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mid

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þæt heáfod hét Iuliuse onsendan and his hring mid, Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 242, 18 : 6, 17; S. 270, 23. Cwóman mysce manige, mid wǽrun gnættas, Ps. Th. 104, 27.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Búton gelýfde ꝥ hí árísan sceoldon, elles offrode on ídel, Hml.

hættian

(v.)
Grammar
hættian, p. ode; pp. od

To take the hair and skin from a person's head

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of his head pulled off, L.

for-healdan

(v.)

to withholdkeep backdisregarddetinēreneglīgĕrecontemnĕre

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to withhold, keep back, disregard; detinēre, neglīgĕre, contemnĕre Hæfdon hý forhealden helm Scylfinga they had disregarded the helm of the Scylfings [had deserted him ], Beo. Th. 4751; B. 2381: Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 17

Linked entry: for-ealden

neáh-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-tíd, e; f.

A time close at hand

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A time close at hand Ðæt heó tó ðon ðider com ðæt heó hire sǽde ða neáhtíde hire geleórnesse quod ipsa ei tempus suae transmigrationis in proximum nunciare venisset, Bd. 4. 9; S. 577, 33

west-rodor

(n.)
Grammar
west-rodor, es; m.
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The western heavens Fram upgange sunnan óð ðæt heó wende on westrodur a solis ortu usque ad occasum Ps. Th. 112, 3. Heó gewíteþ on westrodur, 106, 3. Westrodor, Exon. Th. 350, 24; Sch. 68

líðe-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
líðe-líce, adv.

Gentlymildlysoftlykindlygraciously

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hié líðelíce hǽlan wolde graciously he would heal them, Blickl. Homl. 105, 26. Líðelíce ádlaþ he will have a mild attack of illness, Lchdm. iii. 186, 15.

framian

(v.)
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Sé þe framian ( proficere ) higð, þeáh þe stæpe fulfremednysse átilþ, symle swá þeáh fint ꝥ wexe, Scint. 100, 14

ge-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. feallen

To fallcaderedecidere

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He eorþan gefeóll he fell to earth, Beo. Th. 5661; B. 2834 : 4207; B. 2100. Me fela ðínra edwíta on gefeóllon opprobria exprobantium tibi ceciderunt super me, Ps. Th. 68, 9. Ðá gefeól hire mód on his lufe then she fell in love with him, Th.

wíce

(n.)
Grammar
wíce, an; f.
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Bydele gebyraþ ðæt for his wýcan sý weorces frigra ðonne óðer man, L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 6. Ðá hét se cásere lǽtan león and beran tó ðám cynegum ... and betǽhte ða wícan ðam wælhreówan Ualeriane, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 31.

á-delfan

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Gr. 179, 11. to dig, dig out a pit ádylfð ðone pytt lacum effodit, Ps. Th. 7, 15. Also v.

Linked entry: a-dylf

delfan

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Þá dulfon hí in þǽre ylcan stówe, Shrn. 113, 13. to dig the ground Genam áne spada and dealf þá eorþan, H. R. 13, 13. hét delfan þá eorðan, Hml. S. 27, 37.

gyden

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wénde ꝥ beo Diana ware seó giden, Ap. Th. 24, 5. On Ueneris híwe þǽre fúlan gyden, Hml. S. 31, 716. Ꝥ heó þǽre gydenan Diane godes wurffmynt gebude, 2, 385. hyre anícnysse wurðode swá swá hálige gydenan, 115.

sárness

(n.)
Grammar
sárness, e; f.

bodily painmental pain, affliction, grief

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ðis eal mid sárnesse beheóld, Ap. Th. 14, 19. Áfirsa fram him his sárnesse, 16, 14. Heu geswutelaþ módes sárnesse, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 1. Helle sárnyssa mé beeodon, and ic on mínre gedréfednysse Drihten clypode, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 17.

wearmian

(v.)
Grammar
wearmian, p. ode

To get warm

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Hí (the clothes which he wore while standing in the river ) on his líchaman wearmodon, Homl. Th. ii. 354, 20. Se ðe nyle ðæt wlæce oferwinnan and wearmian óð wealle quisquis nequaquam tepore superato excrescit, ut ferveat, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 7.

weorold-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ríce, es; n.
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hét ðæt on worldríce wunian éce fundavit eam in secula, Ps. Th. 77, 68. Ne beó nǽnig man hér on worldríce on his geþóhte tó mó;dig, Blickl. Homl. 109, 27. For hwam winneþ ðis wæter geond woruldríce? Salm.

ge-leáfful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfful, -full; adj.

Full of beliefbelievingfaithfulholyfĭdēliscrēdŭlus

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Full of belief, believing, faithful, holy; fĭdēlis, crēdŭlus Heó wundrade hú he swá geleáfful, on swá lytlum fæce, and swá uncýðig, ǽfre wurde gleáwnysse þurhgoten she wondered how he, so full of belief, in so short a space, and so ignorant, could ever

tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcing, e; f.

the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching.teaching, doctrine

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Underfó ǽlcne regoles þeáw and tǽcinge; sig æfter Cristes bóce tǽcinge ðus geáxod, R. Ben. 104, 19. Þurh háligra bóca tǽcunge úres Drihtnes willan mid gódum dǽdum gefyllan, Homl.

eahtian

(v.)
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Eahtige hine selfne on his inngeðonce suelcne suelcne ondrǽtt ðæt sié servent interius quod de sua aestimatione pertimescunt, 119, 8.

nídan

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nó æt ne cume, ðeáh hiene mon niéde, Past. 59, 10. <b>I a.</b> to force in a particular direction, for a particular object :-- Ná ꝥ án gódu gehealt, ac heó áweg nýt (repellit) wyþerwerde, Scint. 13, 10.