ge-hyhtan
To hope ⬩ trust
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To hope, trust We sceolan gehyhtan on godes ða gehálgodan cyricean we must trust in God's holy church, Blickl. Homl. 111, 8. On his naman ðeóda gehyhtaþ in nomine ejus gentes sperabunt, Mt. Bos. 12, 21. On hine gehyhtton trusted in him, Blickl.
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deófol-lic
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Th. ii. 512, 21. of other than spirits, like the devil, devilish, diabolical, evil, cruel Mennisclic is ðæt mon on his móde costunga ðrowige . . . ac ðæt is deófullic ðæt hé ðone willan ðurhteó, Past. 71, 14.
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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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Animal is ǽlc ðing ðe orðaþ; ðonne is synderlíce homo man, equus hors . . . ; gemǽnelíce arbor treów; synderlíce (uitis) wíntreów, Zup. 14, 8-10.
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ge-beórscipe
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In gebeársciopum in conuiuis, Lk. L. 20, 46. Ðerh gebeárscipo per conuiuia, 9, 14.
be-fón
to seize ⬩ catch ⬩ take, ⬩ to seize ⬩ take forcible possession of ⬩ to seize a criminal ⬩ lost property ⬩ to catch ⬩ get to see a person ⬩ to get ⬩ attain to ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ to enclose, ⬩ to serve as a covering for ⬩ contain ⬩ to put into a covering ⬩ to encircle, ⬩ to lie round ⬩ to place round ⬩ to include ⬩ contain ⬩ comprise ⬩ to surround with words ⬩ furnish with a commentary ⬩ to have to do with an object ⬩ to engage in an occupation ⬩ get involved in an action
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Th. i. 118, 13. Sé geypte déman þæt Tiburtius wæs crísten, and hé wæs befangen, Shrn. 116, 24. ¶ to take in the act:-- In dernelegerscip befóen in adulterio deprehensam, Jn.
meaht
- Ps, Th. 70, 18
Might ⬩ power ⬩ virtue ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ mighty work
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Gif hǽto oððe meht ne wyrne lǽt him blód if heat, or his ability to bear it do not forbid, let him blood, L. M. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 254, 4. Miht is Drihtnes potestas Dei est, Ps. Th. 61, 12. Meahte opis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 26: potentatus, 77, 78.
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ge-hycgan
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D. 271, 13. to think, conceive, have an idea of Ne mæg ic þæt gehicgan, hú ic in þǽm becwóm, Sat. 179. to resolve, determine For þon scyle mon gehycgan þæt hé Meotude hýre, Sch. 98
ǽniht
Anything ⬩ quicquam
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In mec ne hæfeþ ǽniht in me non habet quicquam, Jn. Rush. War. 14, 30
fyrd-wyrðe
Famous in war ⬩ bello clārus
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Famous in war; bello clārus Gang æfter flóre fyrdwyrðe man the man famous in war went along the floor, Beo. Th. 2637; B. 1316
neód
necessity
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The distinction in form between the word = Goth. nauþs, and the preceding word seems not to have been observed in A. S. MSS
un-geblýged
Undismayed
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Undismayed Him fǽringa ádl in gewód; hé on elne swá þeáh ungeblýged bád beorhtra geháta blíþe in burgum, Exon. Th. 158, 23; Gú. 913
fór-bed
A litter
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A litter: -Fórbed (-bæd, v.l.) badanola (lectus in itinere, lectus itineralis: cf. banadola lectus quo in itinere fertur, Gl. Isidor), Hpt. 31, 6, 80
ge-tange
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Near to, in connexion with Líf wæs mín longe leódum in gemonge, tírum getonge long was my life among men, always glorious, Reim. 42
helle-loc
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an enclosure in hell; in pl. hell as a prison Ꝥ hí scoldan hine gelǽdan tó hellelocum (ad inferni claustra), Gr. D. 325, 30
scearu
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Hé wearð drepen in þá sceare and þý wæs gelǽded tó deáþe percussus in inguine perductus est ad mortem, Gr. D. 324, 14. Add
un-geweald
impotence ⬩ inability to control ⬩ unintentionally ⬩ not wilfully ⬩ involuntarily
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P. ii. 1; Th. ii. 182, 21: L. M. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 268, 1: L. Alf. pol. 13; Th. i. 70, 9. Ungewealdes, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 1. Suelce hé hit ungewisses oððe ungewealdes doo agit velut nesciens, 33; Swt. 215, 11.
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mǽnan
To mean ⬩ to intend to convey a certain sense ⬩ to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement ⬩ to mean ⬩ purpose ⬩ have as an object to which the mind is directed ⬩ intend ⬩ to signify ⬩ have a certain signification or purpose
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To mean. of persons to intend to convey a certain sense Gif hé of wege ǽnigne gebrohte . . ðæt is ðæt ic mǽne gif hé ǽnigne man on synne bespeóne if he have brought any man out of the way . . . what I mean, is, if he have lured any man to sin, L.
HWÍL
A WHILE
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On dæges hwíle in the day-time, Cd. 191; Th. 238, 4; Dan. 349. Crist on dære hwíle tó helle gewende Christ during that time [while in the tomb] went to hell, Homl. Th. i. 26, 35. In hwíle tíde in momenta temporis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 5.
hrér-ness
Motion ⬩ disturbance ⬩ agitation ⬩ commotion ⬩ storm
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Swá ðú hí on yrre ehtest and dréfest ðæt hí on hrérnesse hraðe forweorþaþ ita persequeris illos in tempestate tua; et in ira tua conturbabis eos, Ps. Th. 82, 11
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neowol
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Add Drohtnoð habban . . . in neowlum áttre ( in the poison of the bottomless pit), Wlfst. 188, 8. On neowlum in imo, Scint. 21, 12. Tó neowlum ad ima, 4, 17: 20, 8. Neolum imis, Lch. i. lxxv, 3. Þeáh se man gewíte in ðá neowelestan scrafa, Verc.