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of-spring

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Gl. 416, 62) femoribus (non auferetur sceptrum de Iuda, et dux de femoribus ejus (Gen. 49, 10). The passage seems to have been freely translated as meaning there would not be wanting a leader among the descendants of Judah), An. Ox. 433. Add

up-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
up-heáh, adj.

tallloftyloftynobleupright

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Sindon dúna upheá, Exon. Th. 443, 15; Kl. 30. Wǽron hié swá greáte swá columnan, ge eác sume uphýrran (proceriores), Nar. 14, 5. fig. lofty, noble Ealle upheá and æðele bearn filii excelsi omnes, Ps.

Linked entry: up-lang

Winter-fylleþ

(n.)

the month of October

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the month of October Bede, speaking of the months, says: Antiqui Anglorum populi... annum totum in duo tempora, hiemis et aestatis dispertiebant, sex menses... aestati tribuendo, sex reliquos hiemi; unde et mensem, quo hiemalia tempora incipiebant, Wintirfyllith

ofer-módigian

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-módigian, -módgian, -módigan

to be proud or haughty, to be puffed up with pride

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Spl. ) dum superbit impius, Ps. Th. 9, 21. Hwí ofermódige gé ofer óðre men for eówrum gebyrdum, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 15: 42; Fox 258, 15. Hí ofermódigaþ for ðæm welan, 39, 11; Fox 230, 23.

Linked entries: módigian ofer-módian

beó

I am or shall bebe thousumerosis

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Beó ðú sis: Beó he sit 32; Som. 36, 30 : Beo. Th. 777; B. 386

hefige

(adv.)
Grammar
hefige, adv.

Heavilygrievouslywith difficultyhardly

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Forhwon áhénge ðú mec hefgor why didst thou crucify me more painfully, Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 6;Gen. 1488

hete-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
hete-níþ, es; m.

Enmityhostilitymalicewickedness

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Geheald ðú mé wið heteníþas and wið firenfulles folman custodi me de manu peccatoris. Ps. Th. 139, 4: Exon. 94a; Th. 352, 22; Sch. 101. Grendel heteníþas wæg Grendel bore enmity, Beo. Th. 307; B. 152

ge-wuldorbeágian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wuldorbeágian, p. ode; pp. od

To crown

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Ðú gewuldorbeágodest hine tu coronasti eum, 8, 6. Stephanus is on Leden coronatus ðæt we eweðaþ on Englisc gewuldorbeágod Stephen is in Latin 'coronatus,' which we express in English by crowned, Homl. Th. i. 50, 12; 52, 20

Linked entry: wuldorbeágian

be-warian

(v.)
Grammar
be-warian, -warigan; p. ode; pp. od

To keep, guard, preservecustodire, arcere

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Ðæt ðú meaht wíte bewarigan that thou mayest ward off punishment, Cd. 27; Th. 35, 31; Gen. 563

ge-ǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽnan, (?)

to unite oneselfjoin

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to unite oneself to, join with Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé ǽr sédest þat þú . . . for nánum þingum eft tó gecyrran nolde . . . ácsige ic þé hweðer þú áðer oððe for (fór, MS.) heora lufum, oððe for éniges þinges lufum hym eft tó geénan (géénan, MS.) wille,

Linked entries: ǽnan ge-énan

be-ceorfan

to deprive a person (acc.) of something (dat.) by cutting

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Add: to deprive a person (acc.) of something (dat.) by cutting Ic wolde ꝥ ðú mé feaxe becurfe, Hml. S. 33, 123. Hát mé heáfde beceorfan . . . hé þá sceolde beón heáfde becorfen, Bl. H. 183, 16-20. Hé wæs heáfde becorfen, 173, 5: Shrn. 123, 6: Hml.

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to findtend toaspire tostrivego forwardhastenintenddesirenītitendĕreintendĕrepropĕrāre

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ðú móst feran ðider ðú fundadest now thou mayest go whither thou desiredst, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 12; Cri. 1671. Fundode wrecca of geardum the stranger hastened from the dwellings, Beo. Th. 2279; B. 1137.

cýþan

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Ne cýþ ðú witod on wén ðín; wite máran þanc ðæs ðe ðú hæbbe, ðonne ðæs ðe ðú wéne don't count your chickens before they are hatched; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, Prov.

æ-swáp

(n.)
Grammar
æ-swáp, es; n. pl. æswápa

Sweepingsdustperipsemapurgamentum

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Sweepings, dust; peripsema, purgamentum

dwés

(adj.)
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dull, Som. Ben. Lye

dýgan

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Dele, and see dugan

a-stynt

(v.)

made dullhĕbĕtātus

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made dull; hĕbĕtātus, Cot. 101

Linked entry: a-stintan

a-swáp

(n.)
Grammar
a-swáp, es; n; pl. a-swápa

Sweepingsdustperipsemaπερίψημαpurgamentum

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Sweepings, dust; peripsema, = περίψημα, purgamentum

Linked entry: æ-swáp

gilp

(n.)

powderdustscobs

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powder, dust; scobs, Cot. 181

Linked entries: gielp gelp gylp

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Ðú scealt biddan ðæt móte beón open and onwrigen hwæt hé sý, Blickl. Homl. 185, 4: Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 32. Is onwrigen wyrda bigang, Elen.