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wíde-ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíde-ferhþ, -ferþ, long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative, alone or with eall, with adverbial force,
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for a long time, for ever, for all time Heora noma leofaþ wídeferhþ in écnesse nomen eorum vivet in generationes et generationes, Bd. 5, 8; S. 621, 29. Mihtig God manna cynnes weóld wídeferhð, Beo. Th. 1408; B. 702.

wirgness

(n.)
Grammar
wirgness, e; f.

Cursinga curse

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Hí ús mid heora wiþer-wordum onbénum and wyrinessum éhtaþ adversis nos inprecationibus persequuntur, Bd. 2, 2; S. 504, 4

Linked entries: wirigness wyrgness

á-gildan

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Ic lǽrde ꝥ hié heora gafol águldon, Bl. H. 185, 22. Wæstm ágildan to bring forth fruit, 55, 6. <b>II a.</b> of duty or service, to pay, perform :-- Ic ágeald reddidi (vota mea ), Kent. Gl. 197. Gesceád ágyldan to render an account , Hml.

Linked entries: á-geldan on-gildan

fleám

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Be heora sige ge eác be þára hǽþenra manna fleáme, Bl. H. 203, 4. Hí tógædere féngon and sóna þet wærod on fleáme gebróhtan. Chr. 1006; P. 137, 9.

frécednes

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On heora frécednyssum and on earfoðnyssum hí wǽron getrýwe Gode, Hml. A. 109, 222. Frǽcednyssum, Hml. Th. i. 354, 7. Add

ge-sceamian

(v.)
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Gesceamian . . . swá þám men dyde, Wlfst. 238, 14. (2 a) with gen. of cause :-- Þ him gescamige heora unrihtes, Ll. Th. ii. 364, 22

ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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(Ða bead se e Þa þa menn on heora bedde wæron and hit swiðe gedrih wæs Nap. 29. Cf. Lomb is drih, þing and milde agnus est animal mansuetum, O. E. Hml. ii. 49, 9. Maide dreiβ and wel itaucht, 256, 34.)

hreóf-lig

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hreóf-lig, (l. hreóflig).
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Hé forgeaf . . . hreóflium sméðnysse heora líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 26, 11. Hí reóflige geclǽnsodon, ii. 490, 23. Hreóflige, Hml. S. 15, 6. used of a disease Wærrehte, hreóflic elefantinosa, i. regia (corporis incommoditas ), An. Ox. 2072.

hón

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Hí gedydon ánne scyld and áne anlícnysse, and áhéngon (héngon, v. l. ) hí úp on heora Capitolium, Ors. 6, 25 ; Bos. 125, 2.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, <b>. A.</b> trans.
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To become famous; clarescere :-- Manige hálige martyras . . . daga gehwylce mǽrsiað and scínaþ (clarescunt) for þám wundrum þe æt heora þám deádum bánum geweorðað. Gr. D. 292, 4.

hleówþ

(n.)
Grammar
hleówþ, hleóþ, hlíwþ, hlýwþ, e; f.

Shelter, protection, warmth

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Tó neste bǽron heora briddum tó hleówþe bore it to their nest to shelter their young, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 23. Foresceáwian bigleofan and hleówþe to provide food and shelter, 462, 18. Hlýwþe, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 23.

Linked entries: hlíwþ hlýwþ

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Be Pentecosten . . . be emnnihte, 262, 20. of a period, by, during Ge be heora lífe ge æfter heora lífe, Cht. Th. 137, 30. Be Cnutes dæge cinges, 336, 33. of a period within which an event falls, marked by reference to a person then living, cf.

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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For heora lífes geearnunge geþungon ðæt hí wǽron abbudissan on account of the merit of their lives succeeded in becoming abbesses; præ merito virtutum, 3, 8; S. 531, 23. Seó þearlwísnes ðæs heardan lífes districtio vitæ arctioris, 4, 25; S. 599, 32.

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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Ic geseah manige góde and on Godes þeódscipe wel heora líf lǽddon alios fuisse narrabat verae religions cultores, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 24. Ðú hine þeódscipe dínne lǽrest de lege tua docueris eum, Ps.

ge-mengan

(v.)
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Se súþerna wind miclum storme gedréfeþ þá sǽ. . . heó þonne gemenged wyrþ mid ðámýþum, Bt. 6; F. 14, 25.

hraþe

(adv.)
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Ꝥ hé sumne rǽd funde ꝥ þe hraðor nǽre heora gemynd ádýlegod, Hml. S. 29, 196

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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Mid heora múþe híg bletsodon, and mid heora heortan híg wergdon ore suo benedicebant, et corde suo maledicebant, Ps. Lamb. 61, 5. Hí hine bletsadon meáglum wordum they blessed him in strenuous words, Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 6; Gú. 705.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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Heora tungan sprecaþ fácn, 5, 10. Wǽron hyra tungan tó yfele gehwam scearpe, 56, 5. representing the words expressed by the tongue, words, speech, language Hí mid tungan heora fácenfullíce dydon, Ps. Spl. 5, 10. Mé inwit næs on tungan, Ps.

gold

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náðer ne cymð, dó se bisceop for heora sáule swá mycel swá ðæt land is betere ðene ðæt gold sý, C.

hruse

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hruse, l. hrúse,
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Se þeódsceaða heóld on hrúsan hordærna sum, B. 2279.