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swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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Skt. 1, 20. of that which has not voice, not to make a noise Hrægl mín swigaþ, Exon. Th. 389, 21; Rä. 8, 1. Ða ýða swygiaþ (swigadon, Surt.: swigedon, Spl.) siluerunt fluctus ejus, Ps.

HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Hrægl and hringas raiment and rings, Beo. Th. 2394; B. 1195. Hringa hyrde, 4482; B. 2245: 3018; B. 1507: 4680; B. 2345. Heortan unhneáweste hringa gedáles the heart least niggardly in the giving of rings, Exon. 85 b; Th. 323, 4; Víd. 73.

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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Næbbe gé mid eów twyfeald hrægl (næbbe gé twá tunecan, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 10), Blickl. Homl. 233, 18. <b>II a.</b> consisting of two parts, containing two elements :-- Ðæt twiefalde (twyfealde, Cott.

mid

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Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 28. Sóna swá se hræfn þá cartan geseah, þá genam hé hig sóna and gewát mid on þæne fenu corvus, ut chartulam prospexit, rapido forcipe arripuit, Guth. Gr. 141, 6.

hangian

(v.)
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On ðæs sácerdes hrægle scolde hangigan bellan, Past. 95, 3. On þǽre-sculon hangian ðá feówer hringas, 171, 3.

smæl

(adj.)
Grammar
smæl, adj.

Smallsmall, little, not greatnarrow, not broadslender, thin, not thickfine not coarse not loud gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus a sheep, small cattle

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Hí smalo hrægel wefaþ and wyrceaþ texendis subtilioribus indumentis operam dant Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 16. Heortes hornes ðæs smælestan dustes Lchdm. i. 334, 19.

eald

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S. 23 b, 778. of material things Sylle hé earmum mannum his ealde hrægl, Bl. H. 53, 13. <b>I a.</b> </b> Forðférde seó ealde hlǽfdige, Eádwerdes cinges móder, 1051; P. 172, 32. <b>I b.

æt-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-íwan, æt-íwian (-eáw-, -eów-, -éw-, -iéw-, -ýw-. In Ps. L. 16, 15 a dis-tinction between the mutated and not mutated forms seems to be made, the former being transitive (cf.
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Hér atéwoden twégen cometan, Chr. 729 ; P. 45, l. with complementary adjective Eall ðá hrægel swá hwít and swá níwe ætýwdon, swá hé ðý ylcan dæge mid gegearwod wáre, Bd. 4, 30 ; S. 608, 41. Cf. oþ-íwan

Linked entry: æt-eáwan

ge-dihtan

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Gedihte digesta (antiquarum arcam legum ab illo mirabiliter digesta), 147 : 2175. to deck, adorn Gediht vel gesiwad hrægel aucupicta vel frigia vestis, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 18

ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
ríce, adj.

powerfulmightygreatpossessed of powerrichpossessed of wealthstrongpowerfulmightypotent

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Ríccræ wífe hrægl regillum vel peplum vel pella vel amiculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 32. Hé nǽnigum rícum men ǽfre ǽnig feoh syllan wolde nullam potentibus saeculi pecuniam umquam dare solebat, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 12.

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Ongan his feax teran and his hrægl somod, Judth. Thw. 25, 28; Jud. 282. Somod for his hǽlo ðæs cyninges and ðære þeóde ðe hé fore wæs pro salute illius, simul et gentis cui praeerat, Bd. 2,12 ; S. 512, 29. Niht somod and dæg, Cd.

ge-fón

(v.)
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Gif hwá on nunnan hrægl oþþe on hire breóst bútán hire leáfe gefó, 72, 9. <b>II a.</b> fig. to put one's hand to a matter, make attempt at :-- Hé hæfde ful oft ǽr on gefangen, C. D. ii. 113, 12. (Goth, ga-fáhan: O. Sax.

ge-métan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-métan, he -méteþ, -métt, -mét; p. -métte, pl. -métton; pp. -méted, -métod, -métt, -mét

To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet withinvĕnīre, compĕrīre

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Gé gemétaþ án cild hræglum bewunden, and on binne aléd invĕniētis infantem pannis invŏlūtum, et pŏsĭtum in præsēpio, 2, 12: Mt. Bos. 11, 29: Mk. Bos. 11, 2.

Linked entries: métan ge-mittan

of-teón

(v.)
Grammar
of-teón, pp. -togen and -tigen.

to withdrawto take away what a person has, deprive a person of anythingto withhold, keep back, deny a person anythingabstrahere

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Gé him ǽghwæs oftugon hrægles nacedum móses mete-leásum ye withheld from them everything, raiment from the naked, food from the hungry, Exon. Th. 92, 8; Cri. 1505.

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Horses hýda hí habbaþ him tó hrægle pelliculas equorum ad vestimentum habentes, Nar. 38, 2.

Linked entry: hýd-gild

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Ða ðe wróhte sáwaþ seminantes jurgia, Past. 47 ; Swt. 357, 14, 22. cause of complaint, injury, hurt Næs hyra wlite gewemmed, ne nǽnig wróht on hrægle, Cd. Th. 243, 17; Dan. 437.

lócian

(v.)
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Lócige hé ꝥ hió hæbbe hrægl providebit puellae vestimenta, Ll.

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Hine ðá gegyrede mid hǽrenum hrægle swíðe heardum and unwinsumum he clothed himself with raiment of hair very hard and unpleasant, 221, 24.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Ðá hét ic eald hrægl tóslítan and habban wið ðæm fýre jussi scissas uestes opponere ignibus, Nar. 23, 30.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Ðá cempo gegearwodon hine mið fellereáde hrægle milites induunt eum purpura, Mk. L. 15, 17, 20. Ne Salomon suá gegearued wæs ( coopertus est ), Mt. L. 6, 29. Gæst gegearwd (cf. un-gegearwod), Gú. 662.