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hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hél, es; m.

a pretextCalumnya false charge

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a pretext.Calumny, a false charge Ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for hóle (héle, v.l.) . . . and ic sylf tó sóðe talige ꝥ hé mínes orfes þeóf wǽre, Ll.

þrinna

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrinna, This seems a Scandinavian form
[cf.
Icel. þrennar tylftir three twelves; e.g. þrennar tylftir eigu at dæma málit, Njála c. 144
]
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Ládige hé hine mid þrinna .xii., L. Eth. iii. 13; Th. i. 296, 29

ymb-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hoga, an; m.
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Unnytte ymbhogan, 35, I ; Fox 154, 22

Linked entries: hoga hoga

weorold-stund

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-stund, e; f.
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Time spent in this world Mé ne woldon folc oncnáwan, ðeáh ic fela for him æfter woruldstundum ( in the hours I spent on earth ) wundra gefremede, Elen. Kmbl. 725 ; El. 363

wæl-hlem

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-hlem, wæl-hlemm, es; m.

A deadly onslaught

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A deadly onslaught Hyne Wulf wǽpne gerǽhte, ðæt him for swenge swát ǽdrum sprong ...; næs hé forht swáðéh, ac forgeald hraðe wælhlem ðone, Beo. Th. 5931; B. 2969. Cf. hilde-hlem

ge-dwola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwola, -dweola, an; m.

errormadnessheresyerrorerrātumvesāniahærĕsisa heretichærĕtĭcus

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Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 22. Se Arrianisca gedwola Arriāna hærĕsis, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 33 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 81; Met. 1, 41. Óþ ða tíde ðæs Arrianiscan gedwolan usque ad tempŏra Arriānæ vesāniæ, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 18.

Linked entries: dwola ge-dweola

wearm

(adj.)
Grammar
wearm, adj.

Warm

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Fox 177; Men. 90

ge-þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrowian, -þrowigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To suffer

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He swá mycel for úre lufan geþrowode he has suffered so much for love of us, Blickl. Homl. 25, 3: 91, 12. Geþrowade, Elen. Kmbl. 1035; El. 519. Deáþ he geþrowode for us he suffered death for us, Blickl. Homl. 85, 2: Cd. 228; Th. 306, 18; Sat. 666.

æt-slídan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-slídan, p. -slád, pl. -slidon; pp. -sliden [æt from, away; v. æt I. 2: slídan labi]

To slip or slide awaylabielabi

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Ðæt hira fót ætslíde ut labatur pes eorum, Deut. 32, 35

ságol

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His óðer fót wearð fæst on ánum ságle (sáhle, v. l.) þæs geardes pes in sude sepis inhaesit, Gr. D. 26, 27. Add

swiftlere

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Gyf þú swyftleras habban wylle, þonne sete þú þínne scytefinger uppon þínne fót and stríc on twá healfa þínes fét þám gemete þe hí gesceapene beóð, Tech. ii. 126, 8. Add

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Th. 292, 28; Sat. 447. to intercede for a person (dat. or for with dat. or acc. ) Ic for mínes Godes húse þingie, Ps. Th. 121, 9.

wending

(n.)
Grammar
wending, e; f.

Turninga turning roundrevolutionchangingmutation

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Hit gedéð hit self him selfum suíðe ungelíc for ðære gelómlícan wendinge mutabilitate se varium exhibet Past. 42; Swt. 306, 17. Orsorg líf lǽdaþ woruldmen wíse búton wendinge (cf. unonwendendlíce, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 24) Met. 7, 41

frénd

(n.)

friendfriendsamīcusamīcos

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friend or friends; amīcus, amīcos Ðæt ðú swutole mihtest tocnáwan ðíne frénd and ðíne fýnd that thou mightest clearly distinguish thy friends and thy foes, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 20, MS. Cot

ge-stæppan

(v.)

to stepgoireingredi

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to step, go; ire, ingredi Ðǽr nǽnig fira ne mæg fótum gestæppan where no man may step with feet, Salm. Kmbl. 420; Sal. 210: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 279; Met. 20, 140

Linked entry: ge-steppan

acsian

(v.)
Grammar
acsian, acsigan; p. ode; pp. od

To askask fordemandrogareexpostulateexigere

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Bt. 35. l; Fox 156, 6

geador

(adv.)
Grammar
geador, adv.

Togetheraltogetherūnasĭmul

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Fox 13, 98; Met. 13, 49 : Salm. Kmbl. 899; Sal. 449. Gecyre ic ætsomne S. R. geador I turn at once S and R together, Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 16; Bo. 48. Geátmæcgum geador ætsomne for the Gothic warriors altogether, Beo. Th. 987; B. 491

irfe-hand

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-hand, a ; f.

an administrator

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Se mann se tó londe fóe ágefe hire erfehonda xiii pund pendingæ and heó forgifeþ xv pund for dý ðe mon ðás feorme ðý soel gelǽste let the man who succeeds to the land give to her administrator thirteen pounds of pennies; and he will give fifteen pounds

æfter-gengness

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-gengness, e; f.

posteritysuccession in an officeinferiority of position, occupation of the lowest place

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Th. ii. 206, 10. succession in an office For ðǽre gewissan æftergencgnysse (-gegencgednysse, v. 1.) ðæt is ðæt se sunu sceolde symle fón tó ðám háde æfter his fæder geendunge, Hml. S. 10, 219.

riht-geleáffull

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-geleáffull, adj.

Holding a true belief, orthodox

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For rihtgeleáffulra sibbe pro pace Catholica, 2, 2; S. 502, 2. Ðæt ríce ðam unrihtwísan cyninge áferran and on ryhtgeleáffulra and on rihtwísra anwald gebringan, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 19. Rihtgeleáffulum orthodoxis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 66

Linked entry: ge-leáfful