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fore-genga

an attendanta predecessora leaderruler

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Ox. 619. implying inferiority, an attendant: On þám fǽtelse þe hyre foregenga, bláchleór ides, heora bégea nest þyder on lǽdde, Jud. 127. a predecessor Se cyng Willelm wæs strengere þonne his foregenga wǽre, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 22.

Linked entries: fore-genge for-genga

heald

inclinedinclined to

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wiþ hyre gecynde, Bt. 25; F. 88, 7. that tends to mean things Þá healdan divexa (ardua sectari necnon devexa cavere, Ald. 157, 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 54: 27, 12

heals

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Similar entries Cf. fámig-, wunden-heals as epithets of a ship: Heo (bagpipes) hafað hyre on healse bróðor síne, Rä. 32, 21

nyt-weorþ

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Ic lufige ǽlc ðing be ðám dǽle þe ic hyt nytwyrðe ongyte, 43, 1. Hwæþer þæt (anweald) nú sié tó talianne wáclic and unnyt ꝥte nytwyrþost is eallra ðissa woruldþinga ?

Linked entry: not-wirþe

ofer-irnan

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Add Wé willað nú mid sumere scortne trahtnunge þás rǽdinge oferyrnan, and geopenian, gif heó hwæt dígles on hyre hæbbende sý, Hml. Th. i. 388, 30. Wé willað þás þing mid sceortre race oferyrnan, Angl. viii. 318, 43

sceáþ

(n.)
Grammar
sceáþ, scǽþ, e; f.

A sheath

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On hys scǽþe, Mt. Kmbl. 26,52

Linked entry: scéþ

cólian

(v.)
Grammar
cólian, p. ode, ede; v. intrans.

To COOLto be or become cold algererefrigerari

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To COOL, to be or become cold; algere, refrigerari Lét ðonne hyt cólian then let it cool Herb. 94, 4; Lchdm. i. 204, 23. Flǽsc onginneþ cólian the flesh begins to cool Runic pm. 29; Kmbl. 345, 14.

Linked entry: a-cólian

ort-geard

(n.)
Grammar
ort-geard, es; m.

An orchard, garden

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Beóþ hyra orcerdas mid æpplum áfyllede, Lchdm. iii. 252, 22. Seó eorþe stód mid holtum ágrówen . . . mid æppelbǽrum treówum and mid orcgeardum, Hexam. 6; Norm. 12, 6

Linked entries: orc-eard ord-ceard

orpung

(n.)
Grammar
orpung, e; f.

breathing, breatha breathing-hole (? cf. preceding passage), a pore

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God on ábleów on hys ansíne lífes orþunge (spiraculum vitae), Gen. 2, 7. a breathing-hole (? cf. preceding passage), a pore Orþung spiramentum vel porus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 67

hǽþen-gild

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fulwihte onféngon and wǽron blíðran tó ðám deáðe þonne hér on hǽðengilde lifden, Shrn. 142, 13. Nis nánum crístenum menn álýfed þæt hé his hǽle gefecce æt nánum stáne . . . sé ðe elles déð, hé begǽð untwýlíce hǽðengild, Hml. Th. i. 474, 33.

wan-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hoga, an ; m.
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One who is wanting in understanding, a foolish, imprudent person Hí lifiaþ him in máne, heáhgestreón healdaþ georne, . . . and wénaþ wanhogan ðæt wile God gehýran, Salm. Kmbl. 639; Sal. 319.

cáf

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Þæt sýn cáfran tó Godes þeówdóme, R. Ben. 68, 19. Petrus wæs cáfost on Crístes lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 388, 29. Add

for-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyltan, p. -gylte; pp. -gylt
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To make guilty (occurs as reflexive or in passive) Þá ðe on openlican synnan (mid openan heáfodgyltan) sylfe forgyltan, Wlfst. 104, 12: 153, 10. Ꝥ man freóge ǽlcne wítefæstne man þe on his tíman forgylt wǽre, Cht. Th. 551, 15.

incund-ness

(n.)
Grammar
incund-ness, e; f.
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Beón clǽne heortan incundnes sint pura cordis intima, Hy. S. 9, 18

met

(n.)
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Add: measure Ealdes mannes eágan beóþ unscearpsýno; þonne sceal hé þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, mid gongum, mid rádum, oþþe mid þý þe hine mon bere oþþe on wǽne ferige; and sculan nyttian lytlum and forhtlicum metum ( these means are to be employed

mynegung

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Add Tóforan eallum þingum wé ðæs mynegunge dóð ꝥ bútan ceorunge sýn hoc ante omnia ammonentes, ut absque murmuratione sint, R. Ben. 65, 10. Minegungum oraculis, i. sermonibus An. Ox. 3384. Add Þý lǽs seó mynugung forlǽge.

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Seó sunne scínþ mid hyre scearpan leóman, Homl. As. 43,484 . Similar entries cf. scearplíce sharp, keen, of sight Scearp gesihþ acies, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 14.

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness

miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode

To have or take pity upon a personshew mercybe mercifulpity

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Cum and mildsa, Hy. 7, 27; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 27. Grammar miltsian, with dative Ic miltsige ðé misereor tui ... miltsa ús Drihten miserere nostri Domine, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 43, 63-64. Ðú eallum miltsast ðǽm ðe on ðé gelýfaþ, Blickl. Homl. 145, 19.

hádelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
hádelíce, adv.

Personaliter

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Personaliter, Hymn. Surt. 29, 13

an-þræclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
an-þræclíc, adj.

Horribleterriblefearfulhorridushorribilisterribilis

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Horrible, terrible, fearful; horridus, horribilis, terribilis,Hymn ?