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under-hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
under-hnígan, p. -hnáh; pl. -hnigon; pp. -hnigen.

to descend beneathgo lower than a placeto submit to what is laborious or painfulbe subjected to evilundergo punishment

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Regolícore stýre underhníge disciplinae regulari subjaceat, R. Ben. Interl, 19, 1. Ðonne sceal underhnígan ðære steóre regollícre láre, R. Ben. 16, 4. sceoldon underhnígan nacodum swurde, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 28.

tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tídlíce, adv.
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</b> for time, in this world :-- Se ðe on ðisse worulde wel tídlíce (temporaliter ) wealdt, bútan ende on écnysse ríxaþ, Scint. 182, 1. conveniently, at a suitable time sóhte ðætte tídlíce ðætte mæhte sellan hine (cf. sóhte eáðelícust

Linked entry: tímlíce

folgoþ

serviceofficeauthority

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(the centurion) forlét his folgos, Hml. S. 37, 192. the district in which office is held: Se biscop ámanige þá oferhýrnesse æt þám geréfan þe hit on his folgoðe sý, Ll. Th. i. 214, 3.

háwian

(v.)
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Hire fóstermóder hét gán mid óþrum fǽmnum on feld sceáp tó háwienne, Hml.

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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sende his englas ús hám tó spananne tó him exhortantes angelos misit, 52, 4; Swt. 405, 34. with a clause God hine spænþ ðæt him gecierre Deus ad se redire persuadet, Swt. 407, 10.

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Þeáh hit nú hefig seó . . . þeáh hit biþ gesǽlþ gif hit mon geðyldilíce áræfnþ, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 30. hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna, 31, 1; F. 112, 17. Gif ꝥ riht tó hefig sý, séce þá líhtinge tó þám cynge, Ll. Th. i. 266, 11. A.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

wóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ, e ; f.

a soundcrynoisevoicesongspeech

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Th. 591, 5; Rä. 9, áhóf wóðe: ' Hwæt! gé sind earme,' Andr. Kmbl. 1349; An. 675. singaþ heofoncyninges lof, wóða wlitegaste, and dás word cweðaþ, Elen. Kmbl. 1494; El. 749. Swéghleóþor cymeþ, wóþa wynsumast, þurh ðæs wildres múð. Exon.

Linked entries: þoot þoot

wilige

(n.)
Grammar
wilige, (and -a; m. ?), an; f.

A basket

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Wiligan corbes, wiliga corbis Hpt. Gl. 497, 41. On wylegan in cophino, Ps. Spl. 80, 6 : Blickl. Gl. hine on ánre wilian ( in sporta Acts 9, 25) áléton ofer ðone weall, Homl. Th. i. 388, 9. fela wyligena (-egena, v. l. ) quot cophinos Mk.

Linked entries: wilege wilie

for-lor

(n.)
Grammar
for-lor, es; m.

Destructionperditionlossperdĭtio

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Ðéh ðe he mid micle forlore ðæs folces begeáte though he took it with great loss of the people, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 28

leáf-full

(adj.)
Grammar
leáf-full, adj.

Believingfaithful

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God cwæþ tó Moysen ðæt wolde cuman and hine ætforan ðam folce gesprecan ðæt ðý leáffulran wǽron God said to Moses that he would come and talk with him before the people, that they might be the more believing [v. Exod. 19, 9], Homl.

Þór

(n.)
Grammar
Þór, the Scandinavian form of a name which in English is Þunor (-er),
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one of the gods, Thor Nú secgaþ sume ða Denisce men on heora gedwylde, ðæt se Iouis wǽre, ðe þór hátaþ, Mercuries sunu, ðe Óðon namiaþ; ac nabbaþ ná riht: for ðan ðe wé rǽdaþ on bócum, ge on hǽþenum ge on cristenun, ðæt se hetula Iouis tó sóðan

Linked entry: þunor

under-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
under-þeów, es; m.

One reduced to slaveryone who serves under or is subject to anothera slaveservant

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One reduced to slavery, one who serves under or is subject to another, a slave, servant geniédde Arhalaus ðone látteów ðæt wæs his underþeów, Ors. 5, 11; Swt. 238, 2.

Linked entry: þeów

an-bíd

Grammar
an-bíd, (-bid?).
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áhsode hwæt his anbíd wǽre ( quae est expectatio mea?, 38, 9), Ps. Th. 39, arg. Hit is eldung and anbíd þæs héhstan déman. For þám anbíde . . . , Bt. 38, 3; F. 202, 17.

eówd

Grammar
eówd, eówde.
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hét nýtenu faran tó þǽre eówode þe of ádwelodon, Hml. Th. ii. 514, 23. Ðý lǽs ðe án wannhál scép ealle ðá eówde besmíte, i. 124, 33: Gr. D. 109, 11

ofer-hleóðrian

(v.)

to outsound, exceed in soundto exceed

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óðre ádýfeþ, Salm.

ge-bídan

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hæfde his ende gebidenne on eorðan unswǽslicne, Jud. 64. to obtain bǽdon þone híréd ꝥ Ælfstán móste beón þæs þriddan peniges wurðe of þǽre tolne . . . ac forwyrndon heom ealle tógædere endemes, ꝥ hit ná sceolde nǽfre gebídan (that he should

ge-healdan

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Gehealde his gefán .vii. niht inne, Ll. Th. i. 90, 5, 7. Gif self his wǽpno his gefán út rǽcan wille, gehealden hine .xxx. nihta, 64, 18.

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Hyse hóf his ágen hrægl hondum úp, Rä. 55, 3. Þecene hebban, 46, 2.

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

UnlessexceptExcept

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sǽdon, nemne ( nisi ) him máran andlyfne sealdon, ðæt woldan him sylfe niman, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 37.

Linked entries: nemne nymne

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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mæg þǽm geweorðan þe ... him hláf and stán on gesihðe geweorðað ... þæt þone stán nime, ... hláfes ne gíme, El. 611-616. his líchoman him sealde on hláfe, Bl. H. 73, 5. Gé etað hláf be gewihte and gé ne beóð fulle. Lev. 26, 26.

Linked entry: hláf-gang