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ge-hínan

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Hungre gehýned, El. 720. Ic ǽr hyhtful gewearð and nú gehýned éom góda geásne, 923. Gehiéned, Past. 66, 19. Gehéned, Ps. Th. 118, 67. Beón hig gehínede and gefyllon þá weorc opprimantur operibus et expleant ea Ex. 5, 9.

FYRHTO

(n.)
Grammar
FYRHTO, indecl. in sing, fyrhtu, e; f.

FearFRIGHTdreadterrortremblingtĭmorpăvorformīdoterrortrĕmor

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Geblissiaþ him on fyrhto [fyrhtu, Lamb.] exultāte ei in trĕmōre, Ps. Spl. 2, 11.

Linked entry: ferht

gleáwnes

(n.)
Grammar
gleáwnes, glauwnes, se; f.

Prudenceskillwisdomabilitysagacityacuteness

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Mid gleáwnesse feónd oferfeohtaþ with prudence they overcome the fiend, Exon. 44 a; Th. 150, 6; Gú. 774: Elen. Kmbl. 1920; El. 962

Linked entry: glauwnes

þearl

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl, adj.
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Kmbl. 946; Sal. 472. utter, excessive þýstru ðú gesettest on þearle niht (night utterly dark) posuisti tenebras, et facta est nox, Ps. Th. 103, 19

wítega

(n.)
Grammar
wítega, an; m.

a wise manone who has knowledgeone who has knowledge from a superhuman sourceprophetwise mandivinersoothsayera presage

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a wise man, one who has knowledge Hé is wítgan (cf.the epithets applied to Simon, eald ǽwita, 907 ; El. 455, guma gehðum fród, 1059; El. 531, and the whole passage in which these forms occur ) sunu, Elen. Kmbl. 1181; El. 592.

Linked entry: wítiga

Íras

(n.)
Grammar
Íras, pl.

The Irish

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But the people of Ireland are often spoken of as Scottas, e. g :-- Pyhtas cóman ǽrost on norþ Ybernian up and ðǽr bǽdon Scottas ðæt hí ðér móston wunian, Chr. Erl. 3, 9. Scotta sum dǽl gewát of Ybernian on Brittene, 18.

mis-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
mis-beódan, p. -beád, pl. -budon; pp. -boden

To do wrong toto offendabuseill-use

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Edg. C. 5; Th. ii. 244, 18

Scot-land

(n.)
Grammar
Scot-land, es; n.
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.), Chr. 934; Erl. 111, 9. Hé ( Cnut ) fór tó Scotlande, and Scotta cyng him tó beáh, Mælcolm, 1031; Erl. 163, 20. Hé ( Fursetis ) férde geond eal Ýrrland and Scotland, Homl. Th. ii. 346, 29

eorþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-weg, es; m.

An earth-wayterrestris via

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Of eorþwegum from the earthly ways, Elen. Kmbl. 1468; El. 736

in-gemynd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gemynd, es; n : e; f.

Memorymindremembrance

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Memory, mind, remembrance Ic ðæs wuldres treówes oft hæfde ingemynd oft had I remembrance of the tree of glory, Elen. Kmbl. 2504; El. 1253.

fægnung

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Mid blisse and mid fægnuncge in laetitia et exultatione, Ps. Th. 44, 16. Ongan for ðon gefeán (fægnunge, v. l.) weópan coepit ex gaudio flere, Gr. D. 216, 20. Þæt folc mid micelre faegnunge and singalre herunge hí gelǽddon tó ðǽre stówe, Hml.

hleápere

a landleapervagranta horse-man

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E. D.), vagrant Fífte cyn is wídscriþelra hleápera (circum-cellionum ), R. Ben. 135, 20. one who mounts a horse, a horse-man, Similar entries v. hleápan ; II a Hleáperas (-es, MS.), rǽdehere, cerethi An. Ox. 775.

wæl-rest

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rest, -ræst, e; f.

The rest or bed of the slain

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Sió ród foldan getýned wunode wælreste (lay buried), Elen. Kmbl. 1444; El. 724

Linked entry: wǽl-bed

bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
bǽtan, p.te

To spread a coveringto saddle a horse

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Hé ꝥ gebǽte (-el, v. l.) of áteáh stramine subtracto, Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 230, 4. Mid þám cynelican gebǽtum stratus regaliter, 3, 14; Sch. 257, 14. Of boetingum úsum de cubilibus nostris, Rtl. 37, 1

hof

(n.)
Grammar
hof, es; n.

A house hall, dwelling, buildingædes, domus

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Of ðam engan hofe, Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 12; Jul. 532: Elen. Kmbl. 1420; El. 712. Tó hofe to the [queen's] house, 1111; El. 557. In ðam reónian hofe underground, 1664; El. 835. Him hof tǽhte pointed out to them the dwelling [of Hrothgar ], Beo.

ge-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cweðan, he -cweðeþ, -cwyþ; p. ic, he -cwæþ, ðú -cwǽde, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To sayspeakcallpronounceagreeresolveorderdīcĕrelŏquiprofāripronunciārepangĕrestătuĕre

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He ðæt word gecwæþ he spake the word, Elen. Kmbl. 687; El. 344 : 878; El. 440 : Andr. Kmbl. 1791; An. 898 : 2600; An. 1301. Ðe Drihten wið eów gecwæþ quod pĕpĭgit vobiscum Dŏmĭnus, Deut. 9, 9.

þreátung

(n.)
Grammar
þreátung, e; f.

compulsionforceviolenceoppressionill-treatmentrebukereproofthreatening

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Saga Magnús góða, cc. 37, 38: Magnús konungr gerði sendimenn til Englands ... en þat stóð á bréfum ... 'Vil ek, at þú gefir upp ríkit fyrir mér; en at öðrum kosti mun ek sœkja til með styrk hers'), Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 25

gár

a weapon with a pointed headan arrowthe heada wedge-shaped piece of land.

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On þæt fǽge folc flána scúras, gáras. . . hetend hildenǽdran þurh fingra geweald forð onsendan, El. 118. the head of a weapon Gár sceal on sceafte, ecg on sweorde and ord spere, Gn. Ex. 203.

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, he ætbryt; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden, -breden; v. a.

To take awaywithdrawset at libertyto enlargereleaserescuetollereeripere

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Ðæt ðe he hæfþ him biþ ætbroden quod habet auferetur ab eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 12: 21, 43: Ex. 22, 10. Ðe hys wealas him ætbrudon quem abstulerant servi ejus, Gen. 21, 25

Linked entry: æt-broden

be-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽd [be- dis-, rǽdan to possess]

To dispossessdeprive ofprivare

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Hie unscyldigne feore berǽddon they deprived the guiltless of his life Elen. Kmbl. 993; El. 498. Earnulf hine berǽdde æt ðam ríce Arnulf deprived him of the kingdom Chr. 887; Th. 156, 32, col. 1; 33, col. 2, 3 : Bt. titl. 1; Fox x. 3