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HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Nǽfre hé ǽr ne siððan heardran hæle fand never before or since did he find a stouter warrior, 1442; B. 719.

crisma

(n.)
Grammar
crisma, an; m. [chrisma, ătis, n. = χρῖσμα, ατος; n. an unction, from χρίω [fut. χρίσω] I touch the surface of a body, I rub or anoint]

χρῖσμα, ατοςχρίσω the chrismunction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptismoleum chrismatisthe white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.

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the chrism, unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism; oleum chrismatis Eálá ge mæsse-preóstas, míne gebróðra, we secgaþ eów nú ðæt we ǽr ne sǽdon, forðonðe we to-dæg sceolan dǽlan úrne ele, on þreó wísan gehálgodne

Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma

ge-þencan

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Þonne hé déþ ꝥ hé geþóht hafaþ, þonne gecýþe ic ꝥ ic wát ǽr hwæt hé þenceþ, 181, 9. <b>II a.

a-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gifan, -gyfan, -giefan, -geofan; p. -gæf, -geaf, -gef, pl. -géfon, -geáfon; pp. -gifen, -giefen, -gyfen

To restoregive backgive upleavereturnrepayrenderpaygivereddererestitueretradererelinquereexsolveredare

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Ic forþ agef ða, ðe ic ne reáfude ǽr quæ non rapui, tunc exsolvebam, Ps. Th. 68, 5: L. In. 60; Th. i. 140, 10. Siððan ge eówre gafulrǽdenne agifen habbaþ after ye have paid your fare, Andr. Kmbl. 592; An. 296.

DEÓFOL

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓFOL, deóful, dióful; contracted to deófl; gen. es; dat. ; nom. pl.deóflu , deófol; gen. deófla; m. n.

DEVIL diabŏlus

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Ðonne wite he ðæt God gesceóp, to mǽran engle, ðone ðe nú is deófol; ac God ne gesceóp hine ná to deófle; ac ðá ðá he wæs mid ealle fordón and forscyldgod þurh ða miclan upahefednysse and wiðerweardnysse, ðá wearþ he to deófle awend, se ðe ǽr wæs mǽre

Linked entry: deóful

FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wingsvŏlāreTo fleeflee fromfŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Gif ic míne fiðeru gefó, fleóge ǽr leóhte si sumpsĕro pennas meas ante lūcem, Ps. Th. 138, 7. Se fugel fleógeþ the bird flies, Exon. 60b; Th. 220, 18; Ph. 322: Beo. Th. 4539; B. 2273.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

for-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-stelan, he -steleþ, -stelþ, -stylþ, pl. -stelaþ; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; pp. -stolen

To steal with violencerobdeprivefūrārisurrĭpĕreprīvāre

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Ǽr he ætbræd me míne frumcennedan and nú óðre síþe forstæl míne bletsunga prīmogĕnĭta mea ante tŭlit et nunc sĕcundo surrĭpuit benedictiōnem meam, Gen. 27, 36.

LYTEL

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LYTEL, adj.

LITTLE

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Lytle ǽr, Elen. 1325; El. 664. Lytle lengre ðonne seofon fóta, Lchdm. iii. 220, 4. Lytle máre ðonne feówer, 220, 12. Ðæt lytle ðæt hé erede, hé erede mid horsan, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 15.

Linked entries: lytlum litel

ge-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setnes, -setenes, -setednes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, lawpŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum

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Ǽr middaneardes gesetnysse before the foundation of the world, Homl. Th. ii. 364, 27: Mk. Bos. 7, 5. Be Godes gesetnysse by God's ordinance, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 11, 22; Lchdm. iii. 258, 7: Ælfc. T. 17, 24.

wiþerweard-ness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþerweard-ness, e; f.

hostilitycontentionoppositionperversityfrowardnessdepravityarroganceunfavourable conditionadverse circumstanceadversitycontrarietydiversity

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Similar entries v. wiþer-weard VI, Seó wiþerweardnes ðe wé ǽr ymbe sprǽcon, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 32: Met. 11, 78

beorgan

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Gelíce þám dwǽsan þe for heora prýtan léwe nellað beorgan, ǽr hý ná ne magan, Wlfst. 165, 10

fætt

Grammar
fætt, l. fǽtt,

plumpcorpulentobesefattedplumpfull-bodiedsubstantialoleaginousunctuousrichfertileproductiverich

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Þá men beóð mægre, þeáh þe hié ǽr fǽtte wǽron, Lch. ii. 242, 4. Culfrena briddas, hænne flǽsc, and góse fiþru, swá betere swá fǽtran sién, 196, 23. in an overfed condition, corpulent, obese Bearg fǽt porcaster obesus, Wrt.

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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On þám dæge wurdon tðdǽlede manna gereordu; and ǽr wæs eall weoruld sprecende on án gereord, and nú synd gereord twá and hundseofontig, Wlfst. 211, 17-20. Swá micel ungewiss on þeóda gereordum, Ors. 3, 9 ; S. 136, 26.

hreówsian

(v.)
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Ðǽt mód innan hreówsað ðæs unnyttes þe se líchoma ǽr dyde magis intus quod fecimus, dolemus, Past. 259, 23. Ðæt mód ðæs hreówsað, 415, 27.

hruse

Grammar
hruse, l. hrúse,
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material of which the surface of the ground is composed, earth Hrúsan bið heardra, Rä. 81, 30. earth as one of the four elements Ligeð him behindan hefig hrúsan dǽl (cf. sió hefige eorþe sit þǽr niþere, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 12), þeáh hit ( fire ) hwílan ǽr

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Ymbe ꝥ ilce þú gyddodest nú hwéne ǽr Bt. 5, 3 ; F. 12, 7. Þæt is gesewen þæt hé wæs gewiss his silfes forðfóre of þám þe wé nú secgon gehýrdon (ex his quae narrauimus), Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 492, 2: Ll. Th. ii. 348, 31.

scendan

(v.)
Grammar
scendan, p. de

To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:

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Scende (confusi) wǽron ealle ðe mé yfel tó ǽr gesóhton, Ps. Th. 70, 22. With dat. Se deópa seáþ mid wíta fela folcum scendeþ, Exon. Th. 94, 33; Cri. 1549. Also ase þu wult schenden þene schucke, A. R. 316, 11. Men me wolden scenden, Laym. 14167.

Linked entry: sendeþ

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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Ða witan cwǽdon ðæt him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford gif hé hí rihtlícor healdan wolde ðonne hé ǽr dyde, if he would rule with better observance of the laws 1014; Erl. 150, 7. rightly as regards conduct Wé sceolan gód weorc wyricean

sóþlíce

(adv.)

Truly, reallycertainlyverilyNowthenforautemecceenimergonamvero

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Ðú bist sóþlíce ǽr þrím dagum genumen of ðínum líchoman certainly before three days thou wilt be taken from the body, 137, 25. Is sóðlíce se cwide gefylled, 139, 27.

Linked entry: sóþ-líc

tó-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Ǽr hí tósomne becómun antequam convenirent, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 18. Héht tósomne ða heó séleste wiste tó ðære hálgan byrig cumin, Elen. Kmbl. 2401; El. 1202. with hostility Raðe ðæs ðe hié tósomne cómon commisso praelio, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 208, 11.

Linked entry: tó-somne