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hálga

(n.)
Grammar
hálga, an; m.

A sainta saint

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Ðæt wundor gelamp þurh ðæs hálgan mihte that miracle happened through the saint's might, 28, 28; Swt. A. S. Rdr. 102, 212. Fram ðam rihtwísan Abel óþ ðam endenéxtan hálgan from righteous Abel to the last saint, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 5.

hlosnian

(v.)
Grammar
hlosnian, p. ode

To listen, be silent in expectation of hearing, listen for the coming of a person, watch, await, be on the look out

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Swt. 3, 157. Æfter ðissum wordum weorud hlosnode swígodon ealle after these words the multitude listened [astonished or expectant], all were silent, Andr. Kmbl. 1522; An. 762.

Linked entry: hlysnan

hol

(adj.)
Grammar
hol, adj.

Hollow

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Gif se weobud ufan hol nǽre si in altari fossa non esset, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 217, 21. Hol stán fornix, Cot. 93, Lye. Sca maria hine ácende on ðære nihte on ánum holum stánscræfe St. Mary gave birth to him in a hollow cave, Shrn. 29, 28.

ge-mittan

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Ðá hé cóm ongeán dǽm herge, þá gemitte hé þǽr swelcne feld swá him ǽr on swefne ætýwed wæs, Shrn. 70, 16. Þá eóde ꝥ folc on þá sǽand hig gemytton þǽr stǽnen hús, 150, 22.

wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
wæcce, an; f.

wakefulnesssleeplessnesswatchingwatchfulnessa watchvigila division of the nighta watch

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Án wæcce hæfð þreó tída; feówer wæccan gefyllað twelf tída; swá fela tída hæfð seó niht, Homl. Th. ii. 388, 13. On ðære æfteran wæccan in secunda uigilia, Lk. Skt. 12, 38. Embe ða feórðan wæccan, Mk. Skt. 6, 48

swót-mete

(n.)
Grammar
swót-mete, es; m.
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A sweet-meat, delicacy Nǽron ðá welige hámas ne mistlíce swótmettas, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 4. v. swét-mete, and preceding word

Linked entry: swét-mete

mann-þwǽre

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Cf. mann-swǽs. Add

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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Hliehaþ, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 19. Ðonne wé hliehaþ gligmonna unnyttes cræftes when we laugh at the useless art of gleemen, 34, 1; Swt. 231, 7. Ne hlóh ic ná ... ac ðú hlóge non risi ... sed risisti, Gen. 18, 15.

heáh

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Silhearwan swá heáge swá entes, Hml. S. 4, 286. a tree, plant, &c. Of heán beáme feallan, Vy. 21. Macian ǽnne heágan gealgan, Hml. A. 98, 204.

Linked entry: dynt

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VI. in phrases Gelíc ðám scipe ðe ðá ýða drífað út on sǽ swáswá se wind blǽwð, Hen. 46, 21. Begite hé, swáswá hé mæge, septies cxx manna, Ll., Th. ii. 286, 25

óþ-swimman

(v.)
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to swim off Ða áne ðe út óþswymman mihton (æl-swummon, MS. A. ) tó ðám scipum, Chr. 915; Erl. 105, 11

sund-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
sund-hwæt, adj.
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-Sǽfisca cynn swimmaþ sund*-*hwate, ðǽr se swéta stenc út gewítaþ (-eþ?), Exon. Th. 363, 21; Wal. 57

hás

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Ic swanc hrýmende (clypiende, Ps. Rdr., Spl., Srt.), háse gewordene synt míne góman, Ps. L., Rdr., Spl., Srt. 68, 4. Add

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Swt. 7, 15: Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 14. Se mægþ-hád is hírra ðonne se gesinscipe præeminere virginitatem conjugio, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 23. Wearþ him hýrra hyge he had a haughtier mind, Cd. 198; Th. 247, 2; Dan. 491.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

hergian

(v.)
Grammar
hergian, p. ode; pp. od

To harrypillageplunderravagewastedevastatemake an incursion or a raidmake war

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Hé wæs heriende and feohtende fíftig wintra arma foras extulit, cruentamque vilam quinquaginta annis bellis egit, Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 28, 28

méd-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
méd-sceatt, es; m.

payment in reward of service donea rewardwagesfeepayment for service or favour expecteda giftpresenta bribe

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Pretium namque redemtionis dare, est opus bonum reddere, Past. 45, 2; Swt. 339, 9-11. Swelce hié ða métsceattas rímen ðe hié Gode sellen ...

ge-swicu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swicu, (?i-stem, fem., cf. Sievers' Grammatik, 268),
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A. 148, 123 note. v. ge-swíc

Linked entry: ge-swic

á-swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
á-swǽtan, p. te

To break out into a sweat

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To break out into a sweat On ðǽm miclan wintreg cele þonne hé ymb þæt spræc ðonne áswǽtte he call, Shrn. 51, 34

ge-hátan

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Swá hwæs swá his irsung willaþ, ðonne gehét him þæs (cf. ꝥ eall gehǽt, Met. 25, 52) his réccelést, Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 24. to undertake to do (or refrain from) an action. with simple object Micel is ꝥ þú gehǽtst, and ic ne tweóge ðæt ðú hit mæge gelǽstan

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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Hé hié grétte and hié swá forlét, 247, 36.