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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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Scóp hwílum sang hádor on Heorote at times the poet sang clear-voiced in Heorot, Beo. Th. 998; B. 497. 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.

ge-yppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yppan, p. -ypte; pp. -ypped, -yped, -ypt

To openrevealdeclaremanifestdisclose

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Wit wéndon ðæt ðæt sand uncre swaðe geypte we expected that the sand would discover our track, Shrn. 42, 19. Se geypte hǽðenum déman ðæt ðæs tiburtius wæs cristen he disclosed to the heathen judge that this Tiburtius was a christian, 116, 23.

Linked entry: ge-upped

geond

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Ben. 9, 21: Sat. 270. Hé sum his folc sende gind þæt lond tó herigenne, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 10. Ꝥ hrýþer geond ꝥ wésten férde, Bl. H. 199, 10: 12.

hálig

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Martiras herigað Héhfæder hálgum stefnum, Sat. 656: An. 723. Hé ( St. Guthlac ) his eágan ontýnde hálge heáfdes gimmas, Gú. 1276. of things. that pertain to God Is þín nama hálig, An. 542. Seó ród . . . hálig, El. 625.

FLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓD, es; n. m.

a flowing of waterflowflowing waterwavetideFLOODsearunning streamriverflūmenfluctusfluentumæstusaccessusflŭviusthe Flooddelugedilŭvium

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Hie on flódes [m. or n.] fæðm ceólum lácaþ they sail in ships on the bosom of the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 503; An. 252: Beo. Th. 83; B. 42: Salm. Kmbl. 161; Sal. 80. On Iordanes flóde [m. or n.] in Iordānis flūmĭne, Mk. Bos. 1, 5.

Linked entry: flóde

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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Þair syns sal wreghe þam, Pr. C. 5462. Naȝt him to defendi, ne nenne oþrenne wraye, Ayenb. 175, 5. Fund mann nan þing uppon hemm to wreþenn, Orm. 416. Goth. wróhjan to accuse: O. Sax. wrógian: O. Frs. wrógia, wréia: O. H. Ger. ruogen: Icel. rægja.]

ge-sund

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Ne swelte ic mid sáre, ac ic gesund lifige, Ps. Th. 117, 17: Bl. H. 245, 14. Hé is git hál and gesund viget incolumis, Bt. 10 ; F. 28, 14: Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 5. Hé hine hálne and gesundne æteówde, Bl. H. 177, 27. Þǽr wé gesunde sæl weardodon, B. 2075.

a-mæstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-mæstan, p. -mæstede; pp. -mæsted, -mæstd, -mæst [a, mæstan to fatten]

To fattensaginareimpinguare

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Sáwl ðe wel spricþ, hió biþ amæst a soul that speakelh well, she shall be fattened. Past. 49, 2

Linked entry: ge-mæstan

hwem-dragen

(adj.)
Grammar
hwem-dragen, adj.

Sloping

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Sloping, not perpendicular Wæs ðæt ilce hús hwemdragen nalas æfter gewunan mennisces weorces ðæt ða wagas wǽron rihte ac git swíðor on scræfes onlícnesse ðæt wæs æteówed that same house had sloping walls, not at all after the custom of men's work so

morgen-mete

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-mete, es; m.

A morning mealbreakfast

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A morning meal, breakfast On xii mónþum ðú scealt sillan ðínum þeówan men vii hund hláfa and xx hláfa, búton morgenmetum and nónmetum, Salm. Kmbl. p. 129, 19.

be-þridian

(v.)
Grammar
be-þridian, -þrydian; p. ede; pp. ed [þrýdian from þryþ power, force]

To force, overpowercogere, vi superare

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To force, overpower; cogere, vi superare Ðæt hine man wolde beþridian mid ðam ilcan wrence that they would overpower him by the same stratagem, Ors.6, 36; Bos. 132, 4.

ge-liger

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

A lying withfornicationadulteryconcŭbĭtusconjŭgiumfornicātioadultērium

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A lying with, fornication, adultery; concŭbĭtus, conjŭgium, fornicātio, adultērium He sǽde ðæt his nama wǽre spiritus fornicationis ðæt is dernes geligeres gást he said that his name was spiritus fornicationis, that is, spirit of fornication, Shrn. 52

ge-lynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lynd, -lend, e; f. [lynd fat]

Grease, fat, fatnessadeps, pinguedo

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Grease, fat, fatness; adeps, pinguedo Ys sáwl mín swétes gefylled, swá seó fætte gelynd fægeres smeoruwes sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur animea mea, Ps. Th. 62, 5. Gelynde ex adipe, 72, 6. Bringon gelynde offerent adipem, Lev. 3, 10.

Linked entry: ge-lend

ge-nihtsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsumlíce, -nyhtsumlíce; comp. -lícor; adv.

Abundantly, plentifully, copiously, sufficientlyabundanter, abunde, ūbertim, suffĭcienter

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Ðǽr genihtsumlíce is sǽd ubi ūbertim indĭcātum est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 36: 4, 28; S. 605, 12. Genihtsumlícor abundantius, 3, 27; S. 559, 7

Linked entry: ge-nyhtsumlíce

blót-mónaþ

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. ¶ In Bede's 'De temporum ratione' it is said: 'November dicitur blótmónath ... Blótmónath mensis immolationum, quod in eo pecora, quae occisuri erant, diis suis voverent.

fore-steall

Grammar
fore-steall, (for-).

preventionhindrance

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Ic hæbbe geunnen him ꝥ hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe,. . . and forstealles, Cht. E. 233, 3

ge-siltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-siltan, p. te; pp. ge-silted, ge-silt
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To salt. Take here <b>ge-sylt</b> in Dict., and add Fleót ꝥ fám of, geselt swíþe wel, Lch. ii. 96, 9. Nim þreó snǽda buteran, gemenge wið hwǽten mela, and gesylte, 152, 18. Netle gesoden on wætre and geselt 228, 3.

æft

(adv.)
Grammar
æft, adv.

AFTbehindAfterwardsagainposteaiterum

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AFT, behind, as go aft = go astern, Afterwards, again; postea, iterum Moises cwæþ æft to Israela folce Moses said afterwards to the people of Israel, Deut. 28, 15. Æft uferan dógum afterwards in later days, Beo. Th. 4406 note; B. 2200.

Linked entry: eft

ciric-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-þénung, e; f. [þénung duty, service]

Church-duty or serviceecclesiæ ministerium

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Church-duty or service; ecclesiæ ministerium We lǽraþ ðæt preóstas on ciricþénungum ealle án dreógan, and beón efenweorþe on geáres fæce on eallum ciricþénungum eve enjoin that priests in church-duties all perform service at the same time, and, in the

lóf

(n.)
Grammar
lóf, es; m. ? -

handthe palm of the hand

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In Hpt, Gl. 525, 8 redimicula is glossed 'wrǽdas oððe cynewiððan, lofas;' would this be the same word as that in the above passage?