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heáfod-leás

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Se cwellere slóh þone cniht ꝥ læg heáfodleás, Hml. S. 12, 208 : Hml. A. 113, 369. Þæs bisceopes líc . . . árás and nam his ágen heáfod þe of áheáwen wæs, and eóde forð . . . his Drihten herigende . . .

hnígan

to bendto bend

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Ásitte þonne úplang, hníge þonne forð, Lch. iii. 2, 12. to bend in reverence, make obeisance: Heó hnáh ádúne tó Sebastianes fótum, Hml. S. 5, 92. Tó ðám æðelan hnigan him sanctas, Sat. 240.

ord

Grammar
ord, <b>I a.</b>
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Add bið heora deáðes ord eorum mortis auctor fit, Chrd. 92, 23

winn

(n.)
Grammar
winn, es; n.

labourstrifeconflict

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Lind. 4, 38. strife, conflict ongan him winn up áhebban wið ðone héhstan heofones wealdend, Cd. Th. 17, 14; Gen. 259

Linked entry: win

basing

A mantle

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Helias lét áfeallan his basincg, Hml. S. 18, 290. gemétton ðǽra drýmanna basingas, Hml. Th. ii. 488, 24

hund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hund-líc, adj.

Doglikecanine

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Nú sende hundas tó mé forðan ðe næfþ godcundlíce englas, ac hæfþ hundlíce now has he sent dogs to me, for he has not divine angels, but he has doglike ones, Homl. Th. i. 378, 3

ceáp

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hreówlíce his ceáp gedrifen hæfde he had done his bargaining (for bread) miserably, Hml. S. 23, 585. Ceápas negotia, Scint. 60, 10. Ðá ealdorbiscopas ðá leáslican ceápas binnan ðám Godes húse geðafedon, Hml.

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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þreátode hine tó hǽþenscipe, Shrn. 33, 10. Ǽghwylc hine þreátode æfter ðám bócum every one tormented him for the books, 123, 29. Ða cempan hine ðreátodon ðæt his lác offrian sceolde the soldiers urged him to offer his sacrifice, Homl.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

hundred

(n.)
Grammar
hundred, es; n.

A hundred

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A hundred, a territorial division, the assembly of the men in such a division mon ðæt hundred haldan sceal. Ǽrest ðæt heó gegaderian á ymb feówer wucan and wyrce ǽlc man óðrum riht how the [assembly of the] hundred is to be held.

nerian

(v.)
Grammar
nerian, p. ede

To save

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To save Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽægne eorl if a man's death be not doomed, oft destiny saves him, Beo. Th. 1149; B. 572. Of neádum heora nerode ( eripuit ) hig, Ps. Spl. 106, 6. Hié hálig God nerede, Cd. Th. 84, 13; Gen. 1397: 90, 6; Gen. 1491.

sealm

(n.)
Grammar
sealm, psealm, psalm, es; m.
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On sealmum wé drýman him in psalmis jubilemus ei, Ps. Spl. 94, 2. Ðæt ic Gode sealmas singe, Ps. Th. 56, 9, 11. the psalms of David David wítegode fela ymbe Crist, swá swá ús cýðaþ ða sealmas ðe gesang, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 25.

Linked entries: psalm salm

bi-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden.

to hold by or near, guard, observe, preservetenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservareto see, look on, beholdvidere, intueri, aspicere

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Háteþ mec heáh-cyning bihealdan the high king commands [them] to preserve me, Exon. 1l0 b; Th. 424, 15; Rä. 41, 39. to see, look on, behold; videre, intueri, aspicere Freó ðæt bihealdeþ me of hrife fleógaþ hylde pílas my master beholds how the shafts

Linked entry: be-healden

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.

Considered, instructed, learned, skilful, expert, prudent, suited, conditionedconsultus, consideratus, instructus, peritus, prudens, elegans, concinnus

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gerád of what kind, Guthl. 17; Gdwn. 72, 2

sweotollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sweotollíce, adv.
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- Hié sweotollíce geseón mihten ðære byrig weallas blícan, Judth. Thw. 23, 23; Jud. 136. swutolíce (manifeste) engla sang gehýrdon, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 5. Swutollíce sprecþ expresse loquitur, Ælfc.

þearf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearf-líc, adj.
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Ðæt him ðearflíc nǽre, ðæt ðǽs hálgan hǽse forhule his hláforde that it would not be well for him to conceal the saint's bidding from his lord, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 80. On gódan þeáwan and on þearflícan dǽdan, Wulfst. 121, 2.

wærness

(n.)
Grammar
wærness, e; f.

Prudence, circumspection, caution

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Hæfde miccle lufan and ealle wærnesse tó ælcum men ( he was very considerate to everybody), . . . and ðeáh ðe on lǽwedum háde beón sceolde, hweðre tó ðon wærnesse hæfde on eallum ðingum (he was so circumspect in all things), ðæt munuclífe

ge-sprec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sprec, es; n.

The power of speech

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The power of speech He him sealde monnes gesprec he should give him human speech, Shrn. 76, 23. Sealde he dumbum gesprec he gave speech to the dumb, Andr. Kmbl. 1153; An. 577

Linked entry: -sprec

un-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
un-lagu, e; f.

violation of lawillegalityinjusticea bad law

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ne róhte ná manige unlaga dydon, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 13. a bad law Man beháteþ, ðonne man fulluhtes gyrneþ, ðæt. man aa wile deófol áscunian, and his unlára forbúgan and ealle his unlaga áweorpan, Wulfst. 144, 10.

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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læg his lífes orwéne, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 301: Glostr. Frag. 6, 18: Chart. Th. 339, 22. Hié ðæs écan lífes orwéne wǽron, Blickl. Homl. 85, 27. Huí wǽron orwéne hwæðer. . .

Linked entries: wéne orenum

á-lǽtan

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Add: of intentional movement unwærlíce nyðer álét ( submittens ) on ꝥ wæter ꝥ fæt, Gr. D. 114, 28. hine on ánre wilian áléton ofer ðone weall, Hml. Th. i. 388, 9. Hwí wolde þín hláford þé álǽtan tó mé ( let thee come to me ), Hml.