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reócan

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Sume hús ná gehrán seó fýlnes þæs reócendan and stincendan mistes alia habitacula exurgens foetor e flumine minime tangebat, Gr. D. 319, 11. Eóde forð feórðe healf geár bútan rénscúrum and reocendum deáwe, Hml. S. 18, 57. Add

smeágan

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Ðá hwíle ðe hí tó ungemetlíce smeágad ymb ðás eorðlecan ðing intentionem suam dum rebus transitoriis immoderatius implicant, 431, 14.

stów

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Dele weall in the compounds. add: with reference to material things Momentum ys gewyss stów þǽre sunnan on heofenum, Angl. viii. 318, 4. with reference to non-material things Sume úre déningbéc onginnað on Adventum Domini; nis ðeáh þǽr for ðý ðæs geáres

hǽlend

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlend, hélend, es; m.

A healer, Saviour, Jesus

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Hé sóþlíce hys folc hál gedéþ fram hyra synnum vocabis nomen ejus Iesum; ipse enim salvum faciet populum suum a peccatis eorum, 1, 16. Iesus is on Léden Saluator and on Englisc Hǽlend Jesus is in Latin Salvator and in English healer, Homl.

heden

(n.)
Grammar
heden, es; m.

A hood, chasubledressa jacket of fur or skin

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Swá hwylc swá wile lectiones rǽdan ne biþ hé nýded tó ðon ðæt hé him ofdó his oferhacelan oððe heden ac gyf hé euangelium rǽde wyrpe him of heden oððe cæppan on his gescyldro quicunque lectiones legere velit, non necesse est ei cappam suam vel cucullum

Linked entries: hæðen hed-cláþ

hord-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
hord-cófa, an; m.

A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart

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A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart Ðá æfter ðon ðá cégde seó hálige Mariæ tó eallum apostolum on hire hordcófan post hec vocavit Sancta Maria omnes apostolos in cubiculo suo, Blickl

ort-geard

(n.)
Grammar
ort-geard, es; m.

An orchard, garden

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Suá se ceorl déþ his ortgeard, 40, 3 ; Swt. 293, 4. God áplantode wynsumnisse orcerd ( the garden of Eden, ) Gen. 2, 8. Beóþ hyra orcerdas mid æpplum áfyllede, Lchdm. iii. 252, 22.

Linked entries: orc-eard ord-ceard

hnesc-ness

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

Softness, delicacy, gentleness, weakness

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Gif hwá for his hnescnysse ðæt fæsten áberan ne mæg si quis præ mollitie sua jejunium perferre nequeat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 60; Th. ii. 220, 24. Gif þurh his hnescnysse seó heord forwurþ if through his want of vigour the flock perish, L. I.

án-cenned

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
án-cenned, def. se án-cenneda; part. [án unus, cennan gignere]

Only-begottenuni-genitus

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Only-begotten; uni-genitus Áncenned Sunu only-begotten Son, Exon. 14b; Th. 29, 18; Cri. 464. Se áncenneda Sunu the only-begotten Son, Jn. Bos. 1, 18: 3, 16

Linked entries: án-cænned án-cenda

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, es; m.

A raven

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His sunu hangaþ hrefne tó hróðre his son hangs a solace for the raven, Beo. Th. 4887; B. 2448. Saluwigpádan ðone sweartan hræfn hyrnednebban the black raven, dusky-coated, hard-beaked, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 10; Æðelst. 61.

Linked entries: hræm hrefn hrem hremn

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leaveto remain

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Se forma lǽfde his bróðer his wíf primus reliquit uxorem suam fratri suo, Mt Kmbl. 22, 25. Ða men ðe hé beæftan him lǽfde ǽr those men that before he had left behind him, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 13.

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

leng

(n.)
Grammar
leng, e; f.

Lengthheightstature

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Far geond ðis land on lenge and on brǽde perambula terram in longitudine et in latitudine sua, 13, 17: Nar. 33, 22. Leáf on fingeres lenge leaves of the length of a finger, Herb. 147, 1; Lchdm. i. 270, 22.

ufe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
ufe-weard, uf-weard; adj.

upperupper part ofupper partlaterlatter part of a time

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Ða eágan bióð on ðam líchoman foreweardum and ufeweardum oculi sunt in ipsa honoris summi facie positi, Past. 1; Swt. 29, 13. Þreó stódon æt ufeweardum ðæm múðan, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 23. Fram his hnolle ufewerdan, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 26.

wæstm-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm-sceatt, es; m.

Usury, interest

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Surt. 54, 12. Wæstmscettes fenoris, Germ. 389, 45. Se ðe his feoh tó unrihtum wæstmsceatte (tó westemscette ad usuram, Ps. Surt.) ne syleþ, Ps. Th. 14, 6. Of westemsceattum ex usuris, Ps. Surt. 71, 14

Linked entry: wæstm

Iob

(n.)
Grammar
Iob, es; m.

JoveJupiter

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Jove, Jupiter Job Saturnes sunu, Bt. 35. 4; Fox, 162, 5. Ercules Iobes sunu, 16, 2; Fox 52, 34. Iobes templ, Nar. 37, 23

un-clǽnu

(n.)
Grammar
un-clǽnu, un-clǽno; f.

Uncleannessimpurity

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Uncleanness, impurity Fulle sint unclǽno pleni sunt inmunditia, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 25. Fulla sint all ł éghuelc unclǽnæ plena sunt omni spurcitia, 27

Linked entry: clǽnu

úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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Th. 271, 27. on the outside Ic eom úte ego foris sum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 242, 5. outside a house, any enclosed place, etc. Petrus sæt úte (foris) on ðam cafertúne, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 69: Lk. Skt. 1, 10.

Linked entry: út

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Sume ðás maciað femininum on a, 40, 8.

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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</b> proper (name, noun) :-- Sume synd ágene naman swá swá is Eádgár, sume gemǽnelice, Ælfc. Gr. 11, 16. On as geendiað ágene naman; Aeneas is ágen nama, 25, 14-16. as subst., one&#39;s own (people, land, property, &amp;c.)

samnian

(v.)
Grammar
samnian, ode. v. trans.

to collect, assemble, bring together, gather to draw together, join, uniteto get materials together for a poem to composeto collect, assemble, come togetherto draw together, join, uniteto glean

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flammam, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 21. to glean Hé mid his sceáfe ne mæg sceát áfyllan ðeáh ðe hé samnige swíðe georne non implevit sinum suum qui manipulos colligit, Ps.

Linked entry: samode