hlifian
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Se beorhta beág eádigra gehwam hlifaþ ofer heáfde the bright crown rises o'er the head of each blessed one, Exon. 64 b; Th. 238, 14; Ph. 604.
ele
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Eles gecynd bið ꝥ hé beorhtor scíneþ þonne wex on sceafte, Bl. H. 127, 36. Oeles olei, Lk. L. 16, 6. Of ole de oleo, Mt. L. 25, 8. Mið ole (oele, R.), Mk. 6, 13. Seóþ on ele . . . dó þonne weax on ꝥ ele, Lch. ii. 234, 10.
sumer
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Beorht sumor, Cd. Th. 239, 23; Dan. 374. Sumer and winter; on sumera hit biþ wearm and on wintra ceald, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 23. Swá háttra sumor, swá mára ðunor and líget on geáre, Lchdm. iii. 280, 9. Gé witun ðæt sumor (-er, MSS. A. B. Lind.
ád
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Ád unwáclicne, helmum behongen, hildebordum, beorhtum byrnum, Beo. 3138. Hét mycel ád ontendan on ymbhwyrfte ðæs mǽdenes, Hml. S. 9, 117. Ád incendia, An. Ox. 3951. Áda flammarum, i. rogorum, 3554. Ontendnessum, ádum incendiis, 1432.
án-lípe
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On ðone ánlípan beorh, C. D. ii. 317, 24. Ðæt ǽgðer wǽre unnyt ge mildheortnes ge steór, gif hié ánlípe (-lépe, Cott.
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ge-beorglic
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Sý on þǽre bóte swilc forgifnes swilce hit for Gode gebeorglic (-beorh-, v. l.) sý (as that there be no danger of incurring God's anger. Cf. Ll. Th. ii. 312, 28 under gebeorgan ; I. 2.
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frætwe
Ornaments ⬩ adornments ⬩ decorations ⬩ treasures ⬩ ornāmenta ⬩ ornātus ⬩ res pretiōsæ
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Secgas bǽron beorhte frætwe the warriors bare bright arms, 434, note; B. 214. He frætwe geheóld, bill and byrnan he held the armour, the falchion and coat of mail, 5233; B. 2620. Frætwe and fætgold ornaments and plated gold, 3846, note; B. 1921.
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hlúd
noisy ⬩ talkative ⬩ clamorous ⬩ a blow ⬩ a crash
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Nǽfre mon þæs hlúde býman ábláweð ðæt ne sý seó beorhte stefn hlúdre, Dóm. 111. of action that makes a sound, e. g. a blow, a crash Heard gebrec hlúd unmǽte. Cri. 954.
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leóht
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Dele last passage but two, and add: bright, shining, luminous Wolcen léht (líht, R. beorht, W. S.) nubes lucida, Mt. L. 17, 5. Lyftwundor leóht ( the pillar of fire), Exod. 90. Se leóhta beám leódum byrhteð, Cri. 1090.
wadan
To go ⬩ pass ⬩ proceed.
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Ðis leóhte beorht cymeþ ofer misthleoþu wadan ofer wægas, Exon. Th. 350, 9; Sch. 61. Gewát him se æðeling wadan ofer wealdas, Cd. Th. 174, 30; Gen. 2886. On sǽ wadan, 51, 22; Gen. 830. Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, Byrht.
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ge-hýdan
to hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ condĕre ⬩ abscondĕre ⬩ to watch ⬩ guard ⬩ heed ⬩ observāre ⬩ to bring into safety ⬩ make firm ⬩ fasten ⬩ allĭgāre
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Sticiaþ gehýdde beorhte cræftas bright virtues lie hid, 4; Fox 8, 15 : 32, 3; Fox 118, 23. to watch, guard, heed; observāre Ðæt heó gehýden hǽlan [MS. hælun] míne calcāneum meum observābunt, Ps.
G
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letter of an Anglo-Saxon word, and follows a long vowel or an r, it is often changed into h, but then the g is resumed when followed by a vowel; as, - Beáh a ring; gen. es; m. beáges of a ring; pl. beágas rings; burh a town; gen. e; f. burge of a town; beorh
CEORFAN
To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engrave ⬩ secare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere
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Curfon hie ðæt moldern of beorhtan stáne they hewed the sepulchre out of bright stone,Rood Kmbl. 132; Kr. 66. Ðú toslite oððe curfe hǽran míne thou hast rent my sackcloth; conscidisti saccum meum, Ps. Spl. 29, 13.
ge-leáfful
Full of belief ⬩ believing ⬩ faithful ⬩ holy ⬩ fĭdēlis ⬩ crēdŭlus
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Ða beorhtan steorran getácniaþ ða geleáffullan on Godes gelaðunge the bright stars betoken the faithful in God's church, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 4, 4; Lchdm. iii. 238, 4
sunne
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</b> epithets or metaphors applied to the sun Háte scíneþ, blícþ ðeós beorhte sunne, Cd. Th. 50, 19; Gen. 811. Swegles gim, sunne, Exon. Th. 212, 13; Ph. 209. Goldtorht sunne, 351, 11; Sch. 78.
neótan
To enjoy ⬩ have the benefit of
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Ic ðé on ða fægran foldan gesette tó neótenne neorxna wonges beorhtne blǽdwelan, Exon. Th. 85, 14; Cri. 1391
hwít
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oððe beorhte bine gescrýdan alba aut splendida se uestire, Lch. iii. 198, 26. ¶ The weak form used substantively, the white (part) of an egg :-- On ánum ǽge . . . þæt hwíte ne bið gemenged tó ðám geolcan, Hml. Th. i 40, 27.
on-wreón
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Críst onwráh . . . þæt is Euan scyld eal forpynded, Cri. 95. to gain a knowledge of, discover for oneself Ic þæs wuldres treówes oft hæfde ingemynd, ǽr ic þæt wundor onwrigen hæfde ymb þone beorhtan beám, El. 1254.
beáh
Metal made into circular ornaments ⬩ A ring ⬩ bracelet ⬩ collar ⬩ garland ⬩ crown ⬩ anulus ⬩ armilla ⬩ diadema ⬩ corona
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Se beorhta beág hlifaþ ofcr heáfde the bright garland rises over the head, Exon. 64b; Th. 238, 10; Ph. 602. Under gyldnum beáge under a golden crown, Beo. Th. 2330; B. 1163. To ðam beáge to the crown, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 11. Se beáh gódes [Cot.
ge-metgian
To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrain ⬩ mensurare, temperare, moderare, regere ⬩ to measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate on ⬩ deliberare, meditari ⬩ To become moderate, to moderate one's self ⬩ moderari, temperari
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Beorhte steorran móna gemetgaþ the moon tempers the bright stars, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 17; Met. 4, 9. Se gemetgaþ ðne bridel he regulates the bridle, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 18.
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