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hwæþer

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., Bt. 8; F. 26, 10. with genitive, which of the two. the alternatives not expressed On ðǽm geflite hwæðer hiera mehte máran fultum him tó geteón, Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 36.

hwæt-hwega

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Hæfde ic þágét hwæthwega (hwilc-, v. l.) gemynd on mínum móde þǽre unrótnesse ego nondum penitus moeroris oblitus, 36, 1; F. 170, 26. as adverb. somewhat Wæs seó súðduru hwæthwega háde máre, Bl. H. 201, 15.

hweorfan

(v.)
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Wæs Maria eft hweorfende tó hire húse, Bl. H. 139, 3. where the space through which or into which, or the line along which, motion is directed is given Mægen monna cynnes hweorfað on wídne lég, Cri. 958 : Gú. 784. Hwearf heo bí bence, B. 1188.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
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sum, indef. prn.
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Hí gaderodon sum máre sum læsse alius plus, alius minus, Ex. 16, 17. Eorle monigum Dryhten áre gesceáwaþ, sumum weána dǽl, Exon. Th. 379, 17; Deór. 34. Sum heó hire on handum bær, sum hire æt heortan læg, Cd. Th. 40, 8-9; Gen. 636.

Linked entry: ÁN

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Weorþian wé Sancta Marian, for þon þe heó engla þreátas eádige bodedon, II, 12.

neáh

(adv.)
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neáh, adv. prep.
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Néh þǽre æftre Scã Marian mæssan, Chr. 1048; P. 173, 15. Hit wæs swíðe neáh his lifes ænde ad extrema vitae veniens. Gr. D. 314. 3. Hwæðer is ðé leófre þe ðú nú onfó þá costnunga, þe neár þínum ende?, Hml. S. 30, 132. (3 a) cf. I.

hér

here . . . there

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Hié woldon ðæt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre, Past. 5, 13-25. Hé onféhð friccan scíre and foreryneles ðá hér iernað beforan kyningum, 91, 21. Hér mid ús, Ph. 23: 31.

ge-scendan

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Voc. ii. 24, 33. to disfigure, spoil, injure, mar, dejile, corrupt. physical Ðeáh ðe ðæt gecynd ðæs carbuncules híne úp áhebbe, his blioh hine gescent quem naturalis ordo praelulerat, coloris qualitas foedat, Past. 411, 32.

sculan

(v.)
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sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Earc sceal ðý máre the ark must be the bigger, Cd. Th. 79, 19 ; Gen. 1313. Hié tó helle sculon, Cd. Th. 45, 26; Gen. 732.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

ge-tellan

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Cf. talu; Bituih him geteledon huá woere hiora mára inter se disputauerunt quis esset illorum maior, Mk. L. 9, 34. of number, to count. to determine the number of a collection of objects, compute the amount of Getelles computat (sumus ), Lk. L.

stund

(n.)
Grammar
stund, e; f.
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Æt stunda gehwam, 436, 30; Rä. 55, 9. the hour appointed for a particular act, the signal which marks the hour Geendedum gebedum sí swéged óþer tácn ł stund finitis orationibus sonetur secundum signum, Anglia xiii. 380, 215.

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
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Martha spræc cúðlíce tó ðám Hǽlende, ii. 440, 5. Ðe cúðlícor tó him clypian, gif heora lífes drohtnunga eów cúðe beóð, i. 556, 29. Nó hér cúðlícor ( less as strangers ) cuman ongunnon lindhæbbende, B. 244

weorþscipe

(n.)
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weorþscipe, es; m.
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Hwæt mæg ic ðé máre secgan be ðam weorþscipe and be ðam anwealde ðisse worulde . . . Gé ne ongitaþ ðone heofoncundan anweald and ðone weorþscipe, se is eówer ágen . . .

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Gl. 271. a circular course, an orbit Se móna hæfð his ryne hraðor áurnen on ðam læssan ymbhwyrfte, ðonrie seó ðonne hæbbe on ða;m máran, Lchdm. iii. 248, 14. Hí (certain stars) habbaþ sceortne ymbhwyrft, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 19 : Met. 28, 20.

ge-habban

(v.)
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Ne ic máran getilige tó haldænne þonne ic . . . þá men on gehabban and gehealdan mage þe ic forðian sceal, Solil. H. 35, 18. Þyssera hyrda gemynd is gehæfd be-eástan Bethleem áne míle, Hml.

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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Hé útlændisce hider in tihte, Chr. 959; P. 115, 12. where relation is expressed Man hálgode Trumwine Pihtum, for þan hý hýrdon þá hider, Chr. 681; P. 39, ii. to this world, to this life Ne lǽt hé his nánwuht of þís middangearde mid him máre þonne hé

Linked entry: hider-cyme

smeágan

(v.)
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smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Maria smeáde and þohte, hwæt seó hálettung wǽre Blickl. Homl. 7, 16. Smeáge man geornlíce, hwæðer hit sóþ sí Deut. 19, 18. Hí águnnon smeágan, hwilc of him ðæt tó dónne wǽre Lk. Skt. 22, 23.

Linked entry: smeán

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Hé tóslát sǽ interrupit mare, Ps. Lamb. 77, 13. Stánas tósliten ł tobrocen wéron petrae scissae sunt, Mt. Kmbl.

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Grein gives margo clypei as the meaning in the following passages, but umbo suits the sense : see too Worsaaé s Primeval Antiquities of Denmark, pp. 31-2 : 51-3, where instances of early shields are given Rand sceal on scylde fæst fingra gebeorh a boss

Linked entry: rand-beáh

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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On ða ýtemesta[n] sǽ in extremis maris, Ps. Spl. 138, 8. Ða ýtemestan endas ðare seglgyrde cornua, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 46. Ða ýtmestan eorðbúende, Met. 10, 25. From feówerum foldan sceátum ðám ýtemestum, Exon. Th. 55, 7; Cri. 880.

Linked entry: ýtmest