hyhtan
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Add: [forms as from hyhtian occur. ] to look (mentally) with expectation and desire, look forward with hope to Wé tó þínum hidercyme hopodan and hyhtan, Bl. H. 87, 12.
on-sundrum
separately, severally, separated one from the other, apart ⬩ in retirement from others, apart ⬩ making distinction from others, especially
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Skt. 6, 31-32. making distinction from others, especially Ic onsundrum ða stówe lufige, and ofer ealle óðre ic hié geceás, Blickl. Homl. 201, 6
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ǽr
ERE ⬩ before that ⬩ antequam ⬩ priusquam
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Ǽr hie on tú hweorfon before they departed from one another, Andr. Kmbl. 2102; An. 1052
a-reccean
To tell out ⬩ relate ⬩ recount ⬩ express ⬩ translate ⬩ enarrare ⬩ eloqui ⬩ exprimere ⬩ reddere
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Án ǽrendgewrit of Lǽdene on Englisc areccean to translate an epistle from Latin into English, Past. pref
fæsting-men
Servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place ⬩ servi rēgii ad cūram monastēriōrum commendāti in regno obeundo
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Servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place; servi rēgii ad cūram monastēriōrum commendāti in regno obeundo Terram lībĕrābo ab refectiōne et hābĭtu illōrum omnium qui dīcuntur fæstingmen, Th.
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folme
The hand ⬩ mănus
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Forlét drenga sum daroþ fleógan of folman one of the warriors let fly a dart from his hand, Byrht. Th. 136, 12; By. 150. Ða ísenan næglas, ðe wǽron adrifene þurh Cristes folman the iron nails, which were driven through Christ's palms, Homl.
Gár-Dene
The spear-Danes ⬩ Danes who fought with spears ⬩ armed or warlike Danes ⬩ hastāti Dāni
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He sæcce ne wéneþ to Gár-Denum he expects not warfare from the Gar-Danes, 1206; B. 601: 3717; B. 1856 : 4982; B. 2494
ge-ǽtred
Poisoned ⬩ envenomed ⬩ poisonous ⬩ infectus ⬩ toxĭcātus ⬩ vĕnēnātus
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Poisoned, envenomed, poisonous; infectus, toxĭcātus, vĕnēnātus Forwearþ micel heres for geǽtredum gescotum many of the army died from poisoned arrows, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 38. Geǽttred infectus, Cot. 104.
in-orf
Household goods
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Gif hit sý innorf if it be goods from a house [that are taken], Lchdm. iii. 286, 5. For hwilcum gylta férdest ðú ðus æfter mé and tówurpe eall mín inorf quam ob culpam meam sic exarsisti post me et scrutatus es omnem supellectilem meam ? Gen. 31, 36
mǽg-cild
A young kinsman
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A young kinsman Hine áhsode hwǽr hé his mǽgcildum cumen hæfde ðe hé him forstolen hæfde asked him what he had done with his young kinsmen (cousins) whom he had stolen away from him, Lchdm. iii. 424, 37.
meolcian
to milk ⬩ take milk from an animal ⬩ to give milk ⬩ to suckle
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to milk, take milk from an animal Se geþyrsta men meolcode ða hinde and dranc ða meolc, Shrn. 130, 4. Nán wíf hire yrfe ne meolcige, bútan heó ða meolc for Godes lufan syllan, Wulfst. 227, 10.
óþ-scúfan
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Him se clǽna ðǽr óþscúfeþ scearplíce (the Phenix moves off quickly from the attendant birds) ðæt hé in scade weardaþ on wudubearwe wéste stówe biholene and bihýdde hæleþa monegum dirigit in Syrian. celeres longaeva volatus, secretosque petit deserta per
ge-reáfian
To rob, steal, spoil
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Secgaþ ðæt his ðegnas gereáfodan his líc on us and forstǽlan say that his disciples robbed his body from us and stole it away, Blickl. Homl. 177, 29. Gereáfydon diripiebant, Ps. Spl. C. 43, 12.
un-gesib
not related ⬩ strange ⬩ not at peace at variance
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not related, strange Hé bið fremede Freán ælmihtigum, englum ungelíc (ungesibb, MS. B.) ána hwearfaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 69; Sal. 35. Ic ( the cuckoo ) under sceáte ungesibbum wearð eácen gǽste, Exon.
brægden
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Þǽr man gecnáwan can ꝥ þǽr bregden bið (that there has been fraud), Ll. Th. i. 390, 13. Substitute for translation of Ors. 5, 7, Marius non minore pene quam ipse praeditus erat astutia; and add
eahtan
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to estimate, appreciate Wile fæder eahtan hú gesunde suna sáwle bringen of þám éðle þe hí on lifdon the father will estimate how sound the sons bring their souls from the land where they lived, Cri. 1074.
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floterian
to flutter
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Germ. 400, 492. to flutter, make short, quick flights Flotorodon praeuolant, 499. to move (intrans.) restlessly with excitement Him wæs swá uneáðe, and þá eágan floterodon he was ill at ease, and his eyes moved restlessly from one to another, Hml.
freó-bearn
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Cf. freó-dohtor
ge-weorp
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Dele ' A throwing, . . . dashing, ' and for first passage substitute Him þá beorna breogo, þǽr hé on bolcan sæt, ofer waroða geweorp wið þingode with him (Andrew) the prince of men, from his seat on the gangway, across the sands held parley (the boat
hinder-genga
an apostate
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Ox. 26, 23. one that goes back from the faith he has professed, an apostate (cf. Manega his leorningcnihtas cyrdon onbæc and ne eódun mid him, Jn. 6, 66. Homo apostata, i. retrogradiens, Kent. Gl. 141) Hindergengena apostatarum. An. Ox. 5, 16
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