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tóm

(adj.)
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tóm, adj.

Empty;figuratively,free from.

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Cf. leás Ðæt móstun mánweorca tóme lifgan and tíres blǽd écne ágan (cf. the man farid imu an giwald Godes tionono tómig, Hél. 2490), Exon. Th. 74, 26; Cri. 1212. Tome saule (animam inanem) he filled with fode, Ps. 106, 9.

mæssian

(v.)
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mæssian, p. ode

To say mass

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To say mass Be ðam sacerde ðonne mæssaþ hwæt on him hæbbe de iis quibus indutus esse debet sacerdos, cum missarn celebrat, L. Edg. C. tit. ix.; Th. ii. 128, 19. Mæssode se apostol ðam folce. Homl. Th. ii. 478, 14.

blind-nes

obscurity

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H. 153, 17. inability to see because of darkness Ðá ýttran þeóstru sind þæs líchaman blindnyssa wiðútan .. . bið wiðútan áblend, and ǽlces leóhtes bedǽled, Hml.

be-pǽcan

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bepǽhte in tó his búre, Chr. 1015; P. 146, I. Ne bepǽce eów mid leásum hopan, Hml. Th. i. 568, 8. Bepǽcan dissimulari, An. Ox. 5348. Þú wylt ealde witan mid þínan lote bepǽcan. Hml. S. 23, 711.

ge-fyrþran

(v.)
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</b> to help by giving, to endow, enrich :-- Eádgár cynincg þone crístendóm gefyrðrode, and fela munuclífa árǽrde, Hml. S. 21, 446. Ðone freóls gefriðodon and gefyrðredon, þeáh on gewrite ne stóde, Cht. Th. 115, 35.

ge-hende

(adj.)
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ge-hende, adj.
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Him tó geneálǽhton his discipuli ꝥ gehendran wǽron líchamlíce, þá þe mid móde his bebodum geneálǽhton, Hml. Th. i. 548, 26. temporal Úre hǽl is gehendre þonne wé gelýfdon, Hml.

hátian

(v.)
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Cf. hát; Úre líchama oft of ðám fýre hatað ðe him on wunað, Hex. 22, 24. of the effects of strong feeling, to be excited, troubled, &amp;c., cf. hát; I Mín gást mé hátað spiritus meus aestuat Först. Verc. 137, 10.

á-swindan

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Mód áswint mens torpet, Hy. Srt. 23, 27. Þú 3 gedést þæt áswint on his móde tabescere fecisti animam ejus, Ps. Th. 38, 12. Hraðe se líchama áswint, gif him bið oftogen his bigleofa, Hml. Th. i. 266, 3.

Linked entries: ǽ-swind swindan

beald

(adj.)

boldconfidentboldimpudent

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H. 109, 28. næs náht beald him tó tó gánne, Gr. D. 132, 13. Se bealda Hieu, Hml. S. 18, 359. hæfden on bendum ǽnne bealdne ðeóf, Barraban (cf. ǽnne strangne þeófmann, insignem ) Mt. 27, 16, Hml. Th. ii. 252, 11.

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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Se ðe biþ gemyndig Drihtnes þrowunge and his ǽriste, Blickl. Homl. 83, 14. Ða móddru on heora cildra martyrdóme þrowodon ... neód is ðæt beón efenhlyttan ðæs écan edleánes, ðonne wǽron geféran ðære ðrowunge, Homl. Th. i. 84, 20.

hreówsung

(n.)
Grammar
hreówsung, e; f.

Sorrowingsorrowpenitencerepentance

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Gif hwæt gesyngodon hit eft mid hreówsunge gebéton if they sinned in aught they should make amends therein with repentance, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 14. Hig hreówsunge dydon pœniterent, Lk. Skt. 10, 13.

irringa

(adv.)
Grammar
irringa, irrenga; adv.

Angrilyin anger

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Gé mec yrringa up gelǽddon ðæt ic of lyfte londa getimbru geseón meahte, 39 b ; Th. 131, 13 ; Gú. 455, yrringa slóh he angrily smote, Beo. Th. 3135; B. 1565 : 5921; B. 2964

reócan

(v.)
Grammar
reócan, p.reác

To reek, send forth smoke or steam

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To reek, send forth smoke or steam Ðonne ( helleborus albus ) tóbrocen byþ, rýcþ eal swylce smic of him ǽsænde, Lchdm, i. 260, 8. Muntas reócaþ montes fumigant, Ps. Th. 103, 30 : 143, 6. Reác exalabat, Wrt.

Linked entries: récan hreócan

un-sceþþig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceþþig, -scæþþig; adj.

Innocentharmless

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Búton wǽron swá eádmóde and swá unscæððige swá ðæt cild wæs, Homl. Th. i. 552, 12. Culfran sind swíðe unscæððige fuglas, i. 142, 8. ða deór swá getemedon, ðæt mid him unscæððige ( harmless ) wunodon, ii. 492, 14.

Linked entries: sceþþig un-scæþþig

bodig

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næfdon ꝥ heáfod ld þám bodige, Hml. S. 32, 137, 165. tyrndon mid bodige, and heora fótwylmas áwendan ne mihton, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 19. (idols) habbað dumne múð and ungrápigende handa, fét bútan féðe, bodig bútan lífe, i. 366, 27.

ece

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H. 25, 30. Heora sina forscruncon . . . ꝥ hrýmdon for ece, Hml. S. 35, 318. biþ ece hál, Lch. ii. 308, 2. Manig man hæfþ micelne ece on his eágum, Lch. ii. 32, 4. Wiþ bánece . . . Beþe tó fýre swíðe þone ece, 70, 4.

hetelíce

(adv.)

violentlyfuriouslyfiercelymalignantlywith ill-will

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Add: of action or motion, violently, furiously, fiercely Hét him his seax árǽcan . . . and hine sylfne hetelíce ðýde, þæt him on ácwehte, Hml. Th. i. 88, 10: Hml. S. 15, 24. Þá Engliscan hindan hetelíce slógon, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 15.

un-æþele

(adj.)
Grammar
un-æþele, adj.

not nobleignoblemeaninfamous

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Sume beóþ swíðe æþele and wídcúþe on heora gebyrdum, ac beóþ mid wædle ofþrycte, ðæt him wǽre leófre ðæt wǽran unæþele ðonne swá earme, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 1. Æþele and unæþele nobiles, ignobiles, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 14.

ge-metlíce

(adv.)
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H. 48, 19. beór ne drince, and gemetlíce wín and eala, Lch. ii. 88, ii. Ne gémdon hié nánes fyrenlustes, búton swíþe gemetlíce þá gecynd beeódan ; ealne weg ǽton ǽne on dæg Bt. 15 ; F. 48, 7.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte the wound that the dragon had before given him, Beo. Th. 5418; B. 2712. Hie geweorc geworht hæfdon they had made a fort, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 2.

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