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healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Án is þára þæt him yrmða tó fela andweard seóð . . . Cri. 1268. Weras þeahtedon on healfa gehwǽr, sume hyder sume þyder they considered the matter on all sides, El. 548

sulh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh, suluh, sul[l]; gen. sule, but also sules; dat. sylg, sylh, syl; acc. sulh, sul; n. pl. sylh, syll; gen. sula; dat. sulum: a weak genitive seems also to occur in sylan scear;
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Mann ðe hys hand ásett on his sulh (suluh, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 9, 62. Hé his sulh on handa hæfde, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 8. Hé sulh heóld, Shrn. 61, 18. Mid sul tó erianne, Salm. Kmbl. p. 186, 28.

twelf

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf, generally indeclinable if used adjectivally and preceding the noun, but generally in other cases declined; nom. acc. twelfe; gen. twelfa; dat. twelfum.
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Mid hys twelf leorningcnihtum (ðǽm twelfum ðegnum, Lind.: ðǽm twælf leorneras, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 26, 20. Ymbe twelf mónaþ post annum, L. Ecg. P. iv. 65; Th. ii. 224, 32. Tuoel ðegnas hé sendeþ, Mk. Skt. p. 2, 19.

Linked entry: endleofan

wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhta, an ; m.

a wrightworkmanartificerlabourerone who works at some tradea makerproducerauthorcreatorfabricatorthe CreatorMakera doerworker

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Se wyrhta (operarius) ys wyrðe hys metes, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 10. Wyrihte faber, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 3. Wrihtes fabri, p. 3, 8. Micel gedál is on ðam mægene ðæs dæghwamlícan wyrhtan and ðæs ídlan, Lchdm. ii. 84, 18.

Linked entry: werta

ge-beorgan

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Hé wile gebeorhgan (-byrgan, -beorgan, -burgan, v. ll. ) þám þe hym sýn gecorene, Wlfst. 19, 10. Swá man mæg stýran and eác þǽre sáwle gebeorgan, Ll.

ge-rihtan

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R. 3, 19. error, a mistake, a scribal error Ic bidde, gif hwá þás bóc áwrítan wylle, þæt hé hig gerihte wel be þǽre bysne; . . . mycel yfel déð se unwrítere, gif hé nele hys wóh gerihtan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 30-34 : 21, 40 : Hml. Th. i. 8, 11: Hml.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Hé rícsaþ (regnabit) on écnesse, and hys ríces ende ne byþ, Lk. Skt. 1, 33. Ríxaþ, Ps. Th. 9, 36. Ríhcsaþ, Ps. Spl. 95, 9. 'Hí rícsodon (-edon, Hatt. MS.) næs ðeáh mínes þonces' ... Ða ðe swǽ rícsiaþ (-ieaþ, Hatt.

on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Se nýdde Clementem ðæt hé Cryste wiðsóce, ðá ne mihte hé hyne oncyrran he could not turn him, Shrn. 150, 18. Angan þencean hú hé þider meahte Crécas oncerran, Met. 1, 61. to turn, change Ðú ða wyrde oncyrrest fata mutabis, Nar. 31, 24.

tól

(n.)
Grammar
tól, es; n.

a tool,implement,instrumenttools,machinery,apparatus

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Gif ðú ðin tól (cultrum) áhefst ofer hyt if thou lift up thy tool upon it (A. V.), Ex. 20, 25. Hwílon befeóll án síðe of ðam snǽde into ánum deópan seáðe. Benedictus wolde gefréfrian ðone wyrhtan ðe ðæt tól ámyrde, Homl. Th. ii. 162, 12.

Linked entry: tohl

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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Tó befæstenne committenda, 23, 76. to commit to a person's charge Hym ic mé befæste, Shrn. 189, 33. An þíne handa ic befæste (commendo) míne sáwle, Ps. Th. 30, 5. Þás sceáp þú mé befæsttest, Bl. H. 191, 25.

fæst-nes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-nes, -niss, -ness, -nyss,e ; f.

