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hǽþen

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Hé wæs crísten lǽce and hé eardode in hǽþenra midlene, Shrn. 125, 7. On hǽðenra gildum libban paganis erroribus implicari, Bd. 2, l; Sch. 109, 21. (1 a) of the Scandinavian invaders of England. v. <b>A. II.

gód

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Hé ne bið him lǽce gód, Sal. 102. reliable, trustworthy Hæbbe hé in áðe óðirne ǽwdan gódne, Ll. Th. i. 42, 8. Mid gódum ǽwdum, 28, 2, 8. Beforan gódum weotum geceápod, 118, 14.

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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Ðæt wíf ðe on blódryne wæs fram manegum lǽcum fela þinga þolode, Mk. 5, 26. Tó ðolienne ðínne willan, Ps. C. 90. <b>I b.

hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Hé him tó gehét monigne lǽce, and heora nán him ne mehte beón náne góde, Ors. 6, 30; S. 282, 18. Mid heora ealra fultume, 3, 10; S. 140, 18. where the person is a male, but the noun is of the neuter gender, cf. <b>B. I.

findan

to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish

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Þonne se lǽce ꝥ ongit, þonne mæg hé þone lǽcedóm þe raþor findan, Lch. ii. 204, 22. þú sécest beládunge, hú þú mage þ findan þ þú ne þurfe mé týðian þæs þe þú gebeden eart, Gr.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
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ne ðæt líc gesécan, búton eów mann laðige ðǽr-to: ðænne ge ðǽr-to gelaðode sýn, ðonne forbeóde ge ða hǽðenan sangas ðæra lǽwedra manna, and heora hlúdan cheahchetunga; ne ge sylfe ne eton, ne ne drincon ðǽr ðæt líc inne líþ, ðe-læs ðe ge syndon efen-lǽce

Linked entries: burgen byrgels byrigen birgen

heáh

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Heáge lǽcas archiatros, i. summos medicos, An. Ox. 3027. Se hiéra folgoð, Past. 189, 17. Hé wæs hiérra þonne consul, Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 242, 29. Hiérra ofer þá consulas, 4, 9 ; S. 190, 28. Þurh geþingða heárra on háde, Ll. Th. i. 328, 14.

Linked entry: dynt

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Þysum wífe wæs inne swýðe fýrenu and hát gecynde (gecynd, v.l.) þæs líchaman (valde ignea conspersio corporis ) ... ongunnon lǽcas secgan ꝥ hire wolden beardas weaxan for þǽre hǽte hyre gecyndes ... heó wearð for þǽre mycclan gecynde and hǽte þæs lustes

ge-reccan

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Nú ðonne nú ðá líchomlican lǽcas ðus scyldige gerehte (-reahte, v. l. ) sint, Past. 377, 22. gereccan (on or dat. of person) to charge (with). Cf. secgan on Gif hit man him on gerecce mid sóðe, Ll. Th. i. 222, 4.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ne teón hié nánwuht ðæs lofes tó him, Past. 44; Swt. 323, 1. to take on one&#39;s self, to assume Hié him on teóþ, ðæt hié sién heortan lǽcas, Past. 1; Swt. 27, 1. Ðæt hé tió on hine selfne óðerra monna scylda, 16; Swt. 99, 1.

Linked entries: tiht forþ-teón for-teáh for-teón fram-a-teón be-teón on-tyge

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Ðon gelíc swá lǽcas cunnon such as doctors know, Lchdm. ii. 192, 23. Brúcan swylcra yrmþa swá ðú unc ǽr scrife, Exon. Th. 373, 2; Seel. 102 : Homl. Th. ii. 162, 18. Yrfan hí swá hí wyrðe witan let such inherit as they know to be entitled, Chart.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Ðæt wǽron fiéftiéne hund þúsend monna, 3, 9; Swt. 128, 22. (3 a) ðæt is= there is; &mdash; Ðæt nis nán man ðætte sumes eácan ne þurfe, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 6. one in contrast with another For hwí se góda lǽce selle ðam hálum men séftne drenc, and

Linked entries: seó þæt þeó þió þiú tó

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