heáh-mód
Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty
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Of high, lofty mind, noble, proud, haughty Siððan hine sylfne heáhmód hefeþ on heánne beám afterwards exultant raises itself on to a lofty tree, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 13; Ph. 112. Se ðe hine sylfne áhefeþ heáhmódne se sceal heán wesan he who exalts his
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syndrige
apart, separately, by one's self ⬩ singly, one at a time
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apart, separately, by one's self Hé gefoerde in stówe unbýed syndrige (seorsum ), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 13: Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 34. Syndrige áuunden separatim involutum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 7. singly, one at a time Ða ongunnon cuoeða him swyndria (singillatim
an-fón
To take ⬩ take to one's self ⬩ receive ⬩ perceive ⬩ comprehend ⬩ accipere ⬩ suscipere ⬩ sumere ⬩ percipere ⬩ recipere
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To take, take to one's self, receive, perceive, comprehend; accipere, suscipere, sumere, percipere, recipere Ðú sceonde æt me anfénge thou shouldest have taken to thyself shame from me, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 10; Gen. 875 : Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 12; Rä. 43,
willes
Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord
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Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord Be ðam men ðe willes man ofslihð de homine qui voluntate aliquem occidit . L. Ecg. P. ii. I. tit.; Th. ii. 180, I. Ne scylan hyg ǽnig unriht willes geþafian, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 18. Hé willes deáð þrowade
mǽl-dæg
A day ⬩ season ⬩ an appointed time
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A day, season, an appointed time Hé ðæs mǽl-dæges self ne wénde ðæt him Sarra bringan meahte on woruld sunu he himself never hoped for the day when Sarah could bring him a son into the world, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 4; Gen. 2339. Hé moncynnes mǽste hæfde on
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stille
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1 a. fig. Add Sege ús nú ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé nellað þé ámeldian, ac hit eall stille lǽtan, Hml. S. 23, 591. 2 b. Add On þǽre nihte, þá hit stillost wæs, Gr. D. 238, 11. Add Þú þe ealle ðá unstillan gesceafta tó þínum willan ástyrast, and
on-wadan
to make ones way into, to penetrate ⬩ to enter with irresistible force, to make ones self master of, take possession of
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to make ones way into, to penetrate Oft hira mód onwód under dimscúan deófles lárum, Andr. Kmbl. 280; An. 140. to enter with irresistible force, to make ones self master of, take possession of Wífa wlite onwód folcdriht wera the beauty of the women
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be-sceótan
To shoot into, inject, precipitate one's self, to be sent, go ⬩ injicere, se præcipitare, mitti, ire
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To shoot into, inject, precipitate one's self, to be sent, go; injicere, se præcipitare, mitti, ire Ne bescýt se deófol nǽfre swá yfel geþóht in to ðám men nunquam diabolus tam pravas cogitationes in hominem injicit, Alb. resp. 40. Curtius besceát Curtius
sóþ
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Hweðer ðincð þé betre, þe ðæt sóð þe seó sóðfestnes (quod verum dicitur vel veritas)?, Solil. H. 50, 14: 9. <b>II b.</b> add :-- Sóð is gecýðed . . . þæt þú wið Waldend wǽre heólde, Exod. 419: B. 700: An. 1437. Hé nyste hwæt þæs sóþes ( or
un-witende
Unwitting ⬩ not knowing ⬩ not aware of what is done ⬩ unconscious
