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grimme

(adv.)
Grammar
grimme, adv.
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fiercely Hý him æfter ðæm grimme forguldon ðone wígeræft ðe hý æt him geleornodon they afterwards gave him grim requital for the military skill they learnt from him, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 26, 30: Cd. 64; Th. 77, 15; Gen. 1275: 183; Th. 229, 2; Dan. 211: Beo

word-hord

(n.)
Grammar
word-hord, es; n.

A word-hoardstore of words

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Weges weard wordhord onleác, beald reordade, 1202; An. 601 : Beo. Th. 524; B. 259: Met. 6, l: Exon. Th. 318, 20; Víd. I. Mé fród wita sægde sundorwundra fela, wordhord onwreáh, 313, 20; Mód. 3

fram-byge

(n.)
Grammar
fram-byge, es; m.
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Hig sýn ǽfre underðeódde and gehérsume and ðám hláfordscipe folhgien ðe ðonne bisceop beó, and gif hig ǽnigne frambyge dón, þolian ðǽre áre, C.D. iv. 137, 23

Linked entry: býge

wæter-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-egesa, an; m.

Terror caused by water

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Beo. Th. 2524; B. 1260. Cf. wæter-bróga

Linked entry: wæter-bróga

hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
hafoc, hafuc, heafoc, es; m.

A hawkaccipiter

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Gód hafoc a good hawk, Beo. Th. 4519; .B. 2263. Sum sceal wildne fugol átemian heafoc one shall tame the wild bird, the hawk, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 16; Vy. 86

Linked entry: heafoc

horig

(adj.)
Grammar
horig, horhig; adj.

Foul, dirty, defileduncleanlutulentus, cenosus

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Foul, dirty, defiled Swá hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his reáf ne beó horig so is it proper that his vestment be not foul, L. Ælfc. C. 22 : Th. i. 350, 21. Næs his reáf horig, Homl. Th. i. 456, 20. Mid horium reáfe, 528, 24. Mid horhgum scicelse, Th.

hoðma

(n.)
Grammar
hoðma, an; m.

A covering [?], cloud [?], darkness

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Rídend swefaþ hæleþ in hoðman knights and warriors sleep in the darkness [of death ], Beo. Th. 4907; B. 2458

on-spannan

(v.)

literally, to unfasten, unclaspto open the mind, to speak, disclose the thoughts

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literally, to unfasten, unclasp Þegn wine-dryhten his wætere gelafede, and his helm onspeón, Beo. Th. 5440; B. 2723. metaph. to open the mind, to speak, disclose the thoughts Ongan reordigan, wordlocan onspeónn, Andr. Kmbl. 940; An. 471.

Linked entry: un-spannan

efen-hleta

(n.)
Grammar
efen-hleta, -hlytta,an ; m.

A consort, companion, fellowconsors

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Ðæt we beón efenhlyttan his wuldres that we be companions of his glory, Homl. Th. i. 34, 1. Smyrode ðé God ðín mid ele blisse tofóran ðínum efenhlyttum unxit te Deus tuus ŏleo lætĭtiæ præ consortĭbus tuis, Ps. Lamb. 44, 8

Linked entry: efen-hlytta

gafol-hwitel

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-hwitel, es; m.

A tribute-whittle or blanketa legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of landtribūtāria săga

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A tribute-whittle or blanket, a legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of land; tribūtāria săga Gafol-hwitel sceal beón æt híwisce vi pæninga weorþ a tribute-whittle from a hide [of land] shall be worth six pence, L.

Linked entry: hwítel

un-forbærned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forbærned, adj.

Unburntnot burnt upnot consumed by fire

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Unburnt, not burnt up, not consumed by fire Ðær is ðeáw, ðonne ðǽr bið man deád, ðæt hé líð inne unforbærned mid his mágum and freóndum mónad,... hwílum healf geár ðæt hí beóð unforbærned, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 19-24.

Linked entry: for-bærnan

á-fǽran

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Hwý sceal ic beón áfǽrd?, Ps. Th. 26, 2. Wǽron sume tó deáðe áfǽrede. St. A. 34, 32. Add

á-heáwan

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Ðá ðornas beóð áheáwene. Past. 411, 17. Add

Linked entry: heáwan

fégan

to joinconnectto compose

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Wé ceorfað treówu on holte ðæt wé hí úp árǽren on ðǽm botle . . . swá swá hí swíður ádrýgde beóð on eorðan, swá hí mon mæg orsorglícor úp fégean, Past. 445, 3.

ge-hendnys

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Hér on gehendnysse syndon [þá] þe þíne deórlingas beón sceoldon, Hml. S. 23, 147. what is at hand Hergiendum gehwylce gehendnysse bereánendum grassatoribus obuia queęque uastantibus An.

ge-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wyrde, adj.
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.) ; I a γ, b γ, c γ, 2 c γ), making acknowledgement of Him man wearp uppan ꝥ hé scolde beón ðes cinges swica and hé was ðas gewyrde ( he was in agreement with this i. e. he admitted the charge.

leornung-mann

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Ne mæg hé beón mín leorningman, Hml. S. 33, 114. Þæs láreówes hǽs and þæs leornincgmannes weorc, R. Ben. 20, 6. Þæra fíf bóca andgit geopenode se Ælmihitiga Láreów his leorningmannum, Hml. Th. ii. 396, 12. Add

reáf-lác

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Þysum wolde gedón sum Langbeardisc man reáflác on ðám ylcum beón huic cum Longobardus quidam in eisdem apibus rapinam voluisset ingerere, Gr. D. 229, 13.

riht-raciend

(n.)
Grammar
riht-raciend, es; m.
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Manige men . . . beóð gelǽdede tó ánum dóme þurh gesceád þæs rihtraciendes Salomonis liber Ecclesiastes appellatus est. Ecclesiastes proprie concionator dicitur. In concione vero sententia promitur. . .

Linked entry: raciend

rúm-mód

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Wé sceoldan rúmóde beón rihtra gestreóna, Wlfst. 257, 2. <b>I b.</b> of things, liberal, abundant :-- Heó dǽlde þearfendum mannum manigfealde and rúmmóde gife ælmessan larga indigentibus eleemosynarum opera impendit, Gr. D. 279, 24