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hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Ðam ðe mid heortan hycgeaþ rihte his qui recto sunt corde, Ps. Th. 72, 1. Ða inwit and fácen hycgeaþ on heortan qui cogitaverunt malitias in corde, 139, 2, 8. Gif gé teala hycgaþ. Andr. Kmbl. 3223; An. 1614.

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Gif God him ne áraþ, ðonne beóþ hié suá monegum scyldum scyldige suá hié manegra unþeáwa gestíran meahton mid hiora lárum, gif hí ongemong monnum beón wolden ex tantis rei sunt, quantis venientes ad publicum prodesse potuerunt, Past. 5, 3; Swt. 45, 22

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Hí bráde weóxan, wíde greówan multiplicati sunt nimis, Ps. Th. 106, 37. Leád wíde sprong, Exon. Th. 277, 24; Jul. 585. Wæs on Myrceon wíde and welhwǽr Waldendes lof áfylled, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 11. Hé geseah dríge stówe wíde æteówde, Cd.

ceáp

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Gif man hwæt becýpan scyle, warnien þá þe þone ceáp drífað, þæt hí nán þing fácenlices on þám ceápe ne dón si quid venumdandum est, videant ipsi, per quorum manus transigenda sunt, ne aliquam fraudem presumant inferre, R. Ben. 95, 11.

freónd

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Áríseþ suna wið freóndum insurgent filii in parentes, Mt. R. 10, 21. Frióndum and mégum cognatis et amicis, Lk. L. R. 21, 16.

hǽlu

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L. 17, 51. mental or spiritual health or well-being Ðá truman sint tó manianne ðæt hié gewilnigen mid ðæs lícuman trumnesse ðæt him ne losige sió hǽlo ðæs módes admanend: sunt incolumes ut salutem carports exerceant ad salutem mentis, Past. 247, 7.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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endebyrdnesse and ðá ðegnunga hiora hiéredum gebrytnige terrenae domus dominus famulorum ordines ministeriaque dispertiens, Past. 319, 20. the place of residence of a man and his household: Orceard hírede, synt orceardas gedafenlice æpplum pomerium curti, sunt

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Þá maciað praeteritum on aui, 138, 11. to prepare or provide a meal, feast for guests Gelíc þám cyninge þe macode hys suna gyfta simile regi qui fecit nubtias filio suo, Mt. 22, 2. used with of to designate the action of causing what is denoted by the

HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Ǽr sunne twelf mónþa hringc útan ymbgán hæbbe, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 5. Ofer holmes hrincg over the ocean's circuit, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 5; Gen. 1393. Hrincg ðæs heán landes, 137; Th. 172, 34; Gen. 2854. Wíngearda hringa[s] corimbi, Ælfc.

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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Mid hræs geeáde all sunes ðerh hrædlíce ł oefestlíce in sǽ impetu abiit totus grex per praeceps in mare, Mt. L. 8, 32. Árís hræðlíce surge velociter, Rtl. 58, 9. Hreód wrít[eres] hreðlíce wrítendes, Ps.

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, &#39;the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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His heáfdes segl his head&#39;s sun [the eye], Andr. Kmbl. 100; An. 50. His eágan hálge heáfdes gimmas his eyes, his head&#39;s holy gems, Exon. 51 b; Th. 180, 7; Gú. 1276. Hát mé heáfde beceorfan order my head to be cut off, Blickl.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Ne sceal mon nó mid openlíce edwíte him wið sleán non aperta exprobratione sunt feriendi, Past. 40; Swt. 295, 11.

innan

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Sió sunne ne mæg ealle gesceafta innan geondscínan, Bt. 41, l ; F. 244, 9. Ufan hit is enge and hit is innan hát, Dóm. 22 : 6. 2412. Heó is innan mid éce mægene geweorþod. Bl.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Þerh óðer woeg eft gecerrdon in lond hiera per aliam viam reversi sunt in regionem suam, Mt. Kmbl, Lind. 2, 12. Mid ðý hí ðider cóman on land cum illo advenissent, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 1.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Sint tó recceanne ða godcundan cwidas divinae sententiae proferendae sunt, 37, 2; Swt. 265, 22. Tó lang ys tó reccenne too long to tell, Beo. Th. 4192; B. 2093. Hé his intingan wæs reccende causam dicturus, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 19.

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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Grammar wolcen, ¶ in pl.the clouds, the heavens, the sky Ðá árás se wind and ða wolcnu sweartodon, and com ormǽte scúr of ðære lyfte (coeli contenebrati sunl, et nubes, et ventus, et facia est pluvia grandis, i Kings 18, 45), Homl. Skt. i. 18, 151.

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Nime man sealt and þreora ǽgra geolcan, swinge hit swiðe tógædere, 40, 22. to strike, dash Hé swang ðæt fýr on twá he drove back the fire on either hand (cf. that giswerk warð teswungan, bigan sunnun lioht hédrón an himile, Hél. 5634), Cd.

ge-irnan

(v.)
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</b> trans. to run a course, run through, over a space Þes circul ( the zodiac ) ys tódǽled on twelf, and seó sunne geyrnð þás twelf fætu binnan .xii. mónðum, Angl. viii. 298, 16.

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hring

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Hringum orbibus, 63, 10. in reference to the revolution of time and its computation Ǽr sunne twelf mónða hringe útan ymbgán hæbbe priusquam sol bis senis voluminibus annilem circumvolverit orbem, Guth. Gr. 172, 28

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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Seó mǽgþ ásprang of Noes eltstan suna . . And ðyssere mǽgþe God sealde ǽ . . forðan ðe hé wolde of ðyssere mǽgþe him módor geceósan, Homl. Th. i. 24, 5-20.