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hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite ne réhst ðú hwæt rǽdon teóþ ðé ðæs ðe sylfe habbaþ though you are derided [or blamed?]

trymman

(v.)
Grammar
trymman, trymian; p. trymede. I. to make firm or
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hyra sefan trymedon on frófre, Exon. Th. 83, 23; Cri. 1360. Swá hine trymedon, 110, 7; Gú. 104. Bégen gebróþru beornas trymedon, wordon bǽdon, Byrht. Th. 140, 49; By. 305. Ðíne láreówas, ða ðec tó góde trymmen, Exon. Th. 301, 4; Fa. 14.

ídlian

(v.)
Grammar
ídlian, p. ode
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To become vain or idle, come to nought, to make vain or empty Him hyge brosnaþ ídlaþ þeódscype their mind corrupts, discipline comes to nought, Exon. 81 a ; Th. 304, 13; Fä, 69. Ídlodon on ídelnyssum heora irritaverunt in vanitatibus suis, Cant.

un-deádlícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-deádlícness, e; f.

Immortality

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Hyht hiora undeádlícnise ( immortalitate ) full is, Rtl. 86, 22: Homl. Th. i. 544. 3. Hæfde God ðæs mannes sáwle gegódod mid undeádlícnysse ... wé ne forluron ná ða undeádlícnyssæ, 20, 1-4: Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 4: 3, 21; S. 551, 3

Linked entry: un-deáþlícness

heofon-cyning

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Abraham hýrde heofoncyninge, Exod. 410. of the second person Ród bestémed heofoncyninges hlútran dreóre, Cri. 1087. Eall gé þæt mé dydon tó hýnðum heofoncyninge, 1514

Lindisfaran

Grammar
Lindisfaran, l. Lindesfaran.
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Dele the bracket after ' Northumbria ', and add Lindesfarona landes is syfan þúsend hýda mid hǽðfeldlande, C. D. B. i. 414, 17. Myrcna þeóde and Lindesfearena (-pharona, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 350, 8.

a-wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽgan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To deceivedeludefrustratedisappointcause to faileluderefrustrariirritum facere

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Awǽged ne dó ðú wedd irritum ne facias fædus, Hymn, Lye

Linked entry: wǽgan

eorre

(adj.)
Grammar
eorre, adj.

Angry, enraged, fierce īrātus, īrācundus

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Þurh eorne hyge through angry mind, 1367; El. 685. Nalæs late wǽron eorre æscberend to ðam orlege the fierce spear-bearers were not slow to the onset, Andr. Kmbl. 93; An. 47: 2153; An. 1078

sele-rǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
sele-rǽdend, es ; m.
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Ic ðæt leóde míne, selerǽdende, secgan hýrde, 2696 ; B. 1346

ge-treówþ

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Gif hé hit mid getrýwðan geearnod, 440, 3. loyalty Ánum cynehláforde holdlíce hýran, and georne hine healdan mid rihtan getrýwðan, Ll.

heáfod-weg

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weg, es; m.
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Of þǽm heáfodlonde eft on þone weg ; of ðǽm wege on hlydan, ondlong hlydan on þon heáfodweg; of þǽm wege on þone hyll, Cht. E. 208, 29

a-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bídan, ic -bíde, ðú -bídest, -bítst, -bíst, he -bídeþ, -bít, pl. -bídaþ; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden; v. intrans.

ABIDEremainwaitwait forawaitmaneresustinereexpectare

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To ABIDE, remain, wait, wait for, await; manere, sustinere, expectare abídan sceolon in sin-nihte they must abide in everlasting night, Exon. 31b; Th. 99, 28; Cri. 1631.

eálá

(int.)
Grammar
eálá, æálá, ǽlá, hélá; interj.

0! alas! Oh!eheu! euge! proh

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Hy. 1, 1: 2, 1. Eálá! gif he wolde O that he would, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 105; Met. 9, 53. Eálá hwæt se forma wǽre alas! that the first should have been, 8, 109; Met. 8, 55. Eálá! ðæt hit wurde O! that it might be, 8, 77; Met. 8, 39. Eálá!

Linked entries: æálá ǽ-lá eáw

síde

(adv.)
Grammar
síde, adv.
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Ealra lǽca ðæra ðe gewurde wíde oððe síde, Hy. 1, 7. [Þis wes itald wide and side, Laym. 29902. Wide and side spelledd iss, Orm. 5900. Sidder (hanging) lower, Piers P. 5, 193.] Cf. preceding word

ciric-sócn

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Substitute: going to church, attendance at church Þæt crístene men þæne egesan ǽfre ne dreógan þæt deófolgyld weorðian, for ðám ne fremeð ǽnig cyricsócn ǽfre ǽnigum þéra þe þæt óðer drýhð, Wlfst. 281, 5.

dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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Dyrnan Meotudes mihte, An. 693: El. 971: Hy. 7, 93. with dat. of person from whom a thing (acc. ) is concealed Seó ród þe gé mannum dyrndun, El. 626. On yrre wille hé his milde mód mannum dyrnan numquid continebit in ira sua misericordiam suam?

fearr

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mon band on wilde fearras, Shrn. 133, 12. ¶ in local names: Fearrhám, C. D. iii. 233, 31. Fearres cumb, v. 232, 24. Sunt rura haec . . . Fearresheáfod . . . iii. 101, 15: v. 342. 23. Add:

ge-receness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-receness, e; f.
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telling, narration Ne magon ðǽre tungan gerecnisse áspyrian they cannot follow what the tongue says, Sal.

Linked entries: rece-ness ge-recness

ge-feá

Grammar
ge-feá, d. gefeán, gefeáne; d. pl. gefeán, gefeánum.
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Écum gefeánum wilfægene sempiternis gaudiis compotes, Hy. S. 123, 9. Tó gehýranne þá gefeán (gaudia) þæs heofonlícan ríces, Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 345, 9. with cause of joy in gen. Næs hié þǽre fylle gefeán hæfdon, B. 562.

ge-flíman

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Þú miht geflýman, Dóm. L. 32, 67.