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hefig-mód

troublesomevexatioussad-hearted

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T. 54, 3. sad-hearted, having a heavy heart, Similar entries v. hefig; XIII. 1 a Þǽr (in heaven) him nǽfre ne hingrað, ne hé hefigmód ne bið, Nap. 36

hwet-stán

Grammar
hwet-stán, Add:, <b>hwete-stán</b>
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Mon heardlíce gníde þone hnescestan mealmstán æfter þǽm ꝥ hé þence þone soelestan hwetstán on tó gerǽceanne, Ors. 4, 13 ; S. 212, 29

nirwett

(n.)
Grammar
nirwett, n. (not m. )
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</b> a place of confinement :-- Godes Sunu wæs geléd on nearuwre binne, tó ðí þæt hé ús fram hellicum nyrwette (the prison (or (?) confinement) of hell) álýsde, Hml. Th. i. 34, 32

strang-lic

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Först. 121, 19. 2. add Þǽr wearð on dæg swíðe stranglic gefeoht on bá halfe, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 12. Hé þet land mid stranglicum feohte gewann, 1097; P. 234, 12

un-lísan

Grammar
un-lísan, <b>. I.</b>
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Se ceorl þe þyder cóm gebunden ongan semninga þǽr standan unlýsed and unbunden, 164, 19. to release from a restrictive condition His dohtor wæs dumb geboren, and hé Martinum bæd ꝥ hé hire tungan unlýsde, Hml. S. 31, 1107

un-wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wíd, adj.
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Not wide, narrow Emne swá mycel swá fram heofenes hrófe is tó þysse eorðan, þonne is leornod on hálgum bócum, þæt sió hel sié swylc twá deóp, and nis ná ðe unwídre (-widdre, v.l.) (cf. seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd.

Linked entry: wíd

wæter-scipe

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Ðá wǽron twégen gebrððra . . . and hæfdon ǽnne fiscnoþ on ánum brádum mere . . . ac þǽr wurdon eft æt þám wæterscipe . . . micel gefeoht for þám fixnoþe.

wulf

Grammar
wulf, <b>. I.</b>
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Læg se grǽga wulf þe bewiste ꝥ heáfod, and mid his twám fótum hæfde ꝥ heáfod beclypped, grǽdig and hungrig, and for Gode ne dorste þæs heáfdes ábyrian, Hml. S. 32, 145-155. Add

fyrhto

Grammar
fyrhto, (-u).
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Be fyrhto þæs tintreglican wítes de terrore futuri judicii, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 487, 15. Hé mid mycelre fyrhte wæs geslegen, Guth. 88, 18. Add

ge-ælfremedan

(v.)

to alienate, estrange

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to alienate, estrange Þæt heora nán ne beó geæl-fremod fram ðám micclan húse, Hml. Th. i. 350, 4. Ðá hálgan geseóð þá fordónan swá micclum fram him geælfremode swá micclum swá hí beóð fram Drihtne áscofene, Hml. Th. i. 332, 24.

Linked entry: ælfremedan

gás-ríc

(n.)
Grammar
gás-ríc, es; m.

An impetuous creature, a furious animal

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An impetuous creature, a furious animal (used of the whale ; cf. the description in Wal. 5 : Se micla hwæl biþ unwillum oft geméted frécne and ferðgrim fareðlácendum) Fisc (a whale) flódu áhóf on fergenberig; warþ gásríc grorn þǽr hé on greút giswom

á-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wacnian, -wæcnian.

to awakento arisespring

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Clypiað . . . ꝥ hé áwacnige, 18, 120. to arise, spring Þæt þeós weoruld mihte of hym áwæcnian, Wlfst. 206, 28. Þanon wæs áwæcnod ꝥ æþeluste cynn, Angl. xi. 3, 56

Linked entry: -wacnian

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, In Ll. Th. i. 6, 3 the weak form, ealle ða ǽhtan, occurs, and a form not feminine, mínes ágenes ǽhtes,
  • 194, 16
  • .

what is owned, a possessionpossession

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Add: what is owned, a possession Ǽht res, heánra manna (man, Wrt.) vel ceorla (-ic, Wrt.) ǽhta peculium, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 57, 59. Ǽhta gadzarum, An. Ox. 3155. Gif ceorl deóflum gelde, hé sié ealra his ǽhta (MS. ǽhtan) scyldig, Ll. Th. i. 40, 5, 6. Selle

hetol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hetol-ness, e; f.

violenceseverityferocityrapacity

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as an attribute of a person, violence, severity Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse (rabiem) heora réðscipes gehwyrfað þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse.

Linked entry: hetol

hwǽte-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-wæstm, es; m. (?)
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Substitute: <b>hwǽte-wæstm</b> wheat-produce, wheat-crop, wheat Eorþan móder, geunne þé Drihten æcera wexendra ... þǽre brádan berewæstma and þǽre hwítan hwǽtewæstma and ealra eorþan wæstma, Lch. i. 402, 6.

morþ-dǽd

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Add: evil-doing Ofsceamod for þære morðdǽde þe hé gedón hæfde, and for þám manslihte þe hé slóh mid þǽre handa, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 34. an evil deed Irre and anda ús synd forbodene, manslyht and morðdǽda, Hml. A. 8, 190.

ge-edníwung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-edníwung, e; f.
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Renewal, restoration Ǽr þǽre gyfte and geedníwunge (restitutionem) þára líchamana on dómes dæge, Gr. D. 295. 11

Linked entry: ed-níwung

hreddere

(n.)
Grammar
hreddere, es; m.
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A defender For þig is þǽre hálgan cyrcan neód ꝥ heó hæbbe hredderas ( defensores ), Chrd. 94, 4

stán-cnoll

(n.)
Grammar
stán-cnoll, es; m.
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, rock-summit Andlang þǽre róde oð hit cymð beneoðan stáncnolle, Cht. E. 248, 17

wær-lic

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Add: — Hí þurh ꝥ swýþur cunnedon þǽre Godes gife þonne hit wærlic wǽre, Gr. D. 27, 12