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hefig-líce

(adv.)

sluggishly ⬩ dully ⬩ vehemently ⬩ deeply ⬩ intensely

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Add: sluggishly, dully Mið eárum hefiglíce (graviter) gehérdon, Mt. L. R. 13, 15. with grief, displeasure, or anger Þá hǽðenan weras his word hefiglíce (moleste) onféngcon, Gr. D. 250, 20. Hefiglíce dure. Gen. 21, 11 (in Dict.). Fela spræc se Hǽlend

of-stígan

(v.)
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to descend Sé ðe ofer hróf ne ofstíges (ástigað, R.) ádúne in hús qui super tectum non descendat in domum, Mk. L. 13, 15. Ofstág (ástág, R.) mið him descendat cum eis, Lk. L. 2, 51. Ofstág ádúne, 19, 6. Ðá ðe from Hierusalem ofstigon (ástigun, R.), Mk

Linked entry: stígan

on-gildan

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add: with gen. Agustus herede þá ofermétto . . . Raþe þæs Rómáne anguldon þæs wordes mid miclum hungre, Ors. 6, 1; S. 254, 15. with acc. Iúdéas gedydon him dǽda þá wirrestan ; hý ꝥ drófe onguldon, Lch. iii. 286, 14. with clause Hié mid hiera cucum

tyhtan

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Add Þá gefæstnadon þá cwelleras þone Crístes þegn on þǽre hengene, and hine hetelíce tihton swá swá man web tiht, Hml, S. 37, 100-102. 2. Add Þonne hé cymð hé eów tiht and gewissað tó ealluum ðám ðingum ðe ic eów sǽde ille uos docebit omnia et suggeret

ǽg-hwá

in every respect, quite, altogether

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Add Hió gehǽt him ǽghwæs genóg abundantiam promittit, Past. 71, 23: Sch. 94. Sélre byð ǽghwám, An. 320: El. 1270: Met. 8, 5. Ǽghwǽm, B. 1384: Sat. 363: Met. 8, 38. Fira ǽghwám, Ps. Th. 134, 3. Ic eom gehéned on ǽghwám humiliatus sum usquequaque, Past

gliw

(n.)
Grammar
gliw, es; n.

Glee ⬩ joy ⬩ minstrelsy ⬩ mirth ⬩ jesting ⬩ drollery ⬩ gaudium ⬩ musica ⬩ facetiæ ⬩ mimus

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Glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus Ðý læs ðe him con leóða worn, oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, hafaþ him his gliwes giefe unless he knows many songs, or with hands can greet the harp, has his gift of

Linked entry: gleow

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).

Take these together, and add ⬩ to stand in the way ⬩ lie in the line of advance ⬩ to come to a stand ⬩ stop ⬩ with the idea of hindrance, ⬩ to stop the advance of ⬩ hinder ⬩ resist ⬩ withstand ⬩ to stop passage through or along, ⬩ block a door, a way for a person ⬩ to stop a person (dat.) doing something ⬩ with idea of defence, to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ to protect from ⬩ to avail ⬩ profit ⬩ be good for ⬩ to avail a person ⬩ to stand for ⬩ be the equivalent of ⬩ be as good as ⬩ to understand

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Take these together, and add: Grammar for-standan, intrans. to stand in the way of an object (dat.), lie in the line of advance Oð þæt sǽfæsten landes æt ende leódmægne forstód, Exod. 128. to come to a stand, stop Gif se man áspíwð þone yfelan wǽtan

Linked entry: for-licgan

cin-bán

(n.)
Grammar
cin-bán, es; n.

The CHIN-BONE ⬩ mandibula, mentum

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The CHIN-BONE; mandibula, mentum Cin-bán man-dibula, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14. Cin-bán mentum, Text. Rof. 40, 1. Se ðe cin-bán forslæhþ, mid xx scillingum forgelde let him who breaks the chin-bone pay for it with twenty shillings,

frí-man

(n.)
Grammar
frí-man, -mann, es; m.

A freeman ⬩ līber hŏmo

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A freeman; līber hŏmo Gif fríman edor-brecþe gedéþ, vi scillingum gebéte if a freeman commit house-breaking, let him make amends with six shillings, L. Ethb. 27; Th. i. 8, 15: 29, 31; Th. i. 10, 3, 6: L. Win. 11; Th. i. 40, 1: L. N. P. L. 56; Th. ii.

geolo

(adj.)
Grammar
geolo, geolu; gen. m. n. geolwes; dat. geolwum; def. se geolwa; adj.

