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hladan

(v.)
Grammar
hladan, p. hlód;pp. hladen.

to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight to lade, draw [water]; haurire

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Naca hladen herewǽdum the bark laden with war weeds, 3798; B. 1897. Wæs wunden gold on wǽn hladen twisted gold was laden on the wain, 6260; B. 3134. Hærfest wæstmum hladen autumn laden with fruits, Menol.

Linked entries: hlæd hlædel hlæst

a-grówan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grówan, [a, gróðwan to grow]

To grow underto coversuccrescere

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To grow under, to cover; succrescere Seó eorþe stód mid holtum agrówen the earth was [stood] covered [overgrown] with groves [holts ]. Hexam. 6; Norm. 12, 4

dol-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
dol-gilp, es; m. [dol foolish; gilp pride, haughtiness]

Foolish pride, vain-gloryvana glōria

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Foolish pride, vain-glory; vana glōria Git wada cunnedon for dolgilpe ye both made trial of the fords for foolish vaunt, Beo. Th. 1022; B. 509

Linked entry: gilp

flot-weg

(n.)
Grammar
flot-weg, es; m.

A sea-waythe seamărīna viamăre

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A sea-way, the sea; mărīna via, măre He sceolde faran on flotweg he must journey on the sea, Exon. 123b; Th. 475, 1; Bo. 41

geat-weard

(n.)
Grammar
geat-weard, es; m.

A gate-warddoor-keeperporterostiārius

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A gate-ward, door-keeper, porter; ostiārius Ðæne se geatweard lǽt in huic ostiārius apĕit, Jn. Bos. l0, 3. Geat-weard januārius, Wrt. Voc. 81, 16

mist-glóm

(n.)

darkness caused by mist

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darkness caused by mist Helle séceþ grundleásne wylm under mistglóme seeks hell, bottomless burning, amid the misty gloom, Exon. 97 a; Th. 363, 1; Wal. 47

ge-tucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tucian, p. ode; pp. od

To tormentvexpunishpūnīre

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To torment, vex, punish; pūnīre Swilce he for his synnum swá getucod wǽre as if he was so tormented for his sins, Job Thw. 167, 14

forhtnys

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Warð his leóhtbora áfyrht . . . and mid þǽre forhtnæsse . . . slǽp, Vis. Lfc. 38. Add

oþ-sacan

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add: to deny a statement put negatively Hé þá oðsóc ꝥ hé hit nǽre he denied, (saying) that it was not he, Hml. S. 30, 273

sceaft

(adj.)
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add: In the phrase scæfta munda perhaps sceaft was intended to denote the extended thumb, v. N. E. D. shaftment. v. web-sceaft: lang-sceaft; adj

symbelmónaþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
symbelmónaþ-líc, adj.

comitiales

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Pertaining to a month in which a solemnity was celebrated (?); the word translates comitiales in the gloss Ða symbelmónaðlícan ádla comitiales, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 39

Godmundingahám

(n.)
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The speeches were so much in favour of Christianity that the creed was at once received; these speeches are particularly worthy of notice, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 17

stoppa

(n.)
Grammar
stoppa, an ; m.
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'The holy-water stoppe was a vessel containing holy-water placed near the entrance of a church, and was sometimes made of lead' Stoppa situla, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 10 : bona (?)

Linked entry: stappa

ge-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wendan, p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend.

To turnchangetranslateinclinebring aboutTo turn [one's self]changegoreturn

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Ðá wæs se cyng gewend ofer Temese then the king was gone over the Thames, 1006; Erl. 140, 29: 1052; Erl. 183, 18

ge-myndig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myndig, -mindig; adj.

Mindful, rememberingmémor

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Wæs heó þearle gemyndig, hú heó ðone atolan eáðost mihte ealdre benǽman she was very mindful how she might easiest deprive the fell one of life, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 23; Jud. 74: Ps. Th. 73, 21: 82, 4.

Linked entries: myndig ge-mindig

beado-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
beado-hrægl, es; n.

A war-garmentcoat of mailbellica vestislorica

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A war-garment, coat of mail; bellica vestis, lorica Beadohrægl on breóstum læg the coat of mail lay on my breast, Beo. Th. 1108; B. 552

Linked entry: beadu-hrægl

a-þístrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þístrian, p. ode ; pp. od

To overcloudto be eclipsedobscurari

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To overcloud, to be eclipsed; obscurari Seó sunne aþístrode the sun was eclipsed, Chr. 540; Ing. 22, 22 : Bt. Met. Fox 6, 8 ; Met. 6, 4

be-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
be-hydig, bí-hidig; adj.

Carefulvigilantwarywatchfulsolicitousanxioussollers

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Careful, vigilant, wary, watchful, solicitous, anxious; sollers He wæs se behydegesta [MS. behydegæsta] erat sollertissimus Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 13 : 4, 7; S. 574, 33

Linked entries: big-hydig bí-hydig

fittan

(v.)
Grammar
fittan, p. te; pp. ed

To singcantāre

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To sing; cantāre Nú ic fitte gén ymb fisca cynn now again I sing about [the] kind of fishes, Exon. 96b; Th. 360, 5; Wal. 1

ge-dwol-man

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwol-man, gedwol-mon, es; m.

An erring mana hereticimpostorhæreticus

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An erring man, a heretic, impostor; hæreticus Arrius hátte án gedwolman there was a heretic called Arius, Homl. Th. i. 290, 3, 5, 25 : 110, 6