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ge-hýdan

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Dele <b>ge-hédan</b>, and to Add Condit, i. abscondit, reservat vel sell vel gehýt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 56. Gehýdde occulit 65, 23. Gehýddum abditis 98, 34. to hide, put out of sight, bury in the ground Dætste ꝥ wíf gehýdeð ( abscondit )

hlinc

ridge

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Add: a bank separating strips of arable land on a slope (v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm. p. 5), a bank forming a boundary Andlang ðæs hlinces on ðára þreóre acra ende, C. D. v. 71, 6. Tó þæs niþærlangan hlincæs eástendæ; andlang hlincæs út on eá, 243, 3. Úp

on-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
on-líhtan, -leóhtan.

of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine,to give sight to, make the sight clearto clear the mental vision, to enlightento give light (with dat.)To shine

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of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine, literally Mycel leóht onleóhte ðæt carcern, St. And. 4, 4. Óþ ðæt ðære sunnan leóman hine ( the moon ) eft onlíhton, Lchdm. iii. 240, 27. Onleóhtende inluminans, Hymn. Surt. 15, 22. Ealle

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Firm, strong; firmus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 236, 8. of material things, lit. or fig. He is mé trum weall, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 127. Seó burh Asor wæs swíde trum gefyrn and manegra burga heáfod Asor antiquitus inter omnia regna haec principatum tenebat, Jos.

hunig

(n.)
Grammar
hunig, es; n.

Honey

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Honey Ðǽr [Estland] biþ swyðe mycel hunig and fisc[n]aþ and se cyning and ða rícostan men drincaþ myran meolc and ða unspédigan and ða þeówan medo in that country there is very much honey and fishing; and the king and the principal men drink mare's milk

Linked entry: teár-líc

lof

(n.)
Grammar
lof, es; n. m.

Praisegloryhymn

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Praise, glory, a song of praise, hymn Ðam Dryhtne sý lof and wuldor to the Lord be praise and glory, Blickl. Homl. 53, 32. Sý ðé þanc and lof ðínre mildse, Hy. 7, 58; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 58. Ðǽr biþ gehýred ðín hálige lof, 7, 32; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 32.

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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mankind, men, the human race Engla hláf ǽton mancynn panem angelorum manducavit homo, Ps. Th. 77, 25. Sende se Fæder his áncennedan sunu tó cwale for mancynnes álýsednysse, Homl. Th. ii. 6, 17. For ealles mancynnes hǽle, Blickl. Homl. 129, 14. Ord moncynnes

ge-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþian, -wurþian, -wyrþian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud.

to set a price onvalueto distinguishhonourdignifyadornworshipadorecelebratepraiseinsignīrehŏnōrāreornāreinstruĕremactāreadōrārecelebrāre

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to set a price on, value Ðone ðe wæs ǽr geweorþod quem appretiaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 9, note. to distinguish, honour, dignify, adorn, worship, adore, celebrate, praise; insignīre, hŏnōrāre, ornāre, instruĕre, mactāre, adōrāre, celebrāre Ðú hine gewuldrast

Linked entries: ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian

scill

(n.)
Grammar
scill, scell, scyll, e; f.
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a shell, shell-fish:?-Musclan scil conca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 35. Scel. 105, 37. Scel echinus, i. piscis, cancer, 142, 24: 106, 75. Musclan ł scille de concha, Hpt. Gl. 417, 10. Scille vel sǽsnæglas conchae vel cochleae, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 7. Scellum concis

teóðian

(v.)
Grammar
teóðian, teogoðian; p. ode.
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to take out a tenth part of anything On eallum geáre sind getealde ðreó hund daga and fíf and sixtig daga; ðonne gif wé teóðiaþ ðás geárlícan dagas ( if we take a tenth of the days of the year ), ðonne beóþ ðǽr six and ðrítig teóðing*-*dagas, Homl. Th

wícnere

(n.)
Grammar
wícnere, es; m.
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An officer, a minister, steward, manager Wícnere dispensator, Hpt. Gl. 453, 47, Be ðam men ðe ðone wífman fram his hláforde áspaneþ, ðe his wícnere (villicus ) bið, L. Ecg. P. ii. 14, tit.; Th. ii. 180, 25. Hé clipode him tó his yldestan geréfan ( servum

