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óþ-hebban

(v.)
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to elevate, exalt, lift up Ða welan ðe ǽlcne ofermódne óþhebbaþ abundantia, quae sublevat, Past. 26, 2 ; Swt. 183, 18. Hé hine óþhóf (ot-, Cote. MSS. ) innan his geþohte eallum óðrum monnum cunctis in cogitatione se praetulit, 4, 2; Swt. 39, 15.

BLÁT

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÁT, comp. blátra; superl. blátast; adj.

Livid, pale, ghastlylividus, palliduslivor

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Livid, pale, ghastly; lividus, pallidus Þurh ðæs beornes breóst blát weóll waðuman streám a livid stream bubbled in waves through the man's breast, Andr. Kmbl. 2560; An. 1281.

Linked entry: ǽ-blǽte

ge-hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsumian, -hiérsumian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad.

to obeybe obedient toobĕdīrepărēreto make obedientbring into subjectionsubjĭcĕre

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Th. ii. 82, 13. to make obedient, bring into subjection; subjĭcĕre Ðæt he him Norþ-Wealas gehýrsumode [gehiérsumade, col. 1] that he might make the North Welsh obedient to him, Chr. 853; Th. 122, 22, col. 2

ge-reónian

(v.)
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ge-reónian, p. ode; pp. od

To conspire, ordain, frame, deviseconspirare, concinnare

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Æfter manegum dagum gereónodon ða Iudeiscan hú hí done Godes cempan acwellan sceoldon after many days the Jews conspired how they were to kill that champion of God, Homl. Th. i. 388, 5

Linked entry: reónian

scortian

(v.)
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scortian, p. ode.
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To schorte oure weie, Chauc. Prol. 791). to run short, fail Ðætte ne scortige (sceortiga, Lind.) gileófa ðín ut non deficiat fides tua, Lk. Skt. Rush. 22, 32

á-heáwan

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Ðá hǽðenan áheówon þæt treów þæt hit sáh tó ðám hálgan were, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 22-34. Ic him hét þá honda of áheáwan, Nar. 17, 1. Áheáwen cesa, i. abscisa, occisa , Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 2. Áhǽwenum absciso , An. Ox. 1552.

Linked entry: heáwan

hód

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Ðonne þú cuglan habban wylle, þonne wege þú þínne earmellan and fóh tó þínum hóde, Tech. ii. 127, 17. Nim þú þé be þínum hode, 129, 4.

Hæestingas

(n.)
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Hæestingas, Hestingas, Hæstinga ceaster

Hastings

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Ðá férde se cyng tó Hæstingan then the king went to Hastings, 1094; Erl. 229, 35. Hí heafdon ofergán Súþseaxe and Hæstingas [Hæsting, l. 36] they had overrun Sussex and Hastings, 1011; Erl. 144, 27. Tó Hæstinga ceastre at Hastings, L.

CODD

(n.)
Grammar
CODD, es; m.

A bagsackCODhusk; perafolliculussiliqua

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Ne nime ge nán þing on wege, ne gyrde, ne codd nihil tuleritis in via, neque virgam, neque peram Lk. Bos. 9, 3; 22, 36; Mt. Bos. 10, 10; Mk. Bos. 6, 8. Nim wínberian coddas [MS. coddes] take husks of the grape Lchdm. iii. 112, 13

on-drincan

(v.)

to drink of

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Ða ðe on wege weorðaþ wætres æt hlimman deópes ondrincaþ de torrente in via bebet, Ps. Th. 109, 8. Ðá ondranc se ðæs wætres, and sealde hit ðæm bréðer . . . and se ondranc eác ðæs wætres, Shrn. 64, 11-12.

Linked entry: in-drincan

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Add: to make worthy, give worth to Gé beóþ on gedwolan þonne gé wénaþ ꝥ ǽnig mæg mid fræmdum welum beón geweorþod.

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Wæs wóp hæfen, hlúd heriges cyrm, Án. 1157: Gú. 233. to raise in position, or in well-being, to exalt, elevate Ábíd Dryhten and [hé] hefeð úp (exaltabit) ðé þæt ðú ineardie eorðan, Ps. V. 36, 34.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Geornor woldon beón forsugiende, þǽr for eówerre ágenre gnornunge móste, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 122, 10 : Exon. Th. 375, 20; Seel. 141 : Cd. Th. 279, 7; Sat. 234. Ðǽr Moyses ne hulpe si non Moyses stetisset, Ps.

Linked entry: þár

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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In the ánfeald lád, if the purgation were by oath, the oaths of the accused, and two others were necessary, in the þrýfeald lád, the accused was to bring five compurgators; if the ordeal was used, in the former case the iron weighed one pound, in the

Linked entry: ládian

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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Gif ða six Sunnandagas of ádóþ, Wulfst. 284, 4. The observance of the Sunday was enjoined by the laws.

DRINC

(n.)
Grammar
DRINC, drync, es; m: drinca, an; m: drince, an; f.

DRINK, a drink, draught potus, haustus

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We ðé drinc sealdon dedĭmus tibi potum, 25, 37; Bt. Met. Fox 8, 43; Met. 8, 22. Nǽron ðá mistlíce drincas there were not then various drinks, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 5: Bt. Met. Fox 8, 18; Met. 8, 9

Linked entries: drænc drync dryngc

lustfullian

(v.)
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lustfullian, p. ode

To rejoicebe gladtake pleasure [in]

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witan ðæt se líchoma ne mæg lustfullian bútan ðam móde cum caro delectare sine animo nequeat, 497, 28. Ðá ongan hé lustfullian ðæs biscopes wordum, 2, 9; S. 511, 34. Ðá ongan se biscop lustfullian his wíslícra worda, 5, 19; S. 637, 46.

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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ðá bútan orenum (orwénum ?) þingum mete þigdon ab securis nobis epule capiuntur, Nar. 24, 2. See preceding word

Linked entries: wéne orenum

slæcness

(n.)
Grammar
slæcness, e; f.
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sculon manian ða manþwǽran ðæt hié fleón ðæt ðǽr suíðe neáh liegeþ ðære monnþwǽrnesse, ðæt is sleacnes, Past. 40; Swt. 289, 18-22

þracu

(n.)
Grammar
þracu, gen. þræce; f.
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At once were the Romans prepared, 90; El. 45. Geceósan swá þrymmes þræce swá þrýstra wræce to choose either the power of glory or the misery of darkness, Exon. Th. 37, 14; Cri. 593.

Linked entries: ge-þracen þrece