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for-tredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tredan, ðú -tretst, -trydst, -trytst; p. -træd, pl. -trǽdon; pp. -treden

To tread upontread under footconculcārecalcāre

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Seó fortredene heorte the trodden down heart, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 16

á-drúgian

(v.)
Grammar
á-drúgian, -drúwian.

To dry up,

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Ádrúgað aruit heorte mín, Ps. Srt. 101, 5. Wæstmas ádrúgiaþ, Bl. H. 59, 3. Ádrúgade exaruit, Mk. R. 4, 6. Ðá wǽtan hrægel ádrugedon, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 25. Míne bán ádrúchedon, Ps. L. 101, 4. Hig ádrúwodon aestuaverunt, Mt. 13, 6.

ge-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hygd, -higd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtcogitationmeditationdeliberationconsultationcōgĭtātiomĕdĭtātioconsĭlium

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On mínre gehygde heortan ealre in tōto corde meo, Ps. Th. 137, 1 : 118, 58 : 54, 20. Þurh deóp gehygd through deep thought, Exon. 72 a; Th. 268, 13; Jul. 431 : Cd. 221; Th. 285, 28; Sat. 344.

Linked entries: -hygd ge-higd ge-hýd

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Sele mé staðolfæste heortan, Anglia xi. 114, 71. Staðolfæstne geðoht, Salm. Kmbl. 478; Sal. 239. 70 manna of folces ealdrum ðe ðú wite ðæt sín staðulfæste and láreówas, Num. 11, 16.

tó-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brítan, p. te.

to break in pieces,crush,bruise (lit. and fig.)to crush with feelings of sorrow,to make contrite

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Tóbréttum quassatis, confractis, 421, 39. to crush with feelings of sorrow, to make contrite Heortan ða tóbrýttan cor contritum, Ps. Lamb. 50, 19. Ða tóbrýttan on heortan contritos corde, 146, 3.

Linked entry: tó-brýtan

ge-strangian

(v.)
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Gestrangiað eówere heortan and eówer mód confortetur cor vestrum. Ps. Th. 30, 28. God ús gestrangige and getrymme tó úre ágenre þearfe, Wlfst. 306, 13. Ðæt hié hera mód mid gestæððignesse gestrongien ut mentem gravitate roborent, Past. 307, 20.

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad,enlarge,extend,make great in size or numberto make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a personto expand,extend,spread out,open wide,distendto extend,spread abroad,diffuse

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Ða earfoðu mínre heortan synd swýðe tóbrǽd (dilatatae), 24, 15. to expand, extend, spread out, open wide, distend Gif ðú ðínes scipes segl ongeán ðone wind tóbrǽdst, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 32.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

hwearftlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearftlian, p. ode

To turn roundroll roundrevolvemove aboutrove

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Micel trúwa hwearftlode on Petres heortan great trust was revolving in Peter's heart, 392, 34

Linked entry: hwyrftlian

be-gríwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gríwan, (only in) pp. be-griwen
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Heortan begriwene ( printed -gripene) on eorðlicum gewilnungum, i. 520, 22. [Prof. Skeat suggests comparison with χρίειν.]

Linked entries: gríwan for-gríwan

eald-lic

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Sé of þǽre tíde his cnihthádes wæs berende ealdlice heortan ( cor gerens senile ), Gr. D. 95, 1. Biscopum gebirað ealdlice wísan, Ll. Th. ii. 318, 29. belonging to early times, original, authentic (?)

ofer-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-sprǽc, e; f.

Excessive speaking, loquacity

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Ðonne mon mid ungedafenlícre and unwærlícre ofersprǽce ða heortan gedweleþ ðara ðe ðǽrtó hlystaþ and eác se láriów biþ gescinded mid ðære ofersprǽce cum apud corda audientium loquacitatis incauta importunitate laevigatur, el auctorem suum haec eadem loquacitas

MILDE

(adj.)
Grammar
MILDE, adj.

