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ofer

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Eall ꝥ heó ofer gǽr habban scolde tó bygleofan (eallne þe heó hæfde hire begiten tó ealles geáres andlyfene, v. l.) omne quod in stipendio totius anni paraverat, Gr. D. 68, 26.

HREÓH

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÓH, adj.

ROUGHfiercesavageroughstormytempestuousdisturbed

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Heom on becom swíðe hreóh weder, Chr. 1075; Erl. 212, 23. Hit wæs hreóh sǽ mare exsurgebat, Jn. Skt. 6, 18. Flód hreóh under heofonum, Cd. 69; Th. 83, 29; Gen. 1387: Andr. Kmbl. 933; An. 466: 3083; An. 1544. Hreóh wæter, Ps. Th. 68, 1.

ge-unnan

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Hí bǽdon ꝥ hí móston habbon Morkere heom tó eorle, and se cyng þæs geúðe, Chr. 1064; P. 192, 2. with acc. Ic geann him vi mæran ... and þá hors, C. D. B. iii. 653, 7.

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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Hí (the conspirators against William) speónan ða Bryttas heom tó, Chr. 1075; Erl. 213, 14. with a clause Hé hiene spón ðæt hé on Umenis unmyndlenga mid here becóme quem, ut Eumenem de insperato opprimat, perurget, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 146, 7

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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H. 199, 9. a husband Nerónes wíf, Libia, and Agrippan wíf, Agrippina, noldan leng heora hláforda ne heora wera restgemánan sécean. Bl.

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Hé wæs swá stíð, ðæt hé ne róhte heora eallra níð, ac hí móston ðes cynges wille folgian, gif hí woldon libban, Chr. 1086 ; Erl. 222, 31.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Hí út férdon mid folclicum truman, oð ðæt ðá Syriscan gesáwon heora fær, Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

swic-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
swic-dóm, es; m.
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Annanias and Saphira wurdon ofslegene for heora swicdóme, Homl. Ass. 59, 194. Hé ( Christ ) synne ne worhte ne nǽnne swicdóm on lífe, 47, 565. Hé hire sǽde þurh hire swicdóm, bepǽht, on hwam his strengð wæs, Jud. 16, 5.

á-hreddan

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Godes módor hí áhredde wið heora feóndum. Chr. 994; P. 129, 4. Hé áhredde ꝥ folc wiþ þone hunger, Gen. pref. Thw. 3, 23. Hí his mágas áhredde wið heora réðnysse, Hml. S. 25, 409. ꝥ hé ús áhredde wið þone feónd, 26, 20.

an-sín

(n.)
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heora ǽrendracan swá unweorðlíce forseah ꝥ hé heora self onseón nolde legatos Romanorum injuriosissime a conspectu suo abstinuit, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 7.

Linked entry: an-sýn

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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Wíf forhycgeaþ (-hicgaþ, v. l.) heora bearn fédan mulieres filios nutrire contemnunt, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 80, 11, 19. with dat. infin. Þá þe cyrican forlǽtaþ, and forhycggaþ þá Godes dreámas tó gehérenne, Bl. H. 41, 35.

ge-wis

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, ge-wiss, es; n.
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Hé áxode þæs martyres naman . . . ac heora nán nyste nán gewis be þám (cf. nyste heora nán his naman tó secgenne, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 30), Hml. S. 31, 349. Mænige wíse men swíþe swuncen mid ðǽre sprǽce and litel gewis (or adj.?

sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
sǽd, es; n.

seed,seed,the ripe fruit,fruit, growthsowingseed, progeny, posterity

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Th. ii. 534, 26. the ripe fruit, that from which the seed is taken Hí heora sylfra sǽd sníþaþ they shall reap their crops, Ps. Th. 125, 5.

Linked entries: sǽd-berende sǽd-tíma

sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sægen, sæcgen, segen, e; f.

a saying, statement, assertiontradition, report, story a narration, relation

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Heora biscopas from hiora godum sǽden ðæt hié ðæt gefeoht forbuden. Ac Papirius ða biscepas for ðære sægene swíðe bismrade, 3, 10; Swt. 140, 2. Se Hǽlend cwæð: 'Ic sittende beó æt mínes Fæder swíðran.'

Linked entries: segen sæcgen

synder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

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Heora nán næfde siððan nán þingc sinderlíces, ac didon him eal gemǽne, L. Ælfc. P. 20; Th. ii. 370, 36. For synderlícum wurðmente privilegium, singularem honorem, Hpt. Gl. 411, 30.

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Ða deóflu æteówiaþ ðære synfullan sáwle hyre mánfullan dǽda, ðæt heó oncnáwe mid hwilcum feóndum heó ymbset biþ, Homl.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Gemicla ðú heora wín and heora worldlíce spéde, Shrn. 104, 26: Ps. Th. 51, 6. Hé næfþ rihtwísnysse spéda and wísdómes goldhordas ðe sind sóðe welan, Homl.

ealdor-mann

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, and þonne seó tíd gewinnes cóm, þonne hluton hí mid tánum tó þám ealdormannum, and swá hwylcne heora swá him se tán ætýwde, þonne gecuron hi þone him tó heretogan, and him hýrdon.

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Cyneferþ lǽce se æt hire wæs ðá heó forþférde medicus Cynifrid, qui morienti illi adfuit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 41. Hálig lǽce [the Deity] Hy, 7, 62; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 62. Hé [the Pater Noster ] is lamena lǽce, Salm. Kmbl. 155; Sal. 77.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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Þá þá heó befleáh þám gesettan gyfte (gyfe, v. l.) tó Godes cyrican (dum constitutis jam nuptiis in ecclesiam fugisset ) . . . gefreoðod fram þám gyftum heó wæs gelǽded tó ðám munucháde. Gr.