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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

swiftness

(n.)
Grammar
swiftness, e; f.
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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

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

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: trymman ge-tremman

a-fýsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fýsan, p. de; pp. ed.

to hastenfestinaretendereto hasten awayimpelaccelerateinciteexcitemake readyincitareaccelerareparaturn vel prornptum reddere

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To heofonum biþ mód afýsed to heaven is the spirit impelled, 65 b; Th. 241, 17; Ph. 657: 59 b; Th. 217, 3; Ph. 274: Rood Kmbl. 247; Kr. 125: Exon, 119a; Th. 457, 22; Hy. 4, 87.

ge-líðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðan, p. -láþ, pl. -lidon; pp. -liðen, -liden

To gomovesailadvanceproceedcomeīremeāreadvĕhiprofĭciscivĕnīre

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To go, move, sail, advance, proceed, come; īre, meāre, advĕhi, profĭcisci, vĕnīre Mænig tungul máran ymbhwyrft hafaþ on heofonum, sume hwíle eft læsse gelíðaþ, ða ðe lácaþ ymb eaxe ende many a star has a greater circuit in the heavens; sometimes again

Linked entries: ge-liden ge-lyðen

weorold-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíse, an ; f.
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Ðá com stefn of heofonum and seó cwæð: . . .

a-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hebban, -hæbban; ðú -hefst, he -hefeþ, pl. -hebbaþ; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; imp. -hefe; pp. -hafen

To heave uplift upraiseelevateexaltfermentlevaretollereelevareerigereexaltareextollerefer-mentare

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To heave up, lift up, raise, elevate, exalt, ferment; levare, tollere, elevare, erigere, exaltare, extollere, fer-mentare Nolde his eágan ahebban up to ðam heofone nolebat oculos ad cælum levare, Lk. Bos. 18, 13. To ahebbanne levare, Gen. 48, 17.

herung

praiseapprobationpraiselauds

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S. 29, 286 Heofon mid herungum (laudibus) swgéþ, Hy. S. 84, 30. praise in song: Mid swiþ wégum dreámes (ł) herunge sangum dulcisonis melodie concentibus, An.

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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Ðeáh ðe . . . ánra gehwylc . . . hæbbe gyldene býman on múðe, and ealra býmena gehwylc hæbbe .xii. hleóðor, and hleóðra gehwylc sý heofone heárre and helle deópre, ðonne géna ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ hé hý ealle ofer-hleóðeð, Sal.

sticol

(adj.)
Grammar
sticol, adj.
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Se weig is swíðe nearu and sticol, se ðe lǽt tó heofonan ríce . . . Ðonne máge wé ðurh Godes fultum ástígan ðone sticolan weg, ðe ús gelǽt tó ðam écan lífe, Homl. Th. i. 162, 23-35.

Linked entry: sticel

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p. swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))
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Heofon réce swealg (sealg, MS.) the smoke mounted into the air. Beo. Th. 6292; B. 3156. Fugles wyn ( the pen) beámtelge (ink) swealg, Exon. Th. 408, 9; Rä. 27, 9. lc(a horn ) windesceal swelgan of sumes bósme, 395, 29; Rä. 15, 15.

Linked entry: swylfende

glæd-mód

(adj.)
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Biseah tó heofona ríce glædmód, Gú.1277: 1035. of ready mind, having a mind that prompts to quick action.

heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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see heálic; IV. l a) hlúdan stefne fægre, Cri. 389. with high quality, nobly Hé bið geniéd mid ðǽm folgoðe ðæt hé sceal heálíce sprecan loci sui necessitate exigitur summa dicere, Past. 81, 6. of workmanship, with perfect workmanship, elaborately Heofon

Linked entry: heá-lic

setl

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Th. i. 290, 20. v. ceáp-, fore-, gang-, heofon-, hring-, on-, toll-, winter-setl

torht

(adj.)
Grammar
torht, adj. [The word with its derivatives is almost confined to poetry. It is, however, found not unfrequently as one of the components in proper names. v. Txts. 576: cf. beorht in the same class of words. See, also, torhtness.]
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Ða hálgan duru heofona ríces torhte ontýnan. Salm. Kmbl. 75; Sal. 38. Abraham wordum God torhtum cígde, Cd. Th. 108, 16; Gen. 1807. Noldan hí ða torhtan tácen ( Christ's miracles ) oncnáwan, Exon. Th. 40, 21; Cri. 642.

a-fandian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fandian, -fandigean; p. ode, ude, ade; pp. od, ud, ad; v. a.

To provetryto make a trialto discover by tryingto experienceprobaretentareexperiri

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Lá líceteras, cunne ge afandian heofones ansyne and eorþan, húmeta ná afandige ge ðas tíde? hypocrite, faciem cœli et terras nostis probare, hoc autem tempus quomodo non probatis? Lk. Bos. 12, 56.

stípan

(v.)
Grammar
stípan, p. te.
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to raise, build high, erect Tó heofonum up hlǽdræ rǽrdon, strengum stépton stǽnenne weall ofer monna gemet, Cd. Th. 101, 2 ; Gen. 1676. fig. to exalt, elevate, dignify, ennoble Ic ðé on tída gehwone duguðum stépe, Cd. Th. 139, 7 ; Gen. 2306.