hlísa
Sound, ⬩ rumour, ⬩ report, ⬩ reputation, ⬩ renown, ⬩ fame, ⬩ glory
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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon his mearce brǽde ðæt mon his hligsan [hlísan, Hatt MS.] and his noman mǽrsige terminum vero suum dilatare est opinionis suæ nomen extendere, Past. 48, 2; Swt. 366, 13.
-ing
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Such local names are for the most part irregular compositions, of which the former part is the patronymic -ing, declined in the genitive plural.
þegnian
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Medomlíce ðénian ða ðénunga officium ministrare digne, Past. 1; Swt. 27, 10
Linked entry: þénian
þeód-scipe
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Hé wolde habban ða ðénunga ðeáwas and ðeódscipe tó lǽranne, Past. 17; Swt. 121, 18. Ða men, ðe bearn habban, lǽran hié ðám rihtne þeódscipe, and him tǽcean lífes weg and rihtne gang tó heófonum, Blickl. Homl. 109, 17.
þrí
Three
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Tó ðara ðreóra burga ánre, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 17: Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 4. Þrióra, Swt. 4, 10. On þrim (ðriim, Lind.: ðrim, Rush,) dagon, Mk. Skt. 15, 29: Jn. Skt. 2, 19, 20. Ðrím, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 25: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 63.
dǽlan
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Sceal þín hrá dǽlan, An. 954. to separate one's self from another, to part, depart (cf. sie fan iró drohtine délian skoldun, Hel. 4774) Ic feor gewíte, fleáme dǽle elongavi fugiens, Ps.
synderlíce
apart, away from all others, in private ⬩ separately, severally, apart ⬩ specially, in particular ⬩ only, exclusively, solely, to or by one's self ⬩ specially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly
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Ðonne hié synderlíce ðenceaþ hú hié selfe scylen fullfremodeste weorðan . . . mið ðý hí bereáfiaþ hié selfe ðara góda ðe hié wilniaþ synderlíce habban cum sua lucra cogitant, ipsis se, quae privata habere appetant, bonis privant, Past. 5; Swt. 41, 22-
Linked entry: sundorlíce
ge-setnes
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., and add: [ge-setednes, ge-set[t]nes and ge-setenes might be taken separately, the former being connected with the past part., the latter with the infin. of ge-settan; cf. ge-sealdnes, ge-selenes, ge-sellan.] position in reference to two or more objects
þegnung
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Homl. 247, 10. service of an official, office, official employment, ministry Ðæs láreówdómes ðénung praedicationis officium, Past.7; Swt. 47, 20. Hé wilnode ðære ðegnunga ðæs láriówdómes, Swt. 49, 15.
Linked entries: ǽfen-þénung þéning þénung
tó-weorpan
To throw in different directions ⬩ throw away ⬩ throw down ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ destroy ⬩ overthrow ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ to break in pieces ⬩ scatter the parts of a connected whole ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ to overturn ⬩ to throw down ⬩ destroy a building ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ to destroy the power of a person, ⬩ to destroy ⬩ to overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc., ⬩ to put down ⬩ put an end to ⬩ destroy ⬩ make void ⬩ break ⬩ dissolve ⬩ to throw out
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Ðonne hió hie selfe tóweorpeþ út of hiere selfre cum se extra semetipsam ejicit, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 24. Ne bið naut his (the wise man's) lare fremful, zif he mid wercan towerpeð his bodunge, O. E.
Linked entries: te-weorpan tó-torfian tó-wurpan tó-wyrpan
þingian
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For hine ðingian and for sibbe his ðeóde ad supplicandum pro pace gentis ejus, 3, 24; S. 556, 43.
ge-weald
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Ðonne hí forlétað hiora willes and hiora gewealdes ðá gód ðe hi getiohchod æfdon tó dónne, Past. 445, 6.
hiw
Shape, ⬩ make, ⬩ form, ⬩ fashion, ⬩ species, ⬩ kind, ⬩ appearance, ⬩ symbol, ⬩ hue, ⬩ colour, ⬩ beauty
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Fox 19, 46; Met. 19, 23: Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 31; Pa. 20. Behealdaþ eów wið leásum wítegum ðe tó eów cumaþ on sceápa hiwum take heed of false prophets that come to you as sheep, Homl. Th. ii. 404, 4.
winnan
intrans ⬩ to labour ⬩ toil ⬩ work ⬩ to labour, endeavour, strive after ⬩ to labour, struggle, be troubled ⬩ to labour under, suffer from ⬩ to strive, contend, fight ⬩ of hostile action towards a person ⬩ of competition ⬩ of opposition to things ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ with cognate accusative ⬩ to win ⬩ make one's way ⬩ trans ⬩ to labour at ⬩ bestow labour upon ⬩ to labour under ⬩ suffer ⬩ undergo ⬩ to win ⬩ get ⬩ attain
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Ðæt hé for lícuman tiédernesse wið ða scíre ne winne nec per imbecillitatem corpus repugnat Past. 10; Swt. 61, 11. Nis nán gesceaft ðe wiþ hire Scippendes willan winne, búton dysig mon, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 22.
Linked entry: on-winnende
swá
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Th. 25, 10; Gen. 391. (11) in contracted clauses, as, as (being) :-- Hwone hé lǽran scyle suá earmne, and hwane suá eádigne, Past. 26; Swt. 183, 9.
smeágan
to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberate ⬩ to consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, search ⬩ to seek an opportunity ⬩ to accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose
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Ðeáh wé ofer úre mǽþ þencen and smeágean Past. 16; Swt. 101, 11. Ic mid eallum mínum ealdormonnum wæs smeágende be ðære hǽlo úrra sáwla L. In. prm.; Th. i. 102, 7. Smeágende ymbe heora sáwla árǽd L. Edm. S. prm.; Th. i. 244, 5.
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mǽl
a measure ⬩ a mark ⬩ sign ⬩ cross ⬩ crucifix ⬩ fixed, suitable, appointed time ⬩ season ⬩ occasion ⬩ the time for eating ⬩ a meal
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Ðá ðæs mǽles wæs mearc agongen then was the appointed time past, Cd. 83; Th. 103, 16; Gen. 1719: 224; Th. 296, 12; Sat. 501. Ic ðæt mǽl geman ðonne we gehéton ússum hláforde I remember the time when we promised our lord, Beo. Th. 5259; B. 2633.
swilce
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Th. 6, 7; Cri. 80. as, like Ðonne ic wæs mid ludéum ic wæs swelce hié, Past. 16; Swt. 100, 7. Ne beó gé swylce líceteras non eritis sicut hypocritae, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 5.
Linked entry: swálíce
brúcan
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Hé his ágenes ungemetlíce breác, Past. 339, 2. Brúc ðínra ǽhta, ðá hwíle ðe ðú hál sý, Prov. K. 52. Swá hwæt swá ús God sylle máre þonne wé néde brúcan sceolan, Bl. H. 53, 15.
folgian
to pursue ⬩ to accompany ⬩ be attendant upon ⬩ to follow ⬩ be guided by ⬩ follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ practise
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R. 26, 58. to follow with the intention of overtaking, to pursue: Ðá hátheortan folgiað hwám suá suá Assael dyde Æfnere, Past. 297, 4. Ne folga mé noli me persequi, 295, 15.