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be-helian

(v.)
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Moyses behelede ðá bierhto his ondwlitan, Past. 459, 19. ꝥ Þá heortan æt þínum burhgeatum behele (-a, v. l. ), Lch. i. 328, 24. Se preóst þá húselláfe behelie mid corporale, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 24. Ðeáh hé his þeáwas behelie, Prov. K. 58.

ge-receness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-receness, e; f.
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On gerecenesse heortan in directione cordis, 118, 7. Mine gerecenesse direclionem meant, 138, 3. going, departure (?). v. reccan; III Oð þone dæg his gerecenesse (or gerece(n)nesse ?.

Linked entries: rece-ness ge-recness

ge-wǽdian

(v.)
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.; vestire ( = aulaeis ornare, Migne) Mid ðám geleáfan he gefrætewad and gewǽdað his hús, þæt is, þæt he gegearwað his heortan Gode on tó wunianne, Wlfst. 35, 10. to furnish a ship with sails, v. ge-wǽde; Hí ꝥ scip genámon eall gewǽpnod and gewǽdod,

lustfullung

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I a. pleasure in something (gen. ) :-- Þæt þú on míne heortan getryme þínra beboda lustfullunga, Angl. xi. 101, 28. in an unfavourable sense On þreó wísan bið deófles costnung ; þæt is on tihtinge, on lustfullunge, on geðafunge.

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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Heorte mín and flǽsc hyhtaþ georne on ðone lifgendan Drihten cor meum et caro mea exultaverunt in Dominum vivum, 83, 2. Hé hyhte tó mé in me speravit, 91, 14.

Linked entry: hihtan

miltan

(v.)
Grammar
miltan, mieltan, meltan; p. te.

To meltto digestto refine by meltingTo meltbecome liquid

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To melt Nim heortes mearg mylt take heart's marrow, melt it, L. Med. ex Quad. 10, 4; Lchdm. i. 366, 4. Mylt buteran, Lchdm. iii. 6, 22.

Linked entries: mealt myltan sám-milt

beran

to carrybringto bearto sufferto carryfruit

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Hé bierð (byrð, v. l.] on bis heortan ðá byrðenne ðæs bismeres, Past. 73, 1 2. Wyrþe ꝥ hié heofoncining on heora heortum beran, Bl.

þreál

(n.)
Grammar
þreál, e; f.

Correctioncorrection by wordsreproofrebukecorrection by actschastisementpunishmentdiscipline

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Hé ( John the Baptist ) ða heard-heortan ðeóde mid stearcre ðreále and stíðre myngunge tó lífes wege gebígde, Homl.

untrymness

(n.)
Grammar
untrymness, e; f.

Weaknesssicknessillnessinfirmity

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Ða untrymnesse hiera heortan ic wolde getrymman cordis infirmitatem munimus, Past. 4; Swt. 41, 4: 10; Swt. 61, 16. Untrymnise, Rtl. 49, 30. Se ðe ne mægi giðrouia untrymnissum úsum qui non possit conpati infirmitatibus nostris, 91, 7.

ge-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hefigian, -hefegian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To make heavy or sadto loadburdenweigh downincrease the weight ofaggravategravarecontristarevexaredeprimereaggravare

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Ðé-læs eówer heortan gehefegode sýn on oferfylle ne forte graventur corda vestra in crapula, Lk. Bos. 21, 34. Swá swá hefig byrðen mín unriht synt gehefegode ofer me sicut onus grave iniquitates meæ gravatæ sunt super me, Ps. Th. 37, 4.

Linked entry: ge-heofegian

hóc

a hookchaindragginga fish-hook

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Manna heortan þe beóð ðurh un-rihtwísnysse hócas áwegde, Hml. Th. i. 362, 27. Similar entries v. tyge-, web-, wíngeard-hóc. a fish-hook Hóc hamus Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 36. Sende ongul ł hóc (hóc ðín, R.) mitte chamum Mt.

récan

Grammar
récan, reccan.
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Ðæt sió sib of eówre heortan ne gewíte, ðæáh hiere mon ne recce quatenus pax a cordibus vestris nec abnegata discedat, Past. 357, 11. Hé nánes monnes óleccunga ne réce in nullius se debeat favorem declinare, 383, 12.

ofer-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ǽt, es; m.

over-eating, gluttony, excess in eatingrioting, feasting, an entertainment where excessive eating takes placecomessationescrapula, commessatio.

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Behealdaþ eów ðæt gé ne gehefegien eówer heortan mid oferǽte in crapula 18, 2; Swt. 129, 19. Ða téþ ðe nú on oferǽte blissiaþ, Homl. Th. i. 530, 32. Hine wið oferǽt beorge, L.E. I. 24; Thh ii. 422, 3. Þurh oferǽt per commessationem, Confess.

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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Ne sý eówer heorte gedréfed, ne ne forhtige gé non turbētur cor vestrum, neque formīdet, Jn. Bos. 14, 27. Ðæt óðre forhtian that others may fear, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 15. v. trans.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

ÁDL

(n.)
Grammar
ÁDL, ádel; g. ádle, f: ádle, an; f.

A diseasepaina languishing sicknessconsumptionmorbuslanguor

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Ðé to heortan hearde grípeþ ádl unlíðe fell disease gripes thee hard at heart, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 32; Gen. 937. Ðé untrymnes ádle gongum býsgade infirmity has afflicted thee through attacks of disease, Exon. 47b; Th. 163, 8; Gú. 990.

Linked entries: ádel ádle

hreówsung

(n.)
Grammar
hreówsung, e; f.

Sorrowingsorrowpenitencerepentance

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Be his sylfes heortan hreówsungum according to the penitence of his own heart, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 11

á-nídan

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Hí fram him heortan ofermódigra áweg ánýdaþ ( repellunt ), 21, 6. Þú út ánýddest ( expulisti ) hí, Ps. Spl. 43, 3. God ánýdde út Adam of ðǽre myrhðe, Wlfst. 154, 3. Ne út ánýd þú mé fram bebodum ðínum, Ps. Spl. 118, 10.

Linked entry: á-nýdan

ǽnig

unicus

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Add: substantival, absolute Ic lǽre ðæt ǽnig ne áfýle . . . hine sylfne, ne ǽnig ne healde yrre on his heortan tó lange, ne ǽnig ðurh worldhoge forsorgie tó swýðe, Wlfst. 69, 14-16. Ǽnigum cuivis, cuilibet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 66.

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Heortan clǽne scyp ( crea ) on mé, Ps. Lamb. 50, 12. God gesceóp ealle gesceafta, and deófol náne gesceafta scyppan ne mæg, Homl. Th. i. 102, 1. Hé ( God ) selcúðe syððan scyppan nolde, Hexam. 12; Norm. 20, 15.

hyldan

(v.)
Grammar
hyldan, heldan; p. de; trans.and intrans.

To bendinclineheeltilt

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Ne hyld ðú míne heortan ut non declines cor meum, Ps. Th. 140, 5. Ic hyldan mé ne dorste I dare not bow myself [the Ruthwell cross hashælda ik ni darstæ], Rood Kmbl. 90; Kr. 45.

Linked entries: heldan hylde hyldere