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be-ládian

(v.)
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willen beládian on ðǽm miclan dóme, Past. 429, 4. with gen. Heó eáþe mihte þæs forligeres unhlísan beládian. Hml. S. 2, 205.

heáge

(adv.)
Grammar
heáge, adv.

High

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Beheald ðás sunnan heáge heó ástíhþ behold this sun, how high it mounts, Homl. Th. i. 286, 31

Linked entry: heáh

ofer-hygdiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdiglíce, adv.
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wende ꝥ mihte þá ylcan brógan him gedón þe ǽr gewunode óðrum mannum tó dónne, and ongan mid mycclum stefnum clypian and cweðan oferhygdilíce (arrogantly): 'Arís. . . ' 164, 2

Linked entry: hygdiglíce

a-sæcgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sæcgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To speak outrelatetellsayexpressexplainannounceproclaimedicereeffariexprimerereferreenarrareannunciare

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. 3, 13; Hy.

or-wirþu

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Add: contumely, insult sǽde manigne teónan and orwyrðu (-wyrdu, v. l.) þára nunnena fracoðwyrda geþrowode quantas pateretur verborum contumeliis enarravit, Gr. D. 152, 6.

Linked entry: wirþu

sneóme

(adv.)
Grammar
sneóme, snióme; adv.

swiftly, rapidlyquickly, immediately, at once velociter, cito, subito, statim citius quickly to hasten

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semninga sneóme forwurdon subito defecerunt Ps. Th. 72, 15: 106, 13. Snióme 74, 7: 103, 33; 123, 2. Swá heó sǽ geseah, hió snióme fleáh 113, 3. Sniómor Cd. Th. 51, 21; Gen. 830

ge-bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bridlian, l. ge-brídlian,
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and add Ne gebrídlode (frenaret) no mid swá swíðlicre ðreáunga his láre, Past. 391, 33. sint gebrídlod (-ð, MS.) mid ðám brídle Godes beboda, Solil. H. 10, 16

húslian

(v.)
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Man sceal húslian þone seócan þá hwýle hit for*-*swelgan mæg, and man ne sceal hit ná dón nánum sámcwyce men, for þan þe hit sceal etan, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 23. Gé sculon húslian þá cild bonne gefullode beóð, and Add: —

ge-scrífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scrífan, p. -scráf, -screáf; pp. -scrifen.

to judge, deem, assign, impose, appointjudicare, assignare, imponere, designareto shrive, impose penance, censurepœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere

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to judge, deem, assign, impose, appoint; judicare, assignare, imponere, designare Se ðe him gescráf weán who to him had assigned misery, Cd. 148; Th. 186, 16; Exod. 139. Swá him wyrd gescráf so fate assigned to him, Beo. Th. 5142; B. 2574: Elen.

Linked entry: ge-scrif

ge-treówlíce

(adv.)
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gegæderaþ geféran ꝥ hié getreówlíce heora sibbe healdaþ hic fidis sua dictat jura sodalibus, Bt. 21; F. 74, 39. Heó nolde þá béc ágifan ǽr heó wyste getríwlíce æt landum healdan wolde ( quam fidem de beneficio tenere vellet ), Cht.

for-ceorfan

to cut upto cut offto cut down

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D. 340, 20. to cut off, out, away Hió forcearf sapientia excidit (columnas septem), Kent. Gl. 284. his eáran forcurfon. Hml. S. 21, 268. Heó bæd ꝥ hyre fæx forcurfon, 2, 50. hét forceorfan his tungan ... and his handa forceorfan, 25, 115.

sweotolung

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sweotolung, <b>. I.</b>
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Hml. Th. i. 478, 4. Add Se gerǽfa áxude Eugeniam heó ána mihte ealle þá gewytan áwǽgan mid áðe, oððe þurh ǽnige swutelunge sylfe áclǽnsian, Hml. S. 2, 226

smeálíce

(adv.)
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Add heom getǽhte swýðe smealíce (subtiliter) on gehwilcum stówum hwæt þǽr timbrian sceoldon, Gr. D. 148, 18.

hwanan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; adv.

Whence

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Ðá næfde hwanon his wer águlde he had not means to pay his 'wer', Chart. Th. 207, 36

Linked entry: hwonan

swingel

Grammar
swingel, <b>. I a.</b>
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Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum ... and læg on hæftnédum ꝥ heó hetelíce wǽre þæs on morgen beswungen ... Heó clypode tó þám hálgan Swýðúne ꝥ ... fram þám réðum swinglum áhredde, Hml. S. 21, 166-171.

ymb-fón

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-fón, p. -féng.
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Th. 5376; B. 2691. to encompass, surround, comprehend Ealle stówa gefylleþ and ymbféhþ. Blickl. Homl. 23, 20. Seó séleste gesǽlþ ða óþra gesǽlþa ealle on innan him gegaderaþ, útan ymbféhð, Bt. 24, 1; Fox 80, 21.

on-tydran

(v.)

to nourish, support

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to nourish, support þyncþ eów seó sibb gefæstnad wǽre, hwæðér hió síe ðæm gelícost ðe mon nime ǽnne eles dropan, and drýpe on án micel fýr, and þence hit mid ðæm ádwæscan?

cyne-þrym

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-þrym, gen.cynet-þrymmes ; m. [þrym a multitude, majesty, glory]

A kingly host, royal majesty or gloryregia multitudo, regis majestas

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A kingly host, royal majesty or glory;regia multitudo, regis majestas Mid cyneþrymme with a kingly host, Cd. 209; Th. 260, 8; Dan. 706 : Exon. 120 b; Th. 462, 12; . 51. He cwom on cyneþrymme he came in royal majesty, Ps. Th. 95, 12.

a-fæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fæstnian, p. ode; pp. od

To fixfasten or make firmto strengthenfortifyconfirmbetrothespouseinscribemunirefirmareconsignare librisinfigere

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afæstaod wæs feld-húsa mǽst how that greatest of field-houses was fastened. Cd. 146; Th. 183, 2; Exod. 85: 173; Th. 218, 17; Dan. 40. Ðe he on fíf bócum afæstnode which he inscribed in five books, Hexam. 1; Norm. 2, 18: Deut. 32, 23.

Linked entry: a-festnian

weorold-gebyrd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gebyrd, weorold-gebyrdu; f.
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Wæs heó æþele in weoruldgebyrdum, ðæt heó wæs ðæs cyninges nefan dohtor nobilis natu erat, hoc est, filia nepotis regis, 4, 23; S. 593, 2