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heorþ-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
heorþ-bacen, adj.

Baked on the hearth

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Abraham nam ðæt flǽsc mid ðám heorþbacenum hláfum, Gen. 18, 8. Hí worhton þeorfe heorþbacene hláfas they baked unleavened cakes, Ex. 12, 39

ge-hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hleótan, p. -hleát, pl. -hluton; pp. -hloten

To share or appoint by lotto getreceivesortirinancisci

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To share or appoint by lot, to get, receive; sortiri, nancisci He ðæs weorc gehleát he got pain for this, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 10; Gen. 2745 : Ps. Th. 105, 24. Se eádiga Matheus gehleát to Marmadonia St. Matthew was allotted to Mermedonia, Blickl. Homl.

Linked entry: ge-hloten

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride Ic hliche rideo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 3; Som. 28, 53: 47; Som. 47, 15. Hé gedép ðæt wé hlihhaþ on morgen ad matutinum lætitia, Ps. Th. 29, 5. Eádgo ða ðe nú gie woepeþ forðon gie hlæheþ beati qui nunc fletis quia

wígend

(n.)
Grammar
wígend, wíggend, es; m.

a fighting mana warriorsoldiera noblestrenuous man

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a fighting man, a warrior, soldier Wígend weorðtullost ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 6189; B. 3099. Ðæm wíggende ( Constantine ), Elen. Kmbl. 1964; El. 984. Ðone wíggend ( Holofernes ), Judth. Thw. 25, 13; Jud. 258. Wígend cruncon wundum wérige, Byrht. Th. 140

ofen-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
ofen-bacen, adj.

Baked in an oven

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Baked in an oven Ofenbacen hláf, formentum Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 60: fermentum, i. 27, 24: clibanius panis, 41, 21. Genim ðone cruman of ofenbacenum hláfe, Lchdm. i. 132, 19. Bring clǽne ofenbacene hláfas sacrificium coctum in clibano, panes, Lev. 2, 4

ge-hladan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hladan, p. -hlód, -hleód, pl. -hlódon; pp. -hladen, -hlæden.

to loadburdenfreightheap uponĕrāreimpōnĕrecongĕrĕrecŭmŭlāreto draw [water]haurire

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to load, burden, freight, heap up; onĕrāre, impōnĕre, congĕrĕre, cŭmŭlāre Ðe he on foldan on his gǽste gehlód which he on earth loaded on his soul, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 10; Cri. 1035. He sǽbát gehleód he loaded the sea-boat, Beo. Th. 1795, note; B. 895

Linked entries: ge-hleód ge-hlód

ǽlpig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽlpig, adj. [=án-lípig, án-lépig, from án one, hleáp a leap]

Eachsingleunicus

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Each, single; unicus Ðæt næs án ǽlpig híde, ne án gyrde landes that there was not one single hide, nor one yard of land, Chr. 1085; Th. i. 353, 12

LÚTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÚTAN, p. leát; pl. luton; pp. loten

To loutbowstoop

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To lout, bow, bend forward, stoop, fall down before one Hé lúteþ æfter he boweth after it, Salm. Kmbl. 806; Sal. 402. Leótt [hleát, Lind.] tó fótum his procidit ad pedes ejus, Mk. Skt. Rush, 5, 22. Hé árás and ðá tó eorþan leát he rose up, and then bowed

hlýdan

(v.)
Grammar
hlýdan, p. de

To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate

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To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate Ic hlýde strepo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 63. Ic hlýde garrulo, 36; Som. 38, 29. Se tympano biþ geworht of drygum felle and ðæt fell hlýt ðonne hit mon sliehþ in tympano sicca et percussa pellis resonat

-noþ

(suffix)
Grammar
-noþ, v. droht-, fisc-, fód-, fóddor-, fóstor-, fugel-, hæft-, hleó-, hunt, sǽd-, wig-noþ (-naþ).

Linked entry: -naþ

be-hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlehhan, bi-hlyhhan; p. -hlóh, pl. -hlógon; pp. -hlahen, -hleahen

To laugh atderideridere aliquidexultare de aliqua re

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To laugh at, deride; ridere aliquid, exultare de aliqua re Ic ne þearf behlehhan I need not deride Exon. 52 b; Th. 183, 22; Gú. 1331

Linked entry: bi-hlyhhan

beren

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Cruman berenes hláfes, Lch. ii. 134, 8. Fasten tó berenan hláfe, Wlfst. 173, 10. Genim beren mela gód, Lch. ii. 50, 3. Beren eár 54, 11. þá hlafas wǽron berene, Hml. Th. i. 188, 4. Add:

a-bacan

(v.)
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to bake Nim ælces cynnes melo and ábacæ man hláf, Lch. i. 404, 5. Þost tó cicle ábacen, 364, 15: Gr. D. 87, 21. Hláfas on beágwísan ábacene, 343, 15

ge-sufel

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sufel, adj.

A word of uncertain meaningbut descriptive of a certain kind of bread

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Mon geselle cxx gesuflra hláfa let cxx 'gesufel' loaves be given, Th. Ch. 460, 32: 469, 3

Linked entry: ge-syfled hláf

bacan

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Sé þe him hláf baceð, Wlfst. 212, 27. In þám ofne þá wíf bócon heora hláfas, Gr. D. 251, 26. Þæt man breád bace, Wlfst. 296, 8. Þá oflǽtan þe gé sylfe bacen, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 35. Hláf bacan panes coquere, 160, 26.

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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Hlæt, Rtl. 28, 19. Nalas elnes læt not slow of courage, Beo. Th. 3063; B. 1529. Ne sceal se tó sǽne beón, ðissa lárna tó læt, seðe him wile lifgan mid Gode, Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 17; Dóm. 89: Apstls. Kmbl. 66; Ap. 33.

bæcestre

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Hé becom tó þám ofne, in þám þá wíf bócon heora hláfas. Þá lócode hé in þone ofn, wénunga hwylc hláf ðǽr tó láfe wunode æfter þám bæcestrum (coquentibus), Gr. D. 251, 27. Add

hlǽfþe

(n.)
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Hláf panis, brád hláf paximatium, daag sparsum, dáges hlǽfþe sparsio, Wrt. Voc. i. 288. 65-68

hwǽten

(adj.)
Grammar
hwǽten, adj.

Wheaten

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Wheaten Hwǽten hláf siligeneus vel triticeus panis, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 63; Wrt. Voc. 41, 19.

ge-broc

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Add: a breaking, v. scip-gebroc. a fragment Þá legde hé beforan heom þone hláf, and þá þá hiacute; wǽron gereordade, heacute; gesomnode of þám máre on þám gebrocum ( fragmentis ) þonne se hláf sylf ǽr wǽre.