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hwanne

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Him þúhte ǽfre tó lang hwonne hé móste beón ymbe þæs líchaman oferfylle, Wlfst. 236, 11: By. 67. with indefinite force. of time, at some time or other, some day Hé nú hwonne bið árísende quandoque resurrecturus, Bd. 2, 1; Sch. 107, 10: Bl.

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For thatfor that reason whichforbecausenamquia

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Gr. 32; Som. 36, 11: Homl. Th. ii. 290, 1, 3, 25.

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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Gl. 74; Som. 71, 47; Wrt. Voc. 44,30. Hricc, Blickl. Gl.. Swylce mé wǽre se hrycg forbrocen dum configitur [confringitur, Ps. Surt.] spina, Ps. Th. 31, 4.

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

húru

(adv.)
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húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Gr. 44; Som. 46, 35. Húru nú hæfþ mín heáfod uppáhafen ofer míne fýnd nunc autem exaltavit caput meum super inimicos meos, Ps. 26, 7. Ðæt ic húru underfó sum fóstercild of hyre si forte saltem ex illa suscipiam filios, Gen. 16, 2.

Linked entry: híru

losian

(v.)
Grammar
losian, p. ode

To perishbe loststrayescape

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Ealra ðæra sáwla ðe þurh ðæt losiaþ all the souls that perish through that, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 328, 37. Ðæt sǽd ðe feóll be ðam wege mid twýfealdre dare losode [perished], Homl. Th. ii. 90, 14.

Linked entry: lorian

geornlíce

(adv.)
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Geornlíce séc ꝥ þú sóð wite, Cri. 440. For eal crísten folc þingian geornlíce, Ll. Th. i. 332, 29. Wæs him beboden geornlícor ꝥ . . ., Bl. H. 215, 17. carefully, attentively, intently.

gearwian

(v.)
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H. 9, 9. of ships, to equip Ꝥ man ǽghwilce geáre sóna æfter Eástron fyrdscipa gearwige, Ll. Th. i. 324, 4. of food or meals, dress food, prepare a meal Martha gearwode þám Hǽlende ǽfengereordu, Bl. H. 67, 26. Gearwa (gearw, earwa, W.

hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
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hǽðen, adj.

HEATHEN, pagan, gentilea heathena heathen, gentile womanethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanusa heathen

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Gif ungefullod cild fǽrlíce biþ gebroht tó ðam mæssepreóste hé hit mót fullian sóna ðæt hit ne swelte hǽðen if an unbaptized child be brought to the mass-priest suddenly, he must baptize it at once, that it die not heathen, L.

wín-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wín-geard, -eard, es; m.

a vineyarda place where vines growthe vines growing in such a placevineaa place where other plants than vines grow a vinevitisvinea

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Ic eom sóð wíneard (vitis), Jn. Skt. 15,1, 5. Ðeós wyrt hafaþ leáf swylce wíngeard, Lchdm. i. 316, 8. Wíngeardes twiga, ii. 190, 11. Of ðises wíngeardes (-eardes, v. l.) cynne de generatione vitis, Lk. Skt. 22, 18.

ó-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ó-leccan, -liccan, -læcan; p. -lecte, -lehte , -læhte.

to treat gently, to soothe, caressto be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy meansto gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissiveof things to gratify, charm, give pleasure

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Gr. 31; Som. 35, 51. Ólecceþ favet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 19. Ólehte delinuit, l. 138, 50. Hé him ólecte ðá hé cuæþ cut blandiens dicit. Past. 26, I; Swt. 181, 10. God hwílon geólæhþ, and hwílon beswingþ. Nǽre nán tihting, gif hé ús ne ólæhte, Homl.

Linked entry: óliccan

tredan

(v.)
Grammar
tredan, p. træd, pl, trǽdon; pp. treden.

to treadtread downtrample uponto tread uponstep uponwalk upon

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Th. 56, 4; Gen. 907. in figurative senses, glossing Latin words Sáwl gefylled trytt (calcabit; tret, Kent, Gl. 1015) beóbreád the full soul loatheth an honeycomb (Prov. 27, 7), Scint. 50, 8. Tredaþ terimus (otia temporum). Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 12

CEOLE

(n.)
Grammar
CEOLE, ciole, an; f.

The throat, JOWLguttur, fauces

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Wið sweorcóðe, riges seofoþa seóþ on geswéttum wætere, swille ða ceolan mid ðý gif se sweora sár síe for quinsy, seethe the siftings of rye in sweetened water, swill the throat with it if the neck be sore, 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 48, 21.

Linked entry: ceoler

CWACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWACIAN, cwacigan; part. cwaciende, cwacigende ; p,ode; pp. od

QUAKE, shake, trembletremere, contremere

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Cwacode he sóna he instantly quaked, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 15: 32, 3, 19

el-þeódig

(adj.)
Grammar
el-þeódig, æl-þeódig, el-þiódig [ell-]; adj.

Strange, foreign, barbarous, one who is abroad pĕregrīnus, barbărus, advĕna, alienīgĕna, qui pĕregre est

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Hwonne me wráþra sum ellþeódigne aldre beheówe when some enemy might bereave me, a stranger, of life, 128; Th. 163, 20; Gen. 2701: Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, ii; Seef. 38: 87 b; Th. 329, 5; Vy. 29.

stela

(n.)
Grammar
stela, steola, stæla; m.
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Witan sceoldon smeágan hwilc ðæra stelenna ðæs cinestóles wǽre tóbrocen, and bétan ðone sóna. Se cinestól stynt on ðisum þrím stelum: laboratores, bellatores, oratores, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 15-19

Linked entries: steola stealu

dríman

(v.)
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To sing a song Ealle singende hý drýman omnia psallendo modificentur, Angl. xiii. 371, 78. Seó beó ne murnð leóflic leóþ tó drýmanne, Angl. viii. 324, 17. Wynsume swinsunge tó drémene dulcem melodiam modulaturus (i. canaturus ), An. Ox. 1344.

Linked entries: dreman drýman

fleám

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Hí tógædere féngon and sóna þet wærod on fleáme gebróhtan. Chr. 1006; P. 137, 9. Onstealdon þá heretogan ǽrest þone fleám, 993; P. 127, 28: 1010; P. 140, 12. the flight of a fugitive, criminal, &c.

hefe-lic

heavygraveseriousgrievousoppressivehard to dolaboriousgrievous

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geár and swíðe swincfull and sorhfull geár, Chr. 1085; P. 217, 17. overpowering to the senses Ne cymð þǽr sorh ne sár ne ǽnig geswinc ne hungor ne ðurst ne hefelic slǽp, Wlfst. 139, 27

Linked entries: hefig hefig-lic

Hwiccas

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The suggestion may receive some support from the forms, Hec-, Hwicc-, used by Florence when speaking of the Magesǽte. v. Chr. P. ii. p. 197. Add

sceáwung

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Ðá eágan mé gebróhton on þám angytte; ac siðþan ic hyt ongyten hæfde, þá forlǽt ic þá sceáwunga mid þám eágum, Solil. H. 21, 17.