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gleáwnes

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eásterlica dæg wæs on þǽre ealdan ǽ tribus argumentorum indiciis preceptum, ꝥ ys mid þrým gleáwnyssum hé wæs beboden; ꝥ ys, ꝥ hé wǽre æfter þǽre eásterlican emnihte, and on þám forman mónðe, and on þǽre þriddan wucan, Angl. viii. 330, 6. v. gereord-gleáwnes, un-gleáwnes

hátian

(v.)
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Add: — Hátende, háttendae, haetendae calentes, Txts. 47, 357. to be made hot by the sun, get dried up by heat, cf. hát; 3 Sunne upp cuóm hátedun sole orto aestuaverunt, Mt. R. 13, 6. of a person, to get hot.

in-fær

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Þæt hé preósta gatu ... lúce and unlúce, ꝥ man næbbe infær bútan leáfe ( ut nulli nisi per licentiam aditus pateat intrandi ), Chrd. 20, 10

liccian

(v.)
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Srt. 71, 9. to lick up a fluid, lap: — Hundas licciað eówre blód and fugelas fretað incer flǽsc, Shrn. 148, 2. His blód ðá fleów binnon ðám cræte, þæt liccodon (linxerunt) hundas, Hml. S. 18, 226.

práfost

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Ðá cwæð se hálga wer, 'Wurp út nú þín net,' Hml. S. 31, 1268

strengþu

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Add Hé wæs þǽr áseted, þǽr hit gesewen wæs ꝥ þæs líges mægn and strengð (strencgeo, v. l.) mǽst wæs in eo loco positus est, ubi tota vis flammae videbatur incumbere, Gr.

á-drincan

to drink up, quench thirstto be drownedto be sunk to be drownedcrapulatus (a vino)

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Add: to drink up, quench thirst Ic of ádrince ebibo, Ælfc. Gr. 275, 9.

ǽg-hwæþer

(and) both . . . and

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Ǽghwæþer óþerne oftrædlíce út drǽfde, Chr. 887; P. 80, 28. Fæder ðára æðelinga ǽghwæðres, Rä. 47, 5. Ǽghwæðres . . . worda and weorca, B. 287. Ǽghwæðrum wæs bróga fram óðrum, 2564. Hæfde ǽghwæþre (-hwæþer?, but for pl. cf.

Linked entry: ǽg-þer

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
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ǽr, conj.
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Hit long first wæs ǽr hé út wolde faran tó gefeohte, ǽr him mon sǽde ðæt hié wolden faran tó Italiam, Ors. 5, 8; S. 232, 4. with subjunctive Hé hét átimbran ðá burg, ǽr hé ðonan fóre, Chr. 919; S. 100, 14.

Linked entry: ǽr

wíf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-líc, adj.

womanlyof a womanfemalefemininewifelymatronly

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Ðæt hé ne forðon wíflíce háde árede ut ne sexui quidem muliebri parceret, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 24. Áwyrp mé hyder ðínne scyccels, ðæt ic mæge ða wíflícan týddernysse oferwreón, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 211.

on-styrian

(v.)

to move, stir (of physical motion)to move, stir up, exciteto move, disturb, agitate (a person)

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Surt. 65, 9. to move, stir up, excite Hí mycle fyrhto onstyredon ðám monnum ðe hí sceáwodon, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 23. Unsibbe onstyrian, Cd.

Linked entry: in-styrian

ge-mengan

(v.)
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IV a. of sexual intercourse, v. ge-mengness, -mengedness :-- Gif hié tó ungemetlíce hié gemengað on ðǽm hǽmede cum immoderatae admixtioni servientes, Past. 397, 11. to disturb, throw into confusion, mix up.

bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Ne bideþ hé æt ús nǽnig óþor edleán, búton ꝥ wé úrne líchoman and úre sáule unwemme him ágeofan, 103, 21. Hwæt mǽnde hé elles, búton ꝥ wé gefyllon þæs þearfan wambe?, 39, 29.

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Hú nytt rehton wé nú and rímdon ða cǽga búton wé eác feáwum wordum ætiéwen hwæt hie healden of what use were it to describe and enumerate the keys, unless in a few words we shew what they lock up, Past. 23; Swt. 178, 12.

HERE

(n.)
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HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

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An army, a host, multitude, a large predatory band [it is the word which in the Chronicle is always used of the Danish force in England, while the English troops are always the fyrd], hence the word is used for devastation and robbery Ne dohte hit nú

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

míðan

(v.)
Grammar
míðan, p. máð, pl. miðon; pp. miðen.

to concealdissembleTo be concealedlie hidto avoidrefrain fromforbear

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Ðá hié ús gesáwon hié selfe sóna in heora húsum deágollíce hié miðan visis nobis continuo inter tectorum suorum culmina delituerunt, Nar. 10, 18. Ne sceal ic míne onsýn for eówere mengu míðan, Exon. 43 a; Th. 144, 18; Gú. 680.

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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</b> standing out, or up, prominent [or bright? In later English steap applied to the eyes or to gems seems to have this meaning. 'Twa ehnen steappre þene steorren an þene ȝimstanes' Marh.9, 4.

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.
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Swá ðæt hé nǽfre mete onféng ne swǽsendo ðeah ita ut nihil unquam cibi vel potus perciperet 4, 25; S. 599, 29. Swǽsendo þicgean jejunium solvere, prandere 5, 4; S. 617, 13, 16. Swǽsenda (up) girwan to prepare a feast Judth. Thw. 21, 7; Jud. 9.

Linked entries: swésende swoese

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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Hé ongan hine brecan tó spíwenne, Chr. 1003; P. 135, 13. intrans. to force a way out of confinement Up brecon erumperant (fontes aquarum), Kent. Gl. 264. Hí nǽfre siððan út (out of hell) brecan ne magon, Hml.

Linked entry: bracan

ge-stillan

(v.)
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For þí . . . þæt he us fram middangeardes lufe gestilde, Hml. Th. i. 608, ii. Hé nǽfre byþ gestilled fram unrihtwlsra wrace ab iniquorum ultione. non sedatur, Gf- D- 335. 15 PS ne beo gestild ne compescaris. Ps. L. 82, 2. Gestilled, Sal. 117.