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hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, hild, es; m.

grace ⬩ safe keeping ⬩ preservation ⬩ safety

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Folc wæs on lande; hæfde wuldres beám werud gelǽded on hild Godes, Exod. 568. things Onbyhtscealcas þe on Godes húse gearwe standað, and on cafertúnum Crístes húses, úres þæs hálgan Godes, held begangað (-eð, MS.) who ore caretakers in the house of God

segn

(n.)
Grammar
segn, segen, es ; m. n.
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Th. 142, 32 ; Gen. 2370. a military standard, banner, an ensign Segn ban[dum ], Txts. 45, 278. Segn, seng, segin labarum (v. segl, ), vixilla, 73, 1167. Seign (segin?) vexilla, 105, 2093.

Linked entry: segen

fót-lǽst

(n.)
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Geseah hé león wið þǽre hálgan líchaman standan, and hit his fótlástas (-es, MS., fétlástas, v.l. ) liccode, 23 b, 773

up-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
up-heáh, adj.

tall ⬩ lofty ⬩ lofty ⬩ noble ⬩ upright

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Ðám treówum ðe him gecynde biþ upheáh tó standanne, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 22

Linked entry: up-lang

gúþ-fana

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-fana, -fona, an; m.

A military standard, ensign, banner ⬩ signum vexillum

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A military standard, ensign, banner; signum vexillum Ðǽr wæs se gúþfana genumen ðe hí ræfen héton there was the banner taken that they called the Raven, Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 3.

ge-wemmedness

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Add: physical, impurity Ðá ðe Críste folgiað on hwítum gyrlum; and hí standað ætforan his ðrymme bútan ǽlcere gewemmednysse, Hml. Th. i. 90, 2. <b>I a.</b> corruption, decay, death :-- Gewemmednysse corruptionis, i. mortis, An.

Linked entries: ge-wæmnednes -wemmedness

sunn-ganges

(adv.)
Grammar
sunn-ganges, adv.
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At sólu prosperously; and-sælis against the course of the sun; mostly used of witches or uncanny appearances :-- Sá sauðamaðr Gró at hon gékk út, ok gékk andsælis um hus sín ok mælti erfitt mun verða at standa í mot giptu Ingimundarsona, Vatnsdæla Saga

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, adv.
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Add: physical. so as to extend to a great height Be ðám heán muntum and dúnum þá ðe heáh standað ofer ealne middaneard, Wlfst. 262, 13.

seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon, syfon ; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom. , acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.
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Geseh hé hyrdas standan seofone ætsomne. Andr. Kmbl. 1987; An. 996. Syfone, Beo. Th. 6235 ; 8. 3122. [Goth. sibun: O. Sax. siƀun: O. Frs. saven, sigun : O. H. Ger. sibun : Icel. sjau.]

Linked entries: seofan sibun

werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
werlíce, adv.
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Ðǽr wǽron getealde æt ðam gereorde fíf ðúsend wera; for ðon ðe ða menn, ðe tó ðam gástlícan gereorde belimpaþ, sceolon beón werlíce geworhte, swá swá se apostol cwæð: 'Beóð wacole, and standaþ on geleáfan, and onginnaþ werlíce ( quit you like men; viriliter

EAXEL

(n.)
Grammar
EAXEL, eaxl, exl, e; f: eaxle, an; f.

The shoulder ⬩ hŭmĕrus

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The shoulder; hŭmĕrus Standeþ [MS. standaþ] me hér on eaxelum stands here on my shoulders, Wald. 92; Vald. 2, 18. Geféng he be eaxle Grendles módor he seized Grendel's mother by the shoulder, Beo. Th. 3078; B. 1537.

Linked entries: eaxle esl exl

rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
rǽw, ráw, e; f.
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Standaþ on geréwe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 424, 8. Hí on gerǽwe sǽton, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 779

Linked entry: ráw

óga

(n.)
Grammar
óga, an ; m.

the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fear ⬩ the exciting cause of such a feeling ⬩ an object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thing ⬩ to fear ⬩ to terrify ⬩ to frighten ⬩ terrible

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Ben. 19, 17. an object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thing Hé hét Ðeódolum standan æt ðam múþe (of the fiery furnace) ðæt hé for ðam ógan on account of the terrible spectacle him ábúgan sceolde. Homl. Th. ii. 310, 33. Ógan (egsan, Lk.

fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacy ⬩ excuse ⬩ preliminary speech ⬩ a preface ⬩ prologue

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Tó foresprǽce ꝥ se cwyde standan móste, Cht. Th. 501, 13. Ryhtes wyrðe for míre forspǽce, 170, 4. excuse Forespréc nabbas they have nothing to say for themselves; excusationem non habent, Jn.

ge-fégan

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Ðá stánas wǽron suá wel gefégede and suá emne gesnidene and gesméðde, ǽr hié mon tó ðǽm stede bróhte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 253, 14

sceadu

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Hé geseah þǽr standan áne atelice sceade, Hml. S. 31, 357. v. sunu-, swín-sceadu

ende-néhst

last ⬩ last ⬩ lowest ⬩ last ⬩ final ⬩ latest

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Þá þe nellað Gode lybban oð heora endenéxtan ylde, hí standað ýdele oð ðá endenéxtan tíde, Hml. Th. ii. 78, 9. On þám endenýhstan dagum þissere worulde in novissimis diebus, Wlfst. 81, 11. On heora ændenýhstum, Ps. L. 72, 17.

Linked entry: endemestness

sticol

(adj.)
Grammar
sticol, adj.
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lofty, reaching to a great height, of a mountain 'Ic wille standan on ðisum steápum munte'. . . Moyses ðá ástáh tó ðam sticolan munte, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 9-12. Wæs án myrige dún . . . ful sméðe . . . se streám arn of ðære sticolan dúne, 19, 108-115.

Linked entry: sticel

geap

Grammar
geap, geáp, geápes.
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, Sal. 256. with convex surface Gim sceal on hringe standan steáp and geáp, Gn. C. 23. crafty, clever, astute Geáp callidus Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 37. Sé þe gehealt þreágincga geáp ( astutus) hé wyrð, Scint. 114, l.

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