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hætera

(n.)
Grammar
hætera, hæteru, pl.
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Sume hí cuwon heora hætera some of them chewed their garments, 404, 5. Gá út mid his hætron swyclon in com let him go out with his garments such as he came in with, Ex. 21, 4

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, es; n.

A god

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He wolde geséean helle godu he would visit the gods of hell, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13. Goddo [godo, Rush.] gie aron dii estis? Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 34. God deos, Rush. 35. Godu, Ps. Th. 81, 6: 94, 3.

Bune

(n.)
Grammar
Bune, Bunne, an; f?
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Boulogne in France; Bononia Se micla here férde to Bunan [Bunnan, Th. 162, 20, col. l] the great army went to Boulogne, Chr. 893; Th. 163, 20, col. 3

díhglum

(adj.)
Grammar
díhglum, díhlum = díglum

secret, retired, shady

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secret, retired, shady On díhglum stówum in shady places, Herb. 38 ; Lchdm, i. 138, 22. On díhlum in secret, Mt. Bos. 6, 6; dat. pl. of dígol, q. v

Linked entry: díhlum

mǽþ-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-leás, adj.

Without moderationgreedy

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Ðá hét Martinus ða mǽþleásan fugelas ðæs fixnoþes geswícan, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 11

niht-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
niht-slǽp, es; m.

Sleep during the night

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Sleep during the night Ðæt ilce geþanc ðe heom amang ðam nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eall ðá hí áwac. Odon hí ðæt sylfe geþohton, Homl. Skt. 23, 442

on-tígan

(v.)
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to untie, set free Seó sáwl færþ swíðe freólíce tó heofonum siððan heó ontíged biþ and of ðam carcerne ðæs líchoman onliésed biþ, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 14

swígen

(n.)
Grammar
swígen, swígenn, e; f.
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Silence, refraining from speech Ðam láreówe sylfum deraþ hwílon his swígen, ac heó deraþ symle his underðeóddum, gif him biþ seó heofenlíce lár oftogen, Homl. Th. ii. 532, 4

cealfian

(v.)
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Ealdre cú meolc .vii. niht syððan heó níge cealfod hæfð, Ll. Th. i. 438, 19. Add

ge-hýþelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hýþelíce, ge-hýþlic; adv.
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Conveniently, suitably Æfter þám beó him gegearewod gehýðlíce eal mennislic fremfulnes post hec omnis ei exhibeatur humanitas, R. Ben. 83, 18. Gehýþlícor commodius, congruentius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 3

Linked entry: -hýþelíce

sacerd

Grammar
sacerd, l. sácerd,
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Heó gesette hyre gingran þe hire folgode tó sácerde (priestess), Ap. Th. 25, 18

firenlíce

(adv.)

flagitiouslycriminallygrossly

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flagitiously, criminally, grossly (of sinning) For his fulum dǽdum þe fyrnlíce geedlǽhð, Hml. Th. ii. 380, 13. geclǽnsod hæfde ꝥ hálige templ fram eallum þám fýlðum þe fyrnlíce þǽr árǽrde, Hml. S. 25, 538. Add:

Linked entry: firen-lic

on-ǽlan

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wearð onǽled on heora lufe, Hml. S. 30, 304. Æfestum onǽled, Mód. 43.

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.
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Heora færð wes on sæle was prosperous, Laym. 1310. Selden sal he ben on iele (selde wurþ he blyþe and gled, Jes. MS.), Misc. 121, 301] :-- Þá wæs þeód on sǽlum (joyous ), Beo. Th. 1291; B. 643. On sálum, 1218; B. 607.

Linked entry: sél

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VI. in phrases Gelíc ðám scipe ðe ðá ýða drífað út on sǽ swá hú swá se wind blǽwð, Hen. 46, 21. Begite , swá hú swá mæge, septies cxx manna, Ll., Th. ii. 286, 25

hordian

(v.)
Grammar
hordian, p. ode
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Ðæt for gýtsunge uncyste nánum óðrum syllan ne mæg ðæt hordaþ and nát hwam swá swá se wítega cwæþ 'on ídel biþ ǽlc man gedréfed se ðe hordaþ and nát hwam hit gegaderaþ' what he from the vice of avarice can give to no other he hoards, and knows

eall

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hét geáxian ofer eall sumne drý, Hml. S. 14, 49: 23, 266. sende ofer eall intó ǽlcan lande, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 1: 1067; P. 203, 11. See the compounds with eall

leód-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
leód-biscop, es; m.

a suffragan

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Gif sóhte leódbiscop oððe ealdorman ðonne áhte vii nihta griþ, L. Eth. vii. 5; Th. i. 330, 14.

ge-swerian

(v.)
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ongann gesuoeria þte ic nát, Mk. 14, 71. Hié gesworen hæfdon ðæt hié óþer forleósan woldon, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 27. a. to swear by . . . that. . . him geswór on his goda noman þæt ǽgþer wolde . . .

ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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him wítgode wyrda geþingu he should foretell to him what was appointed to happen, Dan. 545

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge