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yþ-hengest

(n.)
Grammar
yþ-hengest, es; m.
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A wave-steed, a ship férde ðǽr wiste his ýðhengestas, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 16

weód

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Á mæig findan hwæt mæig on byrig bétan . . . weód wyrtwalian, Angl. ix. 262, 21. Add

ge-hálsian

(v.)
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Add: to entreat wæs þurh mé gehálsod he was entreated in my name, Shrn. 135, 25

ge-staþolfæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-staþolfæstnian, <b>; I.</b>
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Þone þreán þe wyle gestaþolfæstnian hogie quem castigare uult solidare studeat, Chrd. 123, 5. Add

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
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Hér is geswutelod on þisum gewrite hú Eádgár cyngc wæs smeágende hwæt tó bóte mihte. Ll. Th. i. 270, 8

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.
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Spl. 71. 7. metaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense) Ǽlc ðæra ðe hine onhefþ, sceal beón geeádmét. Homl. Th. i. 202, 33. Ǽlc ðe hine anhefþ, biþ geneoþerad, and ǽlc ðe hine geneoþeraþ, biþ mid weorþmynte onhafen. . . .

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

oððe

(con.)
Grammar
oððe, conj. I.
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Ðonne fóron hié oððe mid oððe on heora healfe, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 6.

Linked entry: eðða

spic

(n.)
Grammar
spic, es; n.
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Ðonne spic behworfen hæfþ when he has attended to the bacon, L. R. S. 7; Th. i. 436, 23. Etan spice, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 111. ¶ Spic occurs in names of places where swine were fed, e. g. Holan-spic, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: spec

ge-manigfildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manigfildan, ge-manigfealdan; p. de.
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of, enlarge, extend. the object material his cyricean wundorlicum weorcum gebrǽdde and gemonigfylde (ampliauit), Bd. 5, 20; Sch. 674, 10.

ge-welgian

(v.)
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God ne hét ús gewelgian þá hæbbendan, Wlfst. 287, 24. to make oneself rich Gif beó gewelegod tó þám ꝥ (gif geþeó ꝥ, v. l. ) áge .v. hýda landes, Ll. Th. i. 188, 19: 186, 18. Ne bið geweolegad non ditabitur, Kent.

hæft-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-noþ, -neþ, es; m.
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Custody, keeping, imprisonment On hæftnoþe biþ gehæfd he will be imprisoned, Lchdm. iii. 200, 34. On hæftneþe gebringan to imprison, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 21. Ðǽr on hæftneþe wæs where he was imprisoned, 1101; Erl. 237. 40

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.
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Ða witan cwǽdon ðæt him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford gif hí rihtlícor healdan wolde ( if he would rule with better observance of the laws ) ðonne ǽr dyde, 1014; Erl. 150, 7. rightly as regards conduct Wé sceolan gód weorc

be-clypian

(v.)
Grammar
be-clypian, be-cleopian, be-clepian; p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To accusesummonsue at lawaccusarein judicium vocarejudicio compellere

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To accuse, summon, sue at law; accusare, in judicium vocare, judicio compellere Ǽr he clǽne sý ǽlcere spæce, ðe he ǽr beclyped wæs before he be clear of every suit, in which he had been previously accused, L. C.

wita

Grammar
wita, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Á swá gecneordra (bið), swá bið weorðra, gyf wið witan hafað his wísan gemǽne, Angl. ix. 260, 20. Add nyste hwæs geléfan sceolde, þá hine þá swýdost on un-gewisse gebróhton þe his witan beón sceoldon. Hml. S. 23, 398.

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.
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Heó hiere feores tó him wilnade ( pro vita precans ), Ors. 3, II; Swt. 150, 33. Ðæt wæter ðe tó Gode wilnade aquam quam a Deo petierat Bd. I. 7; S. 478, 28. wilnode him tó Gode sumre frófre he asked of God for some comfort for himself Ps.

Linked entry: willnian

fen-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
fen-fearn, fen-fern, es; n.

The fenwater-fernflowering fernthe herb christopherosmund-royalosmunda rēgālissalvia?salvia

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The fen or water-fern, flowering fern, the herb christopher, osmund-royal; osmunda rēgālis, Lin. salvia?-Fenfearn salvia, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 8; Wrt. Voc. 31, 19

lǽrestre

(n.)
Grammar
lǽrestre, an; f.

an instructresspreceptress

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Siððan clypode heó hire tó ða ylcan lǽrestran, Homl. Th. ii. 543, 8

sealticge

(n.)
Grammar
sealticge, an; f.
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A dancer Hét Herodes ðæt heáfod beran on disce and sellan ánre sealticgan ( the daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod) hire plegan tó méde, Shrn. 123, 2

Linked entry: salticge

winter-set

(n.)
Grammar
winter-set, es; n.
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A place to stop in for the winter; in pl. winter-quarters Se here . . . ðǽr wintersetu (-sætu, v. l. ) námon, Chr. 886; Th. i. 156, cols. 2, 3

feoh-gehát

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-gehát, es; n.
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A promise of money Cantware him feoh gehéton (behéton, v. l.). . . and under þám feohgeháte (-beháte, v. l.) se here hiene úp bestæl, Chr. 865; P. 68, 10

Linked entries: ge-hát feoh-behát