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wítnung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung-stów, e; f.

A place of punishment

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Oft men wurdon of ðisum lífe gelǽdde, and eft tó lífe árǽrde, and hí fela wítnungstówa and eác hálgena wununga gesáwon, 354, 28

Linked entry: wítung-stów

þigen

(n.)
Grammar
þigen, e; f.
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Ðurh ðæs hálgan húsles þygene ús beóþ úre synna forgyfene, i. 266, 8. Ðurh ánes æpples ðigene through eating an apple, ii. 330, 33.

æt-wítan

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Se hálga wer him ætwát ꝥ ꝥ hé on þám wege dyde ei vir sanctus hoc quod in via egerat improperavit , Gr. D. 129, 23. Hé ætwát him sylfum þæt hé ne hreówsode his synna, Ps. Th. 31, arg. Þæt hié ætwite inproperasse , Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 39: 47, 9.

á-lútan

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Add: to bend, absolute Se hálga áleát, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 18. Álotenum heáfde. Hml. S. 35, 303. Ðá nýtenu hé lét gán álotene, Hml. Th. i. 276, 5. where direction is given Hé tó ðám cyninge áleát. Lch. iii. 426, 34.

blówan

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Gl. 240, 27, 34. of other matter Heora hálgan líchaman hí gesáwon eall blówende, Hml. S. 23, 439. fig. Þeáh, bleów floruerit, An. Ox. 1500. Blówende ríce, Dóm. L. 28, 2

ge-máhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-máhlíce, <b>ge-máglíce, ge-málíce</b>
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D. 63, 30 Sum fugel swíþe gemáglice (importune) gefeól on þæs hálgan mannes andwlitan, 100, 20

ge-þingþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingþ, e; f.
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intercession, v. ge-þingian; Tó þan ꝥ hé ábǽde him þá helpe þæs hálgan mannes þingunga (geðingða, v. l.) intercessionis ejus opem impetravit, Gr.

Linked entries: burh-geþingþ -þingþ

hǽþen-nes

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And ðæt wit deodan . . . for ðon ðe wit nolðan ðæt ðás hálgan beoc lencg in ðǽre haeðenesse wunoden, Txts. 175, 4-7

Linked entry: hǽþen-dóm

spornan

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Th. i. 386, 9. to strike against with the foot, stumble upon Hí spurnon mid hyra fótum æt (on, v. l.) þám hálgan were in ipso impingebat, Gr. D. 16, 22. (2 a) to stumble, totter :-- Spurnende lapsanti, titubanti, An. Ox. 50, 7

swǽr

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add: — Sum mann wæs gebunden onbútan ꝥ heáfod for his hefigum gylte, sé cóm tó þám hálgan, and his swára heáfodbend sóna tóbærst, Hml. S. 21, 423.

ymb-trymian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-trymian, <b>. I.</b>
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Heó wæs mid hálgum mægnum ymbtrymed and mid engla þreáturn, Hml. Th. i. 444, 6. Add Ne sceal hé his ágene weorc mid deádum fellum ymbtrymman, Hml. Th. ii. 532, 32

gist-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gist-hús, (<b>gæst-hús,</b> q. v. in Dict.), es; n.
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Befrán se hálga wer on hwæs gesthúse hí metes onbirigdon, ii. 168, 2. Onféng hé þá in his gesthúse ( hospitio ), Gr. D. 194, 13.

hand-gewrit

(n.)
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Cóm se deófol . . . þá cwæð se hálga wer, &#39; Wé clypiað tó ðám Hǽlende . . . oð ꝥ þú ꝥ handgewryt ágife&#39;. . . Æfter fyrste feól ꝥ ylce gewryt of þǽre lyfte . . . Se biscop áxode one cnapan gif hé oncneówe ꝥ gewryt.

un-wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wíd, adj.
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Not wide, narrow Emne swá mycel swá fram heofenes hrófe is tó þysse eorðan, þonne is leornod on hálgum bócum, þæt sió hel sié swylc twá deóp, and nis ná ðe unwídre (-widdre, v.l.) (cf. seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd.

Linked entry: wíd

scotian

(v.)
Grammar
scotian, sceotian ; p. ode.
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Eú scealt mid hálgum Godes wordum ðínne feónd sceotian, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 36, 7.

Linked entries: sceotian scotung

gefér-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
gefér-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To keep company or fellowshipaccompanyassociateassŏciāre

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He biþ gemǽnscipe ðære hálgan gelaðunge geférlǽht he is associated in the communion of the holy church, i. 494, 19.

ge-lómlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lómlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Often, frequently, repeatedlysæpe, frĕquenter, crebro

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Hwí fæste we and ða Sundor-hálgan gelómlíce quare nos et Pharisæi jejūnāmus frĕquenter? Mt. Bos. 9, 14 : Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 9 : 3, 23; S. 554, 11. Búton hí hyra handa gelómlíce þweán nisi crebro lāvĕrint mănus, Mk.

swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
swealwe, swealewe, an; f.
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Twá swalewan heora sang up áhófon and hí setton on ða sculdra ðæs hálgan weres Gúðláces, Guthl. 10; Gdwin. 52, 3-10. For instances of the word in local names, see Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 338

Linked entry: swalewe

þwítan

(v.)
Grammar
þwítan, p. þwát, pl. þwiton, þweoton; pp. þwiten

To thwiteto cutcut off

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Monige of åam treówe ðæs hálgan Cristes mǽles spónas and sceafþan nimaþ (spónas ðwítaþ, MS. B.) multi de ipso ligno sacrosanctae crucis astulas excidere solent, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 31.

hæppan

(v.)
Grammar
hæppan, (?); p. te
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, to slip Þá slóh sum hǽþen man to þám hálgan were, ac mid þám swenge hæpte ꝥ swurd him of handum (the sword slipped out of his hand), and ne mihte man hit nǽfre syððan findan (cf. þæt wǽpen wand áweg mid þám siege of þæs réðan handum, Hml.