tǽsan
To tear to pieces, pull to pieces, tease wool, tear a person's flesh with a weapon, wound
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(In Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 76 a line is omitted.) Hwílon hé on bord sceát, hwílon beorn tǽsde; ǽfre embe stunde hé sealde sume wunde, ða hwíle ðe hé wǽpna wealdan móste, Byrht. Th. 139, 47; By. 270. Nint wulle, and tǽs hý, Lchdm. iii. 112, 8
heáfod-segn
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It would seem, then, to have been an ensign, which had at the head of its shaft ( hilte ) the figure of a boar. Perhaps the poet of the Exodus had the same kind of ensign in mind where he says that the tribe of Judah, ' '
hring
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Th. ii. 358, 5. Gimbǽrum ringum gemmiferis (digitorum) anulis (comi ), An. Ox. 1192. Hringas an[nul]os, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 61. <b>I a.
unna
grant ⬩ allowance ⬩ permission ⬩ willingness to give ⬩ pleasure in doing something ⬩ a grant ⬩ what is given
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grant, allowance, permission Ic cýðe eów ðæt hit is mín fulla unna, ðæt heó becweðe hire land I declare to you that she has my full permission to bequeathe her land, Cod. Dip. Kmbl, iv. 200, 27: 223, 24.
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ge-mǽnelíce
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A. 45, 519. where there is participation in attributes, characteristics, & c., in common with others Mǽdenu magon beón Crístes módru. Eall Crístes gelaðung is Crístes módor . . .
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ge-síþman
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In the bracket in 1. 2 read gesíðman, and add: The word seems to have the same meaning as gesíþ. v. ge-síþ; <b>III a</b> Ánes gesíðmannes (cf. sumes gesíðes, 1. 8: it is the same person in each case) wíf coniugem comitis, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567
nytt
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What is useful, advantageous, profitable Ic nát hwes ic bydde, hweðer ic bydde nyttes þe unnittes mé sylfum, Solil. H. 13, 18
ǽht-spédig
Wealthy ⬩ rich ⬩ locuples ⬩ opulentus
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Wealthy, rich; locuples, opulentus Se is betra ðonne ðú, ǽhtspédigra feoh-gestreóna he is better than thou, richer in money-treasures Exon. 67a; Th. 248, 26; Jul. 101
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earfoþ-háwe
Difficult to be seen ⬩ diffĭcĭlis vīsu
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Difficult to be seen; diffĭcĭlis vīsu Earfoþháwe is it is difficult to be seen, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 303; Met. 20, 152: Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 30
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mis-rǽdan
to counsel amiss ⬩ give bad advice
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act ill-advisedly (in the choice of an abbot), and a few wise men of the society with greater wisdom recognize what is necessary, let their counsel prevail, who with the fear and wisdom of God choose what is necessary, R.
on-wealhness
Wholeness, soundness, integrity ⬩ purity, chastity, integrity
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Wholeness, soundness, integrity. literal Þurh ða heora onwalhnesse gecýðed is it is made evident by the unchanged condition of the footsteps, Blickl.
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eldung
Delay ⬩ mŏra
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Delay; mŏra Hit is eldung and anbíd ðæs héhstan déman it is the delay and waiting of the highest judge, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 17
hirde-wyrt
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Hirdewyrt, ꝥ is eorðgealla, Lch. ii. 202, 22. Hyrdewyrt, 30, 21. Centaurian, ꝥ is hyrdewyrt, óþre naman eorþgealla, 248, 13. Hirdewyrt seó lǽsse, 250, 11. Add:
þri-fingre
Three fingers thick
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Three fingers thick Æt þryfingrum (spic is added in MS. B. ), L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 18
ge-ríp
A reaping, harvest ⬩ messis
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A reaping, harvest; messis Ðæt geríp is micel the reaping is great, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 16. Geríp messis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som: 11, 56: Wrt. Voc. 74, 69: Gen. 8, 22.
cnoll
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Voc. ii. 112, 15. Wæs se cnoll swá hit nú cúð is ꝥ se munt is mycel úteweard, Bl. H. 207, 26. Þæs muntes cnoll, 203, 8. On þǽm heán cnolle sumes muntes, 197, 18. Tó brynes cnolle, Cht. E. 267, 3. Tó Húnes cnolle, 381, 19.
neód-líce
Diligently ⬩ sedulously ⬩ zealously ⬩ eagerly ⬩ earnestly
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Th. i. 336, 22 : ii. 26, 5.
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fór-syngian
To sin greatly ⬩ multum peccāre
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To sin greatly; multum peccāre Ne wurþ ǽnig man on worlde swá swíðe fórsyngad, ðe he wið Gode gebétan ne mǽge no man in the world is so very sinful, that he may not make atonement to God, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 282, 1
hulc
a hulk ⬩ liburna
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A light ship, a hulk [but in later times the word is applied to a heavy ship of clumsy make]; liburna, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 102; Wrt. Voc. 56, 23. Si adveniat ceol vel hulcus, L. Eth. iv. 2; Th. i. 300, 9
hwer-hwette
A cucumber
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M. 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 66, 9. Hwerhwettan gesihþ on swefnum untrumnysse getácnaþ if a man sees in dreams a cucumber it betokens illness, Lchdm. iii. 200, 16