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hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.

Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor

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Iudas cwæþ ðæt wénde him trage [Kmbl. þrage] hnágre Judas said that he expected for himself humiliating pain, Elen. Kmbl. 1333; El. 668. Wéndon hie wera cwealmes þræge hnágran they expected the death of men, a still worse time, Andr.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Ánum sealde fíf pund, sumum twá, sumum án, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 15. Ðá sende his þeów ... sende óðerne ... eft sumne sende, Mk. Skt. 12, 2-5.

Linked entry: ÁN

geótan

(v.)
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guton, Hml.

þing

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Se crístena man cwæð þæt hæfde his ðing (cf. ýddysce, 27. ) and hine sylfne betǽht Benedicte (cf. ꝥ héé Add Ðá sǽde ic ꝥ ic his þinga feola ne cúþe respondi ignorare me quid faceret Alexander, Nar. 18, 24.

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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A sutare þet haueð forloren his el, he towent euerich strea uort he beo ifunden, A. R. 324, 18. Mid þusend-feld wrenches he þe herte towendeð, O. E. Homl. ii. 191, 26

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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D. 250, 27. with prep. to persist in, continue Ꝥ þæs Hǽlendes líc him wurde forstolen, mid ðám þe befúlon fæste on slǽpe while they continued fast asleep, Hml. A. 79, 159

for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEARto swear falselyperjureejūrārepējĕrāre

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We ne beóþ forsworene ĕrĭmus mundi ab hoc jūrāmento, Jos. 2, 20. He hine forsworenne and trýwleásne clypode he called him forsworn and faithless. Chr. 1094; Erl. 229, 32.

gítsung

(n.)
Grammar
gítsung, e; f.

Covetousnessavaricecupiditydesire

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Homl. 57, 23

Linked entry: gýtsung

eahtian

(v.)
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Eahtige hine selfne on his inngeðonce suelcne suelcne ondrǽtt ðæt sié servent interius quod de sua aestimatione pertimescunt, 119, 8.

ge-cneordnes

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Þurh gecnyrdnysse háligra gebeda, Hml. Th. i. 118, 7: ii. 124, 26. Æfter nearoðancum gecneorþnissa ( studiorum ) heora ágyld him, Ps. Rdr. 27, 4: 98, 8. forgifð ðá gástlican geðincðu ǽlcum be his gecneordnyssum, Hml.

feorh-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorh-fægen, adj.
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Glad to live Ðá ðus sylfe earhlíce betealdon, þá hét se cásere faran swá hwider swá woldon, and feorhfægene him fram sóna ðanon eódon, Hml. S. 23, 309

Linked entry: fægen

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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Understand míne sprǽce animadverte sermonem (Dan. 9, 23), Homl. Th. ii. 14, 9. Ðæt tó understandenne ealle gedémdon hoc adtendendum cuncti decreuerunt, Anglia xiii. 371, 90. Ðæt geswinc his sýðfætes ne understandende mid hrædestan ryne arn, Homl.

Linked entry: for-standan

á-wár

(adv.)
Grammar
á-wár, adv. [ = á-wǽr = á-hwǽr]

Anywherealicubi

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Anywhere; alicubi Swilce he áwár wǽre, ǽrðan ðe he geboren wǽre as if he were anywhere, before he was born, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19

nihstnig

(n.)

fasting

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Eft ( monks ) gaderiaþ on nixtnig, ðæt raca gehýren æt heora fæder ... siððan heora líchoman gereordaþ, R. Ben. 138, 2-8

Linked entry: nixtnig

déman

Grammar
déman, <b>; I 6.</b>
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nánum men ne déme ꝥ nolde ꝥ him démde, gif þone dóm ofer hine sóhte, Ll. Th. i. 56, 31. Add

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to taketo take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have givento take what another offers, receive favourably, acceptto receive a personto undergo a rite, undertake a dutyto conceiveto take to, to beginincipere

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Geþencean wé, gif óðer nýten wǽre tó háligienne, ðonne onfénge heora hiwe, ac wolde úrum hiwe onfón, Blickl. Homl. 29, 2-6. Ðá nýddon hine hys yldran to ðæm ðæt sceolde woroldlícum wǽpnum onfón, 213, 2.

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

ann

Grammar
ann, = an; pres. of unnan.

he gives

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he gives Ðé he ann he gives thee, Ps. Th. 74, 7

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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wæs swá stíð, ðæt ne róhte heora eallra níð, ac móston ðes cynges wille folgian, gif woldon libban, Chr. 1086 ; Erl. 222, 31.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

ge-edlǽcan

(v.)
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Þá ylcan láre þe him ǽr tǽhte eft geedlǽhte, Hml. Th. i. 28, 7. eft geedlǽhte his word, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 3. Ná geedlǽc þú ( iteres ) word mánfull, Scint. 79, 10. Ne geedlǽce hig eft ná ne repetat illa postea, Ll. Th. ii. 136, 15 : Hml.

for-wyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrnan, -weornan, -wiernan, -wirnan, -wernan; p. de; pp. ed

To prohibitdenyrefuserestrainpreventhinderprohĭbērerecūsāredenĕgārerenuĕre

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He ne forwyrnde woroldrǽdenne he refused not worldly converse, Beo. Th. 2288; B. 1142. Forwyrnde beón afréfrod sáwle mín renuit consōlāri anĭma mea, Ps. Spl. 76, 3.