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heán

lowpoormeanignoblebasehumbleddepresseddejectedcast downmiserablewretchedmeanbaselow

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Srt. 112, 6. of actions, mean, base, low Ne þǽr ówiht inne ne belífe on heortscræfe heánra gylta nec laleat guidquam culparum cordis in antro, Dóm. L. 39

FÚS

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚS, adj.

Readypreparedpromptquickeagerhasteningproneinclinedwillingready for deathdyingpromptuscĕlerpărātusprōnuscŭpĭduspropĕræ morti devōtusmŏrĭbundus

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Gesáwon randwígan segn ofer sweóton, fús on forþweg the warriors saw the sign over the bands, hastening on its onward way, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 27; Exod. 129.

(n.)
Grammar
EÁ, often indeclinable in the sing, but eás is sometimes found in gen; and é, ǽ, eǽin dat; pl. nom. acc. eá, eán; gen. eá; dat. eáum, eám, eán; f; ǽ

indecl. f. Running water, a stream, river, water flŭvius, flūmen, torrens, aqua

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Be ðære eá ófrun by the banks of the river, Gen. 41, 3: Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 28: 2, 4; Bos. 44, 13. Be ðære eá by the river. Chr. 896; Th. 172, 35, col. 2. Ða eá oferfaran wolde would go over the river, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 2.

Linked entries: ǽ é

hruse

(n.)
Grammar
hruse, an; f.

The earthground

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Ðǽr mé siteþ hruse on hrycge there the earth presses on my back, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 5; Rä. 4, 6. Ic goldwine mínne hrusan heolstre biwráh I buried my lord, 76 b; Th. 287, 32; Wand. 23.

list

(n.)
Grammar
list, es; m: list, e; f.

Artskillcraftcunningartifice

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Hé ðé hét listas lǽran he bade teach thee arts, Cd. 25; Th. 33, 8; Gen. 517

un-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-friþ, es; n.

absence of peacehostilitiesthe state of being out of the king's peace

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Se cyng bæd Godwine eorl faran intó Cent mid unfriða, ac se eorl nolde ná geðwǽrian ðære infare, forþan him wæs láð tó ámyrrenne his ágenne folgað; 1048; Erl. 178, 8. For unfriðe on account of hostilities, L. N. P. L. 56; Th. ii. 298, 26.

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Hire wer bæd seó cwén móste cunnian gif heó mihte hire (Migdonia's) mód gebígan ꝥ heó (Migdonia ] his gebedda wǽre, Hml. S. 36, 303. fig. in connexion with the grave Wyrmum tó mete and tó gebeddan weorðan.

hladan

to loadto loadfreightcargoto loadto drawto drawto drawto drawobtainto scoop out

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Windhladen (q. v.) ventuosus. to put as a burden, freight, or cargo, to load something on a porter or vehicle Ic mé [on] hrycg hlade, þæt ic habban sceal, Rä. 4, 65, Hý ne móston on bǽl hladan leófne mannan, B. 2126.

milts

(n.)
Grammar
milts, milds, e; f.

mildnesskindnessfavourmercymeeknesshumilityjoy

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Hé Drihtnes mildheortnesse gecýgde and ða mildse bæd monna cynne misericordiam Domini invocaret, et eam generi humano propitiari rogaret, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 9. Miltse gecýðan, onwreón, Blickl. Homl. 39, 23: 107, 2. Hæbbe hé Godes miltse (mildse), L.

Linked entry: milds

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamyshamedisgraceignominyhumiliationscorncontumelyinsult blasphemy

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bær þá gatu upp tó ánum beorge tó bysmore his feóndum, Jud. p. 161, 11. Tó bismere, Bl. H. 201, 23. Hine bismriende mid myclere bismre, 243, 7. Hé manig bysmor geþrowade, 23, 31. Bismer (ad) dedecus (natalium ), An. Ox. 4309.

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

ge-crístnian

(v.)
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Fleáh hé tó Godes ciricean, and bæd ꝥ Ðeáh hé þá gyt nǽre fullíce gefulwad, ah hé wæs gecrístnod ... hweðre hé þæt gerýne þǽre fulwihte mid gódum dǽdum heóld, Bl. H. 213, 15.

Linked entry: crístnian

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Þer wes moni bald scalc(cniht, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19126. Heo wenden bi þen scelden þat hit heore scalkes (men, 2nd MS.)weoren, 4219. Schalk a knight, Gaw. 160

Linked entry: scilcen

sceand-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceand-líc, j adj.

infamous, base, viledisgraceful, foul, shameful, obscene disgraceful

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of persons, that acts in a disgraceful way,infamous, base, vile On ánre tíde twá mǽdencild cumaþ, and biþ ðæt án sydefull and ðæt óðersceandlíc Homl. Skt. i. 5, 280. Hierusalem winþ for rihtwísnysse, and Babilonia winþ ongeán for unrihtwísnysse ...

æppel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel, nom. ac. pl. æp(p)la, ap(p)la, æpplas (apples of eye); gen. pl. appla, æpplena; m.: appla (-u, v. finger-æppel), æppel (? æppel mala, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 40); n.

an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple)an apple-shaped objectan eye-ball

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Cnuca tósomne ðám gelíce ðe ðú ánne æppel wyrce, Lch. i. 250, 10. an eye-ball :-- Gif se æppel léf biþ, Bt. 38, 5; F. 204, 29. Se óðer æppel wæs geémtigod, and se óðer hangode gehál æt his hleóre, Hml. S. 21, 280.

BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

An eye-lid;palpebra

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Ic eom wíde calu, ne ic bréaga ne brúna brúcan móste I am very bald, nor can I make use of eye-lids nor eye-lashes, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 32; Rä. 41, 100. Betwux oferbrúan and brǽwum intercilium [= intercilia], Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 70; Wrt.

(n.)
Grammar
CÚ, nom. acc; gen. cúe, cú, cuus, cús; dat.; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. cúa, cúna; dat. cuum, cúm; f.

A cow vaccabucula

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On ðære cú hricge on the cow's back M. H. 194a. Be cuus horne of a cow's horn L. In. 59,; Th. i. 140, 1, 3 Cús eáge a cow's eye 59; Th. i. 140, 4 Of ðære cý from the cow M. H. 194a Gif mon cú forstele if a man steal a cow L.

Linked entries: cuu folc-cú

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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An halbae (halbe, halfe, v. ll.) altrinsecus, Txts. 38, 51. On twá healfa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 8. ꝥ wé sendan on twá healfa tó þám geréfum, Ll. Th. i. 236, 14.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Wyrd þone gomelan grétan sceolde, sécean sáwle hord, B. 2421. to attack with weapons Ic þé bæd þæt þú þone wælgæst ne grétte, B. 1995.

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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Ne lǽt bysmrian banan mancynnes ða ðín lof beraþ let not the murderers of men revile those who bear thy praise, Andr. Kmbl. 2587; An. 1295. Bysmeredon hie bútú ætgædere they reviled us both together, Rood Kmbl. 95; Kr. 48: Andr. Kmbl. 1923; An. 964.

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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Bæd fultumes wǽrfæst hæleþ the righteous man sought their aid, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 12; Gen. 2025: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 59, 38: 3, 7; Bos. 60, 32.

Linked entry: fultom