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heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, heá; adv.

High

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High Bryne stígeþ heáh tó heofonum the burning mounts aloft to heaven, Exon. 63 a; Th. 233, 7; Ph. 521: Cd. 166; Th. 207, 15; Exod. 467: Ps. Th. 138, 6. Heáor altius, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 16. On ðam gim ástíhþ on heofenas up hýhst on geáre ... in it [June

organe

(n.)
Grammar
organe, (organa (?); cf. O. H. Ger. organa ; f.), an; f. : organon; pl. organa; n.

A musical instrument

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A musical instrument Organon, Exon. Th. 207, 4 ; Ph. 136. Ða organa wǽron getogene, and ða bíman gebláwene, Th. Ap. 25, 15. Organan organo, Ps. Surt. 150, 4. On salig wê ûre organan up áhengan in salicibus suspendimus organa nostra, Ps. Th. (Spl. T.

geara

(adv.)
Grammar
geara, adv. [gearo? ready]

Utterlyaltogetherwellenoughvery muchpĕnĭtusprorsusbĕnesătisvalde

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Utterly, altogether, well, enough, very much; pĕnĭtus, prorsus, bĕne, sătis, valde He hét geara forbærnan Rómána burig he [Nero] commanded utterly to burn up the city of the Romans, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 18; Met. 9, 9. Ðú geara canst tu bĕne nosti, Bd. 1,

munuc-cild

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-cild, es; n.

A boy that is being brought up to be a monk

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A boy that is being brought up to be a monk Sum munuccild drohtnode on his mynstre, and hæfde micele lufe tó his fæder and tó his méder. Swíðor for ðære sibbe ðonne for Godes dǽle wearþ ðá oflangod, and arn of mynstre tó his mágum, Homl. Th. ii. 174,

óþ-hebban

(v.)
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to elevate, exalt, lift up Ða welan ðe ǽlcne ofermódne óþhebbaþ abundantia, quae sublevat, Past. 26, 2 ; Swt. 183, 18. Hé hine óþhóf (ot-, Cote. MSS. ) innan his geþohte eallum óðrum monnum cunctis in cogitatione se praetulit, 4, 2; Swt. 39, 15. Ða ofersettan

bogung

(n.)
Grammar
bogung, bógung, bðung, e; f.

Ostentationarroganceboasting

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Ostentation, arrogance, boasting Bóung ł gylp jactantia, Angl. xi. 118, 63. Bóunge ostentationis, An. Ox. 5163: 2, 427. Swýðor begýman on bóunge ídeles gylpes þonne on árfæstum weorke ostentationi potius intendisse quam operi, Gr. D. 77, 4. þæt Iudéisce

dæl

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Dael baratrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 53. Dæl vel fǽrseáþ baratrum, i. terre hiatus, 125, 24. Dæl (dell, den, v. ll. ) lígum full, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 616, 4. Of þám hylle dún in þæt dæll; ꝥ ollung þæs dæles; ꝥ úp on þone hyll, Cht. E. 235, 2: C. D. iii. 52,

ge-hladan

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Add: to heap up, load Gehladen fertum (omitted at Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 76), Wülck. Gl. 237, 2 : faltum (cf. faltum embhéped, 146, 75), Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 61. Gehlæden onustus 63, 59. Gehladenum onustis 79, 72. Gehla[dene] referta, i. repleta An. Ox. 466

ge-screncan

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Add: To trip up (fig.), cause to fall, throw down Hé ðurh ealle uncysta ðá mód gescrencð per universa vitia animum supplantat, Past. 73, 2. Gescrenctes (supplantasti), Ps. Srt. 17, 40. Gescrenc hié supplanta eos, 16, 14. Ðá ðóhtun gescrencan gongas míne

spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sproutspringgerminateTo put forth a shootbring forth fruitto incite

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intrans. To sprout, spring, germinate Ðonne sprit his gird germinabit virga ejus, Num. 17, 5. Up spryt rihtwísnys orietur justitia, Ps. Lamb. 71, 7. Tó ðý hé sprytt, ðæt hé mid cwyldum fornyme swá hwæt swá hé ǽr sprytte, Homl. Th. i. 614, 9. Ðonne treówa

