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hyge-mǽð

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-mǽð, e; f.

reverence

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Wígláf healdeþ higemǽðum [hige méðum, Th.] heáfodwearde Wígláf keeps guard reverently [or duly ], Beo. Th. 5810; B. 2909

dysig-nes

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Eálá on hú micelre dysignesse men nú sindon O dura mens hominum et cor semper inhumanum, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 17. Swá hwæt swá wé þurh hwylce dysignesse gedón habban, Hml. A. 143, 137. Add

for-trendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-trendan, p. de
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To obstruct by rolling, stop an opening Hí námon swíðe micelne stán and fortrendon þǽre byrgenne duru they took a very big stone and stopped the sepulchre's mouth by rolling the stone to it, Nap. 62

Linked entry: trendan

þigen

(n.)
Grammar
þigen, e; f.
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Ðurh ðæs hálgan húsles þygene ús beóþ úre synna forgyfene, i. 266, 8. Ðurh ánes æpples ðigene through eating an apple, ii. 330, 33.

for-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
for-drugian, -druwian; p. ode; pp. od

To dry upparchwitherarescĕresiccāri

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Hió wǽre fordrugod to duste it would be dried to dust, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104

Linked entry: for-druwian

gebúr-gerihta

(n.)
Grammar
gebúr-gerihta, pl. n.

A boor's or farmer's rights or duescĕlōni consuetūdĭnes

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A boor's or farmer's rights or dues; cĕlōni consuetūdĭnes Gebúrgerihta sýn mislíce, gehwár hý sýn hefige, gehwár eác medeme geburi consuetudines inveniuntur multimode, et ubi sunt onerose et ubi sunt levioris aut medie, Th. i. 434, 4

þeóstrig

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóstrig, adj.
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Ðurh ðrióstrie wegas per vias tenebrosas, Kent. Gl. 21

Linked entries: þýstrig þrióstrig

blód-dolg

(n.)
Grammar
blód-dolg, (-h), es; n.
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Gif þú ne mæge blóddolh (-dolg, 16, 6) áwríþan . . . lege ꝥ dust on cláð, wríþ mid þý ꝥ blóddolh, Lch. ii. 148, 7-15

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.
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Þus gerád of this kind; hujus(ce)modi, talis JJus gerád huiusmodi, ðus gerád man huius-modi homo, ðus geráde men huiusmodi homines, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 74, 8. Him þúhte þns gerád ungelimp . . . geearnod wǽre. Ll. Th. i. 270, ii.

Linked entry: sam-rád

ge-neósian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neósian, <b>; II.</b>
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Hí ne dorston ꝥ hálige hús mid ingange geneósian, ac æt ðǽre dura hí gebǽdon they didn't venture to enter the house when they visited it, but prayed at the door, Hml, Th. i. 504, 10. Add

streáw

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Ðurh ðá treówu and ðám streáwe sind getácnode leóhtlice synna, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 9-14. Lytle stréwu leuiores paleas, Chrd. 74, 16. v. bed-, healm-streáw. Add

dryht-sib

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-sib, dryht-sibb, e; f. [sib peace, kinship]

Peace between two nations, lordly kinship pax vel amīcĭtia inter duas gentes

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Peace between two nations, lordly kinship; pax vel amīcĭtia inter duas gentes Ic Heaðobeardna ne talige dryhtsibbe dǽl Denum unfǽcne I esteem not part of the Heathobeards' lordly kinship to the Danes guileless, Beo. Th. 4142; B. 2068

un-begán

(adj.)
Grammar
un-begán, adj.

uncultivatedunadorned

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Ðeós wyrt byþ cenned on dúnum and on unbegánum stówum, Lchdm. i. 230, 4: 238, 17. unadorned Unbegán inculta, non ornata, Hpt. Gl. 435, 26

ǽ-þryttan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-þryttan, p. -te
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Gl. 512, 42. ( All are glosses on the same passage. ) Þæt hí ne beón ðurh ðá langsumnysse ǽðrytte, Hml. Th. ii. 446, 8

deáþ-bǽre

Grammar
deáþ-bǽre, (deád-).
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Ðæt on ús deádbǽres is ðurh synna, 445, 25. Deáðbǽre (deád-, An. Ox. 2020) letiferas, mortiferas, Hpt. Gl. 454, 17. Add

FREMEDE

(adj.)
Grammar
FREMEDE, fremde, fremþe, fræmde; adj.

Strangeforeignestranged fromdevoid ofaliēnusperegrīnusaliēnātusaversusremōtusexpers

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Ne ðú fremedne god gebiddest neque adōrābis deam aliēnum, Ps. Th. 80, 9. Wilt ðú fremdne monnan grétan wilt thou address a strange man? Exon. 92 b; Th. 346, 20; Sch. 1.

unc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
unc, dat.: unc, uncet (-it), acc.: uncer; gen.

Us twome and theeme and him

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Ðú mé behéte hál ðæt ðæt ðú mé, sealdest, on ða gewitnesse ðe unc ðá mid wæs, L. O. 7; Th. i. 180, 24. Unc is his hyldo þearf, Cd. Th. 41, 30; Gen. 664.

Linked entries: uncet ungc wit

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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Skt. i. 5, 401. where the words of the wish are given Alexander ðá wíscte: 'Eálá gif ðú wǽre hund,' Homl.

Linked entry: wíscan

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Voc. ii. 151, 65. to be mad, out of one's senses Cwæþ se cyning : ' Ne wille ðú swá sprécan ; ðæt ðú teala wite. ' Cwæþ hé: 'Ne wéde ic (non insanio), Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 32. Deófol is on him, and hé wét (insanit), Jn. Skt. 10, 20.

Linked entry: a-wédan

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Ðú sylest andgit eallum eorþbúendum, Ps. Th. 118, 130. Ðú man geworhtest and him sealdest word and gewitt and wæstma gecynd, Hy. 9, 56. Ðú sealdest ǽlcre gecynde ágene wísan, 7, 66. Sealde hé dumbum gesprec, Andr. Kmbl. 1153; An. 577.