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a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, l. á-findan ; p. -fand, -funde; pl. -fundon; pp. -funden,
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Ðǽra sceápa hláford com hám áfundenum sceápe, Hml.

eorl

a hero

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Ðá cóm Godwine eorl and Swegen eorl and Harold eorl . . . Þá wælisce men forwrégdon ðá eorlas, 1048; P. 174, 3, 9. Æt cynges spǽce lecge man .vi. healfmearc wedd; æt eorles and bisceopes .xii. óran wedd, Ll. Th. i. 296, 26. Eorles heregeata, 414, 4.

for-drífan

to drive away ⬩ off ⬩ out ⬩ to drive away ⬩ cast out ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to banish ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive aside ⬩ to overtask

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heáh weder; wearþ ðá fordrifan on án íglond út on ðǽre Wendelsǽ, Bt. 38, 1; F. 194, 11. to subject to excessive toil or hardship, to overtask Eálá hú earmlice and hú reówlic tíd wæs ðá, ðá ðá wreccæ men lǽgen fordrifene full neáh tó deáðe, and syððan cóm

ge-gladian

(v.)
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Add: trans. to make glad, gladden. of a physical effect, of cheerful appearance Gegladað exilaret (cor gaudens exhilarat faciem), Kent.

hearm

evil ⬩ an evil ⬩ injury ⬩ a calamity ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ calumny ⬩ a calumny

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Þá cýdde man mé ꝥ ús mára hearm tó fundode þonne ús wel lícode, and þá fór ic . . . into Denmearcon þe eów mǽst hearm of cóm . . . wé ne þurfon þanon nénes hearmes ús ásittan, Cht. E. 230, 1-10. Him eallum tó hearme, Hml. S. 13, 127.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
rúh, adj.

rough, hairy, shaggy ⬩ rough, untrimmed, uncultivated ⬩ rough, knotty ⬩ rough, undressed

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Tó ðære rúwan hecgan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 172, 32. On ðone rúwan hlync; andlang ðæs rówan linces, v. 297, 22. On rúwan beorg; of rúwan beorge, 277, 18. On ða rúgan þyrnan; of ðære þyrnan, iii. 419, 12.

Linked entries: rýht rúg rupe

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise ⬩ augurari ⬩ to salute, greet

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On wigbedde tó hálsienne in altari ad augurandum, Cot. 17, Lye

hlǽfdige

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽfdige, hlǽfdie, an; f.

A lady, ⬩ mistress of a house; ⬩ after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,

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Ðá com seó hlǽfdige hider tó lande then came the lady [Ethelred's wife] to this country, Chr. 1002; Erl. 137, 30: 1013; Erl. 149, 29. Æþelflæd Myrcena hlǽfdige, 918; Erl. 103, 1 [cf. Henry of Hunt.

hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽw, hláw, hláu, hléw, es; m.

a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave

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Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 21 [for other examples see Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxxi], and exists still in the forms -low, as Ludlow, Hounslow; and -law, frequently applied to hills in Scotland. [Cf.

Linked entry: hláw

scort

(adj.)
Grammar
scort, adj.

Short ⬩ marking the length of an object ⬩ not tall ⬩ of time ⬩ of a period of time ⬩ short-lived ⬩ brief ⬩ not occupying much time ⬩ as a grammatical term

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Sceort bed wið eorþan coma, 41, 31. Sceort scip naviscella, 47, 60: 56, 33. Ðæt ic ðé móste getǽcan swá sceortne (scortne, Cote. MS.) weg swá ic scyrtestne findan meahte, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 17. Hé hæfþ scyrtran (sceortran, MS.

Linked entries: sceort scyrtra

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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absolute, to come to be, to be made, to arise, come, be Gif bánes blice weorðeþ, L. Ethb. 34; Th. i. 12, 4. Gif bánes bite weorð, 35; Th. i. 12, 5. Ende nǽfre ðínes wræces weorþeþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2765; An. 1385.

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allure ⬩ entice ⬩ lure ⬩ decoy ⬩ attract ⬩ urge ⬩ suggerere, suadere, persuadere ⬩ to allure

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Speón (spón, Cott. MSS.), 17, 8; Swt. 121, 2. Speón, Andr. Kmbl. 1194; An. 597. Ǽlcne man spane hé of synnum let him draw every man from sins, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 284, 14. Ða spone (spane, Cott.

ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
ǽdre, ǽddre, édre, an; f; ǽdr, e; f.

An artery ⬩ a vein ⬩ fountain ⬩ river ⬩ arteria ⬩ vena ⬩ fons ⬩ rivus ⬩ a nerve ⬩ sinew ⬩ kidney ⬩ nervus ⬩ ren

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Ðá for ðam cýle him gescuncan ealle ǽdra then all his sinews shrank because of the cold, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 39

fætels

(n.)
Grammar
fætels, fetels, es; pl. nom. acc. fætelsas, fætels; m. n. A vessel, vat, sack, bag, pouch; vas, saccus, pēra = πήρα, marsūpium =

μαρσύπιoν

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Ic bicge hýda and fell, and wyrce of him pusan and fætelsas ĕgo ĕmo cŭtes et pelles et făcio ex iis pēras et marsūpia, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 1

Linked entries: fetels fételsco

forþ-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gesceaft, e; f.

the created things ⬩ creation ⬩ world ⬩ creātūra ⬩ res creātæ ⬩ mundus ⬩ the future world ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ stătus fŭtūrus

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Ðæt ic an forþgesceaft feran móte that I may come to a future state, Ps. C. 50, 52; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 52

eá-land

(n.)
Grammar
eá-land, -lond, es; n.

Water-land, an island ⬩ insŭla

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Cumaþ hí of eálandum útan they shall come forth from the islands, 71, 10. Swylce he eác Orcadas ða eálond to Rómwara ríce geþeódde Orcădas ĕtiam insŭlas Rōmāno adjēcit impĕrio, Bd. 1. 3; S. 475, 13: Beo.

Linked entries: eálond íg-land

heorot

(n.)
Grammar
heorot, heort, es; m.

A hart ⬩ stag ⬩ male deer

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Heortas cervos, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 31

Linked entry: heort

HREÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÁW, hrǽw [also written hreów]; adj.

RAW ⬩ uncooked

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Flǽscmettas hreáwe carnes crudas, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 13

Linked entry: hreów

IFIG

(n.)
Grammar
IFIG, ifegn, es; n.

Ivy

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man hederam crysocantes and óðrum naman ifig nemneþ is gecweden crysocantes forðý ðe heó byrþ corn golde gelíce Ivy.

ge-grétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grétan, he -grét, pl. -grétaþ; p. -grétte, pl. -grétton; pp. -gréted

To approach ⬩ come to ⬩ address ⬩ greet ⬩ welcome ⬩ adire ⬩ alloqui ⬩ salutare

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To approach, come to, address, greet, welcome; adire, alloqui, salutare Wíf sceal eodor æþelinga [MS. e] ǽrest gegrétan the wife shall the nobles' chief first greet, Exon. 90 a; Th. 339, 7; Gn. Ex. 90.