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á-standan

(v.)

to standto stand uparise,to standcontinue,not to be overturned, destroyedto persistcontinue to actto standsupportendureto standstop

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Seó studu gesund ástód and áwunode posta tuta remansit, Bd. 3, 10;Sch. 234, 16.

ge-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bégan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To cause to bowbendbow downreclinepress downhumblecrushflectĕreincurvārehumiliaredeprĭmĕre

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Se ðe hine ahefeþ he biþ gebéged and se ðe hine gebéges he ahæfen biþ qui se exaltaverit humiliabitur et qui se humiliaverit exaltabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 12.

hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr, [or hwær?], hwar; adv.

Whereanywheresomewherewheresoeverwherever

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Where. in direct questions Gyf ic cweþe ubi posuisti meum librum, hwǽr lédest ðú míne bóc ðonne is se ubi interrogativum ðæt is áxigendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 60. Hwǽr ys se Judéa cyning ðe ácenned ys ubi est qui natus est rex Judæorum? Mt.

Linked entries: hwára hwar

rýman

(v.)
Grammar
rýman, de.

to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplifyto clear a wayyield, give place

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Se engel áwylte ðæt hlid; ná ðæt hé Criste útganges rýmde, Homl. Th. i. 222, 9. Se engel rýmde him weg þurh ðæt fýr, ii. 344, 13.

Linked entry: rúmaþ

hreóh-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóh-mód, adj.

Savagefierce of mindferocioustroubled in mind

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Hreóhmód wæs se hǽðena þeóden fierce of heart was the heathen prince, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 4; Dan. 242. Se þeóden hreóhmód the prince with troubled heart, Beo. Th. 4270; B. 2132

mann-weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
mann-weorþ, es; n.

The value or price of a man

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The value or price of a man Gif mannes esne eorlcundne mannan ofslæhþ ... se ágend ágefe ðone banan, and dó ðǽr þrió manwyrþ tó. Gif se bana óþbyrste feórþe manwyrþ hé tó gedó, L. H. E. 1-2; Th. i. 26, 8-28, 1: 3-4; Th. i. 28, 4-8

un-gehealdsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehealdsum, adj.

Incontinent

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Incontinent Se óðer heáfodleahter is gecweden forliger oððe gálnyss, ðæt is ðæt se man ungehealdsum sý on hǽmede, and hnesce on móde tó flǽsclícum lustum, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 4.

fram-fær

(n.)
Grammar
fram-fær, es; n.
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A going away, departure Se hálga wer wende áweg fram ðǽre stówe ... se preóst stód fægnigende ðæs óðres framfæres, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 3.

Linked entry: fær

pistol-rǽding

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Be ðyssere tíde (Advent) mǽrsunge spræc se apostol Paulus on ðyssere pistolrǽdinge tó Rómániscum leódum (Rom. 13, 11 sqq.), 600, 31. Add

mynd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mynd-leás, adj.

Senselessfoolish

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Senseless, foolish Se wísóom hine sylfne ætbret fram myndleásum geþohtum, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 4

þeóf-slege

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-slege, es; m.
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Se ðe þeóf ofslihþ, L. In. 16; Th. i. 112, 6

un-behreówsigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-behreówsigende, adj.

Unrepentingimpenitent

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Unrepenting, impenitent Se ðe mid unbehreówsigendre heortan þurhwuttaþ on mándǽdum, Homl. Th. i. 500, 15

Linked entry: be-hreówsian

wlitig-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wlitig-fæst, adj.

Beauteousglorious

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Beauteous, glorious Swá se æþela fugel wlitigfæst wunaþ wyllestreámas, Exon. Th. 204, 29; Ph. 105

cearm

(n.)
Grammar
cearm, es; m.
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Clamour, noise Se forhta cearm (cyrm, v. l. ) and þǽra folca wóp, Wlfst, 186, 18

flǽsc-tóþ

(n.)
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one of the teeth Se flǽsctóþ wiþæftan þone tux gigra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 9

for-hogod

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hogod, adj. (ptcpl.)

Despiseddespicablegood-for-nothing

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Despised, despicable, good-for-nothing Se unnytta and forhogoda inrita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 65

Linked entry: for-hogd

ge-funtian

(v.)
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to baptize þe gelýfd and is gefunted ( baptizatus ), Mk. 16, 16 (12th cent. MS.)

geomær

Grammar
geomær, l.? geon-cær = geán-cir, q. v.
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Gást gangende, næs se geomær eft spiritus vadens et non rediens, Ps. Th. 77, 39

Linked entry: geán-cirr

hófian

(v.)
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to need ðe lǽs hófad (behófað ?) dui minus indiget R. Ben. I. 64, 14. (?)

neorxnawang-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
neorxnawang-lic, adj.
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Of paradise Hér onginneð se þridda flód of dám neorxnawanglican wylle, Gr. D. 179, I