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scínan

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On scínendre hýfe flauescenti, i. micanti gurgustio, An. Ox. 306. <b>II a.</b> of that which appears clearly :-- Ðæt feax gréwð and scínð ofer ðǽm brægene capilli super cerebrum oriuntur, Past. 139, 18.

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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Ðæs ðú gife hleótest háligne hyht gif ... for that shall thou obtain grace and holy hope, if ..., Andr. Kmbl. 960; An. 480. Hé feorhwunde hleát he got a mortal wound, Beo. Th. 4760; B. 2385.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

Þú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
Þú, pers. pron.

Thou

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Wé þé þanciaþ, þe þú hafest on gewealdum hiofen and eorþan, Hy. 8, 12. Eálá þú Hǽlend þurh þíne þrowunga þe þú getuge tó þé ealle ða sáwla, H. R. 15, 3

Linked entries: þec þeh þistel

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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, right of asylum Ic an heom ꝥ habben . . . flémenefyrmþe cum priuilegio fugitiuos suscipiendi, C.

Linked entry: flýma

ge-wuna

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dydon heora gewuna (-wunan, v. l. v. p. 295), 1006; P. 137, 2. Ealle gesceafta mótan heora gewunan bewitigan bútan mé ánum.

hlutor

Grammar
hlutor, l. hlútor,

clearbrightshiningsplendidbrightuntroubledpeaceclearsplendidgloriousillustriousbrilliantguiltdeceitpuresincere

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Freá, hlúttor heofones weard, Sch. 52. of personal attributes: ꝥín willa mid ús weorðe gelǽsted on eardunge eorðan ríces, swá hlúttor is in heofonwuldre gewlitegod, Hy. 6. 12. clear from evil, guilt, deceit, &c., pure, sincere Þæt gebed sceal beón

Linked entry: hlútor-líce

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Th. 90, 4; Cri. 1468: Hy. 3, 30. marking discovery, Similar entries v. yppan, Hé hí gemartirode swá hé dyrnlícost mihte, and hé geðóht hæfde ðæt hí ðǽr nǽfre uppe ne wurdan, ac ðurh Godes mihte hí ðanon gecýdde wurdon, Lchdm. iii. 424, 31. marking effectual

Linked entry: up

irre

(adj.)
Grammar
irre, yrre; adj.

Gone astraywanderingconfusedperversedepravedangryenragedwrathfulindignant

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Þurh yrne hyge with anger, purpose, Exon. 16 b; Th. 36, 10; Cri. 620. Hé hine on yrre mód gebrohtan exacerbaverunt eum, Ps. Th. 77, 40. Ða irran [Cott.

lóc

(v.; con.; int.)
Grammar
lóc, lóca

lookseehowever

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Lóca nú hú hé hyne lufode ecce quomodo amabat eum, Jn. Skt. 11, 36. Þreá hig lóca hú ðú wylle punish her, look you, as you will, Gen. 16, 6. Ðú hæfst ðæt feoh mid ðé, gefada embe, lóca, hú ðú wylle, Homl. Skt. 3, 285 : 4, 262. Hí férdon lóc [MSS.

Linked entry: LÓCIAN

módor

(n.)
Grammar
módor, gen. módor, méder; dat. méder; f.

A mother

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Heáp móddra caterva matrum, Hymn. Surt. 52, 5. Ðé læs hé ofsleá ðás módra, Gen. 32, 11

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protectionpatronageaidthe fine paid for a violation of mund

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Ús gehǽl mid mundbyrdum nos salva patrociniis, Hymn. Surt. 111, 44. the fine paid for a violation of mund (v. mund, IV. a. b; mund-bryce, II.) Cyninges mundbyrd .L. scillinga, L. Ethb. 8; Th. i. 6, 1: 15; Th. i. 6, 12.

plega

(n.)
Grammar
plega, an; m.
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Voc. ii. 67, 26. v. æsc-, ecg-, gilp-, gúþ-, hand-, hearm-, hyht-, lind-, níp-, secg-, stæf-, sund-, sweord-, wíg-plega, nextt

Linked entries: plegan hand-plega

práfost

(n.)
Grammar
práfost, práfost, es; m.
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Him þineþ, ðæt hé ðam abbode ne þyrfe hýran ... Wé forðí foresceáwiaþ ... ðæt eal mynstres fadung on ðæs abbodes dóme and tǽcinge simle stande ...

Linked entry: prófast

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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A. 33, 214-223. jointly, together. where persons act together Hí ealle gemǽnelíce him hýren cuncti obediant, R. Ben. 15, 15 : Hml. A. 179, 341: Bd. I. 23; Sch. 49, ii.

gid

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Wes þú giedda wís, . . . worda hyrde be wise of speech, keep watch on your words Fä. 41. a maxim, sentence, proverb, wise speech Gydda proverbiorum Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 42. Gleáwe men sceolon gieddum wrixlan, Gn.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. used of more than one person, dual plural used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors used of one person, by a writer or speaker by a prince

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., Hymn. Surt. 124, 30: Exon. Th. 2, 27; Cri. 25. used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors Wé (Ine and the witan) bebeódaþ, L. In. 1 Th. i. 102, 14. Wé (Alfred) lǽraþ, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 2. Wé (Athelstan) cwǽdon, L.

Linked entry: ús

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Hyre se wræcmæcga wið þingade, 258, 5; Jul. 260: 268, 9; Jul. 429: Andr. Kmbl. 612; An. 306: 1264; An. 632; Elen. Kmbl. 154; El. 77

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Men ðú sealdest word and gewitt, Hy. 9, 56. language, style Ǽrest Eroico metro, and æfter fæce gerǽde worde (plano sermone ) ic áwrát, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 27.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Heó under breóstcofan bearn ácende, Hy. 10, 16. Hwæþer him yfel þe gód under wunige whether evil or good dwell-within the mind, Exon.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

neáh-west

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-west, -wist, e; f. : es; m.

nearnessneighbourhoodthe being with anotherpresencesocietyfellowship

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Th. 455, 13; Hy. 4, 49. Ic forboden ǽlcon bisceope and mæssepreóste ðæt hig nánes wífmannes neáweste mid him næbbon ( ne mulieris alicujus societatem secum habeant ), L. Ecg. P. ii. 6; Th. ii. 198, 8.

Linked entry: né-west