á-hebban
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Th. ii. 416, 35. to raise to a higher position, to elevate Tó ðý þæt hé wǽre on mǽrlicum cynesetle áhafen, Hml. Th. i. 82, 24. Hé wæs tó his cinestóle áhofen, Chr. 795; P. 57, 19.
Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban
HUND
A HUNDRED ⬩ centum
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Senatum ðæt wæs án hund manna ðéh heora æfter fyrste wǽre þreó hund, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 70, 36. Mid án hund scipa, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 30; Met. 26, 15. Sum hund scipa some hundred ships, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 5.
Linked entry: hundes beó
strǽt
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And ðæt wæter stód an twá healfa ðære strǽte, Ex. 14, 21-22. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3159 ; An. 1582. Tó ðære ealdan strǽt ; ondlong ðære strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 30. On ða sealtstrǽt; andlang strǽt, 82, 26.
Linked entry: strét
þing-gemearc
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Ðá wæs first ágán þinggemearces bútan þrím nihtum things had gone on till there remained only three days of the allotted time, Andr. Kmbl. 295; An. 148
un-árímedlíc
innumerable ⬩ countless ⬩ boundless ⬩ infinite ⬩ shewn in countless instances
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innumerable, countless Se cásere gegaderode unárímedlíce fyrde ... seó fyrd wæs unárímedlíc ðe hé gegaderad hæfde, Chr. 1050; Erl. 173, 21-24. Seó unárímedlíce menigo háligra sáula, Blickl. Homl. 87, 6.
ge-sceapennys
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Seó óðer gesceapennys wæs swá þæt God gesceóp Euan of hire weres sídan. Ne sind þás twá gesceapennyssa nánum óðrum gelíce.
healt
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Hé wæs healt claudicabat pede, Gen. 32, 31. Gif ðín fót swicað þé, ceorf hine of; betere þé is ꝥ þú healt (halt, L., R.) gá on éce íf. . .
áþ
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. , and þæne áð nam se scírigman tó þæs cinges handa, and þǽr wæs gód eáca tén hundan mannan þe þane áð sealdan, Cht. Th. 273, 22-31. Leófríc sealde Wulfstáne twégra þegna áð and wæs hymsylf þridde, C.
up-áhefedness
Elevation ⬩ exaltation ⬩ exultation ⬩ arrogance, pride
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Elevation. literal Exaltatio sancte crucis, ðæt is on Engliscre sprǽce upáhefednyss ðære hálgan róde, for ðan ðe heó wæs áhafen on ðam dæge, Homl.
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weorþ
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Hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurð, Chr. 1085 ; Erl. 218, 33. Næs án híd landes, ðæt hé nyste hwæs heó wurð wæs, 1086; Erl. 222, 11. Ðæt yrfe ðæt wǽre .xxx. pæniUNKNOWN wyrð, L. Ath. v. 2; Th. i. 230, 19. Genime man .vi. sciłł. weorð (wurð, v. l. ) wed, L.
eáw-fæst
Firm in observing the law, religious, pious ⬩ religiōsus, pius
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Firm in observing the law, religious, pious; religiōsus, pius Gregorius wæs of æðelborenre mægþe and eáwfæstre acenned Gregory was born of a noble and pious family, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 7. Se eáwfæsta papa the pious pope, ii. 118, 8.
first
A space of time ⬩ time ⬩ tempŏris spătium ⬩ tempus
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A space of time, time; tempŏris spătium, tempus Ðá wæs first agán then was the time expired, Andr. Kmbl. 393; An. 147.
ge-aclian
To frighten ⬩ excite ⬩ terrēre ⬩ terrōre percellĕre
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Cyning wæs egsan geaclad the king was excited with terror, 113; El. 57 : Exon. 69 b; Th. 258, 20; Jul. 268
hete-níþ
Enmity ⬩ hostility ⬩ malice ⬩ wickedness
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Grendel heteníþas wæg Grendel bore enmity, Beo. Th. 307; B. 152
hyrsting
Frying ⬩ burning ⬩ a frying-pan
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Mid ðisse pannan hierstinge wæs Paulus onbærned Paulus hujus sartaginis urebatur frixura, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 3
níwlíce
Newly ⬩ recently
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Hió ðá wæs níwlíce cristen, 6, 4; Swt. 260, 12
BLEÁÞ
Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive ⬩ timidus, imbellis, ignavus ⬩ destitute
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Ne wæs him bleáþ hyge his mind was not inactive, Andr. Kmbl. 462; An. 231
bóc-líc
BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to books ⬩ biblicus
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BOOK-LIKE, biblical, bookish, relating to books; biblicus Gregorius wæs fram cildháde on bóclícum lárum getýd Gregory was from childhood instructed in book-learning, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 16. On bóclícum gewritum in book-writings, 284, 24.
ge-hénan
To humble ⬩ accuse ⬩ condemn ⬩ despise ⬩ humiliare ⬩ accusare ⬩ condemnare ⬩ spernere
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He gehéned wæs he was condemned. Cd. 217; Th. 276, 18; Sat. 190. Gehéneþ mec spernit me, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 16
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ge-lǽred
Learned ⬩ doctus
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Learned; doctus Albinus wæs betst gelǽred Albinus was most learned, Bd. Pref; S 471, 23. He is gleáwest úre gelǽred he is the most skilfully instructed of us, H. R. 11, 9.