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sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ sorrow ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ sorrow, care ⬩ cura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, labor ⬩ care, sorrow

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Wæs him micel langung and sorh on heora heortan, ðá hié ðæt ongeáton, ðæt hé leng mid him líchomlíce wunian nolde; hé hié . . . fréfrede for ðære gelómlícan sorge, Blickl. Homl. 135, 14-23.

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glitnian

(v.)
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Betwux þæs heortes hornum glitenode gelícnys þǽre hálgan róde breohtre þonne sunnan leóma, Hml. S. 30, 42. Leóhtes dægrima glitnigende ( rutilans ) scínþ, Hy. S. 8, 21. Gliteniend(r)e corusco (immensi luminis splendore ), An. Ox. 4310. <b>I a.

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, p. stealde, and stillan, styllan, stiellan; p. de
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To leap, rush Ðus hér on grundum Godes éce bearn ofer heáh hleoþu hlýpum stylde; swá wé men sculon heortan gehygdum hlýpum styllan of mægne in mægen, Exon. Th. 46, 28-36; Cri. 744-748.

þurh-seón

(v.)

to see through ⬩ see into ⬩ penetrate with the sight

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Wé sceolon gleáwlíce þurhseón ússe hreþercofan heortan eágum, Exon. Th. 81, 24; Cri. 1328

ge-swel

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swel, -swell, es; n. [swellan to swell]

A swelling ⬩ tumour ⬩ tŭmor

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Ðá wolde se heofenlíca lǽce ðæt geswell heora heortan gelácnian then would the heavenly leech cure the swelling of their heart, Homl. Th. i. 338, 23. Mislíce geswel and blǽdran divers boils and blisters, ii. 192, 30

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stíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-mód, adj.

of constant mind, resolute ⬩ of stern mind, stern ⬩ of violent or fierce mind ⬩ of stubborn mind, stubborn, obstinate

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Thw. 21, 19; Jud. 25. of stubborn mind, stubborn, obstinate Ðonne wurð seó heardnes stíðmódre heortan swíðe gehnexad þurh grimlíce steóra, Wulfst. 133, 17

eác

(con.)
Grammar
eác, conj. l. adv.
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Drihten is mid þé on þínre heortan and on þínum innoþe and eác on þínum fultome, Bl. H. 5, 12. Salde se here him micle áþas þæt hié of his ríce uuoldon, and him eác gehéton þæt ..., Chr. 878; P. 76, 14.

ge-hnesctun

(v.)
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Ðæt mon ðá heardan heortan gehnescige, Past. 154, 3. of speech Gehnistun word heora mollierunt sermones suos Ps. Srt. 54, 22. Genexode synt his sprǽcu molliti sunt sermones eius Ps.

ge-dwellan

(v.)
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Mon ðá heortan and ðæt angiet gedweleð, 95, 20. Gedwæleí (v. ge-dwelian ; 2 first passage), Met. 19, 3. Hié hiora hiéremonna mód gedwellað, Past. 369, 18. Hé gedwealde mænigne man. Wlfst. Ii, 2. Hî folc swýðe gedwealdon, 100, 22.

þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crooked ⬩ cross ⬩ adverse ⬩ opposed ⬩ cross ⬩ angry ⬩ bitter ⬩ perverse ⬩ wrong ⬩ evil ⬩ depraved ⬩ froward ⬩ wrongly ⬩ evilly

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Ðwerre heortan peruersi cordis, Kent. Gl. 612. Mid þweorum (ðý ðweoran, Surt.) cum perverso, Ps. Spl. 27, 28. Hé eall ðurh his unrihtdǽde mid ðweorum lífe áþýstrade universa prave agenda obnubilavit, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 33.

druncennes

(n.)
Grammar
druncennes, druncennys, druncenys, -ness, e; f.

DRUNKENNESS ⬩ ebriĕtas

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DRUNKENNESS; ebriĕtas Warniaþ eów, ðe-læs eówer heortan gehefegode sýn on druncenesse attendĭte autem vobis ne forte graventur corda vestra in ebrietāte, Lk. Bos. 21, 34.

dígle

(n.)
Grammar
dígle, dígol, es; n.
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Hé heora heortena deágol ealle smeáþ, Bl. H. 179, 26. v. dígol; n. in Dict

níþ

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Ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum bútan lufe; for ðan ðe swá lange swá hé hylt ðone sweartan níð on his heortan, ne mæg hé God gegladian. Hml.

gader-tang

Grammar
gader-tang, gæder-teng. l. -tenge,

Contiguous, conjoint, in contact or connexion ⬩ continuous

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Se maga biþ neáh þǽre heortan . . . and geadortenge (connected with) þám bræg[en]e, 176, 3. of non-material things, continuous Sóþe lufe gædertange hæbbende caritatem continuam habentes, Scint. 1, 4.

ge-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þanc, -þonc, -þang, es: generally m. but sometimes n. [þanc will]

Mind ⬩ will ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ mens ⬩ animus ⬩ cogitatio

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Se Hǽlend geseh hyra heortan geðancas Iesus videns cogitationes cordis illorum, Lk. Bos. 9, 47: Ps.

Linked entries: ge-þang ge-þonc

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.

to shape ⬩ form ⬩ to create ⬩ to shape for one (dat.) as his fate (acc.) ⬩ to assign as a person's lot ⬩ to destine, adjudge a person (acc.) to anything ⬩ to give a name

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Heortan clǽne scyp(crea) on mé, Ps. Lamb. 50, 12. God gesceóp ealle gesceafta, and deófol náne gesceafta scyppan ne mæg, Homl. Th. i. 102, 1. Hé (God) selcúðe syððan scyppan nolde, Hexam. 12; Norm. 20, 15.

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turn ⬩ revolve ⬩ move about ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ depart ⬩ to turn ⬩ change ⬩ to exchange ⬩ barter

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Adame his hyge hwyrfde and his heorte ongann wendan tó hire willan Adam's mind changed, and his heart began to turn to her desire, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 28; Gen. 716.

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hope ⬩ trust ⬩ rejoice

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Heorte mín and flǽsc hyhtaþ georne on ðone lifgendan Drihten cor meum et caro mea exultaverunt in Dominum vivum, 83, 2. Hé hyhte tó mé in me speravit, 91, 14.

Linked entry: hihtan

fǽr-spel

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-spel, -spell, es; n.

A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message ⬩ imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius

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He ðæs fǽrspelles módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan he bare mental sorrow heavy at heart at the sudden news, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 4; Gú. 1023. For ðam fǽrspelle at the sudden news, Andr. Kmbl. 2173; An. 1088.

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mount ⬩ hill ⬩ mountain

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On heálícum muntum heortas wuniaþ, Ps. Th. 103, 17. On healecum muntum, Homl. Th. ii. 160, 29. Ðá ðá hé com tó muntum, ðá gemétten hine tceaþan, 502, 24, Tó Alpes ðǽm muntum, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 16. Ofer ða muntas ðe Caucaseas wé hátaþ.