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hege

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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . hegas gódian, Angl. ix. 262, 20. Dele second example, for which see hecg, and add

freólíc

(adj.)
Grammar
freólíc, freóléc, frílíc; adj.

Freenobleingenuouscomelygoodlylīberingĕnuusegrĕgiusdĕcens

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Freólécu mǽg a comely maiden, Cd. 50; Th. 64, 21; Gen. 1053: 101; Th. 134, 18; Gen. 2226. Freólícum lībĕro, Mone B. 1341.

Linked entry: frílíc

mircels

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

a signmarktokena mark to aim ata signetsealan ensigna trophya marked spot

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Homl. 87, 16. a mark to aim at Hé miste mercelses, and his mǽg ofscét, Beo. Th. 4869; B. 2439. Hí setton hine tó myrcelse, and heora flán him on áfæstnodon, Homl. Skt. 5, 426. a signet, seal Gehealdenre mercelse salvo signaculo, Hpt. Gl. 501, 27.

ge-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton; pp. -fohten.

to fightpugnareto obtain by fightingpugnando acquirere

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to fight; pugnare And gif he ðonne wið hine gefeohtan ne mæg and if he may not fight against him, Lk. Bos. 14, 32. Ðe teáh mine fingras to gefeohtanne qui docet digitos meos ad bellum, Ps. Th. 143, 1.

þeáh-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh-hwæðere, adv. conj.
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And hwæðre him mæg wíssefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian,... ðeáhhwædre godcundes gástes brúcan and yet can the wise-minded man moderate every fate for himself,... yet can he enjoy the divine spirit, Salm. Kmbl. 883; Sal. 441.

Linked entry: hwæðere

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, e; f.

A change for the betterrecoveryimprovement

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Se Waldend him (the blind man) mæg wyrpe syllan, hǽlo on heáfodgimme (of heofodgimme, MS.) 336, 5; Gn. Ex. 43. Se snotera bád hwæþre him Alwalda ǽfre wille æfter weáspelle wyrpe gefremman make his lot better, Beo. Th. 2635; B. 1315. v. next word

word-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
word-cwide, es; m.

a sayingwordsspeechlanguage

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Sum mæg searolíce wordcwide wrítan one is a clear writer, Exon. Th. 42, 15 ; Cri. 673

folgere

a successora followeradherent

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Seó sóþe gesǽlþ mæg ǽlcum hire folgera sellan þurhwunigendne welan, Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 12. as a legal term, in contrast with heorþfæst man. [v. Andrews' Old English Manor. s.v.]

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughoutmplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

heofon-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-steorra, an; m.

A star of heaven

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A star of heaven Seó mænigeo mǽre wǽre swá heofonsteorran the multitude should be great as the stars of heaven, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 15; Dan. 321: 192; Th. 239, 17; Dan. 371.

eácian

(v.)
Grammar
eácian, p. ode
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Hé him eác gesægð hú ðǽm monnum ðe him mægen and cræft wiexð, hú him eác hwílum eákiað æfter ðǽm mægenum ðá costunga crescente virtule plerumque bella tentationis augentur, Past. 163, 8.

munuc-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-reáf, es; n.
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Monk's or nun's dress, monastic habit Basilius on munucreáfe ( in monachico habitu ) fleónde gesóhte Ualeriam þá mǽgðe, Gr. D. 27, 17. Eála swustor . . . álege þíne woruldlican gegyrlan, and gegyre þé mid munucreáfe, Hml. S. 33. 82.

Linked entry: munuc-scrúd

synderlicness

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Add: peculiar excellence Heó weóx betweoh hire óðer twá sweostor tó heáhnesse þæs háligdómes ǽgðer ge mid þám mægne þæs singalan gebedes ge mid gestæþþignesse and synderlicnysse þæs fæstenes inter duas alias sorores suas virtute continuae orationis,

wæl-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fýr, es; n.

a fire that slaysdeadly firea fire that burns the slaina funeral pile

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Th. 5157; B. 2582. a fire that burns the slain, a funeral pile Hét Hildeburh hire selfre suna on bǽl dón ... wand tó wolcnum wælfýra mǽst, Beo. Th. 2243; B. 1119

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Hie cuǽdon ðæt him nǽnig mǽg leófra nǽre ðonne hiera hláford they said that no kinsman was dearer to them than their lord, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 20. Cwǽdon ðæt him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford, 1014; Erl. 150, 6.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

medumian

(v.)
Grammar
medumian, medemian, medmian; p. ode.

to fix the measure of anythingto deem worthyrespectesteem

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Weofodþéna mǽðe medemige man, L. Eth. ix. 18; Th. i. 344, 9

Linked entry: medumung

prút

(adj.)
Grammar
prút, adj.
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Proud,arrogant Mægen prútes unnytt Gode virtus superbi inutilis Deo, Scint. 17. Sáwl prútes ( superbi ) byþ forlǽten fram Gode, 17. Wiðerwyrdnyss prúte ( sublimes ) geniþerude, 46. Ðǽr mihton geseón Winceastre leódan rancne (prútne, MS.

seoluc

(n.)
Grammar
seoluc, (-oc), seolc, es; m.
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Gyf man mǽte ðæt hé seoluc oððe godweb hæbbe, Lchdm. iii. 174, 29

Linked entry: seolc

ýþ-bord

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-bord, es; n.
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A ship's side Ðonne sǽrófe snelle mægne árum bregdaþ ýðborde neáh ( sitting near the side of the ship ), Exon. Th. 296, 27; Crä. 57. Swá eów scipweardas ofer ýðbord ( speaking across the ship's side; cf. over-board) unnan willaþ, Andr.

rodor

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Add Hé (Gregory) monncynnes mǽst gestriénde rodra wearde, Past. 9, 11. Bið swíðe mycel stefn gehýred on eástweardum heofones roderum erit vox magna in firmamento caeli ab oriente, Verc. Först. 122, 6