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hrýtan

(v.)
Grammar
hrýtan, p. te

To scatter

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To scatter Se ðe hrét qui sternit, Prov. 10, Lye

Linked entry: hrétan

tó-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hreósan, p. -hreás; pl. -hruron ; pp. -hroren

To fall to piecesto go to ruinto decay,rot away

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To fall to pieces. of buildings, to go to ruin Monige óþre ceastre tóhrorene wǽron multis eivitatibus conlapsis, Bd. 1, 13; S. 482, 8. Mynstru tórorene coenobia dirula, Anglia xiii. 366, 12. of flesh, to decay, rot away Beóþ ða líchaman tohrorene (cf

HREDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HREDDAN, p. de

To RIDtake awaysaveliberate

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To RID, take away, save, liberate God hí hredde wið heora fýnd God rid them of, or saved them from, their enemies, Homl. Th. i. 312, 9. Hrede ł nere eripe, Blickl. Gl. Ps. 58, 2. Bútan ðú úsic æt ðam leódsceaþan hreddan wille unless thou wilt save us

bi-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush down, coverruere, obruere, incidere

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To rush down, cover; ruere, obruere, incidere Hríme bihrorene covered with rime, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 4; Wand. 77

Linked entry: bi-hroren

be-hrópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hrópan, p. -hreóp, pl. -hreópon; pp. -hrópen [hrópan to call or cry out]

To scoff atrailtroublesugillare

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To scoff at, rail, trouble; sugillare Ðe-læs heó cume me behrópende ne veniens sugillet me Lk. Bos. 18, 5

be-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hreósan, pl. -hreósaþ; p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush downfallruerecorruereincidere

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To rush down, fall; ruere, corruere, incidere Behreósaþ on helle incidunt in gehennam Lupi Serm. 5, 8

ge-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rushfallglide awayto failruerecaderelabideficere

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To rush, fall, glide away, to fail; ruere, cadere, labi, deficere Hrófas sind gehrorene the roofs are fallen, Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 5; Ruin. 3. Ðá cómon hí to sumre ceastre gehrorenre venerunt ad civitatulam quandam desolatam, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 29.

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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To touch, treat Se ðe eów hrepaþ hit mé biþ swá egle swylce hé hreppe ða seó mínes eágan he that touches you, it will be as painful to me as if he touches the apple of my eye, Homl. Th. i. 392, 15: 516, 22. Seó hrepaþ swýðost ymbe Cristes godcundnysse

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Him wæs hreów on hreðre hygesorga mǽst, Beo. Th. 4645; B. 2328. Hé mé in hreðre bileác wísdómes giefe, Exon. 51 a; Th. 176, 33; Gú. 1219: Andr. Kmbl. 138; An. 69: Cd. 161; Th. 201, 2; Exod. 366; Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

forþ-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-hreósan, he -hryst; p. -hreas, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush forthproruĕre

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To rush forth; proruĕre Forþhrýst proruit, Scint. 26

a-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren [a, hreósan to rush]

To rushfallfall downirrueremerecorrueredecidere

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To rush, fall, fall down; irruere, mere, corruere, decidere Bleówun windas and ahruron on ðæt hús flaverunt venti et irruerunt in domum illam, Mt. Bos. 7, 25. On Godes naman ahreóse ðís tempel in God's name let this temple fall down. Homl. Th. i. 72,

Linked entries: a-hruron a-reósan

a-hreddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreddan, p. -hredde; pp. -hreded, -hred [a from, hreddan to rid]

To ridliberateset freedeliverrescueliberareeripereeruere

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To rid, liberate, set free, deliver, rescue; liberare, eripere, eruere Ðæt he sceolde his folc ahreddan that he should deliver his people, Jud. 6, 14. Ðæt ðú us ahredde that thou deliver us, Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 25; Cri. 374. Ðe ðú ahreddest whom thou

Linked entries: a-reddan a-riddan

-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, in composition of adjectives.
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v. ácol-, an-, án-, ǽttren-, ǽwisc-, blíðe-, deór-, dreórig-, eád-, eáð-, forht-, freórig-, gál-, gealg-, geómor-, gewealden-, glæd-, gleáw-, gúþ-, heáh-, heán-, heard-, hreóh-, hreówig-, hwæt-, irre-, láðwende-, leóht-, meagol-, meaht-, micel-, ofer-

wæl-fel

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fel, adj.

Cruel to the slainvery cruel

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Cf. wæl-hreów Hræfen uppe gól, wan and wælfel, Elen. Kmbl. 105; El. 53

eder-gong

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, a taking refuge Þǽr ( in heaven ) nǽfre hreów cymeð, edergong fore yrmþum, Cri. 1676

hrýman

(v.)
Grammar
hrýman, hréman; p. de

To callcry outto cry outboastexultlamentmurmur

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To call, cry out, to cry out [with exultation or in lamentation, complaint], boast, exult, lament, murmur Ne hé ne hrýmþ neque clamabit, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 19. Wé biddaþ ł wé hrémaþ imploramus, Rtl. 121, i. Forhuon gie hrémas quid ploratis, Mk. Skt. Lind.

Linked entry: hríman

tó-cnyssan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnyssan, p. te; pp. ed

To crush to pieces,smash,shatter

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To crush to pieces, smash, shatter Ne forbrýte hé ná ðæt tócnysede hreód (arundinem quassatam), R. Ben. 121, 6

heóf-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
heóf-síþ, (?), es; m.
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A lamentable condition Nú mín hreþer is hreóh, heówsíþurn (heóf-? Cf. heowaþ = heófaþ, Ps. Th. 46, l) sceóh, Reim. 43

Linked entry: heów-síþ

writ

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Dele hreód-writ at end, and add (?) Write gramate (Wülck. Gl. 531, 19 reads gewrite), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 52

pull-spere

(n.)
Grammar
pull-spere, es ; n.
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A pool-spear, a reed (such as grows by pools, cf. hreód-pól under pól) Pulsper harundinem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 7