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belle

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Hos-tiarius. . . sceal mid bellan bícnigan þá tída. Ll. Th. ii. 346, 29. Bellan gehíran. Lch. iii. 174, 9. Bellan teón, ringan, Tech. ii. 118, 18, 20. On ðæs sácerdes hrægle wǽron bellan hangiende. Past. 93, 15: 95, 3: C. D. B. iii. 660, 34.

up-spring

(n.)
Grammar
up-spring, es; m.

an upspringingrising of a heavenly bodycoming of day or nighta rising of waterbreaking forthbirthwhat springs up

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Ná manega dagas, ac án, se nát nǽnne upspring ne náne geendunge, Homl. Th. i. 490, 18. Þurh ðæs steorran upspring, 108, 5. a rising of water, breaking forth On upspri[n]c (diluvii) inruptionem, Anglia xiii.32, 124. birth Hé gestrýnde Cainan.

Linked entry: spring

wearg

(n.; prep.)
Grammar
wearg, wearh, es; m.

a villain, felon, scoundrel, criminalof other creatures, a monster, malignant being, evil spirit

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Homl. 209, 34. Wé sceolun þrowian weán 7 (and; prep. ? or = on) wergum, nalles wul[d]res blǽd habban in heofnum we must suffer woe with accursed ones, not have glorious honour in heaven, Cd.

wígbed-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-bót, e; f.

A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders

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A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders Gif man preóst gewundige, gebéte man ða wyrdlan, and tó weófodbóte for his háde sylle .xii. ór.; æt diácone .vi. ór. tó weófodbóte, L. N. P.

hordere

(n.)
Grammar
hordere, es; m.

A treasurer, steward, chamberlaintreasurer

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The steward said in answer, that if he gave it he should have nothing to give to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 22: Chr. 1131; Erl. 260, 12. Ðis forward was makid wid ordríc hordere, Chart. Th. 438, 3, 7. Cynges hordera oððe úra geréfena swilc, L.

sóþ-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwide, es; m.

a true sayinga truth a righteous saying

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swá hit forlǽt sóþcwidas swá folgaþ hit leásspellunga eam mentium constat esse naturam, ut quoties abjecerint veras, falsis opinionibus induantur, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 16: Met. 6, 2: 8, 3. a proverb Ðás sóðcwide (-cuido, Lind.) ł gedd cwæð him ðe Hǽlend hoc

ge-teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teohhian, -teohian, -tiohhian, -tihhian; p. ode, ade; pp. od,ad

To appointdeterminedecreeassignstătuĕredecernĕreassignāre

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Homl. 25, 25. Ðe his sylfes sáwle hafaþ deáþe geteohhad who hath assigned his own soul to death, 183, 33. Eall ðæt yfel, ðæt hí him geteohod hæfdon all the evil that they had determined against him, Ps. Th. 9, argument: 14: 16, 13.

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Homl. 179, 7. to afford Hit wæs geset on ðære ealdan ǽ, ðæt ða ðe mihton ðurhteón sceoldon bringan ánes geáres lamb, and áne culfran ... Gif hwylc wíf tó ðam unspédig wǽre, ðæt heó ðás ðing begytan ne mihte..., Homl. Th. i. 138, 35.

toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll,tax,custom,duty,duethat which is paid to the state. that which is paid to individualstaking toll

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Homl. Th. i. 510, 26-29. Se cyng ne róhte ná hú swiðe synlíce ða geréfan hit begeátan of earme mannon ...

efen-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
efen-neáh, adv.

Equally near æque vīcīne

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Equally near; æque vīcīne Stríceþ ymbútan efenneáh gehwæðer it holds its course around equally near everywhere. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 282; Met. 20, 141

Linked entry: emn-neáh

ge-lédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lédan, p. -lédde; pp. -léded, -lédd

To leaddŭcĕre

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To lead; dŭcĕre Ðe ic hebbe to helle hám gelédde which I have led home to hell, Cd. 215; Th. 270, 11; Sat. 88

Linked entry: ge-lédd

ge-hǽme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽme, (?); adj.
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With which one is at home, familiar, to which one is accustomed Mé is swíðe gehéme saepe mihi usu uenit, Solil. H. 32, 24

Linked entries: -hǽme ge-héme

meldian

(v.)
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Þæt hors ongan. . . mid unáblinnendlicre brogdet*-*tunge ealles líchaman meldian and yppan ( prodere ), ꝥ hit ne mihte wítman beran, Gr. D. 183, 12. Add

rinc-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
rinc-getæl, es; n.

A number of men a host

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A number of men, a host Ðæt wæs wíglíc werod; wác ne grétton in ðæt rincgetæl rǽswan herges, Cd. Th. 192, 19; Exod. 234

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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Voc. ii. 113, 49: 55, 43. to urge a person to something, press for something, force to do something For ðí ic ðreátige ðé tó úra goda offrunge, ðæt ðis folc, ðe ðú bepǽhtest, forléton ða ídelnysse ðínre láre, Homl. Th. i. 592, 31.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

hálig-dóm

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Th. i. 398, 4. a holy place, place specially appointed for worship Þá burh Hierusalem, þǽr bið heora háligdóm, Hml. A. 106, 136. holy doctrines Ðonne hé wilnað ðæt hé háligdóm lǽre cum sancta studet dicere, Past. 383, 7

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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Homl. Th. i. 86, 25. Sum mǽden langlíce læg on legerbedde seóc, tóslopen on limum, sámcucu geðúht, ii. 510, 25. Se læg seofon geár toslopenum limum. Homl.

Linked entry: tó-swífan

án-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
án-tíd, e; f.

The first hourhora prima

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The first hour; hora prima Ymb án-tíd óðres dógores about the first hour of the second day, Beo. Th. 443; B. 219

hrím-forst

(n.)
Grammar
hrím-forst, es; m.
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Hoar-frost Deáwas and rímforst ( pruina ), Ps. L. p. 249, 6. Hé ofslóh heora morbeámas on rímforste ( in pruina ), Ps. L. 77, 47

salor

(n.)

a hall, palace

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a hall, palace Eów ðeós cwén laðaþ tó salore (cf. tó hofe, 1111; El. 557), Elen. Kmbl. 1100; El. 552 : 764; El. 382