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lǽs

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Þone þe ðis land gelytlede on lǽsu[m ?] oððe on gemǽru[m ?] qui istam terram diminuerit in pascuis siue metis, C. D. v. 253, 36. ¶ beólǽs pasture where there were many flowers for bees ? Cf. Beó-leáh, C.

ná-hwæþer

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</b> as a grammatical term, neuter :-- Neutrum is náðor cynn . . . ðis cyn gebyrað oftost tó náðrum cynne, Ælf. Gr.

ofer-féran

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L. 12, 37. of time relations, to pass through life Tó þisse andweardan woruld cóm Críst and oferférde; þæt is, hé cóm tó ðisse worulde on menniscnysse, and ðis líf oferférde, Hml. Th. i. 182, 27-28

hærfest

(n.)
Grammar
hærfest, es; m.

Harvest, autumnautumpnusautumnautumnusautumn

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Ðis wæs on hærfest this was in autumn, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 16

Linked entry: herfest

sogoþa

(n.)
Grammar
sogoþa, an; m.

hiccough, heartburngastric juice

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Of hómena stiéme and of wlætan cymþ eágna mist and sió scearpnes and sogoþa ðæt déþ wið ðon is ðis tó dónne the acidity and heartburn (?) cause that against which this is to be done ii. 28, 1. Wið sogoþan and geohsan ðe of milte cymþ 248, 1.

sóþe

(adv.)
Grammar
sóþe, adv.

trulygenuinelyreallytrulyin accordance with the facts of a casetrulyin accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast

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Hí sóðe ne ongeáton they did not rightly understand, Ps. Th. 73, 5. truly, in accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast Ic ða wǽre forð sóðe gelǽste, ðe ic ðé sealde, Cd. Th. 139, 11; Gen. 2308: 142, 22; Gen. 2365.

hyldu

(n.)
Grammar
hyldu, e; hyldo; indecl. f.

Kindnessfavouraffectionfriendshipgracefidelityloyalty

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Ðé wæs leófra his sibb and hyldo ðonne ðín sylfes bearn his [God's] peace and grace were dearer to thee than thine own child, 141; Th. 176, 33; Gen. 292l.

Linked entry: helde

ge-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-riht, es; n.

What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, directionrectum, jus, ratio, officium

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Dipl. ii. 172, 20

Linked entry: ge-ryht

ge-manigfealdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manigfealdian, p. ode.
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Take here <b>ge-mænigfealdian, ge-monigfealdian</b> in Dict. and add: trans. To multiply, to make numerous Þú gemanigfealdodest þíne mildheortnesse multiplicasti misericordias tuas, Ps. Th. 35, 7.

Linked entry: ge-mænigfealdian

ge-nip

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Th. i. 614, 29. of dim sight Wið eágena þýstru and genipe, Lch. i. 366, 13

ge-tríwe

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Take here <b>ge-trýwe</b> in Dict., and add Getrýwe fida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 38. trustworthy, honest, of persons Getriówe fidelis, Kent. Gl. 360. Gitríwa fida, Rtl. 109, 33.

fóre-steppan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-steppan, -stæppan, ic -steppe, -stæppe, he -stepþ, pl. -steppaþ, -stæppaþ; p. -stepede = -stepte ? pp. -steped = -stept ?

To step or come beforeto preventgo beforeprecedeprægrĕdiprævĕnīreantĭcĭpārepræcēdĕre

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Mildheortnys and sóþfæstnys fóresteppaþ [Lamb. fórestæppaþ] ansýne ðíne miserĭcordia et vērĭtas præcēdent făciem tuam, Ps. Spl. 88, 15

Linked entry: fóre-stæppan

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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Ne ðincþ mé nǽfre nánwuht swá sóþlíc swá mé þincþ ðín spell ðǽm tímum (tídum, Cott.

Linked entries: týma tíme

æf-ést-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
æf-ést-ful, adj.

Full of envyinvidia plenusinvidiosus

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Full of envy; invidia plenus, invidiosus He is swíðe æféstful for ðínum góde he is very full of envy at thy prosperity, Th. Apol. 14, 24

dreórignys

(n.)
Grammar
dreórignys, dreórinys,-nyss ,e ; f.

DREARINESS, sadness mœstĭtia

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Dial. MS. Hat. fol. 5 a, 8

eáþ-módnis

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-módnis, -nys, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Humility humĭlĭtas

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Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 459, 15. On eáþmódnysse míne in humĭlĭtāte mea, Ps. Spl. 118, 50

Linked entry: eád-módnes

ete-lond

(n.)
Grammar
ete-lond, es; n.

Pasture land pascua terra

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Dipl. 299; A.D. 869; Kmbl. ii. 95, 14

friþu

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Take here <b>freoþo</b> in Dict. and add Þú mé wǽre freoða fultumiend refugium meum es tu, Ps. Th. 70, 3

ge-cépan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cépan, p. te
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To be on the look-out for a person (gen. ) Hí nán óþer ðing nyston, buton ꝥ se cásere héte heora gecépan, Hml. S. 23, 444

hohful-ness

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

Anxiety, care, trouble

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Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 349, 11