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hrýman

(v.)
Grammar
hrýman, hréman; p. de

To callcry outto cry outboastexultlamentmurmur

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Mid fleáme com on his cyþþe Constontinus hréman ne þorfte by flight Constantine got home, had little cause to boast, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 5; Æðelst. 39. Hrémende ululatus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 18: plorantem, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 33.

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EORL

(n.)
Grammar
EORL, es; m. I. an Anglo-Saxon nobleman of high rank, the yarl of the Danes, about the same as an ealdorman. He who was in early times styled ealdorman, was afterwards denominated

an earl cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis

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II. a man, brave man, hero, general, leader, chief; vir, pŭgil, vir fortis, dux Eorlas on cýþþe men in the country. Andr. Kmbl. 1467; An. 735. Him se Ebrisca eorl wísade the Hebrew man [Lot] directed them. Cd. 112; Th. 147, 24; Gen. 2444.

Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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Ðá ongan hine langian on his cýþþe, Blickl. Homl. 113, 14. Ongan se Hǽlend him andswarigende tó cweþan, Mk. Skt. 13, 5. Hí ongunnon ða eár pluccigean, 2, 23. where a case follows Se mon ðe gód onginneþ and ðonne áblinneþ. . .

wrecca

(n.)
Grammar
wrecca, wræcca, an ; m.

one driven from his own countrya wanderer in foreign landsan exilea strangerpilgrima wretchan evil persona wretched persona miserable, feeble creaturea wretchedunhappymiserablepoor person

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Hé bebeád ðæt mon ealle ða wræccan an cýþþe forléte jussit omnes exsules patriae resiitui, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 144, 14. Drihlen gehealdeþ wreccan (advenas), Ps. Spl. 145, 8 : Wulfst. 295, applied to a hermit Mantat ancer, Godes wræcca, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: wræcca wrec

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Ic wát ðú wéne ðæt hí on heora ágenre cýþþe ealne weg mægen inter eos, apud quos ortae sunt, num perpetuo perdurant? 27, 4; Fox 100, 11 : 29, 1; Fox 102, 10. Ic simles wæs on wega gehwam willan ðínes georn on móde, Andr. Kmbl. 129; An. 65.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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See cýþþe habban unáer cýþþu; 1. 2 a. to treat, use Ic sende ofer eów geswinc and mettrumnesse . . . þá eów habbað oð deáðes tócyme swíðe hearde, Wlfst. 230, 7.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Mon ealle þá wræccan an cýþþe forléte jussit omnes exsules patriae restitui, Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 15: 4, 4; S. 164, 27. Utan gangan on þissum carcerne and hine út forlǽtan, Bl.