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hǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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To stone For hwylcum ðæra weorca wylle gé mé hǽnan . . . ne hǽne wé ðé for gódum weorce propter quod eorum opus me lapidatis . .. de bono opere non lapidamus te, Jn. Skt. 10, 32, 33 : 11, 8. Ðú ðe ða wítegan hǽnst quæ prophetas lapidas, Lk.

Linked entry: ge-hǽnan

Eádweard

(n.)
Grammar
Eádweard, -ward, es; m. [eád happy, weard ward, guardian] .

Edward the Elder, the eldest son of Alfred the Great. Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925 ⬩ Edward the Martyr, son of Edgar. Edward was king of Wessex, Mercia, and Northumbria, for three years, from A. D. 975-978 ⬩ Edward the Confessor, son of Æthelred. Edward was king of England for twenty-four years, from A. D. 1042-1066

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Eáduuard] cyning [MS. king], and Harold eorl féng to ðam ríce here king Edward died, and earl Harold succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 1066; Erl. 198, 1

ge-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýdan, -hídan, -hédan; he -hýdeþ, -hýt, pl. -hýdaþ; p. -hýdde; pp. -hýded, -hýdd.

to hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ condĕre ⬩ abscondĕre ⬩ to watch ⬩ guard ⬩ heed ⬩ observāre ⬩ to bring into safety ⬩ make firm ⬩ fasten ⬩ allĭgāre

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Sumne dreórighleór in eorþscræfe eorl gehýdde a man sad of countenance has hidden one in an earth-grave, Exon.77 b; Th. 291, 19; Wand. 84 : Beo. Th. 4463; B. 2235.

Linked entries: -hýdan ge-hédan ge-hídan ge-hýd ge-hýdnes ge-hýt

á-búgan

to bow, bend, turn, ⬩ yielding, submission ⬩ abandonment ⬩ to bend, curve ⬩ to be humble

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Ábeáh Uhtred eorl tó him, Chr. 1013; P. 143, 14. Ealle men him tó ábugon and him áðas swóron, 1086; P. 222, 12: 221, 31. Ðá nolde seó burhwaru ábúgan ac heóldan mid fullan wíge ongeán, 1013; P. 143, 27: Hml. S. 25, 119.

ge-corenes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-corenes, -corennes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. [corenes an election]

An election ⬩ choice ⬩ choiceness ⬩ goodness ⬩ electio ⬩ electus ⬩ probĭtas

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Ne ic on heora gecorenesse becume ǽfre non commĭnābor cum electis eōrum, Ps. Th. 140, 6.

ord

Grammar
ord, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Hé bið heora deáðes ord eorum mortis auctor fit, Chrd. 92, 23

tosca

(n.)
Grammar
tosca, (-e; f. (?); in the Ritual feminines sometimes end in a), an; m.

A frog

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Sende on heora eorþan toscean teónlíce misit in terram eorum ranas, 104, 26

Linked entries: toxa tostan

winn

(n.)
Grammar
winn, es; n.

labour ⬩ strife ⬩ conflict

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In wynn (gi-winne, Rush.) hiora in laborem eorum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 38. strife, conflict Hé ongan him winn up áhebban wið ðone héhstan heofones wealdend, Cd. Th. 17, 14; Gen. 259

Linked entry: win

hrór

(adj.)
Grammar
hrór, adj.

Stirring ⬩ active ⬩ agile ⬩ nimble ⬩ vigorous ⬩ stout ⬩ strong

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Nǽnig móste heora hrórra hrím æpla gedígean occidit moros eorum in pruina, 77, 47, Hrórum neátum oððe unhrórum mobilibus belluis aut immobilibus animantibus, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 14

a-hyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hyrdan, p. -hyrde, -hyrte; pp. -hyrded, -hyrd; v. trans.

To harden ⬩ make hard ⬩ durare ⬩ indurare

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Ahyrde hyra heortan induravit cor eorum, Jn. Bos. 12, 40; Ex. 8, 15. Ahyrdon heoro slíðendne they hardened the wounding sword. Exon. 92 a; Th. 346, 9; Gn. Ex. 202. Ecg wæs íren ahyrded heaðo-swáte its edge was iron hardened with battle-blood, Beo.

Linked entry: a-hyrte

for-hicgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hicgan, -higan; p. ede, de; pp. ed

To neglect ⬩ reject ⬩ despise ⬩ condemn ⬩ despĭcĕre ⬩ spernĕre

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Ná he forhigde béne heora non sprēvit prĕcem eōrum, 101, 18

ge-méting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-méting, e; f.

A meeting, an assembly, association, a society ⬩ conventus, conventio, conventĭcŭlum, congrĕgātio

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Ne ic ne gederige gemétinga heora non congrĕgābo conventĭcŭla eōrum, Ps. Spl. 15, 4. To gemoetingum conciliis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 9

Linked entries: méting ge-méteng

un-cweþende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cweþende, adj.

not having speech ⬩ not having a voice ⬩ inanimate

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not having speech Ðeáh ðe gesomnod sý eal ðætte heofon oððe hel oððe eorðe ǽfre ácende, and ánra gehwylc ge ðæra cweðendra ge ðæra uncweðendra hæbbe gyldene býman on múðe, Salm.

ge-hycgan

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I. 20. with clause Sceáwa nú and gehige hú heora sáwla lifgiað pensa eorum animae qualiter vivunt Gr.

ge-stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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Forðætt ðætte hiora werc mec gestǽnas propter quod eorum opus me lapidatis, Rush. 10, 32. Ðæt folc all gestǽnaþ usig plebs universa lapidabit nos, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 6. Óðer gestǽndon alium lapidaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 35

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

suhterga

(n.)
Grammar
suhterga, suhteriga, suhtriga, suhtria, an; m.
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Suctyrian fratres patrueles, sic dictus est ad patres eorum, si fratres inter se fuerunt, 39, 49. Ic ( Abraham) eom fædera ðín sibgebyrdum, ðú (Lot ) mín suhterga, Cd. Th. 114, 9; Gen. 1901. His (Abraham's) suhtriga Lot, 122, 20; Gen. 2029.

rest

Grammar
rest, [In Bl. H. 11, 16, 19 the word seems to be of the weak declension.]
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L. 14, 7. v. búr-, brýd-, eorþ-, ge-, líc-, undern-rest

siþþan

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Þæt sind ǽrest heofonas. . . and syððan þeós eorðe, Hml.

oretta

(n.)
Grammar
oretta, an; m.

One who strives, a combatant, warrior, champion

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Andrew), eorlas trymede, 925 ; An. 463. Eádig oretta andwîges heard (Guthlac), Exon. Th. 112, 21; Gú. 147. Swá sceal oretta compian, 122, 33; Gú. 315. Godes orettan swencan, 136, 15 ; Gú. 541

Linked entry: oreta

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