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fore-meahtig

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Foremihtig prepotens, Hy. S. 74, 9. Add

hete-grim

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Wæs hió hetegrim, Rä. 34, 5. Add

æfter-fylgendness

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-fylgendness, e; f.

Success

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Success Æfterfyligendnyssum successibus, Hy. S. 11, 8

Linked entry: fylgend-ness

á-þrytness

(n.)
Grammar
á-þrytness, e; f.

Weariness

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Weariness Áþrytnesse fastidium, Hy. S. 6, 8

lǽn-land

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-land, es; n.
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Fíf hída ðe Óswald bócaþ Eádríce swá swá hit ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlande, 217, 20. Wé wrítaþ ðæt hæbbe hit swá rúm tó bóclande swá ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlonde, 258, 29. Eall ðæt yrfe ðæ ic hæbbe on lǽnelendum, v. 333, 21

truma

(n.)
Grammar
truma, an; m.
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-Truma acies, exercitus, Hpt. Gl. 477, 13. férde mid fyrdlícum truman and ða burh geeode. Jos. 11. 10: Homl. Ass. 113, 356. Truman aciem, Hpt. Gl. 426, 69.

þurh-scríþan

(v.)

to pass throughglide throughto go through a subjectexamineconsiderperlustrare

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our Lord's nature according to the flesh ), ne on him gelýfan swylce sý ánfeald man búton his godcundnysse, ac wé sceolon gelýfan ðæt ys sóð man and sóðlíce God, Anglia viii. 324, 1

wræc-lást

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-lást, es; m.

An exile-track

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wunode wræclástum he lived in exile, Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 196, 36. wræclástas trsed he wandered an outlaw, Beo. Th. 2709; B. 1352. Ic sceal hweorfan ðý wídor, wadan wræclástas, wuldre benémed, duguþum bedéled. Cd. Th. 272, 17; Sae. 121.

éhtend

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Gyf man méte ꝥ geseón ne mæge, lǽre ic hine ꝥ him wið his éhtend beorge, Lch. iii. 174, 28. a persecutor ( Nero ) wæs monna ǽrest éhtend crístenra monna, Ors. 6, 5; S. 262, 5. Oehtende persecutore, Rtl. 64, 16.

first-mearc

an intervala respite

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wilnode fyrsþmearce (inducias) . . . gewilnode þára fyrstmearca, ac þá ná ne onféng, 326, 18-20

án-lípig

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án-lípig, (ǽn-).
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námon him ðá gedwollmenn ǽnlípige (heretics only) tó gemynde, Hml. S. 23, 390. of number, (one) single Lǽcedóm onsundron ánlípig a single recipe by itself. Lch. ii. 12, 7.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, p. ode

To hiehastenstrive

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Ða ðe gesyhþ tó Gode higian those that he sees striving towards God, Blickl. Homl. 29, 22. sceal simle higian ðæt weorþe geedniwad he must ever strive to be renewed. Past. 22, 1; Swt. 169, 10

Linked entries: hígþ tó-higung

feáwa

a few

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H. 53, 1. On þám folce feáwe wǽran ǽnige there were few only in that folk, Ps. Th. 104, 11. Hwæt ðá feáwa syndan þe his willan wyrcean willen, R. Ben. 2, 17. cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml.

ge-beorg

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Besceáwige á his ágene týdder-nesse and þurh þæt gebeorh sý ne forbrýte ná þæt tócnysede hreód let him ever consider his own weakness and by that means let there be protection (let him be saved) from crushing the bruised reed (the Latin is : Suam

and-sýn

(n.)
Grammar
and-sýn, e; f.

A facefacies

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A face; facies Woldon ðæt mihton geholene beón fram andsýne ðæs cyninges they wished that they might be hidden from the face of the king, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 25

áþ-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
áþ-wyrþe, adj.

Worthy of an oathworthy of creditdignus qui juret

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Worthy of an oath, worthy of credit; dignus qui juret Gif he áþwyrþe biþ if he be oath-worthy, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 14: L. Ed. 3 ; Th. i. 160, 21

em-twá

(num.)

two even parts, halvesdīmĭdia

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He tobærst on emtwá he burst asunder into halves. Homl. Th. ii. 250, 26

Linked entry: twégen

fold-græf

(n.)
Grammar
fold-græf, es; n.

An earth-gravesepulcrurn

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An earth-grave; sepulcrurn He ahóf of foldgræfe he raised [it] from an earthly grave, Elen. Kmbl. 1686; El. 845. Of foldgrafum from the earth-graves, Exon. 23a; Th. 63, 27; Cri. 1026

ful-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-georne, full-georne; adv.

Full earnestlyvery diligentlyfull welldiligentissĭmeoptĭme

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Full earnestly, very diligently, full well; diligentissĭme, optĭme He wiste fulgeorne ðæt God hine lufode he knew full well that God loved him; qui optime nōvĕrat Dŏmĭnum esse cum eo, Gen. 39, 3

Linked entry: full-georne

hwistlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwistlian, p. ode

to hisswhistle

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To make a hissing sound, to hiss, whistle hwystlode stranglíc[e] stemne he [the devil] made a great hissing, Nar. 43, 17. [Wick. whistlen hiss (A. V.) Piers P. whistlen (to birds ).]