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(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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., Elen. Kmbl. 1253; El. 628. with a clause Him bið wá on his móde, ðæt gé swá ánrǽde beód, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 167.

Linked entries: eów waa

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Heó, Elen. Kmbl. 12; El. 6. Tócnáwan heofones hiw faciem cæli dijudicare, Mt. Kmbl 16, 3. Scínende hiow and gewǽdu shining face and garments, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 18.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Foldærne fæst laid in the grave, Cri. 730: El. 723. Hé wæs reste fæst he lay on his couch without stirring, Gen. 178.

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Hé tó bóte gehwearf he was converted, El. 1126. Hí gegaderiað monifeald dysig, bútan heora hwilc eft tó rihtre bóte gecirre, Bt. 3, 1; F. 6, 5. Manige men þurh ꝥ tó sóþre bóte gecyrraþ, and góde geweorþaþ, Bl. H. 129, 23.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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El. 301. Generad fotus (cf. fotus gelácnod, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 77), An.

heán

lowpoormeanignoblebasehumbleddepresseddejectedcast downmiserablewretchedmeanbaselow

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Ic eów hálsie þæt gé mé of þyssum earfeðum úp forlǽten heánne, El. 701. Heáne, hróðra bidǽled, hyhta leáse helle sóhton. Jul. 681. of things. of little importance Dryhten ðá heánan gelócað Dominus humilia respicit, Ps.

hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
hrínan, p. hrán; pp. hrinen

To touchreachstrike

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Ele synfulra ǽfre ne mote heáfde mínum hrínan oleum peccatorum non impinguet caput meum, Ps. 140, 7. Nǽnig wæter him hrínan ne mihte no water might reach him, Beo. Th. 3035; B. 1515: 1981; B. 988: Cd. 69; Th. 84, 11; Gen. 1396.

hǽlan

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Sé þe wunde lácnian wille geóte wín on . . . and eft ele ðæt sé hié líðe and hǽle. Past. 124, 12. Ðæt úre haele wunde ut nostra cures vulnera, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 204, 9. Ꝥ hig hǽldun (curarent) ádle and ǽlce untrumnysse, Mt. 10, l.

Gewis

(n.)
Grammar
Gewis, Giwis, es; m.

Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic

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Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic Se Cerdic wæs Elesing, Elesa Esling, Esla Gewising, Gewis Wiging Cerdic was the son of Elesa, Elesa the son of Esla, Elsa the son of Gewis, Gewis the son of Wig, Chr. 495; Erl. 2, 5: 597; Erl. 20, 7.

trymman

(v.)
Grammar
trymman, trymian; p. trymede. I. to make firm or
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Fór fyrda mǽst, féðan trymedan, Elen. Kmbl. 70; El. 35

hyht

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Th. 90, 9: El. 197 : Hy. 7, 9: Ph. 423 : Pa. 73. Gér byð gumena hyht, þonne God lǽteð hrúsan syllan beorhte bléda beornum, Rún. 12. Weoruda Scyppend hafa þé tó hyhte, Fä. 63.

hæslen

(adj.)
Grammar
hæslen, adj.

Of hazel

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æt fruman hæslenne sticcan oððe ellenne wrít ðínne naman on ásleah þrý scearpan on gefylle mid ðý blóde ðone naman weorp ofer eaxle on yrnende wæter and stand ofer ðone man ða scearpan ásleá ðæt eall swíginde gedó take, to begin with, a hazel or an elder

níde

(adv.)
Grammar
níde, neáde, neóde, níde, niéde, nýde; adv. ( a case of níd, q. v.).

of necessityas a naturalinevitable consequencefrom force of circumstancesof necessitybecause a law, natural, moral or human, is to be satisfiedfrom forceunder compulsionwithout free-will

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Ðes middangeard néde ( as the result of natural, inevitable laws ) on ðás eldo endian sceal, Blickl. Homl. 117, 35. Wæs his fæder cininges þegna aldorman.

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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Clǽnumstefnum with pure voices, Elen. Kmbl. 1496; El. 750.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Ða wéregan neát, ðe man daga gehwam drífeþ and þirsceþ, ongitaþ hira góddénd the brute animals, which man drives and beats every day, understand their benefactors, Elen, Kmbl. 716; El. 358.

DÓM

(n.)
Grammar
DÓM, es; m.

Doom, judgment, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law jūdĭcium, sententia, decrētum, jus, lex a ruling, governing, commandrectio, gubernātio, impĕrium might, power, dominion, majesty, glory, magnificence, honour, praise, dignity, authority potentia, potestas, majestas, glōria, splendor, honor, laus, dignĭtas, auctōrĭtas will, free will, choice, option arbitrium, optiosense, meaning, interpretationsignifĭcātio, interprĕtātio

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Eów Dryhten geaf dóm unscyndne the Lord gave you shameless glory, Elen. Kmbl. 730; El. 365. Se ðe wile dóm arǽran who desires to exalt his dignity, Exon. 87 a; Th. 327, 2; Wíd. 140.

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

More

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Seó þridde declinatio hefþ eahta and hundseofontig geendunga oððe má, 9; Som. 8, 15 : Elen. Kmbl. 1264; El. 634. Hé hæfþ weána má ðonne ǽniges mannes gemet sý ðæt hié áríman mǽge, Blickl. Homl. 61, 36 : 213, 28.

Linked entries: mǽst

swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs, adj.
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Ic and mín swǽs fæder, Elen. Kmbl. 1032; El. 517. Mín ðæt swǽse bearn! (cf. mín ðæt leófe bearn! 166, 28; Gú. 1049), Exon. Th. 167, 1; Gú. 1053. Swǽs eft ongon (cf. fæder eft ongon etc., 7) his bearn lǽran, 302, 29; Fä. 43.

Linked entries: swáse swés

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Th. 271, 29; Sat. 112: Elen. Kmb1. 2475; El. 1239. Wæter wynsumu mónþa gehwam bearo geondfaraþ þrágum ( at appointed times ), is ðæt þeódnes gebod, ðætte twelf síþum ðæt tírfæste lond geondláce lagufloda wynn, Exon. Th. 202, 11; Ph. 68: Ps.

Linked entry: wód-þrág

þys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Þyslícne þegn, 316, 7; Mód. 45: Elen. Kmbl. 1087; El. 546. Ða ðe ðyllícne gylt þurhteóð, Homl. Ass. 148, 122. Ðá ongan hé forð sendan þyllíce stemne and þus cwæð..., Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 190. Ðyllíce, 204.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc