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be-tweohnum

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-tweohnum, [] be-tweónum.

betweenamong

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Se ríca and se þearfa sind him betwýnan nýdbehéfe (needful to each other), Hml. Th. i. 256, 30. among Bið mycel gewinn betweónan him, Ors. 1,1; S. 20, 18. Betweónan þyssum ðin-gum, Bd. 2, 18; Sch. 181, 23.

cræftig

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Hiera cynn wæs ealra cræftegast gloriosissima illa viribus familia, 2, 4; S. 72, 10. knowing a craft, art, trade Gif craeftige men ( artifices ) on mynstre sýn, begán þane cræft and georne wyrcen, R.

ge-hírness

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Eall his lof mægen leóde gehýran, and his gehýrnesse hér oncnáwan quis auditas faciet omnes laudes ejus? Ps. Th. 105, 2

ge-rihtwísian

(v.)
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Eall ic gerihtwísige ꝥ þú cwist, Bl. H. 185,35

Linked entry: rihtwísian

ge-dyrstig

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Saga hú þú gedyrstig þurh deóp gehygd wurde þus wígþrłst ofer eall wífa cyn, þæt þú mec gebunde, Jul. 431. in an unfavourable sense, presumptuous audacious Gif hé tó þan gedyrstig wǽre ꝥ hé þæt ábrǽce, C. D 131, 18.

ge-earnung

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Be jeearnunga ánra gehwelcre according to the merit of each one, Met. 20, 128. His geearnunga þǽr wǽron oft beorhte gecýþed, Shrn. 52, 11. Æfter heora geearnunga anddyfene, R. Ben. 13, 7. Þurh Óswaldes ; eearuungum, Hml. S. 26, 39, 108.

spanan

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</b> ) heom eall ꝥ landfolc tó, Chr. 1052; P. 178, 36. Add Monige from him cirdon and Seleucus spónan ꝥ hé Lisimachus beswice, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 13

sáre

(adv.)
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sáre, adv.

Sorely, grievously, bitterly

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Sorely, grievously, bitterly Wǽron earme men sáre beswicene (sorely deceived ) and hreówlíce besyrwde, Wulfst. 158, 11 note. Hrinon hearmtánas hearde and sáre drihta bearnum, Cd. Th. 61, 5; Gen. 992.

æg

Grammar
æg, l.
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Genim nigon ǽgra . . . and nim eall swá fela dropena wínes swá ðǽra ǽgra beó, Lch. i. 380, 1-5. Sellan ǽgra tó súpanne, ii. 220, 7. Genim gebrǽdde ǽgru, 100, 11. Gif hé gesihð henne ǽgru lecgan, iii. 204, 30. Hwæt máre ytst ðú? Wyrta and ǽgra, Coll.

or-módness

(n.)
Grammar
or-módness, e; f.

Desperation, despair

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Ðá se earma man ðus mid ormódnesse sprecendé wæs sic loquebatur miser desperans, 5, 13; S. 633, 21. Tó ormódnesse ad desperationem, Past. 14, 3; Swt. 83, 19: 21, 7; Swt. 165, 19.

hleówan

(v.)
Grammar
hleówan, hleón, hlýwan; p. de.

to make warm, cherish, protect, shelterto become warm

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to make warm, cherish, protect, shelter Ðære sunnan hǽto ðe ðás eorðan hlýweþ the heat of the sun which warms this earth, Blickl. Homl. 51, 21. Wudubearwas eorþwelan hleóþ [cf. holtes hleó; or is rén the subject of the verb?]

Linked entry: hleón

bealo

(n.)
Grammar
bealo, bealu; n.

hurtmischiefdestructionmalice

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Þæt his yrþ sí geborgen wið ealra bealwa gehwylc, Lch. i. 402, 10. malice Þone láreów selfne þæs bealwes ipsum malitiae magistrum, Gr. D. 121, 12. Ne níþa tó georn, ne bealwes tó beald, Bl. H. 109, 28. Hé wæs bealwes full, Hml. S. 7, 396.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Se Hálga Gǽst him forgeaf ingehýd ealra gereorda the Holy Ghost gave them knowledge of all languages, Homl. Th. i. 318, 13.

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
Similar entries
v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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Forlǽt eal ðæt ðú áge búton wiste and wǽda, Prov. Kmbl. 80. Næbbe ic welan ne wiste, Andr. Kmbl. 603; An. 302: 635; An. 318. Hé áfédde of fixum twám and of fíf hláfum fira cynnes fíf þúsendo; wiste þégon menu, 1186; An. 593.

wrecca

(n.)
Grammar
wrecca, wræcca, an ; m.

one driven from his own countrya wanderer in foreign landsan exilea strangerpilgrima wretchan evil persona wretched persona miserable, feeble creaturea wretchedunhappymiserablepoor person

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Donne gesihst ðú ða unrihtwísau cyningas bión swíþe earme wreccan cernes tyrannos exsules, Bt. 36, 2 Fox 174, 28. a wretch,an evil person Se feónd, wræcca wǽrleás, Exon. Th. 263, 17; Jul. 351.

Linked entries: wræcca wrec

gilp

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Hæfde hé Eást-denum gilp gelǽsted, B. 829. Þá hleahtras and þá árleásan gylpas, Bl. H. 195, 16. glory, applause, fame, name, renown Hwæt rúmedlices oððe micellices hæfþ se eówer gilp quid habet amplum magnificumque gloria? .

CEÓSAN

(v.)
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CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Ceósan us eard in wuldre may we choose us a dwelling in glory, Cd. 217; Th. 277, 14; Sat. 204. Ðæt he óðer líf cure that he chose another life, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 6. Ǽr he bǽl cure ere he chose the funeral pile, Beo.

CÉPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÉPAN, to cépanne; cépte, cépton; céped, cépt; v. a. gen. acc.

To observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bearobservare, tenere, manere, appetere, captare, se conferre, meditari, portare

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Ða sceoldon cépan Godwines eorles they were to lay in wait for earl Godwine, 1052; Erl. 183, 34. Ða munecas ðæs ándagan cépton the monks awaited the day appointed, Homl. Th. ii. 172, 13.

Linked entry: ge-cépan

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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Eal bútan ánan hrycge, 19, 4. West ðonan on ðone hrycg, 416, 17. Ofer ðæs temples hricg supra pinnam templi, Lk. Skt. 4, 9. Com ic on sǽs hricg veni in altitudinem maris, Ps. Th. 68, 2. Ofer sǽs hrygc, Lchdm. iii. 34, 16.

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Ðæt man cristene men and unforworhte of earde ne sylle ne húru on hǽðene leóde certainly not to a heathen nation, L. Eth. v. 2; Th. i. 304, 15.

Linked entry: híru