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hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
hrór, adj.

Stirring ⬩ active ⬩ agile ⬩ nimble ⬩ vigorous ⬩ stout ⬩ strong

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Swá seó stræle byþ strangum and mihtigum hrórum on handa sicut sagittæ in manu potentis, 126, 5. Dá wæs of ðæm hróran [ Beowulf ] helm and byrne lungre álýsde, Beo. Th. 3262; B. 1629.

hwilc-hwega

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc-hwega, -hwugu, -hugu [in the Northern Gospels the whole form is declined, elsewhere only hwilc]; pron.

Some ⬩ any ⬩ some one

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Swá hé síe mid hwilcre-hwega byrþenne gehefegod as if he is weighted with some burden, L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 212, 11. Gif man forleóse gehálgodne mete hwylcne-hwugu dǽl si quis perdiderit cibi consecrati aliquantulum, L. Ecg.

lot-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
lot-wrenc, es; m.

Deceit ⬩ deception ⬩ cunning ⬩ fraud ⬩ device ⬩ wile ⬩ craft

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Philippus mid his lotwrence áliéfde ðæt heora anwaldas móston standan swá hié ǽr dydon Philip, with his craftiness, allowed their powers to stand as they did before, 3, 7; Swt. 118, 9.

Linked entries: list-wrenc wrenc

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.
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as if everything was in confusion, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 9. lacking what is advantageous or beneficial, miserable, desolate (v. rǽd, IV) Gé Godes cræfta nán þing ne gýmaþ, ðý is folces forfaren máre ðonne scolde oððe þearf wǽre, and for ðam hit wearð swá

GLÉD

(n.)
Grammar
GLÉD, e; f.

Burning coal ⬩ live coal ⬩ gleed ⬩ ember ⬩ fire ⬩ flame ⬩ pruna ⬩ carbo ⬩ flamma

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Swá rícels byþ ðonne hit gléda bærnaþ sicut incensum, 140, 2: 119, 4. Ða þegnas stódon æt ðám glédon stabunt ministri ad prunas, Jn. Skt. 18, 18: 21, 9. Gloedo scintillæ, Rtl. 86, 34.

Linked entries: gloed gléde ge-gléded

un-forht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forht, adj.

Not frightened ⬩ not afraid ⬩ fearless ⬩ intrepid

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Hwæt eart ðú, ðú ðe swá unforht ús tó eart cumen? 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.

un-myndlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-myndlinga, adv.

undesignedly ⬩ without meaning to do something ⬩ unexpectedly

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Bútan hit swá limpe ðæt hwylc cuma unmyndlunega cume, R. Ben. 67, 12. Gif him ǽfre unmendlinga geberede ðæt..., Met. 25, 30

Linked entry: myndlinga

un-híre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híre, -heóre, -hére, -hiére, -hióre, -hýre; adj.

Fierce ⬩ savage ⬩ cruel ⬩ deadly ⬩ dire ⬩ dreadful ⬩ frightful

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Ne gémde hé ná swá swýðe hú hé áræfnede ðæs unhýran cwelres hand, Shrn. 129, 9. Ða unhiéran torvam (gypsam), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 12.

Linked entries: un-heóre un-hére un-hiére un-hýre un-kere heóre -híre

á-bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Th. i. 286; 25. rotation Se consul sceolde beón heora yldost tó ánes geáres fyrste; féng ðonne óþer tó óþres geáres firste tó ðám ylcan anwealde, and eóde swá ábútan be heora gebirdum. Jud. p. 161, 25

á-gǽlan

(v.)
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. , to hinder by diverting a person's energies, to pre-occupy Swá eall ꝥ folc wearþ mid him ánum ágǽled, þæt hié þæs wealles náne giéman ne dydon, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 20

Linked entry: a-gálan

fǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
fǽtan, p. te; pp. fǽted, fǽtt.

