spillan
To destroy ⬩ confundo, ⬩ to destroy, spoil
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Ne þurfe wé ús spillan we need not destroy one another, Byrht. Th. 132, 50; By. 34. Sóhton hine tó spillanne quaerebant eum perdere. Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 10, 39. Swil[g]ra, gliw[e]ra [in margin spil-lendra (spiliendra ?)
a-wrítan
to write out or down ⬩ to transcribe ⬩ describe ⬩ compose ⬩ transcribere ⬩ describere ⬩ conscribere ⬩ contexere ⬩ to inscribe ⬩ inscribere ⬩ inscriptione ornare ⬩ to carve ⬩ delineate ⬩ draw ⬩ sculpere ⬩ delineare
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Eall þurh endebyrdnesse ic awrát cuncta per ordinem transcribere curavi, 5, 23; S. 648, 11. Nú hæbbe we awriten ðære súþ now have we described the south, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 17, 42.
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DYRNE
close, hidden, secret, obscure ⬩ occultus, secrētus, latens, obscūrus ⬩ dark, deceitful, evil ⬩ tenebrīcōsus, subdŏlus
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Ðú mid ligenum fare þurh dyrne geþanc thou mayest come with lies through evil design, 26; Th. 34, 3; Gen. 532: Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 13; Kl. 12 .
ENGEL
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Þurh ðæs engles word through the angel's word, Exon. 20a; Th. 51, 31; Cri. 824: 34b; Th. 110, 11; Gú. 106: Salm. Kmbl. 901; Sal. 450: Homl. Th. i. 30, 22. He ðam engle oncwæþ he spake to the angel, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 12 ; Gen. 2910: Lk. Bos. 2, 13.
hrýman
To call ⬩ cry out ⬩ to cry out ⬩ boast ⬩ exult ⬩ lament ⬩ murmur
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Wih. 28; Th. i. 42, 24, Ðá ongunnon ða hrýman ðe þurh ðæs dracan blǽde áléfode wǽron, Homl. Th. ii. 294, 30. Wé sceolon hrýman swiðor and swíðor tó ðam Hǽlende, i. 156, 22. Ðá begann hé tó hrýmenne and cwæþ, 152, 15.
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gild
a payment of money ⬩ a tribute ⬩ compensation ⬩ retribution ⬩ substitute ⬩ solutio ⬩ tributum ⬩ compensatio ⬩ remuneratio ⬩ retributio ⬩ GUILD ⬩ society ⬩ club, to which payments were made for mutual protection and support, more extensive than our friendly societies ⬩ societas ⬩ fraternitas ⬩ a payment to God ⬩ worship ⬩ service ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ offering ⬩ cultus ⬩ sacrificium ⬩ a heathen deity ⬩ numen ⬩ a visible object of worship ⬩ an idol ⬩ idolum
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Ðis wæs swíðe hefigtýme geár þurh mænigfealde gylda this was a very grievous year on account of manifold taxes, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 25. Menn guldon him gyld men paid him tribute, 1066; Fri. 203, 8.
Linked entries: gield gild-scipe ed-gild gild-selenn ge-gild ge-gilda geld geold gyld hǽðen-gild
wrixlan
to change ⬩ vary ⬩ alter ⬩ to change ⬩ alternate ⬩ to exchange ⬩ deal ⬩ conversation ⬩ intercourse ⬩ to lend ⬩ of what is lent ⬩ of words ⬩ to speak
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Th. 218, 13; Ph. 294. with dat. of that in which change is made Ic þurh múþ sprece mongum reordum, wrencum singe, wrixle geneahhe heáfodwoþe (I change my voice; Similar entries cf. the Latin riddle: Vox mea diversis variatur pulcra figuris), Exon.
ge-ortríwan
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.), ꝥ on úre yldo ꝥ beón mihte nec diffidendum est nostra aetate fieri potuisse, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 441, 7. with clause Hé geortreóweð hweþer hí sóðe sýn, for þon þe hé nǽfre ne cúþe þurh gewisse áfandunge . . . hí geortreówdon hwæðer hí sóðe wǽron þe nǽron
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hwearfian
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H. 9, 23. of the revolution of the seasons Ðú recst þæt geár þurh þæt gewrixle þárafeówer týda . . . þára wrixlað ǽlc wyð óððer and hwerfiað swá þæt heora ǽgðer byð eft emne þat þæt hyt ǽr wæs, Solil.
