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heáh-wita

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-wita, an; m.

A chief councillor

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A chief councillor Férde se cyng him hám and ða ealdormenn and ða heáhwitan the king went home and the aldermen and the chief 'witan,' Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 10

hid

(n.)
Grammar
hid, e; f.

A hide of land.

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The form híged, which occurs Cod. Dipl.

ge-hyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyld, es; n.

Regardobservationkeepingconcealingobservantiacustodia

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Háligra gehyld the preservation of the holy ones, Exon. 55 b; Th. 196, 4; Az. 169. He is manna gehyld he is the protection of men, Beo. Th. 6104. On heofona gehyld into the protection [?] of the heavens, Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 20; Cri. 545.

Linked entry: ge-heald

be-nǽman

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Ox. 3157: 23, 60. with acc. of person, gen. of thing God þé benǽmð þínra góda, Hml. Th. ii. 102, 22. God þe benǽmde wurðmintes privavit te honore. Num. 24, II. Þeáh hé ús feores be-nǽme, Hml. Th. i. 576, 10.

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leaveto remain

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Heora landáre ðe him lǽfed wæs their landed property that was left them, Homl. Skt. 4, 82. Ná lǽfedum sǽde non relicto semine, Mk. Skt. 12, 20. Ðæt ða bán áne beón lǽfed so that the bones only are left, L.

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

leoþu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-cræft, es; m.
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Bodily skill, skill in the use of the limbs Se gedǽleþ missenlíce leoþucræftas londbúendum, Exon. 78 b; Th. 295, 6; Crä. 29.

Linked entry: leóþu-cræft

metend

(n.)
Grammar
metend, es; m.

One who measures or metes

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Middangeardes metend ex Ormista (the A. S. gloss seems to be intended as a translation of the title commonly given to Orosius' History, [H]Ormesta Mundi, and is the measurer or describer of the world, i. e. a general history of the world), Wrt.

hrine

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Add: an act of touching, the action of touching Þone þe ná ne gedyde swylcne se hrine ǽniges mannes, Gr. D. 87, 24. the touch of an inanimate object Hí þǽre eá wæteres hrine him ondrédon, Gr.

undern

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Th. i. 504; 24. the service of the church at the third hour Þysum gesungenum cweðan gebed ꝥ drihtenlice. Þáræfter fylige undern ( tertia ). Þám geendedum . . . Angl. xiii. 404, 554. Underne gedónum tertia peracla, 388, 330

lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
lytlian, p. ode

to lessendiminish

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Heorte sceal ðé cénre mód ðé máre ðé úre mægen lytlaþ heart shall the hardier be, courage the more, the fewer our forces, Byrht. Th. 140, 65.

ge-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

a likenessimageresemblancesimilitudoimagoa parableproverbparabolaproverbium

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And he then made Adam in his own likeness. In which part has man the likeness of God in him? In the soul, not in the body, Homl. Th. i. 288, 11-17.

tyge

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
tyge, tige (v. double forms togen, tigen, pp. of teon), es; m.
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Petrus áwrát twégen pistolas, hig hebbaþ langne tige tó geleáfan trimminge much matter for the confirmation of belief may be drawn from them, Ælfc. T. Grn. 14, 8

Linked entry: tige

cyst

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dele last two passages. substitute for 'with gen. pl. . . . æstimatio,' an excellent, precious thing; with gen. the best of anything, best of its class (cf. colloquial the pick of), and add Gif wé þám dǽdlican þás cyste (cf. ungerím feós, 231) geúðan

fæt

a vesselutensila receptacleboxcasketa compartment

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Similar entries v. bán-, hord-, máþm-, sinc-fæt " Drihten, þú þé gecure ꝥ fæt (the body of the Virgin Mary) on tó eardienne " . . . þá wæs Drihten cweþende tó Marian líchoman: " Þú eart lífes fæt, and þú eart ꝥ heofenlice templ, " Bl. H. 157, 1-13.

on-gin

(n.)
Grammar
on-gin, on-ginn, es; n.

a beginningan attempt, undertaking, enterpriseaction, proceedingaction, activity, active life, actions, endeavours

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Wrætlíc þúhte stánes ongin ( the stone spoke ), Andr. Kmbl. 1482; An. 742.

lutian

(v.)
Grammar
lutian, p. ode

lurkskulk

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Ða iermingas út of ðæm holan crupon ðe heó on lutedan the wretched creatures crept out of the holes that they had lurked in, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 30. Ða óðre ðe lutedon on ðære dígelnisse insidiæ, quæ latebant, Jos. 8, 19.

Drihten-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
Drihten-líce, comp. -lícor ; adv.

According to the Lord, by the Lord secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno

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According to the Lord, by the Lord; secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno Ðæt he Drihtenlícor mǽge beón hálig genemned that he may be called holy by the Lord, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 9

Linked entry: Dryhten-líce

fearm

(n.)
Grammar
fearm, es; m.

A freight, cargo, load ŏnus nāvis

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A freight, cargo, load; ŏnus nāvis Ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste fór mid fearme the most excellent house [the ark] sailed over the ocean's orb with its freight, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 7; Gen. 1394

geare

(n.)
Grammar
geare, pl. f.

FurnitureGEAR for horsesappărātus

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Furniture, GEAR for horses; appărātus Geara feng the grasp of the gear, the bit; harpax vel lŭpus, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 69; Wrt. Voc. 16, 42 : 105; Som. 78, 32; Wrt. Voc. 57, 14

here-togen

(part.)
Grammar
here-togen, [?]; pp.

Captiveheretogan

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folces on Chaldéiscum earde the remnant of the captive people dwelt in the land of Chaldea, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 393. [Cf. Icel. her-numinn, -tekinn captive.]