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geond-stredan

(v.)
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</b> to overspread :-- Eorendel geondstrét heofon aurora spargit polum, Hy. S. 30, 2

hýðan

(v.)
Grammar
hýðan, p. de

To despoilplunderlay wastepillageravage

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Cwæþ ðæt hé mid his gesíðum wolde hýðan eal heofona ríce said that with his comrades he would ravage all the kingdom of heaven, Salm. Kmbl. 909; Sal. 454.

Linked entry: hýð-scip

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Add: local. reaching to a great height, lofty, tall Heofon is wundorlíce heálic and wíd on ymbhwyrfte; sé gǽð under ðás eorðan ealswá deóp swá bufan, Hex. 10, 1. Man áhéng hí on heálicum gealgan, Hml. A. 95, 119.

Scippend

(n.)
Grammar
Scippend, es; m.
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The Creator Ðú Scippend heofones and eorþan, Bt. 4; Fox 6, 30: Past. 7; Swt. 49, 17: Cd. Th. 234, 15; Dan. 292: Andr. Kmbl. 556; An. 278. Scieppend Creator, Rtl. 145, 24. Scæppend, 166, 29. Scæpend, 180, 8. Sceppetid, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 12: Cd.

heáh-þungen

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-þungen, adj.

Of high rank, distinguished, noble

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Móton wyt ðonne unc on heofonum heáhþungene beón we two may then be exalted in heaven, Soul Kmbl. 315; Seel. 161

Linked entry: heáh-geþungen

be-ceápian

(v.)

to sellto buypurchase

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Hæfde Zacheus beceápod heofonan ríce mid healfum dǽle his ǽhta, 582, 7

ge-leáfsum

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Þá hálwendan men and þá geleáfsuman þá þe tó úrum Drihtne cóman þá hé tó heofonum ástígan wolde, Bl.

ge-wǽgan

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<b>ge-wǽgan;</b> Add:after mæg: wyrd under heofonum, ac hit þus gelimpan sceal, and after Dóm. 115: cf. ge-wǽgnian

up-ástigenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-ástigenness, and -ástígness, e; f.

An ascenta going upan ascensiona means of going up

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Ða hálgan upástigenesse on heofonas, Blickl. Homl. 119, 36. Upástígnesse, 81, 11. a means of going up Ic on ðam wealle nǽnige duru ne eághþyrl ne uppástígnesse geseon mihte, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 15.

Linked entry: á-stigenness

hádor

(adj.)
Grammar
hádor, hǽdor; adj.

Clear [applied both to light and to sound], bright, sereneclarus, splendidus, serenus, micansbright (of the sky, stars)

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Seó sunne on hádrum heofone scíneþ the sun shines in the clear sky, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 15 : Bt. Met. Fox 28, 95; Met. 28, 48. Hǽdre heofontungol the bright stars of the sky, Exon. 18 a; Th. 43, 23; Cri. 693. Hádrum nihtum in clear nights, Bt. Met.

west-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
west-dǽl, es; m.
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Se heofon tóbyrst from ðæm eástdæle óþ ðone westdǽl, Blickl. Homl. 93, 23 : Mt. Kmbl. 24, 27. Hé gesealde him westdǽl middaneardes, Bd. 1, 6 ; S. 476, 18. Ne se steorra gestígan wile westdǽl wolcna, Met. 29, 13.

Linked entry: eást-dǽl

un-bindan

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S. 23, 191. to release from restrictive condition Swá hwæt swá hí unbindað ofer eoritan, þæt bið unbunden on heofonum, Hml. Th. i. 542, 18. Gif hwá on þǽre untrumnysse sý . . . þonne meaht ðú hine unbindan. Genim þysse wyrte . . fíf ðýfelas . . .

ge-hyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyld, es; n.

Regardobservationkeepingconcealingobservantiacustodia

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On heofona gehyld into the protection [?] of the heavens, Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 20; Cri. 545. Thorpe translates into heaven's vault, Grein has recessus, arcanum? Or could the word have the sense of space, cf. Ger. gehalt, gehaltig?

Linked entry: ge-heald

a-fón

(v.)
Grammar
a-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen

To receivetaketake uphold upsupportseizelay hold ofsuscipereassumerecorripereoccuparetradere

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He wæs on heofonum afangen assumptus est in cœlum, Mk. Bos. 16, 19. Hyre se aglǽca ageaf andsware, forht afongen to her the wretch gave answer, seized with fear, Exon. 70 a; Th. 261, 24; Jul. 320: 25 a; Th. 73, 3; Cri. 1184.

freólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freólíce, friólíce; comp. freólícor; adv.

FREELYwithout hindrancewith impunitylībĕreimpūne

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Seó sáwl færþ swíðe freólíce [frió151;líce Cott.] to heofonum the soul goes very freely to the heavens, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 14. Heó deófla bigængum freólíce þeówedon dæmŏnĭcis cultĭbus impūne serviēbant, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 38.

Linked entries: freólslíce friólíce

þeóte

(n.)
Grammar
þeóte, an; f.
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Ealle heofones þeótan wǽron mid wætere gefylde, Wulfst. 206, 17. In stefne ðeótena ( cataractarum ) ðínra, Ps. Surt. 41, 8. Þeótum fistulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 67: 35, 59. Hé wundorlíce mid þeótum wæter út áteáh, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 32.

þrym-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-fæst, adj.

Gloriousmajesticillustriousmighty

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Ic ( the cross ) þrymfæst hlifige under heofonum, Rood Kmbl. 166; Kr. 84. Se wyrm ( a book-worm ) forswealg þrymfæstne cwide, Exon. Th. 432, 11; Rä. 48, 4. Þegnas þrymfæste ( angels ), Cd. Th. 2, 6; Gen. 15.

á-dún

Grammar
á-dún, -dúne (-a).
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Cumað ádúne of heofonum tácn, Wlfst. 137, 12. Hé his gesyhða ádúna on eorðan besette, R. Ben. 31, 8. Úre blód fleóð tó úrum fótum ádúne, Hml. S. 11, 191. Doppettan ádúne tó grunde, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 7

swiftness

(n.)
Grammar
swiftness, e; f.

Swiftness, fleetness, celerity

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Uton behealdan ða wundorlícan swyftnysse ðære sáwle; heó hæfþ swá mycele swvftnysse, ðæt heó on ánre tíde besceáwaþ heofonan and ofer sǽ flýhþ, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 123

Linked entry: swiftu

ge-trymman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trymman, -trymian, -trymigan, -tremman; he -trymmeþ, -trymþ; p. -trymde, -trymede; pp. -trymed, -trymmed, -trymd.

to confirmstrengthenencourageestablishfoundset in order arrangedraw upfirmāreconfirmāremūnīreconfortārehortārifundāreinstruĕreTo grow stronggain strengthrecoverconvălescĕre

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Worde [MS. word] Drihtnes heofonas [MS. heofones] getrymde synd verbo Dŏmĭnī cæli firmāti sunt, Ps. Spl. 32, 6. v. reflex.

Linked entries: ge-tremman trymman