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hláford-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hláford-leás, adj.

Lordless, not having a lord

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Lordless, not having a lord Ætwítan mé ðæt ic hláfordleás hám síðie to taunt me that I return home without my lord, Byrht. Th. 139, 8; By. 251: Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 35; Rä. 21, 22: Beo. Th. 5863; B. 2935: Andr. Kmbl. 810; An. 405.

hópig

(adj.)
Grammar
hópig, adj.

In hills and hollows

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Scot. hope a sloping hollow between two hills, or the hollow that is formed between two ridges on one hill] Com ic on sǽs hricg ðǽr mé sealt wæter hreóh and hópig holme besencte veni in allitudinem maris; et tempestas demersit me, Ps. Th. 68, 2

tó-hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hleótan, p. -hleát, pl. -hluton; pp. -hloten

To divide into lots,to divide into parts for which lots are to be cast

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Homl. 121, 8

Linked entry: hleótan

tó-tredan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-tredan, p. -træd, pl. -trǽdon; pp. -treden

To tread to piecestrample upon

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Homl. i. 133, 22. Heo hit totreden mid horsen, Laym. 26771. Sixti hundred weoren totredene mid horsen, 27473. Wordliche þinges totreden & forhowien, A. R. 166, 22. Totrad conculcavit, Wick. Ps. 55, 2

Linked entry: te-treþ

tóweardness

(n.)
Grammar
tóweardness, e; f.

the time to comethe futurea future coming

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Homl. 119, 28

wén-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wén-líc, adj.

fairhandsomecomelyconveniens

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Heó wæs swíðe wlitig and wénlíces híwes erat eleganti aspectu nimis Homl. Ass. 108, 205. the word glosses conveniens in the following passages Ne wæs woenlíc (þæslíc (q v.), W. S.) gecýðnisse hiora non erat conveniens testimonium illorum Mk. Skt.

Linked entry: wénþ

ge-timbran

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For ðǽm búton hé ðæt wóh ǽr tówurpe ne meahte hé nóht nytwyrðlíce ðæt ryht getimbran Past. 441, 30-34. to use as building material Swá hwá swá getimbrað ofer ðisum grundwealle gold oððe seolfor si quia superaedificat super fundamentum hoc aurum, argentum

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Hálig heofonlíce gást hreðer weardode æðelne innoþ the holy heavenly spirit guarded her breast, her noble womb, Elen. Kmbl. 2288; El. 1145: Exon. 49 a; Th. 169, 20; Gú. 1102.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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Hálige englas ðǽrábútan hwearfiaþ holy angels hover round about the place, L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 360, 34.

Linked entry: hreafigende

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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Hé bebeád ðæt mon nǽnne mon ne slóge, and eác ðæt man nánuht ne wanode ne ne yfelade ðæs ðe on ðǽm ciricum wǽre dato praecepto, ut si qui in sancta loca confugissent, hos inviolatos securosque esse sinerent, Ors. 6, 38; Swt. 296, 32.

ge-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sellan, -syllan; p. -sealde, -salde; pp. -seald

To give, give up, betray, selldare, tradere, vendere

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Ðú me ge-sealdest sweord thou gavest me a sword, 120 b; Th. 463, 18; . 72. Ðe feorh gesealdon who gave up life, Andr, Kmbl. 3231; An. 1618: 865; An. 433.

Linked entry: ge-syllan

a-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wendan, ic -wende, ðú -wendest, -wenst, he -wendeþ, -went, pl. -wendaþ; p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend, -went.

To turn away or offavertremoveto turn upside downturnchangetranslatepervertavertereverteremutaretransferresubvertereTo turn or direct oneself to turn fromgodepartse vertereire

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'Historia Anglorum' ða ðe Ælfréd cyning of Lédene on Englisc awende [Bede's] Historia Anglorum, which king Alfred translated from Latin into English, Homl. Th. ii. 116, 30-118, 1.

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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Hú wolde ðé lícian, gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne freóne mon on eallon his ríce how would it please thee, if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm? 41, 2; Fox 24, 25, MS. Cot.

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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Homl. 189, 22. Ðá bǽdon hý ðæt hé lýfde him on ða gán. Þá lýfde hé him, Lk. Skt. 8, 32. Ðá se cing lýfde eallon Myrceon hám and hig swá dydon then the king gave leave to all the Mercians to go home, and they did so, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 37.

ge-hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To consecratededicateinitiateordainhallowmake holysanctifyconsecrārededĭcāresacrāreinĭtĭāreordĭnāresanctĭfĭcāre

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To consecrate, dedicate, initiate, ordain, hallow, make holy, sanctify; consecrāre, dedĭcāre, sacrāre, inĭtĭāre, ordĭnāre, sanctĭfĭcāre Hét se pápa hine to bisceope gehálgian the pope commanded to consecrate him bishop, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 9 : 3, 24; S

ge-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þringan, p. -þrang, -þringde [North. Gospels], pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen

To pressoppresscomprimerecontendereopprimere

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Hú he þurh ðæt folc geþrang how he pressed through the people, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 30. Geþrincgas to ingeonganne contendite intrare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 24. Hæfde ðá se æþeling in geþrungen then had the noble one pressed in, Andr.

Linked entry: folc-geþrang

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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God behét gefyrn worulde Abrahame, Homl. Th. ii. 12, 23. Se cásere ðe ðú embe áxast, hé wæs gefyrn worulde, and swíðe fela geára synd nú ágáne syððan hé gewát of ðysan life, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 727. On worulde ǽr, Elen.

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Homl. 75, 15. Eal his líf hé lifde búton synnum, 33, 16. Hé on wynsumnesse lifde, 113, 7: Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 27. Hé on ællþeódignesse lifde exulabat, S. 559, 30. Hé hér on eorþan engelíce lífe lifde, Blickl. Homl. 167, 33: 213, 11.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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Homl. 175, 13. Twifealdum gáste (Helisaeus Helia) duplo (dilatuj) spiritu Hpt. Gl 440, 47. Twi-fealdre gife bino munere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 26: Blickl. Homl. 101, 23. Be twyfealdum ic forgylde duplum, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 286, 17 : L.

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Hí wéddon þearle and tðtǽron hí sylfe mid heora ágenum tóðum, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 194. Hé (Antichrist) onginð deóflíce tó wédanne, Wulfst. 200, 1. Wédende debachatus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 21 : 26, 74. Seó wédende men iu ofslógon ðone Victor, Homl.

Linked entry: a-wédan