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tó-hopa

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hopa, an; m.

Hope,expectation

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Se tóhopa ðære wræce, Bt. 37, l; Fox 186, 23: Met. 25, 50. Ðú mē gesettest on tóhopan (in spe).Ps. Th. 4, 9: 15, 9. Ymbe ðone tóhopan ðe gé habbaþ on eów de ea, quae in vobis est, spe, Past. 22; Swt. 173, 9. Ealne his tóhopan sette hē on God, L. E.

Linked entries: tó-hopung tó-hyht

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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On ðære béc ðe wé ðás of álesan, 4, 10; S. 578, 15. Hé ǽnne calic sealde his gingrum of tó súpenne, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 13

Linked entry: ob

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Ðá hé ða talu ná ne cúðe, ðá sceáwode man þreó þegnas ðǽr ðǽr heó wæs ... Ðá ácsodon heó, hwylce talu heó hæfde ymbe ða land ... Ðá sǽde heó, ðæt heó nán land hæfde, ðe him áht tó gebyrede, 337, 2-24.

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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God forbeád þæt mon ná ðǽr eft ne timbrede, Ors. 6, 7. S. 262, 22.

FREMU

(n.)
Grammar
FREMU, e; f.

Advantageprofitgainbenefitcommŏdumemŏlŭmentumquæstusfructusbenĕfĭciumsălus

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Ne ðǽr freme méteþ fira ǽnig no man findeth profit there, Exon. 68 b; Th. 255, 22; Jul. 218.

Linked entry: freme

hunta

(n.)
Grammar
hunta, an; m.

A hunter

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Eal wéste búton ðǽr huntan gewícodon oððe fisceras, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 29. Wéste land bútan fiscerum and fugelerum and huntum, Swt. 17, 26. Bethsaida is gereht domus venatorum ðæt is huntena hús, Shrn. 78, 9.

racian

(v.)
Grammar
racian, p. ode.
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Ne biþ ná gebeorhlíc, ðam ðe wið God hæfþ forworht hine sylfne, ðæt hé tó hrædlíce intó Godes húse æfter ðam racige, ac stande ðǽr úte, Wulfst. 155, 21

ge-risene

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne, es; [seems to occur only in pl.] n.

What is fitting, decent

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Gif he mót ðǽr rihtes and gerysena onbrúcan if he can there enjoy what is right and fitting, Runic pm. 23; Kmbl. 344, 6. Ryhtum gerisnum right fittingly, Exon. 80 b; Th. 302, 2; Fä. 30

ge-sceot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceot, -scot, es; n.

the collection of weapons necessary for shooting, a weapon that is shot or hurled, an arrow, dartjaculuman advance [of money], a contribution, tributea part of a building shut off from the rest

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Ðǽr forwearþ micel Alexandres heres for geǽtredum gescotum there much of Alexander's army perished by poisoned arrows, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 38. [O. H. Ger. gaseoz jaculum: Ger. geschoss.] an advance [of money], a contribution, tribute [cf.

Linked entries: scot ge-sceót ge-scot

teóðung-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-dagas, pl.
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Tithing-days, days amounting to a tithe of the year, a term applied to the thirty-six week days in the six weeks of Lent from the first Sunday in Lent until Easter-day Gif wé teóðiaþ ðás geárlícan dagas, ðonne beóþ ðǽr six and ðrítig teóðingdagas; and

eaht

(n.)
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Ne gewuna wyrsa(n) ǽngum eahta (gen. pl. cf. ænige þinga) don't make a companion of an inferior on any consideration, Fä. 24. reckoning, valuation Micel ígland, ðǽr synt syx hund hýda æfter Angelcynnes æhte ( juxta consuetudinem aestimationis Anglorum

gist-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gist-hús, (<b>gæst-hús,</b> q. v. in Dict.), es; n.
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. ¶ used of permanent lodging :-- Eustachius gelǽdde hí intó his gesthúse (cf. hé ðær drohtnode fíftýne geár, l. 216). . . þá cwæð hé tó þám húshláforde . . ., Hml. S. 30, 258

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, es; m.

one seized or taken, a captiveone taken and enslaved, a slave, servanta prisoner, bondmanjoinedvinctus, captivus

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Under hæftum amid the captives, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 9; Sat. 319. one taken and enslaved, a slave, servant Ðá bebohtan bearn Iacobes Ioseph ðǽr hine grame hæfdon tó hæfte in servum venumdatus est Ioseph, Ps. Th. 104, 15.

Linked entry: hæftan

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Nán man ne dorste for ðæra deóra ware ðám hálgum geneálécan, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 56, 60. Scealt ðú for ware úra goda wíta ðrowian for the protection of our gods thou shall suffer punishments, Homl. Th. i. 594, 4.

Linked entry: wer-genga

hyht

(n.)
Grammar
hyht, es; m. [f. Ps. Th. 77, 53.]

Hopejoyous expectationjoy

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Ðǽr is hyht and blis there is joy and bliss, Exon. 18b; Th. 47, 5; Cri. 750: 15 b; Th. 33, 22; Cri. 529: 46 b; Th. 159, 14; Gú. 926.

Linked entry: hiht

MANIG

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
MANIG, maneg, monig, mænig; adj.

MANYmany a

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Ðǽr módlíce manega sprǽcon, Byrht. Th. 137, 43; By. 200. Hié witon ðæt ðæt ilce yfel ofereode, swá ða monegan ǽr dydan, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 3. Manigra sumne one of many. Beo.

liss

(n.)
Grammar
liss, e; f.

Mildnesslenitymercykindnessfavourgracedelightjoy

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Hé him ðære lisse leán forgildeþ he will requite him for that grace [honouring God], Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 21; Cri. 434. Ða eádigan ceasterwaran gefeóþ and wynsumiaþ on lisse and on blisse and on écum gefeán, Wulfst. 265, 12.

Linked entries: lissan líðs

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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Hwæt ðú ðonne mǽne mid ðære gítsunge ðæs feós what do you mean by the greed of money? 32, 1; Fox 114, 7. (of things) to signify, have a certain signification or purpose Saga hwæt ic mǽne, Salm.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

þífþ

(n.)
Grammar
þífþ, þiéfþ, þýfþ, þeófþ, þeóft, e; f.
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Ðá geácsode se biscop ðæt ða bécc forstolene wǽron, bæd ðara bóca geornlíce ... man gerehte ðam biscope ða forstolenan bécc, and bóte æt ðære þýfðe, Chart. Th. 265, 10. For þeófte oþþe for manslihte, L. Wil. ii. 1; Th. i. 489, 6.

godcundnys

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Omnis igitur beatus, Deus, Bt. 34, 5; S. 85, 27-86, 1. of the persons of the Trinity His godcundnyss wæs on þǽre menniscnysse tó ánum sóðan Críste ... ǽfre unbegunnen on ðǽre godcundnysse, Hml. A. 25, 23.