dráf
DROVE, herd, band ⬩ armenta, grex, agmen
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micelnyss his orfes on ðære dúne læswede, sum módig fearr wearþ ángencga, and ðære heorde dráfe oferhogode when the immense multitude of his cattle was grazing on the mountain, an unruly bull wandered alone, and despised the companionship of the herd, Homl
Egipte
The Egyptians, the people of Egypt in a body, Egypt ⬩ Ægyptii
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Egipta here the host of the Egyptians, Deut. ll, 4. Fóron Iosepes tyn gebróðru to Egiptum Joseph's ten brothers went to Egypt, Gen. 42, 3: 45, 9. Hunger fornam swíðust Egipte famine oppressed the Egyptians most, Gen. 47, 13
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freónd-rǽden
A friend-condition ⬩ friendship ⬩ amīcĭtia
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Hie getreówlíce heora freóndrǽdenne healdaþ they faithfully hold their friendship, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 39: Exon. 67 a; Th. 249, 5; Jul. 107: Elen. Kmbl. 2413; El. 1208. Gif man wille fulle freóndrǽdene [freóndrǽddene MS.
gang-dagas
Perambulation days ⬩ the three days before Ascension day or Holy Thursday ⬩ Rogation days, when the boundaries of parishes and districts were traversed ⬩ dies perambŭlātiōnes vel processiōnis ⬩ rogātiōnum dies
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Perambulation days, the three days before Ascension day or Holy Thursday, Rogation days, when the boundaries of parishes and districts were traversed; dies perambŭlātiōnes vel processiōnis, rogātiōnum dies Betweox gang-dagum and middum sumera betwixt
here-reáf
Spoil ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty
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Homl. 85, 19. Hengest and Æsc gefuhton wið Walas and genámon unárímedlíco herereáf Hengest and Æsc fought with the Britons and took countless spoils. Chr. 473; Erl. 12, 26: 584; Erl. 18, 25. Hé tódǽlþ his herereáf spolia ejus distribuit, Lk.
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HREDDAN
To RID ⬩ take away ⬩ save ⬩ liberate
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To RID, take away, save, liberate God hí hredde wið heora fýnd God rid them of, or saved them from, their enemies, Homl. Th. i. 312, 9. Hrede ł nere eripe, Blickl. Gl. Ps. 58, 2.
húsel-gang
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Attendance upon or partaking of the sacrament Fulluht and synna forgyfenys húselgang sind eallum gemǽne earmum and eádigum baptism and forgiveness of sins, attendance at the sacrament, are common to all, to poor and rich, Homl.
hwæt-hwega
Something ⬩ somewhat ⬩ a little
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Hé hwæthwego fram ðam wage ða limu áhóf, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 27; Homl. Th. ii. 90, 29. Hwæthwega ufor gán, 32, 22. Hwæthwegu tódǽled somewhat separated, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 14. Hwæthwiga aliquantulum, Ps. Th. 89, 15. Hwæthwygu, 93, 8.
Linked entries: æt-hwæga hwæt-hwoegno
hyrne
A horn ⬩ corner ⬩ angle
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A horn, corner, angle Hyrne angulus, Wrt. Voc. 80, 73. Ðæt wæter ðe man ða bán mid áþwoh binnan ðære cyrcan wearþ ágoten on ánre hyrnan the water that the bones were washed with in the church was poured away in a corner, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 162.
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of-áxian
To find out by asking ⬩ to learn
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Hé his bróðor slege ofáxode, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 5. Hé ofáxode æt ðám láreówum, ðæt Cristes þeówdóm ne sceal beón geneádod, 130, 14. Hé ofácsode ( suspicabatur ) ðæt hé hæfde ǽrendo, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 48 note.
rǽpling
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Homl. 173, 7. Rǽplinga damnatorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 54. Se wæs gebunden mid ðám rǽplingum qui cum seditiosis erat vinctus, Mk. Skt. 15, 7. On cweartern ðǽr man ðæs cyninges rǽplingas heóld, Gen. 39, 20. Rǽplingas his vinctos suos, Ps. Spl. 68, 32.
ræps
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On ðisum dagum wé forlǽtaþ on úrum repsum 'Gloria Patri,' Homl. Th. ii. 224, 26. Gé sculon singan sunnanúhtan ǽfre nigon ræpsas mid nigon rǽdingum, L. Ælfc. P. 44; Th. ii. 384, 5
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ge-macian
To make, cause
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To make, cause Hí heora lufigendne gemaciaþ weligne écelíce they make the lover of them rich eternally, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 29. Ðone ðe he ǽr martyr gemacode whom he had before made a martyr, 82, 24.
Linked entry: MACIAN
scógan
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Se engel cwæð : Begyrd ðé, and sceó (gisceó ðec, Rtl. 58, 11) ðé, and fylig mé, Homl. Th. ii. 382, 9. Sceógiaþ calciate, Engl. Stud. ix. 40. Sceógeaþ eówre fétt, Past. 5, 2; Swt. 44, 10. Cf.
scrid
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Ðá héht se cásere gesponnan fiówer wildo hors tó scride and hine gebundenne in ðæt scrid ásetton . . . Hió gelǽddon ðæt scrid on heá dúne, Shrn. 71, 34. Heó wæs on gyldenum scryd, 156, 11. Screoda siex hun[dred]a six hundred chariots (cf.
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þæslíce
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Hé hlód ða flówendan láre ðe hé eft þæslíce bealcette, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 22. Þæslícor dignius, Germ. 390, 33
þreodian
to deliberate ⬩ take thought ⬩ to deliberate ⬩ hesitate
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Hé þreodode and smeáde on his móde, hwæt hé embe ðæt dyde, Homl. Ass. 124, 242. Ic fród þrágum þreodude, Elen. Kmbl. 2475; El. 1239. Weras þeahtedon, þrydedon and þóhton, 1094; El. 549. to deliberate, hesitate Þrydaþ hesitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 35.
Linked entries: ymb-þreodian þrydian þrýþlíce
un-gelífedlíc
Incredible ⬩ marvellous
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Incredible, marvellous Swá ðæt nán wundor [nis] ne eác ungelýfedlíc þincg, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 39. Nis nán tó ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18.
wer-genga
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Ic mé frið wille æt Gode gegyrnan . . . mec Dryhtnes hond mundaþ . . . hér sceal mín wesan eorðlíc éþel, 117, 23-30; Gú. 228-232.
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weþer
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His bigleofa wæs ǽlce dæg . . . hundteóntig weðera ( centum arietes 1 Kings 4, 23), Homl. Th. ii. 576, 33. [Goth. wiþrus (Guþs) agnus (Dei): O. L. Ger. wither aries: O. H. Ger. widar aries, vervex, multo: Icel. veðr.]