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bell-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
bell-tíd, e; f.
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A canonical hour marked by the ringing of a bell (v. preceding word, bel-hringes beácn, and Ll.

ge-beátan

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Heortes horn tó dúste gebeáten, Lch. i. 334, 11. Gebeáten swíðe smale, 358, 9. Betonican seáw gebeátenre, ii. 30, 3. Nim mucgwyrte gebeátene, i. 380, 21

hríman

(v.)
Grammar
hríman, (?); pp. ed
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To cover with hoar frost Nis þæt feor heonon þæt se mere standeð, ofer þǽm hongiað hrímde (hrinde, MS.) bearwas (cf. wǽron . . . swíðe hrímige bearwas . . . and on ðǽm clife hangodan on ðǽm isgean bearwum manige swearte sáula, Bl.

ofer-hleápan

(v.)

to overleap, pass by jumping

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Ðæt hors slóg on ðam wege oferhleóp, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 17. All eorþlíc þing wæs oferhleápende transiliens 2, 7; S. 509, 14. Similar entries v. next word

ge-síclian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-síclian, -sýclian; p. ode; pp. od [seóc sick]

To be taken sick or illto be infirmægrōtāreinfirmāri

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Ðá wearþ his hors gesíclod his horse became ill, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 169

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Homl. Skt. i. 23, 476. Ælc mynetere ðe man tíhþ ðæt fals feoh slóge. L. Eth. iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 12. Godes feoh biþ befæst myneterum tó sleánne, Homl. Th. ii. 554, 14. to forge a weapon (cf. Icel. ), . cf. slecg-hamer Sæt smiþ, slóh seax.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Ða sume wé nú gýmdon, Bd. 4, 7; S. 574. 27. with oðer Sum óðer wítega, Homl. Th. i. 364, 18.

Linked entry: ÁN

hwíl

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(with constructions as in ) an hour; hora. as a definite space of time Ðás hlætmesto án tíd ł huíl ( una hora ) worohton, Mt. L. 20, 12. Ne mæhtest áne hwíle (huíle, L.) áwæccan ?, Mt.

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

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Se hróf hæfde mislíce heáhnysse the roof was not all of one height, Homl. Th. i. 508, 18. Ðæt héhste gód is hróf eallra óðra góda the chief good is the roof and crown of all other goods, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 142, 35.

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Biþ micel rǽd ðam ðe his sylfes récþ, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 122, 132. Se deáþ swelces ne récþ, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 32. Hé wǽpna ne récceþ, Beo. Th. 873; B. 434. Ne réccaþ hí ðara metta, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 19.

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear.a drop of water from the eye,caused by emotion, generally by griefin plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, afflictioncaused by weakness.a tearlike dropthat which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Homl. 61, 20. Eágan gefyllede mid teárum, 189, 1. Wépende mid teárum, 151, 20: Bd. 3, 14; S. 541, 3. Teárum mǽnan, Exon. Th. 285, 10; Jul. 285. Teárum geótan, 95, 34; Cri. 1567. Heó ongan mid hyre teárum (tæherum ł teárum, Lind.) hys fét þweán, Lk.

hæleþ

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Byð for eorlum æðelinga wyn hors hófum wlanc, þǽr him hæleþe ymb welege on wicgum wrixlað sprǽce, 19.

freó-man

(n.)
Grammar
freó-man, frí-man, frig-man, -mann, es; m.

A freemanfree-born manlībĕræ conditiōnis hŏmovir ingĕnuus

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A freeman, free-born man; lībĕræ conditiōnis hŏmo, vir ingĕnuus Ðæt ǽlc freóman getreówne borh hæbbe that every freeman have a true surety, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 7: L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 386, 19.

blód-seax

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Se ealda feónd sittende on ánum múle on lǽces ansýne bær horn and blódsex (blódaexe, v. l.), 161, 2. Add

bridels

Grammar
bridels, l. brídels, brigdels,
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Heó genam þæt hors be þám brídelse (brídele, v. l.), Gr. D. 17, 21. Hé breác hælftre for brídelse (brídele, v. l.) capistro pro freno utebatut, 34, 12. Ðone brídels ðæs eges, Past. 427, 31. Brídelsum lupatis, Txts. 75, 1248. and add

Linked entry: bridel

felawyrd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
felawyrd-ness, e; f.

Talkativeness

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Talkativeness Ac hú byð ꝥ gif hit gelimpeð ꝥ se man ꝥ wyrignesse word ne gecwið tó his þám néhstan for hete and níþe, ac hit sceóteð forð þurh his tungan (for his felawyrdnesse and his tungan, v. l.) gýmeleásnesse quid si homo non fortasse ex malitia

fore-stihtung

predestination

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Þurh Godes forestihtunge ne hors ne hé sylf gewérgod wæs, Hml. S. 30, 35, 310. Add:

hǽþ-feld

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ-feld, es; m.
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Úp on þone lytlan ( printed hone lytland) hǽþfeld, C. D. B. i. 296, 25. Forheregian swá swá fýres lég déð drígne hǽþfeld, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50, 4. ¶ For the word as local name see C. D. vi. 294

Linked entry: feld

husclíce

(adv.)
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A. 107, 157. þa hors hí oftrǽdan huxlíce under fótum. Hml. S. 18, 347. Ne ǽnig man ne gewunie þæt hé huxlíce onhisce, Wlfst. 70, 11. Tǽlende þone Hǽlend huxlíce mid wordum, Hml. A. 60, 208 : Hml. S. 15, 83

Linked entry: huxlíce

þerscan

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Hí ealle ongunnon heora hors mid heora sceftum þerscan ( tundere ) 14, 28. Þá ongan heó þerscan (beátan, v.l. tundere ) heó sylfe mid hire fýste ge eác mid hire brádum handum, 68, 27.