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ge-hladan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hladan, p. -hlód, -hleód, pl. -hlódon; pp. -hladen, -hlæden.

to loadburdenfreightheap uponĕrāreimpōnĕrecongĕrĕrecŭmŭlāreto draw [water]haurire

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Ða wǽron ofætes gehlædene which were laden with fruit. Cd. 23; Th. 30, 4; Gen. 461. to draw [water]; haurire To gehladanne haurire, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 15

Linked entries: ge-hleód ge-hlód

ge-hyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrwan, p. de; pp. ed

To make game ofdespisedisparagetraducevexoppresscavillāricontemnĕredetrăhĕre

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Hí wurdon gehergode and gehyrde they were wasted and oppressed; Jud. 10, 8

Linked entries: hyrwan ge-hyrde

Swǽfas

(n.)
Grammar
Swǽfas, Swǽfe; pl.
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Witta weóld Swǽfum, 319, 34; Wíd. 22

þider-inn

(adv.)
Grammar
þider-inn, -in; adv.
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Hié þyderin wǽron gesamnode they were got together into the place, Blickl. Homl. 207, 36. of other relations Eal seó sócna ðe ðǽrto héreþ and ðæt land þiderinn the land belonging to it, Chart. Th. 547, 2.

uncer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
uncer, pron. poss.

Of us twoour

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Of uncrum wege, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 18. Of uncrum feó, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8. Uncerne hwelp, Exon. Th. 380, 31; Rä. 1, 16. Crist wát uncre clǽnnysse, Shrn. 40, 20: 42, 3: Cd. Th. 139, 4; Gen. 2304. Uncre eágan, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 33: Homl.

Linked entry: úser

be-windan

girdleencirclesurround

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Gé gemétað án cild hræglum bewunden (pannis involutum), Lk. 2, 12. to serve as covering, girdle, &c. to an object, encircle, surround Hé ceastre weall geseah Sennera feld sídne bewindan, Dan. 602

for-wered

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., and add: Used-up Foruerit abusus, Txts. 109, 1135. of material, worn out In wéde ald ł foruered in vestimentum vetus, Mt. L. 9, 16. of persons, decrepit Forwered decrepita (anicula ), An. Ox. 2109.

Linked entry: for-werod

ge-ortrúwian

(v.)
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S. 4, 310. to make doubtful about Nolde God ꝥ hí wǽron geortrúweda be þám wéne þǽra ælmæssena ut non de eleemosynarum aestimatione fallerentur, Gr. D. 331, 28. <b>II a.</b> to doubt. 1 a, 3

horu

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[A weak form occurs, Hml. S. 7, 129.] of physical impurity (or uncertain) Fúles horewes squalentis ceni, An. Ox. 3598. Mixe, horwe ceno, i. luto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 71. Fúle horewas putidos (ergastuli) squalores, An.

HEALT

(adj.)
Grammar
HEALT, adj.

HALT, lame, limping

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Him tó eodan blinde and healte the blind and halt went to him, Blickl. Homl. 71, 21: Nicod. 2; Thw. 1, 29: Elen. Kmbl. 2427; El. 1215: Andr. Kmbl. 1155; An. 578

wilige

(n.)
Grammar
wilige, (and -a; m. ?), an; f.

A basket

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Hí hine on ánre wilian ( in sporta Acts 9, 25) áléton ofer ðone weall, Homl. Th. i. 388, 9. Hú fela wyligena (-egena, v. l. ) quot cophinos Mk. Skt. 8, 19, 20. Wylegena, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 9, 10. Wiligum corbibus Hpt. Gl. 468, 27.

Linked entries: wilege wilie

CÓL

(n.)
Grammar
CÓL, gen. cóles; pl. nom. acc. cólacólu ; gen. cóla; dat. cólum; n.

COAL carbo

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Ða twegen drýmen wurdon awende to có1a gelícnyssum the two wizards were turned to the likeness of coals Homl. Th. ii. 496, 18

ge-þonc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þonc, es; m. n.

Thoughtmindunderstandingcōgĭtātiomens

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Breóst innan weóll þeóstrum geþoncum his breast boiled within with dark thoughts, Beo. Th. 4653; B. 2332: Exon. 54 a; Th. 190, 4; Az. 68

FEOR

(adv.)
Grammar
FEOR, feorrv, fior; comp. fyrr, fyr, fier; sup. fyrrest; adv.

FARat a distanceprŏcullongebeyondmoreoverultraporro

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We witan heonan nóht feor óðer eálond nōvĭmus insŭlam ăliam esse non prŏcul a nostra, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 15: Beo. Th. 3615; B. 1805. Feor ðú dydest cúþan míne fram me longe fēcisti nōtos meos a me, Ps. Lamb. 87, 9.

Linked entries: feorr fior

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrowregretpenitencepenancerepentance

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Ðón úrum Drihtne sóþe hreówe and bóte, Blickl. Homl. 35, 36. Hreówe and dǽdbóte, 79, 5. Ne hé wihte hafaþ hreówe on móde ðæt him hálig gǽst losige he hath not regret for the loss of his holy spirit, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 16; Cri. 1558.

mearu

(adj.)
Grammar
mearu, <b>mæru, meru, myru;</b> adj.

Tendersoftdelicate

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Ne gedafenaþ ús ðæt symle hnesce beón on úrum geleáfan swá swá ðás merwan cild, Homl. Th. i. 602, 13. Þurh ða myrwan per tenera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 23. Hí ( the leaves ) beóþ mearwran (MS. H. mearuwran), Herb. 153, 1; Lchdm. i. 278, 15.

Linked entry: myrwa

mótian

(v.)
Grammar
mótian, p. ode.

to address one's selfspeak (to a person)converseto address an assemblyto discussdisputemoot a question

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to address one's self, speak (to a person), converse (v. mótung) Man mót on eornost mótian wið his Drihten se ðe wyle ðæt sprecon mid weorcum wið hine the Lord, who will have us speak to him by our deeds, must be addressed in all seriousness, Ælfc

seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor ; adv.
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Seldon ǽnig seolfor fundon. Nar. 5, 15. Hwílon ic dó ac seldon aliquando facio, sed raro, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 3. Se ðe him ealneg wind ondrǽt, hé sǽwþ tó seldon, Past. 39, 2 ; Swt. 285, 18. Seldun, 9 ; Swt. 57, 16. Seldum ǽfre, Salm.

Linked entry: seldnor

þeód-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-cyning, es; m.
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Gár-Dena in geárdagum þeódcyninga þrym gefrunon, Beo. Th. 3; B. 2.

þrinness

(n.)
Grammar
þrinness, þriness, e; f.

Trinity

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andettaþ ... ðrynnesse in ánnesse and ánnesse on ðære ðrynnesse, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 36. For ða háligan ðrinesse, Rtl. 114, 17. Þrynesse, Blickl. Homl. 205, 30

Linked entry: þryness