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híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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Smeágende hwæðre hit gást wǽre þæt þǽr mid hwylcere híwunga gebǽde putans ne spiritus esset, qui se fingeret orare, Hml.

drýman

(v.)
Grammar
drýman, part. drýmende; p. de; pp. ed

To rejoice, be joyful jubĭlāre

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To rejoice, be joyful; jubĭlāre mótun drýman mid Dryhtn they may rejoice with the Lord, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 27; Cri. 1679. Him gefylgan ne mæg drýmendra gedryht the multitude of the joyful cannot follow him, Exon. 60 b; Th. 222, 13; Ph. 348.

ent

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worhton him anlícnyssa, and sceópon him naman, þǽra manna naman þe wǽron entas and yfeldǽde, Hml. Th. i. 22, 31: 366, 21. Nembroð and ðá entas worhton þone wundorlican stýpel, Wlfst 105, 3. Enta cyclopum, An. Ox. 23, 16.

híred-cniht

a domestic

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Oncneów Philippus, swá swá fæder, Eugenian, and Auitus and Særgius hyra ágene swyster, and hyra hýredcnihtas eádmódlíce cyston, Hml. S. 2, 249. His híredcnihton eallon .v. pund tó gedále, ǽlcon be þám þe his mǽð wǽre, Cat.

ge-earnian

(v.)
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Þ man mid mándǽdum him sylfum geearnige edwît . . . mid gódum dǽdum geearnige him þá écean ræste, 101, 24-26. Folgere gebyreð ꝥ hé on twelf mónðum . æceras geearnige (habeat) . . . gyf hé máre geearnian mæig (deservit) him bið sylfum fremu. Ll.

oþþe

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Beseah Drihten . . . hwæðer his mihta andgyt ǽnig hæfde, oððe God wolde sécan, Ps. Th. 52, 3. <b>II b.

Linked entry: of-þe

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, p. ráp, pl. ripon
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Heofonan fuglas ne sáwaþ ne hig ne rípaþ (rioppas, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 6, 26. Eal manna bearn sorgum sáwaþ, swá eft rípaþ, Exon. Th. 6, 19; Cri. 86. Ða hié heora corn ripon, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 27.

Linked entry: rýpan

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuous

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Hig wǽron ofermóde ongén hig superbe egeriní contra illos, Ex. 18, II. Ða ðe wǽron ofermóde on heora heortan. Blickl. Homl. 159, 10.

ród

(n.)
Grammar
ród, e; f.
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hine gesénade mid Cristes róde tácne signans se signo sanctae crucis, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 6. mearcodon mid blóde Tau, ðæt is róde tácen, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 8. Se Hǽlend róde tácen ofer Adam geworhte, Nicod. 32; Thw. 17, 29.

Linked entries: róde-tácen coc-ród

ge-húslian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-húslian, p. ode; pp. od

To give the eucharisthoused

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To give the eucharist, housed He hét ðǽr hine gehúslian he commanded them to give him the eucharist, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 29.

Linked entry: húslian

ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.
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Hé besierede ðæt folc ðe hié ymbseten hæfden, 4, 5; Swt. 170, 2 : Ps. Th. 12 arg

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bídan

to waitremainto awaitexperience

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Hi bídaþ, hwæt him déman wille tó leáne, Jul. 706: Cri. 802. Bídan, hwæs him cyning unnan wolde, An. 145. Bídan, hwonne him betre líf ágyfen wurde, Gu. 751. uncertain Bídende suspensus (Lk. 19, 48), Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 70.

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Fox 350 ; Men. 176: Dreám geríst wel wíde gehwǽr, 118 ; Men. 59, Se ðe his wordes geweald wíde hæfde, Beo. Th. 159; B. 79. Hé wíde ( in all his ways, in all things ) bær herewósan hige, Cd. Th. 255, 23 ; Dan. 628.

wreþian

(v.)
Grammar
wreþian, p.ede; pp. ed

To propstaysupportsustain

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His ða untruman limo mid his cricce wreðiende imbecilles artus baculo sustentans, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 28. Biþ seó módor wundrum wreþed, Exon. Th. 492, 15; Rä. 81, 16

Linked entry: wræpian

hwanan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; adv.

Whence

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Ðá næfde hé hwanon hé his wer águlde he had not means to pay his 'wer', Chart. Th. 207, 36

Linked entry: hwonan

wiþer-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-sæc, es; n.

strivingoppositioncontradictiondenialapostasyrecusancy

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Kmbl. 1135; El. 569. apostasy, recusancy Ðæt heora (the Northumbrians) geleáfa wurde áwend eft tó Gode fram ðam wiþersæce ðe hi tó gewende wǽron, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 63. Wearð geopenad his earman wífe his mánfullan behát ðam deófle ...

flá

Grammar
flá, a strong dat. flá occurs: dat. pl. flán(?)
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Hé gebende his bogan and mid geǽttrode flán (strǽle, Bl. H. 199, 18) ðone fearr ofsceótan wolde; ac seó geǽttrode flá wende ongeán . . . Se mann mid his ágenre flán ofscoten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 502, 17-30.

ymb-útan

Grammar
ymb-útan, <b>. I</b> I b.
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Add Þonne hé his bóc rǽdde, þonne sǽton þá wildeór ymbútan (ymútan, v. l.) hine (ymb hine útan, v. l. ). Mart. H. 148, 6. 2. Add Þ hé ǽlc yfel dó ymbútan þé, Hml. S. 30, 116

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Hé wolde hine macian tó gode, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 43. causative uses. with dependent clause, to cause something to happen, bring it about that macedon hit þá ꝥ ǽr wæs ful ríce, þa (ꝥ?)

twi-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-rǽde, adj.
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Oððe hwæðer ðú eft on ǽngum geþeahte swá twiorǽde sié ðæt ðé helpe hwæðer hit gewyrþe þe hit nó ne gewyrþe consider in your own case whether you have so firmly determined anything, that it appears to you, that it will never with your consent be changed

Linked entry: twio-rǽde