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heáfod-burh

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-burh, gen. -burge; f.

Chief town, capital, metropolismetropolis

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Cartaina heora heáfodburh Carthage their principal city, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 29

ge-drincan

(v.)
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Add: absolute. to take liquid as nourishment or to quench thirst Þá þone mete bróhte, bróhte him eác wín.

a-scirian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirian, -scyrian; p. ede; pp. ed, ud; v. a. [a, scirian to share]

To cut fromseparatedividepartseversepararesejungereexcommunicaredestinare

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Ðæt he scyle from his Scippende ascyred weorþan to deáþe niðer that he shall be separated from his Creator by death beneath, Exon. 31b; Th. 99, 2; Cri. 1618

burh-loca

(n.)
Grammar
burh-loca, burg-loca, an; m.
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He nǽnige forlét under burglocan bendum fæstne he left not one under the city-barriers fast in bonds, Andr. Kmbl. 2075; An. 1040: 1879; An. 942

Linked entry: burg-loca

furþ-an

(adv.)
Grammar
furþ-an, furþ-on, furþ-um; adv. [furþ = forþ forth, furþan, furþon, furþum, forþum, dat.]

Alsotooevenindeedfurtherat firstetiamquĭdemprīmo

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He wéneþ furþon ðæt he man ne sý he even thinks that he is not man, Blickl. Homl. 179, 5. Ic furþum ongan búgan I first [prīmo] began to dwell Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 21; Gú. 1213

Linked entry: furþum

hrif-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
hrif-wund, adj.
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Wounded in the belly Gif [] hrifwund [hrif wund, Thorpe] weorþeþ xii scill. gebéte. Gif þurhþirel weorþeþ xx scill. gebéte if he be wounded in the belly let twelve shillings be paid.

wiþ-gínan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-gínan, p. de

To replyto repelreject

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Ðá wiðgýnde eft his geðance, ond him þus andwyrde (he replied to his thought, or he rejected the idea, and answered himself thus): 'Ac ic nát eftsóna, ne ic nǽfre git nyste ðæt ǽnig óþer byrig ús wǽre gehende búton Ephese ánre,' Homl.

Linked entry: gínan

ealling

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wolde ealling (alning, v. l.) beón betweoh earfeðum, and symble lufode þá geþyldu; wæs fleónde ealling woruldlicra manna gemétinge and symble gyrnde ꝥ wǽre geǽmtigod tó his gebede inter adversa semper patientiam amplectens, conventus secularium

ge-neádian

(v.)
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S. 24, 44. to do (clause with þæt) mid Julianes wérinysse wearð geneádod ꝥ þá niht on his mynstre gewunode, Gr. D. 38, 25

on-bryrdan

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Add On twá wísan bið se man onbryrd ; ǽrest him ondrǽt hellewíte, and bewépð his synna, syððan nimð eft lufe tó Gode, Hml. Th. i. 140, 17. add Se Hálga Gást onbryrt úre mód tó ǽlcre gódnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 42, 10.

swíþlic

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Add mid swíðlicum prasse férde, Hml. S. 29, 208. He ofwearp þone swýþlican ent, 18, 18. gegaderode swýðlice fyrde, 25, 290.

hlýpa

(n.)
Grammar
hlýpa, hliépa, an; m.

That which helps in leaping, in leaping on or mounting a horse, a horse-block

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That which helps in leaping, in leaping on or mounting a horse, a horse-block Siððan wæs ðæm cyninge to ðon geset óþ his lífes ende, ðæt sceolde swá oft stúpian swá tó his horse wolde, and ðonne se cyning hæfde his hrycg him tó hliépan hoc

Linked entry: hliépa

fóre-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sceáwian, fóre-sceáwigan, fór-sceáwian; p. ode; pp. od

To foreshewforeseeprovidepræ-ostendĕrepōnĕre in conspectuprævĭdēreprovĭdēre

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He him fóresceáwode sumne heretogan he provided them a leader, Jud. 6, 8. Ðæt he fóresceáwode hú he hig gecígde ut vĭdēret quid vŏcāret ea, Gen. 2, 19. Ic wisce ðæt hig fóresceáwodon hira ende ŭtĭnam nŏvissima provĭdērent, Deut. 32, 29.

hentan

(v.)
Grammar
hentan, p. te

To pursuefollow afterseize[?]

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Gif man tó deáþe gefylle beó he ðonne útlah and his hente mid hearme ǽlc ðara ðe riht wille if he fell a man to death, let him then be an outlaw, and let every one that desires right pursue him with hue and cry [?], L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 10: L.

wer-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wer-fǽhþ, e; f.
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Gif (a man's foe) wille on hond gán and his wǽpenu sellan, and hwá ofer ðæt on him feohte, gielde swá wer swá wunde, swá gewyrce, Th. i. 90, 19] Be werfǽhðe tyhtlan. Se ðe bið werfǽhðe betogen, and onsacan wille ðæs sleges mid áðe, L.

dearnunga

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ongan hí hatian dearnunga and wrégean tó þám cyninge, Lch. iii. 424, 19. Þeáh dearnunga forlicge etiamsi adulteretur, Ll. Th. ii. 156, 11. forfleáh deornunga þá fóstormódor, Hml. Th. ii. 154, 30. Dernunga, Mt. L. 19, 18.

grápian

(v.)
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Se lǽce grápað suíðe fægre ymbútan ðæt ðæt sníðan wile ... Suá se wítga dyde ... mid his wordum ... hit wæs betre ðæt grápude mid ðǽm bíspelle ǽr ðon ðe cídde, suá se lǽce grápað and strácað ... ǽr ðon ðe stingan wille, Past. 187, 1-5.

wyrt

Grammar
wyrt, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> add :-- Gehwylce wyrte (þá wyrta, v.l. olera) þe ǽr mid stale gewilnode, him ꝥ sealde, Gr. D. 25, 15. 'Ne can ic nǽnigne óþerne cræft búton þone, ꝥ ic mæg wyrta wel begangan'. . .

gærs-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-irþ, e; f.

Ploughing done by the gebúr for his lord as an equivalent for an allowance of pasturage

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Gyf máran gærses beðyrfe, ðonne earnige ðæs swá him man ðafige he must plough two acres in return for the pasturage granted him. If he need more pasturage, he must earn it in such way as may be allowed him, Ll. Th. i. 434. 17

Linked entries: irþ gærs-yrþ

hearde

(adv.)
Grammar
hearde, adv.

Severely, very much, greatly, sorely

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Hine ðæs heardost langode hwanne of ðisse worlde móste he very earnestly longed for the time when he might leave this world, Blickl. Homl. 227, 1: Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 28