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be-hindan

(prep.; adv.)
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Behindan him sylfum tǽlan, Bl. H. 65, l. þǽr wunode behindan óþrum mannum, Gr. D. 278, 21. Ðeáh sín behindan ðǽm ðe lǽssan hádes bióð, Past. 411, 23. with acc. Ðeáh dó God behindan hine, Past. 373, I. Gong bi-hionda mec uade retro me, Mk.

betera

(adj.)
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H. Ger. pezziro.]

glengan

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glencgað heora wíf mid þám þe weófoda sceoldan, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 7. On mænigfealdre glencge ic glencgde mínne líchoman, Angl. xi. 113, 52.

ge-wýscan

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Hát swáy fele ꝥ gif ðú hwylcne wyrige, ꝥ ðú gewísce him ðæs ꝥ his líf beó gelíc þínum láðum godum. Hml. S. 8, 5-81

hǽlþ

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. . . þá wundrode se Þegn his wífes hǽlðe, Hml.

líf-lád

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ongan tǽlan his lífláde (drohtnunge, v. l. ) coepit conversationi ejus derogare, Gr. D. 117, 15

sáwel-leás

(adj.)
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sáwel-leás, adj.

without lifewithout soul

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feóll geswógen swylce sáwlleás wǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 299. þwógon ðone sáwlleásan líchaman, 20, 97. Magoþegna bær ðone sélestan sáwolleásne, Beo. Th. 2817; B. 1406. Sáwulleásne, 6059; B. 3033 . Sáwelleásne, Exon. Th. 329, 21 ; Vy. 37.

spátl

(n.)
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spátl, es; n.

Spittlesalivasputum, screa, saliva,

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worhte fenn of his spátle he made clay of the spotle (Wick), Jn. Skt. 9, 6. Ðín spátl spíw on, Lchdm. ii. 322, 7: 24, 8: 36, 17. Se ná ne forbeág mid his nebbe ðara triówleásena monna spátl, Past. 36; Swt. 261, 9: Exon. Th. 88, 7; Cri. 1436.

Linked entries: spádl spǽtl

be-fýlan

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Ox. 4156: fuscatus, 4682. moral Formcatio befýlð þone mann, Hml. S. 16, 277. He on synnum hine sylfne befýleð, Wlfst. 78, 16. befýlað fracodlíce sylfe, 305, 1O. Ic mid synnum míne lima befýlde, Angl. xi. 112, 19.

ge-bindan

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Arues wénde ꝥ his ríce gemiclian sceolde, þá his dohtor Philippuse sealde.

hwæt-hwega

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Him biþ hwæshweg (-hwugu, v. l. ) wana, Bt. 34, 1; F. 134, 12. Suǽ hwæshwegu hercnade, Shrn. 72, 24. Nán gesceaft swá clǽne ne forwyrð, þæt tó hwanhwugu ne weorðe, Solil. H. 63, 1.

mearcian

(v.)
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mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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Ox. 2492. to make with the hand the sign of the cross on an object mearcode him on heáfde hálig róde-tácen and on his gúðfanan, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 14. Mearciað róde tácen on eówrum foreheáfdum, i. 466, 20. <b>V a.

stæl-wirðe

(adj.)
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stæl-wirðe, adj.
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gyfþ gooda gifa on ðissa wurlda; þeáh éca ne sién, beóþ þeáh stælwyrða ða hwíle ðe wé on ðisse wurlde beóþ, Shrn. 192, 6.

á-heardian

(v.)
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misdǽda, Hml.

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fultum

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Se getreówa fultum him tó cóm, Scs Bartholomeus, Guth. 28, 25. of troops férde mid fultume . . . þe lǽs þe secgon þæt mid hira folce hig sylfe álýsdon and mid heora fultume him gefuhton sige ne glorietur Israel et dicat: Meis viribus liberatus

herung

praiseapprobationpraiselauds

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Heruncga preconia, i. laudes, 64. praise, extolling of the Deity Sé þe . . . his Drihten, þe is ealra gereorda gifend mid herincge ne ðancað, R. Ben. 69, Dionisius þancode his Drihtne mid herunge, Hml.

sófte

(adv.)
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sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Hié sófte ðæs bidon Exon. Th. 10, 3; Cri. 146. willniaþ manifeald earfoþe tó þrowianne, for ðam ðe willniaþ mǽran áre mid Gode tó habbanne, ðonne ða habbaþ ðe sóftor libbaþ Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 17: Shrn. 163, 20.

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hopian

(v.)
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sóðlic sió heánes is ðe hié tó hopiað and eác habbað quam sit vera excellentia, quam sperando tenent 299, 5. Þonne man wát þæt ér tó hopede, Solil. H. 29, 6. Se sige þe eall Angelcynn tó hopode, Chr. 1009 ; P. 139, 8.

rǽswan

(v.)
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rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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résade ( suspicabatur ) ðæt hæfde ðæs Cáseres ǽrendo sum tó Breotone cyningum ... Ðá ongeat ðæt hit swá ne wæs swá résade, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 48-,565. 3. Rǽswodan, spǽcan, wǽron gemunende comminiscuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 1.

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geornlíce

(adv.)
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geornlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Earnestly, diligently, zealously, strenuously, carefully, willinglydīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, obnixe, sollĭcĭte, lĭbenter

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Ðæt he geornlícost God weorþige that he most zealously worship God, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 19; Cri. 433

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