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be-ládian

(v.)
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Hé for his wífe ne dearr hine sylfne beládian ðæt hé ne scule faran, Hex. 34, 21. to offer as excuse ꝥ nán man ne ðorfte hine beládian, ꝥ hé fæt næfde that nobody need offer as excuse that he had not a vessel, Hml.

ge-hwæþer

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Dó þonne gehwæþer, ge on ðá wunde lege, and eác drinc swýþe þearle, Lch. i. 78, 9. governing a genitive An wíg gearwe ge æt hám ge on herge, ge gehwæðer þára efne swylce mǽla swylce hira mandryhtne þearf gesǽlde, B. 1248.

Linked entry: hwæþer

on-sendan

(v.)

to send off, despatch (an emissary)to send forth or out,to emit (an odour, etc.)to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)

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Him his sunu hám onsende filium remisit, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 2. Hine God ús onsende, Beo. Th. 770; B. 382. Se ðisne ár hider onsende, Andr. Kmbl. 3207; An. 1606. Ðá onbeád heó him ðæt hé hire tó onsænde all ða gesíðwíf, Shrn. 87, 21.

Linked entry: an-sendan

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Hé wát æðelinga beam eorðan forgiefene (committed to the earth), Seef. 93. to give back what has been forfeited, restore Se cyng forgeaf þám eorle (Godwin who had just cleared himself) his fulne freóndscype and fulne eorldóm and eall þet hé ǽr áhte,

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Ðeáh ða woroldlecon lǽceas [Hat.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

æt-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feallan, p. -feól, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen

To fall awaycadere

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To fall away; cadere Healf wér ðǽr æt-fealþ one half of the wer there falls away, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 21

beadu-folm

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-folm, e; f.

A war or bloody handbellica manus

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A war or bloody hand; bellica manus Nán íren blódge beadufolme onberan wolde no iron would impair his bloody warhand, Beo. Th. 1984; B. 990

gim-reced

(n.)
Grammar
gim-reced, es; m. n.

A hall adorned with gems

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A hall adorned with gems Ne hí gimreced setton searolíce nor with art did they build palaces, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 50; Met. 8, 25

sealmian

(v.)
Grammar
sealmian, p. ode
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To play on the harp (and sing) Ic singe and sealmige cantabo et psallam (I sal sing and salme, Ps.), Ps. Spl. M. 107, 1

sige-hrémig

(adj.)
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sige-hrémig, adj.
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Exultant with victory, triumphant Gesæt sige*-*hrémig on ða swíðran hand éce eádfruma ( Christ ) ágnum Fæder, Exon. Th. 33, 25 ; Cri. 531 : Hy. 8, 30

á-pullian

(v.)
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Add: — Gif þú smyrest hraðe ðá stówe þe þá hǽr beóð of ápullud, ne geþafað seó smyrung ꝥ hý eft wexen, Lch. i. 362, 10

Linked entry: pullian

dæg-langes

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Ac gyf unc swá þince uton gebyddan unc hǽr dæglanges and spurian tó morgen furður sed hodie satis, ut puto, scripsimus, Shrn. 188, 17. Add

hæcce-leás

(adj.)
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hæcce-leás, adj.
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Without a hatch (hæc[c], q. v.)?, without a fence hæcce. q. v. )? On hæcceleás díc; ðonne andlang dǽre díc, C. D. vi. 70, 20

heardung

(n.)
Grammar
heardung, e; f.

A hardening

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A hardening, a being or becoming hard: Heardung þǽre lifre butan gefélnesse and bútan sáre, Lch. ii. 198, 13. Be þǽre lifre heardunge, 160, 21

hearpung

(n.)
Grammar
hearpung, e; f.

Harping, playing on the harp

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Harping, playing on the harp Hé hí hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga he hath deserved her by his harping, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 8

wind-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wind-sele, e; m.

A windy hall

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A windy hall Wíde geond windsele (Hell; cf. Ðes windiga sele, 273, 14 ; Sat. 136), Cd. Th. 284, 11; Sat. 320: 288, 23; Sat. 386

Linked entry: wind-gerest

feax-feallung

(n.)
Grammar
feax-feallung, e; f.

Falling offloss of the hairthe mangecrīnium amissioalōpĕciaάλωπεκία

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Falling off; or loss of the hair, the mange; crīnium amissio, alōpĕcia = άλωπεκία Feaxfeallung alōpĕcia, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 56; Wrt. Voc. 19, 58

Linked entry: feallung

ge-reócan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reócan, to smoke (trans.),
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fumigate, steam Wyrc beþinge . . . hǽt stánas swíþe háte . . . hé sitte on stóle ofer þǽre beþinge ꝥ heó hine mæge tela gereócan, Lch. ii. 340, 8

healf-soden

(adj.)
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healf-soden, adj.

Half cooked

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Half cooked On healfsodenum mete in semicocto cibo, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 2: Med. ex Quadr. 7, 2; Lchdm. i. 356, 18

hwelian

(v.)
Grammar
hwelian, p. ode, ede
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Gif ðæt líc heard sí útan lege on ðane lǽcedom ðe ðæt heard forði hwelige and ðæt yfel út teó if the body be hard on the outside apply such leechdom as the hard part may turn to matter thereby, and may draw out the mischief, L.

Linked entries: hwelca hwele ge-hweled