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hogian

(v.)
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Add: to think, have such and such thoughts Gif ne eáðmódlíce ic hogade si non humiliter sentiebam, Ps. Srt. 130, 2. <b>I a.</b> with an object, to hove as an object of thought :-- Gé on heortan hogedon inwit, Ps.

ellen-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-róf, adj.

Remarkably strong, powerful, daring, brave rōbustus, strēnuus, fortis

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Andr. Kmbl. 2784; An. 1394. Gif ic ǽnigne ellenrófne geméte if I find any brave man, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 17; Jul. 382. Ellenrófe weras the bold men, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 9; Rä. 23, 20: Cd. 94; Th. 122, 33 ; Gen. 2036: Andr. Kmbl. 2284; An. 1143

þriwa

(num.; adv.)
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þriwa, þrywa, þreowa, þriowa, þriuwa, þriga, þrige, þría; adv.

Thricethree times

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Þriwa on gére tribus vicibus per singulos annos, Ex. 23, 14: ter in anno, 17. Ne sint ðæt þreó godas þriwa genemned, ac is án God, Hy. 10, 44. Þriwa (ðriga, Lind.: þriowa, Rush.) ter, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 34. Þriuwa, Rush. 75.

Linked entries: þría þriga

husc-word

(n.)
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husc-word, es; n.
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An insulting, scornful word or speech Huscworde ongan ealdorsacerd hyspan, Andr. Kmbl. 1338 ; An. 669

ge-frægen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-frægen, -fregen [part. p. of gefragan [?]; cf. gefragian]

Heard ofknown

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Ðara ðe ic ofer foldan gefrægen hæbbe of those that I have heard of on earth, Exon. 85 a; Th. 319, 25; Víd. 17 : Beo. Th. 2397; B. 1196 : Andr. Kmbl. 1374; An. 687 : 2122; An. 1062. Gefregen, Exon. 53 b; Th. 188, 14; Az. 45

beorg

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Add: a hill Dún mons, hyll oððe beorh collis, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 43. Beorh ufeweard monticellus, 54, 7. Þa dúna dreósað and beorga hliða myltað montes ruent, collesque liquescent, Dóm. L. 101. an artificial mound Beorh agger, Ælfc. Gr.

Fornétes folm

(n.)
Grammar
Fornétes folm, e; f.

Fornet's palmFornēti palma

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Fornjóts, the name of an eóten, es; m. a giant. Fornjótr's three sons had control over air, fire, and wind. In the Gl. Cleop. folm is glossed mănus, the hand or palm.

edisc

(n.)
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An enclosed pasture, a park Edisc, deórtuun broel, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 20. Broel, hortus cervorum deórtún vel edisc, 127, 23. Ad illum agellum qui dicitur Tatan edisc, C. D. iii. 383, 11. Greótan edesces lond, i. 273, 3.

sand

Grammar
sand, sending.
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Sanda ferculorum, i. diliciarum, An. Ox. 1631. Hé sende him gelóme sanda and éstas, ac se cniht forseah þá sanda and drencas, Hml. S. 35, 56

stæf-gefég

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-gefég, es; n.

a combination of lettersa forming of letters in writing

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a combination of letters that forms a syllable Syllaba is stæfgefég on ánre orðunge geendod. A domo fram húse; hér is se a for ánum stæfgefége; ab homine; hér is se ab án stæfgefég.

fót

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Sum sceal mid hearpan æt his hláfordes fótum sittan, Vy. 81: B. 500: 1166. Ealle gesceafta þú legst under his fét, Ps. Th. 8, 7: 46, 3. a foot as a measure of length Seó eá þæt land oferfleów mid fótes þicce flóde, Ors. 1. 3; S. 32, 6.

plihtan

(v.)
Grammar
plihtan, p. te
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him sylfum and ealre his áre it shall be at the peril of life and property, L.

lǽdan

(v.)
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Godes ǽrendu lǽdan tó Channanéum, An. 778. Frið lǽdan, 174. to bring evidence, a case, an action, &amp;amp;c. into court Þá læ-acute;dde ic Aðulfes cinges yrfegewrit on úre gemót æt Langandene, Cht. Th. 486, 13.

Ælfríc

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfríc, es; m. [ælf, ríc]

ÆlfricÆlfricus

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He was a scholar of Athelwold, at Abingdon, about 960. When Athelwold was made bishop of Winchester, he took Ælfric with him and made him a priest of his cathedral.

innoþ

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þá wæs eall hire heorte ástired and hire innoð, Hml S. 30, 340. Hé wolde ðæt of ðǽm innoðum á libbendu wætru fleówen ðe on hine gelífden, Past. 467, 30. as seat of appetite Fræcum innoþes gýfernesse gulosa uentris ingluvie, An.

ofer-eáca

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-eáca, an; m.

an over-plus, a surplus, what remains over when apart has been takenan addition, augmentation

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Wé niman eall ðæt hé áge, and niman ǽrest ðæt ceápgyld of ðam yrfe, and dǽle man syððan ðone ofereácan on .ii., L. Ath. v. 1, 1; Th. i. 228, 16: v. 6, 1; Th. i. 232, 28: v. 6, 3; Th. i. 234, 6. Ðæs geáres ofereácan fæste hé reliquum anni jejunet, L.

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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S 35, 280. to take and carry off Ágeóte man heora blód on ðá eorðan, and swá hwá swá þæs blódes hent and him tó mete macað, hé losað of his folce, E. S. viii. 62, 39. to get at with a blow, strike with a weapon Dioclitianus hét hine (St.

dugan

Grammar
dugan, l. deáh, deág,
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and add: subj, prs. dyge, duge. absolute Biþ se wela þý wyrsa, gif sé ne deáh þe hine áh, Bt. 27, 2; F. 98, 15. Gif þú hunig tó dést, ꝥ deáh. Lch. ii. 30, 22. Ne dohte hit nú lange inne ne úte, ac wæs here and hunger, Wlfst. 159, 7.

þreodung

(n.)
Grammar
þreodung, þridung, e; f.

deliberationhesitation

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Gif hé mid þancmetunge and ðreodunge (ðrydunge, MS.

Linked entries: þridung þrydung

eft-sóna

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