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hosp

(n.)
Grammar
hosp, es; m.

Reproach, opprobrium, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy

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Th. i. 56, 11

Linked entry: hyspan

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch outextendto stretch by pulling:to extend noticedirect attentioneffortto extendprolongto spread outextend superficially to stretch outprostrate:--

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Voc. ii. 63, 66: distenta .i. extenta, 141, 22. to stretch out, prostrate:-- Þá áþenede se biscop hine in cruce incubuit precious antistes, Bd. 4, 29; Sch.530, 1. Sceal hé beforan him hine áþenian coram eo se prosternere debebit, Ll.

Linked entry: on-þenian

fram

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Fram ic ne wille, By. 317. See also verbs given in Dict. as compounds with fram, from

ge-lǽran

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Wæs his fæder gelǽred in þá gerýno Crístes geleáfan pater eius sacramentis Christianae fidei imbutus est, Bd. 2, 15; Sch. 174, 14. <b>I a.

lícian

(v.)
Grammar
lícian, p. ode

To please

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To please Ic lícige placebo, Ps. Spl, T. 114, 9.

Linked entry: ge-lícian

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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Ne mæg ic ðǽre stíðnysse befeólan þe þú mé tó tíhst, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 15. to be urgent with a person (dat.), to press Hé mid gemálicum bénum befealh þám hálgan were ꝥ him wǽre álýfed út tó farenne importunis precibus ut relaxaretur imminebat, Gr.

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Wé ðæt wóh ne worhton, dæt wé ðíne ǽ forléten inique nan egimus in testamento tuo, 43, 19. Gif hwá wóh wyrce, L. Edg. ii. 6 ; Th. i. 268, 9. Ic nylle ðæt gé mé hwæt mid wóh (cf. unrihte, 1. 17) begytaþ, L. Ath. i. proem. ; Th. i. 196, 31.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Th. i. 356, 21. to allow or cause to pass or go, lǽtan of to let off Ic léte hǽþen folc ofer iów I will send heathen folk upon you Wlfst. 223, 12. Hé hine sóna hider lǽt continuo illum dimittet huc Mk. 11, 3.

án-nes

(n.)
Grammar
án-nes, án-nys, áns, -ness, e; f.

ONENESSunityunitasa covenantan agreementconventiolonelinesssolitudesolitudo

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We andettaþ Þrýnnesse in Ánnesse efenspédiglíce, and Ánnesse on þære Þrýnnesse confitemur Trinitatem in Unitate consubstantialem, et Unitatem in Trinitate, 4, 17; S. 585, 37: Exon. 76a; Th. 286, 5; Jul. 727: Hy. 8, 41; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 41.

Linked entry: án-nyss

gelíce

(adv.)
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Voc. ii. 47, 50. with dat. of a noun, in the manner of, in the same way as, as in the case of Sóðfæste men sunnan gelíce in heora fæder ríce scínað ( justi fulgebunt sicut sol in regno patris sui, Mt. 13, 43), Sat. 307: Ph. 601.

ælmes-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
ælmes-georn, adj.

Diligent in giving almsbenevolentbeneficusliberalis

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Diligent in giving alms, benevolent; beneficus, liberalis Sum biþ ár-fæst and ælmesgeorn one is honest and diligent in giving alms, Exon. 79a; Th. 297, 13; Crä. 67.

frécendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frécendlíc, adj.

Dangerousperīculōsus

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Dangerous; perīculōsus Hú frécendlíc ðæt dysig is how dangerous the error is! Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 6.

HEL

(n.)
Grammar
HEL, hell, helle; e; f.

HELLthe place of souls after deathHadesthe infernal regionsthe place of the wicked after death

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In ðæt háte hof ðam is hel nama into that hot abode whose name is hell, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 24; Sat. 193.

rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
rǽw, ráw, e; f.
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Skt. i. 23, 779

Linked entry: ráw

ge-mǽne-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne-líce, adv.

Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst anothercommuniter, generaliter, invicem

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Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst another; communiter, generaliter, invicem Ðæt hý ðæt feoh mihton him eallum gemǽnelíce to nytte gedón that they might apply that wealth to the use of all in common, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 24

ríp

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Th. i. 440, 26.

ǽg-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwǽr, á-hwiér; adv. [á + ge + hwǽr].

everywhereubiquein every respectin every wayomnino

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Fox 10, 116; Met. 10, 58. in every respect, in every way; omnino Eofore eom áéghwǽr cénra I am in every respect bolder than a wild boar. Exon. 110b; Th. 423, 9; Rä. 41,18: Ps. Th. 102,14

lencten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-tíd, e; f.

Spring-timespringLent

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Spring-time, spring, Lent Ver is lenctentíd, Lchdm. iii. 250, 9. Hit wæs lenctentíd erat vernum tempus, Gen. 48, 7. On lengtentíde mónþes tíde mense verni temporis, Ex. 34, 18. Nǽfre on lenctentíde never in Lent, Wulfst. 305, 24.

sceóta

(n.)
Grammar
sceóta, an; m.
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"The latter," he says, " is in a manner peculiar to Devon and Cornwall. In shape and colour he resembleth the Trowts: howbeit in biggnesse commeth farre behind him." The shoates with which is Tavy fraught. — Browne's Brit. Past.,' E. D. S. Pub. E.

BLEOH

(n.)
Grammar
BLEOH, bleó, blioh, blió; gen. bleós; n.

A colour, hue, complexioncolor, species

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Geseah ic ðæt beácen wendan bleóm I saw the beacon change in colours, Rood Kmbl. 43; Kr. 22: Elen. Kmbl. 1515; El. 759

Linked entries: bleó blió