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hón

(v.)
Grammar
hón, p. héng; pp. hangen

To hang, suspend, crucify

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Lind. 20, 19. Ic hæbbe mihte ðé tó hónne, Jn. Skt. 19, 10. Ðǽm hóendum crucifigentibus, Lk. Skt. 11, 7. Frignan ongan on hwylcum ðara beáma bearn wealdendes hangen wǽre. Elen. Kmbl. 1701; El. 851

gelíce

(adv.)
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Add: in like manner, similarly Eft gelíce ibidentidem, Wrt.

án-nes

(n.)
Grammar
án-nes, án-nys, áns, -ness, e; f.

ONENESSunityunitasa covenantan agreementconventiolonelinesssolitudesolitudo

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Lamb. 34, 17; restore thou myn oon lijf aloone [darling] fro liouns, Wyc. a covenant, an agreement; conventio Gewearþ him and ðam folce on Lindesige ánes there was an agreement between him and the people in Lindsey, Chr. 1014; Th. 274, 13, col. 1. loneliness

Linked entry: án-nyss

frum-gár

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gár, es; m.

a chieftainleaderprincepatriarchprimĭpīlusprŏcerduxprincepspatriarcha

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Ne meahte he on ðam frumgáre feorh gehealdan he could not keep life in the chieftain, Beo. Th. 5704; B. 2856: Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 24; Jul. 685. Gesamnedon herigeas folces frumgáras the leaders of the people collected their bands, Andr.

irþ

(n.)
Grammar
irþ, e; f.

ploughingtillinga cropploughed land

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Ic sello ðás land mid cwice erfe and mid earþe and mid eallum þingum ðe tó londum belimpaþ I give these lands with the live stock, and crops and all things that belong to the lands, Chart. Th. 481, 3.

Linked entries: earþ ernþ

leóf-tǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
leóf-tǽle, -tǽl; adj.

Lovingdeardesirableestimablegratefulpleasantgracious

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Loving, dear, desirable, estimable, grateful, pleasant, gracious Hé biþ freónd and leóftǽl lufsum and líðe he (Christ) shall be friendly and gracious, kind and gentle, Exon. 21 a; Th. 57, 4; Cri, 913.

Linked entry: -tǽl

ge-hwylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwylc, -hwelc, -hwilc; pron.

Eachevery oneallwhoeverwhateverquisqueunusquisque

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And hiera se æðeling gehwelcum feoh and feorh gebeád and the atheling offered each of them money and life, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 5. He beheóld heora ánra gehwilcne he observed each one of them, Th. Ap. 12, 24

segnian

(v.)
Grammar
segnian, sénian ; p. ode.
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Lind. 8, 48

Linked entries: sénian sægnian

wan-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hál, adj.
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Betere ðé ys ðæt ðú gá wanhál (debilis) oððe healt tó lífe, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 8: Mk. Skt. 9, 43. Hú God mæ̂rsodon swá oft swá ǽnig wanhál mann wurde gehǽled, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 229.

Linked entry: wan-hǽle

ymb-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.
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Lind. 23, 15. fig. to go about a business, be occupied with, attend to, cultivate, v. ymb, 3 d ; ymb-hwyrft, Hé underféng ða hálgan gesomnunga tó plantianne and tó ymbhweorfanne, suá se ceorl déð his ortgeard, Past. 40 ; Swt. 293, 3. causative, to turn

ge-cneordnes

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Ox. 295. diligence, earnest endeavour Þone ðe hí lufedon on lífe, þám hí woldon deádum mid menniscre gecneordnysse ðénian, Hml. Th. i. 220, 32. On ǽlcum wíghúse wǽron þrittig manna feohtende mid cræfte and mid gecneordnesse farende, Hml.

mód

Grammar
mód, <b>. I a.</b>
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On hálgum gewrite bið gelómlíce heáfod gesett for þæs mannes móde, for ðan ðe þæt heáfod gewissað þám óðrum limum, swá swá þæt mód gediht ðá geðóhtas, Hml. Th. i. 612, 11-14.

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, -swúgian; p. ode; pp. od.

to be silentto pass over in silence; with the genitiveto silence

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Lind. 22, 12. Gesuígdon alle stupebant omnes, 12, 23.

ge-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sýne, -séne, -siéne; adj.

Visibleseenevidentplain

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Lind. 6, 5, 16

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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Lind. 12, 29. Hió hyre ða betstan mádmas tó Cantwaran cyricean brohte, Lchdm. iii. 422, 14. Heora dýre gold ne biþ náhte wurþ wið ða foresǽdan mádmas ( St. Swiðhun's bones ), Glostr. Frag. 2, 30.

Linked entry: máðm

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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H. 57, 5. to eat habitually, as a regular article of food: Næbbe gé líf on eów búton gé eton mín flǽsc . . . Sé ðe et mín flǽsc, hé wunað on mé . . . Sé ðe et ðisne hláf, hé leofaðon écnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 25-32.

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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things Gársecg fandaþ, hwæðer ác hæbbe æðele treówe, Run. 25. combining the constructions of 1 and 2 Wolde se wísa mon his fandigan, hwæðer hé swá wís wǽre swá hé self wénde ꝥ hé wǽre, Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 32. to try, have experience of, taste, feel (lit

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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H. 21, 17. of going from this world, to depart this life Ǽr hé of worulde férde, Bl. H. 225, 9. Férdon forð Tatwine and Biéda, Chr. 734; P. 44, 14. Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, and fére se ceorl forð, Ll.

ge-girwan

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Gegirwed, 68, 34. to clothe with or in a garment (lit. or fig.) Gegereð hine áwergednisse induit se maledictions, Ps. Srt. 108, 18. Ic gegerede mec mid héran, 34, 13.

ge-wissian

(v.)
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Ic wolde georne æt ðé gewitan þissere byrig rihtnaman, gif þú mé woldest gewissigan I should like to know from you the proper name of this town, if you would inform me, Hml. S. 23, 548