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irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritanceproperty

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His yrfe forhogode hæreditatem suam sprevit, Ps. Th. 77, 62.

ós

(n.)
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a divinity, god, the Anglo-Saxon form of a word whose existence in Gothic is inferred from a passage in Jornandes, 'Gothi proceres suos quasi qui fortuna vincebant non pares homines sed semideos, id est, Anses vocavere.'

Linked entry: ésa

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Th. 61, 32; Cri. 993. weary, impatient of the continuance of anything painful Sunu mín, ne ágiémeleása ðú Godes suingan, ne ðú ne beó wérig for his ðreáunge ( neither be weary of his correction; neque fatigeris, cum ab eo argueris, Prov. 3, 11), Past

áscian

(v.)
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sumra wyrta (worda, v. l.) ácsode þone wyrtweard hortulanum quaedam requireret, Gr. D. 180, 30. Ácsa hine his wísena, Ll. Th. ii. 260, 21. Ne áxa nánne wiccan rǽdes nec sit qui pythones consulat, Deut. 18, 11. 'Mót ic þé áhtes ácsian?'

Linked entry: áhsian

ge-lǽran

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Heó gelǽrde hyre suna tó Godes geleáfan, Shrn. 151, 6. Hé þysne wer on Godes þeówdóm getýde and gelǽrde, Bl. H. 217, 5.

ge-þolian

(v.)
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Add: to suffer what is evil, be subjected to. of persons Sáules his loswist geðolas animae suae detrimentum paliatur, Mt. L. 16, 26. Ðá ðe oehtnisse geðolas fore sóðfæstnisse, 5, 10. Blódes flóuing geðolade, 9, 20.

hǽlend

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</b> used of God the Father Dryhten Hǽlend (cf. þín sunu, 778), El. 726. used of Christ, (α) the Saviour Ðá se Hǽlend ðæt ongeat, Past. 33, 15 : Bl. H. 17, 25. Se Hǽlend ús helpe gefremede þurh his líces gedal, Ph. 650: El. 862.

híd

Grammar
híd, hígid.

familia

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D. ii. 121, 4, and to such a form might belong the following genitives: Ánes hídes, 120, 33. Ánes hídes lond, C. D. B. ii. 268, 9.

Linked entries: hígid híwisc

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

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Sume mǽgon habban ælles woruld*-*welan genóg ac hí habbaþ ðeáh sceame ðæs welan gif hí ne beóþ swá æðele on gebyrdum swá hí woldon huic census exuberat, sed est pudori degener sanguis Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 31.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

sharppungent, acidacridsharp-tonguedsharp, keen, severe,sharp, roughsharp, keen, active, strenuouseffectual, penetrating,sharp, keensharp, keen, acute,

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Ða Walas ádrifon sumre eá ford ealne mid scearpum pílum, Chr. Erl. 5, 10. Scearpre ðonne ǽni sweord, Ps. Th. 44, 4. Nǽdle scearpran, Exon. Th. 373, 33; Seel. 119. Scearpeste stánas cautes vel murices, Wrt.

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Surt. 67, 8. Mid ðý ( cum ) Peohtas wíf næfdon, bǽdon him fram Scottum, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 19. Gif hé eów ne wyllan árísan tógeánes, mid ðý eówer má is ( cum sitis numero plures ), 2, 2; S. 503, 13: 1, 27; S. 493, 42.

Linked entry: mið

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Hé forestihte ðagecorenan tó ðam écan lífe, for ðan ðe hé wiste hí swilce tówearde he knew they were to become such, Homl. Th. i. 112, 32, 34.

Linked entry: tó-ward

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Wé ne magan for úre tyddernysse þyllíc fæsten þurhteón we cannot on account of our weakness accomplish such a fast, Wulfst. 285, 27. Þurhtión (þurg-, Cott. MS.) ðæt yfel ðæt hí lyst cupita perficere, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 196, 28, 32.

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Hig wendon tó Hierusalem regressi sunt in Hierusalem Lk. Skt. 24, 33. Hí wendon ðá tó horsum . . . Hí wendon him fram, and heora wǽpna áwurpon Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 425, 435. His feónda wǽmna wendon on hí sylfe Jud. Thw. 162, 9.

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Byrnendne heofon, Exod. 73. as the expanse in which the sun, moon, and stars are fixed: Firmamentum is þeós roderlice heofen mid manegum steorrum ámétt, Lch. iii. 254i 8: 232, 21. Tunglena heofon, Angl. vii. 12, 109.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Ǽlc man sceal on his fæsten fón (jejunium suum ordiri), ii. 224, 33. Ðý lǽs ǽnig unclǽnsod dorste on swá micelne háligdóm fón ðǽre clǽnan ðegnenga ðæs sácerdhádes ne non purgatus adire quisque sacra ministeria audeat, Past. 51, 2.

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Ðæt ǽlc folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum he wille that each follow [ = serve] such lord as he will, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 1.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Hwæt getácniaþ ða truman ceastra super omnes civitates munitas . . . Quid per civitates munitas exprimitur? Past. 35; Swt. 245, 6. Weal fly trumra, Exon. Th. 281, 23; Jul. 650. Biþ Drihten úre se trumesta staþol, Blickl. Homl. 13, 10.

wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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MSS.) his sweorde blódes maledictus, qui prohibet gladium suum a sanguine, 49; Swt. 379, 1. Mé ðæs hyhtplegan wyrneþ se mec on bende legde, Exon. Th. 402, 13; Rä. 21, 29. Hié wyrnan þóhton Móyses mágum leófes síðes, Cd. Th. 180, 27; Exod. 51.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

ende-mes

Grammar
ende-mes, emdenes, emdemes.

togethercoincidence straightwayat once

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Hí ealle endemes út férdon swá ꝥ furðon án ne beláf ita omnes egressae sunt, ut ne una quidem remaneret, Gr. D. 67, 16. Nǽron hí ealle endemes ungeleáffulle, Hml. Th. i. 108, 25. Þæt hit eal ne forwurde endemes ætgædere, Wlfst. 86, 1: 198, 10.