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sorh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-líc, adj.

Sorrowful ⬩ causing sorrow ⬩ grievous ⬩ sorry ⬩ miserable

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Sorrowful, causing sorrow, grievous, sorry, miserable Hit is eatmlíc and sorhlíc mannum tó gehýranne, eall ðæt man ús foresægþ, Wulfst. 241, 21. Ðonne biþ sorhlíc sár and earmlíc gedál líces and sáwle, 187, 14.

hón

(n.)

tendrils of a vine [?]

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Ðá geseah ic gyldenne wíngeard trumlícne and fæstlícne and ða twígo his hongodon geond ða columnan. ða wundrode ic ðæs swíðe. wǽron in ðæm wíngearde gyldenu leáf and his hón and his wæstmas wǽron cristallum and smaragdus eác ðæt gimcyn mid ðæm cristallum

þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf, es; m.

A thief

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(fures) hit delfaþ and forstelaþ, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 19. On helle beóþ þeófas and gítseras ðe on mannum heora ǽhta on wóh nimaþ, Blickl. Homl. 61, 21. Hér syndan rýperas and reáferas and woruldstrúderas and ðeófas and þeódscaðan, Wulfst. 165, 36.

Linked entry: þeáf

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.

to swinge, flog, beat, scourge, ⬩ to chastise, afflict, plague ⬩ to give a blow with the hand ⬩ without the idea of hurting, to whip a top, cream, etc. , beat up ⬩ to strike, dash ⬩ to beat the wings ⬩ to wing, soar, ⬩ a wing, pinion ⬩ of a bird to soar

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Ða nam Pilatus ðone Hǽlend and swang (flagellavit) hyne. Jn. Skt. 19, 1. Hié hine swungon. Blickl. Homl. 23, 31. Mé weras slógon and swungon, Andr. Kmbl. 1927; An. 966. Ða deófol hine ( St.

hand-hwíl

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Add: cf. span used of time On ánre handhwíle uno momenta, R. Ben. I. 24, 3. Tídum and handhwílum horis et momentis, Hy. S. 145, 5

ondryslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ondryslíce, adv.
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Awfully, terribly Hú egeslíce and hú andryslíce se heálica cyngc þǽr gedémeð ánra gehwylcum for ǽrdǽdum, Wlfst. 137, 2. Swíðe ondryslíce ierribiliter, Gr. D. 119, 24

CRÆT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆT, crat, es; pl. nom. acc. cratu, crætu; gen. cræta; dat. cratum, crætum; n.

A chariot ⬩ CART ⬩ currus ⬩ pilentum

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He hæfde cratu and rídende men habuit currus et equites Gen. 50, 9; Ex. 14, 27. Heó oferarn Pharao, and ealle his crætu and riddan it [the sea] overwhelmed Pharaoh, and all his chariots and horsemen Homl. Th. ii. 194, 27.

Linked entry: crat

ferigan

(v.)
Grammar
ferigan, ferigean

to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear

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to carry, convey, bear, Andr. Kmbl. 585; An. 293: 1647; An. 825: Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 33: Beo. Th. 671; B. 333

un-bildu

(n.)
Grammar
un-bildu, un-bildo; indecl. f.

Want of boldness ⬩ weakness ⬩ irresolution ⬩ inconstancy

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Want of boldness, weakness, irresolution, inconstancy Sió unbieldo and sió manðwǽrnes bióð swíðe anlíce weakness and gentleness are very much alike, Past. 40; Swt. 288, 1.

Linked entries: un-bældo bildu

swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽslíce, adv.

properly ⬩ of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly. ⬩ friendlily ⬩ familiariter

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properly. v. swǽs, Wé andettaþ swǽslíce and sóþlíce Fæder and Sunu and Háligne Gást confitemur proprie et veraciter Patrem et Filium et Spiritum Sanctum Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 36. of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably

ge-unárian

(v.)
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.; and ðá hé him from wolde, ðá geféng hé hine, and tóslát his hrægl, and hine geunárode, Past. 35, 20. Hét hé hig ( Eulalia ) nacode geunárian, Shrn. 154. 6. Add

ge-fangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fangian, p. ode

To fasten together with joints or clamps, join together

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To fasten together with joints or clamps, join together Ic ongeat ðæt ðes middangeard wæs of swíðe manegum and mistlicum ðingum gegaderod, and swíþe fæste tósomne gelímed and gefangod, Bt. 35, 2; F. 156, 35

Linked entry: fangian

rǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽpan, p. te

To bind (with a rope), make captive

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To bind (with a rope), make captive Hí férdon ǽghwiðer and úre earme folc rǽpton (rýpton, MS. C.) and slógan (cf. rǽpling), Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 6. Cyspan and mid racentan rǽpen, Met. 26, 78

Linked entry: ge-rǽpan

hell-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
hell-wiht, e; f.
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A creature of hell Engla þrym and helwihta hryre and eorðan forwyrd, Wlfst. 186, 2

of-calen

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Utan hlýwan ofcalene and wǽfan nacode and syllan mete þám gehingredum, Wlfst. 119, 6. Add

ofer-gedrync

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-gedrync, es; n.

Excessive drinking or feasting

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Excessive drinking or feasting Hié hæfdon wiste and plegan and oforgedrync, Blickl. Homl. 99, 21

sundor-land

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-land, es; n.
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The word occurs in an enumeration of boundaries, and Kemble explains it there as 'land set apart for special purposes' Æfter ðære strǽte be ðære wællan on Sunderlond, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 118, 20

grimlic

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Mid grimlicum gebannum feralibus edictis, 3435. cf. grim; Gehnexad þurh grimlice steóra and heardlice ðreála, Wlfst. 133, 18. cf, grim; Grimlice spyrringe rapaci arpagine, An. Ox. 5340. Grimlicum ceáflum feroces rictus, 4379

hlosnian

(v.)

to listen

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Tó hircniendum oððe hlosnendum attonitis, 2, 47. to listen as an eavesdropper or spy Gelamp hit ꝥ sume hlosniende menn ðǽr betweónan eódon and þisra seofona georne héddon, Hml. S. 23, 136

wisc

(n.)

a marsh

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Concede terram in loco qui dicitur Fearnleág (Farleigh, in Kent, by the Medway) an myclan wisce vi. æceres mǽde (and in the big marsh vi. acres of meadow (?)), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 128, 33. Similar entries Cf. Wiscleágeat, v. 179, 34