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ofer-hón

(v.)
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to hang with something so as to cover an object Þæs muntes cnoll mid þeósterlicum genipum eal oferhangen wæs, Hml. Th. i. 504, 31. To him geneélǽhton sume ælþeódige men . . . oferhangene mid tóslitenum cláðum (scissis vestibus, pannis obsiti ), Gr.

Linked entry: hón

CEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORFAN, ceorfende; ic ceorfe, ðú ceorfest, cyrfst, he ceorfeþ, cyrfþ, ceorfaþ; ic, he cearf, ðú curfe,;curfon; corfen; v. a.

To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engravesecare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere

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To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engrave; secare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere He wæs hine sylfne mid stánum ceorfende erat concidens se lapidibus, Mk. Bos. 5, 5.

Linked entries: curfon cerfe

tó-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sceád, es; n.

a separating,distinguishing,distinctionthe faculty of distinguishing objects presented to the minddiscriminationdiscerningdifference,diversity

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Mid ðæs micelum dómes tósceáde cum magna examinis discussione, Anglia xiii. 375, 141. the faculty of distinguishing objects presented to the mind, discrimination, discerning Se Hálga Gást sylþ his gife ðám ðe hé wile.

ge-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽcan, -wǽcean; part. -wǽcende; p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽct, -wǽht

To weakenaffecttroublevexafflictoppressaffĭcĕreaffīgĕre

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Mid fefore gewǽht suffering from fever, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 30. Gewǽht ic eom afflictus sum, Ps. Spl. 37, 8. Ðe mid ðý hungre gewǽcte wǽron who were oppressed with the hunger, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 31.

a-rǽfniende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-rǽfniende, -rǽfnigende; part.

Bearing in mindconsideringpondering

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Bearing in mind, considering, pondering, Homl. Th. i. 42, 17, 30

dréme

(adj.)
Grammar
dréme, drýme; adj. [dreám II. music, melody, harmony]

Melodious, harmoniouscanōrus

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Melodious, harmonious; canōrus Mid drémere stefne canōra voce, Mone B. 2538

for-scending

(n.)
Grammar
for-scending, e; f. [scendan to confound]

Confusionconfūsio

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Confusion; confūsio Mið forscendinge præ confūsiōne, Lk. Skt. Rush. 21, 25

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hyge-fród

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-fród, adj.

Wise of mindprudent

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Wise of mind, prudent, Cd. 92; Th. 117, 13; Gen. 1953

meter-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
meter-líc, adj.

Metricalpoetical

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Metrical, poetical Mid meterlícum fótum pedibus poeticis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 3

þurh-wæccendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-wæccendlíc, adj.

Very vigilant

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Very vigilant Mid þurhwæccendlícan móde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 43

Linked entry: wæccendlíc

un-gewynelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewynelíc, adj.

Unusualunwonted

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Unusual, unwonted Mid ege ungewynelícum timore insolito, Anglia xiii. 411, 651

Linked entry: un-gewunelíc

wuldorbeágian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldorbeágian, 'p. ode

To crown

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To crown Tó wuldorbeágienne mid Criste, Homl. Th. i. 84, 32

á-hyspan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hyspan, p. te
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To reproach Áhyspton ( exprobrabant ) mé míne feónd, Ps. L. 101, 9

Linked entry: hyspan

druncen-wille

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Hé drincð him mid ðǽm druncenwillum monnum, Past. 120, 13. Add

eaxl-gestealla

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Mid exlistealle cum aemulo, Hpt. Gl. 405, 33

ge-metfæstlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-metfæstlic, adj.
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Moderate, gentle Mid gemetfæstlicre þreáunge modesta increpatione, Gr. D. 145, 17

ge-bacen

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Add: — Hláf þe sý mid smeruwe gebacen, Lch. i. 144, 18

gebed-stów

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Ic synful breóst míne beáte on gebedstówe, Dóm. L. 30. Add

hígþ

(n.)
Grammar
hígþ, e; f.

Exertioneffort

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Exertion, effort Mid sceorpum hígðum acutis nisibus, Hpt. 31, 14, 360

letanía

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Add: — Wésungon seofon seolmas mid letanían (lataniis), Coll. M. 33, 29