hana
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Seó leó þone lytlan hanan hyre ondrǽt, gif heó him on besyhð, and ealra swíðost gif se hana hwít bið, Hml. A. 63, 282. ¶ The word is given by runes contained in the text of Rä. 43, which has a cock for part of its subject. Add: —
hálwende
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Ox. 4550. conducive to moral or spiritual health or well-being Hálwende cynnincg saluatrix natiuitas, An. Ox. 1538. Hé wolde ðǽm fortrúwodum monnum andrysno hálwendes eges ( saluberrimi timoris ) on gebrengean, Past. 385, 16.
abbod-ríce
The rule of an abbot ⬩ an abbacy ⬩ abbatia
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The rule of an abbot, an abbacy; abbatia On his tíme wæx ðæt abbodríce swíðe ríce in his time the abbacy waxed very rich, Chr. 656; Ing. 41, 1. On ðis abbotríce in this abbacy, Chr. 675; Ing. 51, 12
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weoroldlíce
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Eth. ix. 5; Th. i. 340, 26. after the manner of this world Weoroldlíce and wíslíce gé dyde ðætte mannum bedígled wæs on eorðan ðæt gé ðæt on heofenas tó Gode sóhtan ye acted with worldly wisdom in seeking in heaven of God what was hidden from men on
hád
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Swá bið on ðisse menniscan gecynde manige on beteran háde wyrsan and on wyrsan háde beteran; swá ðætte oft on lǽwedum háde . . . man oferðíhð ðone munuchád, 411, 32-36. of the ecclesiastical profession :-- Hé wæs underfange of þám (þæs ?)
ge-nirwan
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Th. i. 34, 34. of extent or amount, to diminish, reduce, curtail Gyf hwá genyrwe ðæt ic Gode geseald hæbbe, C. D. v. 331, 5.
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furþor
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His heáh geweorc furðor áspyrgan, Sch. 29. of degree or extent, to a greater degree or extent, more thoroughly or completely Swá hé má drinceð, swá hyt furðor clǽnsað, Lch. i. 352, 25.
Á
Always ⬩ ever ⬩ for ever ⬩ ever ⬩ semper ⬩ unquam ⬩ usque
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Án God á on écnysse one God to all eternity [lit. one God ever, in eternity ], Homl. Th. ii. 22, 32. Á on écnisse usque in æternum, Jos. 4, 7. Ic á ne geseah 'I not ever saw' = I never saw, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 10; Gen. 375.
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úte-weard
Outward ⬩ extreme ⬩ on the outside of ⬩ at the extremity of ⬩ the outward part ⬩ extremity
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Outward, extreme; may sometimes be translated on the outside of, at the extremity of, the noun to which it refers; sometimes is used substantively, the outward part, extremity Úteweard (dǽl) crepido, Wrt. Voc, i. 34, 27.
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glíw-cynn
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a kind of music(?) On glywcú in tibiis (tibiis seems to have been taken in the sense of pipes, and to be explained as glýwcyn, a kind of music (?)), Ps. L. 146, 10. (?)
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sund
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Ðú ðe wið Brecan wunne on sídne sǽ ymb sund flite thou that didst strive with Brecan on the wide sea, didst contend in the matter of swimming, 1019 ; B. 507. Flód on sund (cf. Icel. á sund) áhóf earce from eorðan, Cd.
ǽrne
early morning
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From ǽrnemorgen oð undern, R. Ben. 74, 10. Fram ǽrnemærien oð ofer midne dæg, Hml. S. 3, 341. On ǽrnemærgen (-merien, v. 1.) 344. On ǽrnemergen primo mane, Coll. M. 20, 29. On ealne ǽrnemergen, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 14.
setl
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Among the cpds. dele burhgeat-, and add. 2 a. a seat that is the right of a member of an official society or body Gif ceorl geþeáh ꝥ hé hæfde setl and sundernote on cynges healle, Ll. Th. i. 190, 17. <b>I a.
ge-wrecan
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Hé dreáme benam his feónd . . . and his torn gewræc on gesacum, Gen. 58. to punish, with acc. (or clause) of fault and person governed by on God ofermétto gewræc on þǽm folce, Ors. 6, 2; S. 256, 5: B. 107.
ge-wealdes
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of deliberate, voluntary action, intentionally, of one's own accord Hý fúl ne friðian willes ne gewealdes, Ll. Th. i. 162, 26. Nǽfre willes ne gewealdes ówiht dón, 178, 6.
flíma
a run-away ⬩ deserter ⬩ an apostate ⬩ an outlaw ⬩ exile ⬩ an outcast ⬩ wretch
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Flýma, i. 50, . 57 one who flees from danger Flýma (aemulorum vesaniae cedens) profugus, An. Ox. 7a 213. God mé flíman hider tó cówrum gemǽran gelǽdde, Ap. Th. 9, 13. a run-away, deserter Fliéma transfuga, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 15.
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ed-wist
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Þæt Godes sunu becume on mínne innoð, and mennisce edwiste of mé genime, 200, 20: 360, 9. Nama mæg beón on ðám forman háde on ðám worde ðe getácnað edwiste: Priscianus sum ic eom Priscianus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 128, 10. Add
gang-dagas
days on which processions were made during which prayers for peace and prosperity were recited.
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Se móna on gangdagum ne mæg beón iungra þonne án and twéntig uihta eald, ne yldra þonne nigon and xxtig, Angl. viii. 324, 35. Geseah hé swýþe mycele weorud swylce on gangdagan. Vis. Lfc. 11.
EALDOR
life ⬩ vita
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Th. 126, 6. age, in the expressions, on ealdre, on aldre ever; unquam and to ealdre always; semper, which are used not only with regard to the duration of life, but also in general for an unlimited period of time, independently or with the addition of
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æl-fylc
a foreign land ⬩ aliena provincia ⬩ foreigners ⬩ a foreign army ⬩ an enemy ⬩ peregrinus exercitus ⬩ hostes
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a foreign land; aliena provincia Ðæt hie on ælfylce on Danubie stæðe wícedon till they encamped in the foreign land on the banks of the Danube, Elen.