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Unwitting, not knowing, not aware of what is done, unconscious Hé monig tácen self gedyde, þéh hé hié unwitende dyde, Ors. 5, 14; Swt. 248, 14. He oft unwitende slóg mid his heáfde on ðone wág, 5, 15; Swt. 250, 12. Gelícost ðæm ðe hé hiene selfne unwitende
un-weorþlíce
unworthily ⬩ in an unsuitable manner ⬩ with indignity ⬩ with contempt ⬩ ignominiously ⬩ with indignation
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unworthily, in an unsuitable manner Him is micel ðearf ðæt hié geornlíce geðencen ðæt hié tó unweorþlíce ne dǽlen ðæt him befæsð bið necesse est, ut sollicite perpendant, ne commissa indigne distribuant, Past. 44; Swt. 321, 14. Unwurðlíce, Cd. Th. 28
a-rǽman
To raise ⬩ lift up ⬩ elevate ⬩ excitare ⬩ erigere ⬩ elevare ⬩ To raise or lift up one's self ⬩ to arise ⬩ se erigere ⬩ se elevare ⬩ surgere
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v. trans. To raise, lift up, elevate; excitare, erigere, elevare Ða ge mihton rǽdan, and eów arǽman on ðám which ye may read, and elevate yourselves in them, Ælfc. T. 31, 15. v. intrans. To raise or lift up one's self, to arise; se erigere, se elevare
ge-þwǽnan
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Sió mildheortnes ðæs láreówes geðwǽnð and gelecð ( rigat ) ðá breóst ðæs gehiérendes, Past. 137, 8. Ðonne se láreów drincð of ðǽm wielme his ágnes pyttes, ðonne hé bið self geðwǽned and wel gedrenced mid his ágenum wordum bibit praedicator sui fluenta
ymb-hygd
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Add: care, anxiety about one's self Gif him mǽte ꝥ hé sé mid ǽniges cynnes írene slægen, ymbhýdu ꝥ beóð, and sorge ꝥ tácnað cf. mid ísene geslégene gesihð carfulnysse (sollicitudinem ) getác-nað, cxxv. 54, 248, Archiv cxx. 302, 2. care for others
ofer-feohtan
to conquer, vanquish ⬩ expugnare, devincere
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to conquer, vanquish Oferfehtaþ debellant, Ps. Surt. 55, 4. Hí feónd oferfeohtaþ, Exon. Th. 150, 7; Gú. 775. Oft hí ofyrfuhtun expugnaverunt mé, Ps. Spl. C. 128, 2. Hæfde Drihten feónd oferfohten, Cd. Th. 289, 29; Sat. 405. Sió burg biþ micle ðé iéðre
ge-tengan
To hasten ⬩ join ⬩ devote one's self to ⬩ injungĕre ⬩ dēdĕre
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To hasten, join, devote one's self to; injungĕre, dēdĕre Hine sylfne getengde in Godes þeówdóm he devoted himself to God's service, Elen. Kmbl. 400; El. 200. Ðá getengde se Aristodemus to ðam heáhgeréfa then Aristodemus hastened to the prefect, Homl.
an-
against ⬩ in return ⬩ contra ⬩ re- ⬩ un- ⬩ on ⬩ in ⬩ in ⬩ to
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is used in composition, for A. Sax. and against, in return; contra, re-; as an-sacan to strive against, to contradict; repugnare, contradicere: an-swarian to answer; respondere. for un-, denoting privation; as an-bindan to unbind; absolvere. for on, in
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mann-slege
Man-slaying ⬩ homicide
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Man-slaying, homicide Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes and hé weorðe ðǽr ofslegen, ne síe hé ( the slayer ) ná mansleges scyldig. Gif hé æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, hé biþ mansleges scyldig, and hé ðonne self swelte, L. Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 18-21: Blickl
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wiþ-hycgan
To be adverse in thought ⬩ purpose ⬩ to set one's self against
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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to set one's self against Heó ðæs beornes lufan fæste wiðhogde her heart was fast closed against the man's love, Exon. Th. 245, 9; Jul. 42. Gé wiðhogdun hálgum Dryhtne your hearts were hostile to the holy Lord, 139
be-heáfdian
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Hí beheáfdodon þone cempan, Hml. S. 19, 123: Hml. Th. i. 402, 17. Beheáfdian hine [geseón] gestreón getácnað to see one's self beheaded in a dream betokens gain, Lch. iii. 212, 13. ꝥ hí í Hí lǽdan tó beheáfdianne, 75, 23. Tó beheáfdigenne, Hml. S. 19,