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flíman

(v.)

to rontto banishexile

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Ine ofslóh Ealdberht þe ær út flémde, Chr. 725; P. 43, 28. Man flýmde Godwine eorl and ealle his suna of Englalande, 1051; P. 172, 38

hirtan

to refreshrevivecomfort

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Take here hyrtan in Dict., and add:

Linked entries: hyrtan heortian

riftere

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wearð ofslagen . . . on hærfestlicre tíde úte mid his rifterum þe rípdon his corn, Hml. A. 108, 199. Add

scír

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onféng þǽre heordelican scíre gýmnysse pastoralem suscepit curam, Gr. D. 191, 26. Héde sé ðe scíre (cf. scír-mann; ) healde, Angl. ix. 259, 13. dele last passage, and add Férde se bisceop tó scíre gemóte (cf. scír-gemót), C. D. iv. 234, 27.

þífþ

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Wǽron in gangende þeófas in þone wyrtgeard, ac onwendum heora móde fram þǽre þýfðe (þeóf(e)tte, v.l.) ... hí ádelfon ...

á-þindan

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Ðætte hié ne áðinden on heora móde, Past. 319, 17. On oferméttum áðunden, 25, 6: III, l. wæs mid oferhygdes gáste áþunden, Gr. D. 144, 28 : 180, 16. Add

ge-fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fultuman, -fultumian, -fultmian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To helpassisthelp tosupply

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To help, assist, help to, supply Ðæt hie sceoldan Martine gefultmian that they should help St. Martin, Blickl. Homl. 221, 31. Gefultumian subministrare, concurrere, suppeditare, Hpt. Gl. 446.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig cristen mann . . . ne gewífie . . . on ðæs wífes nédmágan ðe sylf ǽr hæfde . . . ná má wífa ðonne án hæbbe, and dæt beó his beweddode wíf, L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 21-28.

Linked entry: BRÝD

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Hét beódan ofer ealle þá fird, 94, 4. sende firde ge of West-Seaxum ge of Mercum, 910; P. 94, 28.

on-drysnlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysnlíc, -drysenlíc; adj.

Terrible

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wæs of líchoman álǽded, and geseah má ondrysnlíces and eác wundorlíces ðonne mihte ásecgan, 51, 31

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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ne gedyrstlǽceþ ðæt furþon orþige he dare not even breathe, Homl. Th. i. 456, 10. earfoþlíce orþian mihte, 86, 8.

Linked entry: oreþian

un-rótness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rótness, e; f.

Sadnesssorrowtroublegloominess

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On wópe and on unrótnesse and on sáre his líchoma sceal hér wunian, 61, 1: 3, 9. hig funde slǽpende for unrótnesse ( prae tristitiam ), Lk. Skt. 22, 45. Se heora unrótnesse ealle gewríðeþ qui alligat contritiones eorum, Ps. Th.146, 3.

Linked entry: rótness

híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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Þæt swicollíce híwige, swylce árfæstes módes sý, Wlfst. 53, 26. Ongeán þám andgyte se deófol forgifð stuntnysse, and eác ꝥ se man híwige swylce andgytful sý, Angl. xi. 109, 49: 51: 59.

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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cwæð ꝥ ne cóme no þás bebodu tó brecanne ne tó forbeódanne (legem solvere, Mt. 5, 17), Ll.

Linked entry: bracan

of

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Achan behýdde of ðám herereáfe, Hex. 54, 4. Swilce ǽte of þám spice, Hml. S. 25, 92. Pehta þeóde of þám mǽstan dǽle (maxima ex parte) Ongelcynnes ríce underþeódde, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 313, 19.

hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
hefigian, p. ode.

to make heavyoppressgrieveafflictvexto become heavyto be aggravated or increasedto be burdened or oppressed

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Wæs heó eft hefigod mid ðám ǽrran sárum erat prioribus aggravata doloribus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 5.

Linked entry: a-hefigian

hundred

(n.)
Grammar
hundred, es; n.

A hundred

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Ǽrest ðæt hí heó gegaderian á ymb feówer wucan and wyrce ǽlc man óðrum riht how the [assembly of the] hundred is to be held. First, they [the men of the hundred] are to assemble themselves every four weeks; and each man is to do justice to other, L.

on-weald

(n.)
Grammar
on-weald, es; m.

Power

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Hié hiere onwaldes hié ( Rome ) beniman woldon; and heó hwæðere onwealg on hiere onwalde æfter þurhwunade, Ors. 2, 1; Swt. 62, 22-24. Se geeode ðæt eálond and Rómána onwealde underþeódde, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 18.

Linked entries: weald on-wald on-wealda

ge-wylde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wylde, adj.

Subjectunder one's power or controlin one's possesion

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Swá he swíðor syngaþ swá he deófle gewyldra biþ the more he sins the more he will be in the devil's power, Homl. Th. i. 268, 24

under-niman

(v.)
Grammar
under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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To poure iheorted eni heih þing to undernimen ine hope of Godes helpe, A. R. 202, 6. Hardy to grease þinge ondernime, Ayenb. 83, 19.] to blame, resent(?)

Linked entry: under-fón