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wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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To wish. with gen. to wish for, desire helle wísceþ, ðæs engestan éðelríces, Salm. Kmbl. 212; Sal. 105. ðæs betran lífes wýscaþ and wénaþ, Exon. Th. 106, 26; Gú. 47. Wíscaþ, 115, 24; Gú. 194. Hié his tócymes wýscton, Blickl.

Linked entry: wíscan

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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ne dorston þá hálgan stówe hreppan (grétan, v. l. temerare ), Gr. D. 43, 12. the subject a thing Þá wolde þurhþýn mid þám swurde, ac se ord ne dorste hreppan, Hml. S. 12, 227. where blame is expressed [cf. N. E.

sum

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Ðeáh mæge sume (= sume dǽle) his willan ongitan, þonne ne mæg eallne, Bt. 39, 9; F. 226, 7. Þá gesæt sume dæge under sunnbeáme, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 25. Fulsóð secgað sumera þinga, Ll. Th. ii. 344, 23 n

ríman

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Add Gif oferhycgen ðæt him ondrǽden hiora lytlan synna ðonne ðonne gesióð, ondrǽden him húru, ðonne hrímað (cum numerant), Past. 437, 12. add Sumne dǽl écra gyfa swilcra swilce nú wísdom is, and rihtwísnes, and óðre manega þe ús

gif

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H. 23, 7: Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 16: Sat. 251: Gen. 559: 2521: Sch. 35. Him ( the blind man ) bið mycel daru, gif hit geseón ne mæg, Bl. H. 21, 8.

HEARM

(n.)
Grammar
HEARM, herm, es; m.

HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insultpain, griefgrief, sorrow, harmcalamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuriagrief, sorrow

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onfunde Godes ierre on ðam hearme ðe his bearne æfter his dagum becom in damnationem secuturæ prolis ex eo iram judicis pertulit, Past. 4, 1; Swt. 39, 4. Nó mid hearme gæst ne grétte not with insult did he greet the guest, Beo.

Linked entry: hearm-heort

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Ne sceal nó ðæt án dón ðæt ána wacie, ac sceal eác his friénd wreccan. Ne ðynce him nó genóg ðæt ána wel libbe, búton eác ðá ðe fore beón sceal from ðǽre slǽwðe his synna átió non solum ut ipse vigilet, sed etiam ut amicum suscitet.

lang

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swá langne fyrst hafað leáf yfel tó dónne, Bt. 38, 4; F. 204,13. lange hwíle on þǽm gebede wæs, Bl. H. 217, 28.

beódan

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Hié him eáþmédo budon, 827; P. 60, 33. Gafol beódan, 1011; P. 141, 19. to attempt to do Gif him man bude þæt man beád þám martyrum if they were treated as the martyrs were, Hml. Th. i. 212, 27.

ge-macian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 88, 29. with subst. complement Þone ǽr éhtende martyr gemacode, Hml. Th. ii. 82, 24. with tó and dat. Gif him þæt mǽden mihte gemacian tó wífe. Hml.

fill

(n.)
Grammar
fill, fiell, es; m.

deathdestruction

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on fylle wearð he slipped and fell, B. 1544. næs ácweald ðurh ðám heálican fylle (the fall from the pinnacle of the temple), Hml. Th. ii. 300, 20. Mid þý fylle (hryre, v. l. ruina) ðæs wáges, Gr. D. 125; 5.

Linked entries: fiell fyll

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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gióng þæt bi wealle gesæt on sesse, B. 2715, Hét beornas gangan, þæt on þám eásteðe ealle stódon, By. 63. where the place mentioned is intended to include what is done there Hió tó setle geóng she took her place at table B. 2019. where the purpose

ágan

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þæt weorð nolde ágán ( would not retain in his possession ), ac hit óþrum monnum sealde, Ors. 4, 10:8. 198, 17. Eall ꝥ him wæs leófost tó ágenne, Bl. H. 111, 26. Tó áganne, Met. 21, 19. <b>la.</b> of a husband's relation to his wife.

ceorl-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ceorl-boren, part.
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Country or free-born, common, low-born, opposed to þegen-boren noble-born Ne þearf he hine gyldan má, sý he þegen-boren, sý he ceorl-boren he need not pay more for him, be he born a thane, be he born a churl, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 20

hwésan

(v.)
Grammar
hwésan, p. hweós

To wheeze

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To wheeze, make a noise in breathing, to breathe hard Gif mid earfoþnysse hwést if he breathes with difficulty, Lchdm. iii. 122, 3. hwést swýðe hefelíce, 126, 9. egeslíce hweós he wheezed terribly, Homl. Th. i. 86, 1

Linked entry: hwósan

éfeostlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
éfeostlíce, adv.

Quickly, hastilycĕlĕrĭter

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Quickly, hastily; cĕlĕrĭter He bebead him ðæt he éfeostlíce sceolde to him cuman he commanded him that he should quickly come to him. Chr. 1114; Th. 370, 19

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Lamb. 131, 4. a dream rehte him his swefen ( somnium ) and bæd, ðæt hig him sǽdon, hwæt ðæt swefen beheóld, Gen. 41, 8. Him wearð on slǽpe swefen ætýwed, Cd. Th. 247, 13 ; Dan. 496. Swefn, 257, 7; Dan. 654.

Linked entry: swefn

cynnan

(v.)

to declare, clear, proveadvocāre, purgāre, manifestāre

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to declare, clear, prove; advocāre, purgāre, manifestāre Gif he cynne ðæt he hit bohte if he declare that he bought it, L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 12, note 7

hyht-wynn

(n.)
Grammar
hyht-wynn, e; f.
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Joy of hope Ne þearf hopian nó ðæt ðonan móte ac dǽr wunian sceal hyhtwynna leás no need has he to hope that he may go thence, but there shall he dwell hopeless and joyless, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 14; Jud. 121

fóre-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mǽre, def. se fóre-mǽra; sup. -mǽrost, -mǽrest; adj.

Fore-greatvery honourableillustriouseminentfamouscelebratedpræclārusillustrisexcellensfāmōsusceleberrĭmus

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he fóremǽrost seó how he may be most illustrious, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 34: 18, 3; Fox 64, 35. Se wer se foremǽresta the most eminent man, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, note 37