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heall

(n.)
Grammar
heall, e; f.

A hall, residenceaula, palatium, templum

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Hiehis healle ne tó his híréde eft wendan noldan they would not return to his [Nero's] residence nor household, Blickl. Homl. 173, 18. On cynges healle in the king's hall, L. Alf. pol. 7; Th. i. 66, 7, 8: L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 17.

gearcian

(v.)
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Gearcode hé his fare and tó Englelande cóm, Chr. 1091 ; P. 226, 28. gearcodon sylfe tó wíge, Hml. A. 104, 68, 75. Gearciað þá þing þe eów gewunelice synd tó bebyrigunge, Hml. S. 3, 579. Hé hét gearcian tó heora gyftum mænigfealde mǽrða, Hml.

brócian

(v.)
Grammar
brócian, part. brócigende; ic brócie, ðú brócast, he brócaþ, pl. bróciaþ; p. ode; pp. ge-brócod; v. a. [bróc
affliction
]

afflictionTo oppress, vex, afflict, break up, injure, blameopprimere, vexare, affligere, confringere, nocere, accusare

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Ða gebétan ðe bróciaþ to amend those whom they afflict, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 8. Se synfulla biý gebrócod for his unrihtwísnysse the sinful is afflicted for his unrighteousness, Homl. Th. i. 472, 3: 474, 19.

forod

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Ðe má ðe ǽnig fugel his flyhtes gewylt, gif his óðer fiðere forod bið, Hml. Th. ii. 318, 29. Heora fæder feóll foredum swyran, 326, 7. Man hine foredum sceancum intó þǽre eá wurpe, Hml. S. 27, 58. Add

Æðelflǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelflǽd, e; f. [æðele, flǽd]

ÆthelfledÆthelfleda

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Ðá gerád he ða burg æt Tameworþige; and him cierde to eall se þeódscype on Myrcna lande, ðe Æðelflǽde ǽr underþeóded wæs then, while king Edward was tarrying there [at Stamford], Æthelfled his sister died at Tamworth, twelve nights before midsummer.

Linked entry: Æðelrǽd

fæstnian

(v.)

to betroth

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Ic ðis wríte and ðeafie and mid Crístes ródetácne hit festniæ, i. 311, 24

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Hé Moyses sende his sylfes scealc misit Moysen servum suum, 104, 22. Beseoh on ðíne scealcas respice in servos tuos, 89, 18. Babilone weard hét his scealcas scúfan ða hyssas in bǽlblyse, Cd.

Linked entry: scilcen

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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synd stǽnene mid ðám ðe man strǽta wyrcþ, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 134. Ðá arn se ceorl geond ealle ða strǽt, Homl. Th. ii. 302, 8

Linked entry: strét

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Ic hine heardan clammum wríðan þohte I thought to bind him with hard bonds, Beo. Th. 1931; B. 963.

ǽrend-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-gewrit, ǽrend-writ, es; n.

A message or report in writinga letteran epistleletters mandatorya brief writingshort notesa summaryepistola

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Þurh his ǽrend-gewritu by his letters, Bd. pref; S. 472, 22

for-gǽgednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-gǽgednys, -nyss, e; f.

A transgressionprevaricationstubbornnesstransgressioprævārĭcātioperversĭtas

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Cain wiste his fæder forgǽgednysse Cain knew his father's transgression, 20, 40. Þurh Adames forgǽgednysse through Adam's transgression, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 31.

heáfod-leás

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Þæs bisceopes líc . . . árás and nam his ágen heáfod þe of áheáwen wæs, and eóde forð . . . his Drihten herigende . . . Ꝥ wæs syllic wundor ꝥ se martyr heáfodleás mihte gán God herigende, Hml. S. 29, 307.

hǽre

(n.)
Grammar
hǽre, an; f.

Hair-cloth, sack-clothcilicium, saccusciliciumcilicium, saccus

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Se cyning dyde hǽran tó his líce the king put sackcloth next to his skin, Homl. Th. i. 568, 13. Ðú slite hǽran míne conscidisti saccum meum, Ps. Spl, 29, 13

Linked entry: earan

basing

A mantle

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Helias lét áfeallan his basincg, Hml. S. 18, 290. gemétton ðǽra drýmanna basingas, Hml. Th. ii. 488, 24

for-scapung

(n.)
Grammar
for-scapung, -sceapung, e; f.

A bad actionfaultcrimeperversa actioscĕlus

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A bad action, fault, crime; perversa actio, scĕlus sǽdon ðæt hió ware for Fetontis forscapunge they said that it was for the fault of Phaëton, Ors. 1. 7; Bos. 30, 35. On mislícre forsceapunge by various misdeeds, 1, 11; Bos. 35, 2

be-hyldan

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behyldon ǽnne oxan and besywodon Crisan-tum mid þǽre hýde tó his nacodum líce, Hml. S. 35, 158. Behyldan, befleán deglobere, i. decoriare, An. Ox. 3280: Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 13. Ódre wǽron cuce behylde, Hml. Th. i. 542, 29. Add

cild-geogoþ

(n.)
Grammar
cild-geogoþ, e; f.
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Swá hé ǽr behét on his cildgeogoðe, Lch. iii. 438, 10. Sprǽcon embe heora cildgeogoðe, Hml. S. 30, 320. 374

Linked entries: cild-hád cild-ildu

laþian

(v.)
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Ongan óðer ríce man laðian tó his gesynscipe, Shrn. 60, 2. Add

raciend

(n.)
Grammar
raciend, es; m.
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One who addresses an assembly Se sóðsagola raciend and déma, sé þe mid his áþenedre handa gestilleþ ꝥ gehlýd eallra manna, and gespaneð tó ánum dóme concionator verax extensa manu omnium tumultus sedat, eosque ad unam sententiam revocat, Gr.

fægere

(adv.)
Grammar
fægere, fægre, fegere; adv.

Pleasantly, softly, gently, fairly, beautifully suāvĭter, bĕnigne, cōmĭter, dĕcenter, pulchre

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Him fægere éce Drihten andswarode the eternal Lord answered him fairly, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 27; Gen. 2351: Frag. Kmbl. 8; Leás. 5. Fægere he syngþ pulchre cantat, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 32: Elen. Kmbl. 1483; El. 743: Runic pm. 18; Kmbl. 342, 32; Hick.

Linked entries: fægre fegere