eádan
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For second passage substitute Þonne is gromra tó fela æfestum eáden hæbbe ic þonne æt freán frófre when fate maliciously brings too many foes, then may I have comfort from the Lord, Hy. 4, 46. Add:
ærce-stól
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Ælfeáh féng tó ðám ærcestóle, Chr. 1006; P. 136, 8. Arcestóle, 988; P. 125, 24. Wæs Dúnstán æt ðám ercestóle, Hml. S. 21, 458. Hé heóld ðone arcestól mid mycclan weorðmynte, Chr. 1069; P. 204, 11
ed-lesende
Reciprocal, relative ⬩ relātīvus
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Reciprocal, relative; relātīvus Gif ic cweðe, ðú wást hwá ðys dyde tu scis quis hoc fēcit, ðon biþ se [hwá]ðæt is edlesendlíc quis rĕlātīvum, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 30: 38; Som. 40, 62
geare
Furniture ⬩ GEAR for horses ⬩ appărātus
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Furniture, GEAR for horses; appărātus Geara feng the grasp of the gear, the bit; harpax vel lŭpus, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 69; Wrt. Voc. 16, 42 : 105; Som. 78, 32; Wrt. Voc. 57, 14
míl-gemearc
Space of a mile ⬩ distance measured by miles
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Space of a mile or distance measured by miles Nis ðæt feor heonon mílgemearces ðæt se mere standeþ it is not far hence, measuring by miles, that the mere lies, Beo. Th. 2728; B. 1362
tæl-cræft
Arithmetic
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Arithmetic Mæg geseón ǽlc man ðe telcræftas ǽnig gesceád can ( that knows anything of arithmetic ), ðæt hit máre is ðonne þreó hund geára syððan ðyllíc feoh wæs farende on eorðan, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 699
un-hlidian
To uncover ⬩ to remove the lid or covering from something
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To uncover, to remove the lid or covering from something Féng se portgeréfa tóö ðære tége and hé hí unhlidode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 765. Seó byrgen wæs open geworden and unhlidod, Wulfst. 214, 19
Linked entry: -hlidian
ymb-gesett
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Placed round about, neighbouring Hé ðæt ymbgesette folc (vulgus circumpositum) feor and wíde ... gýmde tó gehwyrfanne ... on his fótum gongende com tó ðám ymbgesettum túnum (ad circumpositas villas), Bd. 4, 27 ; S. 604, 2-13
be-lífian
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To deprive of life, kill Hé wæs wælhreáw cwel-lere, and fela belífode gelýfedra manna, Hml. Th. ii. 308, 5. Hé hǽt his underðeóddan hine belífian, 36, 10. Belífian ( vel beheáfdian), Hml. S. 12, 221
eár-gespreca
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:-- Fecit eum sibi David auricularium a secreto), Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 46
sacian
To strive, brawl
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Fela sind ðe wyllaþ fracodlíce him betwýnan sacian many there are that will shamefully brawl among themselves, Homl. Th. ii. 294, 1
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web-geweorc
Weaving
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Weaving Hió ( the Virgin Mary ) on hyre mægdenháde dyde fela wundra on webgeweorce, Shrn. 127, 16. Heó wolde beón fram ðære þriddan tíde óð ða nigoþan tíd ymbe hyre webb-geweorc, Homl. Ass. 127, 348
tó-fesian
To drive in different directions ⬩ disperse, ⬩ scatter, ⬩ rout
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To drive in different directions, disperse, scatter, rout Gé eów tó gamene feónda áfillaþ oððe tófesiaþ swá fela swá gé reccaþ, Wulfst. 132, 21. Gé tófesede swíðe áfirhte oft litel werod earhlíce forbfigaþ, 133, 2
óþer
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S. 23, 75. (3 a) used substantively :-- Hé hire fét þwóh, ne geþrýstlǽhte hé nán óþer þæs líchaman oðhrínan, Hml. S. 23 b, 745
sorgian
to care ⬩ be anxious ⬩ feel anxiety or care ⬩ absolute ⬩ to sorrow ⬩ grieve ⬩ be sorry ⬩ for, on ⬩ absolute ⬩ to be anxious; to sorrow
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to care, be anxious, feel anxiety or care, with a clause Hé nalles sorgode hwæðer siððan á Drihten ámetan wolde wrece be gewyrhtum he felt no anxiety as to whether the Lord would ever mete out vengeance according to deserts, Met. 9, 34.
hláford
A LORD; ⬩ dominus. ⬩ herus
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Sum sceal mid hearpan æt his hláfordes fótum sittan feoh þicgan one shall sit with the harp at the feet of his lord, receive money, Exon. 88 a; Th. 332, 5; Vy. 80.
Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige
feorh-góma
Fatal or deadly jaws ⬩ fatāles fauces
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Fatal or deadly jaws; fatāles fauces Se deópa seáþ mid wíta fela, frécnum feorhgómum, folcum scendeþ the deep pit [hell] afflicts people with many torments, with rugged fatal jaws, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 32; Cri. 1549
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ge-cídan
To chide ⬩ quarrel ⬩ strive ⬩ litigare ⬩ rixari
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Gif on gebeórscipe hie gecíden if they quarrel in a feast, L. In. 6; Th. i. 106, 11
egeleáslíce
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Without fear, unconcernedly Ðý lǽs hié siððangeearnigen swá micle hefigre wíte suá hié nú egeleáslícor and unnytlícor brúceð Godes giefe eo postmodum supplicia graviora mereantur, quo nunc largioribus bonis Dei male uti non metuunt, Past. 247, 10
ofer-mete
Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess
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Food in excess, a feast where food is in excess :— Se ofermete ne befæst ús nǽfre Gode esca nos non commendat Deo, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 316, 19. Ofermettas commessationes Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 13 note