Th. 3884; B. 1940
fela-geong
Very young ⬩ valde jŭvĕnīlis
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Very young; valde jŭvĕnīlis He sægde felageongum he said to the very young [man], Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 15; Fä. 53
searu-céne
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Bold in arms or skilfully daring Wæs Dauid æt wíge sóð sigecempa, searocýne man, cásere creaftig, Ps. C. 10. Cf. searu-grim
Linked entry: céne
ge-seón
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Ðá hwíle ðe God gesegen hæbbe ( may have seen to it ) ðæt fulwiht æt ðeosse stówe beón móte, Txts. 175, 13. Add
médan
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For on méde in l. 2 onméde from onmédan (< on-mód, as eáþmédan < eáþ-mód) may be read
brægen-seóc
Brain-sick ⬩ frantic ⬩ mad
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Brain-sick, frantic, mad Brægenseóc (bregen-, Hpt. Gl. 514, 31) freneticus. An. Ox. 4668. Brægensécne (-seócne, Hpt. Gl. 520, 67) freneticum, 5011
full-faran
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to perform a journey For unfriðe man mót freólsǽfenan nýde fulfaran betweónan Eferwíc and six míla gemete, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 26
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full-sleán
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kill outright Gif Petrus móste þone man fulsleán, þonne ne héte hine Críst ná geswícan þæs weorces, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 30
ge-cyssan
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Hé gecyste þone man þe wæs egeslíce hreóf. Shrn. 147, 6. ꝥte gecyste hine ut oscularetur eum, Lk. L.R. 22, 47. Add
ládung
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Add ꝥ se man gecyrre fram his synnum, gif hé wile, oððe hé bútan ládunge losie mid ealle, Hml. A. 62, 265
ofer-hygdig
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Utan wé beón gemyndige ússa sáwla þearfe, and forlǽton wé morþor and mán and oferhýdyg and æfeste, Verc. Först. 93, 15. Add
brim-wylm
æstus ⬩ The sea's surge ⬩ maris æstus
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The sea's surge; maris æstus Brimwylm onféng hilde rince the sea's surge received the man of war, Beo. Th. 2993; B. 1494
hǽmed-ceorl
A married man
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A married man Hwæðer hé sig hægsteald ðe hǽmedceorl utrum cælebs sit an uxoratus, L. Ecg. C. 1; Th. ii. 132, 28