ge-swencan
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Hié monege cyningas geswencton, tó þon ꝥ hié eall gesealdon . . . wiþ hiera earman lífe inquietudo bellorum qua illi (reges) adtriti sunt, Ors. 5, 1 ; S. 214, 19.Hié magon ðá gódan swá micle swíður geswencean swá hié hiora ánmódlícor éhtað bonos deterius
gímen
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Cf. gíman; 6 Nú sceole wé hogian mid mycelre gýmene ꝥ úre lífe beó swá gelógod, Hml. S. 16, 6. care for a person (gen.), liking, affection.
hiw
shape ⬩ form ⬩ shape ⬩ figure ⬩ a form ⬩ shape ⬩ writing ⬩ appearance ⬩ aspect ⬩ colour ⬩ form ⬩ kind ⬩ nature ⬩ character ⬩ formula ⬩ form ⬩ type ⬩ model ⬩ a pretex ⬩ a fancy ⬩ a kind ⬩ species
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Gl. 465, 74), gelícnysse liniamento .i. similitudini (puritatis), 2530, Fǽmnhá[d]licum híwe uirginali formulae, i. specie, 536. Þæt hé híwige swylce hé árfæstes módes sý, and under þám leáslican híwe gederige, Wlfst. 53, 27.
ród
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[Róde tácen seems hardly a compound to judge by the numerous phrases in which róde is qualified by an adjective or genitive, but may be such in instances like Gr. D. 247 (infra), or Hml.
weardian
to guard, keep, defend ⬩ with gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something) ⬩ to act as guardian to, to rule ⬩ to keep, have charge of ⬩ to hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit. ⬩ in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track, ⬩ to follow ⬩ to remain behind
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Se ðe his mondryhten lífe bilidene lást weardian wiste he who knew that his dead lord remained behind, 182, 19; Gú. 1312. Hé his folme forlét lást weardian, Beo. Th. 1947; B. 971.
Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere
hyht
Hope ⬩ joyous expectation ⬩ joy
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Ne biþ him tó hearpan hyge ne tó wífe wyn ne tó worulde hyht he hath no mind for the harp, nor delight in woman, nor joy in life, 82 a; Th. 308, 26; Seef. 45. Næs him tó máðme wyn hyht tó hordgestreónum, Andr. Kmbl. 2229; An. 1116.
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ge-rád
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</b> a condition on which depends the performance of something, upon which a grant or the like is consequent :-- Ic wille eówres geunnan eów on þá gerád (geráde, 196, 32) þe gé mé geunnan mines. Ll. Th. i. 198, 1.
húsel
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Th. ii. 272, 18. húsles wirþe entitled to go to communion (see first passage under ) Her on lífe busies beón wyrþe, Ll.
hwæþer
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, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 14. with the force of hwæt (v. hwá; 2 a), where the answer is confined to two alternatives Hwæþer ðincþ þé ꝥ þá ðing sién, þe þára sóþena gesǽlþa limu, ðe sió gesǽlþ self?
wealh
a foreigner ⬩ properly a Celt ⬩ a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., ⬩ the British ⬩ the Welsh ⬩ Wales ⬩ a Roman ⬩ a slave ⬩ servant ⬩ a shameless person
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Ðæs weales (v. ll. weles, wieles; ðrǽles, Lind.: esnes, Rush.) hláford dominus servi illius, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 50: Shrn. 154, 22.
æfter
among, through, along ⬩ (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)
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L. 2, 16. with instrumental Æfter ðýs lífe, Bt. 11, 2; F. 36, 1. B. adv. of time Monncwealm ðe him raðe ðæs æfter com, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 25. Ðisse ádle fruman mon mæg ýþelíce gelácnian . . ., and æfter unéð, Lch. ii. 232, 17.
heáfod
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Ex. 68. as part essential to life, cf. heáfod-ǽ. — Ne sý nán óðer bót bútan ꝥ heáfod (cf. forgá þýfðe be his feóre, 210, 3), Ll. Th. i. 282, 2, 23. Sý hé þeóf, and þolige heáfdes, 276, 13. For þon ðín éþel (wyrd ?)
standan
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Homl. 175, 15. of direction (lit. and fig.) Him stent ege of ðé timebunt te, Deut. 28, 10. Ðǽron stent ðam bisceope eahta marca goldes eight marks are due to the bishop, Chart. Th. 595, 2.
þurfan
To need ⬩ to be in need ⬩ have need of something ⬩ to need to do something ⬩ to be bound to do something because it is right ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ be compelled by destiny ⬩ to have good cause or reason for doing something ⬩ to be use, to be good for a person to do something ⬩ to owe
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Ex. 111. to need to do something. where a want has to be satisfied, a purpose to be accomplished, or the like Ðú meaht ðé self geseón, swá ic hit ðé secgan ne þearf, Cd. Th. 38, 24; Gen. 611.
wíse
a wise way ⬩ manner ⬩ mode ⬩ fashion ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ an arrangement ⬩ instruction ⬩ a disposition ⬩ direction ⬩ condition ⬩ a thing ⬩ res ⬩ negotium ⬩ a cause ⬩ reason ⬩ res
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Ðonne ðé ðín wíse lície cum bene tibi fuerit, Gen. 40, 14. Hǽte hym man bæþswá hraþe swá hys wíse gódige. Lchdm. iii. 122, 8.
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ge-niman
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Add: to take, move an object in the hand from its place, to pick up what lies on a surface, pull off what is fixed, pluck fruit Hé áwearp his reáf. . . hé eft his reáf genam, Hml. Th. ii. 242, 26. Hé genam þone calic, Mt. 26, 27.
hálig
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Be hálgum lífe de conuersatione, 4533. Fæsten and hálige wæccan, Bl. H. 73, 27. Þæt wé tó þám hýhstan hrófe gestígan hálgum weorcum, Cri. 750.
æfter
AFTER ⬩ post ⬩ Along ⬩ through ⬩ during ⬩ κατά ⬩ per ⬩ According to ⬩ by means of ⬩ secundum ⬩ propter ⬩ After ⬩ about ⬩ propter ⬩ ob ⬩ de ⬩ After ⬩ above ⬩ according to ⬩ post ⬩ super ⬩ secundum
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Lind. War. 1, 25. He eorþan æfter wæter ǽrest sette qui fundavit terram super aquas, Ps. Th. 135, 6. Stefne míne gehér æfter mildheortnesse ðíne, Drihten vocem meam audi secundum misericordiam tuam, Domine, Ps. Lamb. 118, 149
HÚ
How
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Hú sculon wit nú libban how are we to live? Cd. 38; Th. 50, 7; Gen. 805. in exclamations [see also I] Hú la! ne gewearþ unc tó ánum peninge how now! was not our agreement for a penny? Th. An. 74, 20. Hú gód is éce God quam bonus Deus, Ps.
ÍDEL
empty ⬩ destitute ⬩ void ⬩ devoid ⬩ vain ⬩ useless ⬩ idle ⬩ idle ⬩ unemployed
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Ðǽr ðæt heáfod biþ unhál eall ða limu bióþ ídelu languente capite membra incassum vigent, Past. 18, 2 ; Swt. 129, 8. Ýdele spellunga fabulæ, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 29; Som. 52, 2. Ne hí dǽr ǽnig unnit ne geþafian ne ídele spǽce ne ídele dǽde, L. Edg.