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húru

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Ben. 60, 23: Past. 25, 21: 361, 7. For ðý ðe hé ongeat ðæt sió ungeðyld oft dereð ðǽm mannum ðe micle forhæfdnesse habbað, ðá lǽrde hé ðæt hié húru sceoldan geðylde habban tóeácan ðǽre forhæfdnesse, 311, 22, 19 : Bl. H. 47, 19.

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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, Angl. vii. 24, 238. with dependent clauses. where both the alternatives implied in hwæþer are given, whether ... or. hwæþer ... þe ... þe Hí ne scrifon hwæðer hit wǽre ðe dæg ðe niht, Past. 427, 31. hwæþer þe ... þe Andswarode mé sum ðing, ic nát

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Ðæt mon ierne from geate tó óðrum, Past. 49 ; Swt. 383, 8. Fram ende óþ óðerne from one end of the church to the other Glostr. Frag. 12, 17. Hafa ðás ( Leah) tó gemæccan, and ic gife ðé ða óðre (Rachel ), Gen. 29, 27.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Cwom Wealhþeów gán under gyldnum beáge, 2330; B. 1163. where one object is at the lower part of another, under, at the foot of Wæs bát under beorge, Beo. Th. 427; B. 211. Ðá com of móre under misthleoþum Grendel gongan, 1425; B. 711.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Onstyrede mid ðæm wénan ðæt hí ðæs endes suá neáh wéndon commotos vicini finis suspicione Past. 32; Swt. 213, 24. Hí wéndon his beteran ðonne hé wǽre Bt. 30, tit.; Fox xvi, 5.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

niman

(v.)
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Swelce wé nimen ðone clǽnan hwǽte, and weorpen ðæt ceaf onweg, Past. 369, 9.

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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Past. 36, 6; Swt. 255, 11. Ða hwíle his lífes vivendi spatia, 2; Swt. 249, 25. Ða hwíle ðisses andweardan lífes the time of this present life, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 4. Ða hwíle ðe his líf [tíma, l. 20] wæs, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 18.

lǽce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-dóm, es; m.

Medicinea medicineremedycure

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Búton hé ðone tíman árédige ðæs lǽcedómes ðonne biþ hit swutol ðæt se lácnigenda forliésþ ðone cræft his lǽcedómes nisi cum tempore medicamenta conveniant, constat procul dubio, quod medendi officium amittant, Past. 21, 2; Swt. 153, 3-5.

Linked entry: lǽce-cræft

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Si ergo in ea cor, quæ relicta est, figitur, nunquam ad illam quæ danda est, pervenitur, Past. 46, 5; Swt. 350, 12-16. Monnes lífdagas lǽne syndan, Ps. Th. 102, 24.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Ðæt is ðæt mon his mearce brǽde ðæt mon his hlísan and his naman mǽrsige terminum suum dilatare, est opinionis suæ nomen extendere, Past. 48, 2; Swt. 367, 14. Mǽrsedon celebrabant, Hpt. Gl. 514, 21. Mǽrsud [wearþ] crebruit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 71.

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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MSS.) ðæt hé fleó, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 16. Is suíðe micel niédþearf ðæt ... Swt. 159, 2. Ðé heora nán nýdþerf nis eft on mé tó nimene bonorum meorum non eges, Ps. Th. 15, 1. Nédþearf, Met. 20, 20.

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.
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¶ In phrases :-- Gán tó swǽsendum to go to dinner; ire ad reficiendum, 5, 4; S. 617, 18. Sittan æt or tó swǽsendum to sit at meat, take a meal :-- Hí æt beóde and æt swǽsendum sǽton sederunt ad mensam 5, 5; S. 617, 10: Cd.

Linked entries: swésende swoese

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Þider cuman, þonan þe hit ǽr com, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 30. in correlative clauses, thither ... whither Ðider becuman ... ðieder ðe hé wilnaþ, Past. 11; Swt. 65, 16.

Linked entry: þyder

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Ðæt hé gewǽte his ýtemystan finger, Past. 43; Swt. 309, 6. On ða ýtemesta[n] sǽ in extremis maris, Ps. Spl. 138, 8. Ða ýtemestan endas ðare seglgyrde cornua, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 46. Ða ýtmestan eorðbúende, Met. 10, 25.

Linked entry: ýtmest

be-witan

watch over

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Past. 457, 16. Se cyng sende Ælfún mid þám æþelingum, ꝥ hé hí bewitan sceolde, Chr. 1013; P. 144, 15.

Linked entry: be-witian

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Hé gekýðð on ðǽre styringe ðára telgena útane ðæt ðǽr ne bið nán fæstnung on ðǽm wyrtruman innan exteriori mobilitate indicat, quod nulla interius radice subsistat, Past. 359, 8.

feld

Grammar
feld, gen. felda (v. Licetfelda)

plainfield

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Ðǽm folce ðe on clǽnum felda weorðlicne sige gefeohtað, Past. 227, 25. Se Godes stranga wiga Sanctus Paulus nolde beón gehæfd binnan þǽre byrig Damasco, ac sóhte þone feld þæs campes, Gr.

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Swá déð sió Segor ðæs medemestan lífes: ðá ðe hire tó befleóð hió geheálð, Past. 399, 15. Cóm ic ꝥ ic gehǽle ( saluificem ) middaneard, Jn. 12, 47. Ꝥ middaneard sý gehǽled ( saluetur ) þurh hine, 3, 17. Gehǽled bið saluabitur, Jn.

ge-féran

(v.)
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Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 444, 7, 15. to fare Habbað wé ealle for þínum leásungum lyðre geféred, Sat. 62. of events, to go, to come, to pass, happen Eall swá hit æt þám ende eall geférde just as it in the end all happened, Chr. 1066 ; P. 200, 6. trans. to go,

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Hé sécð and smeáð hú hí hit gewrecan mæge argumenta ultionis inquirunt, Past. 225, 21: Bl. H. 33, 27: Chr. 921; P. 102, 20.