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hearste-panne

Grammar
hearste-panne, hierste-panne, an; f.

A frying-pan

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A frying-pan him tǽhte ðæt him genáme áne íserne hearstepanna tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : 163, 22

gealpettung

(n.)
Grammar
gealpettung, e; f.

Noisy, boastful talking

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Noisy, boastful talking Þá oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga (in his arrogant talking), þá earnode mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo, Nap. 27

Linked entry: gealpettan

godcundnys

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</b> a pious offering :-- Gif hwá ꝥ fæsten áberan ne mæg ðe his scrift him tǽcð, him ys álýfed ꝥ mót his fæsten álýsan mid godcundnysse and mid his worldǽhton (pieiate et mundanis suis possessionibus ); ꝥ is þonne, gif byð welig, sylle for

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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Mid miclum gódum willan Dryhten tóbrǽt (expandit) ðone greádan his mildheortnesse ongén ða ðe tó him gecierraþ. Past. 52; Swt. 405, 9. tóbrǽdde (expandit) his feðeru. Deut. 32, 11.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

in-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
in-geþanc, es ; m. n.

Thoughtthinkingcogitationintentmindheartconscience

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ðider hit wile the mind of every man bends [leads ?] the body whither it will, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 235 ; Met. 26, 118. Gif his ingeþances anweald næfþ if he has not power over his mind, Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 26.

Linked entry: inn-geþanc

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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lǽsse ongietað ðæs ðe him hreówan ðyrfe, Past. 411, 4. hit gehíwað swá þæt lǽst manna wát him wið þone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wlfst. 54, 19.

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p. te.
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Hine his yldran tó woruldfolgaðe tyhton and lǽrdan his parents urged him to temporal service, Blickl. Homl. 211, 28. Hine tihtan tó his sáwle þearfe eum hortari ad animae suae necessitatem, L. Ecg. C. prm.; Th. ii. 130, 40.

Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Se heáhsacerd his reáf slítende Mk. Skt. 14, 63. to tear, split, rend, cleave, divide slát sǽ interrupit mare Ps. Spl. 77, 16.

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Ðá menn þe heora synna and unrihtes gescwícaþ, and hié heora scriftum geandettiaþ, and be heora dóme bétaþ, Bl. H. 193, 23. Ǽghwylc man sceal bétan his wóhdǽda be his gyltes andefne, 45, 38.

humele

(n.)
Grammar
humele, an; f.
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The hop-plant

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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He hét wurpan ac ne scýrde on hwæðere healfe ðæt net wurpansceoldon he bade throw, but he did not decide on which side they were to throw the net, Homl.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Heó hine monede ðæt weoruldhád forlǽte and munucháde onnfénge. Ond ðæt well ðafode he readily consented to it, Bd. 4. 24; S. 598, 3.

on-drysnlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysnlíc, -drysenlíc; adj.

Terrible

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wæs of líchoman álǽded, and geseah má ondrysnlíces and eác wundorlíces ðonne mihte ásecgan, 51, 31

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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ne gedyrstlǽceþ ðæt furþon orþige he dare not even breathe, Homl. Th. i. 456, 10. earfoþlíce orþian mihte, 86, 8.

Linked entry: oreþian

þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.
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Ða hláfordas manode ðæt milde wǽron heora ðeówum mannum, Homl. Th. ii. 326, 21-27. Nelt ðú nán ðing yfeles habban ... ne yfele cild, ne yfele ðeówe men, 410, 16

ofer-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygd, -hýd, e; f.: es; n.: -hygdu, -hýdu (o); indecl. f. [the plural is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-méde, -méttu].

pride, arrogancehonourable pride high spirit superbia

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Ðás þing wé sculon forgán oferhýd gýtsunge ... ab his debemus nos abstinere, a superbia, et avaritia ..., L. Ecg. P. iv. 64; Th. ii. 224, 28. Næfde on him náðer ne yrre ne oferhyd, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 8. Him oninnan oferhygda dǽl weaxeþ, Beo.

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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yfeledon and slógan Cristene men affligi interficique Christianos praeceperant, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 21. Yfeladan, Ps. Th. 82, 3. Hit is riht ðæt mon yfelige ða yfelan, and hit is wóh, ðæt mon lǽte unwítnode, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 5.

ge-wylde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wylde, adj.

Subjectunder one's power or controlin one's possesion

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Swá he swíðor syngaþ swá he deófle gewyldra biþ the more he sins the more he will be in the devil's power, Homl. Th. i. 268, 24

a-wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wirgan, p. de; pp. ed

To stranglestrangulare

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To strangle; strangulare Gelícost ðam ðe he hine sylfne hæfde unwitende awirged as if he had voluntarily strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38

Linked entry: wirgan

beorg-seðel

(n.)
Grammar
beorg-seðel, es; n.

A mountain-dwellinghabitaculum in monte

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A mountain-dwelling; habitaculum in monte He ongan beorgseðel búgan he began to inhabit a mountain-dwelling Exon. 34 a; Th. 108, 15; Gú. 73