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hungor

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Add: — Hungor fames vel popina, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 3. the feeling caused by want of food Ne biþ þǽr hungor ne þurst, Bl. H. 65, 19. <b>I a.</b> exhaustion caused by want of food :-- Gif for hungre libban mæge, Ll. Th. i. 64, 13.

líc-hama

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Twégen líchaman, twá líc gemína (defunctorum) cadauera, An. Ox. 1870: Ph. 489. <b>I a.</b> the trunk as opposed to the limbs :-- . leomum onféng and líchoman,Cri. 628. <b>I b.

nacod

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nacod, <b>. I a.</b>
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Þone nacodan gefréfrian, 25. Gemétte ǽnne þearfan nacodne, Hml. S. 31, 61. &lt;b&gt;I b.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- Se nacoda assa bið mid reáfum gesadelod, Hml. Th. i. 210, 29. &lt;b&gt;I c.

openlíce

(adv.)
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Add Openlíce ( as all might see ) Godes englas lǽddon hine heofonum, Shrn. 59, 15. Man cíde him openlíce publica obiurgatione corripietur, Chrd. 61, 16: Hml. S. 31, 187. þe þýfðe oft ǽr forworht wǽre openlíce, Ll. Th. i. 228, 25.

swingel

(n.)
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swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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Geswencte on bendum and on swingelum (swinglurn, MSS. C. V. ) for earn sóþan geleáfan, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 27. Swinglum, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 9, MSS. B. H. witun ðé nellan on belǽdan swincgla us inferre plagas nobis, Coll. Monast.

Linked entry: swincgel

dóm

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Add Dóm censura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 35: 24, 5. judgement. where an opinion is formed Ðá dysegan men sint ǽlces dómes swá blinde, nyton hwǽr ðá sóþan gesǽlþa sint gehýdde, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 22.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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&lt;/b&gt; to bring to be of a certain character :-- Heó efenwyrðe on eallum þingum þám bysceope gegearwade condignam se in omnibus episcopo praebuit, Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 384, 6. &lt;b&gt;III b.

ge-rád

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Add: [The word seems to be feminine sometimes, e. g. on hwylcre gerád, Gr. D. 172, 29; so that in the phrase on þá gerád þæt, it may perhaps be, at least sometimes, rather fem. sing. than neut. pl.

gafol

(adj.)
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gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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Leófsig gesætte þet féngon gafle ... and him man geald .xxiii. þúsend punda, 1002; P. 133, 36. Cáseres gæfel, Mt. L. 17, 24. Gæfil (gæfle, R.) onfón tributum accipere, 25. Geafel, Mk. L. 12, 14; Lk. L. 20, 22.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
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ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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every one (thing), each one. alone Healde gehwá mid riht his ǽwe, -Ll. Th. ii. 300, 26. Gearwige húslgange oft and gelóme gehwá hine sylfne, i. 310, 8 : 322, 8 : 424, 19.

ge-swencan

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Úre fæder biddeð eów on þone weg ne geswencean rogat pater noster ne fatigati debeatis, Gr. D. 39, 16.

ge-fón

(v.)
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cepi ) on nettum and bár ic ofslóh, 22, 9-11. Þá fixas þe geféngon ( prendistis ), Jn. 21, 10. Gefóh fox, Lch. ii. 104, 12. Þe gehuntian and gefón mid þám nettum mínre mildheortnysse, Hml. S. 30, 49.

ge-wita

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H. 177, 14. one that attests Ne beó nǽfre on nánre leásre gewitnysse, for þon se leása gewita ne bið nǽfre ungewítnod, Ll. Th. ii. 422, 38. Leáse gewitan stǽldon on , Ps. Th. 34, 12.

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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Þá feówer gesceafta ... on óþrum híwe gebrengþ elementa ... alterna commutatione transformat, 39, 8; F. 224, 9. sceolde áwendan of þám wyrmhíwe ... and manna gelícnysse of þám láðum híwe, Hml. S. 10, 106.

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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(þone méce) mid handa beféng, Exod. 415. to seize, take forcible possession of:-- Laumeneda beféng ealle Asirie, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 28. implying restraint :-- Se anwealda hæfð ealle his gesceafta mid his brídle befangene, Bt. 21; F. 74, 6. to seize

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Add: a part (in contrast with the whole) Tódǽlde se here on , óþer dǽl eást, óþer dǽl Hrófesceastre, Chr. 885; P. 78, 9. Sumursǽtna se dǽl þǽr niéhst wæs, 878; P. 76, 5. Se écea dǽl, Bl. H. 111, 32: . 352.

ge-cweþan

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Add: to speak Mið ðý yfle hiá gecuoeðas iúh cum maledixerint vobis, Mt. L. 5, 11. Mið ðý gecueð cum dixisset, Mk. L. 1, 42. Gelíc alle hiá gecuoedon similiter omnes dicebant, 14, 31. ꝥte ne ǽnigum gecuoede. Lk.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

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Take here examples under fór (l. for), and add: with dat. local. before, in front of. where there is movement Se streám beáh for his fótum swá mihte drýge ofergangan uidit undam suis cessisse ac uiam dedisse uestigiis, Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 24, 9.

heáh

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Add: — Héum minacibus [cf. oferhlifiende minaci (turrem minaci proceritate in edito porrectam, Ald. 62, 12), 85, 47], Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 65. Heáran editiorem, 32, 43. &lt;b&gt;A.

Linked entry: dynt

licgan

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Add: of persons or animals, to be in a prostrate or recumbent position Godes þeówa líð æt þínum gatum, Hml, S. 31, 1153. Ðá læg se king and ásweartode eall, C. D. iv. 57, 13. Se wítega læg and slép, Hml. Th. i. 246, 2.