heáh-þeód
A great, chief people
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A great, chief people Was sum æþela man on ðære héhþeóde Myrcna ríce there was a certain noble man in the great kingdom of Mercia, Guthl. 1; Gdwin. 8, 2
inwit-full
Deceitful ⬩ guileful ⬩ malicious ⬩ evil
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Ðá geseah sigora waldend hwæt wæs monna mánes and ðæt hí wǽron inwitfulle then saw the Lord of victories what the wickedness of men was, and that they were full of deceit, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 10; Gen. 1273.
hand-bóc
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Th. ii. 384, 1. a hand-book, manual Wé gesetton on þissum enchiridion, ꝥ ys mannalis on lyden and handbóc on englisc, manega þing ymbe gerímcræft, Angl. viii. 321, 34
hírsum-ness
obedience ⬩ obedience ⬩ humility ⬩ service
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On þǽre hýrsumnesse þe hé on hýrsumode, áþer oðþe on kycenan, oþþe on héderne, oðþe on mynstres bæcerne ... oðþe on ǽnigum óðerum cræfte þe hé mid líchomlicum geswince on hýrsumode, 71, 16.
twi-bóte
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Se ðe stalaþ on Gehhol oþþe on Eástron oþþe on ðone Hálgan Ðunresdæg . . . ðara gehwelc ( the offence in each of these cases ) wé willaþ sié twybóte, swá on Lenctenfæsten, L. Alf. pol. 5 ; Th. i. 64, 25.
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hege-stów
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On ðá hegstówe; of ðǽre hegstówe, 77, 27. Ofer ðǽre strǽte in ðá hegestówe, 263, 25
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wǽg-þel
A wave-plank ⬩ a ship
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A wave-plank, a ship Hé álǽdde of wǽgþele (the ark) wráðra láfe, Cd. Th. 90, 16; Gen. 1496. Nóe tealde ðæt se hrefn hine sécan wolde on wǽgþele, 87, 9; Gen. 1446. On wǽgþele on board, Andr. Kmbl. 3418; An. 1713.
deáþ-wége
A deadly cup ⬩ mortis pōcŭlum
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A deadly cup; mortis pōcŭlum Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópandeáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep deadly cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 25; Gú. 964
wís-bóc
A book ⬩ a record
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A book in which the slate of things is described, a record Eágan ðíne gesáwon ðæt ic wæs unfrom on ferhþe; eall ðæt forþ heonan on ðínum wísbócum áwriten standeþ, imperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui, et in libra tuo omnes scribentur, Ps. Th. 138, 14
here-lof
fame ⬩ trophy
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Ox. 4564. Hlísfulles mǽg[ðhádes] herelofe (herelofa rumore, fama, Hpt. Gl. 511, 25 ) famosae uirginitatis rumore (comperto), 4521. a sign of victory, trophy: Herelof tropeum, i. signum uiclorie, An. Ox. 1908. Siges herelof triumphi tropeum, 1761
Lǽden
Latin ⬩ speech ⬩ language
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On lǽden [Lind. lǽddin] latine, Jn, Skt. Rush. 19, 20. Didymus, gemi-nus in lætin, Lind. 20, 24, margin. Hí beóþ oft óðres cynnes on léden, and óðres cynnes on englisc; wé cweþaþ on léden hic liber, and on englisc ðeós bóc, Ælfc.
heall
a residence ⬩ palace ⬩ a temple ⬩ a court of law
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Add: a large room forming part of the residence of a great man, in which the social, public life of the household is carried on Hús domus, heall aulea,cavertún vestibulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 82: ii. 8, 66.
ranc
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Hí taliaþ ðé wyrsan for heánan gebyrdan ða ðe heora yldran on worolde ne wurdan welige ne wlance ne on lǽnan líffæce rance ne ríce they account the worse for humble birth, those whose forefathers were not of great wealth or of high estate in the world
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ge-lícnes
a likeness ⬩ image ⬩ resemblance ⬩ similitudo ⬩ imago ⬩ a parable ⬩ proverb ⬩ parabola ⬩ proverbium
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He worhte of seolfre ǽnne heáhne stýpel on stánweorces gelícnysse he wrought a high tower of silver in the form of stone-work, H. R. 99, 23.
ge-syngian
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L. 17, 4. of one special form of sin :-- Hé gesyngias moechatur, Mt. L. 19, 9. Ne gesynnge ðú non moechaberis, 5, 27.
brýten-walda
A powerful ruler or king ⬩ præpotens rex ⬩ a ruler ⬩ the British aborigines ⬩ to bruise, break, to break into small portions, to disperse ⬩ a ruler, king, ⬩ an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended. ⬩ a powerful king ⬩ the wide expanse of earth ⬩ a spacious realm ⬩ the spacious world ⬩ a spacious dwelling ⬩ a war-king
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D. 560-593], king of the West-Saxons. The third was Æthelbriht [A. D. 593-616], king of the men of Kent. The fourth was Rædwald [A. D. 617 ?-515], king of the East-Angles: the fifth was Eadwine [A.
hínan
to humble ⬩ humiliate ⬩ degrade ⬩ insult ⬩ to conquer ⬩ subject ⬩ o oppress ⬩ afflict ⬩ to lay low ⬩ destroy ⬩ to lay waste ⬩ destroy ⬩ to accuse
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S. 25, 414. to lay low, destroy, the object a person, of the action of an individual Næs his hergiung on þá fremdan áne, ac hé gelíce slóg and hiénde þá þe him on siml wǽron mid farende.
twǽde
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, containing two of three parts of a whole; the word occurs mostly as substantive, two thirds, two parts of three Wylle óþ sié twǽde bewylled ðæs wóses (cf. bewyl óþ þriddan dǽl, 120, 15) boil till two thirds of the juice are boiled away, Lchdm. ii.
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fót
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Th. 8, 7: 46, 3. a foot as a measure of length Seó eá þæt land oferfleów mid fótes þicce flóde, Ors. 1. 3; S. 32, 6. Eahta fóta brádne and twelf fóta heánne, Bd. 1. 12; Sch. 34, 2.
gryre
Horror, terror, dread, something horrible, dreadful
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Hie wyrd forsweóp on Grendles gryre fate has swept them off into the terrible power of Grendel, Beo. Th. 960; B. 478: Cd. 143; Th. 178, 32; Exod. 20. Mid gryrum ecga with the terrors of swords, Beo. Th. 971; B. 483: 1187; B. 591