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lustful-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lustful-ness, e; f.

Pleasuredelightdesire

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Drihten eallum geleáffulum monnum heora gong gestaþelade tó lífes wege ðæt hié mágon þurh ða lustfulnesse heora módes mid gódum dǽdum geearnian leht ðæs écan lífes the Lord established for all believers their passage to the way of life, that they may

gefér-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
gefér-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To keep company or fellowshipaccompanyassociateassŏciāre

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Ðǽr beóþ geférlǽhte on ánre súsle, ða ðe on lífe on mándǽdum geþeódde wǽron there shall be associated in one torment those who in life were united in evil deeds, Homl. Th. i. 132, 20 : 414, 34

súgan

(v.)
Grammar
súgan, p. seáh, pl. sugon; pp. sogen.
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Ðonne him on ðam magan súgeþ when it is in his stomach as if it were sucked in, Lchdm. ii. 192, 13: 160, 1

þiderweardes

(adv.)
Grammar
þiderweardes, adv.
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When he was on the way thither and the other troops were on the road home, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 32. Swá heó ǽr dyde þyderweardes as she did before when on the way to that place, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 724.

fore-stæppan

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Of wiðmetennysse forestæppendra gódra wera ex praecedentium comparatione, Gr. D. 8, 20. Take here the instances given under fore-stapan, fore-steppan, and add

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geómrian

(v.)
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Hé swýþe weóp and geómrian ongan flens et gemens, Guth. Gr. 162, 33. Gémerian and wépan gemere et flere, Scint. 34, 3. Ðá ic þá ðis leóþ geómriende ásungen hæfde haec dum querimoniam lacrymabilem styli officio designarem, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 16.

glíwian

(v.)
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An. 1110); on mé glíwedon wrǽtlic weorc smiða me then a man enclosed between sheltering boards, stretched a covering of skin, went on to adorn me with gold; on me played the fair work of smiths (referring to the sound made by the metal ornaments and clasps

hæppan

(v.)
Grammar
hæppan, (?); p. te
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, to slip Þá slóh sum hǽþen man to þám hálgan were, ac mid þám swenge hæpte ꝥ swurd him of handum (the sword slipped out of his hand), and ne mihte man hit nǽfre syððan findan (cf. þæt wǽpen wand áweg mid þám siege of þæs réðan handum, Hml.

hrútan

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Add: to make a noise, rumble, rattle Went hié sió wamb and hrýt and gefélð sár þonne se mon mete þiged, Lch. ii. 216, 20. Ne mé hrútende (v.

rǽsan

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add: of an object that moves itself Hé wearð geangsumod, and rǽsde tó ðám were þe ðǽr offrian wolde, and ofslóh hine sóna, Hml. S. 25, 225. Án ormǽte heort . . . gewende fram þám flocce, and rǽsde intó þám wudu, 30, 30.

sendan

Grammar
sendan, <b>I b.</b>
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</b> add :-- Ne wéne ge ꝥ ic cóme sybbe on eorðan tó sendanne; ne cóm ic sybbe tó sendanne, ac swurd, Mt. 10, 34

sang-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
sang-bóc, f.

a music-book, one of the service books, containing 'besides the canticles, the hymns which were used in the Anglo-Saxon churches.'

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Gr. 50, 15; Som. 51, 20. one of the service books, containing 'besides the canticles, the hymns which were used in the Anglo-Saxon churches.' v. Maskell's Monumenta Ritualia, i. cii Ðæt synd ða hálgan béc ... sangbóc ..., L. Ælfc.

ge-ánlǽcan

(v.)

to uniteuniteTo join togetherto get together, collect, assemble

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Hé wearð geánlǽht mid geleáfan tó ðám hálgan were, 19, 103. Geán-lǽht ascissitur (militonum catenis), An. Ox. 4178. Wǽron þá fyrmestan heáfodmenn Hinguar and Hubba, geánlǽhte, þurh deófol, Hml. S. 32, 30. intrans.

heard-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
heard-líce, adv.

Hardly, sorely, harshly, sternly, bravely, stoutly

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Se Godes man ongan heardlíce and bitterlíce wépan the man of God began to weep sorely and bitterly; solutus est in lacrymis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 29. Hé heardlíce gewon wið Æþelbald cyning he struggled hard with king Ethelbald, Chr. 741; Erl. 46, 30.

cólian

(v.)
Grammar
cólian, p. ode, ede; v. intrans.

To COOLto be or become cold algererefrigerari

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Weder cóledon the storms were cold Andr. Kmbl. 2514; An. 1258. Leomu cólodon the limbs became cold Elen. Grm. 882

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on-þeón

(v.)

to prosperto be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable

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Th. 1805; B. 900. to be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable Gamele ne móston hilde onþeón the aged might not be of service in battle (in the preceding lines it is mentioned that the very young were excluded from the army), Cd.

smearcian

(v.)
Grammar
smearcian, smercian; p. ode

To smirk, smile

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Ðonne ðú smercodest and hlóge, ðonne weóp ic biterlíce Wulfst. 140, 28. Ðá smearcode hé Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 17. Smercode (smearcode, Cote. MS.) 34, 12; Fox 154, 8: 35, 4; Fox 160, 31: 40, 2; Fox 236, 22. Smercode Blickl. Homl. 189, 4: Homl.

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hinder

(adv.)
Grammar
hinder, adv.

Back, on the further side, behind, down

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On hinder hé eode he [the devil] went behind, Homl. Th. i. 172, 35. Hé on hinder gǽþ he shall go back, Salm. Kmbl. 254; Sal. 126. On hinder in helle hús down into hell, Exon. 42 b; Th. 142, 23; Gú. 648

hleór-beran

(n.; v.)
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But may not the verb on which beran depends be gewiton, v. 607, vv. 608-11 be parenthetical, and scionon an adverb, the passage then being translated thus, they went bearing above their faces the boar's shape, fairly [scionon] adorned with gold?

Linked entry: hliét

á-windan

(v.)

To twistplaitweaveto slip awayto become weak (?)

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Ox. 254. intrans. to slip away Út áwundene gylt oþþe út áslidene synne prolapsum nefas, Germ. 388, 58. to become weak (?) Þá handa áwindaþ (-swindaþ? v. á-swindan), þá þe ǽr hæfdon ful hwæte fingras, Wlfst. 148, 3