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hlýdan

(v.)
Grammar
hlýdan, p. de

To sound, ⬩ make a loud noise, ⬩ to clamour, ⬩ vociferate

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Hét hí mid handum sleán on ðæt hleór ðæt heó hlýdan ne sceolde he bade strike her with their hands on the face that she should not declaim, Homl. Swt. 8, 70

for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, is used in composition in Anglo-Saxon exactly as the English for: it often deteriorates, or gives an opposite sense, or gives strength to the words before which it is placed; in which case it may be compared with Gothic fra-, Dutch and German ver- [different from the Dutch voor, and German vor]. Forbeódan to forbid; fordéman to condemn; forcúþ perverse, corrupt; fordón to destroy, to do for. — Sometimes fór denotes an increase of the signification of the word before which it is placed, and is then generally to be in English very; valde, as fó;r-eáde very easily,
  • Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
: fór-oft very often,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
  • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 11, 8
  • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 256, 16.
For- and fór-, or fóre- are often confounded, though they are very different in meaning; as forseón [Flem. versien] to overlook, despise; fór- or fóreseón [Flem. veursien] to foresee. — If a word, having for, fór or fóre prefixed, cannot be found under for-, fór- or fóre-, it must be sought under the simple term, and the sense of the preposition added; thus, fór- or fóre-sendan is from sendan to send, and fór-, fóre before, to send before, etc. [On the vowel in for, fore, see remark in the preface.]

hyht-wynn

(n.)
Grammar
hyht-wynn, e; f.
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Joy of hope Ne þearf hé hopian nó ðæt hé ðonan móte ac dǽr wunian sceal hyhtwynna leás no need has he to hope that he may go thence, but there shall he dwell hopeless and joyless, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 14; Jud. 121

CÆPPE

(n.)
Grammar
CÆPPE, an; f.

A CAP, cape, cope, hood ⬩ cappa, pileus, cucullus, planeta

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A CAP, cape, cope, hood; cappa, pileus, cucullus, planeta Cæppe cappa, Wrt. Voc. 81, 67. Cæppe planeta, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 114; Wrt. Voc. 25, 54: 81, 45. Gerénod cæppe an adorned hood ; penula, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 115; Wrt. Voc. 25, 55

Linked entry: cappa

forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ, adv. [faran to go]

FORTH ⬩ thence ⬩ hence ⬩ forwards ⬩ onwards ⬩ henceforth ⬩ further ⬩ still ⬩ inde ⬩ hinc ⬩ prorsum ⬩ porro ⬩ dehinc ⬩ deinceps ⬩ tămen

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Gr. 25; Som. 26, 59: Homl. Th. ii. 198, 18: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 8, 26; Lchdm. iii. 250, 7. On cnihtháde and swá forþ eallne ðonne giógoþhád in childhood and then throughout youth. Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 24

of-sceótan

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Add His hors wearð under ofscoten, Chr. 1079; P. 214, 28

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receive ⬩ to have given ⬩ to get ⬩ to receive ⬩ submit to ⬩ a rite ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouring ⬩ to receive for safe conduct, custody ⬩ to receive as a servant or dependent ⬩ to receive, admit into a society ⬩ to receive as a master ⬩ to submit to ⬩ to receive ⬩ admit the claims of ⬩ to receive, admit the force of a person's words ⬩ accept testimony ⬩ to receive what is offered ⬩ to accept ⬩ to receive ⬩ serve as a receptacle for ⬩ to receive or accept an office, a duty, etc. ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to undertake a labour, task, etc. ⬩ to receive what is burdensome ⬩ undergo ⬩ bear ⬩ to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal

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Florus férde him tógeánes and ða æðelan Godes menn underféng tó him, and foresceáwode him wununge, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 138. Ðæt nán man nǽnne man ne underfó ná leng ðonne þreó niht, L. C. S. 28; Th. i. 392, 9.

