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hyngrian

(v.)
Grammar
hyngrian, hyngran; p. ode, ede

To hunger

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God gefylþ ða hingrigendan mid his gódum, Homl. Th. i. 202, 35. with dat. or acc. of person Siððan him hingrode afterwards he hungered, 166, 12. Him nán þing ne hingrode, 168, 19. Hine hingrede esuriit, Lk. Skt. 4, 2. Mé hingrode esurivi, Mt.

Linked entries: hungrian hingrian

ge-dafenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dafenlíc, -dæfenlíc; adj. [ge-dafen becoming]

Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ decent ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ hăbĭlis

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Hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his reáf ne beó hórig it is becoming that his vestment be not dirty, L. Ælf. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 20. Gedafenlíc þeódnes [MS. seodnys] hăbĭlis conjunctio, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 118; Wrt. Voc. 54, 60.

Linked entry: ge-defenlíc

hetol

malignant ⬩ ferocious ⬩ severe

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Hé ýflýmde his ágene fæder, . . . and wolde hine forfaran georne, Wlfst. 106. 9. Ꝥ hetole wíf (Jezebel), Hml. S. 18, 194. Leódhatan hetele. Wlfst. 310, 4. Ðá hǽðenan þe him hetole wǽron, Hml, S. 25, 685.

Linked entry: hetollíce

or-sorg

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Add Ne onhyre þám þe byð orsorh on his wege (qui prosperatur in via sua ), Ps. Th. 36, 7. Cum orsorg and ríxsa prospere procede et regna, 44, 5. Drihlen wæs hire forespeca, and heó sæt ðí orsorhgre, Hml. Th. ii. 440, 21. <b>I a.

á-pinsian

(v.)
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Hit geríst ꝥ wé þisra epacta gerýnu ápinsiun, 300, 48: 305, 47: 322, 23. Ðæt getæl is tó ápinsianne, hwæt hit getácnað, Wlfst. 245, 9. Mid willan sýfernysse bót byð ápinsud (pensatur), Scint. 42, 17. Add:

Linked entry: pinsian

ge-rýnelíce

(adv.)
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Swá swá hit her mid sumum wordum gerýnelíce gereht is, Gr. D. 246, 16. Dis wed wé healdað gerýnelíce, Hml. Th. ii. 272, 7. Gerý[nelíce] tropice, i. tipice, An. Ox. 5088

stille

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Add Sege ús nú ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé nellað þé ámeldian, ac hit eall stille lǽtan, Hml. S. 23, 591. 2 b. Add On þǽre nihte, þá hit stillost wæs, Gr. D. 238, 11.

under-standan

Grammar
under-standan, <b>.
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</b> add Ic geanbidode swíþe wet oþ ic wiste hwæt þú woldest, and hú þú hit understandan woldest; and eác þý furþor ic tiolode geornfullíce ꝥ ðú hit forstandan mihtest I waited till I knew what you would, and in what way you would conceive of it

solian

(v.)
Grammar
solian, p. ode

To make or to become foul ⬩ made filthy

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Nis noht so hot þat hit na coleþ, ne noht so hwit þat hit ne soleþ O. and N. 1276. ]

Linked entry: sol

simbel-geféra

(n.)
Grammar
simbel-geféra, an ; m.

One who continually goes with another ⬩ a constant companion

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One who continually goes with another, a constant companion Nis hit nó ðæt án ðæt swá eáðe mæg wiðerweard gesceaft wesan ætgædere symbelgeféran, ac hit is sellícre ðæt hiora ǽnigne mæg bútan óðrum bión it is not only that it is so easy for opposites

síðian

(v.)
Grammar
síðian, p. ode

To journey ⬩ go ⬩ travel

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Hig intó helle cuce síðodon descenderunt vivi in infernum, Num. 16, 33. Hig síðodon ealle tó Egipta lande, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 3. Síðedon, Cd. Th. 121, 13; Gen. 2009. Hine cneówmǽgas mid síðedon, 104, 13; Gen. 1734.

feormian

(v.)

to maintain ⬩ foster ⬩ to feast

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Gif hé hit bútan þæs ealdormonnes gewitnisse dó, geselle sé þe hine tó men feormie .cxx. sciłł. tó wíte, Ll. Th. i. 86, 5.

fellen

(adj.)
Grammar
fellen, adj. [fel skin]

Made of skins ⬩ pellĭceus

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Made of skins; pellĭceus Fellen gyrdel wæs ymbe his lendenu ĕrat zōna pellĭcea circa lumbos ejus, Mk. Bos. 1, 6. God worhte Adame and his wífe fellene reáf and gescrídde hí fēcit Deus Adam et uxōri ejus tunĭcas pellĭceas et induit eos, Gen. 3, 21.

medum-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
medum-líce, adv.

moderately ⬩ in a small degree ⬩ imperfectly ⬩ worthily ⬩ fitly ⬩ kindly

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Suíðe medomlíce Iacobus his stírde hinc pie Iacobus prohibet, 3, 1; Swt. 33, 9. Medomlíce benigniter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 3. Meodomlíce digne, Rtl. 2, 41

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, p. ode.
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Cf. ge-líc; Þá geceás hé him áne burg wið þone sǽ, Bizantium wæs hátenu, tó ðon þæt him gelícade ꝥ hié þǽr mehten betst frið binnan habban, and eác ꝥ hié þǽr gehendaste wǽren on gehwelc lond þonan tó winnanne maritimam urbem, Byzantium, aptissimam judicavit

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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Gif hé smeáwyrhtan hæfþ, ðám hé sceal tó tólan fylstan; sútere and óðran wyrhtan ǽlc weorc sylf wísaþ hwæt him tó gebyreþ, Anglia ix. 263, 18. Sútera hús sutrina domus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 3. [A sutare þet haueð forloren his el, he secheð hit anonriht.

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

drenc

(n.)
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Add: drinking Sé þe óðerne neádað ofer his mihte tó drincenne, sé mót áberan heora bégra gilt, gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T. 21, 32, 38.

weg

Grammar
weg, <b>. Ia.</b>
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Add Hié sægdon ꝥ nǽre mára weg þonne meahte on týn dagum geféran (uiam non amplius decem dierum), Nar. 25, 2. add Ðá þe on ðǽre synne ealnu weg licgað, Past. 179, 3.

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.

deceitful, false, treacherous, crafty ⬩ occasioning offence ⬩ subdolus ⬩ treacherous

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Swicolost, 268, 17. of things Ðis líf is swá swicol, ðæt hit symble bepǽcþ, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 65. Ne sceole wé ná besettan úrne hiht on ðissum swicelum lífe, Homl. Th. i. 162, 18.

Linked entry: sweocol

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISH ⬩ piscis

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Híg brohton him dǽl gebrǽddes fisces, and beóbreád illi obtŭlērunt ei partem piscis assi, et făvum mellis, Lk. Bos. 24, 42: Mt. Bos. 7, 10: Deut. 4, 18.

Linked entry: fen-fixas