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hwæt-hwega

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Hæfde ic þágét hwæthwega (hwilc-, v. l.) gemynd on mínum móde þǽre unrótnesse ego nondum penitus moeroris oblitus, 36, 1; F. 170, 26. as adverb. somewhat Wæs seó súðduru hwæthwega háde máre, Bl. H. 201, 15.

hogian

(v.)
Grammar
hogian, p. ode

To employ the mind, to think, mind, consider, know, understand, care, be solicitous or anxious, to purpose, strive, intend, be intent on, resolve

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Mið ðý ic wæs lytel ic hogade swǽ lytel cum essem parvulus sapiebam ut parvulus, Rtl. 6, 17. Ic ðæt hogode ðæt ic eówra leóda willan geworhte I purposed to work your people's will, Beo. Th. 1268; B. 632.

Cædmon

(n.)
Grammar
Cædmon, es; m. [Cædrnon, MS. C. C. C. Oxford: Cædrnon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 170, 50; Cedmon, S. 597, 12: Ceadmon, MS. B. S. 597, note 12: Cadmon, Runic Monmnts. by Prof. Stephens, fol. Cheapinghaven, 1868, p. 419, 11: cæd linter, mon homo]
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Eft he cwæþ, se ðe mid him sprecende wæs, hwæðere ðú meaht me singan. Cwæþ he, hwæt sceal ic singan? Cwæþ he, sing me frumsceaft.

feran

(v.)
Grammar
feran, to ferenne; part. ferende; p. ferde, pl. ferdon; pp. fered [fer a journey]

To gomake a journeyset outtravelmarchsailīreĭter făcĕreproficiscitransīremigrārenāvĭgāre

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He ferde fram him and wæs fered on heofen recessit ab eis et ferēbātur in cælum, Lk. Bos. 24, 51. He eft hám ferde he went home again, Bd. 2, 9; S. 512, 5: 3, 11; S. 536, 9.

Linked entry: fyran

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FORon account ofbecause ofwithbypropropterperaccording toprosĕcundumjuxtaForinstead ofprolŏcovĭceForon account ofbecause ofthroughpropropterper

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Se wæs in ðam fíre for Freán meahtum he was in the fire by the Lord's power, Exon. 54a; Th. 189, 26; Az. 65.

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Babylonia, seó ðe mǽst wæs and ǽrest ealra burga, seó is nú læst and wéstast, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 23. Nǽron náðer góde ne ðá, ne nú, 2, 5; Swt. 86, 12. Wá eów ðe nú hlihaþ, forðon gé eft wépaþ, Blickl. Homl. 25, 23.

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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) habban, þæt hé on þysne síð fare, Gen. 513.] tribulation, affliction, trouble Him ne wæs nǽnig earfoþe ꝥ líchomlice gedál, Bl. H. 135, 30. Ꝥ þú mid earefoþe sum eofel ne geféldest, Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 19.

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Wæs his ræst on nacodre eorðan, Bl. H. 227, 11. Þín blód fléwþ ofer eorþan swá swá wæter, 237, 6.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Þæt wæs án foran ealdgestreóna, B. 1458. with prepositions, on. with dat. Wrít þám horse on þám heúfde foran Crístes mǽl Lch. ii. 290, 24. with acc.: Hé wearp his tungan on ðæt neb foran lingnam in os tyranni abjecit, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 25.

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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(l a) as antecedent :-- Hý gebétton gehwæt þe tóbrocen wæs of þám, Ll. Th. ii. 356, 7. with gen. pl. of a noun Hé beheád ꝥ monna gehwá him hám férde singulos domum redire praecepit Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 254, 19.

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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Sé þe wæs on Godes híwe onféng ꝥ híw úre týddran gecynde, Bl. H. 29, 3. Undernim ðú leorningcnihtes híw, ꝥ þú ðás gerýnu leornian mæge, Hml. Th. i. 590, 21. In monnes híw, Cri. 657. In cildes híw, 725.

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.

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

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Ðæs scearpestan wínes .v. sestras, 252, 8. acrid :-- Ða yfelan wǽtan sceorfendan and scearpan, Lchdm. ii. 176, 20. sharp of speech (cf. sharp-tongued ) Hé biþ scarp and biter and swíðe wær on his wordum, Lchdm. iii. 162, 13.

Linked entries: un-scearp scearpness

cýping

(n.)
Grammar
cýping, cýpingc, cíping,e; f. [ceáping, ceáp a price, q. v. II.].

a bargaining, setting a price, marketing, chapping, traffic negotiatio, nundinaa market-place, market forum

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Ða ealdorbiscopas geþafedon ðæt ðǽr cýping binnan gehæfd wǽre the high-priests allowed chapping to be held therein, Homl. Th. i. 406, 6. Cýpingc negotiatio, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 73, 18; Wrt. Voc. 47, 25.

inca

(n.)
Grammar
inca, an; m.

Doubtquestionoffenceill-willfear

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Ðá ongan hé mé ácsian hwæðere ic wiste hwæðer ic on riht bútan incan gefullad wǽre cæpit me interrogare, an me esse baptizatum absque scrupulo nossem, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 45.

nídan

(v.)
Grammar
nídan, p. de

To forcecompelurge

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Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús ðæt wǽre hláford ofer óðre mýs and nídde (Cott. MS. nédde) hié æfter gafole ( exacted tribute from them ), Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 3. Hé nýdde his leorningcnihtas on scyp stígan, Mk. Skt. 6, 45.

nimþe

(con.)
Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.

Unlessexcept

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Nimþe wén wǽre ni forsan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 4 : 93. 3. Grammar nimþe, connecting clauses Ne hine mon on óðre wísan his béne týþigean wolde, nemþe hé Cristes geleáfan onfénge, Bd. 3, 21; S. 550, 43.

Linked entry: nemþe

(prep.)
Grammar
bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, uponjuxta, prope, apud, inOf, aboutde, quoadBy, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison withper, secundum, pro, ex

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Ðisses fugles gecynd fela gelíces bí ðám gecornum Cristes þegnum the nature of this bird is much like to the chosen servants of Christ, 61 b; Th. 225, 12; Ph. 388. sometimes bí is separated from its case Bí wædes ófre by the shore of the sea, Exon. 96

styrung

(n.)
Grammar
styrung, e; f.
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</b> exercise, practice :-- Sió wiþerweardnes biþ wæru áscerred mid ðære styringe hire ágenre frécennesse adversam fortunam videas ipsius adversitatis exercitatione prudentem, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 6. of violent movement, literal, disturbance, agitation

Linked entries: stirung styring

þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
þyrel, (from þyrhel, v. þurh), þyrl, es; n.

A hole made through anythingan apertureorifice

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Ðæt wǽre ðyrel on middum ðæm hweóle, Shrn. 81, 13. Gerýme ðæt ðæt þyrel ( the aperture made by a lancet ) tó nearo ne sié, Lchdm. ii. 208, 25. Stól niþan ðyrele, 76, 22.

Linked entries: þirel þyrl

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Ðæt wíte, ðæt ðon unlǽdon geteohhod biþ; him wǽre betere ðæt hé nǽfre geboren nǽre, 25, 24. Ða unlǽdan ( the chief priests who wished to kill Lazarus, Jn. 12, 10), 77, 9.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd