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hlyn

(n.)
Grammar
hlyn, hlin, es; m. [?]

The name of a tree, maple [?]

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The name of a tree, maple [?], Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 17; Rä. 56, 9

Linked entry: hlin

hola

(n.)
Grammar
hola, an; m.
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A hole Of ðám oterholan from the otter hole, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 23, 30

Linked entry: HOL

be-efesian

(v.)

to cut the hair of a person

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to cut the hair of a person Hwá mæg mé beefesian?, Hml. S. 33, 84

Élíg

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg, e; f. [él = ǽl an eel, íg an island]

The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

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fongene beóþ hit naman onféng the land Ely is in the province of the East-Angles, of about six hundred hides, in the likeness of an island; it is all encompassed with a fen and with water, and took its name from the abundance of eels which are caught

inc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
inc, dat : inc, incit; ac : incer; gen.
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of dual of pronoun of 2nd person Inc ágényrnþ sum man occurrit vobis homo, Mk. Skt. 14, 13. Nys mé inc tó syllanne non est meum dare vobis, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 23.

Linked entries: git incit

god-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
god-fæder, m.
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I baptize thee in the name of my heavenly Father and of me his co-eternal Son and of the Holy Ghost, Shrn. 106, 13: 118, 6. Ðú sitest on ða swíþran hand ðínum God-Fæder thou sittest on the right hand of thy Divine Father, Hy. 8, 31; Hy.

Sicilie

(n.)
Grammar
Sicilie, pl.
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The Sicilians, the people of Sicily, or (as in the older stage of the language the name of a people was used where now that of their country is put) Sicily. [In this sense the Latin form also occurs *-*Sicilia, églond micel, Met. 1, 15.

á-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lǽnan, p. de (not ede).
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Martin ) þe hí ǽr álǽndon tó ðám biscopdóme of heora burhscíre, Hml. Th. ii. 518, 21. Hé næfde þæt feoh him tó álǽnenne, 178, 3. of a lord's grant to a vassal Ǽlcon híredmen his onrid þe hé álǽned hæfde, Cht.

ge-líþewǽcan

Grammar
ge-líþewǽcan, l. ge-liþewǽcan, ge-leoþewǽcan,
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S. 129, 8. to mitigate, soften the rigour or severity of, calm the violence of Hé sceal forberan réðra manna angin, þæt hé ðurh his líðnesse heora graman geliðewǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 532, II. Tó geliþewǽcan (-lioðe-, Hpt.

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, <b>. I.</b>
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to tell, say, mention a matter Þéh eów lytles hwæt swelcra gebroca on becume, þonne gemǽnað gé hit tó (v. tó; I. 5 f I þǽm wyrrestan tídum, and magon hié hreówlíce wépan if some little of such troubles come on you, then you talk of it as the worst times

nyten-ness

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Ongeán þám ingehýde and gearawitolnesse þe of Godes ágenre gife cymð, se deófol sǽwð and sendeð nytennesse, Wlfst. 53, 18. <b>I a.</b> want of knowledge on a particular point: — Nytennessa míne (ignorantias meas) ne gemun ðú, Ps.

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on footinfantrya hosttrooptribecompanyphălanx pĕdestrispĕditeslĕgioăciestrĭbuscătervaa battlepugna

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Ðǽr wæs Persa X M ofslagen gehorsedra, and eahtatig M féðena there were slain ten thousand of the Persians' cavalry and eighty thousand of the infantry, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 2: 68, 9.

Linked entry: féðu

ge-myndig

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H. 89, ii. with clause Wes gemyndig hú þé unwíse edwíta fela oft ásprǽcon, Ps. Th. 73, 21. II. deserving of remembrance, memorable. Cf. ge-mynd; IV :-- Se gemyndiga pápa papa memoratus, Bd. 5, 7; Sch. 584, 9. III. deserving of commemoration.

hleóðor

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor, es; n.

hearingwhat is heard, sound, noise, voice, speech, song

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Icel. hljóð, e.g. gefa hljóð, biðja hljóðs to give, ask for, a hearing: Goth. hliuþ.] what is heard, sound, noise, voice, speech, song Ðá hleóðor cwom býman stefne ofer burhware when the sound came of the voice of the trumpet over the city-dwellers,

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Se deófol gesette hine uppan ðam scylfe ðæs heágan temples the devil placed him upon the summit of the lofty temple, Homl. Th. i. 166, 18. Seó eádignes ðæs heán heáhengles tíd the blessedness of the festival of the great archangel, Blickl.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

ge-feallan

(v.)
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Dict.]. of that which (violently) affects the mind Ondo gefeóll (gifeól, R.) ofer hine timor irruit super eum, Lk. L. 1, 12.

be-warian

(v.)
Grammar
be-warian, -warigan; p. ode; pp. od

To keep, guard, preservecustodire, arcere

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Ðæt ðú meaht wíte bewarigan that thou mayest ward off punishment, Cd. 27; Th. 35, 31; Gen. 563

a-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bredan, he -brit = -brideþ, -bret = -bredeþ; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden; v. a.

To move quicklyremovedrawwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretrahere

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Lár Godes is abroden of breóstum the knowledge of God is withdrawn from your breasts, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 31; Exod. 269

Linked entries: a-bræd abret a-broden

a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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Ða eágan of his heáfde ascuton, and on eorþan feóllan the eyes shot out of his head, and fell on the earth, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 38

Linked entry: a-scuton

a-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þringan, p. -þrang, -þrong, pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen [a out, þringan to throng] .

to throng or press out or forthto urge outto urgeto throng or press away or out of sightto concealextruderecelareto rush forthto rushprorumpere

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to throng or press out or forth, to urge out, to urge, to throng or press away or out of sight, to conceal; extrudere, celare Ne mihte ic of ðære heortan heardne aþringan stýlenne stán I could not press out from his heart the hard and steely stone, Salm

Linked entry: a-þrungen