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ge-híran

(v.)
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H. 237, 28. ꝥ; ǽr r with past ptcple.

ge-hírsum

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Hié wǽron þǽre godcundan ǽ swíþe gehýrsume, Bl. H. 163, 3

Linked entry: ge-hýrsum

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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Ǽlc gesceaft hwearfaþ on hire selfre swá swá hweól and tó ðam heó swá hwearfaþ ðæt heó eft cume ðǽr heó ǽr wæs every creature turns on itself as a wheel, and it so turns to the end that it may come again where it was before: repetunt proprios quæque recursus

Linked entry: hreafigende

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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Þá Egyptiscan þe hira ǽr éhton, Ex. 14, 31. Gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgrið ábrece . . . éhte his ǽlc þára þe Godes fréond sí, Ll. Th. i. 340, 8. Ðý lǽs hwelc ðára niéhstena his éhte ( persequatur ) and gefoo, Past. 167, 4.

ed-staðelig

(adj.)
Grammar
ed-staðelig, adj.

Firm, strong firmus

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Firm, strong; firmus Beó se awirged, ðe ǽfre eft gedó edstaðelige ðas burh Hiericho mălĕdictus vir qui suscitāvĕrit et ædifĭcāvĕrit [restĭbĭlītam fēcĕrit] cĭvĭtātem Jĕrĭcho, Jos. 6, 26

ge-baþian

(v.)
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ge-baþian, p. ode
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To bathe, wash Heora ǽlc án .c. þearfendra manna gebaðige, Cht. Th. 616, 25. Hé næs geefesod, ne eác bescoren oððe gebaðod, Hml. Th. ii. 298, 20

Linked entry: baþian

mús-fealle

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Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre to note mehte, ne forða músfellan, ne ꝥ gít lǽsse is, tó hǽpsan pinn, Angl. ix. 265, 8. Add

riht-gesetness

(n.)
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right institution Ǽlc wuht his rihtgesetnesse fuleóde bútan men ánum every creature carried out its properly appointed task except man only, Bt. 5, 3; S. 12, 23

ælmes-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-hláf, es; m.

Bread given as alms

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Bread given as alms Willa ic gesellan of ðém ærfe ðe mé God forgef ǽlce gére CL. hláfa, L. hwítehláfa, CXX. elmes-hláfes, Cht. Th. 474, 26

Linked entry: hláf

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Grn. 2, 43. causative uses. with dependent clause, to cause something to happen, bring it about that Hí macedon hit þá ꝥ ǽr wæs ful ríce, þa (ꝥ?)

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Ǽr leóhte ante lucem, Ps. Vos., Rdr. 77, 34. Onginnendum leóhte incipiente luce, R. Ben. l. 37, 15.

Cantwara burg

(n.)
Grammar
Cantwara burg, Cantware-burg, Cantwar-burg, -burh; gen. burge; f; Cantwara byrig, e; f. [Cant-wara, gen. pl. of Cant-ware Kentish men, burh a city]
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Rochester; Roffensis civitas, Roffa Putta Cantwara burhge bisceop, seó is cweden æt Hrofesceastre Putta Episcopus castelli Cantuariorum, quod dicitur Rofecester, Bd. 4, 5; Whelc. 272, 35

Linked entry: Contwara burg

ge-útian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-útian, p. ode; pp. od

To ejectbanishalienateejĭcĕreexpellĕre

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Ic nelle geþafian ðæt ǽni man geútige án æker landes nolo permittere ut quis unum jugerum excludat, iv. 202, 15. Geútian exiliare, Hpt. Gl. 517

Linked entry: útian

teóðung-land

(n.)
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teóðung-land, es; n.
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Ic feng tó mínan londe and sealde hit ðon biscope ða fíf hída wið ðon londe æt Lidgeard wið fíf hídan and biscop and eal híwan forgeáfan mé ða feówer and án wæs teóðinglond I resumed my land and sold it, the five hides to wit, to the bishop (of Winchester

ád

(n.)
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Æt áde . . . bánfatu bærnan, Beo. 1114. Ád pyram, An. Ox. 2455. Ád hladan, Gen. 2901. Ád unwáclicne, helmum behongen, hildebordum, beorhtum byrnum, Beo. 3138. Hét mycel ád ontendan on ymbhwyrfte ðæs mǽdenes, Hml. S. 9, 117. Ád incendia, An.

ge-dreósan

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Add: to fall. of mere change of position Þæt se wítes bona in helle grund gedreóse, Cri. 265. with idea of destruction, of persons, to fall in battle Æt hilde gedreás sec[g] æfter óðrum, Val.

stǽlan

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Þæt mé ne mótan þá dreórgan deófla æt mínum ende ne on dómdæge míne synna on stǽlan (cf. þæt mé nǽfre deófel náht on ne mæge bestǽlan, 101, 52), Angl. xi. 100, 94: Verc. Först. 147, 29. [ For Sat. 640 and Gen. 1352 substitute

on-wacan

(v.)

to awake, cease to sleepto arise, spring, be derived, be born

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Ðá of slǽpe onwóc, swefn wæs æt ende, eorþlíc æðeling, Cd. Th. 249, 2; Dan. 524. Se wyrm onwóc, Beo. Th. 4563; B. 2287.

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
snǽd, e; f.

A cut, slice, morsel, bit a slice

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Hé began tó etenne; hé feóll ðá æt ðære forman snǽde Homl. Skt. i. 12, 62. Ða sweartan snǽd atram offam Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 23: 63, 14. Genim spices snǽde þynne, lege on hátne stán Lchdm. ii. 58, 16.

hóh

(n.)
Grammar
hóh, ; gen. hós; m.

A heel, hough

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Pharao him filigde æt ðám hón Pharaoh followed at their heels, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 22. Hós míne calcaneum meum, Ps. Spl. 55, 6

Linked entries: hó-banca