hagalian
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To hail Hit hagalade stánum ofer ealle Rómáne saxea de nubibus grando descendens, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 104, 20
feax-preón
A hair-pin ⬩ discrīmĭnāle
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A hair-pin; discrīmĭnāle Uplegene vel feax-preónas discrīmĭnālia, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 99; Wrt. Voc. 17, 2
forþ-wísian
To guide forth ⬩ direct ⬩ dirĭgĕre
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To guide forth, direct; dirĭgĕre Him seleþegn forþwísade the hall-thane guided him forth, Beo. Th. 3595; B. 1795
ágen-ness
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Substitute: A property Seó sunne hæfð ðreó ágen-nyssa on hire. Hml. Th. i. 282, 8 : ii. 606, II
helle-hús
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Hellehús hafað forclas micle, Verc. Forst. 109, 6. Ꝥ hellehús is mid swíðe láðlicum gástum áfylled, 112, 2. Add
un-árweorþlic
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Dishonourable, disgraceful Swá hit is eác unárwurðlic (inhonestus) and bysmerlic ꝥ hig óðres hádes reáf werian, Chrd. 63, 24
æt-hrínan
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Ꝥ fýr heora ne æthrán ne furþum án hǽr heora heáfdes, Hml. S. 30, 454
heall-wahrift
Tapestry for hanging on the wall of a hall
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Tapestry for hanging on the wall of a hall Ic geann mínum suna ánes heallwahriftes, Chart. Th. 530, 33
ofer-healfheáfod
the upper half of the head
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the upper half of the head Forheáfod anciput, æfteweard heáfod occiput, oferhealfheáfod sinciput, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 42-44
lof
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Lof sé gewyrceð, hafad heáhfæstne dóm, Vid. 142. the ascription of glory to the Deity Lofe leánian leóhtes hyrde, Az. 121. Of lofe hweorfan þínre eádgife, Jul. 275.
git
Still ⬩ yet
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Alwalda ðec góde forgylde swá he nú gyt dyde may the Almighty repay thee with good as he has done until now, Beo. Th. 1917; B. 956. Á ic ðæt heóld nú giet I have ever held that until now, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 21; Hö. 73.
sóþ
Sooth ⬩ very ⬩ true ⬩ the opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, real ⬩ true ⬩ in conformity with the actual state of things ⬩ true ⬩ righteous ⬩ just
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Sí ðín seó swíðre hand ofer sóðne wer fiat manus tua super virum dexterae tuae, 79, 16. Ða ðe wyllaþ sóðe dómas efnan qui custodiunt judicium, 105, 3
BYSGU
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Óþ-ðæt he ða býsgu oferbiden hæfde until he had surmounted the trouble, Exon. 40b; Th. 135, 2; Gú. 518. Mec his býsgu gehreáw his affliction grieved me, Exon. 43a; Th. 144, 31; Gú. 686. Bísigu, Beo. Th. 567, note; B. 281.
ildra
A parent ⬩ ancestor ⬩ father ⬩ forefather ⬩ predecessor ⬩ elder
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Twegen gebróðru ðe hæfdon behwyrfed eall heora yldrena gestreón on deórwyrþum gymstánum two brothers who had converted all their parents' wealth into precious stones; Homl. Th. i. 60, 23.
neósian
to search out ⬩ find out by enquiry or inspection ⬩ to inspect ⬩ to seek ⬩ visit ⬩ to seek with hostile intent ⬩ to visit with calamity, disease
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Gewát neósian heán húses hú hit Hring-Dene gebún hæfdon he came and inspected the lofty house, how the Hring-Danes had ordered it, Beo.
blǽdre
That which is blown out ⬩ an inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustule ⬩ pustula, papula ⬩ the BLADDER, receptacle for the urine ⬩ vesica
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Eall folc wæs on, blǽdran, and ða wǽron swíðe hreówlíce berstende all the people had blisters [lit. was in blister], and they were very painfully bursting, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 37.
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staþol-fæst
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Swíðe geþungen on his ðeáwum and staðolfæst on his wordum not to be moved from what he had said, Blickl. Homl. 217, 7. Staðolfæst on hire heortan wið deófies costnungum, Wulfst. 237, 12.
fǽr
a calamity ⬩ disaster ⬩ evil ⬩ accident
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Hí flugon forhtigende, fǽr ongéton they fled in terror, knowing the calamity that had come upon them, Exod. 452. Gif se ǽrra fǽr genam if the former got hurt, Rä. 54, 12. ¶attack of disease?
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Gúþ-lác
The hermit ⬩ saint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714
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Gúþlác æfter ðon fiftyne geár ðe he lǽdde his líf, ðá wolde God his þeów gelǽdan to ðǽre écan reste ðæs heofoncundan ríces after Guthlac had led his life for fifteen years, then God would lead his servant to the eternal rest of his heavenly kingdom, Guthl
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cræftig
Ingenious ⬩ skilful ⬩ CRAFTY ⬩ cunning ⬩ virtuous ⬩ powerful ⬩ ingeniosus ⬩ peritus ⬩ astutus ⬩ probus ⬩ potens
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Elþeódge wíf hæfdon gegán ðone cræftgestan dǽl strange women had overcome the most powerful part Ors. 1. 10; Bos. 33, 41