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hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, a troop.
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Beorg ymbstódan hwearfum wrǽcmæcgas (cf. thin menigí stód aftar themu hoƀe hwarbón, Hél. 5180), Gú. 234. [He þer wærf makede he made an assembly there (cf. oƀarmódie man ( the chief priests and Pharisees, v.

in-gán

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hine swá swýþe deóplíce mid his láre ineóde þæt nǽfre ǽr ne syþþan swylc ne gehýrde numquam ante neque post tam magnam profunditatem scientiae se ab ullius ore audisse testatur, Guth. Gr. 163, 46.

in-lenda

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Ǽlc ðǽra manna ðe blód ytt sceal losian of his folce, beó inlenda beó ælðeódig ( homo quilibet de domo Israel et de advents qui peregrinaniur inter eos,. si comederit sanguinem, disperdam animam illius de populo suo, Lev. 17, 10), E.

wacen

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Add Mid þý Benedictus behogode þá tíde þæs nihtlican gebedes, gefealh his wæcce (wacone, v.l.) (instans vigiliis), Gr. D. 170, 30. hine sylfne band mid mycclum fæstenum and wacenum, 19. Wacona vigilias, Ps. Vos. 76, 5

wǽfels

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Wǽuels armenum, velum, Hpt. 31, 15, 392. mid ánum wǽfelse his neb bewundon (velaverunt eum, Lk. 22, 64), Hml. Th. ii. 248, 13. mid wolcnreádum wǽfelse hine bewǽfdon, 252, 25. Línenne wǽuels anaboladia, amictorium lineum, Hpt. 31, 16, 421.

hearm-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-stæf, es; m.

Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction

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Ne móstun Gúþláces gæste sceððan ... ac áhófun hearmstafas they might not injure Guthlac's spirit ... but they raised up troubles, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 35; Gú. 200

hearm-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-loca, an; m.

An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison

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his maguþegne under hearmlocan hǽlo ábeád he announced safety to his servant in prison, Andr. Kmbl. 189; An. 95: 2058; An. 1031: Elen. Kmbl. 1386; El. 695

breóst-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-wylm, es; m.

The fountain of the breast, a breast, teat, emotion of the breast, grief;pectoris fons, uber, pectoris æstuatio, ærumna

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He ðone breóstwylm forberan ne mihte he could not restrain the emotion of his breast, Beo. Th. 3758; B. 1877

be-gangan

to go aboutto go byto go about a businessto attend tosee after a personto worshipto honourcelebrate a dayto exercisepractise an artto practise a religionto practisedo (habitually)commit sinto exerciseuse

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Ne gálnysse næs begangende, Guth. 12, 16. to exercise, use Wið ðá wiðerweardan ne ondrǽde ðæt begonge his ryhtwísnesse erga perversos jura rectitudinis exercere non formidet, Past. 107, 17

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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hyhte tó mé in me speravit, 91, 14. Ðám [ðe] longe his hyhtan hidercyme to those who had long hoped for his advent, Exon. 10 a; Th. 9, 29; Cri. 142. Sione bearn symble hihtan filii Sion exultant, Ps. Th. 149, 2.

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fægernes

ornamentbeautypleasantness

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H. 57, 31. Brúcan his wuldres fægernesse, 39, 24

fruma

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H. 89, 32

ród

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Th. ii. 304, 15 mearcode him on heáfde hálig róde-tácen] :-- þá nǽdran ácwealde sóna gif gesegnode mid Crístes róde tácne, swá ꝥ heó swulte for þám mægne þǽre hálgan róde, þonne se Godes wer ꝥ róde tácen áwrát mid his fingre; and eác gif.

weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung, e ; f.
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on his mægenes weorþunga oferswíþ ealra óþerra martira wuldor, 167, 16-25. Him wile God miltsian for heora mægena weorþunga, and for eorþlícra manna gebedum, 47, 8. Næs riht on ðære stówe ǽnigne tó ácwellanne for ðære stówe weorþunge, Nar. 30, 3.

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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wyrd ne ful cúþe freóndrǽdenne heó from hogde he did not fully know the circumstance, how her heart was turned from loving him, 244, 26; Jul. 33. Dígle wyrd an obscure circumstance, Elen. Kmbl. 1077 ; El. 541 : 1163; El. 583.

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æ-gype

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-gype, -gipe; adj.

Triflingworthlessnugalis

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Trifling, worthless; nugalis Forðon dydan Drihtnes sprǽce ǽghwæs ægype quia exacerbaverunt eloquium Domini, Ps. Th. 106, 10

a-sworetan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sworetan, p. te; pp. ed

To sighdraw a deep breathsuspirare

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To sigh, draw a deep breath; suspirare He hefiglice asworette graviter suspiravit, Bd. 3, 11 ; S. 536, 33

bealu-clom

(n.)
Grammar
bealu-clom, -clomm, es; m: e; f.

A dire chaindirum vinculum

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A dire chain; dirum vinculum Under bealuclommum under dire chains, Exon. 120 b ; Th. 463, 5 ; . 65

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eldre

(adj.)
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omne Ne dyde he áhwǽr swá eldran cynne non fēcit tālĭter omni nātiōni, Ps. Th. 147, 9

fyren-ligerian

(v.)
Grammar
fyren-ligerian, p. ede; pp. ed

To commit fornicationfornĭcāri

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To commit fornication; fornĭcāri fyrenligeredon on begímingum his fornĭcāti sunt in adinventiōnĭbus suis, Ps. Spl. 105, 36

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