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be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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wæs bewered fram þǽre biscopþegnunge ab administrando episcopatu prohibito, Bd. 4, 5 ; Sch. 380, 16. with gen. Mé ꝥ godcunde mægen þæs ganges bewerede, Hml.

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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Smeágende hwæðre hit gást wǽre þæt þǽr mid hwylcere híwunga gebǽde hí putans ne spiritus esset, qui se fingeret orare, Hml.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Hafað se hálga helle bereáfod, Cri. 558. in classical mythology Þǽre helle hund . . . þæs nama wæs Ceruerus, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 15. Of helle ex herebo, Wrt.

heán

(adj.)
Grammar
heán, adj.

Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humblehumilis, infamis

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Ðeáh hit se læsta wǽre and se heánosta though it were the least and the lowest, Blickl. Homl. 169, 23

pól

(n.)
Grammar
pól, es; m.
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A pool Salamon sǽde ðætte swiðe deóp pól wǽre gewered on ðæs wísan monnes mód aqua profunda verba ex ore viri, Past. 38, 7; Swt. 279, 15. Hié nellaþ gepyndan hiora mód, swelce mon deópne pool gewerige, 39, 1 ; Swt. 283, 14.

Linked entry: pyll

be-wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wǽfan, p. de; pp. ed; [wǽfan to cover]

To befold, wrap round, cover, clotheobvolvere, amicire, operire, induere

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Martinus me bewǽfde mid ðyssere wǽde Martin clothed me with this garment, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 34. His cempan mid wolcnreádum wǽfelse hine bewǽfdon his soldiers clothed him in a scarlet robe, ii. 252, 25.

Linked entry: wǽfan

wíd-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-cúþ, adj.
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Th. ii. 30, 30. of things Mid ðý ðe se cyningc gehírde ðæt Apollonius ðone rǽdels swá rihte árǽdde, ðá ondréd hé ðæt hit tó wídcúð wǽre, Ap. Th. 5, 2. Ðæt gesýne wearð, widcúþ werum, ðæt wrecend ðá gyt lifde, Beo. Th. 2516; B. 1256.

weorold-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gestreón, es ; n.
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Worldly gain, this world's wealth Wéndest ðú, gif ðú mé sealdest ówiht ðínes, ðæt ðé ðonne wǽre ðín woruldgestreón eall gelytlad? Wulfst. 260, 19. Ðás woruldgestreón, Exon. Th. 106, 15 ; Gú. 41.

camp

(n.)
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Wæst tó rocggan campæs geatæ, v. 255, 32. Tó wígan campe, 313, 10: vi. 67, 9. On todan camp; of todan campe, iii. 425, 27. [O. L. Ger. kamp an enclosure, field: O. Frs. kamp an enclosed piece of land. v.

ceáp-gyld

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indemnity for stolen property.Add: Gecýðe hé ꝥ hit wǽre forstolen, and bidde syþþan his ceápgildes, Ll. Th. i. 238, 13. 8. Þingie hé on þám ceápgilde, náht on þám wíte, 210, 16.

heals

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Wiþ healswærce . . . þonne þone heals wærc[e], smire ðá þeóh; gif þá þeóh wærce, smire þone heals, Lch. ii. 312, 5-7: 8. as part of an animal Hals is mín (a badger's) hwít and heáfod fealo, Rä. 16, 1.

windel

(n.)
Grammar
windel, es; m.

A basket

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Ic geseah swefen, ðæt ys, ðæt ic hæfde þrí windlas (canistra) ofer mín heáfod, and on ðam ufemystan windle (canistro) wǽre manegra cynna gebæc, Gen. 40, 17.

on-týnness

(n.)
Grammar
on-týnness, e; f.

an opening, aperturediscovery

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Se cierlisca mon se ðe oft betygen wǽre þiéfþe, and ðonne æt síðestan synnigne man gefó, L. In. 37; Th. i. 124, 20

Linked entry: týnness

tó-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceótan, p. -sceát, pl. -scuton

To rush in different directionsto dispersehurriedly,scatter

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Ðá wǽron ða munecas swíðe áférede, nyston hwet heom tó dónne wǽre, ac tóscuton; sume urnon intó cyrcean, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 12. Þe shell toshett (burst asunder) on þe schire ground. Whan it cofli tooclef þer crep oute an addre, Alis. (Skt.) 1008

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Nó ðý fægra wæs, Cd. Th. 203, 6; Exod. 399. Nó ðý sél dyde, 246, 35; Dan. 489. Ne sý ná tó ðæs hwón ( on no account ) geendod náðer ne dægrédsang ne ǽfensang bútan ðam drihtlícan gebede, R. Ben. 38, 14 : 84, 1, 10 : 95, 7.

Linked entries: ne

Aríus

(n.)
Grammar
Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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D. 325] ðone mæsse-preóst Arrium, forðan ðe he nolde gelýfan ðæt ðæs lífigendan Godes Sunu wǽre ealswá mihtig swá se mǽra Fæder is they there [in the city of Nice A.

Linked entries: Arrian Arrius

oþþe

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</b> add :-- Eálá, wǽre hé áuðer oððe hát, oððe ceald, Past. 445, 36. after a primary statement, appending a secondary alternative or consequence of setting aside the primary statement Hé áxode hig hwæðer hire fæder wǽre hál . . . oððe hwæðer hé

Linked entry: of-þe

þeáh

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Th. ii. 326, 24. (2 a) add :-- Genóh wǽre þám wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeáh þe hé wiste hæfde; and eft him wǽre genóh his hafenleást, ðeáh ðe hé gesundful wiére, Hml. Th. i. 330, 15-17. Swá þéh þe him lytles hwæt uniéðe sié, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 18

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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iúh ða ðe hlǽhas forðon gie woepaþ væ vobis qui ridetis nunc quia lugebitis, 25. Hlihgaþ, Homl. Th. i. 180, 14. Hlihaþ, Blickl. Homl. 25, 23. Hliehaþ, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 19.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> what is fixed by law in a particular case :-- Gif hwá þæne friðleásan man healde, béte ꝥ swá hit ǽr lagu wæs, Ll. Th. i. 384, 8.