MILDgentlemeekbenignliberalmercifulclementpropitious

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Ic eom milde and eáþmódre heortan mitis sum et humilis corde, Bd. 2, 2; S, 503, 4. Ðæt milde mód Guthlac ), ( Exon. 43 b; Th. 146, 17; Gú. 711. Of árfæstre heortan and mildre, Blickl. Homl. 37, 27. Milde mitia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 43.

BEN

(n.)
Grammar
BEN, benn, e; f. [connected with bana a slayer, murderer]

A woundvulnus

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Heortan benne the wounds of heart, i. e. sadness, grief Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 17; Wand. 49. Blátast benna the palest of wounds Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 13; Cri. 771. Hí feóllon bennum seóce they fell sick with wounds Cd. 92; Th. 118, 29; Gen. 1972

Linked entry: benn

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, es; pl. nom. acc. -ligeru, -ligru, -ligra; n.

Fornicationadulteryfornĭcātioadultĕrium

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Innan of manna heortan cumaþ forligeru ab intus de corde hŏmĭnum procēdunt forĭcātiōnes, Mk. Bos. 7, 21. Forligru fornĭcātiōnes, Mt. Bos. 15, 19. Ǽnig cristen mann ne ǽnige forligru ne begange let not any Christian man commit fornication, L. C.

gítsian

(v.)
Grammar
gítsian, p. ode; pp. od

To covetdesire

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Gýtsiendre heortan insatiabili corde, Ps. Spl. 100, 6. Mid gítsigendum eágum with covetous eyes, Homl. Th. i. 68, 26. Gýtsian concupiscere, Ps. Spl. 61, 10

Linked entries: gídsian gýtsian

biter-nys

(n.)
Grammar
biter-nys, -nyss, e; f.

BITTERNESSamaritudo

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Heortan biternys bitterness of heart, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 18. Ðæs múþ full is biternysse cujus os plenum est amaritudine, Ps. Spl. second 9, 8. Nolde his onbyrian for ðære biternysse he would not taste it for its bitterness, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 18, 19

Linked entry: bitter-nes

drygan

Grammar
drygan, l. drýgan,
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Nim heortes sceallan, drýg, wyrc tó duste, 336, 16. Dríg tó duste, 20. of the action of heat, air, &c. Seó hǽtu drýgð, and seó beorhtnys onlýht, Hml. Th. ii. 284, 35. to become dry Drýgeð ł wisneð aruit, Jn. L. 15, 6

sárness

(n.)
Grammar
sárness, e; f.

bodily painmental pain, affliction, grief

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Gehrepod mid heortan sárnisse tactus dolore cordis, Gen. 6, 6. Hé ðis eal mid sárnesse beheóld, Ap. Th. 14, 19. Áfirsa fram him his sárnesse, 16, 14. Heu geswutelaþ módes sárnesse, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 1.

cwelman

(v.)
Grammar
cwelman, cwylman, cwilman; part. -ende; p. de; pp. ed [cwealm, cwelm death, destruction, torment]

To torture, torment, destroy, killtrucidare, cruciare

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Ðæt hí cwylmen rihte heortan ut trucident rectos corde, Ps. Spl. 36, 15. Ðú hungre scealt cwylmed weorþan thou shalt be put to death with hunger, Elen. Kmbl. 1373; El. 688

dysegian

(v.)
Grammar
dysegian, dysigan, dysian; part. dysigende, dysiende; he dysegaþ; p. ede, ode ; pp. ed, od; v. intrans. [dysig foolish] .

to be foolish, act foolishly, err ineptīre, errāreto talk foolishly, blaspheme blasphĕmāre

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Ðæt hí on heortan hyge dysegedon hi errant corde, Ps. Th. 94, l0. to talk foolishly, blaspheme; blasphĕmāre Manega óðre þing híg him to cwǽdon dysigende alia multa blasphĕmantes dicēbant in eum, Lk. Bos. 22, 65. He dysegaþ blasphĕmat, Mk. Bos. 2, 7

Linked entry: dysian