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á-wirpan

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Wearð geðúht swilce heó áwyrpan mihte, ac heó gewát of worulde, Hml. S. 20, 65. Add

heáh-þrymness

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-þrymness, e; f.

Great glory

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Great glory, Hy. 7, 51; Grn. ii. 288, 51: 9, 43; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 43

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Óþ-ðæt he Adam gearone funde, and his wíf somed, freó fægroste until he found Adam ready, and his wife also, fairest woman, Cd. 23b; Th. 29, 28; Gen. 457. Se biþ gefeán fægrast that shall be the sweetest of joys, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 1; Cri. 1666.

ealdor-dóm

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him æfter fyligde on ðæs mynstres ealdordóme ( regimine ), Gr. D. 96, 7. Israhéla folc geceás Ionatham, biddende þæt wǽre heora heáfod and heretoga; and féng ðá tó ealdordóme swá swá bǽdon, Hml. S. 25, 718.

ge-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceran, p. -scer, -scær; pp. -scoren

To cut, cleavesecare, dissecare

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To cut, cleave; secare, dissecare He him on heáfde helm gescer he clave the helmet on his head, Beo. Th. 5939; B. 2973. Helm gescær he cut the helmet, 3057; B. 1526

bedecian

(v.)
Grammar
bedecian, p. ode

To beg

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To beg bedecað (mendicabit) on sumera, Hml. A. 9, 230. ' wille biddan on sumera...' Hit is swíðe wel be ðǽm gecweden ðæt eft bedecige on sumera, Past. 285, 12

ge-swencan

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began tó sleánne his wítneras ꝥ swíðor sceolde þone hálgan geswæncan. Hml. S. 37, 116. Heó wæs swíðe geswenced (vexatus), Gr. D. 72, 30. Gé bióðun giswenced uapulabitis, Mk. R. 13, 9.

hrínan

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Add: [a pp. hríned occurs. ] to touch with the hands hrán ꝥ ceiste, Lk. L. 7, 14. Duru sóna onarn siððan hire folmum hrán, B. 722. Ðá hrínendo him tangentes eum, Lk. p. 5, 5. <b>I a.

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch outextendto stretch by pulling:to extend noticedirect attentioneffortto extendprolongto spread outextend superficially to stretch outprostrate:--

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áþenedon up heora handa tó Gode, Hml. S. 30, 425. Án fýren swer stód up áþenod oð heofonan, 3, 500. Mid áðenedum earmum, Hml.

Linked entry: on-þenian

HEORÞ

(n.)
Grammar
HEORÞ, es; m.

A HEARTHfire-placea house

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ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorþæ they slew him in his own house, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 40. sceolde bebeódan ðæt náman æt ǽlcum heorþe ánes geáres lamb he was to command them to take a yearling lamb for every house, Homl.

deáþ

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líchomlicne deáþ geþrowode, Bl. H. 103, 10. Oþ þone deáþ hine tintregaþ, 59, 30. Oð deáð letotenus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 41. Oþ deáþ beswungen, Hml. S. 25, 782. (1 a) a particular mode of death :-- eall tóbærst . . .

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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as a memorial or as a guide ásette for tácne and to mearce on þǽre stówe þrý stánas (cf. mearcode þá stówe, Hml.

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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wearð wǽdla coepit egere, Lk. Skt. 15, 14. Ðá wǽdla (mendicus) wæs, Jn. Skt. 9, 8. Se welega nát ðæt is wǽdla, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 27. Ðonne se mon wǽdla biþ, wilnaþ welan, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 32: Exon.

tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
tídre, tiédre, tédre, týdre, tiddre, tyddre, and tíder (? v. tidder, Hpt. Gl. 436, 59); adj.
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Gl. 436, 59. of immaterial things, frail, not lasting, fleeting lytel (fame) biþ, lǽne, tédre and bedǽled ǽlces gódes quam sit exilis et totius vacua ponderis, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 29.

fore-secgan

to foretellprophesyproclaimpronouncedeclareto preach

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Add: with reference to the past gefréfrode swá swá wé hér foresǽdon (as we have already mentioned in this narrative), Hml. A. 78, 138: Hml. S. 26, 169. Þæs Cýres sunu þe wé ǽr foresǽdon, Hml. A. 103, 24.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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His hors wearð under ofscoten his horse was killed under him, Chr. 1079; Erl. 216, 25. Sume crupon under some crept beneath, 1083; Erl. 217, 22. hét fýr under bétan, Homl. Th. i. 4, 393.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

leóran

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Gehwylc man swylc heonan leóreþ (leóraþ v. l.), swylc byð andweard in ðám dome qualis hinc quisque egreditur, talis in judicio praesentatur. Gr. D. 328, 4. to Drihtne leórde (hleorde, v. l. ), Hml. S. 23 b, 804.

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Ðó þré acres ðe onsit, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 259, 20. Ðone hagan ðe sylf onsæt, 39, 13. Hit wæs his lǽn ðæt onsǽte, Chart. Th. 173, 5. Onsite sǽnacan, Exon.

ge-wyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrpan, p. -wyrpte; pp. -wyrped

To recoververtirecuperare

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He eft gewyrpte, and ðam orþe onféng he recovered again and got his breath, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 86, 17. He hyne gewyrpte, ðeáh ðe him wund hrine he recovered though the wound had touched him, Beo. Th. 5944; B. 2976.

ge-lifian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lifian, p. ode; pp. od

To live

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To live Gif he hit gelifode if he had lived, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 8

Linked entry: ge-leofian