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FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wingsvŏlāreTo fleeflee fromfŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Ic hæbbe swíðe swifte feðera, ðæt ic mæg fliógan ofer ðone heán hróf ðæs heofones I have very swift wings, that I can fly over the high roof of heaven, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 5.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

storm

(n.)
Grammar
storm, es ; m.
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Storm up gewát heáh tó heofonum, herewópa mǽst, Cd. Th. 206, 30 ; Exod. 459. violent attack, cf. to storm a place Ðis is stronglíc, nú ðes storm becom, þegen mid þreáte ( of the harrying of hell ), Cd. Th. 288, 26 ; Sat. 387.

Linked entry: stearm

staþolian

(v.)
Grammar
staþolian, p. ode.
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Ic on heofonum hám staðelode, Cd. Th. 281, 23; Sat. 276. Staðelodest fundasti, Ps. Spl. 101, 26: 103, 6, 9. Se steaðelade eorðan ofer steaðulfestnisse his. Ps. Surt. 103, 5. Hé woruld staþelode, Exon. Th. 206, 22; Ph. 130.

under-hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
under-hnígan, p. -hnáh; pl. -hnigon; pp. -hnigen.

to descend beneathgo lower than a placeto submit to what is laborious or painfulbe subjected to evilundergo punishment

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to descend beneath, go lower than a place Grundum ic hríne, helle underhníge, heofonas oferstíge, Exon. Th. 482, 23; Rä. 67, 6.

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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Þ hí ealle habbon heofonan ríce him gemǽnelíce him sylfum tó méde, Hml. A. 45, 519. where there is participation in attributes, characteristics, &amp; c., in common with others Mǽdenu magon beón Crístes módru.

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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L. 68, 16. to press into a small space, crowd to crowd a person give little space to Se Godes sunu wæs on his gesthúse genyrwed, þæt hé ús rúme wununge on heofonan ríce forgife, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

hrínan

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Fære ne móston wætres brógan hrínan, Gen. 1396. to reach, attain to Nǽfre hió heofonum hrán, Rä. 40, 20

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch outextendto stretch by pulling:to extend noticedirect attentioneffortto extendprolongto spread outextend superficially to stretch outprostrate:--

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Án fýren swer stód up áþenod oð heofonan, 3, 500. Mid áðenedum earmum, Hml.

Linked entry: on-þenian

heáh

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On þone heán heofon, 476. Ofer ðone heán hróf þæs heofones, Bt. 36, 2 ; F. 174, 5. Ofer ealle heá hwammas, Past. 245, 6. Þæt. hiéhste editissima (arx ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 57. (3 a) metaphorical Úre hand is heáh, Deut. 32, 27.

Linked entry: dynt

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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Ðá hié ðá in ðone heofon lócodan æfter him as they looked after him unto heaven, Blickl. Homl. 121, 21.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

herian

(v.)
Grammar
herian, hærian, hergan; p. ode, ede; imper. hera and here; pp. ed

To praise

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Hie heofona helm herian ne cúðon they did not know how to praise the heaven's protector, Beo. Th. 367; B. 182. Hergan, Exon. 8b; Th. 4, 8; Cri. 49. Herigean, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 20. Heó is us tó herianne she is to be praised by us. Blickl.

Linked entry: hergan

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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Ðonne seó sunne on heofone beorhtost scíneþ, 9; Fox 26, 15. Scýneþ ðes móua, Fins. Th. 13; Fin. 7. Ða steorran scínaþ beforan ðam mónan, and ne scínaþ beforan ðære sunnan, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 30. Scaan ardebat , Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 3. Scán, 7, 29.

scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.
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Ðeós wyrt (ἀστήριον) scíneþ on nihte swilce steorra on heofone, and se ðe hý nytende gesihþ, hé sægþ ðæt hé scínlác geseó, Lchdm. i. 164, 6. Scínlác monstra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 15: nebulones , Hpt. Gl. 501, 73.

ge-stígan

(v.)
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Cwicra gehwylc . . . þára þe wile heofona heáhðu gestígan, Dóm. 97. Úpcund ríce gestígan, Sch. 35.

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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Of ðan heofon-fugelas healdaþ eardas super ea volucres cœli habĭtābunt, Ps. Th. 103, 11. Eard gemunde he remembered his home, Beo.

ge-hínan

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Ne magon hí þonne gehýnan heofon cyninges bebod, Cri. 1525. Hé gihéned bið contempnatur, Mk. R. L. 9, 12. <b>II a.</b> to treat with dishonour, to degrade, dismiss from office :-- Geheende exauctoravit Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 60.

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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Hwæt standaþ gé hér and úp on þysne heofon lóccaþ? quid statis aspicientes in coelum? (Acts 1, 11), Bl.

mótan

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Þæt þú ne móte began þæt þæt þú wilnast, 46, 12. the subject a thing : where the natural processes in connection with an object are given Se heofon mót brengan leóhte dagas, . . . ꝥ geár mót brengan blósman, . . . seó sǽ mót brúcan smyltra ýþa, and ealle

restan

(v.)
Grammar
restan, ;p.; te

To restto cease from toil, be at restto rest on a couch, to sleepto rest in death, lie dead, lie in the graveto remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be stillTo rest one's selfof cessation from toil

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On six dagon God geworhte heofon and eorþan and on ðam seofoþan hé hine reste ( ;ab opere cessavit; ), 31, 17. Ic mé mæg restan on ðissum racentum, Cd.

Linked entry: ræstan

ge-sceaft

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Þæt sind ǽrest heofonas, and englas . . . and syððan þeós eorðe . . . and sǽ. . . Nú ealle ðás ðing synd mid ánum naman genemnode gesceaft, Hml. Th. i. 276, 8-14.