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ciric-weard

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Take here passages under cyrc-, cyric-weard, and add Ðæs cyricweardes tácen is þæt mon sette his twégen fingras on his twá eágan and dó mid his handa swylce hé wille áne hangigende bellan teón, Tech. ii. 118, 16.

dirne

(adj.)
Grammar
dirne, adj.
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Spiritus fornicationis, ꝥ is dernes geligeres gást, Shrn. 52, 27. Démde hé ðám bisceope for his dyrnum geligrum, 130, 14. From dernum geligerum, Ll.

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for-helan

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, Past. 377, 7. with dat. of person from whom something is concealed: Ꝥ hé ðæs hálgan hǽse forhule (-hǽle, v. l.) his hláforde, Hml. S. 21, 81. with clause (and dat. of person) Hé forhæl him ðæt hé hine eft ðreátian wolde, Past. 185, 24

fox

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Fox is geápest ealra deóra, 14, 19. Ðone leásan lytegan þú scealt hátan fox, næs mann, Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 17. Hú Bonefatius ádýdde þone fox þe bát his módor henna ...

fracoþ

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Fela is fracodra getrýwða ( bad faith ) mid mannum, Wlfst. 243, 15. Fracodum turpibus, Germ. 389, 23. Tó helle faran for fracodum dǽdum, Hml. S. 26, 250. Tarquinius hira eallra fracoþast wæs, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 28.

ge-háwian

(v.)
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Ðreó þing sint neódbehéfe ðám eágan élcere sáwle: án is þæt hál sién; óðer þæt heó háwien ðes þe heó geseón wolden; þridde þæt hí magen geseón þæt þæt hí geháwian tria ad animam pertinent, ut sana sit, ut aspiciat, ut videat, 30, 5. to notice a circumstance

ge-lagian

(v.)
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Gebéte hé þæt, swá swá hit gelagod is, 181, 8. Heora yldran heom tealdan hú hit was gelagod syððan Sc̃s.

geár-getal

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geár-getal, l. -getæl,
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and add: a number of years, years of existence, age of a person Gif hé bið cealdre gecyndo, þonne cymð seó ádl æfter feówertigum, elcor cymð æfter fíftigum wintra his gǽrgetales, Lch. ii. 284, 22. age of the world Findan hú micel þæs geárgeteles is

ge-dreccednes

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ge-dreccednes, <b>ge-drecednes</b>.
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Add: tribulation, trouble Earfoðlic is tó átellanne seó gedrecednes. . . and ꝥ geswinc . . . þe eall Engla here dreáh. Chr. 1056 ; P. 186, 32. Gyt weorþeð máre . . . wracu and gedrecednes, Wlfst. 91, 7.

hin-síþ

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at the grave (cf. for the meaning of beorg: Wéndon þæt hé on þám beorge bídan sceolde ána in þǽre eásterniht, 14) they found to be joyous (cf. exierunt de monumento magno gaudio, Mt. 28, 8), Hö. 7. as a gloss to exitus f: In síðas exitus the passage is

heonu

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heonu, eonu, enu, ouu
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(In the last three instances the h is written above the line.) Eonu porro (gewisslíce, W. S. s=odlíce l uutedlíce, L. Mt. 8, 27), Wrt, Voc. ii. 72, 32. Eno nú hwæt wæs seó Salomones ræste elles?, Bl. H. n, 19. Eno ic þé gecýþe, Andreas, 237, 4.

holdlíce

(adv.)
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Cf. hold; Holdlíce devote (but the text in Ald. 81, 29 is: Iuxta quod vestra vota devota sposponderunt), Wrt.Voc. ii. 88, 50: 27, 2. in a friendly way. Cf. hold ; Holdlíce affectuose Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 5

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> add :-- Wel þú mé mynegast (your reminder is opportune); ic ðé gelǽste þæt ic þé gehét, Solil. H. 31, 4. <b>IIb.</b> add :-- Ic mynegige moneo Ælfc. Gr. Z., 254, 13.

ribb

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Cóm of ðǽm wætre án nǽdre . . . wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe án ribb forod — hit is nǽdrena gecynd ꝥ heora mægen and hiera féþe bið on heora ribbum, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 3-14.

strídan

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Love is stalewarde and strong for to striden on stede, An. Lit. 96, 9.]

winnan

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winnan, <b>. A. I b.</b>
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Ná má heó ne byþ winnende on feferádlum, 29, 25. add: where the subject of the verb is a word denoting strife, to be carried on Mé lysteþ ásmeágean hwilc and hú micel wǽre ꝥ gecamp þe wann on þæs mannes breóstum considerare libet quale quantumque in

Sætern-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sætern-dæg, Sæternes-, Sæter-,Sæteres-dæg, es ; m.

Saturday dies Saturni

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Se seofoþa dæg is se Sæternesdæg, Homl. Th. ii. 206, 6. Æghwylce Sæternesdæge per omne sabbatum, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504,40 . Seternesdæg Sabbatum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12,8 . Sætresdæg (Sæternes-,MS. T. ), R. Ben. 37, 23: 38, 8. On ðæm Sæteresdæge, Blickl.

hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
hálgung, hálegung, e; f.

Hallowing, consecration, sanctificationconsecracio, dedicaciosanctificatio

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Geworden is Iudéa hálgung facta est Iudæa sanctificatio, Ps. Spl. 113, 2 : 77. 59. Biscopes hálgung episcopi ordinatio, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 5. Ðeáh ealle circan habban hálgunge gelíce though all churches have like consecration, L.

slíþen

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþen, adj.

Cruel, hard, evil

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Hú slíþen biþ sorg tó geféran how cruel is care as a comrade Exon. Th. 288, 12; Wand. 30. Hé him feorgbona þurh slíþen searo weorþeþ a destroyer of life through cruel craft to him he becomes 362, 25; Wal. 42.

Linked entry: slíþe

hilt

(n.)
Grammar
hilt, es; m. n.

Hilt, handle

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Shakspere's, is used of a single weapon] Ðá wæs gylden hilt gamelum rince on hand gyfen then was the golden hilt given into the old man's hand, Beo. Th. 3358; B. 1677. Ðæs swurdes mid ðam sylfrenan hylte the sword with the silver hilt. Chart.