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for-hycgan

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

to despiseto disdainscorn

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Take here for-hicgan (where dele -higan), and add: to despise, scorn a person or thing Hé hine ne forhyged (contemnit), Past. 407, 5. Nalle gié woenæ ꝥte ic forhycgende (-hyccende, R. accusaturus) sié, is sé ðe forhycað (accusat) iúih, Jn. L. 5, 45.

æ-wén

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-wén, adj. [æ without, wen hope]

Doubtfuluncertaindubius

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Doubtful, uncertain; dubius And eów biþ eówre líf æwéne and your life will be doubtful to you. Deut. 28, 66

feðer-hama

(n.)
Grammar
feðer-hama, -homa, an; m.

Feather-coveringfeathersplumagewingsplūmārum tegmenplūmapennæālæ

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Feather-covering, feathers, plumage, wings; plūmārum tegmen, plūma, pennæ, ālæ Geseó ic him his englas ymbe hweorfan mid feðerhaman I see his angels encompass him with feathery wings, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 6; Gen. 670. Eall biþ geniwad, feorh and feðerhoma

Linked entry: fæðer-homa

flǽsc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-hama, -homa, an; m.

Flesh-coveringthe bodya carcasecarnis tegmencorpus

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Flesh-covering, the body, a carcase ; carnis tegmen, corpus Læg mín flǽschoma in foldan bigrafen my body lay buried in earth, Exon. 29a; Th. 89, 32; Cri. 1466: 47b; Th. 163, 35; Gú. 1004. Bil eal þurhwód fǽgne flǽschoman the falchion passed ah through

Linked entry: ge-flǽschamod

ge-stédhors

Grammar
ge-stédhors, l. Bd. 2, 13, and add: (gestédd-hors, stðd-hors, v. ll.

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, hom; gen. hammes; m.

A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession.

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A dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession. 'It is so frequently coupled with words implying the presence of water as to render it probable that, like the Friesic hemmen, it denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended

HEBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
HEBBAN, hæbban; p. hóf, pl. hófon; pp. hafen, hæfen

To HEAVE, lift up, raiselevare, extollere

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To HEAVE, lift up, raise Ic míne handa tó ðé hebbe and þenige expandi manus meas ad te, Ps. Th. 87, 9. Tó ðé ic hæbbe mín mód ad te levavi animam meam, 24, 1. Hine sylfne hefeþ on heáhne beám raises itself into a lofty tree, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 13;

Linked entries: ge-hebban hafen

cyne-hám

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hám, es; m. [hám a house, dwelling, home]

A royal residenceregia villa

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A royal residence; regia villa On ðam cyneháme ðe is gecýged Bearwe at the royal residence which is called Barrow, Cod. Dipl. 90; A. D. 716-743; Kmbl. i. 109, 15. On his ágenum cynehámum in his own royal residences, 598; A. D. 978; Kmbl. iii. 138, 7

hád-bryce

Grammar
hád-bryce, Dele ' a violation of holy orders'.
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In 1. 4 after mǽðe add, swá be were swá be wíte swá be lahslite swá be ealre are (secundum omnia quę habet malefactor. This is the rendering in the 'Instituta Cnuti', which gives the first clause of the law thus: Qnicnmque uiolauerit ordinem, sicut est

Ceortes íg

(n.)
Grammar
Ceortes íg, Certes íg, e;. f. [Hovd. Matt. West. Certesie]

CHERTSEYCertesia

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Cerot's island, CHERTSEY, in Surrey, on the bank of the Thames; Ceroti insula, Certesia, in agro Surriensi, ad ripam Tamesis fluminis Ercenwold getimbrede mynster on Súþrigena lande, be Temese streáme, on ðære stówe ðe is nemned Ceortes íge Earconvaldus

Linked entry: Certes íg

ears-þerl

(n.)
Grammar
ears-þerl, es; n. [þerl=þyrel a hole]

Fŏrāmen āni, ānus

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Fŏrāmen āni, ānus Ears-þerl ānus vel verpus, Ælíf. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 72; Wrt. Voc. 44, 54

ge-orwénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orwénan, p. de; pp. ed [wén hope]

To despair, to be out of hopedespērāre

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To despair, to be out of hope; despērāre Georwened despērātus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38. Ðæt he ðý earmlícor georwénedre hǽlo hér nú forwurde quo mĭsĕrābĭlius ipse despērāta sălūte pĕrīret, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3

Linked entry: or-wénan

fæder-éðel

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-éðel, gen. -éðles; m. [éðel a country, home]

Father-land, paternal home păterna rĕgio, patria

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Father-land, paternal home; păterna rĕgio, patria Scipia swór ðæt him leófre wǽre, ðæt he hine sylfne acwealde ðonne he forléte his fæderéðel Scipio swore that he would rather kill himself than leave his father-land, Ors. 4, 9 ; Bos. 91, 20. He bebeád

borh-hand

A suretybailsponsor

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A surety, bail, sponsor þes borh-hand hic vas, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 50, 15: hic praes, 60, 16. Borhhand sponsor vel praes vel fidejussor vel vas vel vadator, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 50. Borh*-*hond fidejussor, Kent. Gl. 742. Ic mínre heortan eágan tó þǽre mínre borhhanda

han-créd

(n.)
Grammar
han-créd, -crǽd, hon-, es; m.

Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the nightgallicinium, galli cantus

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Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night Hancréd conticinium vel gallicinium, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75. 122; Wrt.Voc. 53, 4. Seó niht hæfþ seofan dǽlas ... fífta is gallicinium ðæt is hancréd the night has seven divisions ... the fifth is gallicinium

Linked entry: créd

be-hríman

(v.)
Grammar
be-hríman, p. de; pp. ed [hrím rime, hoar-frost]

To cover with rime or hoar-frostpruinis circumfundere

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To cover with rime or hoar-frost; pruinis circumfundere Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 17; Kl. 48

cwýst

Grammar
cwýst, sayest, speakest, Homl. Th. i. 424, 9, = cweðst;
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan

Linked entry: cweðs ðú lá

Difelin

(n.)
Grammar
Difelin, Dyflen, Dyflin,es ; m? [Hovd. Diveline]

DublinDublāna

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Dublin;Dublāna Gewiton him ða Norþmen ofer deóp wæter Difelin [Dyflen, Th. 206, 14, col. 2: Dyflin, 207, 14, col. 1] sécan the Northmen departed over the deep water to seek Dublin, Chr. 937; Th. 206, 14, col. 1; Æðelst. 56

Linked entry: Dyflen

écre

Grammar
écre, for continual, Homl. Blick. 127, 22; dat. f.
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of éce

Corfes geat

(n.)
Grammar
Corfes geat, Corf-geat, es; n. [Sim. Dun. Coruesgeate: Hovd. Coruesgate]

CorfgatePurbeckDorsetshire

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Corfgate, Purbeck, Dorsetshire Hér wæs Eádweard cyning ofslægen æt Corfes geate[Corfgeate, Th. 233, 2, col. 2] in this year [A. D. 979] king Edward was slain at Corfgate Chr. 979; Th. 232, 3, col. 2