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sæl

(n.)
Grammar
sæl, sel, es; n.

A hall

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A hall Ic seah rǽplingas in ræced fergan under hrófsales Exon. Th. 435, 3; Rä. 53, 2. Gæst yrre cwom, ðǽr wé sæl weardodon, Beo. Th. 4157; B. 2075. Ne gód hafoc geond sæl swingeþ, 4520; B. 2264.

Linked entries: sel sales salor

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Hé sette his ða swíþ[r]an hand him on ðæt heáfod, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 19. Hé sette Ephraim on his swíðran hand . . . and Mannases on his winstran hand, ðæt wæs on Israhéles swíðran healfe . . .

furþor

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Hwá mæg ǽfre óðrum furðor freóndscipe gecýðan, þonne hé his ágen feorh gesylle and ðurh ðæt his freónd wið deáð áhredde ( majorem hac dilectionem nemo habet ut animam suam quis ponat pro amicis suis, Jn. 15, 13), Wlfst. 111, 4.

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translateexponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddereto set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjectionexponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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Ða witan gerehton Eádgife ðæt heó sceolde hire fæder hand geclǽnsian the witan directed Eadgifu to clear her father's hand, Chart. Th. 201, 33: 70, 31. Míne fét to heofenum gereahte my feet [shall be] directed to heaven, Blickl. Homl. 191, 7.

Linked entry: ge-hræcan

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Óþer næfþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, and wilnaþ þeáh tó farenne the other has not the use of his feet so that he can walk, and yet wants to make the journey Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 14. [On my]nster tó ganganne oðða súð tó faranne, Txts. 447, 17.

Linked entry: farnian

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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In Scandinavian story there is Hákon's sword 'kvernbítr,' which king Athelstan gave him, and Egill has his sword that he called 'Naðr.'

Linked entry: swyrd

-ærn

(suffix)
Grammar
-ærn, -ern, es; n. [ærn a place] is generally used as a termination, and denotes a place; thus, Eorþ-ærn, es; a

An earth-place or housethe grave

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Dóm-ern a judgment-place, judgment-hall, court of justice, Mt. Bos. 27, 27. Hédd-ern a heeded-place, store-house, cellar, Lk. Bos. 12, 24

FREÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓSAN, hit freóseþ, frýsþ, frýst; p. freás, pl. fruron; pp. froren

To FREEZEgĕlāre

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Men steorran mágon [MS. magan] geseón swá sutole swá on niht ðonne hit swíðe freóseþ men may see the stars as plainly as at night when it freezes hard. Homl. Blick. 93, 20. Hit frýst [frýsþ MS. D.] gĕlat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 8

Linked entry: ge-froren

helfe

(n.)
Grammar
helfe, es; m. n.

Helvehandle

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Helve, handle Hæft and helfe manubrium, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 31; Wrt. Voc. 35, 20. Sió æcs áwient of ðæm hielfe ferrum lapsum de manubrio, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 167, 1.

sele-rǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
sele-rǽdend, es ; m.
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One who takes part in the councils held in a hall, a counsellor of a prince Manige cómon snottere selerǽdend, symble gefégon beornas burhweardes cyme, Andr. Kmbl. 1317 ; An. 659.

ymener

(n.)
Grammar
ymener, (ymnere?), es; m.
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Hymneres tácen is ðæt mon wæcge brádlinga his hand and rǽre up his litlan finger, Techm. ii. 121, 9. ii. salteras, and se saltere swá man singð on Róme, and .ii. ymneras, Chart. Th. 430, 13

Linked entry: hymener

á-ríman

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Ðis ðæt wé nú feám wordum árímdon haec quae breviter enumerando perstrinximus, Past. 75, 16. Árím letanias, Lch. i. 400, 10. Hwá is þætte áríman mæge hwæt þǽr moncynnes forwearð, Ors. 1, 11; S. 50, 13: Bl. H. 59, 33: 63, 1.

borian

(v.)

to perforateTo bore into

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To bore into : Dó þú mid þínum fingre swilce þú borige inn on þíne hand, Tech. ii. 123, 11

butere

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Gif þú buteran habban wylle, þonne stríc þú mid þrím fingrum on þíne innewearde hand, Tech. ii. 123, 22. Hi ðicgað on ðám earde (Italy) ele on heora bigleofum, swá swá we dóð buteran, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 18. Add

frignung

(n.)
Grammar
frignung, e; f.
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Question, inquiry Ac þá word mé secgendum óðru sócn and frignung (fríninge, áxung, v.ll.) on mód becumen sed mihi haec dicenti alia suboritur quaestio, Gr. D. 137, 29.

Linked entry: frægning

healf

(adv.)
Grammar
healf, adv.

Half

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Half Healf man and healf hors centaurus vel ippocentaurus, healf mann and healf assa onocentaurus, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 39, 40.

sáwlung

(n.)
Grammar
sáwlung, e; f.

expiring

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, expiring Cwæð sum hálig biscop ðá hé wæs on sáwlenga be ðeossum fæder: Arsenius ðú wǽre eádig forðon ðú hæfdest á ðás tíd beforan ðínum eágum a certain holy bishop, when he was expiring, said of this father: 'Arsenius, blessed wert thou, for ever hadst

Linked entry: sáwlian

hálettan

(v.)
Grammar
hálettan, p. te

To salute, greet, hail

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To salute, greet, hail Sum man hine hálette and grétte and hine be his naman nemde quidam eum salutans ac suo appellans nomine, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12 : 2, 12; S. 514, 31 : Blickl. Homl. 155, 20.

Linked entries: álette hǽlettan

on-hróp

(n.)
Grammar
on-hróp, es; m.

importunate clamour, importunityabusive language, reproach

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importunate clamour, importunity For his onhrópe hé áríst and sylþ him his neóde propter inprobitatem surget, et dabit illi quod habet necessarios, Lk. Skt. 11, 8; Homl. Th. i. 248, 32.

wítega

(n.)
Grammar
wítega, an; m.

a wise manone who has knowledgeone who has knowledge from a superhuman sourceprophetwise mandivinersoothsayera presage

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a wise man, one who has knowledge Hé is wítgan (cf.the epithets applied to Simon, eald ǽwita, 907 ; El. 455, guma gehðum fród, 1059; El. 531, and the whole passage in which these forms occur ) sunu, Elen. Kmbl. 1181; El. 592.

Linked entry: wítiga