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scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
scrincan, p. scranc, pl. scruncon; pp. scruncen.
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of a plant, to wither away, dry up, shrivel Mid ðam mǽstan bleó hy ( the male and female pennyroyal) blówaþ ðonne neálíce óðre wyrta scrincaþ and weorniaþ, Lchdm. i. 204, 13. Scrincan marcescere, Hpt. Gl. 419, 74. of a living being, to pine away, become

Linked entry: a-scrincan

wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, p. wreahte, wrehte ; pp. wreaht, wreht.

to raiselift upto take upundertaketo rouse

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to raise, lift up Wreceþ to rǽde Drihten ðara manna bearn ðe sér man gebræc Dominus erigit elisos, Ps. Th. 145, 7. to take up, undertake Ðæm hé hætde beboden ðæt hé scolde þearfena and earmra monna ǽrendo wreccan cui suscipiendorum inopum erat cura

of-gifan

(v.)

to give up, leave, abandondestituere

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to give up, leave, abandon Obgibeht (=ofgifeþ) destituit Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 77. Hé Dena land ofgeaf he left the Danes' land, Beo. Th. 3813; B. 1904. Hé ðás woruld ofgeaf he died, Cd. Th. 72, 30; Gen. 1194. Hé ðone beám ofgeaf he (Christ) left

á-rísan

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Add: to arise, to stand up from sitting or lying 'Andrea, árís' . . . Andreas þá árás on þæs folces gesihþe, Bl. H. 241, 15. Wearð se deáda man cwic and teolode tó árísenne, 219, 19. to rise after sleeping Hé wel ǽr árás . . . Se apostol cwæð tó him

cleweða

(n.)
Grammar
cleweða, clæweða, an; m.

A clawing, scratchingscalpturigo, scalpurigo

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A clawing, scratching; scalpturigo, scalpurigo Se giecþa [gicþa MS. Cot.] biþ swíðe unsár, and se cleweða [MS. Oth. clæweða] biþ swíðe rów, and ðeáh-hwæðere gif him mon tó longe fylgþ, he wundaþ, and wund sáraþ the itch is very free from pain, and the

Linked entry: clæwetða

lecg

(n.)
Grammar
lecg, e; f.
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Some part of a weapon, the cross bar in the hilt[?] Án handsex and [an?] ðæræ lecge is hundeahtati mancussa goldæs, Chart. Th. 527, 9. Leo takes lecg = gift, legacy, and then a dish of three pounds and a cup of equal amount would go to make up the amount

bróc

(n.)

a brook

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a brook. Hleomoce hátte wyrt, sió wéaxeð on bróce, Lch. ii. 92, 14. ꝥ wæter cymþ up æt ðám ǽwelme, wyrþ ðonne tó bróce, ðonne tó eá, ðonne andlang eá oþ hit wyrþ eft tó sǽ Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 19. Sum micel ǽwelm, and irnon manige brócas of, 34, I; F.

fæst

Grammar
fæst, <b>.
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III 2.</b> add Swilce hé on fæstre eorðan urne, Hml. Th. ii. 160, 10. Add Hé cwæð ꝥ sió burg wǽre genóh fæst on his hǽlo civitas ad salutem tuta, Past. 399, 25. <b>IV a.</b> of a place that can be shut up :-- Wunion ealle an ánre fæstre

sneóme

(adv.)
Grammar
sneóme, snióme; adv.

swiftly, rapidlyquickly, immediately, at once velociter, cito, subito, statim citius quickly to hasten

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swiftly, rapidly His word yrneþ wundrum snióme velociter currit sermo ejus Ps. Th. 147, 4. quickly, immediately, at once Hét ófstlíce up ástandan . . . sneóme of slǽpe ðæm fæstan Andr. Kmbl. 1589; An. 796: Exon. Th. 55, 27; Cri. 890. Hí semninga sneóme

á-swellan

Grammar
á-swellan, p.-sweoll

To swell up

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To swell up Ðonne ásuilt ðæt lim, Past. 73, 10. Þá þe áþindað and áswellað þurh þá wilnunge þæs ídlan gylpes, Gr. D. 40, 4. His andwlita ásweoll, 20, 32. Seó hýd ásweoll, 157, 8. Ásweoll him se líchama, Guth. 68, 8. Ásuollen,ássuollan tuber, tumor, Txts