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híd

Grammar
híd, hígid.

familia

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Hú fela hundred hýda wǽron innon þǽre scíre, Chr. 1085; P. 216, 18. Ic sello ii hída on Hwátedúne, C.

Linked entries: hígid híwisc

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Eall þæt manncynnes elles wæs, eall hit ádranc, Wlfst. 10, 13. Ꝥ man ǽlc beboden fæsten healde, sí hit Ymbrenfæsten, sí hit Lengctenfæsten, sí hit elles óðer fæsten, Ll. Th. i. 368, 22. Elles óðre fæstena healde man, 308, 18.

ge-wuna

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Ðisse eorðlican drohtunge gewuna humanae conversationis usus, 169, 7. a (person's) habitual action, a habit, custom Ic wát ꝥ nán gewuna ne mæg nánum men beón onwended, ꝥ þæt mód ne sié be sumum dǽle onstyred omnis subita mutatio rerum non sine quodam

freó

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., exempt, immune Hé wæs freó (freóh, v.l. ) fram þǽre uncyste deófles costunge. Gr. D. 102, 6.

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Þǽr wæs á sw;á micel dem swá on Alexandria wæs, 6, 14; S. 270, 2. making a condition emphatic Nán ǽnig þing þeáh þe á lytel (anything though always small, though never great) hys ágenre findincge d;ón geþrístlǽce nullus quippiam quamuis parum sua propria

drífan

(v.)
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Se æþeling bebeád þæt hié heora witan him beforan drifen swá swá niédlingas, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 7. to cause to flee before one's pursuit, to chase, hunt, pursue Hé nolde ðane sleán ðe hine dráf . . .

sár

(n.)
Grammar
sár, es; n.

pain, suffering, sorenessa pain, pang, sore, woundgrief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrowa grief, sorrow, pain, wound

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Nǽfre ðú þæs suíðlíc sár gegearwast heardra wíta, ðæt ðú mec onwende worda ðissa, Exon. Th. 246, 2; Jul. 55. Ðú ðæt sár ( stripes and blows ) áber, Andr. Kmbl. 1912; ¨An. 958.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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(bb) used reflexively, to come up to an object, arrive at :-- Ic mé eft tó þǽre dura geðeódde, Hml.

eft

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Eft ufaran dógrum, B. 2200. in reference to the future, hereafter Þæt þú ne secge eft, 'Ic gewelegode Abram,' Gen. 14, 23: Gen. 2145. Ǽr seó mengeo eft tófaran sceolde, 1663: 2702. Wá eów þe nú hlihaþ, for þon gé eft wépað on écnesse, Bl.

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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Þǽh þe ealle ǽswice þrowige on þé ic nǽfræ þrowe si omnes scandalizati fuerint in te, ego numquam scandalizabor, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 33.

Linked entry: a-þrówian

ge-þóht

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God gewræc on þǽm árleásan men his árleáse geþóht, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 14. Geðóhtas heortan his (geþóht his módes, Ps. Th.) cogitationes cordis ejus, Ps. L. 32, 11.

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heals-fang

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And riht is ðæt se slaga . . . finde wærborh . . . þonne þæt gedón sý, ðonne rǽre man cyninges munde . . . Of ðǽm dæge on .xxi. nihtan gylde man LXX. scłł, tó healsfange æt twelfhyndum were.

ge-swencan

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Gl. 314. (2 a) of disciplinary treatment :-- ꝥ hé blíþe þæs earman líchoman gefylle on þon þe hé hine sylfne geswence, Bl.

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Þǽr wæs gewuna ðæm folce, ðæt hié tó ðæm fæte ástigon and ðære heofon*-*lícan wǽtan onbyrigdon, Blickl. Homl 209, 4-9. Wǽtan (byrele? cf. wín-byrele caupo,21, 13; orbrytta? cf. wín-bryttum cauponibus) caupo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 81.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

ealdor-mann

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Be þám ealdormen þǽre burge de urbis comite, Gr. D. 301, 16. Cwǽdon þá Judéiscan tó heora ealdormenn Pilate (cf. procurante Pontio Pilato, Lk. 3, 1), Hml. Th. i. 220, 5. Ðǽm aldormen Pilato, Mk. L. R. 15, 1. Ealdormanna pretorum, Wrt.

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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In the later English, however, the word seems used mostly in the sense of sky, welkin Fir weax up to þam wolcne, and se wolcne undide on fower healfe and faht þær togeanes.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Grammar wiþ, with gen. determining the direction of motion or action, Grammar wiþ, marking an object towards which motion is directed, towards, to, in the direction of Wende hé hine west wið Exanceastres, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 10. Rád út wið Lygtúnes, 917

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &amp;c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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To come by, get at Hú þæt gewrit begǽn wæs how they got at the manuscript, Guth. 48, 20. intrans. to come, fall to one's lot Swá oft swá him tó begǽð. Ll. Th. i. 434, 14. to fall, get into debt, &amp;c.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Þonan án cyning rícsaþ . . . ealra gesceafta waldeþ (cf. þǽr rícsaþ án cyning, se hæfþ anweald eallra óþra cyninga heic regum sceptrum dominus tenet, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 17), Met. 24, 31. marking source, origin Mænige gefóþ hwælas and micelne sceat þanon

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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and ús ðæt on eágum worpen þǽr manna wese mǽst ætgædere nequando dicant in gentibus: 'Ubi est Deus eorum?' et innotescant in nationiUNKNOWNyus coram oculis nostris, Ps.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan