for-scippan
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Þurh ðá ofermódignesse mǽre englas on heofonum wurdon forsceapene tó atelicum deóflum, Wlfst. 145, 23. Scinnan forscepene spirits from angels changed to devils, Sat. 72. Take here for-sceoppan, -sceppan and add
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ymb-gangan
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And þus cweþende fýren wolc[n] ástáh of heofonum, and hit ymbsealde ealle þá ceastre, Bl. H. 245, 29
deóran
To hold dear, love ⬩ cārum habēre
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Dýran sceolde he his dreámas on heofonum he should hold dear his joys in heaven, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 9; Gen. 257
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fugul
A bird ⬩ fowl ⬩ ăvis ⬩ vŏlucris
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Heofones fugulas hit frǽton vŏlucres cæli comēdērunt illud, Lk. Bos. 8, 5. Fugulum volātĭlĭbus, Ps. Spl. 78, 1
eást-weardes
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Eastwards. of direction Án scínende weg mid rihte stige eástweardes wæs áþæned tó heofonum, Gr. D. 176, 2. of position Hé oðstód eástweardes wendende, Hml. S. 33 b, 162.
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heáh-cyning
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God the Son Þú sylfa cum, heofones heáhcyning, . . . Críst nergende, Cri. 150: Ps. Th. 118, 146. Heofena heáhcyning, Cri. 1340. of an earthly king, B. 1039
strícan
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Cyninges wífes tácen is þæt þú stréce onbútan heófod (run your hand round your head), and sete syððan þíne hand bufon þín heófod, 128, 25. <b>I a.
efen-yrfe-weard
A co-heir ⬩ cŏhēres
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Swylce gedafenaþ ðæt hí engla efenyrfeweardas on heofonum sín tāles angĕlōrum in cælis dĕcet esse cŏhērēdes, 2, 1; S. 501, 19
ge-lócian
To look ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ respĭcĕre ⬩ aspĭcĕre
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To look, behold, see; respĭcĕre, aspĭcĕre Driht of heofonum on eorþan gelócaþ Dŏmĭnus de cœlo in terram aspexit, Ps. Spl. 101, 20. Eágan his ofer þeóda gelóciaþ ŏcŭli ejus sŭper gentes respĭciunt, 65, 6.
ofer-hleóðrian
to outsound, exceed in sound ⬩ to exceed
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to outsound, exceed in sound Ðeáh ánra gehwylc hæbbe gyldene býman, and ealra býmena gehwylc hæbbe .xii. hleóðor, and hleóðra gehwylc sý heofone heárre and helle deópre, ðonne ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ hé hý ealle oferhleóðraþ, and ealle ða
rignan
- Cf.
- Piers P. 14, 62.
to rain, to cause rain to fall ⬩ to rain, to fall (of rain)
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Mon geseah weallan blód of eorþan and rínan meolc of heofonum sanguine e terra, lac visum est manare de coelo, Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 7
ge-bregd
A moving to and fro ⬩ agitation ⬩ tossing ⬩ vibrātio ⬩ agĭtātio ⬩ jactātio
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A moving to and fro, agitation, tossing; vibrātio, agĭtātio, jactātio Nis ðǽr on ðam londe wedra gebregd hreóh under heofonum, ne se hearda forst there is not in that land tossing of tempests rough under heaven, nor the hard frost, Exon. 56 b; Th. 201
fágian
to vary
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Substitute: to grow dark (of a stormy sky) Tódæg stearm, fágas for ðon unrótlic heofon hodie tempestas, rutilat enim triste coelum, Mt.
a-grýndan
To ground ⬩ to descend to the earth ⬩ ad solum descendere
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To ground, to descend to the earth; ad solum descendere Gim astíhþ on heofonas up hýhst on geáre and of tille agrýnt the gem [i. e. the sun] rises in trie heavens highest in the year and descends from its station. Menol. Fox 220; Men. 111
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ge-brycgian
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to bridge a road, cover with planks, stones, &c. so as to make it passable Wearð æteówod . . . án weg fram ðám húse þe hé on gewát . . . ástreht oð heofonan. Se weg wæs mid pællum gebricgod, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 34. to bridge a stream
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EODOR
a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house ⬩ sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum
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II. a limit, end, region, zone; ōra, margo, extrēmĭtas, plăga, rĕgio Gescóp heofon and eorþan and holma bigong eodera ymb-hwyrft [he] created heaven and earth and the seas' expanse, the circuit of zones, Exon. 67b; Th. 249, 17; Jul. 113.
up-rodor
the firmament on high ⬩ the visible heavens ⬩ the sky ⬩ heaven
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HRÓF
A ROOF ⬩ the top ⬩ summit
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Ðá gewát se engel up on heánne hróf heofona ríces, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 2; Dan. 442. Fiðru mid ðǽm ic fleógan mæg ofer heáne hróf heofones ðisses pennæ quæ celsa conscendant poli, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 5; Met. 24, 3: Cd. 46; Th. 58, 34; Gen. 956.
un-gerýdelíce
Violently ⬩ with impetus
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Violently, with impetus Cwæð se Hǽlend: 'Ic geseah ðone sceoccan swá swá scínende líget feallende ádún dreórig of heofonum,' for ðam ðe hé áhreás ungerýdelíce, Hexam. 10; Norm. 18, 7.
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