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ge-hleow

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hleow, adj.

Sheltered ⬩ warm

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Sheltered, warm Ond ðá on gehliúran dene and on wearmran we gewícodon in apriciore valle sedem castrorum inveni, Nar. 23, 4

þegen-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-weorod, es; n.
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A host of thanes Ðæt wé tó ðam hýhstan hróf gestígan, dǽr is geþungen þegnweorud, Exon. Th. 47, 6; Cri. 751

under-þencan

(v.)

to look into ⬩ consider

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to look into, consider Wé sculon swíðe smeálíce ðissa ǽgðer underðencean hoc in utrisque subtiliter intuendum, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 23

be-ufan

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Eall ðæt him beufan bið. Sal. K. p. 178, 9. Ðá þing þe wé beufan writon, Lch. ii. 228, 24. Add

ciric-steall

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-steall, es; m.
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The site of a church Wé wrítað him ðá circan and ðone circstall and ðone worðig, C. D. iii. 52, 37

mengung

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Add: a crowd of people Wé þe wǽron gemængde tó þysum folclicum mængungum nos turbis popularibus admixti, Ur. D. 209, 13

riht-regol

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Add: a lawful rule of life Wé bebeódað ꝥte Godes þeówas hiora ryhtregol on ryht healdan, Ll. Th. i. 102, 15

slúmere

(n.)
Grammar
slúmere, es; m.
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A sleeper Þá gedwyldmen man hǽt on Grécisc Nictates, and wé on úre geþeóde slúmeras hí magon nemnan, Chrc. 26, 2

ed-hwyrft

Grammar
ed-hwyrft, <b>.
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III.</b> Add: Hé ús edhwyrft forgeaf tó þám écean lífe þe wé ǽr forworhton, Verc. Först. 78, 18

on-hefedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-hefedness, e; f.

Exaltation

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Exaltation Gif wé ðone hróf ðære heálícan eáðmódnesse getellan willaþ and tó ðære heofonlícan anhefednesse cuman þencaþ, R. Ben. 23, 2

Linked entry: -hefedness

hwæt

(adj.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt, neut. of hwá, used as an adv. or interj.

Why ⬩ what! ⬩ ah!

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Why, what! ah! Be ðæs folces heringe ic nát hwæt wé ðæs fægniaþ as regards popular applause, I know not why we rejoice at it, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 22. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum bróðor ðínne why hast thou felled thy brother with thy hands? Cd. 48

a-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þencan, -þencean ; p. -þohte ; pp. -þoht.

to think out ⬩ devise ⬩ invent ⬩ excogitare ⬩ to think ⬩ intend ⬩ cogitare ⬩ intendere ⬩ velle

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to think out, devise, invent; excogitare Gif we hit mǽgen wihte aþencan if we may devise it in any way, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 2; Gen. 400 : 179; Th. 224, 35; Dan. 146 : Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 28. to think, intend; cogitare, intendere, velle He ðis ellenweorc

Linked entries: a-þohte a-þoht

fór-oft

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-oft, adv.

Very often ⬩ persæpe

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Very often; persæpe Se deófol sǽwþ fóroft mánfullíce geþohtas into ðæs mannes heortan the devil very often sows evil thoughts in the heart of man, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 16. Swá swá we sylfe fóroft gesáwon as we ourselves have very often seen, Bd. de nat.

ende-mann

(n.)
Grammar
ende-mann, es; m.
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A person living in the latest age of the world Wé endemenn ðyssere worulde (for the ideas of the time as to the end of the world cf. Wlfst. 156, 4 ; Ðeós woruld is on ofste and hit neálǽcð þám ende), Hml. Th. i. 476, 18. Fela hálige menn fram frymðe

stán-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
stán-weorþung, e; f.
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Worship of stones Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc forbeóde stánwurþunga, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, note 2

læst

(n.)
Grammar
læst, e; f.
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A fault, sin Wé sceolon biddan georne God þæt hé úre neóda gecnáwe and úre læsta gebéte, Nap. 41

niþer-lecgung

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-lecgung, e ; f.
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A laying down, deposition Nyþerlecgunge líchaman Hǽlendes úres wé wyrþiaþ depositionem corporis Saluatoris nostri celebramus, Angl. xiii. 421, 801

Linked entry: lecgung

on-unrihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
on-unrihtlíce, adv.
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Unjustly, wrongfully Onunrihtlíce wé ne dydon on cýðnesse þíne inique non egimus in testamento tuo, Ps. Spl. 43, 20

tíderness

Grammar
tíderness, <b>. I.</b>
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Dele 'I.' and under Add Þá heofenan wé ne magon for úre eágena týddernysse geseón, Lch. iii. 232, 16

hát-hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hát-hyge, es; m.

Anger, fury, wrath

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Anger, fury, wrath Wé wǽron on ðínum háthige hearde gedréfde in furore tuo conturbati sumus, Ps. Th. 89, 7