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freó-dóm

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hláford him tó ungemetlicne anwald forgiefð his sprǽce, Past. 147, 2. freedom of activity, absence of restraint, or hindrance, v. freó, Hé mid freódóme ( deliberatione ) geþances yfel déþ, Scint. 229, 11. freedom to do, liberty of action On þyssum lífe

grim

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Grimre wræc acrior ultio, Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 39, 12. of a painful or destructive implement or agency Heora geoguðe grimme líge fýr fæðmade juvenes eorum comedit ignis, Ps. Th. 77, 63. Þú mé tóbrǽce bendas grimme disrupisti vincula mea, 115, 7.

heonan

afterwardsfrom now

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Th 56, 2. from this world, from this life. Similar entries v. heonan-síþ Heonon istinc, i. ex hoc uita, An. Ox. 3503. Hí tó ðé hionan (hion. Met. 20, 239) fundiaþ, Bt. 33, 4; F 132, 25: Met. 18, ii. Heonon, Gen. 476.

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to carebe anxiousfeel anxiety or careabsoluteto sorrowgrievebe sorry for, on absoluteto be anxious; to sorrow

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Ða ðe for his lífe lyt sorgedon, Exon. Th. 116, 19; Gú. 209. Nó ðú ymb mínes ne þearft líces feorme leng sorgian, Beo. Th. 907; B. 451. absolute Hé sceal winnan and sorgian, ðonne se dæg cume ðæt hé sceole ðæs ealles ídel hweorfan, Blickl.

hleóðrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleóðrian, p. ode

To sound, make a sound [with the voice], to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound

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Ðonne hleóðriaþ hálge gǽstas sáwla sóþfæste song áhebbaþ when holy spirits shall lift up their voices, just souls raise a song, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 12; Ph. 539. Ðá hleóðrade hlúdan stefne then cried with a loud voice, Andr.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Þá hwíle be we ꝥ líf on úrun gewealde habban, Bl. H. 101, 11.

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Him brego engla wylmhátne líg tó wræce sende, 156, 6; Gen. 2584. God eástan sende leóhtne leóman, Judth. Thw. 24, 16 ; Jud. 190. Sceolde hé sendan þunras and lýgetu. Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 13. Ic sendan gefrægn swegles aldor swefl of heofonum. Cd.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Hé fór siððan firr an Grécas and gewin upp áhóf wið Athenienses deinde in Athenienses impetum fecit atque arma direxit, Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 21. marking separation, by a great space, widely (lit. or fig.)

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Ðá líf ðing, ðonne hí ealle gegaderode beóð, ðonne biþ ꝥ God . . . Ðonne ðá fíf þing . . . ealle gegadorade beóþ, ðonne beóþ hit eall án ðing, Bt. 33, 2; F. 122, 14-18.

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Þá gelamp him ꝥ his líf wearð geendod, 113, 7. Him on fyrste gelomp . . . þæt hit wearð gearo, B. 76. of things, to be made, be produced Mænifealde leán gelumpon copiosa emolumenta prouenerunt, An. Ox. 2636 : Wrt.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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ꝥ tóswollene lim (the foot) fram þǽre uferran healfe beþe, Lch. ii. 68, 14. Lǽt blód of earme, næs on þá healfe þe ꝥ sár biþ, 262, 16. On ðá healfe þe heó scínð, þǽr byð dæg, and on þá healfe þe heó ne scínð, ðǽr byð niht.

losian

(v.)
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Seó gesceádwísnes þurh nán ðing ne mæg þám men losian, Bt. 11, 2; F. 34, 18 : Met. 10, 37. the subject life or limb Þonne him feorg losað, Seef. 94 : Rä. 13, 3. the subject something undesirable, which is got rid of Gif hié geornlíce wilnigen ðæt him

weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow.to grow, be produced,to grow, grow upto grow, increase, wax to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper to be productiveto grow, take shape

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Ða þornas weóxon (wóxon, Lind.: wéxon, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 7. Swá elebeámas weaxen, Ps. Th. 127, 4. Lǽtaþ ǽgþer weaxan (wexan, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 30. Ðíne teóðan sceattas gongendes and weaxendes ágyf ðú Gode, L.

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Sibbe (sibbes, Lind., Rush.) beam, Lk. Skt. 10, 6. Mid sibbe cum consensu, Ps. Spl. 54, 15. Ðá wiste hé sumne híred ðe ungeþwǽre him betwéónum wǽron . . . hé wolde ðæt hié ealle on sibbe wǽron, Blickl. Homl. 225, 9.

Linked entry: syb

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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.: þona, Lind. inde ) eode, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 21. Þanon h-e com on Iudéisce endas inde exsurgens uenit in fines Iudaeae, Mk. Skt. 10, 1. Hé wand up þanon, Cd. Th. 29, 7; Gen. 446. Hé fór þanun (þanon, MS. A.: ðonan, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 11, 1.

ge-cweþan

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Th. i. 86, 22. to name, mention, speak of Seó sáuwul oððe ꝥ líf oððe seó edwist synd gecwædene tó hyre sylfra, and ꝥ gemynd oððe ꝥ andgit oþþe seó wylla beóð gecwædene tó sumum þinga edlesendlíce, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

ge-trymman

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Add: of persons or things, to make strong; to fortify against attack (lit. or fig.) Man þá burh worhte and getrymode æt Witanhám, Chr. 913; P. 97, 33.

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Hié werod lǽsse hæfdon þonne Húna cyning, El. 48. of time Scyld wel gebearg líf lǽssan hwíle, B. 2571. of qualities, emotions, conditions, actions, or occurrences, expressing extent or degree Wæs se gryre lǽssa efne swá micle swá bið wíggryre wífes

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Hád oferhogedon hálgan lífes they despised the state of a holy life, Cd. 188; Th. 235, 2; Dan. 300. Fǽmnan hád virginity, Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 31; Cri. 92 : 14 a; Th. 28, 10; Cri. 444.

ge-dón

(v.)
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Add: to put. lit. to place in or on a material object, give position or direction to Hé þone hláf tóbræc on twá, and hine gedyde on his twá sléfan, Bl. H. 181, 16. God feorh in gedyde, Gen. 184.