Linked entry: wícnung

á-reccan

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Add: I. to stretch out, spread out Álecge hé his swiþran hand him under heáfod áreahte, Lch. ii. 214, 10. to hold out to, to grant, v. reccan, Árecte (-æ) concesserim, Txts. 53, 523 (cf. 106, 1089). Áræctæ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 69. to raise, lift up

fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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Take these together under fore-sprǽc, and add: speech on behalf of a person or thing. advocacy Hé ús gefreóð mid his foresprǽce from écum wítum advocatione sua nos ab aeternis suppliciis liberans, Past. 261, 10. Cam Putrael tó Boia and bed his forespéce

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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Add Gewanude vel gelytlade deminute, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 67. I. trans, to make less than something else Þú gelitludest hine lythwón lǽs fram englum minuisti eum paulo minus ab angelis, Ps. L. 8, 6. to mate less than before, to diminish, lessen, with

hwirfan

(v.)
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Take here hwerfan in Dict. and add: of motion, to move about Ic hider and þider mé ( reflex, dat.) hwyrfde (hwerfde, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 6 ; Sch. 576, 5. Hwerfende errabilis, vertibilis Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 17. Hwerbende errabiles 107, 33. Hwyrfende, 29, 47

in-segel

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Add: a seal attached to a document as evidence of authenticity, Shrn. 176, 10 (in Dict.). Seó sprǽc wearð ðám cynge cúð. Ðá ðá him seó talu cúð wæs, ðá sende hé gewrit and his insegl tó ðám arcebisceope, C.D. iv. 266, 19. a seal placed on a lock, receptacle

þeáh

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2. Add Wé niton þeáh gé wuníon hér on neáwiste, Jos. 9, 7. Þonne andwyrdan þá yrfenuman swá hé sylf sceolde, þeáh hé líf hæfde, Ll. Th. i. 416, 1. ¶ with negative clause :-- Nis þé genóh ꝥ þú sylf losast, þeáh þú uppan ꝥ óþre ne forspylle? Ne genihtsumað

on-gin

(n.)
Grammar
on-gin, on-ginn, es; n.

a beginningan attempt, undertaking, enterpriseaction, proceedingaction, activity, active life, actions, endeavours

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a beginning Ðæs weges ongin, ðe tó Criste lǽt, ne meg beón begunnen on fruman bútan sumre ancsumnysse, R. Ben. 5, 16. Næs his frymþ ǽfre, eádes ongyn, Exon. Th. 240, 13; Ph. 638. His ríces ongin ( original condition ) nǽfre gewonaþ, Blickl. Homl. 9,

BEORGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORGAN, ic beorge, ðú byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrhþ, pl. beorgaþ; p. ic, he bearg, bearh, ðú burge, pl. burgon; impert. beorg, beorh, pl. beorgaþ, beorge ge ; pp. borgen; v. a.

cumTo saveprotectshelterdefendfortifysparepreserveservaresalvarecustodiretueriparcereTo defendsecureguard againstavoiddefenderearcerecaverevitare

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cum dat. To save, protect, shelter, defend, fortify, spare, preserve; servare, salvare, custodire, tueri, parcere Beorh ðínum feore salva animam tuam Gen. 19, 17. Woldon feore beorgan they would save their lives Andr. Kmbl. 3075; An. 1540. Beorh me,

Linked entries: bearg bearh

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assaultassultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factusviæ obstructiothe fine for an assaultmulcta pro assultu

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an assault; assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus, viæ obstructio Gif hwá forsteal oððon openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oððe cyninges gewyrce if any one commit an assault or open opposition against the law of Christ or of the king, L.

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal