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hírsum-ness

obedienceobediencehumilityservice

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Take here hýrsumness in Dict., and add: obedience Hé (Peter) eádmódnysse wiðsóc, and hwæðere for hýrsumnysse geðafode he refused to allow Jesus to humble himself by the washing of feet, and yet in order that he might be obedient he consented, Hml.

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Hergendlice mé wǽron ðíne ryhtwísnessa cantabiles mihi erant iustificationes tuę, Ps. Vos. 118, 54. Ðás herigendlicestan gehwyrfednysse . . . þǽre árwurðan Marian, Hml.

híhþ

Grammar
híhþ, híhþu, híhþo.

altitudea summittopthe highest point extreme degreethe heavens

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Take here heáhþu in Dict., and add: distance from the base upwards, altitude, elevation above the ground Þæs stánes héhþé obolisci proceritatem, i. altitudinem, An. Ox. 3525. figurative: Heálic héþ edita (pudicitiae) proceritas, An.

Linked entries: heáhþu héhþu

HÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÉDAN, p. de

To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receiveto take care of, guardcustodire, observare

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Ðonne him forþsíþ gebyrige héde se hláford ðæs hé lǽfe when he dies let the lord take possession of what he leaves [cf 434, 27], 436, 9: L. In. 74; Th. i. 148, 19.

Linked entries: be-hédan ge-hýdan

on-secgan

(v.)

to sacrifice, offerto deny, renounce, abjure

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Ne yld ðú ðæt ðú ðám myclan godum mid ús onsecge diis magnis sacrificare ne differas, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 36. Se ðe godgeldum onsæcge ofer God ánne, L. Alf. 32; Th. i. 52, 12. Gif ðú onsecgan nelt sóðum godum, Exon. Th. 253, 3; Jul. 174.

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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Spær esne ðínum parce servo tuo, Rtl. 168, 19: 39, 38. to spare, preserve, not to use, to leave alone, abstain from Hé sparode ðæt góde wín óð his ágenum tócyme, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 10. Féðe ne sparode eorl, Cd. Th. 153, 6; Gen. 2534.

hér

here . . . there

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Similar entries v. hér-ongemong in Dict. tó Hér tó bið understanden se Hálga Gást, Hml.

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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Ára ðínum earmum eorþan túdre (cf. help ðínum earmum moncynne, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 11), Met. 4, 31. Túdre fyllaþ eorðan, incre cynne, sunum and dohtrum, Cd.

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gif

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Gif hié þá blótan mehten, hié woldon secgean þæt him hiera godas gehulpan quam si aruspices celebrassent, diis gloriam vindicassent Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 5.

on-fón

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. :-- Mé ðín seó swíðre onféncg me suscepit dextera tua, Ps. Th. 62, 7. Hond Godes onféng freódrihten and hine forð lǽdde, Sat. 566. to get control or possession of, to take a wife Ic of þám temple onféng fǽmnan clǽne, Cri. 187.

Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Alaric; Alarícus, king of the Visigoths, = the west Goths, elected A.D. 382, took Rome 410, and died the same year Alríca wearþ Cristen Alaric became a Christian [about A. D. 396], Ors. 6, 37; Bos. 132, 32.

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

cwicu

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicu, cwico, cucu = cue; nom. acc. m. f. n; pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. cwicu, cwico, cucu; adj.

Alive, quick vivus

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Dipl. 897; Kmbl. iv. 233, 5, 13. Ne sécþ seó cucu [turtle] nǽfre hire óðerne gemacan the quick [living turtle-dove] never seeks to itself another mate, Homl. Th. i. 142, 14. Heó sóna cucu arás she instantly arose alive, ii. 26,32.

hríðer

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer, hrýðer, es; n.

oxcowheifer

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Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 275, 7: Ex. 34, 19. Bige mid ðam ylcan feó swá hwæt swá ðé lícige hrýðera and sceáp emes ex eadem pecunia quidquid tibi placuerit sive ex armentis sive ex ovibus Deut. 14, 26. Hrýðera and scép, Jos. 6, 21.

Linked entries: hruðer hrýðer

late

(adv.)
Grammar
late, adv.

Slowlylateat length at last

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Hú ne cymþ se deáþ ðeáh ðe hé late cume and áðéþ eów of ðisse worulde sera vobis rapiet hoc etiam dies, Bt. 19; Fox, 70, 16. Gif wit ðæt ealle sculon ásmeágan ðonne cume wit late tó ende ðisse béc oððe nǽfre, 42; Fox, 256, 22.

METE

(n.)
Grammar
METE, mæte, es; m.

MEATfood

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Ðæt ic macige mete ðínum fæder ut faciam escas patri tuo, Gen. 27, 9. Gif hý him syððan ne dóþ mete ne munde if they afterwards give him neither food nor favour, L. Edm. S. 1; Th. i. 248, 7. Ðǽr mæte þygde, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 11. Mettas cibaria, Wrt.

seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc, ; adj.
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Wéna mé ðíne seóce gedydon, Exon. Th. 380, 26 ; Rä. I. 14

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make betterimprovemendamendrepairemendārerepărāreto make strongfortifysurround with a wallconfirmāremunīremūrāreto make amendsreparation'bót' forrepentto obtain a remedy againstto get 'bót' fromavenge

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burga gebétte oððe bútan weallum consīdĕrāte terram, quālis sit, hŭmus pinguis, et urbes quāles, mūrātæ an absque mūris, Num. 13, 20. to make amends, reparation, 'bót' for, repent Ðonne sceolan we mid úre ánre, sáule forgyldan and gebétan ealle ða ðing

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turnconvertvertereconvertereto turn [one's self]goreturnvertirevertiire

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Ðíne heortan to rǽde gecyr turn thy heart to counsel, Blickl. Homl. 113, 27 : Ps. Th. 114, 7; 84, 5. Heora líf he hæfþ to gefeán gecyrred their life he hath turned to joy, Blickl.

sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.
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Sib (dial. e. g. Lancashire, Scottish), related; also absolute, one related, a relation (In god-sibbas the word is inflected as a noun, cf. Icel. sifr a near relation. In the passage below, Lk. 14, 12, the form may be taken as a weak noun, cf.

þæs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þæs-líc, adj.
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Hit nis ná gedafenlíc ne þæslíc, ðæt ic ðe swá grimlíce forworht eom, ðæt ic ðíne anlícnysse sceáwige, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 434. Náht þæslíces deáðe nihil dignum morte, Lk. Skt. 23, 15. Forbærn mid fýre þæslícum ( congruo ), Hymn.

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