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a-séðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-séðan, p. -séððe; pp. -séðed

To affirmconfirmaffirmareconfirmare

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To affirm, confirm; affirmare, confirmare Sume [adverbia] syndon ad vel confirmativa, mid ðám we aséðaþ úre spræce some adverbs are affirmative or confirmative, with which we affirm our speech, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 16

fór-settan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-settan, p. -sette. pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett

To set beforepropōnĕre

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Hig ne fórsetton God tofóran ansýne heora non propŏsuērunt Deum ante conspectum suum, Ps. Lamb. 53. 5

ge-sculdre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sculdre, -sculdru; pl. n.

The shouldershumeri

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Mid his gesculdrum scapulis suis, Ps. Th. 90, 4

eorþ-beofung

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Wæs in Achie eorþbeofung, and twá byrig on eorþan besuncon terrae motu Achaia concussa est, et duae civitates abruptis locorum hiatibus devoratae sunt, Ors. 3, 2; S. 100, 18: 3, 9; S. 132, 13. Add

fregen-þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
fregen-þearle, (fregn-); adv.
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Very much, excessively Hí swíþe georne þá penegas sceáwodon, and hí swilces feós fregnþearle (fregen-, v.l.) wundredon they looked very earnestly at the coins, and were excessively astonished at such money, Hml. S. 23, 566

Linked entry: þearle

ge-hálian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálian, p. ode.
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S. 32, 178: Lch. ii. 66, 24. to save Cuóm sunu monnes geháliga ( salvare ) ꝥ gelosade, Mt. L. 18, 11

Linked entry: hálian

heán-líce

(adv.)
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Sume hí man heánlice hættode, Chr. 1036; Th. i. 294, 7, col. 2. Add

á-biddan

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Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 8. (1 a) the object a clause Ðá ábǽdan hý uneáðe, ðæt mon geðylgode sume hwíle, Wlfst. 100, 7. (1 b) the object an acc. and infin.

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, es; m.

A raven

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His sunu hangaþ hrefne tó hróðre his son hangs a solace for the raven, Beo. Th. 4887; B. 2448. Saluwigpádan ðone sweartan hræfn hyrnednebban the black raven, dusky-coated, hard-beaked, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 10; Æðelst. 61.

Linked entries: hræm hrefn hrem hremn

ildra

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ildra, m. ildre; f. n. comp.

elderoldergrandgreatersuperior

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Ða ðe synt yldran habbaþ anweald on him qui majores sunt, potestatem exercent in eos, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 25

Linked entries: eldra eldre ildest

wórian

(v.)
Grammar
wórian, p. ode

To wander aboutto wander aboutramblebe a vagabond

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Wóriende vagi (sunt gressus ejus, Prov. 5, 6) i.vagabunda (rumorum praeconia, Ald. 64), Hpt. Gl. 512, 51. His eágan ne férdon wórigende geond mistlíce lustas, Homl. Th. i. 168, 13. Wórigende sefan (vagos sensus) hé þreáge, Hymn. Surt. 114, 15

and-efn

(n.)
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nature For ðǽre ungelícnesse ðára hiéremonna sculun beón ungelíc ðá word ðæs láreówes, ðæt hé hiene selfne geðeóde tó eallum his hiéremonnum, tó ǽghwelcum be his andefne (-efene, v. l.) pro qualitate audientium formari debet sermo doctorum, ut ad sua

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
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</b> used impersonally :-- Sume word synd gecwedene inpersonalia . . . iuuat gelustfullað, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 206, 6. Mé gelustfullað libet mihi, 207, 5.

ge-swincfull

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Geswincfulnyss nys menn forlǽtan his, ac swýþe geswincful ys forlǽtan hine sylfne laboriosum non est homini relinquere sua, sed ualde laboriosum esi relinquere semetipsum, Scint. 60, 12. Geswincfulles gewinnes laboriosi certaminis, An.

hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
hlísa, hligsa, hliosa, an; m.

Sound, rumour, report, reputation, renown, fame, glory

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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon his mearce brǽde ðæt mon his hligsan [hlísan, Hatt MS.] and his noman mǽrsige terminum vero suum dilatare est opinionis suæ nomen extendere, Past. 48, 2; Swt. 366, 13.

Linked entries: hlígan hligsa hlýsa

firen-lic

Grammar
firen-lic, (fyrn-).

flagitiouscriminalgrossgrievous

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Sume æfter fyrnlicum leahtrum, . . . sume æfter manslihte, tó sóðre dǽdbóte gecyrrað, Hml. Th. ii. 398, 3. Gefullod fram fyrnlicum synnum, Hml. S. 29, 01. Add:

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heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Srt.) and libbað á worlda world vivet eor eorum in seculum seculi, Ps Th. 21, 25. the region of the heart, breast, bosom Sum heó hire on handum bær, sum hire æt heortan læg, Gen. 636. the heart as seat of feeling, will, intellect, mind Hwæt getácniað

be-niðan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-niðan, adv. [be, neoðan under]

Beneathbelowunderinfrasubter

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Beneath, below, under; infra, subter Ðú bist ǽfre bufan and ná beniðan eris semper supra et non subter: thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath Deut. 28, 13

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mydd

(n.)
Grammar
mydd, es; n.

A bushelmodius

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A bushel; modius Hannibal sende tó Cartaina þrió mydd gyldenra hringa his sige tó tácne Annibal in testimonium victoriae suae tres modios annulorum aureorum Carthaginem misit, Ors. 4, 9?; Swt. 190, 12

tweógendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tweógendlíce, adv.
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Doubtingly, doubtfully Sume hí twíendlíce be his lífe sprǽcon, and ðæt cwǽdon, ðæt hí nyston hwæðer hé on Godes mihte ða þing worhte ðe þurh deófles cræft, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 16

Linked entry: twíendlíce