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hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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Þú wǽre nú oð þis úpáhafen on þisse worulde ǽhtum and hwílwendum weorcum; nú gedafnað þé ꝥ þú beó úpáhafen on gást-licum welum, Hml. S. 30, 118

middel

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Add: the middle point or part of a line, area, volume, number, &c.

pæþ

(n.)
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Another list of boundaries to the same land as that mentioned in C. D. iii. 175-176 is given C.

tweógan

Grammar
tweógan, <b>I c.</b> add after Swt. 192, 15: 5, 7; S. 230, 20. <b>II a.</b>
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Add Ic wát ꝥ hí tweógiað be þǽre sáwle life æfter þæs líchaman deáðe multos ... de vita animae post mortem carnis perpendo dubitare, Gr. D. 259, 7.

hosa

(n.)
Grammar
hosa, an; m. [or hose; f. (?) v. next word, and cf. other dialects] .

a covering for the leg, HOSE ⬩ caliga ⬩ breeches, hose.] ⬩ a husk, a covering for a grain or seed

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Lind. 15, 16. v. Jamieson's Dict. hose the seed-leaves of grain: vagina, the hose of corn, See also E. D. S. Reprinted Glossaries, No. 5

Linked entry: leðer-hose

spǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
spǽtan, p. te.

to spit ⬩ to syringe ⬩ squirt

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Lind. 27, 30. Hé byþ on spǽt conspuetur, Lk. Skt. 18, 32. trans. Ic spǽte áttor, Exon. Th. 405, 26; Rä. 24, 8 : 398, 27; Rä. 18, 4. to syringe, squirt

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum linguae eius, Mk. Skt. 7, 35. Hé his tungan (tunga, Lind. Rush. ) onhrán, 7, 33. Rómáne ðæm pápan his tungon forcurfon.

hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr, hér, es; n.

Hair, a hair

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Lind. 10, 30. Hiora is mycle má ðonne ic mé hæbbe on heáfde nú hǽra feaxes multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei, Ps. Th. 68, 4. Mid hérum oððe fæx hire capillis suis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 2.

Linked entry: hér

tin-treg

(n.)
Grammar
tin-treg, -terg, es; n.: tin-trega, an; m.

Torment

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Tintregum (tintergum, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 16, 23. Búton tintregum þeáh on hellewíte, Homl. Th. i. 94, 6. Wrecan heora teónrǽdenne mid tintergum on him, Jud. 15, 10: Exon. Th. 114, 33; Gú. 182.

Linked entries: helle-tintreg tinterg

Lǽden

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden, es; n.

Latin ⬩ speech ⬩ language

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Gitrahtad on lǽden [Lind. in Latin] interprætatum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 41. On lǽden [Lind. lǽddin] latine, Jn, Skt. Rush. 19, 20. Didymus, gemi-nus in lætin, Lind. 20, 24, margin.

Linked entries: Léden lýden

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; ⬩ frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpere ⬩ to press, force, urge; ⬩ urgere ⬩ to rush into ⬩ take ⬩ by storm ⬩ in locum irrumpere, expugnare, ⬩ erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere ⬩ to break ⬩ burst forth ⬩ make a noise ⬩ crash ⬩ to sail; ⬩ navigare ⬩ To retch; ⬩ screare

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We brecaþ ofer bæþweg brimhengestum we sail over the sea in ships [lit. sea-horses], Andr. Kmbl. 1025; An. 513. v. reflex.

Linked entries: ǽ-brec hús-brice brǽce brec breca brece

faru

going ⬩ passing ⬩ sailing ⬩ a journey ⬩ voyage ⬩ an expedition ⬩ proceedings ⬩ course ⬩ path ⬩ procedure ⬩ the train ⬩ the troops ⬩ the followers ⬩ the attendants ⬩ carriage

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Ðá yldestan ealdras Israhéla ðeóde geendodon heora líf on ðǽre langsuman fare (the journey in the wilderness), 212, 12: 198, 25: 200, 26. Siððan þú fram ús síðodest on fare since you went from us on your journey, Hml. S. 6, 83.

plegan

(v.)
Grammar
plegan, plægan, plegian, plagian, plagian; p. de, ede, ode
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Lind. Rush. 6, 22. Pleagade saltavit, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 6. Ne plægde gé, Lind., gé ne plagadun, Rush. non saltastis, 11, 17. Ðæt folc sæt and æt and dranc, and árison and plegedon, Ex. 32, 6.

Linked entries: plægan plagian plegian

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Wídan feore as long as life lasts, 301, 23 ; Fä. 23. Ne seah ic wídan feorh never in all my life have I seen, Beo. Th. 4033 ; B. 2014. Ðú scealt wídan feorh écan ðíne yrmðu, Andr. Kmbl. 2766 ; An. 1385

wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor, (-ur, -er), es; n.

Glory ⬩ vainglory

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Wé gesáwon his wuldor (uuldor, Lind.), Jn. Skt. l, 14. Godes wuldor (uulder, Lind.), ii. 40 : Ps. Spl. 18, 1. Ealles ðæs Iudith sægde wuldor Dryhtne, Judth. Thw. 26, 24; Jud. 343. Wulder, R. Ben. 4, 4. Sáule sóðfæstra wuldrum hrémge. Exon.

Linked entries: wulder wuldor-full

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear. ⬩ a drop of water from the eye, ⬩ caused by emotion, generally by grief ⬩ in plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, affliction ⬩ caused by weakness. ⬩ a tearlike drop ⬩ that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Heó ongan mid hyre teárum (tæherum ł teárum, Lind.) hys fét þweán, Lk. Skt. 7, 38. Teárum ł tehrum, Lind. 7, 44. Mid teherum (teórum, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 24. Wépende wéregum teárum, Andr. Kmbl. 118; An. 59. Wráðum teárum, Ps. Th. 59, 11.

Linked entries: tæher teagor teárig teher tíran

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold in ⬩ restrain ⬩ retain ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ prŏhĭbēre ⬩ abstĭnēre

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He ðǽar sum fæc on forhæbbendum lífe lifede ălĭquandiu contĭnentissĭmam gessit vītam, Bd. 5, 11; S. 626, 16.

geár-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
geár-dagas, pl. m. [geár, dæg]

YORE-DAYS ⬩ days of yore ⬩ days of years ⬩ time of life ⬩ dies antīqui ⬩ annōrum dies

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YORE-DAYS, days of yore, days of years, time of life; dies antīqui, annōrum dies In [on] geardagum in days of yore, Exon. 11 b; Th. 16, 11; Cri. 251 : 77 a; Th. 289, 6; Wand. 44 : Cd. 21; Th. 287, 16; Sat. 368 : Beo.

nam-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
nam-cúþ, adj.

Having the name well-known ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ of note ⬩ of renown

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Twegen sacerdas ðe ǽr on lífe wǽron swíðe namcúþe, Homl. Th. ii. 342, 3. Heáhfæderas namcúþe weras ( the twelve patriarchs ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 2: R. Ben. 33, 20.

ge-yppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yppan, p. -ypte; pp. -ypped, -yped, -ypt

To open ⬩ reveal ⬩ declare ⬩ manifest ⬩ disclose

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Lind. 12, 2: Andr. Kmbl. 2447; An. 1225: Menol. Fox 311; Men. 159. Þurh hine wurdon manege geypte through him were many discovered, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 20

Linked entry: ge-upped

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