Firmament, firmness, stability, fastness, fortification firmāmentum, firmĭtūdo, mūnīmen, propugnācŭlum

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Seó [fæstnes] firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan us under ðyssere eorþan and búfan, ac ðǽr is ungerím fæc betweox hyre and ðære eorþan the firmament is this ethereal heaven, adorned with many stars ...

Linked entries: fæstennes festnes

lícham-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lícham-, lícum-líc [cf. cognates under líc-hama]; adj.

Bodilycorporealmaterialcarnal

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Hyre líchomlíce dóhtor filia ipsius carnalis, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 3. His lícumlíce untrumness corporea infirmitas, 4, 1; S. 564, 5. Oswald hæfde lícumlícre yldo xxxvii wintra anno ætatis suæ trigesimo octavo, 3, 9; S. 533, 53.

mægden

(n.)
Grammar
mægden, mǽden, es; n.

A maidengirlvirgin

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Ne nýde man náðer ne wíf ne mǽden tó ðam ðe hyre sylfre mislícige let no woman, whether she have been married before or not, be forced to a marriage which she dislikes, 75; Th. i. 416, 20: L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 2. Mǽdenu virgines, Ps.

Linked entry: mǽden

myne

(n.)
Grammar
myne, es; m.

the mindmindpurposedesirelove

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Gé holdlíce hyge staþeladon mid módes myne ( with full purpose of heart), Exon. 27 b; Th. 83, 20; Cri. 1359. Hé lárum wile, þurh módes myne, mínum hýran, 71 a; Th. 265, 10; Jul. 379: 74a; Th. 282, 2; Jul. 657.

blódig

(adj.)
Grammar
blódig, def. se blódiga, seó, ðæt blódige; adj.

BLOODYsanguineus, cruentus

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Ða hwettaþ hyra blódigan téþ who whet their bloody teeth, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 396, 6. Blódigum teárum with bloody tears, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 20; Cri. 1175. Blódig útsiht a dysentery; dysenteria, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 51; Wrt. Voc. 19, 53

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, -hywian, -heowian, -hiowian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to formfashionmaketransformtransfigureformāreplasmārefingĕrefĭgūrāretransfĭgūrāreto seemappearpretendsĭmŭlāre

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Seó heáfodstów gescrepelíce gehiwad ætýwde to ðam gemete hyre heáfdes lŏcus căpĭtis ad mensūram căpĭtis illīus aptissĭme fĭgūrātus appāruit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 2. to seem, appear, pretend; sĭmŭlāre Ðeáh ðe he hit swá gehiwige though he may so pretend

geómrian

(v.)
Grammar
geómrian, geómerian, geómran; part. geómrigende, geómriende, geómerigende, geómrende; p. ode; pp. od [geómor sad, sorrowful]

To be sad, to sigh, groan, murmur, mourn, sorrow, lament, bewailgĕmĕre, murmŭrāre, ingĕmĕre, ingĕmiscĕre, lūgēre, quĕri

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Béna geómrigende we asendaþ prĕces gĕmentes fundĭmus, Hymn. Surt. 21, 13. Gáþ geómriende weras wíf samod men and women together go sorrowing, Andr. Kmbl. 3328; An. 1667: Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 35: Gen. 42, 38: Mk. Bos. 5, 38: 8, 12.

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoescalceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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Hwæt sind gescý búton deádra nýtena hýda what are shoes but the hides of dead cattle, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 29

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

steort

(n.)
Grammar
steort, es; m.
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Nym hyre ( the adder's) steort (caudam ), Ex. 4, 4. Sume wyrmas wǽren and sume fiscas ðe hæfden án heáfod and monigne steort. Ða steortas, hé sǽde, ðæt hulpan ealle ðæs heáfdes, Shrn. 162, 14-16. a promontory, tongue of land (cf.

Linked entry: stert

á-feorsian

(v.)
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Hé þám mannum hyra líf áfyrsode istis vitam abstulit . Gr. D. 162, 7. Áfyrsa hí expelle eos , Ps. L. 5. Ne áfyrsa þú fultum fram mé ne elongaveres auxilium a me , 21, 20. Ne áfyrsa ne longe facias , 39, 12. Áfyrsiað þone yfelan fram eów, Hml.