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fíf

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.), Mt. 25, 16, 20. substantival. inflected Ealle þá syndon ágangen buton þǽm ánum . . . fífe þára syndon ágongen, Bl. H. 117, 36. Fífe (fífo, L.) þáræ wérun dysige and fífe snottre, Mt. R. 25, 2. Fífum lustris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 41.

ge-neósian

(v.)
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Send þínne engel on fýrenum wolcne, þæt þá embgange ealle þás ceastre þæt ne magen geneósian for þǽm fýre, Bl. H. 245, 30. Geneo[sian] adisse, i. uisitasse (parodisi delitias), An. Ox. 1954.

ge-néþan

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Hé mec heálsode þæt ic on holma geþring ealdre genéðde, B. 2133. Hé selfa ne dorste under ýða gewin aldre genéðan, 1469.

geó

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[In the following passage, if geó be the true form, the word is used of the future, but perhaps instead of geó weorþeð should be read geweorþeð Ic eów secge ꝥ ꝥ geo weorþeð, ꝥ ealle þás getimbro beóþ tóworpene, Bl. H. 77, 35.] Add

ge-swincfull

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gehæfd þonne genæfd si vitiosi moribus sunt, perniciosa damns sarcina, Bt. 14, 1; F. 42, 22 note. of action, that involves labour, laborious, toilsome, difficult Hit bið swíðe geswincful ðæt mon ǽlcne mon scyle onsundrum lǽran, hit is ðeáh earfoðre ealle

ge-wiht

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Add: measurement by weighing Ealra þyssa wyrta gelíce fela be gewihte.

grund

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Þá scipu tóscuton and hé ðone grund ( the bottom of the river ) gesóhte mid horse mid ealle, ii. 304, 28. a deep place, abyss Grund profundum (ne absorbeat me profundum ), Bl. Gl. Áworpen tó sǽs grunde, Past. 31, 18. Grundas abys[s]i Kent.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Hé cymð suá suá grin ofer ealle ðá ðe eardiað ofer eorðan, Past. 129, 22. Úre sáwl is áhred of grine (girene, Ps. Srt. 123, 7)) Cyme him giren ðá hié neoton veniat illis laqueus quem ignorant, Ps. Srt. 34, 8.

heofon-ríce

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Hé (Satan) hefonríce forworhte coelum perdidit, Past. 233, 20. in phrases describing the Deity as the ruler of heaven. of God the Father Hæfð geheaðerod hefonríces weard (cf. se ælmihtiga God, Bt. 21; F. 74, 9) mid his anwealde ealle gesceafta, Met.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, l. hígian,

in strive after ⬩ to ⬩ towards ⬩ to strive to do

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Bt. ll, 2; F. 34, 8. with dat. infin. to strive to do, Past. 105, 14 (in Dict.). with clause Hié hîgiað ealle mægene ðæt hié ðæt gedwellen ðæt óðre menn ryhtlícé ongieten habbað student summopere ab aliis recte intellecta destruere, Past. 365, 23.

hreód

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Þǽr synd . . . manige eáland and hreód and beorhgas and treówgewrido crebris insularum nemoribus, Guth. Gr. 113, 5. On þǽre eá ófre stód hreód fluminis ripas harundo vestiebat, Nar. 8. 20.

hungor

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Cóm micel hǽte . . . þæt ealle eorðwæstmas . . . forwurdon . . . Æfter þǽm wearð se mǽsta hunger siccitas fuit, uí praesentis tunc fufnrique anni spem gignendis terrae fructibus abnegarit, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88. 17.

teón

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teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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</b> add: to usurp :-- Ealle naman mǽst teóð genitiuum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 250, 13. Ðá land þe Leófsunu him tó teáh terras illas quas Leofsunu sibi usurpabat, Cht. E. 213, 6. Gif hí ǽnig man him tó teó hæbbe hí bútan Godes bletsunge and úre. Cht.

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Æt ealra manna gehwæs múþes reorde ;from the voice of each man's mouth,; Soul Kmbl. 186; Seel. Verc. 93. Herian God háligum reorde, Hy. 3, 58. Heofonríces weard spræc hálgan reorde, Cd. Th. 89, 22; Gen. 1484 : 248, 10; Dan. 511.

Linked entry: ge-reord

wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, p.ode

To look with wonder, be amazed, ⬩ to wonder at, be amazed at

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Ealle men wafedon his ánes. Homl. Skt. i. 23, 616. Ða ðe Símónes wundordǽda wafodan, Blickl. Homl. 173, 22. Hwá ne mæge wafian ǽlces steorran? Met. 28, 44.

Linked entries: wæfre wæfþ webbung

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluids ⬩ a sinew ⬩ a rein, kidney

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Ealle eorðan ǽddre onsprungon ongeán ðám heofonlican flóde, Wlfst. 206, 18. Ǽþro botre (cf. botrus fossa, via imbribus excavata, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 28. Ǽddrum cataractis, An. Ox. 515.

Linked entry: héþir

ǽlc

all ⬩ any

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On ǽlcum ánum hí sint ealle, Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 15. with óþer, where there is reciprocal action :-- Bere eówer ǽlc óðres byrðenne, Past. 219, 12. Þurh ðæt ðe hí him sylfe ǽlc óþerne forfóre, Chr. 1052; P. 181, 22.

gást-lic

Grammar
gást-lic, Add:

pertaining to the spirit, ⬩ spiritual ⬩ spiritual ⬩ spiritual ⬩ divine, heavenly, holy, sacred

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Ealle þás þæs monnes good ge gást-lice ge líchomlice, Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 31. spiritual as opposed to bodily, fleshly, physical Se gáslica wulf typicus Benjamin An. Ox. 1922.

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott.

hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
hlísa, hligsa, hliosa, an; m.

Sound, ⬩ rumour, ⬩ report, ⬩ reputation, ⬩ renown, ⬩ fame, ⬩ glory

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Ðá férde hys hlísa intó ealle Syrian, abiit opinio ejus in totam Syrian, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24.

Linked entries: hlígan hligsa hlýsa