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under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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Hí fóron tó Baldewine eorle, and hé hig ealle underféng, and hí wǽron ealne þone winter þǽr, Chr. 1064 ; P. 195, I. (l a) to receive an envoy, give welcome to :-- Þá ǽrendracan man mid wurðscipe underféng, Chr. 785 ; P. 55, 6.

fisc-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-noþ, fiscnoþ (-naþ), fixnoþ, es; m.

fishinga fishing-grounda catch

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Se bisceop . . . ábæd æt Gode ꝥ hé worhte þone wæterscipe tó yrþlande, and ꝥ wæter gewænde of þám fixnoðe, and wæs se mere áwend tó felda, swá ꝥ man erode ealne þone fixnoþ, Nap. 22, 21-28.

hangian

(v.)
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Hangode, Met. 20, 266. to have the top bending beyond the lower part, to lean over: — Ofer þǽm mere hongiað bearwas, wudu wæter oferhelmað, B. 1363. to hang on, cling to, be unwilling to abandon Hangaþ úre mód ealne weg on þǽm þe wé æfter spyriaþ, Bt

hearh

(n.)
Grammar
hearh, hearch, herh, es; m: pl. hearga, f.

A temple, an idollucus, nemus, fanum, delubrum, ara

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Hé hét his geféran tóworpon ealne hearh and ða getymbro and forbærnan jussit sociis destruere ac succendere fanum cum omnibus septis suis, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 14. Ealle ða hearga(s?) [cf. Swt. 157, 7] universa idola, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 153, 22.

Linked entries: hearh-eard hearh-lic

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Perseus wæs ealne ðone geár Rómáne swíþe swencende, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 208, 13. Forhwon sindun gé swæncende ( molesti ) ðam wífe? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 10. Fram unclǽnum gáste swenced beón ab immundo spiritu vexari, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 11.

eard

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Ealne þone eard Asiam, Hml. Th. i. 68, 34. Þone eard Chanaan landes terram Chanaan, Num. 13, 3. Þone Judéiscan eard, Hml. S. 25, 734. Se cyning wolde þone eard ( Northumbria ) mid ealle fordón, Chr. 948; P. 112, 32. Eord, Shrn. 156, 1. Hé ( St.

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Ða Walas ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum pílum, Chr. Erl. 5, 10. Scearpre ðonne ǽni sweord, Ps. Th. 44, 4. Nǽdle scearpran, Exon. Th. 373, 33; Seel. 119. Scearpeste stánas cautes vel murices, Wrt.

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness

hálig-dóm

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Hæbbe hé Godes unmiltse and æalles ðæs háligdómes (cf. ic eów hálsige fer ealle ðá hálgan reliquias ðe gind ealne middangeard sindon, Rtl. 114, 18) ðe ic ( Æthelstan ) on Angelcyn begeat, 315, 22. Hire scrín mid hiræ háligdóme, C. D. iii. 360, 8.

fýr

fire firefireto be on firea fire, fuel in a state of combustion a fire on a hearth a piece of burning material firelightninga disease

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'þás feówer fýr ontendað ealne middaneard,' Hml Th. ii. 338, 7. Geseón on sméðum felda fela fýra byrnan, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 15: Nar. 13, 3: 12, 31. a fire on a hearth Fýre (ante) larem, An. Ox. 4652. Fýrum laribus, fýr larem, Wrt.

(n.)
Grammar
yþ, e; f.
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Ýð (cf. gewinn ýþa and landes, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 35) wið lande ealneg winneþ, Met. 28, 57. Mec ýð sió brúne beleólc, Exon. Th. 471, 25; Rä. 61, 6. <b>Ib.

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Git mid þý fullwihte fægre onbryrdon ealne þisne middangeard gave splendid incitement to all this earth, Hö. 136. Hé him fægre leán geaf he rewarded them splendidly, Cri. 472: 1361.

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Of ðám deáðe ásprang his nama geond ealne middangeard, Hml. Th. i. 226, 20. Ásprang hire hlísa ofer land and sǽ, Hml. S. 9, 1. His hlísa ásprang tó Syrian lande, 16, 137. to run out, cease, fail Ne áspringeð him nán gód non deficient omni bono, Ps.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

heáp

a bandcompanythe clergya choiran armya hosta troopcompanya crewa collectionin companytogether

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Hé (Peter) ána spræc for ealne ðone heáp, Hml. Th. i. 394, 1. His þone gecorenan heáp electos suos, Ps. Th. 104, 38. Hellwarena heáp, Cri. 731. Leófra heáp, El. 1206. Hálige heápas the multitudes of saints, Wlfst. 190, 3.

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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ealne ðone bryce uppon ðone cyng tealdon they laid all blame for the breach upon the king, Erl. 230, 4. marking addition Ða bodan cýddon ðæt his bróðer grið and forewarde eall æftercwæð, bútan se cyng gelǽstan nolde eall þet hí on forewarde hæfdon

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Hé hié slóg ofer ealne ðone dæg, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 200, 21. Ða steorran ðe ofer ealne winter scínaþ ... Ofer ealne sumor hí gáþ on nihtlícre tíde under ðissere eorþan, Lchdm. iii. 270, 24-26.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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ealne ðysne geár lifdon mid úres líchoman willan we have lived all this year as it was pleasing to our body, Blickl. Homl. 35, 27.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

lócian

(v.)
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ǽnne mon stígan on þone mæst and lócian hwæþer hé þæt land gecneówe, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 2. fig. to direct the intellectual eye, to turn or fix one&#39;s attention or regard Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú nó ne lócige on míne synna, for ðǽm ðe ic self him ealneg

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Crist tealde ealne his wurðmynt tó his Fæder, Homl. Th. ii. 366, 16. Se wer ðam ðe ne tealde (imputavit) Drihten synne, Ps. Lamb. 31, 2.

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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God geswang Farao and ealne his híréd flagellavit Dominus Pharaonem et domum ejus, Gen. 12, 17. Ðone geset hys hláfurd ofer his híréd quem constituit dominus suus supra familiam suam, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 45: Cd. 106; Th. 139, 16; Gen. 2310.

Linked entry: hý-réd

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Hé ǽlce dæg útan ymbhwyrfþ ealne ðisne middaneard, 39, 3; Fox 214, 16: Met. 28, 4, 13. Hié ne mehton Súð-Seaxna load útan berówan, Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 9.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard