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húru

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Ox. 54, 3. in negative clauses :-- Hit tó ǽlcum men ne cymþ be his gewyrhtum, ne húru nánum ealne weg ne wunað, Bt. 30, 1; F. 108, 18 : 33, 2 ; F. 124, 28: Met. 20, 38 : Met. 8, 10: 22, 4: Seel. 38: 6. 862: 1071.

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To liedeceivefeign

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Eal hit is swá, ne leóge ic, Blickl. Homl. 179. 3. Ðú líhst ðæt ðú God sý thou sayest falsely that thou art God, Homl. Th. i. 378, 7. Seó orsorge wyrd simle líhþ and lícet prospera fortuna semper mentitur, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 30: Ælfc.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Hié ealle woldon fleón of þǽre ceastre, Bl. H. 245, 26. Hwylc æteówde eów tó fleónne fram ðon tóweardan erre?, 169, 9. Þ hé hine fleóndne for þeóf slóge, Ll. Th. i. 124i 7. to run away, be a deserter Be ðám ðe flíhþ fram his hláforde.

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Seó is ealra dúna mǽst and hígest mons maximus et altissimus, Nar, 37, 32. Se hýhsta ealra cyninga cyning the most high king of all kings, Exon. 32 b; Th. 103, 1; Cri. 1682

Linked entries: héh heá heág

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Ne mæg eal middaneard ánum ðǽra geðingian þe Críst þus tó cweð, 'Discedite a me, maledicti,' Hml. Th. ii. 572, 27: 528, 14.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Þá englas sceldað and healdað ealle hálige sáwla, Bl. H. 11, 27. Heald mé herewǽpnum wið unholdum, Ps. Ben. 34, 3.

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Eálá wǽran ða ancras swá trume and swá þurhwuniende, ðonne mihte wé ðý éþ geþolian swá hwæt earfoþnessa swá ús on becóme haereant ancorae, precor; illis namque manentibus, utcumque se res habeant, enatabimus, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 10. to continue in a condition

dǽlan

(v.)
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Miclum feoh dǽlan to give alms liberally, Rún. 1. to give a variety of things Ðú dǽlst eall gód swá swá ðú wilt, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 25. God dǽlþ manega and mistlice gemetgunga eallum his gesceaftum . . .

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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Se heofon is betera and heálicra and fægerra ðonne eall his innung. Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 10. of non-material things, reaching a high degree, of the voice, elevated, raised, loud Similar entries (v. heálíce; IIIa.)

lange

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Lengde hit man swá lange ꝥ seó scipfyrd eall beláf, Chr. 1052; P. 177, 23. Hé leofode swá lange ꝥ man his cynn nyste, Angl. vii. 44, 417. Hé forweornde swá lange oð his sciperes geféngon hine, Chr. 1046 ; P. 169, 8.

gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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Voc. ii. 25, 23. payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conquered On þisum geáre wæs ꝥ gafol gelǽst ofer eall Angelcynn; ꝥ wæs ealles .lxxii þúsend punda, Chr. 1018; P. 155, 10.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Com se biscop tó ðære mynstre (Peterborough) . . . ne fand ðǽr nán þing búton ealde weallas and wilde wuda, 963; Erl. 121, 28. of fire, wild, that spreads over a country (like a prairie fire) [cf.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

ge-witnes

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Eal sió gesomnung ðǽre hálgan ciricean ðurh ondetnesse hielt ðá gewitnesse ðǽre sóðfæsðnesse Galaad acervus testimonii interpretatur. Cuncta congregatio ecclesiae per confessionem servit testimonio veritatis, Past. 367, 5-7.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Ealle ábúgaþ tó ðé, Hy. 7, 10. Hié onhnigon tóðam herige, Cd. Th. 227, 3; Dan. 181. Áhyld mé ðín eáre tó inclina ad me aurem tuam, Ps.

Linked entry: -anne

láf

(n.)
Grammar
láf, e; f.

remnantremainsrelicremainderrestlavelegacyheirlooma relictwidow

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Ðǽr brægd eorl Beówulfes ealde láfe, 1595; B. 795: 2981; B. 1488. Hét in gefetian Hréðles láfe; næs sincmáððum sélra on sweordes hád, 4389; B. 2191. a relict, widow Láf vel forlǽten wíf derelicta, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 65; Wrt. Voc. 50, 46.

Linked entries: lǽf

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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Ðæt he smylte móde and blíðe him eall forlét quod ille placida mente dimitteret, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 21. Ða ýða swýgiaþ, blíðe weorþaþ the waves grow silent, become calm, Ps. Th. 106, 28

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Þǽra twelf mónða naman, and . . . eall ꝥ gerád þæt heora gehwylcum folgað, Angl. viii. 305, 28. Þá þing þe heora ágene gecynd þé gedydon fremde . . . nis hit nó þé gecynde ꝥ te þú hí áge, ne him nis gebyrde ꝥ hí ðé folgien, Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 34.

ge-swencan

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Hié monege cyningas geswencton, tó þon ꝥ hié eall gesealdon . . . wiþ hiera earman lífe inquietudo bellorum qua illi (reges) adtriti sunt, Ors. 5, 1 ; S. 214, 19.Hié magon ðá gódan swá micle swíður geswencean swá hié hiora ánmódlícor éhtað bonos deterius

Babilón

(n.)
Grammar
Babilón, e; f: Babilónie, Babilónige, an; f: Babilón, Babylón, es; f. [v. wim-man, es; f.]Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f.
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Seó ylce burh Babylónia, seó ðe mǽst wæs, and ǽrest ealra burga, seó is nú læst and wéstast Nimrod, the giant, first began to build Babylon; and, after him, king Ninus, and then Semiramis, his queen, finished it in the middle of her reign.

ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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Ic ealne geondhwearf éðel Gotena I traversed all the country of the Goths, 86 b; Th. 325, 10; Wíd. 109. Nán wítega nis andfenge on his éðele nēmo prophēta acceptus est in patria sua, Lk. Bos. 4, 24.

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel