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þeorf

(adj.)
Grammar
þeorf, adj.
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Hí worhton þeorfe heorðbacene hláfas fecerunt subcinericios panes azymos, 12, 39: Lev. 8, 2; Homl. Th. ii. 210, 34: 264, 2. <b>I a.

Linked entries: þærf þorof

un-forht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forht, adj.

Not frightenednot afraidfearlessintrepid

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Nicod. 28; Thw. 16, 33: Homl. Skt. i. 18, 262: Cd. Th. 199, 7; Exod. 335: Exon. Th. 278, 21; Jul. 601: Rood Kmbl. 218; Kr 110. Se Hǽlend unforht áxode, Homl. Th. ii. 246, 13: Exon. Th. 255, 5; Jul. 209. On wicge sæt ombeht unforht, Beo.

weg-férende

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-férende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Wayfaringa wayfarer, traveller.travelling, going a way, passing by

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Se wegférenda man, se ðe nimð ðone sméðan weg, ðe hine mislǽt, Homl. Th. i. 164, 7. Ánes wegférendes mannes nýten gehǽled wæs jumentum cujusdam viantis curatum est, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 3. Wé sind hér swilce wegférende menn, Homl. Th. i. 248, 15.

Linked entry: weg-férend

wíglere

(n.)
Grammar
wíglere, (wiglere ?), weohlere, es; m.

A divinersoothsayeraugursorcerer

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Hé wiccan fordyde, and wíglerasáfiígde, and drýcræft tówearp, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 464

Linked entry: weohlere

ge-þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrowian, -þrowigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To suffer

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Homl. 23, 31

tó-gán

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to go in two different directions,to part,separateto be sundered,to partto go in many different directions,to disperse,go away

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Homl. i. 239, 25. Þe rede see toeode, 141, 6. He smat Frolic uppen þæne hælm þat he atwa helden (toȝeode, 2nd MS. ), Laym. 23980

tó-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sendan, p. de.

to send in different directionssend away,disperse,scatterto destroy

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Homl. 79, 23. to destroy (?)

tó-weard

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-weard, prep.

Towardin the direction of

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Homl. Skt. ii. 31, 78

ge-wuna

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, an; m.

A customwontmanneruseriteconsuetudo

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Homl. 209, 6. Swá hit gewuna is ut adsolet Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 55, 20. [Or do the two last belong to ge-wuna, adj.? (cf. ge-wunelíc.)]

Linked entries: -wuna ge-wun

BLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓD, es; n.

BLOOD, goresanguis, cruor

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Meotud ðé gebohte blóde ðý hálgan the Lord bought thee with his holy blood, Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 26; Seel. 30: Rood Kmbl. 96; Kr. 48. Blóde fáh stained with blood, Beo. Th. 1873; B. 934: 3192; B. 1594: 5940; B. 2974.

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Homl. 245, 36.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

tó-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To discern,distinguish,know the difference between,understand

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Homl. Th. ii. 110, 29. Cunne gé tócnáwan heofones híw faciem coeli dijudicare nostis, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 3. Man mihte his líf. tócnáwan potuit ejus vita dinosci, R. Ben. 108. 15: Homl. Th. ii. 154, 25.

ge-wit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wit, -witt, es; n.

witssenses[right] mindmindintellectknowledgeunderstandingconsciousness

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Nú bidde ic dé ðæt ðú hí on gewitte gebringe now I beseech thee bring her to her wits, Homl. Th. i. 458, 11: Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 12; Jul. 144: 74 b; Th. 278, 13; Jul. 597.

Linked entry: wit

un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficulthardtroublesomeunpleasantgrievous

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Homl. 59, 15. Uneáðe mé is ðis I am in a great strait (2 Sam. 24, 14), Homl. Skt. i. 13, 247.

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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Háwiaþ be gehwilcum take notice in the case of each one, Homl. Th. i. 332, 15. Nán mon ne scyle dón his hond tó ðære sylg and háwian underbæc no man shall put his hand to the plough and look back, Past. 51, 8; Swt. 463, 2

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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Homl. 183, 24. Leomo lǽmena, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 6; Cri. 15

Linked entry: leomu

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Mid ðam worde wand fýr of heofonum at those words fire flew from heaven, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 249. Wand tó wolcnum wælfýra mǽst, Beo. Th. 2242; B. 1119. Ða spearcan wundon wið ðæs hrófes the sparks flew whirling towards the roof, Homl.

Linked entry: winde

cáf-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cáf-líce, adv.
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Quickly, hastily, stoutly, manfully, valiantly; velociter, viriliter Ðám gemettum wæs beboden ðæt hí sceoldon cáflíce etan the partakers were commanded to eat quickly, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 3: i. 494, 11: Glos. Prudent. Reed. 146, 38: Byrht.

Linked entry: cóf-líce

cínu

(n.)
Grammar
cínu, e; f.

A chink, fissurerima, fissura

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Gemétte he ðæt fæt swá gehál ðæt ðǽr nán cínu on næs gesewen he found the vessel so whole that there was no chink seen in it, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 22

fiðer-scýte

(adj.)
Grammar
fiðer-scýte, -scíte; adj.

Four-corneredquadrangularsquarequadrangŭlusquadrātus

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Seó cyrce wæs eal of fiðerscítum marmstánum geworht the church was built all of quadrangular marble stones, Homl. Th. ii. 496, 35