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steáp

(adj.)
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steáp, adj.
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lofty, high, towering, of buildings, hills, etc. Se streám ætstód swá steáp swá munt the stream (Jordan) stood as high as a hill, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 23. Wág steáp gedreás, Exon. Th. 476, 22; Ruin. 11. Seó steápe burh on Sennar stód, Cd.

be-gitan

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begeat æt þám cásere ácwellan móste þá menn, Hml. S. 37, 24. Beget, Guth. 54, 5. Þéh þe Benedictus begeáte férde þurh þone gást, Gr. D. 150, 16. Begitan impetrare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 51. Be-geatta, Jn. p. 7, II.

be-witan

watch over

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Add: in a general sense, to take charge of, watch over Wén is wille bewitan á his menn ge on lífe ge on deá ðe, Hml.

Linked entry: be-witian

ge-búgan

(v.)
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Mid þǽm monnum þe him gebugon, Chr. 901; P. 92, 7. ðú ú Behát Gode ðú him gebúge, gif þé gehelpð, 353: Ll. Th. i. 424, 4. Mid þám flotan þe him gebogen wæs, Chr. 904; P. 93, 24. to a belief, practice, condition, &c.

hryre

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Ne hægles hryre ne hrímes dryre, Ph. 16. (2 a) of a shower of stones, Hml. Th. i. 50, 23 (in Dict.). fig. a descent from high estate, flourishing condition Ǽr ðæs monnes hryre bið ðæt mód úp áhæfen, Past. 299, 18.

HLÁF

(n.)
Grammar
HLÁF, es; m.

Bread, food, a loaf

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Gl. 66; Som. 69, 59-69; Wrt. Voc. 41, 15-23. Litel hláf pastillus: ofenbacen hláf fermentum, 31; Som. 61, 84, 94; Wrt. Voc. 27, 14, 24. Him hylpþ eác ofenbacen hláf, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 17. Smæl hláf artolaganus, Cot. 21, Lye.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Add: <b>A.</b> with dat. inst. of position or location, within any place or thing Gif in cyninges túne man mannan ofsleá, Ll. Th. i. 4, 4. In (on, v.l. ) cyninges healle, 66, 8: 82, 8.

licgan

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Add: of persons or animals, to be in a prostrate or recumbent position Godes þeówa líð æt þínum gatum, Hml, S. 31, 1153. Ðá læg se king and ásweartode eall, C. D. iv. 57, 13. Se wítega læg and slép, Hml. Th. i. 246, 2.

heáfod

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Add: A head Heáfod caput, heáfud cephal, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 40, 41. the head of a living creature. of a human being Bróht wæs heáfud (-od, L. ) his on disce, Mt. R. 14, 11.

a-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bídan, ic -bíde, ðú -bídest, -bítst, -bíst, he -bídeþ, -bít, pl. -bídaþ; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden; v. intrans.

ABIDEremainwaitwait forawaitmaneresustinereexpectare

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Th. 1959; B. 977: Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 27 ; Kl. 53

a-werian

(v.)
Grammar
a-werian, -wergan, -wergean ; p. ede ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to ward offdefendrestrainprotectcoverdefendereprohibereprotegereto ward off from oneselfspurn from oneselfaspernarito wearwear outtereredeterere

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He hine awerede he defended himself, Ors, 3, 9 ; Bos. 68, 23, 29: 5, 3 ; Bos. 103, 25: Ps. Th. 105, 24. Ðú mín heáfod scealt on gefeohtdæge feóndum awergean obumbrasti caput meum in die belli, 139, 7.

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HEORD

(n.)
Grammar
HEORD, e; f.

A HERDflock

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A HERD, flock Hiord arimentum, Wrt. Voc. 287. 53. Ðær wæs án swýna heord erat grex porcorum, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 30. Ic hæbbe óðre sceáp ða ne synt of ðisse heorde alias oves habeo quæ non ex hoc ovili, Jn. Skt. 10, 16.

Linked entries: herd heorde hiord

hyll

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

A hill

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A hill Hyll collis, Ælfc. Gl. 97; Som. 76, 62; Wrt. Voc. 54, 6. Þurþ hylles hróf through the top of the hill, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 29; . 16, 27. Stondende on lytlum hylle, Shrn. 70, 14.

medumian

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

to fix the measure of anythingto deem worthyrespectesteem

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to fix the measure of anything Dóm æfter dǽde medemige man be mǽðe according to the deed let the measure of doom be fixed in proportion, L. Eth. vi. 10; Th. i. 318, 6: vi. 53; Th. i. 328, 17.

Linked entry: medumung

mis-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-dǽd, e; f.

A mis-deedevil actiontransgressionoffenceinjury

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Forsyngod þurh mænigfealde synna and þurh fela misdǽda, 163, 20: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 15: L. Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 16. Gif hwá lengctenbryce gewyrce ... þurh ǽnige heálíce misdǽda, L. C. S. 48; Th. i. 404, 1

módrige

(n.)
Grammar
módrige, móderge, móddrige, an; f.

an aunta cousin

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an aunt Mín móddrige matertera mea, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 25: 51, 53: Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 21. Módriæ, Kent. Gl. 1190. Bisceop næbbe on his húse nǽnne wífman búton hit his módor . . . oððe módrige, L. Ælfc. C. 5; Th. ii. 344, 14. Móddrie, Homl.

munuc-hád

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-hád, es; m.

Monk-hoodthe monastic state

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Monk-hood, the monastic state (of women as well as of men) Munuchád and abbudhád syndon on óðre wísan (different from the seven orders previously mentioned), L. Ælfc. C. 18; Th. ii. 348, 31.

un-gebét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebét, un-gebétt; adj.

unamendeduncorrectednot amended through the penance prescribed by the churchunatoned because 'bót' has not been made

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MS.) culpam quae apud eos et perpetrata fuerat, et incorrecta remanebat, Past. 32; Swt. 210, 7. Gyf ǽnigne gylt ungebét hæfð, L. Ælfc. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 29.

castel

(n.)
Grammar
castel, (-ell), es; m.
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D. castle, 8 On ánne castel at Swíndúne; of ðý castele . . . ánne castel; of ðí castele on ánne herepað, C. D. iii. 397, 18-21

ceást

(n.)
Grammar
ceást, e; f.
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Add: strife, &c. Cést lis, Hpt. Gl. 495, 32. Mid ceáste andswarian cum jurgio respondere, Gr. D. 64, 33. Ðá ðing þe heó sibbe talað, beóð hire ðonne ceáste áwende, Hml. Th. i. 408, 26.