late
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Nis hé swár swá sume fuglas, þá þe late þurh lyft lácað, Ph. 316.
sleán
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, þurh-sleán
GYLT
Guilt ⬩ crime ⬩ sin ⬩ offence ⬩ fault ⬩ wrong ⬩ debt ⬩ fine ⬩ forfeiture
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Þurh forman gylt through the first sin, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 17; Gen. 998. Forgyf us úre gyltas demitte nobis debita nostra, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 12; Ps. Th. 84, 3. Gyltas delicta, Ps. Spl. 18, 13. Geltas, Ps. C. 50, 39; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 39.
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smylte
Quiet, tranquil, calm, serene ⬩ of physical calmness ⬩ gentle, mild, of the wind ⬩ favourable, prosperous ⬩ of mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled
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.; Gdwin. 4, 20. gentle, mild, of the wind Þurh ðone smyltan súþan-westernan wind Bt. 4; Fox 8, 8. Hé ýste mæg oncyrran ðæt him windes hweoðu weorðeþ smylte statuit procellam in auram Ps.
hlutor
Clear, ⬩ pure, ⬩ bright, ⬩ sincere
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Þurh hlutterne dæg during the daylight, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 5; Rä. 21, 7. Hluttor pic resin, L. M. I. 4; Lchdm. ii. 44, 24: 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 25. Dó on hluttor æg add the white of an egg, 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 288, 9.
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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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And God geworhte ða fæstnisse and tótwǽmde (divisit) ða wæteru, ðe wǽron under ðære fæstnisse, fram ðám ðe wǽron bufan ðære fæstnisse, Gen. 1. 6, 7. to divide, part, dissociate, break the connection between Sume hé (the devil) þurh graman tótwǽmþ, Homl
á-drincan
to drink up, quench thirst ⬩ to be drowned ⬩ to be sunk ⬩ to be drowned ⬩ crapulatus (a vino)
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Hwǽr hié wæteres hæfden þæt hié mehten him þurst of ádrincan, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 10. to be drowned; of ships, to be sunk Manega menn ádrincað on ánum dæge tógædere, ðe on mislicum tídum tó middanearde cómon, Hml. S. 5, 275.
ge-win
a battle ⬩ contest ⬩ war ⬩ strife ⬩ quarrel ⬩ hostility ⬩ tumult ⬩ certāmen ⬩ pugna ⬩ bellum ⬩ tŭmultus ⬩ labour ⬩ toil ⬩ sorrow ⬩ agony ⬩ lăbor ⬩ trībŭlātio ⬩ ăgōnia ⬩ fruit of laborers ⬩ gain ⬩ profit ⬩ fructus lăbōrum ⬩ lucrum ⬩ quæstus
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Þurh mycel gewinn with much toil, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 5. On gewinnum in lăbōrĭbus, Ps. Th. 106, 11: 72, 4. fruit of laborers, gain, profit; fructus lăbōrum, lucrum, quæstus Hí folca gewinn fremdra gesǽton lăbōres pŏpŭlōrum possĕdĕrunt, Ps.
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GLEÁW
Clear-sighted ⬩ wise ⬩ skilful ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ good ⬩ sagax ⬩ prudens ⬩ astutus ⬩ sapiens ⬩ gnarus
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Þurh gleáwne geþanc by skilful thought, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 3; Gen. 1078: Ps. Th. 67, 12: Elen. Kmbl. 1185; El. 594. Ic andette écne Drihten ðæne goodan God forðan ic hine gleáwne wát confitemini Domino quoniam bonus, Ps. Th. 106, 1: 117, 1.
sigor
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Folc ðe hé on deóflum genom þurh his sylfes sygor, Exon. Th. 36, 24 ; Cri. 581. Sigera triumphorum, Hpt. Gl. 425, 33. Ðyssum sigorum ðú Godes biscop blissian miht hisque Dei consul factus laetare triumphis, Bd. 2, 1 ; S. 500, 31.
þynne
Thin ⬩ thin ⬩ lean ⬩ the opposite of fat or stout ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of thick ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of broad ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ delicate ⬩ fine
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Seóh þurh þynne hrægl, Lchdm. ii. 290, 4.