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tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p. te.
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Hine his yldran tó woruldfolgaðe tyhton and lǽrdan his parents urged him to temporal service, Blickl. Homl. 211, 28. Hine tihtan tó his sáwle þearfe eum hortari ad animae suae necessitatem, L. Ecg. C. prm.; Th. ii. 130, 40.

Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan

un-gleáwness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gleáwness, e; f.

Want of understandingunskilfulnessfoolishnessblindness

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Sió ungleáwnes biþ on ðé selfum, ðæt ðú hit ne canst on riht gecnáwan, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 226, 33. Ongleáwnis imperitia, Scint. 5, 5. [Un]gleáwnysse rusticitatis, Hpt. Gl. 529, 16. Hé nǽfre for his unglaunesse (ungleáwnesse, MS.

Linked entry: un-glædnes

ceáp-gyld

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indemnity for stolen property.Add: Gecýðe hé ꝥ hit wǽre forstolen, and bidde syþþan his ceápgildes, Ll. Th. i. 238, 13. 8. Þingie hé on þám ceápgilde, náht on þám wíte, 210, 16.

hwósta

(n.)
Grammar
hwósta, an; m.

A cough

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Hine dreceþ þyrre hwóstan and him on ðam hwóstan hwílum losaþ sió stemn he is troubled with a dry cough and at times during the cough he loses his voice, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 13.

hyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrdan, herdan, hierdan; p. de

to emboldenencouragebrace

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Tó ðam wáge geság heafelan onhylde hyrde ðá géna ellen on innan to the wall he sank, bowed his head, yet within did he brace up his strength, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 15; Gú. 1244. Hyrde hine georne diligently encouraged him, Wald. 1; Vald. 1, 1.

meagol

(adj.)
Grammar
meagol, <b>, megol;</b> adj.

Earneststrenuousfirm

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Mandryhten holdne gegrétte meaglum wordum the lord (Hygelac) greeted his liege (Beowulf, on his return) with earnest words, gave him a hearty greeting, Beo. Th. 3964; B. 1980: Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 8; Gú. 706.

yppan

(v.)
Grammar
yppan, p. te.
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Hé ða unrótnesse his heortan mid his andwlitan tácnunge ypte and cýdde tristitiam cordis vultu indice prodebat, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 30.

Linked entry: uppe

þennan

(v.)
Grammar
þennan, þenian; p. þenede.
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Ðænne ðone swíðran earm swá hé swíþast mǽge let him stretch out the right arm as hard as he can, Lchdm. iii. 22, 11. Swá hwider swá se cining his ríce mihte þennan whithersoever the king could extend his power, Anglia x. 142, 47.

Linked entries: þænnan þenian

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Hé óðran naman wæs gecíged Godwine, Chr. 984; P. 124, 4. to call a name Hiá geceiges noma his ... vocabunt women ejus Emmanuhel, Mt. L. 1. 23. Ðú gicég noma his Ióhannes, Lk. R. 1. 13

un-myndlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-myndlinga, adv.

undesignedlywithout meaning to do somethingunexpectedly

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Bútan hit swá limpe ðæt hwylc cuma unmyndlunega cume, R. Ben. 67, 12. Gif him ǽfre unmendlinga geberede ðæt..., Met. 25, 30

Linked entry: myndlinga

ge-biterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-biterian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, biterian to embitter]

To make bitteramarefacere

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To make bitter; amarefacere sealdon him gebiterod wín dăbant ei myrrhātum vīnum [amarefactum vīnum, vīnum myrrha imbūtum ], Mk. Bos. 15, 23

þancfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þancfullíce, adv.
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Thankfully, gratefully Ðá ongeat Eustachius ðæt seó foresǽde costnung him ðá æt wæs, and þancfullíce underféng, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 144

wísfæst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wísfæst-líc, adj.

Wise

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Wise Hé him wísfæstlíc word onsende, þurh ðæt hrædlíce hǽlde wǽron misit verbum suum et sanavit eos, Ps. Th. 106, 19

deórwyrþ-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deórwyrþ-lic, (-wi(e)rþ-); adj.
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Precious, costly Hi him deórwurðlice anlícnyssa árǽrdon, Hml. Th. i. 366, 21. Mid þínum deórwyrðlicostan blóde praetioso sanguine, Hymn. ad Mat. 20

ofer-hygdig

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, -hýdig, es; n.

Pride

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Pride Ðonne oferhýdig up áhófan and him wóhgodu worhtan and grófun in sculptilibus suis emulati sunt eum, Ps. Th. 77, 58

Linked entries: -hygdig ofer-hídig

ambeht-þegen

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Hine wunade mid án ombehtþegn, Gú. 973: 1119. Hé spræc tó his ombehtþegne, tó his treówum gesíðe, 1268: 1172. Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, B. 673. Byrlas, ombeht*-*þegnas, An. 1536. Add

coróna

(n.)
Grammar
coróna, an; m.
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A crown geworhton þyrnene corónan . . . hæfde hé þá þyrnenne corónan on his heáfde . . . þone corónan þǽra twelf steorrena, Nap. 13

gif

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Gif hié þá blótan mehten, hié woldon secgean þæt him hiera godas gehulpan quam si aruspices celebrassent, diis gloriam vindicassent Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 5.

ge-grápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grápian, p. ode; pp. od

To gropetouchpalpāre

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To grope, touch; palpāre Sió gefrédnes hine mæg gegrápian the feeling may touch it, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 10 : Ps. Th. 113, 15 : 134, 18. Hand habbaþ and híg ne gegrápíaþ mănus hăbent et non palpābunt, Ps. Lamb. second 113, 7.

mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
mǽran, mǽrian
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to bound, form the boundary of land Ondlang ríðies ðæt hit cymð tó Cearwyllan ; ðonne mǽreð hit Cerwylle seoððan, C. D. iii. 404, 16. Ǽrest westan-norðan hyt mǽrað Wódnes díc, 456, 15