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ge-untrumian

(v.)
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Geuntrumod wæs mín mægen, 30, 12. <b>I a.</b> of bodily weakness, ill-health :--- Gif hyra hwylc geuntrumad biþ þæt hé ciricean gegán ne mæge, R. Ben. 140, 19. Wearð hé geuntrumod and gewát tó heofenan ríce, Hml. Th. ii. 348, 4.

hand-geweorc

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Th. ii. 448, 30. a. of the operations of the Deity He ( Adam ) wæs gehíwad þurh Godes handgeweorc, Angl. xi. 1, 10

hǽmed-þing

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Mycel wundor hit wæs þæt þæt mǽden gebær cild þe nǽfre náhte þurh hǽmedþing weres gemánan, Wlfst. 15, 16. Mæssepreóstas witan þæt hig nágon mid rihte þurh hǽmedþing wífes gemánan, 269, 21 : Ll.

gramlic

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Báál ... wæs gramlic deófol, Hml. S. 18, 48. Appollonius sum gramlic heretoga, 25, 289. Sum gramlic déma hine gemartyrode mid micclum wítum, 27, 200. Se gramlica Antiochus, 25, 379. Þone gramlican feónd, 4, 58.

hin-síþ

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Heard wæs hinsíð . . . þe hý æt þám beorge blídne f[u]ndon hard had been (Christ's) death (on the cross) . . . . . which at the grave (cf. for the meaning of beorg: Wéndon þæt hé on þám beorge bídan sceolde ána in þǽre eásterniht, 14) they found to be

heonu

Grammar
heonu, eonu, enu, ouu
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Eno nú hwæt wæs seó Salomones ræste elles?, Bl. H. n, 19. Eno ic þé gecýþe, Andreas, 237, 4. Onu þonne gif, Gr. D. 303, 5. Add:

leód

(n.)
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leód, es; m.
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A man of a particular country Itthamar wæs Cantwara leód Ithamar oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 13. Gif man leúd ofsleá an þeófðe, Ll. Th. i. 42, 13. Beeástan him sindon Osti þá leóde, Ors. 1,; S. 16, 29 : 22, 7.

mearu

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Merwost sié, 194, 24. of persons. not grown up, not fully developed, inexperienced Hé him wæs ondrǽdende þone slide þǽre synne in þám merwum (mearwum, v. l.) leorningmannum (tenerioribus discipulis), Gr.

á-drencan

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Hé lét flód ádrencan eal, Wlfst. 10, 8. subject uncertain Ðǽr wæs ðæs folces mycel ádrenct, Chr. 1066; P. 196, 35. Ádrenced, Exod. 458. Ádreintum suffocato, An. Ox. 832

wíg-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hús, es; n. (in Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 41 it is masc.)

A war-housea towerfortification

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On ǽlcurn ylpe wæs án wíghús getimbrod, and on ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig manna, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 561. Wíghúses turris Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 28. Wíghús propugnacula i. 36, 40. Wíghúsum turribus ii. 91, 25: Ps. Th. 47, ii: Past. 33; Swt. 2 29, 5.

ge-þofta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þofta, an; m.

A companioncomradesŏdāliscontŭbernālis

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Ðe ǽr his geþofta wæs who was formerly his companion, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 18: 3, 11; Bos. 74, 45. Geþofta contŭbernālis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 65, 80; Wrt. Voc. 34, 12.

Linked entry: þyften

hilt

(n.)
Grammar
hilt, es; m. n.

Hilt, handle

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Shakspere's, is used of a single weapon] Ðá wæs gylden hilt gamelum rince on hand gyfen then was the golden hilt given into the old man's hand, Beo. Th. 3358; B. 1677. Ðæs swurdes mid ðam sylfrenan hylte the sword with the silver hilt. Chart.

blíþe

(adj.)

cheerfulgentle

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Hé feól tó his fótum, and bæd ꝥ hé him blíþe wǽre (ut sibi placatus esset), Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 259, 3, 13.

ofer-hygd

(n.)
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ofer-hygd, -hýd, e; f.: es; n.: -hygdu, -hýdu (o); indecl. f. [the plural is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-méde, -méttu].

pride, arrogancehonourable pride high spirit superbia

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, high spirit Gif ðú gesáwe sumne swíðe wísne man ðe hæfde swíðe góda oferhýda and wǽre ðeáh swíðe earm hwæðer ðú woldest cweþan ðæt hé wǽre unwyrþe anwealdes and weorþscipes si quem sapientia praeditum videres, num posses eum vel reverentia, vel ea,

ge-rýman

(v.)
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Ic wæs þǽr inne, þá mé gerýmed wæs . . . sítf álýfed inn under eorðweall, B. 3088. so as to allow occupation, to clear a space Tó þǽre hýðe . . . þá us gerýmde rodera Waldend, Cri. 866. Hié him flet gerýmdon, healle and heáhsetl, B. 1086.

on-gitan

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Add Hé wæs gehæfd and ongyten mycelre geearnunge man, Gr. D. 26, 7. Hé wilnode ðæt hé wǽre ongieten úpáhæfen ofer ealle óðre gesceafte, Past. 301, 11.

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Th. ii. 580, 12. a church, the material structure; ecclesia Ðǽr wæs cyrice geworht a church was built there, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 6: 1, 26; S. 487, 42. Wæs cirice gehálgod a church was consecrated, Andr. Kmbl. 3291; An. 1648.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

án-rǽd

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Wæs ꝥ cild snotor and ánrǽde, Shrn. 127, 12: R. Ben. 108, 21. Ánréd constans, Kent. Gl. 1153. Hé hine hét þæt hé ne tweóde, ac þæt hé wǽre ánrǽd, Guth. 30, 7. Eádgár se æþela and se ánrǽda cyning. Jud. p. 163,11.

freónd

(n.)
Grammar
freónd, friónd, es; pl. nom. acc. freóndas, frénd, frýnd, freónd; gen. freónda; dat. freóndum; m. [freónde loving, part. of freón,

A FRIENDămīcus

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Heorot innan wæs freóndum afylled Heorot within was filled with friends, Beo. Th. 2040; B. 1018: 2256; B. 1126

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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And á swá hit forþwerdre beón sceolde swá wæs hit lætre and ever as things ought to have been more forward, did they go on more slowly, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 33.