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eást-weg

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Substitute: A way to or in the east; in pl. eastern parts, the east Þonan mæg hé on eástwegum síð behealdan hwonne swegles tapur hǽdre blíce (cf. hwan sie ( the Magi ) an óstarwegun gisáhin kumbal liuhtian hédro, Hél. 634), Ph. 113.

forþ-síþ

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Behealdað hiera líf and hira forðsiið, Past. 205, 16. Hé þám bróþrum cýðde hyre forðsíð ( obitum ), Gr. D. 169, 14: Hml. Th. ii. 184, 19. Add

on-warian

(v.)
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to take heed, beware Is ús tó behealdanne, þæt wé onwarigan þæt þǽra yfela and þǽra unríhta ne sý tó feala, Verc. Först. 105, 4. Is mycel þearf ǽghwylcum men tó onwariganne þæt hé þis symle hæbbe on gemyndum, 109, 10

Linked entry: warian

fíc-beám

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-beám, es; m.

A fig-treefīcus

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Behealdaþ ðone fícbeám vĭdēte fīculneam, Lk. Bos. 21, 29. Forwurdan heora wíngeardas and fícbeámas percussit vīneas eōrum et fīculneas eōrum, Ps. Th. 104, 29. [beám a tree, v. I]

ofer-drync

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-drync, es; m.

excessive drinking, drunkennessan entertainment where excessive drinking takes placeebrietas

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excessive drinking, drunkenness Behealdaþ eów ðæt gé ne gehefgien eówre heortan mid oferdrynce ebrietate Past. 18, 2; Swt. 129, 19.

swiftness

(n.)
Grammar
swiftness, e; f.
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Uton behealdan ða wundorlícan swyftnysse ðære sáwle; heó hæfþ swá mycele swvftnysse, ðæt heó on ánre tíde besceáwaþ heofonan and ofer sǽ flýhþ, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 123

Linked entry: swiftu

slide

(n.)
Grammar
slide, es; m.

A slip, falllapsusof an actual slip a slip into misfortune or error

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Gr. 11;Zup. 79, 9. of an actual slip Ðá wearþ mé slide and ic him (the horse)of áfeóll lapsus decidi Bd. 5, 6;S. 619, 18. fig. a slip into misfortune or error Forðæm hit ǽr hit nolde behealdan wið unnyt word, hit sceal ðonne niédinga áfeallan for ðæm

ofer-etol

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-etol, -ettol; adj.

Given to excess in eating, gluttonous

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Gehiéren ða oferetolan ða word ðe Krist cuæþ: Behealdaþ eów ðæt eówre heortan ne sín gehefegode mid oferǽte, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 317, 8, 16

Linked entry: etol

singal

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Ðæt mód ðætte næfð singale sorge hit self tó behealdanne si a circumspectionis sollicitudinecor desiituitur, Past. 431, 8. of other things Singal perpes, An. Ox. 508.

wídgilness

(n.)
Grammar
wídgilness, e; f.
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Behealdaþ ða wídgilnesse and ða fæstnesse and ða hrædlérnesse ðisses heofenes respicite coeli spatium, firmitudinem, celeritaíem, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 5. Wé beóð ful swyfte tó farenne geond ealle wídgylnyssa ( vast expanses ) Godes ríces, Homl.

Linked entry: wídgalness

CNAPA

(n.)
Grammar
CNAPA, cnafa, an; m.

a boyyoung manKNAVEpuerjuvenisadolescensa servant servus

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Ðæt wíf wearþ wráþ ðam cnapan mulier molesta erat adolescenti Gen. 39, 10. a servant; servus He hét his cnapan behealdan to ðære sǽ he ordered his servant to look towards the sea Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 18, 23; Lchdm. iii. 276, 24

be-witian

(v.)

to watchobserve

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Add: to watch, observe Sé sceal þ ǽre sunnan síð behealdan, . . . georne bewitigan, hwonne up cyme æðclost tungla, Ph. 92. to have charge or direction of, see about or after, living things Be ðám ðe beon bewitað concerning the beekeeper, Ll.

ofer-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ǽt, es; m.

over-eating, gluttony, excess in eatingrioting, feasting, an entertainment where excessive eating takes placecomessationescrapula, commessatio.

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Behealdaþ eów ðæt gé ne gehefegien eówer heortan mid oferǽte in crapula 18, 2; Swt. 129, 19. Ða téþ ðe nú on oferǽte blissiaþ, Homl. Th. i. 530, 32. Hine wið oferǽt beorge, L.E. I. 24; Thh ii. 422, 3. Þurh oferǽt per commessationem, Confess.

hálsung

(n.)
Grammar
hálsung, heálsung, e; f.

Supplication, beseeching, entreaty, adjuration, exorcising, exorcism, augury, greetingsupplicationomen, auspiciumgreeting

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Se ðe hálsunga behealdaþ quicunque exorcismos observat, L. Ecg. C. 29, note; Th. ii. 154, 29. Hie [the rich] hæfdon oforgedrync and dyslíce and unrǽdlíce hálsunga they had excessive drinking and foolish and thoughtless greetings[?] Blickl.

Linked entries: hǽlsung hálsian

ge-hefigian

(v.)
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Behealdað eów ðæt gé ne gehefegien eówre heortan mid oferǽte and oferdrynce, 129, 19. to make oppressive Gehefegad is ofer mé hond ðín gravata est super me manus tua Ps.

fæst-nes

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

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

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Behealdaþ nú ða wídgilnesse, and ða fæstnesse heofenes behold now the immensity, and the firmness of heaven, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 5. Ymbtrymming oððe fæstnyss mūnīmen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12; Som. 9, 32

Linked entries: fæstennes festnes

gíming

Grammar
gíming, gímung.
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P. 293, 23. caring, being anxious Behealdað eów ðæt gé ne gehefigien eówre heortan mid monigfaldre giéminge ðisse worolde attendite ut non graventur corda vestra in curis hujus vitae Past. 129, 20

heofone

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Th. ii. 586, 29. as the expanse in which the stars are fixed: Seó heofene and ealla tungla heore rina behealdað Solil. H. 9, 14.

ge-siht

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Godes gesyhða behealdað ǽgðer ge góde ge yfele oculi Domini spectilantur bonos et malos, R. Ben. 25, 13. God ðá hǽðenan ðeóda ætforan heora gesihðum ádwǽscte, Hml. Th. i. 46, 20. Gesiþþe uisus (mortalium uisus aufugiunt), An.

ge-þyncþ

Grammar
ge-þyncþ, ge-þyncþu.
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Geþinþe apice (Pontificatus praeditus ), 5078, Þá unrihtwísan déman behealdaþ þá geðincþo ðæs mannes, Ll. Lbmn. 476, 26. Ðæt hé ongité for hwæs geðyncðum ðæt folc sié genemned heord sub cujus aestimatione populus grex vocatur, Past. 75, 7.