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HÝÐ

(n.)
Grammar
HÝÐ, e ; f.

a porthaven

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Hera ðone steórman ac ǽrðan ðe hé becume gesundful tó ðære hýðe, 560, 22. Cómon ðǽr þrý men tó ðære hýðe three men came to the landing-place, Guthl. 11; Gdwin. 54, 24. Ðǽr æt hýðe stód æðelinges fær, Beo. Th. 63 ; B. 32: Elen.

Linked entry: húðe

latian

(v.)
Grammar
latian, p. ode

To be slowto lingerloiterdelay

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Smeáge húru georne gehwá hine sylfne and ðæs ne latige tó lange at any rate let every one examine himself, and not delay in that too long, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 111, 192. Nó latiendum non cunctante, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 22

Linked entry: elcian

tynder

(n.)
Grammar
tynder, e; tyndren (-in), e (?); tyndre, an; f.
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Deóful gewilnunge tyndran onǽlþ diabolus non concupiscentiae fomenta succendit, Scint. 210, 3. a burner, an implement which burns Mearcísern vel tynder cauterium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 76. Tynder furnus, 149, 84. Tyndre cautere, Txts. 114, 100.

Linked entries: tender tyndre

ge-scildan

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Add: (i) to defend, save Ne geortriéwe ic Gode þæt hé ús ne mæge gescildan tó beteran tídun ut se ad meliora tempora reservarent, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 86, 4. God mec mæg eáðe gescyldan, Gú. 213.

ge-forþian

(v.)
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Dauid hit hæfde gemynt ǽr tó dónne, ac hé ne geforðede hit , ac hit wearð þurh his sunu geforðad, Wlfst. 277, 26. Sé þe þis forsitte and hit geforðian nylle. Ll. Th. i. 284, 4: ii. 288, 22: Chr. 1097; P. 2-53, 24. 'Man ofsleá Amanes mágas.'

on-ufan

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Onufan ꝥ ne eóde hé in ꝥ hús domum ulterius non intravit, Gr. D. 185, 14. cf. I. 3 Mæht hénisæs onufa all mæht fióndes potestatem calcandi supra omnem uirtutem inimici, Lk. L. 10, 19

stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Add Hí synd þreóra cynna on stemne, ac on andgite, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 94, 12

ús

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ús, dat.: ús, úsic; acc.: úser, usser; gen.; pron. pl. first person.

To ususof usour

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Ús nis álýfed, 18, 31. Ús neód is, L. Eth. vi. 42; Th. i. 326, 7. Hǽle ús (úsic, Lind. Rush.) salva nos, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 25. Ne gelfǽd ðú ús (úsih, Lind.) on costnunge, ac álýs ús (úsich, Lind.) of yfele, 6, 13.

Linked entries: úre úsic

on-lúcan

(v.)

literally, to unlock, opento open, disclose, reveal

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Hié ne ongietaþ hú suíðe hié onlúcaþ hiera mód mid ðæm unþeáwe ofermétta quantum se vitiis superbiendo aperiat, non agnoscit, 38, 1; Swt. 271, 22. Módhord onleác and ðus wordum cwæþ, Andr. Kmbl. 344; An. 172. Leóþucræft onleác, Elen.

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Surt. 2, 12. that which guides, a rule, regulation Seó ǽ, ðæt is se[ó] rihtwíse steór, ne gegrét ðone rihtwísan mid nánum yfele, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 19. Ǽlc mínra þegna ðe ða steóre swá healdan nelle swá ic beboden habbe, L.

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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nam of hire eall ꝥ áhte, for ðám heó hit heóld ǽr tó fæste wið hine, Chr. 1043; P. 162, 26. Fæste bewunden, An. 58: El. 937.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Hé swíþe þæs londes fæstenum trúwode þonne his gefeohte, Nar. 17, 28.

ǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽnig, ǽneg, áni; adj. [ǽn = án one, -ig adj. termination; ánig, g = y, Eng. any]

ANYany oneullusquisquamaliquis

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Næs ðǽr ǽnigum gewin there was no toil for any one, Andr. Kmbl. 1776; An. 890. Ǽngum ne mæg se cræft losian the skill may not desert any one, Bt. Met. Fox IO, 71; Met. 10, 36

eges ful

(adj.)
Grammar
eges ful, ege-ful, -full; adj. [eges ful full of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, wonderful tĭmōre plēnus, terrĭbĭlis, admīrābĭlis

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Eálá Drihten, lá hú egesful oððe hú wundorlíc is ðín nama Dŏmĭne, quam admīrābĭle est nōmen tuum! Ps. Lamb. 8, 2. 10

Linked entries: ege-full egys full

Fornétes folm

(n.)
Grammar
Fornétes folm, e; f.

Fornet's palmFornēti palma

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Fornjóts, the name of an eóten, es; m. a giant. Fornjótr's three sons had control over air, fire, and wind. In the Gl. Cleop. folm is glossed mănus, the hand or palm.

in-faran

(v.)
Grammar
in-faran, p. -fór

To go intoenter

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Ðis synd Israhéla naman ðe infóron on Egipta land hæc sunt nomina filiorum Israel, qui ingressi sunt in Ægyptum, Gen. 46, 8. Infaraþ tó his cafertúnum introite in atria ejus, Ps. Lamb. 95, 8.

netele

(n.)
Grammar
netele, netle, netel, an; f.

A nettle

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Genim ðysse wyrte seáw ðe man urticam, and óðrum naman netele nemneþ i. 310, 14-16. Seó reáde netele lamium purpureum, iii. 52, 11: ii. 58, 10 : 92, 10. Netelan sǽd, i. 228, 24 : ii. 94, 12. Of nioþoweardre netlan, 128, 7.

ge-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bígan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [ge-, bígan to bow, bend]

To bowbendturninflect or decline a part of speechtwistbow downhumblebring undersubduecrushflectĕreinflectĕredeclīnārehumiliāre

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Ealle naman beóþ gebígede on fíf declínungum omnia nómĭna quinque declinā-tiōnĭbus inflectuntur, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 2: 14; Som. 16, 56: Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 26; Cri. 1126: Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 15: Ælfc. T. 30, 5: Ps. Th. 106, 15

trúð

(n.)
Grammar
trúð, es; m.
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Com sum trúð tó ðæs bisceopes híréde, se ne gýmde nánes lenctenes fæstenes, ac eode him tó kicenan, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 59. Trúþas histriones, gligmon mimus, jocista, scurra, pantomimus, tumbere saltator. Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 41-44.

þri-milce

(n.)
Grammar
þri-milce, es; m. (?)

The early name for the month of May

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The early name for the month of May Se fífta mónað is nemned on úre geðeóde Ðrymylce, for ðon swylc genihtsumnes wæs geó on Brytone and eác on Germania lande, of ðæm Ongla ðeód com on ðás Breotone, ðæt hí on ðæm mónðe þriwa on dæge mylcedon heora neát

Linked entries: meolcian -milce