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seáþ

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Hé hét ðá gebróðor in ðæs húses flóre hím seáð (foueam) ádelfan, 4, 28; Sch. 520, 9. Danihel wearð áworpen intó ðára leóna seáðum, Hml. S. 16, 81. Add

ofer-gylden

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-gylden, adj.

Gilded, covered with gold

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Gilded, covered with gold Gif hé begytaþ ðæt hé hæbbe byrne and helm and ofergyldene (cf. golde fæted, ll. 8-9) sweord, L. Wg. 10; Th. i. 188, 21

hlinian

(v.)
Grammar
hlinian, hleonian; p. ode

To lean, ⬩ bend, ⬩ lie down, ⬩ recline, ⬩ rest

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Heó wæs hleonigende ofer hire ræste she was lying on her bed, Blickl. Homl. 145, 26. Fond hlingendne freán found his master lying in his bed, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 2; Gú. 1120

Linked entries: a-hlinian hleonian

geornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
geornlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Earnestly, diligently, zealously, strenuously, carefully, willingly ⬩ dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, obnixe, sollĭcĭte, lĭbenter

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Ðæt he geornlícost God weorþige that he most zealously worship God, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 19; Cri. 433

Linked entry: eornlíce

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od.

To spew, manifest, exhibit ⬩ exhibere, monstrāre, manifestāre ⬩ To see, behold, view, look round upon ⬩ videre, perspicere, circumspicere ⬩ To see, consider ⬩ videre, considerare

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He him wolde árlíc bisceop-setl gesceáwian he would shew [provide for] him an honourable bishop's-seat, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 2. acc.

Linked entry: sceáwian

unrót-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
unrót-mód, adj.

Sad at heart

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Sad at heart Hé for ðære geómrunga ðæs óþres deáþes leng on ðam lande gewunian ne mihte; ac hé unrótmód of his cýþþe gewát, Blickl. Homl. 113, 12

Linked entry: rót-mód

be-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wyrcan, -weorcean, bi-wyrcan; p. -worhte, pl. -worhton; pp. -worht

To work, work in, insert, make, build, cover, adorn ⬩ elaborare, immittere, facere, ædificare, inducere, exornare

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He lǽmen fæt biwyrcan hét he commanded to make an earthen vessel, 74 a; Th. 277, 3; Jul. 575. Babylónia is mid stǽnenum wíghúsum beworht Babylon is built with stone towers, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 30: Jos. 2, 1.

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honour ⬩ glory ⬩ rank ⬩ dignity ⬩ magnificence ⬩ respect ⬩ reverence ⬩ honor ⬩ dignitas ⬩ gloria ⬩ magnificentia ⬩ honestas ⬩ reverentia ⬩ kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ mercy ⬩ pity ⬩ benefit ⬩ use ⬩ help ⬩ gratia ⬩ favor ⬩ misericordia ⬩ beneficium ⬩ auxilium ⬩ property ⬩ possessions ⬩ an estate ⬩ land ⬩ ecclesiastical living ⬩ benefice ⬩ bona ⬩ possessiones ⬩ fundus ⬩ beneficium

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Ne wolde he ǽnige áre wítan nor would he ascribe any honour, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 29. He sundor líf wæs fóreberende eallum ðám árum he was preferring a private life to all honours, Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 8.

Linked entry: árra

ge-scendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scendan, -scindan, -scyndan; p. de; pp. ed

To shame, put to shame, confound, corrupt

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Ðæt ðú híg gescindest that thou didst shame her, Gen. 20, 6. He us gescende and úre weorc he hath put us and our deeds to shame, Blickl. Homl. 243, 11. Hwá biþ gescended ðæt me forðæm ne scamige who is shamed and I am not ashamed?

wiþ-ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-ufan, adv. prep.

Above

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Hér wiðufan on ðyssere rǽdinge, 608, 15: ii. 228, 7. Swá swá wiðufan gecweden hit is sicut supra dictum est, Ath. Crd. 27: Lchdm. iii. 438, 7. Hé bebeád wolcnum wiþufan mandavit nubibus desuper, Ps. Lamb. 77, 23: Hymn. Surt. 24, 31.

draca

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Hér is cumen án draca þe mé forswelgan sceal . . . Mín heáfod hé hæfð mid his ceaflum befangen, Hml. Th. i. 534, 15. Ic eom forðrycced mid þám scyllum þisses dracan ( draconis ) . . . Ðes draca nú fleáh, Gr. D. 325, 5-9.

ed-hwyrft

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Ex. 42. return to a condition Þá þǽr sóna wearð edhwyrft eorlum siððan inne fealh Grendles módor there was a return to the old state of things for the men after Grendel's mother had forced her way in, B. 1281

rihtung

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Add Hé him æfterfyligde in þæs mynstres rihtunge and hláforddóme ei in monasterii regimine successit, Gr. D. 96, 7. add On ðisum ðrým tíman andbidað God mancynnes rihtinge and góde wæstmas, Hml. Th. ii. 408, 15.

ge-acsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-acsian, -acsigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To find out by asking ⬩ discover ⬩ learn ⬩ hear ⬩ resciscĕre ⬩ discĕre ⬩ agnoscĕre ⬩ audīre

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Ðá se pápa ðæt geacsade when the pope heard it, Bd. 2, 17; S. 520, 15 : 5, 10; S. 625, 20. We geacsodan agnōvĭmus, Bd. pref; S. 472, 16. Gif hine mon geacsige if he be discovered, L. In. 39; Th. i. 126, 9, MS. B

blówan

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Blówendum frondente, 151, 10. of vegetation Þa wyrte man nimeð þonne heó bléþ (bléwð,v.l.) swiðust, Lch. i. 160, 14. ꝥ Þeáh Maius wynsumlíce blówe, Angl. viii. 311, 1. Treówa hé déð blówan and eft áseárian, Wlfst. 196, 1.

ge-sníþan

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Add: to cut into slices, cut up Nim niþeweardne eolenan, gesníþ on hunig, ete swá manige snǽda swá hé mæge, Lch. ii. 358, 20. to cut, hew stone Gesniden dolatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 60: 25, 64.

hilfe

(n.)
Grammar
hilfe, es; n.
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Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán, ac him forwyrnde sum óþer swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte and wið-hæfde ꝥ slege. Hml. S. 31, 154. Take here helfe; m. n. (?) ( l.n.) in Dict. and add

Linked entries: hylfe helfe

læs

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
læs, l. lǽs, and in last citation þinga for þing,
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Næfð nán man tó þæs hál eágan þæt hé ǽni hwíle mage lócigan ongeán þas sunnan þe wé hǽr geseóð, and húru þæs þe lǽs ( all the less ) gyf heó hefð unhále, Solil. H. 35, 1. Hys mé lyst swá læng swá lǽs, 36, 17.

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

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Ǽnne of heora aldormannum to bisceope he hint gesette he appointed one of their chief men as their bishop, 247, 31: Chr. 604; Erl. 20, 21. He Isaace wíf gesette he fixed upon a wife for Isaac, Gen. 24, 11.

snód

(n.)
Grammar
snód, e; f.

A snood, fillet, head-dress

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Ðá lǽrde hí sum man, ðæt heó náme ǽnne wernægel of sumes oxan hricge, and becnytte tó ánum hringe mid hire snóde . . . Ðá geseah heó licgan ðone hring on ðam wege mid snóde mid ealle . . .