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efen-swíþe

(adv.)
Grammar
efen-swíþe, adv.
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Manigu óþru gesceaft efnswíðe him ( the elements ) winnað betweox him (cf. manega óþru gesceafta beóþ á swá ungeþwǽra betwux him, Bt. 21; F. 74, 16), Met. 11, 44

ÍSEN

(n.)
Grammar
ÍSEN, es ; n.

Ironsteel

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The two following passages refer to the ordeal [v. ísen-ordál] by hot iron :-- Gif hé hine ládian wille ðonne gá hé tó ðam hátum ísene and ládige ða hand mid ðe man týhþ if he be willing to clear himself, then let him go to the hot iron, and clear the

cræft

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Under <b>II :-- </b>Hé leornode sumne cræft þe hine áfét, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 32. Under <b>III :-- </b>Hié wénað ðæt hiera unðeáwas sién sum gód cræft vitium virtus creditur, Past. 289, 13.

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

SpringLent

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Swá nú lencten and hærfest; on lencten hit gréwþ, and on hærfest hit fealwiaþ, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 22. Gif middes wintres messedeg biþ on sunnandeg, ðonne biþ gód winter and lengten windi, Lchdm. iii. 162, 26.

Linked entry: lengten

a-hón

(v.)
Grammar
a-hón, to a-hónn; ic -hó, ðú -héhst, he -héhþ; impert. -hóh; p. -héng,-héncg, pl. -héngon; pp. -hongen, -hangen

To hangcrucifysuspenderecrucifigere

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Ahóh hine crucifige eum, Mk. Bos. 15, 14. On gealgan ahéhþ he shall hang on a gallows, Deut. 21, 22. Ðæt hine ahéngon ut crucifigerent eum, Mk. Bos. 15, 20: Mt. Bos. 27, 35: Mk. Bos. 15, 25.

á-slacian

(v.)

to slackenbecome slackto make slack

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Add: to slacken, become slack, physical Bið ðæs mannes wæstm gebíged, his swura áslacod. Hml. Th. i. 614, 13. figurative Ásleacað his tunge tó ðǽre godcundan bodunge. Hml. Th. ii. 442, 25. Gif wé ásleaciað fram gódum weorcum, 98, 15.

Linked entry: á-slæcian

stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Add synd þreóra cynna ná on stemne, ac on andgite, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 94, 12

heáh-geþungen

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-geþungen, adj.

Of high rank, distinguished

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Of high rank, distinguished Ic lǽrde heáhgeþungene men ðæt ne ástigan on ofermédu I taught men of high rank not to be exalted in pride, Blickl. Homl. 185, 13

seht

(n.)
Grammar
seht, es ; m. : e ; f.
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móston mid ealle ðæs cynges wille folgian, gif woldon land habban oððe wel his sehta, 1086 ; Erl. 222, 35

árfæstnes

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Hé bæd ðone ælmihtigan for his árfæstnysse ꝥ hé þám preóste gemiltsode, Hml. S. 6, 167: 30, 350. Ongeán þǽre árfæstnysse hé sylð árleásnysse, þæt hé ne árige his underþeóddum ne his gelícum, Wlfst. 59, 16

þweorscipe

(n.)
Grammar
þweorscipe, es; m.

Perversityiniquitydepravity

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Perversity, iniquity, depravity Se bið ðæm ísene gelíc inne on ðæm ofne, se ðe for ðære suingellan nyle his ðweorscipe forlǽtan, ac ofan his níhstan his lífes, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 6

lár-bóc

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Hé áwearp his lárbóc he flung away the book he was learning from Hml. S. 4, 189. Paulus cwæð on his lárbócum ( in his epistles ), Hml. A. 77, 108. Add

un-líf

(n.)
Grammar
un-líf, es; n.
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Not life, (spiritual) death Ne þearf nánne man tweógian; æfter his deáþe óðrum þissa hé onféhð swá lífe swá unlífe swaðer his gewyrhto bióð and his earnung, Verc. Först. 176

Linked entry: un-lífes

ge-bídan

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Hé hæfde his ende gebidenne on eorðan unswǽslicne, Jud. 64. to obtain bǽdon þone híréd ꝥ Ælfstán móste beón þæs þriddan peniges wurðe of þǽre tolne . . . ac hý forwyrndon heom ealle tógædere endemes, ꝥ hé hit ná sceolde nǽfre gebídan (that he should

ge-háwian

(v.)
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Þá þá náht ne geháwedon cum illi ex olivis oleum defluere non cernerent, Gr. D. 250, 25

íþ

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Add: — pæt hié iéð mehton þá burg áwéstan, Ors. 2, 7; S. 90, 13: 5, 7; S. 228, 20. past hé ðe iéð mehte winnan, 2, 3; S. 68, 14 : 3, l; S. 96, 16: Past. 211, 15: 459, 2

on-drǽdendlic

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Hié þeah swá ondrǽdendlice (andrǽdende, v. l.) gebidon terra tremuit. Diu adtoniti utrimque populi haesitavere, Ors. 4, 2 ; S. 160, 30

Gallisc

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hié sceolden mid monnum heora godum blótan, and ꝥ sceolde beón án Gallisc wǽpnedmon and án Gallisc wífmon, Ors. 4, 7 ; S. 184, 6. Hiora anlícnessa ne mehton from Galliscum fýre for-bærnede weorþan, 2, 8 ; S. 94, 14. Add

ge-metlíce

(adv.)
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Ne gémdon hié nánes fyrenlustes, búton swíþe gemetlíce þá gecynd beeódan ; ealne weg ǽton ǽne on dæg Bt. 15 ; F. 48, 7. Ne ic máran getilige tó haldænne, þonne ic gemetlíce bí been mage (nec aliud quidquam praeter necessarium victum), Solil.

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Donne hæfdon þá eá oferfaren, þonne ásyndrede hine ǽghwilc feor fram óþrum, Hml. S. 23 b, 134. Se suíðra bógh sceolde beón ásyndred from ðǽm óðrum flǽsce, Past. 81, 20. Hiera weorc ne wurdon from him ásyndred, Past. 269, 19.