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hoppestre

(n.)
Grammar
hoppestre, an; f.

A female dancer

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A female dancer Ðæs mǽran wítegan deáþ ðære lyðran hoppystran tó méde forgeaf rewarded that vile dancer with the death of the illustrious prophet, Homl. Th. i. 484, 3

þyrre

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrre, adj.

drylacking waterlacking sap or moisturedry

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dry, lacking water On þyrran mæræ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 117, 5. lacking sap or moisture Þornas þyre (þyrre? but cf. O. L. Ger. thiori holt), Ps. Th. 117, 12. as a medical term, dry Hine dreceþ þyrre hwósta, Lchdm. ii. 264, 13.

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, stillan; p. stealde; pp. steald.
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, to stand Ðonne cumaþ upplíce eoredheápas stiþmægen ástyred styllaþ embútan eal engla werod écne behlǽnaþ ðone mǽran Metod (cf. ðonne cumaþ ealle engla þreátas stíðe ástyrode standaþ ábutan eall engla werod écne ymbtrymmaþ ðone mǽran kyning, Wulfst.

hálgung

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<b>I b β</b>. consecration of the Eucharistic elements, v. hálgian ; <b>II b β</b> :-- Micel is seó hálsung and mǽre is seó hálgung þe deófla áfyrsað . . . swá oft swá man fullað oþþe húsel hálgað, Ll.

dreórgian

(v.)
Grammar
dreórgian, p. ode; pp.od [dreór blood]

To be dreary, to fall, to perish mærēre, cadĕre, corruĕre

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To be dreary, to fall, to perish; mærēre, cadĕre, corruĕre Ðás hofu dreórgiaþ these courts are dreary, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 26; Ruin. 30

sigor-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-spéd, e ; f.
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Abundant success Is help gearu æt mǽrum, manna gehwylcum sigorspéd geseald, Andr. Kmbl. 1817 ; An. 911. Mé is miht ofer eall, sigorspéd geseald, 2868 ; An. 1437

Linked entry: sige-spéd

ge-mynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mynde, adj.
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Elenan wæs mód gemynde ymb þá mǽran wyrd El. 1064. —

grornung

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Mid grornunge (gnornunge, sárinysse, v. ll.) cum maerore, Gr. D. 148, 30. Þurh nytlice gro[r]nunge per utilem maerorem, Scint. 20, 1. Cf. gnornung. Add

frum-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
frum-geweorc, es; n.
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A first building Fram Móyses gebyrdtíde þá forð tó Salamones gebyrde and his mǽran frumgeweorces ðæs temples, Angl. xi. 9, 11. Oð ðæt frumgeweorc ðæs temples ( the building of the first temple ), 4, 22

eges ful

(adj.)
Grammar
eges ful, ege-ful, -full; adj. [eges ful full of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, wonderful tĭmōre plēnus, terrĭbĭlis, admīrābĭlis

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Drihten ys mǽre God and mihtig and egefull Dŏmĭnus est Deus magnus et pŏtens et terrĭbĭlis. Deut. 10, 17: Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 14. Eálá Drihten, lá hú egesful oððe hú wundorlíc is ðín nama Dŏmĭne, quam admīrābĭle est nōmen tuum! Ps. Lamb. 8, 2. 10

Linked entries: ege-full egys full

be-twux

(prep.)

between, amonginter

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between, among; inter Nis betwux wífa bearnum, nán mǽrra wítega, ðonne Iohannes se Fulluhtere major inter natos mulierum propheta nemo est Ioanne Baptista, Lk. Bos. 7, 28: Gen. 3, 14

Linked entry: -twux

on-innan

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þǽr micel stán . . . oninnan fealþ, Bt. 6; F. 14, 29 : B. 71 : 2089. as prep. preceding the governed word Gefealden oninnan ðæs synfullan monnes ingeðonce, Past. 243, Hí hira yfel helað oninnan him selfum, 449, 9. following the governed word Hire mǽre

symblan

(v.)
Grammar
symblan, ede ;and symblian; ode

To feast

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To feast Hú mǽre ðín folc is, ǽlce dæge hit symblaþ, Ps. Th. 22, 7. Hió ofer hire suna symblaþ and blissaþ, 112, 8. Se weliga se ðe on ðæm godspelle gesǽd is ðætte ǽlce dæge symblede . . .

Linked entry: symblian

bi-mútian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-mútian, p. ade; pp. ad [mútung mutuum, Cot. 136]

To exchange forcommutare

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To exchange for; commutare Swá ðás woruldgestreón on ða mǽran gód bimútad weorþaþ so these world-treasures shall be exchanged for the greater good, Exon. 33 b; Th. 106, 17; Gú. 42

Linked entries: mútian be-mútian

ge-minsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-minsian, p. ode
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Ne mæg ǽnig man Godes mihta ne his mǽrða geminsian ne ǽnig ðing áwyrdan, Wlfst. 35, 3

beorhtnes

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Sé hátte Lucifer for þǽre miclan beorhtnisse his mǽran híwes, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 35. Seó earme sáwl geseah miccle beoroht-nesse . . . þú gesyhst eallra háligra beorohtnessa, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 27-34. Add

hnot

croppedpollarded

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On hnottan mæræ norðæweardna, v. 112, 27

Linked entry: hnoc

sceadd

(n.)

a shad

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a shad Ic geann Ælfhelme and Wulfáge ðæra landa betwux Ribbel and Mærse and on Wirhalum . . . on ðæt gerád ðonnesceaddgenge sý ðæt heora ǽgðer sylle .iii. þúsend sceadda intó ðære stówe æt Byrtúne I grant to Ælfhelm and Wulfeah the lands between the

Linked entry: sceadd-genge

ge-martyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-martyrian, -martirian, -martrian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To martyrmarty̆rem făcĕre

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Ðus wearþ gemartirod se mǽra apostol thus was martyred the great apostle, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 24 : 478, 22 : 496, 22

Linked entry: martyrian

ge-hradian

(v.)
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Hé ꝥ; ilce mynster þus gehradod hét S Marian gehálgian, Lch. iii. 438, 16. to cause to attain an end quickly, to prosper a person or undertaking God hí sóna gehradode, swá ꝥ hí þǽr gemétton áne mǽre þrúh, Hml. S. 20, 78.