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HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Hé hǽt hine ðæt hé hine fealde swá swá bóc he shall bid it fold itself as a book, Ps. Th. 49, 5. Ðé háteþ heofona cyning ðæt ðú onsende Heaven's king bids thee send, Andr. Kmbl. 3008; An. 1507.

Linked entry: ge-hátan

flǽsc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-hama, -homa, an; m.

Flesh-coveringthe bodya carcasecarnis tegmencorpus

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Flesh-covering, the body, a carcase ; carnis tegmen, corpus Læg mín flǽschoma in foldan bigrafen my body lay buried in earth, Exon. 29a; Th. 89, 32; Cri. 1466: 47b; Th. 163, 35; Gú. 1004.

Linked entry: ge-flǽschamod

dol-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
dol-gilp, es; m. [dol foolish; gilp pride, haughtiness]

Foolish pride, vain-gloryvana glōria

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Foolish pride, vain-glory; vana glōria Git wada cunnedon for dolgilpe ye both made trial of the fords for foolish vaunt, Beo. Th. 1022; B. 509

Linked entry: gilp

ete-lond

(n.)
Grammar
ete-lond, es; n.

Pasture land pascua terra

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Pasture land; pascua terra Ǽgðer ge etelond ge yrþlond [MS. eyrðlond] both pasture land and arable land, Cod. Dipl. 299; A.D. 869; Kmbl. ii. 95, 14

fen-cerse

(n.)
Grammar
fen-cerse, an; f.

Fen-cresswater-cressnasturtium offĭcīnāle

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Fen-cress, water-cress; nasturtium offĭcīnāle, Lin Wyl fencersan boil water-cress, L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 52, 15: 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 5

ge-sceapen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sceapen, part. p.

Formed, created

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Formed, created Adam wearþ ðá mann, gesceapen on sáwle and on líchaman Adam then became man, formed with soul and body, Homl. Th. i. 12, 30

Linked entry: ge-scapen

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, síþþ, e ; f.
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Travel, journey Bǽm wæs on síþþe hæbbendes hyht to both when journeying was the possessor's joy, Exon. Th. 481, 12 ; Rä. 65, 2. v. gesíþ[þ]

heard-fyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-fyrde, adj.

Difficult to carry

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Difficult to carry Ðǽr oninnan bær eorl hard-fyrdne dǽl goldes there within bore the earl a weighty portion of gold, Beo. Th. 4483; B. 2245

a-leoðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-leoðian, p. ode; pp. od [lið a limb, to-liðian to dissolve, Grn.]

To dismemberavellereabstraheresejungere

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To dismember; avellere, abstrahere, sejungere He ðæt andweorc of Adames líce aleoðode he dismembered the substance from Adam's body, Cd. 9; Th. 11, 18; Gen. 177

æt-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-samne, adv.

In a sumtogether

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In a sum, together Begen æt-samne both together, Chr. 937; Th. 206, 18, col. l; Æðelst. 58. Ealle ætsamne all together, Ps. Th. 148, 18

Linked entry: -samne

min-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
min-dóm, es; m.

Smallnessabjectnesspusillanimity

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Smallness, abjectness, pusillanimity Ic bíde ðæs beornes ðe me bóte (? béte) eft mindóm expectabam eum qui me salvum faceret a pusillo animo, Ps. Th. 54, 7

mútung

(n.)
Grammar
mútung, e; f.

A loan

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Cf. lǽn commodum; wrixlung mutuum, i. 21, 1-3: and tó borge mutuum, Kent. Gl. 817

bledu

(n.)
Grammar
bledu, bled, blæd, e; f.

A bowl, vial, goblet, the dish of a balance, a scalepatera, phiala, lanx, trutinæ, scala

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A bowl, vial, goblet, the dish of a balance, a scale; patera, phiala, lanx, trutinæ, scala, Ælfc. Gl. 25; Wrt. Voc. 24, 44: Æthelfledæ Test. Lye

Linked entries: helur-bledu bled blæd

eár-slege

(n.)
Grammar
eár-slege, es; m.
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Gif him mon ásleá óðer eáre of, geselle .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte, Ll. Th. i. 92, 21

fleóte

Grammar
fleóte, fliéte, flýte

a floatraftpunt

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a float, flat-bottomed boat, raft, punt. Fliute ratis, Txts. 108, 1126. Fliétum ratibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 23. Take here flýte in Dict., and add

cwicbeám-rind

(n.)
Grammar
cwicbeám-rind, e; f.

Bark of quickbeam

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Bark of quickbeam Wyl on wætere cwicbeámrinde boil bark of quickbeam in water, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 12: 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 5

feorg-bold

(n.)
Grammar
feorg-bold, es; n.

The dwelling of lifethe bodyănĭmæ dŏmuscorpus

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The dwelling of life, the body; ănĭmæ dŏmus, corpus Hrǽw cólode, fæger feorgbold the corpse grew cold, the fair dwelling of life, Rood Kmbl. 145; Kr. 73

Linked entry: feorh-bold

fyrd-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-wísa, an; m.

A leader of an expeditionexpĕdītiōnis dux

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A leader of an expedition; expĕdītiōnis dux Sum biþ heretoga, fyrdwísa from one is a general, a bold leader, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 32; Crä. 77

Linked entry: fird-wísa

bord-haga

(n.)
Grammar
bord-haga, an; m.

The cover of shieldsclypeorum sepimentum

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[bord II. a shield, haga a hedge] The cover of shields; clypeorum sepimentum Gefeallen under bordhagan fallen under the cover of shields, Elen. Kmbl. 1300; El. 652

ge-dyrstig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dyrstig, adj.

Boldaudaxprotervus

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Bold; audax, protervus, Exon. 72 a; Th. 268, 12; Jul. 431 : Past. 32, 1; Swt. 209, 15; Hat. MS. 40 a, 8 : Guthl. 20; Gdwn. 84, 20