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hlóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ, e; f.

spoil, bootya band, troop, company, gang, crew, body of robbersthe crime of taking part in the action of a hlóþ

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Com ðá hǽðenra hlóþ háliges neósan then came a band of heathens visiting the saint, Andr. Kmbl. 2777; An. 1391: 3085; An. 1545. Feónda hlóþ a fiendish crew, Exon. 46 a; Th. 157, 5; Gú. 887.

tweó

(n.)
Grammar
tweó, twý; gen. tweón, twýn; m.
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Ðæt hálige gewrit, ðæt mé nis tweó ðæt ðú geara canst sacra scriptura, quam te bene nosse dubium non est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 2: 4, 7; S. 575, 13. Him wæs on móde mycel tweó, hwæt hié be ðære dorstan dón, Blickl. Homl. 205, 10.

Linked entries: tuá tweón twý

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Tó háde fón to take orders, 4, 8; Th. ii. 206, 7. state, condition, kind, nature, form [having the meaning which is preserved in the suffix -hood, -head] Leóht hafaþ hád háliges gástes light hath the nature of the holy spirit, Salm.

líf

(adv.)
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Hálig gǽst geháteð him lífes ræste, 334. Hú monna gehwylc ǽr earnode éces lífes, Cri. 1052. Tó þám úplican lífe, An. Ox. 2214.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Ðæt hí nǽfre ne gewíten (-wiét-, v. l.) from ðǽre geornfulnesse ðǽre rǽdinge háligra gewrita ut a sacrae lectionis studio non recedant, Past. 171, 20.

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Th. i. 158, 26. dignity, nobleness Seó wlitige, weorðmynda full, heáh and hálig heofuncund þrýnes, Exon. Th. 24, 2 ; Cri. 378. Ára mé for hire wuldres weorþmyndum, Blickl. Homl. 89, 22.

Linked entry: wirþu

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Hálig on hige holy of thought, 133; Th. 168, 9; Gen. 2780: Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 14; Jul. 533, On heardum hyge in my hard heart, Elen. Kmbl. 1614; El. 809. Hét hicgan tó hige gódum bade them see to it that they were of good courage, Byrht.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Be ðisse hálgan tíde (birthday of John the Baptist) weorþunga ðe wé nú tódæg mǽrsian sceolan . . . swíðe ús is ðes dæg tó mǽrsienne . . nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes, Blickl.

feld

Grammar
feld, gen. felda (v. Licetfelda)

plainfield

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D. 110, 16. used figuratively Mon on þám feldum þára háligra gewryta þá wǽpnu métan mæg mid þám mon þá uncysta ofercuman mæg, Ll. Th. ii. 44, 13

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p. swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))
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Háliges láre synnige ne swulgon, ðeáh hé sóðra swá feala tácna gecýðde. Andr. Kmbl. 1419; An. 710. Wile se Waldend, ðæt wé wisdom á snyttrum swelgen, Exon.

Linked entry: swylfende

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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Hé ongan árweorþian ða ðrowunge háligra martyra honorem referre incipiens caedi sanctorum, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 1. Þurh his þrowinga, Exon.

tól

(n.)
Grammar
tól, es; n.

a tool,implement,instrumenttools,machinery,apparatus

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Hwæt is hit elles bútan getimbrunga and tól háligra manna (instrumenta virtutum), R. Ben. 133, 9. Ðis synt ða lára and ða tól gástlíces cræftes, L. E. 21; Th. ii. 418, 17.

Linked entry: tohl

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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Ealle ða þing ðe hálige men writon on ealdum oþþe on neówum þeódscipe, Blickl. Homl. 133, 2. .vii. gebróðor geþrowedon deáþ for ðære ealdan ǽ bebode ...

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Hwí ne cwæð ðæt hálige gewrit be ðam men synderlíce, ðæt hé gód wǽre, swá swá hit cwæð mænigfealdlíce be ðám óþrum gesceaftum, ðæt hí góde wǽron? Boutr.

Linked entry: sundorlíce

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Ond nú ( since ) ðeós hálige tíd englum tó blisse wearþ, ðonne ..., Blickl. Homl. 123, 1. Wé mágon geþencean, nú ( since ) ða sint Godes bearn genemned ðe sibbe wyrcaþ, Past. 47; Swt. 359, 12.

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Þá gesetton hálige fæderas and Godes folces láreówas þá tíd þæs fæstenes, Bl. H. 27, 25.

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Ox. 3362. to follow a person's banner Wé sceolan weorðian ꝥ hálige sigetácen Crístes róde and æfter fylgeon, Bl. H. 97, 13. to follow an example, teaching, &c.

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Ðá þá seó hálige tíd lenctenfæstenes becom on þone drihtenlican dæg when Lent had got to the Sunday, Hml.

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Hycge him hálig folc hǽlu to Drihtne sperate in eum, omnis conventus plebis, 61, 8. Wé cunnon hycgan and hyhtan ðæt ... we can hope that .... Frag. Kmbl. 83; Leas. 44

weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung, e ; f.
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Æt eallra háligra weorðunge at the feast of All Saints L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 8. Hé ða weorþunge Eástrena on riht ne heóld ne nyste de observatione Paschae minus perfecte sapiebat, Bd. 3, 17 ; S. 545, 2. Weorðunga, Blickl. Homl. 137, 8.