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hea-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hea-líce, adv.

Highly, on high, excellently

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Highly, on high, excellently Is ðín mildheort mód áhafen heálíce magnificatur misericordia tua, Ps. Th. 107, 4: 137, 6. Heálíce ða Cyricean reccende ecclesiam sublimiter regens, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 12. Seó gódnys is of ðam Scyppende se ðe is heálíce gód

ge-gild-heall

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gild-heall, e; f.

A guild-hall

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A guild-hall Orc hæfþ gegyfen ðæ gegyldhealle ðam gyldscipe to ágenne Orc hath given the guild-hall for the guild to own, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iv. 277, 21

Linked entry: heall

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Add: local. reaching to a great height, lofty, tall Heofon is wundorlíce heálic and wíd on ymbhwyrfte; sé gǽð under ðás eorðan ealswá deóp swá bufan, Hex. 10, 1. Man áhéng hí on heálicum gealgan, Hml. A. 95, 119. Heálicum sǽnesse edito (alto) promontorio

heá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heá-líc, adj.

High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound

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High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound Nán gereord nis swá heálíc swá Ebréisc no language is so noble as Hebrew, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 28. Abram ðæt is heálíc fæder Abram, that is, great father, i.

Linked entry: heáh-líc

be-hydig

Grammar
be-hydig, l. be-hygdig, -hýdig (big-, bí-, bi-),
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and add Wes þú behýdig and gemyndig Marian þinga, Bl. H. 67, 32. Heó wearð behý-dig be þissum, Hml. S. 33, 47. Mid behygdige móde solerti animo, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 355, 21. Behýdigne and sorhfulne be þisse wísan, Guth. 84, 24. v. big-hýdig in Dict

á-beornan

Grammar
á-beornan, (-bi(e)rnan).
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Ábyrnð exardescit Ps. L. 38, 4. Hé ábarn ( exarsit ) mid ðý bryne wælhreównesse, Gr. D. 162, 22. Ðæt his mód áburne ( exardesceret ), 337, 33. Áburnon exarserunt Ps. L. 117, 12. Add

-swǽc

(suffix)
Grammar
-swǽc, v. bí-swǽc, Ps. Rdr. 40, 10. Cf. bí-swic.

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be-hydelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
be-hydelíce, &c. l. be-hýdelíce, be-hygdiglíce (bí-, bi-),
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and add Behigdelíce (-hýdig-), bihýdiglíce, bighigdelíce sollicite, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 361, 7. Behýdilíce, bihýdiglíce (-higde-), Sch. 363, 4. ꝥ

be-gengnes

Grammar
be-gengnes, v. eard-begengnes in Dict., bi-gegnes,
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and cf. be-gangnes

Linked entry: bi-gegnes

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BYnear totoatinonuponaboutwithjuxtapropeadsecusincumoffromabouttouchingconcerningdequoadforbecause ofafterbythroughaccording topropropterersecundumbesideout ofeex

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BY, near to, to, at, in, on, upon, about, with; juxta, prope, ad, secus, in, cum Be wege by the way, Mk. Bos. 8, 3. Wunode be lordane he dwelt by Jordan, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 6; Gen. 1932. Be grúnde wód went on the ground, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 29; Rä. 23

be-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dǽlan, -délan, bi-dǽlan; p. -dǽlde, -délde; pp. -dǽled, -déled

To deprivebereave of anythingto deliverreleasefree from anythingprivareorbaresejungereliberareexpertem reddere

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To deprive, bereave of anything, to deliver, release, free from anything; privare, orbare, sejungere, liberare, expertem reddere Wuldres bedǽled deprived of honour, Salm. Kmbl. 760; Sal. 379. Nele hí God ǽfre góde bedǽlan Dominus non privabit eos bonis

Linked entries: be-délan bi-dǽlan

be-gán

(v.)
Grammar
be-gán, bi-gán, ic -gá, ðú -gǽst, he -gþ, pl.-gáþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán [be, gán to go].

to go overto surroundoccupydwellcultivatetillperambularecircumdareincolerehabitarecolere to go tovisitattendto cherishhonourworshipobirecolereexcolereto commitexercisepractiseobservecommittereperficereobservare

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to go over, to surround, occupy, dwell, cultivate, till; perambulare, circumdare, incolere, habitare, colere Ic férde geónd ðas eorþan and hí be-eóde I walked through [over] the earth, and perambulated it, Job 1, 7; Thw. 164, 16. Se ðe æcer begǽþ he

be-sittan

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Besitt obsidet, Scint. 148, 12. Ðá hellican gástas besittað þæs mannes forðsíð, Hml. Th. i. 410, 3. Þá þe ꝥ líc besǽton, Hml. S. 10, 59. Þá hǽþenan hæfdon hí besetene, 25, 391. [Goth. bi-sitan: O. Frs. bi-sitta to possess: O. Sax. bi-sittian to besiege

be-neótan

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Add: [cf. O. Frs. bi-néta (wk. )]

-twihn

(suffix)
Grammar
-twihn, (-twíhn?)
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in hi-twichn, Txts. 70, 546, bi-tuihn, 77, 1310

panþer

(n.)
Grammar
panþer, pandher
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a panther Is þæt deór Pandher bí noman háten, Pa. 12

Linked entry: palþer

be-myldan

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Bemyldan humare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 12. Bi-myldan, 110, 48. Add

be-gongan

(v.)

to exercise

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to exercise Exon. 32 b; ; Tb. 103, 24; Cri. 1693 [MS. bi-gongan]

sǽ-rima

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-rima, an; m.

The sea-shore, coast

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The sea-shore, coast Hí mycel yfel gedydon ǽgðer ge on Defenum ge wel hwǽr be ðæm sǽriman, [Bí ða sǽrime áhwǽr in Engelande in littore marino alicubi in Anglia,Chart. Th. 422, 2.] Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 20: 994; Erl. 133, 19. [Bi þisse særirne, Laym. 6216

bósmig

(adj.)
Grammar
bósmig, adj.

Sinuous

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Sinuous Bósmigum bí(g)um sinuosis (laterum) flexibus, Hpt. Gl. 405, 35 ; An. Ox. 8, 2