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hlystan

(v.)
Grammar
hlystan, p. te

To list, listen to, hear, hearken

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Hlyste hé gódes rǽdes let him hearken to good counsel, Homl. Th. i. 54, 16. Wé biddaþ ðé leóf ðæt ðú hlyste úre sprǽce oramus, domine, ut audias nos, Gen. 43, 20. Man láreówum hlyste let teachers be listened to, L. Eth. vii. 19; Th. i. 332, 26.

heáh-fæder

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Th. i. 396, 9. in Christian times, a father of the church Rǽde him mon líf þǽra heáhfædera ( vitas patrum ), R. Ben. 66, 17. the chief of a religious community, an archimandrite Héhfæder, láreów archimandrita, i. princeps ouium, An.

samnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
samnunga, sæmninga, semninga; adv.

All at once, on a sudden, suddenly, forthwith, immediately continuo, subito, repente

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Hit semninga (subito) on ús rǽsde, Nar. 15, 19, 11. Ðá cómon semninga twegen englas. Blickl. Homl. 221, 27:Exon. Th. 257, 5; Jul. 242: Beo. Th. 3284; B. 1640. Óþ ðæt semninga sunu Healfdenes sécean wolde ǽfenreste, 1293; 6. 644.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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His ágenne rǽd tó bewerigenne, 15, 13. Grammar be-werian, (wið (dat. acc.), ongeán): to protect against þæt hé bewerede Corsicam wið Rómánum pro Corsis defensandis. Ors. 4, 6; S. 172, 14. Hé his fyrde bewerode wið fýnd, Hml. S. 25, 281: Ælfc. T.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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(cf. seó séfte ræst, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 34) eallra sóðfæstra tu requies tranquilla piis, Met. 20, 271.

hleápan

to runrushto jumpspringto leapto mountjump about

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And gif mon þone hláford teó ꝥ hé be his rǽde út hleópe, Ll. Th. i. 282, 2-5. to jump, spring Hé áwearp his hrægl him of and hleóp on ðone mere (cf. hé unscrýdde hine sylfne and scǽt intó ðám mere, Hml. S.

weald

(adv.)
Grammar
weald, adv. conj.

perhaps may be in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case

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Hí námon tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon, weald [hwæt ?] him getímode, Homl. Th. i. 316, 24.

un-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
un-lagu, e; f.

violation of lawillegalityinjusticea bad law

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Se ðe unlage rǽre oþþe undóm gedéme, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 9: Chr. 1052; Erl. 186, 2. Ðæt man rihte lage up árǽre and ǽlce unlage áfylle, L. Eth. v. 1; Th. i. 304, 11. Fela unrihta and yfelra unlaga árysan, Chr. 975; Erl. 127, 30.

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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. :-- Se cyning þisne rǽd underféng, Hml. A. 94, 67. Hé wolde ꝥ heom grið betweónan beón sceolde, and him man gafol and metsunge syllan sceolde, and hí ðá ealle ꝥ underféngon, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 20. V. add :-- Þ weolcen underféng hine, Nap. 64, 36.

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make warfightcontendpugnarebellum gerereto obtain by fightingto conquergainwinpugna consequiobtineresubjugare

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Ðæs ðe he heora sáulum to hǽle and to rǽde gewinnan mihte provided that he could win their souls to salvation and counsel, Blickl. Homl. 227, 4. He hit gewan mid wisdóme he gained it by wisdom, Th. Ap. 4, 19.

bodung

annunciationdeclarationtestimonyinterpretationrecitingrehearsingpreaching

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Lára, bodunga cathegorias i. nuntiationes ł praedicationes, 3128. reciting, rehearsing : Gif hwylc bróðor wǽgð and misféhð on boduncge sealma oðþe ræpsa si quis dum pronuntiat psalmum aut responsorium fallitur, R.

scencan

(v.)
Grammar
scencan, te

To skink

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Nom heo (Rowena) ane bolle of ræde golde &amp; heo gon scenchen, Laym. 14962. And tu . . . ne shennkesst nohht tatt wise, ne birrlesst tu þin hird, Orm. 15403. Þe drynke for to schenche, R. Glouc. 118, 12. Schenkyn drynke propino Prompt.

hlinian

(v.)
Grammar
hlinian, hleonian; p. ode

To lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest

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Heó wæs hleonigende ofer hire ræste she was lying on her bed, Blickl. Homl. 145, 26. Fond hlingendne freán found his master lying in his bed, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 2; Gú. 1120

Linked entries: a-hlinian hleonian

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turnconvertvertereconvertereto turn [one's self]goreturnvertirevertiire

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Ðíne heortan to rǽde gecyr turn thy heart to counsel, Blickl. Homl. 113, 27 : Ps. Th. 114, 7; 84, 5. Heora líf he hæfþ to gefeán gecyrred their life he hath turned to joy, Blickl.

licgan

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Ic læg on heardum stáne cildgeong in crybbe, Cri. 1425. ꝥ Wæs his ræst . . . on nacodre eorðan . . . cwæð hé: ' Ne gedafenað Crístenan men ꝥ hé elles dó bútan swá hé efne on axan and on dúste licge, ' Bl. H. 227, 15.

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.

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Eth. vii. 4; Th. i. 330, 12. of mental qualities, ample, great, liberal Ic mæg þurh rúmne sefan rǽd gelǽran, Beo. Th. 561; B. 278. Rúmran geþeaht, Elen.

cot-setla

(n.)
Grammar
cot-setla, cote-setla, an; m. [MS. kot-setla, kote-setla]

A cottager casārius

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Him gebýriaþ v æceras to habbanne, máre gyf hit on lande þeáw sý, and tó lytel hit biþ beó hit á læsse, forðan his weorc sceal beón oft rǽde.

gódian

(v.)
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Hý águnnon rǽdes gýman and hit ágann mid heom gódian, 14, 14. trans. the object a person, to make good, to give an appearance of being good Gé wǽron þá þe eów sylfe gódiaþ (rihtwísiað, v. l.) beforan mannum vos estis qui justificatis vos coram hominibus

ǽfre

eversemper,at all times, on every occasion ever, at any time, in any caseunquamwhatever, (as) ever, &c.

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Add: ever; semper, of eternity Wæs ǽfre on his écum rǽde ðæt hé wolde gewyrcan ðás woruld, Hex. 22, 7. Nǽnig ys sé ðe ǽfre lybbe, Scint. 215, 2. of continuity or continuous recurrence in time, at all times, on every occasion Ǽfri is deinceps, An.