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hyge-leás

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Add: of persons, (i) senseless, Gen. 51 (in Dict.). spiritless (f), without courage Be milte wærce . . . tácn ðǽre ádle hú higeleáse hí beóð (cf. the section to which this heading refers: Tácn þǽre ádle hú híwleáse hié beóð . . . þá men beóð mægre and

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Ǽr ðon þe beó geeácnad wǽre before she conceived, Shrn. 47, 29. Eua cende hire bearn on sáre, for þon þe heó on synnum geeácnod wæs . . . Maria fǽmne cende, for ðon heó wæs fǽmne geeácnod, Bl. H. 3, 13-17, 18, 22.

an-sín

(n.)
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Þá lástas á beóþ on þǽre ilcan onsýne þe hié on þá eorþan bestapene wǽron, 127, 20. Þá ádle mon mæg ongitan be þám úgange, hwilc sé on onsýne sié, Lch. ii. 276

Linked entry: an-sýn

cyne-dóm

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Substitute: a royal ordinance or law Ꝥte ryhte ǽw and ryhte cynedómas þurh úre folc gefæstnode wǽron, ꝥte nǽnig ealdor*-*monna . . . wǽre áwendende þás úre dómas, Ll.

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Th. i. 164, 12. grievous Micel éhtnys wæs þá þá hí wǽron gemartyrode, ac git cymð earfoðre éhtnys on Anticrístes tó*-*cyme, Hml. S. 35, 347

Linked entry: earfeðe

ge-dwild

Grammar
ge-dwild, ge-dwyld.
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Nestorius cwæð ꝥ on Críste wǽron twégen hádas, and hí his gedwild ádwǽscton, Ll. Th. ii. 374, 19.

rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
rihte, adv.

right, due, directly, straight directly, straightway rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, dulycorrectly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly

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Swá wæs on ðǽm scennum þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam ðæt sweord geworht ǽrest wǽre, correctly Beo. Th. 3395; B. 1695. Swylce hý wǽron rihte ... swilce hí nú sindon they were exactly such then as they are now, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 1.

ge-staðelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-staðelian, -staðolian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [staðelian to found, establish]

To foundestablishbuilderectplacesettlestrengthenconfirmfortifyrepairrestorefundārestăbĭlīreædĭfĭcārecollŏcārelŏcareconfortāreconfirmārerestaurāre

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Ðú wǽre gestaðolod þurh me thou wast confirmed through me, Soul Kmbl. 90; Seel. 45. Hí ðǽr gestaðelode wǽron they were settled there, Bd. 4, 4; S. 571, 1: Ps. Th. 138, 20

Linked entry: ge-staðolian

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ealle ða gesetnessa ðe tó stronge wǽron and tó hearde, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 15. Wæs ðis gefeoht wælgrimre and strengre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum, Bd. 1, 12, S. 481, 25.

heáfod-mann

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</b> </b> Þára heáuodmanna naman wǽran Ingware and Ubba, Chr. 870; P. 71, n. 6. Mann sceolde forðian út scipu, and setton Raulf eorl and Oddan eorl tó heáfodmannum þǽrtó, 1052 ; P. 177, 10.

lád-teów

(n.)
Grammar
lád-teów, es; m.

A leaderguideconductorgeneral

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Þurh sume ða Wyliscean ðe him tó wǽron cumen and his lǽdteówas wǽron by means of some of the Welsh who had come to him and were his guides, Chr. 1097; Erl. 233, 39. Hig synt blinde and blindra látteówas (Lind. látuas) cæci sunt, duces cæcorum, Mt.

ár-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ár-wurþlíce, adv.

Honourablyreverentlykindlysolemnlymildlyhonorificesolemniterreverenterclementer

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Honourably, reverently, kindly, solemnly, mildly; honorifice, solemniter, reverenter, clementer Hí swíðe árwurþlíce onfangene wǽron they were very honourably received, Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 1: 3, 19; S. 547, 8: 5, 19; S. 637, 33.

a-nýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-nýdan, p. -nýdde; pp. -nýded, pl. -nýdede = -nýdde [a from, nýdan to compel] .

to repelthrust or beat backkeep fromrestrainconstrainforcerepellereextorquereto expelto drive outexpelleredepellereexigere

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to repel, thrust or beat back, keep from, restrain, constrain, force; repellere, extorquere Hí fram his mágum ǽr mid unrihte anýdde wǽron they had formerly been unjustly forced from his kinsmen, Chr. 823; Th. 111, 34. with út to expel, to drive out;

Linked entry: a-nídan

ge-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adj.

Neighbouringnextvicinus

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Ðæt hý ðǽr, gehendaste wǽron on gehwylc land ðanon to winnanne that they there should be most handy for waging war thence on every land, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 5

sib-ræden

(n.)
Grammar
sib-ræden, [ sib-rædenn, e; f.
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Affinity, relationship þes ilce Willelm hæfde ǽror numen ðes eorles dohter of Angeow tó wífe oc hí wǽron siððen tótweamde for sibréden. Chr. 1127; Erl. 255, 21. The king him let uor sibrede todele fram is wif, R. Glouc. 492, 9.

syfling

(n.)
Grammar
syfling, e; f.
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Sind ða twá gesetnyssa, ðæt is sealmsang and wítegung, swylce hí syflinge wǽron tó ðám fíf berenum hláfum, ðæt is tó ðám fíf ǽlícum bócum, i. 188, 19. v. sufel, and two preceding words

twi-wyrdig

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-wyrdig, adj.
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Hé com tó Róme and diégellíce geceápede ðæt hié ealle wǽron ymb hiene twywyrdige cum Romam ipse venisset, omnibus pecunia corruptis seditiones dissensionesque permiscuit, 5, 7; Swt. 228, 18

þúsend-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þúsend-feald, adj.

Thousand-folda thousand

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Ðæt wǽron þúsendfealde onsægednyssa, Homl. Th. ii. 576, 8. Ongǽn þúsendfealde deriende cræftas contra mille nocendi artes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 30: Hpt. Gl. 424, 45.

ealdor-bisceop

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Þám weardmannum þe wǽron ásænde fram þám ealdorbisceopum tó Crístes byrgenne, Hml. A. 78, 153. Hé gesamnode ealle þá ealdorbiscopas congregans omnes principes sacerdotum (Mt. 2, 4), Hml. Th. i. 78, 10

ende-mann

(n.)
Grammar
ende-mann, es; m.
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Fela hálige menn fram frymðe middaneardes wǽron beforan ús, þám wé nú endemenn geefenlǽcan ne magon, Hml. S. 12, 281