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hálgian

(v.)
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Add: to make holy, sanctify Hálgig ł hálga ðú (gehálga, W. S., R.) hiá . . . Fore him ic hálgiga (hálgige, W. S., gihálgo, R.) mec seolfne sanctifica eos . . . pro eis ego sanctifico me ipsum, Jn. L. 17, 17-19. . to consecrate, set apart as sacred to

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Add: praiseworthy, deserving praise or approbation Hergendlic probabilis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 31. Ic wolde beón gehered þeáh ðe ic herigendlic nǽre, Angl. xi. 113, 49. Se man nǽre herigendlic, gif hé for þí ne syngode þe hé ne mihte; ac hé wǽre hérigendlic

hefig-ness

oppressivenessburdensomenessa troubledullnessdiseaseoppression

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Add: oppressiveness, burdensomeness Synna usra hefignese ué biðon áðryhto peccatorum nostrorum pondere premimur, Rtl. 51, 23. Hú ðú gehǽled beón miht fram þysse ádle hefignesse (hefi-, v. l.) quomodo cureris ab huius molestia langoris, Bd. 3, 12; Sch

nese

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Add: saying no to a question 'Hwæþer ðín woruld eall wǽre æfter ðínum willan.' Ðá andsworode Boetius: 'Nese, lá, nese; næs ic nǽfre gít náne hwíle swá emnes módes . . .', Bt. 26, 1 ; F. 90, 24, Nese, lá, nese; ne mín ne nánes mannes nis tó þám creftig

sécan

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3. add: Hiǽ sóhtum ł soecað ðec tó stǽnenna quaerebant te lapidare, Jn. R. L. 8, 11. 3 a. with prep., to seek after, try to provide for Séc(e) man on cwicum ceápe ymbe mínre sáwle þearfe, swá hit beón mæge, and swá hit eác gerysne sý, C. D. ii. 117,

spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sproutspringgerminateTo put forth a shootbring forth fruitto incite

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intrans. To sprout, spring, germinate Ðonne sprit his gird germinabit virga ejus, Num. 17, 5. Up spryt rihtwísnys orietur justitia, Ps. Lamb. 71, 7. Tó ðý hé sprytt, ðæt hé mid cwyldum fornyme swá hwæt swá hé ǽr sprytte, Homl. Th. i. 614, 9. Ðonne treówa

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wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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To turn. trans. To cause to move, alter the direction or position of something (lit. or fig.) God on gesyhðe wæs . . . mín on ða swíðran, ðanon ic ne wénde onsión míne Elen. Kmbl. 696; El. 348. Swá hwá swá his mód went tó yflum Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 20

LIFIAN

(v.)
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LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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To LIVE Ne swelte ic ac ic lifige non moriar, sed vivam, Ps. Th. 117,17: 118, 93. Ðú eádig leófast, 127, 2. Ðenden ðú hér leofast, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 29; Gen. 935. Ðǽr hit lifaþ swá unnyt swá hit wæs where it continues as useless as it was before, Beo.

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ge-medemian

(v.)
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Add: I. to make mean (v. medume; I), humble, bring to low estate Se myccla mægenþrym . . . þurh þone man gemede-mod wæs mannum tó helpe the great majesty (of Christ) through incarnation was brought to low estate for the help of men, Bl. H. 179, 9. I

scyldig

(adj.)
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scyldig, adj.
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guilty, sinful, criminal Scyldig reus, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 1: 86, 61: sons, Ǽlfc. Gr. 9, 39; Zup. 63, 14. Gif man wát, ðæt óðer mán sweraþ, hé biþ scildig ( portabit iniquitatem suam ), gif hé hit forhilþ, Lev. 5, 1. Wæs gecueden tó ðæm scyldegan folce

ge-myndig

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Add: I. having remembrance of. without construction Hé gecostad wearð in gemyndigra monna tídum (in the times of men who can remember the events; cf. míne dihteras . . . mihton gemunan . . . þá wundru þisses eádigan weres (Guthlac), Guth. Gr. 103, 48

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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and add: a family, wife and children Gif hwá stalie swá his wif nyte and his bearn ... Gif hé stalie on gewitnesse ealles his híredes, Ll. Th. i. 106, 15-17. Gif hig (priests) hwylc árwyrðe hýredes fæder tó his húse gelaðige, sé þe wyle mid his wífe

sweart

(adj.)
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sweart, adj.
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of colour, swart, swarthy, black, dark Sweart ater, teter; ceruleus, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 32, 53 (in a list of colours): furvus, ii. 34, 39, 40: fuscus, 38, 27: luridus, 53, 15: pullus, 57, 10: niger. Ælfc. Gr. 8 ; Zup. 27, 9 : caeruleus, Hpt. Gl. 516, 14

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þeów-dóm

(n.)
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þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Service; in an unfavourable sense servitude, slavery, bondage, thraldom Ðes þeówdóm haec seruitus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33; ZuP. 60, 7. Þeówdóm mancipatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 57: famulatus, ii. 147, 35. Þeówdómum famulatibus, 34, 3. Ðeówdóm is twyfeald ... Is

ealdor-dóm

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Add: greatness, power, authority Ðá wurdon æteówode fela ðúsend engla, ðý lǽs ðe wǽre geþúht ánes engles ealdordóm tó hwónlic tó swá micelre bodunge, Hml Th. i. 38, 5. Ealdordóme auctoritate, An. Ox. 2598. Ealderdóm auctoritatem, i. praerogativam, 2873

ful-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-neáh, full-neáh, ful-néh; adv.

Full nearlyvery nearlyalmostprŏpefĕre

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Full nearly, very nearly, almost; prŏpe, fĕre Steorran hie ætiéwdon fulneáh [fulnéh,Th. 29, 12, col. 1] healfe tíd ofer undern stars shewed themselves very nearly half an hour after nine o'clock [a.m. ], Chr. 540; Th. 28, 13; 29, 12, col. 2. Fulneáh

hwatung

(n.)
Grammar
hwatung, e; f.

Divination

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Divination Álýfed nys ídele hwatunga tó begánne permissum non est vanas divinationes exercere, L. Ecg. P. ii. 23, title; Th. ii. 180, 36. Nis ná sóðlíce álýfed nánum cristenum men ðæt hé ídele hwatunga; begá swá hǽðene men dóþ ðæt is ðæt hig gelýfon

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inweard-líce

(adv.)
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inweard-líce, adv.

Inwardlythoroughlyheartilyearnestly

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Inwardly, thoroughly, heartily, earnestly Heroðes innweardlíce gelearnade from him Herodes diligenter didicit ab eis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 7, 8. Innweardlíce cliopaþ hine invocate eum, Rtl. 10, 26. Is ðæt for inweardlíce riht racu that is a very thoroughly

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myrþra

(n.)
Grammar
myrþra, an; m.

A murdererhomicide

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A murderer, homicide Se man biþ myrþra ( homicida ), se ðe his bróþor hataþ, L. Ecg. C. 24; Th. ii. 150, 10. Gif hwylc man for his mǽges wræce man ofsleá, dó ( do penance ) hé swá myrþra .vii. geár oððe .x., L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 18; Th. ii. 230, 19, 21

nest

(n.)
Grammar
nest, es; n.

A nestthe young birds in the nestnidus

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A nest; also the young birds in the nest; nidus Nest nidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 77. 39 : Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7. 30. Ic in mínum neste neóbed ceóse, 'I shall die in my nest,' Exon. Th. 235, 6; Ph. 553 : 212, 25; Ph. 215. Nest timbran, gearwian, getimbran, wyrcan