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hryre

(n.)
Grammar
hryre, es; m.

Falldownfallruindestructionperditiondecaydeclinedeath

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Gif wé æfter ðæm hryre úrre scylda tó him gecierdon nobis post lapsum redeuntibus, 52, 3; Swt. 405, 16, Betwux ðæra stána hryre betǽhte hé his fýnd Gode whilst the stones were falling he commended his foes to God, Homl. Th. i. 50, 23.

gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

fore-secgan

to foretellprophesyproclaimpronouncedeclareto preach

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Foresǽde cempan praedictos tyrunculos, 3044. referring to the future. of natural knowledge, to mention beforehand what is to take place Foresægeð (praenuntiat) eástro æfter tuǽm dógrum (cf. scitis quia post biduum Pascha fiet, Mt. 26, 2), Mt. p. 19,

hreówan

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to affect with regret, to make a person wish that he had not done something, or that something had not happened. the subject a noun (pronoun) Ne doo ðú nánwuht búton geðeahte, ðonne ne hríwð hit ðé ðonne hit gedón bið sine consilio nihil facias, et post

un-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæst, adj.

Not firmunstableunsteadyweak

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firm, unstable, unsteady, weak Hú ne is ðé nú genóh sweotole gesǽd ðæt seó wyrd ðé ne mæg náne gesǽlþa sellan, for ðam ðe ǽgþer is unfæst ge seó wyrd ge seó gesǽlþ manifestum eat, quod ad beatitudinem percipiendam fortunae instabilitas aspirare non possit

untrymness

(n.)
Grammar
untrymness, e; f.

Weaknesssicknessillnessinfirmity

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Se ðe ne mægi giðrouia untrymnissum úsum qui non possit conpati infirmitatibus nostris, 91, 7. Lǽcedómas wið eallum untrymnessum heáfdes, Lchdm. ii. 2, 1

ge-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-liþian, ge-leoþian; p. ode
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Hé swá swýðe gebunden geare ongeat and georwénde ꝥ him nǽfre ofer ꝥ ne mihte beón geleoðad con-strictus nimis relaxari sejam posse desperabat, 326, 12

Linked entries: on-liþian ge-leoþian

hyngrian

(v.)
Grammar
hyngrian, hyngran; p. ode, ede

To hunger

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Ðá ongan hyne syððan hingrian postea esuriit, 4, 2

Linked entries: hungrian hingrian

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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with gen. not having ground for hope, without hope, despairing Biþ orwéne ðæt hé ne mǽge ða bóte áberan desperet posse se emendationem perferre, L. Ecg. P. i. 4; Th. ii. 172, 23. Hé wearþ his lífes orwéne. Homl. Th. i. 86, 28.

Linked entries: wéne orenum

be-smítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-smítan, p. -smát, pl. -smiton; pp. -smiten; [be, smitta smut]

To BESMUT, defile, dirty, pollute, contaminatepolluere, inquinare, coinquinare, contaminare

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To BESMUT, defile, dirty, pollute, contaminate; polluere, inquinare, coinquinare, contaminare Ðæt hine besmítan mǽge quod possit eum coinquinare, Mk.

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ge-hremmed

(v.)
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S. 23, 207. ꝥ heora mód fram Drihtne ne sý gehremmed mens impediri non possit R. Ben. 137, 14

hweorfan

(v.)
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Hé siþþan hwearf hámweard tó Babylonia post Babyloniam rediit, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 3. Paulinus huerf eft tó Cantwarum (hwearf eft tó Cent rediit Cantiam, Bd. 2, 20 ; Sch. 186, 24), Chr. 633 ; P. 24, 20.

wulf

(n.)
Grammar
wulf, es; m.

a wolfused in reference to outlaws

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Index. in the phrase wulfes heáfod ( Similar entries v. wulfheáfod-treów), used in reference to outlaws Si postea repertus fuerit et teneri possit, vivus regi reddatur, vel caput ipsius, si se defenderit; lupinum enim caput geret a die utlagacionis sue

Linked entry: wulfheáfod-treów

híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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Geaf hé him týn híwisca (hída, v. l.) landes ... and æfter medmiclum fæce sealde him mynster þrítiges híwisca (hída, v. l.) donauit terram x familiarum ... et non multo post monasterium xxx familiarum, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 662, 3-7

hird-ness

watchful caretaking chargetaking carea watchguarda watch

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Þá þá hé nam þá hyrdnysse (hiordnisse, v. l.) þæs regollican lifes in þám mynstre cum in monasterio regularis vitae custodiam teneret, 104, 2. a watch, guard to prevent evil Ic gesette mínum múþe heordnesse posui ori meo custodiam R.

ge-rád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rád, es; n.

Consideration, account, condition, reason, wisdom, prudence, mannerratio, conditio

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Se hláford dyhte hym gerád dominus posuit rationem cum eis, 25, 19. Ðám ealdum gedafenaþ ðæt hí tǽcon sum gerád heora geonglingum ad senes spectat juvenes prudentia erudire, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 33.

be-warenian

(v.)
Grammar
be-warenian, -warnian.

avoidto watchguard

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Substitute: to guard one's self against, keep one's self from, avoid, with prep, (wiþ ) Gif hé hine ne bewarenað wið þá unþeáwas miseras fugare querelas non posse, Met. 16, 23. Ðí ðe hié wið scylda bewareniað qui se a pravis custodiunt.

Linked entry: be-warian

wiþ-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-winnan, p. -wann, pl. -wunnon

To strive againstresist

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Ðá cwæþ ic: "Né wéne ic ðæt ǽnig wuht sié ðe wiþwinne" non est igitur aliquid, quod summo huic bono possit obsistere. Non, inquam, arbitror, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 31. Hwæt wilt ðú cweþan, gif hwá nylle wiþwinnan, 36, 6; Fox 182, 6.

feor

(adj.)
Grammar
feor, adj.
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Gehwylce men þe þǽr landleóde wǽron, ge þá nearran ge þá feorran (fyrran, v. l.) vicini vel longe positi ejusdem loci accolae, Gr. D. 230, 8. Munecas of feorrum stówum, Hml. S. 23 b, 29.

Linked entry: feor-land

hú-meta

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unde a Domini praesentia abscondi posse putabat?, 26, 239. in indirect questions. qualifying a verb, cf. I. 1 Hé áxodon þá weardmenn húmeta se án wǽre tó þám hálgum geþeód?, Hml. S. 11, 236.