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hyht

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</b> where object of trust is given :-- Byð his heorte gearo hyhte tó Drihtne paratum cor ejus sperare in Domino, Ps. Th. 111, 7. Good is þæt ic on God mínne hiht sette bonum est ponere in Deo spem meant, 72, 23: Gú. 406 : Hy. 4, 36.

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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Hwílon ic dó, ac seldon, for ðam micel réwyt mé ys tó sǽ, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 1-5.

ge-glengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-glengan, -glencan, -glæncan, -glencgan, -glengcan; p. -glengde, -glencde; pp. -glenged, -glencged, -glengd, -glend

To adornembellishset in ordercomposeornārecōmĕrecompōnĕre

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Ic geglenge cōmo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 13. Ic smicere geglengce orno, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 116; Wrt. Voc. 54, 58. Nerón hine mid ǽlces cynnes gimmum geglengde Nero adorned himself with gems of every kind, Bt. 28; Fox 100, 27 : Bt. Met.

Linked entry: glengan

ge-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-limpan, he -limpeþ, -limpþ; p. -lamp, -lomp, pl. -lumpon; subj. p. -lumpe, pl. -lumpen; pp. -lumpen

To happenoccurbefallcome to passtake placeaccĭdĕreevĕnīrecontingĕre

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To happen, occur, befall, come to pass, take place; accĭdĕre, evĕnīre, contingĕre Ðæt gelimpan sceal ðætte lagu flóweþ ofer foldan it shall happen that water shall flow over the earth, Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 1; Dóm. 1 : 117 b; Th. 452, 5; Dóm. 116.

seonu-wealt

(adj.)
Grammar
seonu-wealt, (sionu-, sinu-, sino-, sine-, sin-, syne-); adj.
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Corn sonuuald (the manna eaten in the desert), Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 31, rubc. Hyre wyrttruma ys synewealt the root is a bulb , Lchdm. i. 152, 16. Seó byrgen ( Christ's tomb ) is sinowalt bús ácorfen of ánum stáne, Shrn. 68, 35.

swice

(n.)
Grammar
swice, es; m.
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Th. 315, 15 ; Mód. 31. deceit, fraud, treachery, v. swícan, <b>IV, V</b> Hé ealle ða cyningas mid biswice (mid his swice, Cote. MS. ) ofslóg captos per dolum reges interfecit, Ors. 3, 7 ; Swt. 114, 8.

Linked entry: swicc

á-blinnan

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H. 25, 5. of things, to cease, stop, fail, come to an end Ðæt leóht on nánre tíde ne áblinneþ, Bl. H. 21, 16. Se rén áblon, Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 19. Seó scadu áblann umbra cessavit An. Ox. 40, 15. On ungyldan ðá nǽfre áblunnon, Chr. 1097; P. 234, 4.

Linked entry: on-blinnan

dreám

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dreám, drém, drím.
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Hú manige dreámas and lofsangas hleóþriaþ in heofonum quantae resonent laudes in coelo, Gr. D. 282, 14. Godes þeówas þe þá cyrican mid godcundum dreámum weorþiað . . . þá þe forhycggaþ þá Godes dreámas tó gehérenne, Bl. H. 41, 27-36.

leóran

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</b> of things, to pass away, come to nothing :-- Word mín nǽfre ne leóraþ verba mea non praeteribunt, Mt. R. 24, 35

weás

(adv.)
Grammar
weás, adv.

By chance, by accident, fortuitously

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Hit nis náuht ðæt mon cwiþ ðæt ǽnig ðing weás gebyrige; for ðam ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac dǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme ðonne wǽre hit weás gebyred quaero an esse aliquid omnino, et quidnam esse casum arbitrere. ...

hér

here . . . there

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Þá ic héer ǽrest cóm, Gen. 2711: Bo. 7: B. 244: 376.

níwe

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Hé forð bringð of his goldhorde níwe þing and ealde, Mt. 13, 52. having but recently come into a certain state, position, or relationship Níwe heofonlic neotericus uranii, celestis nouus, Hpt. 31, 13, 303.

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Skt. 5, 23. coming, arrival Hió rícsode on ðæm íglonde ðe Aulixes com tó líþan ; cúð wæs sóna æðelinges síþ, Met. 26, 62 : Andr. Kmbl. 88 ; An. 44. Geseah Iohannes sigebearn cuman tó helle, ongeat Godes sylfes síþ, Exon.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Ðá com his tíd ðæt hé sceolde of middangearde tó Drihtne féran, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 13: 4, 9; S. 577, 16. Tó morgen on ðisse ylcan tíde ic sende micelne hagol, Ex. 9, 18. Ðæt sylþ his wæstmas tó rihtre tíde, Ps. Th. 1, 4.

Linked entry: týd

æt

(prep.)
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Wé habbað gedón swá swá ús swutelung fram eów com æt ðám ƀ. Æðelnóðe, Cht. Th. 314, 2. Ðæt his fót æt stáne oþspurne. Bl.

hǽþen

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L. 21, 24. referring to Christian times. of persons Nú se hǽþena ne con úre gyfe onfón si paganus (Penda) neseit accipere nostra donaria, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 16. Ꝥ hí gehǽlan þises hǽðenan eáge, Hml. S. 4, 151.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Se kyngc lét líhtlíce of oð ꝥ hé cóm tó Englalande, and hine lét syððan tacan the king made light of it till he came to England, and afterwards had him taken Chr. 1076; P. 211, 34.

ilding

(n.)
Grammar
ilding, e; f.

Delayputting offdeferringprolongingconnivance

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Cott. ieldinge] suíðe wel Drihten þreáde Iudéas qua dissimulatione bene Iudæam Dominus corripit, Past. 21, 1; Swt. 151, 19. Ðæt ic yldinge onfó tó lifianne ut inducias vivendi accipiam, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 34. Ieldinga morarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 57

Linked entries: yldig ælding eldung

ge-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hygd, -higd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtcogitationmeditationdeliberationconsultationcōgĭtātiomĕdĭtātioconsĭlium

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Thought, cogitation, meditation, deliberation, consultation; cōgĭtātio, mĕdĭtātio, consĭlium Sceal on leóht cuman heortan gehygd his heart's thought shall come into light, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 17; Cri. 1039 : 77 b; Th. 290, 28; Wand. 72.

Linked entries: -hygd ge-higd ge-hýd

ge-méting

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Hé hié mid þǽm ilcan wrence beswác þe hé æt heora ærran gemétingge dyde, 4, 9; S. 188, 33. an assembly, a body of persons who have come together Ælc gemétinc omnis conventus (plebis), Bl. Gl. Háligra heáh gemétincg consilium sanctorum, Ps.