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heáh-sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sǽl, e; f.

Great happiness

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Great happiness Mínes múþes módes willa on heáhsǽlum hraþe gebringe voluntaria oris mei beneplacita fac, Ps. Th. 118, 108

hearding

(n.)
Grammar
hearding, es; m.

A brave man, warrior, hero

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A brave man, warrior, hero, Elen. Kmbl. 50; El. 25: 260; El. 130: Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 1; Rún. 22

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad,enlarge,extend,make great in size or numberto make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a personto expand,extend,spread out,open wide,distendto extend,spread abroad,diffuse

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to make broad, enlarge, extend, make great in size or number, of material objects Hig tóbrǽdaþ hyra healsbéc dilatant philacteria sua, Mt.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritanceproperty

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Nelle ic from mínum hláforde ne from mínum wífe ne from mínum bearne ne from mínum ierfe I will not go from my lord, nor from my wife, nor from my child, nor from my goods, L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 9.

M

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Original m, generally speaking, is preserved in Anglo-Saxon, and is found corresponding to m in the Gothic and other cognate dialects, e.g. , manna, dóm; Goth. mik, manna, dóms.

hwilc-hwega

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S., aliquid ) from him, Mt. L. 20, 20. Huoelchuoego (áht, W. S.), Mk. L. 8, 23: Lk. L. II. 54. Hwelchwoego, Mt. p. l, 9. with gen. Of Nazareth maege huelchuoegu gódes (ænig þing gódes, W. S.) wosa a Nazareth palest aliquid boni esse Jn. L. l, 46.

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To growgrow upincreasethriveflourishprospercrescĕreprofĭcĕrevĭgēre

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Geþogen [geþogend, MS.] on mægne mactus virtūte, 41; Som. 44, 14

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainmenta feast,

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Symbel (prandium) mín ic gearuade, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 4. Herodes symbel (cenam) worhte, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 21. Hé hét beran on ðæt hús manegra cynna symbel, Shrn. 152, 25. Hé geaf sinc and symbel, Beo. Th. 4853; B. 2431.

ǽg-hwilc

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwilc, -hwelc, -hwylc; adj. [á + ge + hwý + líc]

Everyallwhosoeverwhatsoeverevery onequicunqueunusquisqueomnis

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Met. Fox 11, 69; Met. 11, 35. Ǽghwelce dæg on every day, Bt. Met. Fox 14, 9; Met. 14,5. Ǽghwylc wille lífes tiligan every one wishes to cultivate life, Exon. 27a; Th. 81, 4; Cri. 1318. Ðú ǽghwylces canst thou art knowing in every matter, Andr.

Linked entries: á-hwylc ég-hwelc

án-weald

(n.)
Grammar
án-weald, án-wald, es; m.

Single, sole, monarchical, or royal powerempiredominionjurisdictionrulegovernmentbiddingsolius dominatusunius imperiummonarchiapotestasimperiumditiodominatiojusarbitriumnutus

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potestas, Mt.

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Of or belonging to you two Ic nú ðis þing wríte tó ðé gemǽnelíce and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum forðon incer lufu sceal beón somod gemǽne nunc tibi et matri mee sororibusque meis de singulis regni mei commodis scribebam, que tibi et illis communia

mynet

(n.)
Grammar
mynet, es; n.

a coincoinagemoney

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Ætgýwaþ ðæs gafoles mynyt. Mt. Kmbl. 22, 19. Ðæt hí sceoldon ðæt gyldene mynet (aureum illud numisma) mid him geniman. Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, l.

ge-bróðor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bróðor, -bróðer, -bróðra, -bróðru, -bróðro

brethrenfratres conjuncti

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Gé synt ealle gebrððru omnes vos fratres estis, Mt. Bos. 23, 8: Mk. Bos. 10, 29. Twegen ǽwe gebrððro duo germáni fratres, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 28. Be ðǽm gebrððrum twǽm by the two brethren, Beo. Th. 2387; B. 1191: Andr. Kmbl. 2027; An. 1016

Linked entry: BRÓÐOR

twelfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelfta, ord. num.
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Móna se twelfta, Lchdm. iii. 190, 4. Hé wæs twelfta sylf, Andr. Kmbl. 1330; An. 665.

Linked entry: epiphania

twi-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-rǽde, adj.
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Or again, whether in any plan you are so uncertain, that it may help you, if it is carried out, or if it is not, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 5-9. of divided counsel, without unanimity Ǽlc ríce ðe byþ twyrǽde on him sylfum omne regnum divisum contra se, Mt.

Linked entry: twio-rǽde

wundian

(v.)
Grammar
wundian, p. ode

To wound

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To wound Se ðe mann wundaþ and wyle hine ofsleán qui percusserit hominem volens occidere, Ex. 21, 12. Hé (the itch) wundaþ and sió wund sáraþ, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 20. Beón hwílum wundiaþ, Fragm. Kmbl, 41; Leás. 22. Wǽpenstrǽlas wundedon, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-wundian

ge-wegan

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R. 4, 24. to weigh, be of a certain weight ꝥ man myclade ꝥ ordálýsen ꝥ hit gewege (gewǽge, v. l. ) þrý pund, Ll. Th. i. 224, 14. Drince on wætere betonican dustes ꝥ ǽnne pening gewege, Lch. ii. 134, 26: 18, 4.

Hwiccas

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The suggestion may receive some support from the forms, Hec-, Hwicc-, used by Florence when speaking of the Magesǽte. v. Chr. P. ii. p. 197. Add

spell

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Add Ne mót nán man secgan spell on þám ðrím swígdagum, Hml. Th. ii. 262, 16

on-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
on-tendan, p. -tende; pp. -tended, -tend.

to kindle, set fire to, to fireto kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame

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Ða hálgan tihton ðæt man ða ofnas ontende (-tænde, MSS. C. V.),, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 294. Hí on ða burh feohtende wǽron, and eác hí mid fýre ontendan woldon, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 12.