ge-dryht
A host ⬩ company ⬩ band of retainers
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A host, company, band of retainers Engla gedryht a company of angels, Exon. 22 b; Th. 63, 3; Cri. 1014 : 60 b; Th. 222, 13; Ph. 348.
wíg-trod
A war-track ⬩ the road along which an army has passed
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A war-track, the road along which an army has passed Wítrod ( = wígtrod) gefeól heáh of heofonum handweorc Godes on to the track where the host of Israel had passed fell from the heavens the lofty walls raised by God's hand (cf. se ágend up árǽrde reáde
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bearm
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Hosp þone ic behæfde on bearme (sinu) mínum, Ps. Spl. 88, 49. ¶with the idea of possession, cf. hand:-- Hé bróhte him tó bearme stánas, bæd him for hungre hláfas wyrcan, Sat. 672. Him tó bearme cwom máððumfæt mǽre, B. 2404.
pise
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Pisan hosa siliqua, 120, 58 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 16. Heó hafaþ sǽd on ðære mycele ðe pysan, Lchdm. i. 316, 10. Beán, pisan cicer, Wrt. Voc. ii.14, 37. Pisan gesodena on ecede, Lchdm. ii. 180, 15. Geseáwe pysan juicy peas, 254, 15.
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-hád
- 1070 ;
- Erl. 209, 35
ealdor-man
ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king ⬩ mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. ⬩ eorl, Nrs. jarl, being placed over several shires. The Danish kings ruled by their eorlas or jarls, and the ealdormen disappeared from the shires. Gradually the title ceased altogether, except in the cities, where it denoted an inferior judicature, much as it now does among ourselves
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an elderman, ALDERMAN, senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king; mājor nātu, sĕnātor, prŏcer, princeps, prīmas, dux, præfectus, trĭbūnus, quīcunque est aliis grădu aut nātu mājor. The
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for-þyldian
To sustain ⬩ bear ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ be patient ⬩ wait patiently ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ tolĕrāre ⬩ păti
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To sustain, bear, endure, suffer, be patient, wait patiently; sustĭnēre, tolĕrāre, păti For ðé ic forþyldegode hosp propter te sustĭnui opprobrium. Ps. Spl. 68, 10: 54, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 174, 10.
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of-féran
to overtake
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to overtake (an enemy) Pharao tengde æfter mid eallum his here and offérde hí æt ðære Reádan Sǽ Pharaoh pressed after with all his host, and overlook the Israelites at the Red Sea, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 16: Chr. 948; Erl. 118, 19.
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fǽmn-hád
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Fǽmnhádes men hí geneósiaþ apud hos . . . visitatio virginum, R. Ben. 136, 24. Be faemnháde de uirginitate, Scint. 68, 13. Ic mínne fǽmnhád besmát. . . ne forleás ic mínne fǽmnhád for ǽniges mannes gyfum, Hml. S. 23 b, 328, 335. Add
HERE
An army ⬩ a host ⬩ multitude ⬩ a large predatory band
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Ðæs heriges hám eft ne com ǽnig tó láfe of that host came no remnant back home, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 30; Exod. 507: Elen. Kmbl. 410; El. 205. Herges, 285; El. 143.
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prass
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Hí Pantan streám mid prasse bestódon, Eást-Seaxena ord and se æschere they stood by Panta's stream in proud array, the East-Saxon line and the host of the ashen boats, Byrht. Th. 133. 51; By. 68
fird-tiber
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Hostia, proprie fyrdtimber (-tiber ?)
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a-hebban
To heave up ⬩ lift up ⬩ raise ⬩ elevate ⬩ exalt ⬩ ferment ⬩ levare ⬩ tollere ⬩ elevare ⬩ erigere ⬩ exaltare ⬩ extollere ⬩ fer-mentare
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To heave up, lift up, raise, elevate, exalt, ferment; levare, tollere, elevare, erigere, exaltare, extollere, fer-mentare Nolde his eágan ahebban up to ðam heofone nolebat oculos ad cælum levare, Lk. Bos. 18, 13. To ahebbanne levare, Gen. 48, 17. Ðú
éd
Safety, security, happiness ⬩ sălus, asȳlum
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Grn. corrected ed monne into edniowne renewed :-- Ða he hine [égor-here] upp forlét edniowne [acc. referring to hine = égor-here] streámum stígan when he allowed it [the water-flood-'host'] renewed to mount up in streams, Gen. 1405
weorod
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Add Se eádmóda heáp geearnode æt Gode þæt iú ǽr þæt módige werod forleás the humble company (the apostles at Pentecost) obtained by their merit from God what long before the proud host (the people at the tower of Babel) lost, Hml.
gæfel
A gift ⬩ offering ⬩ tribute ⬩ hostia ⬩ trĭbūtum
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A gift, offering, tribute; hostia, trĭbūtum, Lk. Skt. Rush, 2, 24 : Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 25 : Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 9, 9
wæter-þrýþe
Water-hosts, great waters
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Water-hosts, great waters Ða ðe wyrceaþ weorc mænig on wæterðrýþum qui faciunt operationem in aquis multis, Ps. Th. 106, 22
hell-ware
The inhabitants of hell
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Wuldorweorudes and helwara of the glorious host and of the dwellers in hell, Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 20; Cri. 286: 114 a; Th. 437, 12; Rä. 56, 6
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on-hǽle
Whole, entire
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Whole, entire Gemengde beóþ onhǽlo gelác engla and deófla the entire hosts of angels and devils shall be joined together, Exon. Th. 56, 5; Cri. 896
féða
a band on foot ⬩ infantry ⬩ a host ⬩ troop ⬩ tribe ⬩ company ⬩ phălanx pĕdestris ⬩ pĕdites ⬩ lĕgio ⬩ ăcies ⬩ trĭbus ⬩ căterva ⬩ a battle ⬩ pugna
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Ic him on féðan befóran wolde I would [go] before him in the host, Beo. Th. 4987; B. 2497: 5830; B. 2919: Cd. 220; Th. 284, 19; Sal. 324. Dú here fýsest, féðan to gefeohte thou leadest a host, a troop to battle. Andr. Kmbl 2377; An. 1190.
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