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hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Nys þis mǽden (þæt mægden, R.) deád ac heó (hió, R.) slǽpð, Mt. 9, 24. pleonastically, cf.

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Hwylc biþ hé ( the body after death ) ðonne búton swylce stán, Blickl. Homl. 21, 26: Homl. Th. i. 406, 14. Mé geweorðode wuldres ealdor swylce swá hé his módor eác geweorðode, Rood Kmbl. 181; Kr. 92.

Linked entry: swálíce

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Deáþ ðæs ne scrífeþ (cf. se deáþ swelces ne récþ mors spernit altam gloriam, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 32), Met. 10, 29. Rihtes ne scrífeþ, 25, 53.

Linked entry: be-scrifen

eall

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Ꝥ man crístene men for ealles tó lytlum tó deáðe ne fordéme, Ll. Th. i. 304, 19.

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turn ⬩ revolve ⬩ move about ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ depart ⬩ to turn ⬩ change ⬩ to exchange ⬩ barter

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Ðeáh ðe his leóht gelómlíce hwyrfe though its light change frequently, Lchdm. iii. 242, 16. Hwærfe hia convertantur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 15. Hiora heortan hé ongan hwyrfan convertit cor eorum, Ps. Th. 104, 21.

Linked entries: hwearfan hweorfan hwirfan hwyrfan

stille

(adj.)
Grammar
stille, adj.
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Wǽte þicce and stille, Lchdm. ii. 138, 13. of sound, silent Ðeáh ðú stille sý and unrót though thou be silent and sad, Ap. Th. 15, 17. Se fæder hit gemǽnde stille pater rem tacitus considerabat, Gen. 37, 11.

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Nóhwæðere ælmihtig ealra wolde Adam and Euan árna ofteón ðeáh ðe hé him from swice although he had withdrawn his favour from them (perhaps hé = hié and swice is plural though they had turned from him, 58, 31; Gen. 954. to desist from (dat. or prep.),

Linked entry: be-swicenness

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear. ⬩ a drop of water from the eye, ⬩ caused by emotion, generally by grief ⬩ in plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, affliction ⬩ caused by weakness. ⬩ a tearlike drop ⬩ that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Heó is fulneáh deád for teárum and for unrótnesse, Bt. 19; Fox 28, 30. Eua bær teáras on hire innoþe, Maria brohte ðone écan gefeán eallum middangearde,Blickl. Homl. 3, 12.

Linked entries: tæher teagor teárig teher tíran

weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung, e ; f.
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Ne dear man forhealdan lytel ne mycel ðæs ðe gelagod is tó gedwolgoda weorðunge, Wulfst. 157, 14. Drihtne tó wurðunga, Lev. 2, 2. Ídola wurðinge, L. N. P.

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Woldan wérigu wíf wópe bimǽnan æþelinges deáð, Exon. Th. 459, 23; Hö. 4. Wérigra wraþu, 183, 34; Gú. 1337. Eálá ðú ðe eart sió héhste frófer eallra wérigra móda O!

feallan

to run ⬩ to be overcome ⬩ to stumble ⬩ snare ⬩ to fail ⬩ fall away ⬩ decay ⬩ crumble away

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Tó gebede feóllon, 777. to drop wounded or dead:-- Mycel wæll feóll on ǽgðre healfe, Chr. 1016; P. 150, 2: By. 303. Hé blóde fáh feóll on foldan; næs hé fǽge þá gyt, B. 2975. Feóllon wergend bennum seóce, Gen. 1971: Hml.

ge-lǽran

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. ¶ rǽd gelǽran to give counsel :-- Ne meahton wé gelǽran leófne þeóden rǽd ǽnigne þæt hé ne grétte goldweard þone we could not give the dear prince any counsel that would prevent him attacking the dragon, B. 3079.

ge-leornian

(v.)
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Se deófol cann eall þæt yfel and ealle þá drýcræftas þe ǽfre ǽnig ǽfre geleornode, Wlfst. 101, 3. with clause Sé sit on wólberendum setle, sé ðe gesceádwíslíce tócnáwan con gód and yfel, and ðeáh geleornað ðæt hé déð ðæt yfel in cathedra pestilentiae

ge-þolian

(v.)
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Hé earfeðu geþolade, láðlicne deáð, Cri. 1173. Hleór geþolade árleásra spátl, 1435. Torn geþolode wine Scyldinga, B. 147. Þám be teónan geþoledan injuriam patientibus, Ps. Th. 145, 6.

help

Grammar
help, hylp (an i-stem noun? Cf. u-grade forms, hulpa, hulfa in O. L. Ger. and O.H.Ger. But cf. also hylpan = helpan):

help ⬩ assistance ⬩ succour ⬩ an aid ⬩ a thing ⬩ a place ⬩ a refuge ⬩ a cure ⬩ remedy of disease

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Hé geþolade láðlicne deáð leódum tó helpe, Cri. 1174. Þú onwóce mannum tó helpe, Sat. 440.: B. 1961: Kr. 102: El. 679. Hé geseah þá gesihþe þám mannum tó nytnesse þe hit gehýrað, ná him sylfum tó ǽnigre helpe Gr. D. 327, 17.

Linked entry: helpe

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive ⬩ roomy, open, unencumbered. ⬩ long, extended ⬩ ample, great, liberal ⬩ unrestricted, clear, free from conditions ⬩ lax ⬩ ample, far-reaching ⬩ liberal. ⬩ great, noble, august

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Behealde hé hú wídgille ðæs heofones hwealfa biþ, and hú neara ðære eorþan stede is, ðeáh heó ús rúm þince, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 23. Rúma rodor the spacious firmament on high, Met. 28, 16.

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulness ⬩ shame, confusion ⬩ what causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame ⬩ the private part

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Sume mǽgon habban ælles woruld*-*welan genóg ac hí habbaþ ðeáh sceame ðæs welan gif hí ne beóþ swá æðele on gebyrdum swá hí woldon huic census exuberat, sed est pudori degener sanguis Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 31.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], ⬩ to deride

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Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon hý teóþ ðé ðæs ðe hý sylfe habbaþ though you are derided [or blamed?]

Linked entries: a-hlehhan hlichan hlihan

nimþe

(con.)
Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.

Unless ⬩ except

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Eaforan syndon deáde nymþe feá áne, 128, 30; Gen. 2134. Similar entries Cf. nefne

Linked entry: nemþe

fæstnian

(v.)

to betroth

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Ic ðis wríte and ðeafie and mid Crístes ródetácne hit festniæ, i. 311, 24

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