YELLOW ⬩ flavus

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YELLOW; flavus Geolo godwebb the yellow silk, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 25; Rä. 36, 10. Geolwe linde [acc. f.] yellow shield, 5213; B. 2610. Him beóþ ða eágan geolwe his eyes will be yellow, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 12. Geolo flavus, fuscus, Hpt. Gl.

streówness

(n.)
Grammar
streówness, e; f.
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Bedding, what is spread to lie on Ðá bǽdon hine his discipulos ðæt hié móstan húru sume streównesse him under gedón for his untrumnesse; ða cwæð hé: ' Bearn, ne bidde gé ðæs; ne gedafenaþ cristenan men ðæt hé elles dó, bútan swá hé efne on axan and on

teld-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
teld-sticca, an; m.
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A tent-peg Gelǽhte seó wífman án ðæra teld-sticcena geslóh ðá ... ðæt se sticca him eode út þurh ðæt heáfod ... Hé geseah hwár Sisara læg and se teldsticca sticode þurh his heáfod tulit Iahel clavum tabernaculi ... et clavum defixit in cerebrum ... vidit

Linked entry: telde

un-brýce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-brýce, adj. (or subst.?)

Useless ⬩ unprofitable

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Useless, unprofitable Unbrýce, unbrýce, unbrycci ineommodum, Txts. 69, 1050. Unbriéce incommodum, inutile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 76. Nyle hé ða dærstan him dón unbrýce faex ejus non est exinanita, Ps. Th. 74, 8. [But calleth hym yn the gospel ryche, As unkynde

Linked entry: un-briéce

wíc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-stede, es; m.
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A dwelling-place, habitation Þúhte him eall tó rúm, wongas and wícstede, Beo. Th. 4915; B. 2462. Hé gemunde ðá áre, wícstede weligne, 5207; B. 2607. Hí his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt, Ps. Th. 78, 7. Ic éþelstðl hæleþa hrére, hornsalu wagiaþ

á-dǽlan

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Hé hine nǽfre ádǽlde fram þám incundan leóhte interna nunquam luce destituit, Gr. D. 274, 26. Ðæt is mycel syn tó geþencenne be Gode ðæt ǽnig gód sié from him ádǽled, Bt. 34, 3; F. 138, 6. Ðone ðe ( John the Baptist ) swá feor from eallum monnum ádǽlæd

crycc

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Lituus, baculum augurale in prima parte curvum, id est crycc (cryc), Txts. 72, 571. Cryc baculum, Ps. Srt. 22, 4. Se biscop slóh mid his cricce on ðá eorðan, Shrn. 70, 14. Hé mid twám criccum creáp him tó Wynceastre, Hml. S. 21, 101. Seó ealde cyrce wæs

efen-sárig

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Substitute: feeling compassion or pity Þá þá hé geseah his fóstormóder wépan hé wæs sóna hire sáre efensárig ( ejus dolori compassus ), Gr. D. 97, 16. equally sorry Þá wurdon hiora wíf sárige . . . hié woldon ꝥte þá óþere wíf wǽren emsárige him ( ut

eolhx

(n.)
Grammar
eolhx, eolh-secg, es; m.
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Some kind of sedge Eolxsegc papilluum, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 36. Similar entries (See other instances under secg, and v. Lch. iii. 324.) ¶ the word occurs as the name of a rune Eolxsecg eard hæfð oftust on fenne, wundað grimme beorna gehwylcne þe him ǽnigne

fáh

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exposed to the vengeance of a slain man's kin because of the murder Gif fáh mon (gefáh mon, v. l.) cirican geierne, hine seofan nihtum nán mon út ne teó if a criminal fly for refuge to a church, for seven days no one shall drag him out, Ll. Th. i. 64

hwega

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Add: as substantive with gen., somewhat, v. hwæt-hwega ; 2 b, hwilc-hwéga; 2 Lytles hwega for þæs líchaman nédbehǽfednyssum mid him hæbbende, Hml. S. 23 b, 150. as adverb, about, v. hwæt-hwega; Neáh (hugu, húhugn, v. ll.) on twégra míla fæce duum ferme