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þurst

(n.)
Grammar
þurst, es; m.

Thirst

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On ðurste mínum drencton mé mid ecede, Ps. Spl. 68, 26: 103, 12. On hungre and on þurste biþ áféded, Blickl. Homl. 59, 35: Homl. Th. i. 392, 7. Drihten ásent hungor on eów and þurst and næcede, Deut. 28, 48.

weorþ-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-georn, adj.
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Eálá gé eargan and ídelgeornan . . . hwý gé nellan ácsien æfter ðám wísum monnum and æfter ðám weorþgeornum . . . ðe ǽr eów wǽron . . . wunnon æftr wyrþscipe on ðisse worulde, and tiledon gódes hlísan, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 238, 28-240, 5.

ge-sundful

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Þá cwǽdon þá gedwolmen . . . ꝥ his sunu wǽre gesundful þurh , Hml. S. 3, 315. gesundful síðode on fótum, sé ðe on bǽre þider geboren wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 14: 136, 5. Ysle gesundfullum asello sospite, i. sano, An. Ox. 3664. of things.

wemman

(v.)
Grammar
wemman, p. de.

to spotmarspoildisfigureto defilepolluteprofane

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Th. 370, 24; Seel. 64. to defile, pollute, profane Gyf rihtwísnys mín wemmaþ si justitias meas profanaverint Ps. Spl. 88, 31. Gif óðres ceorles wíf wemme (maculaverit) L. Ecg. C. 14; Th. ii. 142, 12

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, pres. and p. hátte, pl. hátton

To be called or named, have for a nameI am called

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ne hátte hys módor Maria nonne mater ejus dicitur Maria? Mt. Kmbl. 13, 55. Ðe swá hátte that was thus called, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 17: Dan. 172: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 105; Met. 1, 53.

of-hreówan

(v.)

to cause grief or pityto feel pity

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Ðæs sceápes untrumnesse him ofhreáw (-hreów, MS. F. ) R. Ben. 51, 20. Him of hreow ðæs mannes he was sorry for man, Homl.

ge-sigefæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sigefæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted, -fæst [sige victory]

To make triumphantcrowncorrōbŏrārecŏrōnāre

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To make triumphant, crown; corrōbŏrāre, cŏrōnāre He ðé gesigefæste sóþre miltse qui coronat te in mĭsĕrātiōne, Ps. Th. 102, 5. synne geswencton and gesigefæston they outwearied sin and triumphed, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 13; Az. 189.

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hlyn

(n.)
Grammar
hlyn, hlynn, hlin, es; m.

A sound, noise, clamour, din

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A sound, noise, clamour, din Tó ðonðonne hit hát wǽre and mon ða earman men oninnan dón wolde se hlynn mǽst wǽre ðonne hie ðæt súsl ðǽron þrowiende wǽron ut cum inclusus ibidem subjectis ignibus torreretur, sonum vocis extortæ capacitas concavi aeris

for-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; part. -hwyrfende; p. -hwyrfde; pp. -hwyrfed, -hwyrfd.

to change for or fromtransformtransferremoveavertĕretransformāreto turn asidepervertdepravesubvertĕrepervertĕredeprāvāre

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to change for or from, transform, transfer, remove; avertĕre, transformāre He forhwyrfþ eów of ðam lande he will remove you from the land, Deut. 28, 63.

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glóf

(n.)
Grammar
glóf, e; a weak pl. glófan occurs; f. A

GLOVEchirothēcaχειρoθήκη

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Wilfriþ cwæþ ðæt he forléte his twá glófan on ðam scipe Wilfrid said that he had left his two gloves in the ship, Guthl, 11; Gdwin. 54, 14, 9, title.

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, p. stealde, and stillan, styllan, stiellan; p. de
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Ðonne ðæt mægen ðære unmǽtan hǽto áræfnan ne mihton ðonne stealdon eft on middan ðæs unmǽtan cyles and mid ðý ðǽr nǽnige reste gemétan mihton stelldon (stældon, MS.

þurh-seón

(v.)

to see throughsee intopenetrate with the sight

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Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne, ðæt mæge hine (Alcibiades) ðurhseón, swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte ǽlc wuht þurhseón ... gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpséne, ðæt mihte ðone cniht ðurhseón, ðonne ne þúhte him nó innon swá fæger,

ge-broc

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-broc) in Dict., and add Gif þá áne un-treówþa ne gedyde, from ðǽm dæge mehte bútan gebroce eallra Cartaina onwald begietan, Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 170, 12

sworettung

(n.)
Grammar
sworettung, e; f.

A deep drawing of the breath. as a sign of trouble, a sighbreathing hard from illness or labour, gasping, panting

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mid langre sworetunge ðæt orð of ðám breóstum teáh, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 80, 13. wæs swíðe gewǽced on ðam langan geswince, and mid sworettungum wæs genyrwed, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 770.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Se ðe sleá ( percusserit ) his fæder oððe his móder swelte deáþe, Ex. 21, 15. Gehýrde ic ðæt Eádweard ánne slóge swíðe mid his swurde, Byrht. Th. 135, 13; By. 117. Ðá beáh sleánde his breóst, H. R. 107, 11.

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a-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dǽlan, p. ede; pp. ed,

To partdivideseparatepartiridividereseparare

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To part, divide, separate; partiri, dividere, separare He sceal wesan of eorþan feor adǽled he shall be far parted from the earth, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 4; Gen. 2322.

fæder-æðelo

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-æðelo, indecl. n. [æðelo nobility, origin]

Fatherly nobility, origin, ancestry, fatherly honoursgĕneālŏgia păterna, nōbĭlĭtas hērēdĭtāria

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He scolde fæderæðelumonfón he should succeed to his father&#39;s honours, Beo. Th. 1826; B. 911

feorh-lást

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lást, es; m.

A life-stepstep taken to preserve one's lifeflightvītæ vestīgiumgressus vītæ servandæ causâ lātusfŭga

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A life-step, step taken to preserve one's life, flight; vītæ vestīgium, gressus vītæ servandæ causâ lātus, fŭga He onweg ðanon on nicera mere, fǽge and geflýmed, feorhlástas bær he bore his life-steps away thence to the monsters' mere, death-doomed and

fór-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
fór-mǽl, fór-mál, e; f. [fór = fóre, mǽl a speech, discourse]

An agreementa treatyfœduspactum

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An agreement, a treaty; fœdus, pactum Wið ðam ðe he eall ðæt lǽste ðæt uncer fórmǽl wæs on condition that he fulfil all that was our agreement, L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 8. Æfter ðam fórmálum [MS. -málan] according to the treaties, L.

helde

(n.)
Grammar
helde, an; f.

Allegiancefealty

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Allegiance, fealty ðǽr on ðæs cynges willelmes heldan tó cynge gesette he placed Edgar there as king in allegiance to King William, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 37.

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