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up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Kmbl. iv. 221, 7. marking position, up, on high Hí (beams) man mæg up fégean (lignum ad summa levatur), Past. 58; Swt. 445, 3. Wǽron ða wealdleðer swá up getíged, swá swá hig urnon tó heofenum up, Shrn. 156, 12.

ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tableta table for notesa waxed tabletindicatoriumastulapugillaris

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Siððan ic hie ða geliornod hæfde, swá swá ic hie forstód, and swá ic hie andgitfullícost areccean meahte, ic hie on Englisc awende, and to ǽlcum Biscep-stóle on mínum Ríce wille áne onsendan, and on ǽlcre biþ án Æstel, se biþ on fíftegum Mancessan.

flówan

to pass awaybe transitoryto issueto flowto be floodedto flowto abound

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gálnysse, swá swá se wítega be sumum cwæð: 'Ðá nýtenu forrotedon on heora meoxe,' Hml. Th. i. ii 8, 14. of persons, to resort in great numbers, come or go in streams Þá him fleówon tó forwel menige, Hml.

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ede, ode.
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Hit næs þeáw mid him ðæt ǽnig óþer purpuran werede búton cyningum, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 35: 6, 31; Swt. 284, 23. Heó wyllen weorode, Homl. Skt. i. 20, 44. Ðæt reáf, ðæt se Hǽlend werede, Homl. Ass. 189, 249.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Swáswá hit gewurde however it may have happened, Homl. Th. i. 588, 29. Hí habbaþ æt Gode swáswá hí geearniaþ they will have from God, in accordance with whatever they merit, ii. 326, 30

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Gif feohbót áríseþ swá swá woroldwitan tó steóre gesettan (fixed as penalty), L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 5.

leóht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-líc, adj.

Light

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Light, of little weight or value Leóhtlícu weorc levitas operis, Past. 43, 1; Swt. 309, 1

martyrung

(n.)
Grammar
martyrung, e; f.

Suffering as a martyr

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Suffering as a martyr Ymbe his martyrunga de passione Christi, Ors. 6, 2; Swt. 254, 24

níd-beþearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-beþearf, adj.

Necessary

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MSS.) síen, Past. præf, ; Swt, 7, 7

tǽl-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽl-leás, adj.

Blameless

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Blameless Biscepe gedafnaþ ðæt hé sié tǽlleás oportet episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 10

súþ-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-gemǽre, es; n.
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A southern boundary Hiera súþgemǽro licgeaþ tó ðam Reádan Sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 34

riht-norþanwind

(n.)
Grammar
riht-norþanwind, es ; m.

A due north wind

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A due north wind Ðá sceolde hé ðǽr bídan ryhtnorþanwindes Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 17

Linked entry: norþan-wind

riht-westende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
riht-westende, es; m.

The extreme western limit

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The extreme western limit Hire ryhtwestende ultimus finis ad occidentem, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 8, 32

Linked entry: west-ende

Sarmondisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Sarmondisc, adj.

Sarmatian

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Sarmatian Néh ðæm gársecge ðe mon háteþSarmondisc Sarmatico aversi oceano, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 16

híwian

(v.)
Grammar
híwian, p. ode;

To marry

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To marry Hie forbiódaþ mannum ðæt hie híwien prohibentium nubere, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 318, 1

Linked entries: híwere híwung

un-myndlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-myndlinga, adv.

undesignedlywithout meaning to do somethingunexpectedly

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Skt. i. 23, 423. where an act is unexpected by the object of it, unexpectedly Hé hiene spón ðæt hé on Umenis unmyndlenga ( de insperato ) mid here becóme, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 146, 8. Bútan hit swá limpe ðæt hwylc cuma unmyndlunega cume, R.

Linked entry: myndlinga

on-munan

(v.)

to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of)denoting worthalone

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Miclum geblissod ðæt hié God wolde onmunan swá micles ofer menn ealle Andrew was greatly rejoiced that God deemed his disciples worthy of such high regard beyond all men (in granting them the vision they had seen ), Andr. Kmbl. 1789; An. 897

ár-wurþian

(v.)
Grammar
ár-wurþian, -wurþigean; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To give honour toto honourreverenceworshiphonorarehonorificarevenerari

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Ðæt ealle árwurþion [árwurþigeon, Jun.] ðone Sunu, swá swá híg árwurþiaþ [árwurþigeaþ, Jun.] ðone Fæder; se ðe ne árwurþaþ ðone Sunu, ne árwurþaþ he ðone Fæder ut omnes honorificent Filium, sicut honorificant Patrem; qui non honorificat Filium, non honorificat

Linked entry: ár-wurþigean

for-hogian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hogian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed. od [hogian to be anxious]

To neglectdespiseaccuseneglĭgĕrespernĕre

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Ealle middaneardlíce þing swá swá ælfremede forhogigende despising all earthly things as entirely foreign ones, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 35, 4. He forhogaþ, ðæt he híre uncre láre mŏnĭta nostra audīre contemnit, Deut. 21, 20.

Linked entry: for-hycgan

leóht-gesceot

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-gesceot, -gescot, es; n.
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Leóhtgesceot þríwa on geáre: ǽrest on Eásterǽfen, healfpenigwurþ wexes ǽt ǽlcre híde; and eft on Ealra Hálgena mæssan eall swá mycel; and eft tó ðǽm Sanctam Mariam clǽnsunge eal swá, L. C. E. 12; Th. i. 366, 31.

Linked entry: leóht-sceot