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hergian

(v.)

to harryplunderto harrass

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Past. 73, 19

hínþ

Grammar
hínþ, hínþu, hínþo.

miserypovertyhurtinjurydestruction

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Past. 361, 21. Hýnðe (vitae) detrimento, i. dispendio, An. Ox, 3156. Is geswenced of hénðe (innocens) afflictus est damno, Kent. Gl. 811. Hénðo damnum (sustinebi, qui impatiens est), 704. Hýnða damna (rerum formidans), An. Ox. 2993.

Linked entry: hýnþ

hrepung

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Add: the action of touching with the hand or other part of the body, exercise of the faculty of feeling Godes ængel ꝥ cweartern geopenode mid his handa hrepunge, Hml. S. 4, 234. Ic gesyngode on gesihðe . . . and on hrepunge, Angl. xi. 112, 16.

sál

(n.)
Grammar
sál, es; m. : e; f. (?)

a rope, cord, line, bonda reinthe loop which forms the handle of a vesselthe fastening of a doora necklace, collar

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Parv. 463. Hi drayeþ myd such sol, Misc. 51, 162

Linked entries: sweor-sál salpanra

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Ðá æltǽwan mód ðára gódra esna piae subditorum mentes, Past. 199, 3. Ðeáh hié wieten ðæt hié æltǽwe ne sín cum de imperfectione reprehendunt, 7.

fyll

Grammar
fyll, fyllu(-o).

fill, full supply repletion, satiety

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Sió wamb bið áðened mid fylle for giéfernesse venter ingluvie extenditur, Past. 311, 12. Fæste hé nú ongeán ꝥ hé ǽr þurh fylle unriht gefremode, Ll. Th. ii. 284, 2. v. ofer-, untíd-, wǽl-fyll(-u, -o)

tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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Ða breósð tóeácan ðæm boge pectusculum cum armo, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 25. Tóécan ðám dómum, L. Ath. v. proem.; Th. i. 228, 9. Tóeácan ðon ðe hine God sylf innan manode, Blickl. Homl. 217, 5.

losian

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs him losige ðæt heofenlice ondgit ne ipso veritatis intellectu vacuetur, Past. 85, 7.

heáh

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Þá forhæfdnesse ðæs heán gesinscipes, Past. 399, 12. Þǽre heán gecynde gesǽlþa, Bt. 14, 2 ; F. 44, 29. Mið ðǽm heigra mæht uirtutem ex alto, Lk. p. 11, 17. Hí gereáfiað swá heáne láriówdóm, Past. 27, 19.

Linked entry: dynt

ídel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-ness, e ; f.

Idlenessvanityfrivolityuselessnessfutilityemptinessfalseness

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Sanctus Paulus cwæþ ðæt sió gítsung wǽre hearga and ídelnesse geféra avaritia quæ est idolorum servitus, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157, 6. On ídelnesse gé fæstniaþ eówer mód on him incassum cor figitis, 51, 2 ; Swt. 395, 29.

Linked entry: ídel-gild

seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
seóþan, p. seáþ, pl. sudon; pp. soden.
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Th. 16, 3. to subject to great pain, to afflict grievously Mé elþeódige searonet seóþaþ me barbarian snares afflict (?), Andr. Kmbl. 127; An. 64.

Linked entry: for-seóþan

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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Gif hé ð ære hnappunge ne swícþ ðonne hnappaþ hé óþ hé wierþ on fæstum slǽpe dormitando oculus ad plenissimum somnum ducitur, Past. 28, 4; Swt. 195, 12. Ðý swíðan slǽpe, Blickl. Homl. 205, 4. Slápe somno, Eng. Stud. ix. 40, col. 1.

Linked entry: sláp

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Th. 275, 14; Jul. 550. in a bad sense, bold, presumptuous, audacious, shameless Ðý læs hé tó ðríste sié for ðý underfenge his láreówdómes ne doctrinam praesumtio extollat, Past. proem.; Swt. 23, 23.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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tergum monentis, Past. 52; Swt. 405, 26: 407, 12.

Linked entry: BÆC

ágan

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Icel. eiga konu :-- Ðám gefarenan bréðer ðe ðæt wíf ǽr áhte, Past. 43, 15. Sé þe him þás idese ágán wolde, Gen. 2702. of accomplishment Gif þet Godes wille seó, þæt heó ꝥ færeld áge, Cht.

first

timerespite(additional) timein time

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Him ðyncð ðæt hé hæbbe fierst genógne tó hreówsianne tempus subsequens ad poenitentiam pollicetur, Past. 415, 34. Tó fyrstan ad inducias, An.

Linked entry: fyrst

georn-full

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Ðæt hié ymb hié selfe swǽ geornfulle sién ðæt hié tó sláwlíce ðǽra ne giémen þe him befæste sién ut sic in propria sollicitudine ferveant, ut a commissorum custodia minime torpescant, Past. 190, 23.

ge-ortríwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortríwan, ge-ortreówan; p. de.
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Th. ii. 400, 1. with clause Sé ðe tó lange wunað on ðǽm wlacum treówum, hé geortreówð ðæt hé ǽfre mæge on welme weorðan ( calore desperato ), Past. 447, 9. absolute, to despair Hé geortriéwð in desperatione est, Past. 447, 11. <b>I a.

ge-férrǽden

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</b> of animals :-- Ðá fuglas ðe ánes cynnes beóð seldon willad forlǽtan hiera geférrædenne (sese deserunt ), Past. 349, 22

gódnes

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</b> that which is good in any- thing, the good part of anything :-- Ðás þing wé habbað be him gewritene, ǽgðer ge góde ge yfele, ꝥ þá gódan men niman æfter þeóra gódnesse (may imitate the good part of his actions ), Chr. 1086; P. 221, 24