Linked entry: under-niman

widuwe

(n.)
Grammar
widuwe, widewe, weoduwe, weodewe, wuduwe, wudewe, wydewe, widwe, an; f. A widow, v. wíf, <b>III a</b>
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Homl. 45, 1. Ða wuduwan (wydewan, wydwan, v.ll. ), L. Alf. 34; Th. i. 52, 16. Earme wydewan, Cd. Th. 128, 27; Gen. 2133

Linked entries: weodewe weoduwe

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.

swart, swarthy, black, dark ⬩ of absence of light or brightness, dark, black, gloomy ⬩ of absence of good, black (crime), dark, dismal

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Micel yfelnyss wæs on Iudéiscum mannum, ðá ðá hí syrwdon mid sweartum geþance ( with dark design) hú hí Crist ácwealdon, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 318. Swá lange swá hé hylt ðone sweartan níð on his heortan, Homl. Th. i. 54, 13.

Linked entries: swart swertling

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objects ⬩ to desire, ask for ⬩ with gen. or uncertain ⬩ with accusative ⬩ with infinitive ⬩ with geniudial infinitive ⬩ with genitive and gerundial infinitive ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute or uncertain ⬩ to desire to go ⬩ to tend to an end

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Homl. 199, 32. Wilniende ðæt hí ǽlcum gewinne óðflogen hæfdon credentes quod se a congressu totius humanae habitationis abstraherent Ors. 1, 4; Swt. 32, 21.

Linked entry: willnian

CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim ⬩ dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Ðú cwýst ðæt ic me gebiddan sceole to dumbum stánum thou sayest that I must pray to dumb stones, Homl. Th; i. 424, 9: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 29: Ps. Th. 88, 16. Man cweðeþ dicet homo, Ps. Th. 57, 10. He cweþ he says, Ælfc.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

drinca

(n.)
Grammar
drinca, an; m: drince, an; f. [drinc drink]

Drink ⬩ potus

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He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum he would bear drink to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 5. He bæd hint drincan and heó him blíðelíce sealde he asked for drink and she gave it him gladly, Jud: 4, 19: Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 24.

Galiléisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Galiléisc, Galilésc; adj.

Galilean ⬩ Galilæus

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Hom1. 123, 20

HREÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÁW, hrǽw [also written hreów]; adj.

RAW ⬩ uncooked

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Ne ete gé of ðam lambe nán þing hreáw, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 5. Syle etan oððe gesodene oððe hrǽwe give [the plant] to eat either sodden or raw, Herb. 136, 2; Lchdm. i. 254, 5. Ete ðara hundteóntig hreáwra eat a hundred of them [lentils] raw, L.

Linked entry: hreów

ídel-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
ídel-hende, adj.

Empty-handed ⬩ empty

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Homl. 49, 26. Nó ídelhende bona of ðam goldsele gongan wolde, Beo. Th. 4169; B. 2081. Ne lǽt ðú hine gán ídelhende fram ðé nequaquam vacuum abire patieris, Deut. 15, 13. Forleórton hine ídelhende dimiserunt eum inanem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 10, 11.

inweard-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
inweard-líce, adv.

Inwardly ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ heartily ⬩ earnestly

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Wearþ ðá him inweardlíce gelufod he was heartily loved by him, Homl. Th. i. 58, 18. Ða ðe tó geleáfan cyrden hé ða inweardlýcor lufade credentes arctiori dilectione amplecteretur, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 16

Linked entry: for-inweardlíce

lah-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
lah-bryce, es; m.
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D. lagbrycan] on hádbrycan and on ǽwbrycan devilish deeds in the shape of diverse violations of law, of holy orders and of marriage, L. Eth. v. 25; Th. i. 310, 18: vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 18.

myrþra

(n.)
Grammar
myrþra, an; m.

A murderer ⬩ homicide

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Homl. 53, 7. Myrþran and mánswaran, 61, 13. Míne myrþran and mánsceaþan ( the devils ), Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 4; Gú. 622. Myrþra homicidas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 7

nest

(n.)
Grammar
nest, es; n.

A nest ⬩ the young birds in the nest ⬩ nidus

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Kmbl. 8, 20 : Homl. Th. i. 160, 34

racente

(n.)
Grammar
racente, an; f.
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Homl. 43, 31. Ðonne hié mon on racentum beforan hiera triumphan drifon regibus catenatis ante currum actis, Ors. 5; 1 ; Swt. 214, 16. Restart on racentum, Cd. Th. 28, 11 ; Gen. 434

Linked entry: racete