pack ⬩ to adorn ⬩ ornament

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to lay as a burden, pack Swá bið ðǽm ðe ðá gedónan yfelu hreówsiað, ðonne hí ðæt yfel mid ondetnesse him of áweorpað ðætte hira módes innað yfele and hefiglíce mid gefylled wæs, and ðonne eft fóð tó ðǽm ilcan and fǽtað in æfter ondetnesse ðæt ilce yfel

Linked entries: ge-fætan hroden fæt fæt-gold

ge-hleótan

(v.)
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[Nas hit noht swá iloten, Laym. 7819. Þú art ilote to him, H. M. II. 13.] intrans. To be allotted. [Cf. Icel. hljótask to be allotted, fall by lot] Hié sendon hlot him betweónum, hwider hyra gehwylc faran scolde tó lǽranne.

grimme

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Ofn wæs gegléded swá hé grimmost mihte, Dan. 227

here-geatu

Grammar
here-geatu, [The word occurs very rarely in the singular; indeed be hergeate,
    Ll. Th. i. 412, 26,
seems the only instance that number. Plural forms are n. ac. -geatwei,(-a), -geata(-u, -e); dat -geat-wum, -geatum.]
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Beón þá heregea a (-e.v.l.) swá hit mǽðlic sý, Ll. Th. i. 414, 4: 15. Beón þá heregeata forgvfene, 420, 16. Hé becwæð ðæt man . . . tilode tó his hergeatwæn ðæs ðe man habban sceolde, C.

sceaþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþan, scód, sceód ; sceaþen . [This strong form seems almost confined to the poetry, the prose maiking use of sceþþan, q. v.]

To scathe, hurt, harm, injure

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Hé tóswengde líges leóman, swá hyra líce ne scód, 189, 16; Az. 60: 197,9 ; Az. 187. Se ðe nǽngum scód, 90, l; Cri. 1467. Ðæt éce níþ ældum scód, 346, 5; Gn. Ex. 200. Ús hearde sceód freólecu fǽmne ( Eve ), Cd.

on-munan

(v.)

to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of) ⬩ denoting worth ⬩ alone

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Miclum geblissod ðæt hié God wolde onmunan swá micles ofer menn ealle Andrew was greatly rejoiced that God deemed his disciples worthy of such high regard beyond all men (in granting them the vision they had seen ), Andr. Kmbl. 1789; An. 897

on-tendness

(n.)
Grammar
on-tendness, e; f.

a burning, fire ⬩ fire, that which kindles passion ⬩ passion, vehement desire ⬩ burning sensation, inflammation

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Ic on ðé ádwesce ealle ontendnysse, 4, 171. burning sensation, inflammation He unscrýdde hine ealne, and wylode hine sylfne on ðám þiccum bremlum and þornum and netelum ... and swá þurh ðære hýde wunda ádwæscte his módes wunda; for ðan ðe hé áwende ðone

Linked entries: -tendness on-tyndness

ge-þrowian

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

To suffer

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He swá mycel for úre lufan geþrowode he has suffered so much for love of us, Blickl. Homl. 25, 3: 91, 12. Geþrowade, Elen. Kmbl. 1035; El. 519. Deáþ he geþrowode for us he suffered death for us, Blickl. Homl. 85, 2: Cd. 228; Th. 306, 18; Sat. 666.

á-wecgan

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Hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan þǽt mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 107. Seó mycelnes þæs stánclifes wearð upp áweged fram ðám mannum þe hit ymb wunnon, (evulsa) Gr.

Linked entry: wecgan

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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Swǽ feáwa hiora wǽron ðæt ic furðum ánne ánlépne ne mæg geðencean, Past. 3, 17. single, distinct from others, individual Ðus hit byð gedón in ánlépra gehwylcre (cf. ánra gehwylc) sáwle sic in unaquaque anima agitur. Gr.

Linked entries: án-lépe ǽn-lípe synder-lípe

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