æce
An ake ⬩ pain ⬩ dolor
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An ake, pain; dolor Eal ðæt sár and se æce onwæg alǽded wæs all the sore and ake were (led) taken away, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 35: 5, 4; S. 617, 22
a-sprungennes
An eclipse ⬩ deficiency ⬩ failing ⬩ fainting ⬩ exhaustion ⬩ eclipsis ⬩ defectio
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An eclipse, deficiency, failing, fainting, exhaustion; eclipsis, defectio Wæs geworden sunnan asprungennys facta erat eclipsis solis, Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 10. Asprungynnes nam me defectio tenuit me, Ps. Spl C. 118, 53
Linked entry: æ-springnes
Cealc-hýþ
Challock, Chalk
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The name of a place, Challock, Chalk, in Kent Hér wæs geflítfullíc sinoþ æt Cealc-hýþe here [in A. D. 785] there was a contentious synod at Chalk, Chr. 785;Erl.57, 13
Ercol
Lat. Hercules ⬩ Hercules
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Erculus wæs Iobes sunu Hercules was the son of Jove, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 23
ge-æðele
Congenial ⬩ in accordance with one's nature, race ⬩ congĕnĭtus
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Congenial, in accordance with one's nature, race [ Similar entries v. æðelo]; congĕnĭtus Swá him geæðele wæs from cneómǽgum as was to them natural from their kindred, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 7; Æðelst. 7
seofonteópa
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seventeenth Se wæs seofonteogeþa fram Agusto, Bd. 1. 5; S. 476, 6. Ðý seofonteóþan dæge, 3, 24; S. 557, 12. On ðone seofenteóþan dæge ðæs mónþes, Gen. 7, 11. Seofontegðan, Shrn. 91, 32
bile-hwítlíce
Honestly, simply ⬩ honeste, simpliciter
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Honestly, simply; honeste, simpliciter Andswarede Dryhthelm bilehwítlíce, forðon he wæs bylehwítre gleáwnesse and gemetfæstre gecynde man Drycthelme respondebat simpliciter, erat namque homo simplicis ingenii ac moderatæ naturæ, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 30
Linked entry: bylwet-líce
un-druncen
Not drunk ⬩ sober
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Not drunk, sober Hé suá micle bet his ágen dysig oncnéw suá hé undruncenra wæs he recognized his own folly so much better as he was more sober, Past. 40; Swt. 295, 8
un-æþellíce
Ignobly
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Ignobly Ic cúþe sumne bróþor ... wæs hé geseted on æþelum mynstre, ac hé unæþelíce his líf lifede novi fratrem ... positum in monasterio nobili, sed ipsum ignobiliter viventem, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 9
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gebyrd-boda
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one who announces a birth Sé onsended wæs . Summo de throno . and þǽre clǽnan . Clara voce . þe gebyrdboda (þá gebyrd bodade?) . bona voluntate . ꝥ heó sceolde cennan . Christum regem, Dóm. L. 36, 17. (?)
hlísful-líce
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Ióhannes wæs. . . ðæs folces heretoga and hí hlýsfullice geheóld wið þá hǽðenan ðeóda (cf. John . . . and his wars and worthy deeds which he did, i. Macc. 16, 22), Hml. S. 25, 743. Add
þider-weard
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Ðá þá hé þágíta wæs feorron þyderweard adhuc longe positum, Gr. D. 37, 15
eald-hláford
An old or ancient lord ⬩ pristĭnus domĭnus
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An old or ancient lord; pristĭnus domĭnus Ecg wæs íren eald-hláfordes the sword of the old lord was iron, Beo. Th. 5550; B. 2778.
mín
Of me
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Hé wæs mín on ða swíðran, Elen. Kmbl. 694; El. 347. Mín sylfes gást wæs órmod worden, Ps. Th. 76, 4. Mín sylfes weorc hí gesáwon, 94, 9
ge-dræg
A dragging ⬩ band ⬩ multitude ⬩ tumult ⬩ tractus ⬩ turma ⬩ tumultus
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Ðǽr wæs fordénera gedræg there was a tumult of undone men, Andr. Kmbl. 85; An. 43. Ðǽr wæs wíde gehýred earmlíc ylda gedræg then was widely heard the wretched tumult of mortals, 3108; An. 1557
þorfend
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A needy person, a poor person Wæs sum ðærfe ł ðo[r]fond ( mendicus) ... wæs deád se ðorfendo (mendicus ), Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 20, 22. Ofer armne and ðorfend super egenum et pauperem, Rtl. 175, 33. Ðorfendo pauperes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 7.
un-geára
not long ago ⬩ lately ⬩ before long ⬩ soon
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of past time, not long ago, lately Ic wæs ungeára on niht ábysgod on wæccum nuper occupatus noctu vigiliis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 39. Ðæt wæs ungeára, ðæt ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan, Beo.
ge-dræg
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Þǽr wæs wóp gehýred, earmlic ylda gedræg, An. 1557. Þǽr wæs cirm micel geond Mermedonia mánfulra hlóð, fordénera gedræg, 43. of things, material Ofer deóp gedreag over the deep tumult of the waves, Ra. 7, 10. non-material Sinsorgna gedreag, Kl. 45
neáh-west
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Add Anastasius wæs geþeóded tó Nonnoso, sé wæs práfost on ðám mynstre þe geseted is in þám munte Soracte, and hé him þeódde tó fore þǽre stówe neáwiste (propinquitate loci), Gr. D. 48, 26.
tó-swellan
To swell out ⬩ grow big
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Se earm wæs swá swíþe greát and tóswollen brachio in tantum grossescente, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23. Wiþ tótece . . . ðæt tóswollene lim fram ðære uferan healfe beþe, Lchdm. ii. 68, 13. Wæs án cnapa swíðe tóswollen þurh wyrmes siege, Homl.