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mótan

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Drihten, hǽle ús: wé móton forweorðan Domine, salva nos, perimus Mt. 8, 25. Móton þá hyrdas beón swíðe wacore, Ll. Th. i. 374, 27: 344, 27.

heáp

a bandcompanythe clergya choiran armya hosta troopcompanya crewa collectionin companytogether

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Áwríteþ hé on his wǽpne wællnota heáp, Sal. 161. Ætýwdon monige heápas sweartra lígea (swearte heápas þára líga, v. l.) apparent crebri flammarum tetrarum globi, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 618, 16.

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Wæs on eorþan éce Drihten feówertig daga folgad folcum, ǽr he to heofonríce astáh on earth the Lord eternal was followed [ = attended] by people for forty days, ere he ascended into heaven, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 4; Sat. 559

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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Th. 266, 18; Sat. 24. Wealdendras imperatores, Scint. 215, 9, Ealdormen and þeóde wealdendras, Cod. Dip.

open

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mid eallum mínum goldhordum, Shrn. 75, 27. of a cause, undecided, not settled Sió se sacy (sió sace? v. 19) swá open swá hió ǽr wæs, Ll. Th. i. 30, 16

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Bos. 8, 9: Salm. Kmbl. 771; Sal. 385. To ánum to ánum from one to the other, only; duntaxat. Ðæt án, or for án this one thing, for one thing, only; tantum-modo, Mk. Bos. 5, 36.

hyht

(n.)
Grammar
hyht, es; m. [f. Ps. Th. 77, 53.]

Hopejoyous expectationjoy

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Hæfdon hym tó hyhte helle flóras beornende bealo they had the bottom of hell and burning torments to look forward to, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 8; Sat. 70.

Linked entry: hiht

hweorfan

(v.)
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Lǽtaþ hine eft hweorfan tó minium lárum, 3, 1; F. 4, 24. of things, to pass to or from the possession of a person Þonne þá þing hwám from hweorfende beóð, hé hí sceal mid þám mǽstan sáre his módes forlǽtan. . .

hwá

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(iv) where the genitive denotes objects the number of which is in question :-- Saga mé hú fela si fugela cynna. Ic ðé secge twá and fiftig. Saga mé hwæt fisccynna si. Ic ðé secge six and þrittig, Sal.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Þonne þæs monnes sául út of his líchoman gangeþ, Bl. H. 195, 9. Ic beó gangende of mínum líchoman, 139, 19. Gást gangende spiritus vadens, et non rediens Ps.

hál

(adj.)
Grammar
hál, adj.

Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation

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Hé hyne hálne onféng he hath received him safe and sound, Lk. Skt. 15, 27. Ic geaf hit on mínon hálan lífe intó Cristes cyrcean I gave it while of sound body to Christ's church, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 305, 12.

Linked entry: hǽl

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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D. iii. 315 II., to direct the mind to a lofty object Dó þínes scealces sáwle blíðe, for ðon ic hí tó ðé hebbe ad te animam meam levavi, Ps. Th. 85, 3. Tó ðé ic hóf sáwle míne, Ps. Srt. 85, 4.

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Siððan genam Saul micelne níþ tó Davide, Homl. Th. ii. 64, 16. Hannibal gecýþde ðone níþ and ðone hete ( odium ) ðe hé beforan his fæder swór, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 9.

se

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Þá geceás hé him áne burg wið ðone , tó ðon ꝥ him gelícade ꝥ hié þǽr mehten betst frið binnan habban, 3, 7; S. 116, 5.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Kmbl. 817; Sal. 408. Se heáþrym ðæs Godes hádes the excellent glory of the Godhead, Blickl. Homl. 131, 18. Onsýn yldran hádes the aspect of an older state [a more advanced age], Exon. 40 a; Th. 132, 12; Gú. 471.

cýs-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-wuce, an; f. [cýse cheese, wuce a week]

Cheese-week, the last week of eating cheese before Lent septimana dominicæ quinquagesimæ

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The same rule prevailed in monasteries of the Benedictine order, which only were known in England before the Conquest.

netele

(n.)
Grammar
netele, netle, netel, an; f.

A nettle

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Netelan sǽd, i. 228, 24 : ii. 94, 12. Of nioþoweardre netlan, 128, 7. Nim netelan, 152, 10 : 312, 5. Ða greátan netlan ( urtica dioica ), 86, 12. Smale netelan ( urtica urens ), 68, 4. Netlan verticeta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 20

ræfnan

(v.)
Grammar
ræfnan, p. de.
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Th. 302, 3; Fä. 30. v. á-ræfnan and cf. dreógan for the same two meanings

Linked entry: a-rǽfnan

ge-trahtian

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

To treatexplainexpoundconsidertractāreexpōnĕre

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Ðá cwæþ Pilatus Hú clypedon hig and hú byþ hit getrahtnod on Hebreisc then said Pilate 'How did they call out and how is it explained in Hebrew,' Nicod. 4; Thw. 2, 31. Getrahtad interpretatum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 38, 41: 9, 7.

Linked entry: trahtian

sifeþa

(n.)
Grammar
sifeþa, seofoþa ; pl. f. : but also sifeþa, an ; m.
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Genim ðysse wyrte sǽd on ele gesodene and mid syfeþon gemencged, Lchdm. i. 282, 1. Dó seofoþa on sealt wæter, ii. 262, 13. Riges seofoþa, 48, 20.

Linked entries: sifþa siofoþa syfeþa