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ge-frédan

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I. 184. to be sensible of an object that touches the body Se lǽce wile ðæt se untruma his lǽceseax gefréde, ǽr hé hit geseó, Past. 187, 10: 331, 21. Gefrédan hiere feónda speru, 277, 22.

grund

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Gl. 262. the solid base or foundation on which a structure is raised Ðý mon sceal fæsðne weal wyrcean, ðý mon áer geháwige ðæt se grund fæsð sié, ðǽr mon ðone grundweall on lecgge, Past. 308, 3.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Fleógende fugel ... gesihð ðæt ǽs on eorðan, and ... forgiet ðæt grin ðæt hé mid áwierged wird. Swá bið ðǽm gítsere. Hé ... né geliéfð ðæs grines ðe hé mid gebrogden wyrð, Past. 331, 17-20. Forwyrd girene heara interitum laquei sui, Ps. Srt. 34, 7.

heofon-ríce

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On þá dúne þe Dryhten ǽr áhangen wæs, heofonríces weard, El. 718. heaven as the abode of beatified spirits Þuacute; ús lǽrdest ꝥ wé ongeátan þæt ðæt ys úre ágen . . . þæt ys þæt heofonríce, Solil. H. 8, 1.

hreód

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Wæs seó burh mid þý hreóde . . . þe wé ǽr sægdon geworht oppidum ex his arundinibus quas ante descripsimus erat edificatum, 10, 13.

hungor

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H. 109, 1. a strong desire, craving Hit wirð gewundod mid ðǽm hungre ð æs nyðemestan and ðæs fúlestan geðóhtes cupiditatis infimae fame sauciatur, Past. 283, 17. þonne wé beóþ mid mycclum hungre yfelra geþóhta ábisgode, 61.

líc-hama

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Nelle wé ꝥ mon þá Hchoman þe ǽr on cyrcean bebyrgede wǽron út weorpe, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 9. Twégen líchaman, twá líc gemína (defunctorum) cadauera, An. Ox. 1870: Ph. 489. <b>I a.

openlíce

(adv.)
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Sé þe þýfðe oft ǽr forworht wǽre openlíce, Ll. Th. i. 228, 25. Add Twá cynn sind martyrdómes; án dearnunge, óðer eáwunge. Sé ðe on éhtnysse his líf álǽt, hé bið openlíce martyr, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 16.

ofer-stígan

(v.)

to mount, scale, surmount, rise above ⬩ to transcend, surpass, excel, overcome, exceed ⬩ transcendere, transire, exsuperare ⬩ overcome

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Ǽr ðan ðe ðæs dæges lenge oferstíge ða niht, Lchdm. iii. 256, 13. Oferstigan percellerent, supereminerent, Hpt. Gl. 489, 27. Ða yldo mid þeáwum oferstígende aetatem moribus transiens. Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 4.

á-wiht

alone ⬩ any good ⬩ good for anything

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Ǽr þon óht þisses ǽfre gewurde, Cri. 238. Unc ne gedǽlde nemne deáð ána ówiht elles, Kl. 23. Náge hió his ierfes ówiht (áwuht,v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 66, 19. Gif hé ǽfre þæs organes ówiht cúðe, Sal. 33. Heó ówiht swylces ne hýrdon, El. 571.

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Þæt hig bringan melwes þone teóðan dǽl þæs gemetes þe man nemð ephi, healf ǽr undern, healfe ofer undern (medium ejus mane, et medium ejus vespere), Lev. 6, 20.

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eáwan

(v.)
Grammar
eáwan, p. de; pp. ed

To shew, manifest ⬩ ostendĕre, manifestāre

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Ne sindon ðíne ǽhta wiht, ða ðú monnum eáwdest thy possessions are nought, which thou didst shew to men, Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 14; Seel. 75.

fyrmþ

(n.)
Grammar
fyrmþ, frymþ, e; f.

A receiving to food ⬩ harbouring ⬩ an entertainment ⬩ receptio ad victum ⬩ susceptio ⬩ A cleansing ⬩ washing ⬩ ablūtio ⬩ baptisma ⬩ βάπτισμα

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Ǽlc mon mót onsacan fyrmþe every man may deny entertainment, L. In. 46; Th. i. 132, 1, note 3, MSS. B. H. [feormian to cleanse] A cleansing, washing; ablūtio, baptisma = βάπτισμα Calica fyrmþa călĭcum baptismăta, Mk. Bos. 7, 4: Hpt. Gl. 420

Linked entries: feormþ frymþ firmþ

hwæt-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hwæt-scipe, es; m.

Quickness ⬩ boldness ⬩ bravery ⬩ valour

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Quickness, boldness, bravery, valour Oft mon biþ swíðe rempende and rǽsþ suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and hwætscipe sæpe præcipitata actio velocitatis efficacia putatur, Past. 20, 1; Swt. 149, 13

weorold-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gestreón, es ; n.
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Sum hér ofer eorþan ǽhta onlíhð, woruld-gestreóna, 295, 10; Crä. 31. Ofergrǽdige woruldgestreóna ( cupidi, 2 Tim. 3, 2), Wulfst. 81, 14. Hé breác mondreáma hér, woruld-gestreóna. Cd. Th. 71, 27; Gen. 1177.

ge-strod

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strod, For the two separated forms substitute: <b>ge-strod,</b> es; n.
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confiscation Gestrod proscriptionem (cf. fordéminge, rýpincge ǽhta proscriptionem, i. fraudationem rerum, i. possessionum, An. Ox. 3149 : in both cases Ald. 43, 19 is glossed), Wrt.

heald

inclined ⬩ inclined to

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On ðá healdan stíge, iii. 462, 11. figurative. inclined to Ꝥ ǽlc gesceaft bið heald onlocen (-loten?) wiþ hyre gecynde, Bt. 25; F. 88, 7. that tends to mean things Þá healdan divexa (ardua sectari necnon devexa cavere, Ald. 157, 2), Wrt.

nyt-weorþ

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Ic lufige ǽlc ðing be ðám dǽle þe ic hyt nytwyrðe ongyte, 43, 1. Hwæþer þæt (anweald) nú sié tó talianne wáclic and unnyt ꝥte nytwyrþost is eallra ðissa woruldþinga ?

Linked entry: not-wirþe

hordian

(v.)
Grammar
hordian, p.ode

To HOARD, lay up [treasure], store

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To HOARD, lay up [treasure], store Ðæt hé for gýtsunge uncyste nánum óðrum syllan ne mæg ðæt hé hordaþ and nát hwam swá swá se wítega cwæþ 'on ídel biþ ǽlc man gedréfed se ðe hordaþ nát hwam hé hit gegaderaþ' what he from the vice of avarice can give

orpung

(n.)
Grammar
orpung, e; f.

breathing, breath ⬩ a breathing-hole (? cf. preceding passage), a pore

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Ælf. E. 4; Th. ii. 392, 10. God on ábleów on hys ansíne lífes orþunge (spiraculum vitae), Gen. 2, 7. a breathing-hole (? cf. preceding passage), a pore Orþung spiramentum vel porus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 67