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swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Hí ásetton hreód on hys swíðran, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 29. Ic sceáwade on ða swýðran considerabam ad dexteram, Ps. Th. 141, 4. Æt swýþrum þearfan a dexteris pauperis, Ps. Spl. 108, 30. Fram swýðrum ðínum a dextris tuis, 90, 7

be-healdan

(v.)
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Add: to hold, occupy, a place Þá wíc beheóld hálig gást, hreðer weardode, El. 1144. Seó þe flóda begong beheóld hund missera, B. 1498. an office Þegn nytte beheóld, B. 494.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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hreás on hrúsan ... hé eorðan gefeóll, 2834.

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Hrefn hine slíteþ 329, 20; Vy. 37. Hine se wulf slíteþ 342, 27; Gn. Ex. 148. Hé (the evil spirit) bítes and slítes hine Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 18. Heora heortan wyrmas ceorfaþ and slítaþ Dóm. L. 12, 168: 14, 210; Exon. 497, 5; Rä. 85, 24.

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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Ys mé on hreðre heorte gedréfed, 54, 4: 68, 21: 101, 4. Heorte ys onhǽted, Jud. 87. Þá þióstro þínre heorian (þínre gedréfednesse, Bt. 6; F. 14, 30) willað mínre leóhtan láre wiðstondan, Met. 5, 21. Hé heortan sorge wæg, B. 2463.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Hé ne lǽteþ míne fét láðe hréran, Ps. Th. 65, 8

á-hebban

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Wearð hreám áhafen, 106. <b>B.</b> as a weak verb. v. a-hefan in Dict., and cf. á-hefednes :-- Heó hire heáfod of ðǽre mýsan áhefde, Hml. Th. ii. 184, 4. Þá áhefde Moyses his handa on gebedum, Hml. S. 13, 14, 19.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Ne cóm seó hreów*-*sung tó nánre þrowunge usque ad cruciatum non perveniret poenitentia, Past. 419, 14. Hit cóm tó þám, . . . þæt hé geceás him leorningcnihtas, Wlfst. 17, 9.

slege

(n.)
Grammar
slege, slæge,es; m.

a stroke, blowof a serpent's sting,a striking, beating,stamping, coiningclashing, collisiona crash, clap of thundea fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violencea defeat, loss inflicted on an army; cladesa stroke of affliction, punishment, diseasean instrument for striking a slaya plectrumplectro]a stroke, blowslayingplaga, ictus, tusio, percussio :a blow, defeat; n. a blow; a defeat, slaughter, loss; a stroke of apoplexy

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Hreám swá hlúd swá þunres slege, 27; Thw. 15, 5. [Wæs swyðe mycel lihtinge and ungemetlice slæge ðæræfter] Chr. 1118; Erl. 246, 40. a fatal stroke, slaying, slaughter, death (by violence . On the difference between slege and morþor see)Grmm. R.

Linked entries: slæge hearp-slege

hraþe

(adv.)
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Hreðe, Ps. Srt. 36, 2. Ꝥ ðú wyrces dó hræðe ( citius ), Jn. L. 13, 27. Hræðe ( statim ) úp iornende wæs, Mk. R. L. 4, 5. Hraðe (hræðe, v. l.) sóna þæs æfterfylgendan wóles mox subsequentis pestilentiae, Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 334, 12.

hweorfan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 83, 74. (1 a) fig. of non-material objects :-- Mín hyge hweorfeð ofer hreðer locan, mín módsefa. . . hweorfeð wíde, Seef. 58-60. where the point to or from which motion is directed is marked. of living creatures Hwiðer hweorfað wé ( whither

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.
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Se wonna hrefn, Beo. Th. 6041; B. 3024. Wanna, Judth. Thw. 24, 25; Jud; 206: Cd. Th. 119, 22; Gen. 1983. Bearg won, Exon. Th. 428, 12 ; Rä. 41, 107. of the colour of material, dark, dingy Ys mín bæc wonn. Exon. Th. 496, 13; Rä. 85, 14.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

ge-fón

(v.)
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Hé geféng fetelhilt hreóh and heorogrim, 1563, Hond rond geféng, 2609. Hiá geféngon léhtfat acceptis lampadibus, Mt. L. 25, 3. (2 a) with abstract object :-- Þú hafast unbiþyrfe ofer witena dóm wísan gefongen, Jul. 98.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife; hálig gást hreðer weardode, Elen. Kmbl. 2288; El. 1145: Exon. Th. 169, 30; Gú. 1102. Wé sele weardodon, Beo. Th. 4157; B. 2075. Sume stede weardedon ymb Danúbie, Elen. Kmbl. 270; El. 135.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

ge-híran

(v.)
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H. 247, 35. the object a thing Hié hrýmað tó mé and ic gehíre hira hreám, Ex. 22, 23. Heora béna hé gehýreð, Bl. H. 107, 21. Gehýr míne stefne, 89, 13. Críst cwæþ ꝥ hé nelle gehýran þæs gímeleásan mannes gebedrǽdene, 57, 4.

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Ðǽr hé hæfþ eal sár and sace, hungor and þurst, wóp and hreám, and weána má ðonne ǽniges mannes gemet sý ðæt hié áríman mǽge, Blickl. Homl. 61, 36. Seó sunsciéne siege þrowade, sace singrimme, Exon.

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

ge-wit

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Hí deorc gewit hæfdon on hreðre, 640. Þæt týddre gewitt, 29. right or sound mind (out of one's) mind, wits Gif hwylc man of his gewitte feóle si homo quis mente sua excederit, Ll. Th. ii. 236, 29. Gif mon of his gewitte weorðe, Lch. ii. 288, 20.

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Ne eart ðú þon leófre, ðonne se swearta hrefn thou art not any more dear, than the black raven, Exon. Th. 370, 4; Seel. 52. Nǽfre hlísan áh meotud þan máran þonne hé wið monna bearn wyrceþ weldǽdum, 191, 10; Az. 86.

Linked entries: þanne þon

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Hé (Noah) hæfde him on hreðre hálige treówa, Cd. Th. 201, 3; Exod. 366. Hé his treówa sceal, and his módgeþonc, má up ðonne niþer habban tó heofonum, Met. 31, 18

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Nú is ǽghwonon hreám and wóp and sibbe tólésnes, 115, 16. Iethro cwæþ: 'Gá on sybbe,'Ex. 4, 18. Hí ðá feówertig wintra wunodon on sibbe quievit terra per quadraginía annos, Jud. 5, 32. Beóþ on sibbe ða þing ðe hé áh, Lk. Skt. 11, 21.