heá-líc
High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound
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Hé næs ácweald þurh ðam heálícan fylle he was not killed by the fall from such a height, 300, 20. Mid heálícum gedwylde through profound error, 506, 27. On heálícum gemóte in a principal meeting, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 67, 348.
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scúfan
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Hí ðáá næs ácweald þurh ðam heálícan fylle, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 14-20. Hét his scealcas scúfan ða hyssas in bǽlblýse, Cd. Th. 230, 11 ; Dan. 231 : Exon. Th. 142, 21 ; Gú. 647. Leahtra lease in ðæs leádes wylm scúfan, 277, 21; Jul. 584.
Linked entries: æt-sceófan of-scýfende for-scúfan be-scúfan sceófan
swigian
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Lyt swigode níwra spella se ðe næs gerád, Beo. Th. 5787; B. 2897. Hé ne suigige ðæs ðe nyttwyrðe sié tó sprecanne, ne ðæt ne sprece ðæt hé suigigean (swigian, Cott.
þeówan
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Næs se folccyning ymbsittendra ðe mec dorste, egesan ðeón, Beo. Th. 5465; B. 2736. Þeówigende, þéwende minax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Zup. 69, 7. Ic gá út þýwende ( minando) oxan ... Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan þýwende (minantem ) oxan mid gádísene, Coll.
gíme-líst
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Hé Gode nolde ðiówigan. . . hé ðone demm his giémeliéste ( damna neglegentiae ) gebétan ne mæg, Past. 251, 17.Ðæt wé geðencen ðá gód ðe wé forgiémeleásodon, næs ðá wé dydon . . . wé gemunað úre giémeléste, 467, 10. Mid dǽdbóte his gýmeleáste, R.
wác
yielding ⬩ not rigid ⬩ pliant ⬩ fluid ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ wanting mental or moral strength ⬩ wanting courage ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ not of great value or in high esteem ⬩ vilis
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Seó stów (Abingdon) næs wáccere ðonne (inferior to) formænig ðara ðe his yldran ǽr gefyrþredon, Lchdm. iii. 438, 11. Ǽlc man sylð on forandæge his góde wín, and ðæt wáccre ðonne ða gebeóras druncniaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 26.
hláford
A LORD; ⬩ dominus. ⬩ herus
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Hie cuǽdon ðæt him nǽnig mǽg leófra nǽre ðonne hiera hláford they said that no kinsman was dearer to them than their lord, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 20. Cwǽdon ðæt him nán leófre hláford nǽre ðonne heora gecynde hláford, 1014; Erl. 150, 6.
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middan-eard
The middle dwelling ⬩ the abode of men ⬩ the earth ⬩ the world ⬩ the world ⬩ mankind
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Hé sǽde, ðæt eal ðes middaneard nǽre ðé máre dríges landes ofer ðone mycelan gársecg, ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricie on ánum brádum brede.
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clipung
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ic ðancige ðé þæt ic ne eom ná swilce óðre menn': ealles tó micel clypung þæt hé nǽre óðrum mannum gelíc . . . Mid ánre clypunge wearð þes synfulla geriht*-*wísod, ii. 428, 19-34. Hé clypode tó Gode: 'Þú ælmihtiga God . . .'
on-ufan
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Lege spic onufan þone nægl, Lch. ii. 150, 6. of time xv niht onufan Eástran, Ll. Th. i. 262, 18: 306, 31. Onufan ꝥ ne eóde hé ná in ꝥ hús domum ulterius non intravit, Gr. D. 185, 14. cf.
ge-tweógan
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Þeáh mé héte God on flód faran nǽre hé þæs deóp þæt his ó mín mód getweóde though God should bid me go into the water, the water would not be so deep that my heart would hesitate about it (i.e. going into the water ), ac ic tó þám grunde génge, Gen. 833
wác-líc
Poor ⬩ mean ⬩ of little dignity or worth ⬩ paltry.
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Wé mihton eów secgan áne lytle bysne, gif hit tó wáclíc nǽre, Homl. Th. i. 40, 27. Wáclíc bið him swá lytel tó sendenne, 400, 20. Hí wǽdliende on ánum wáclícum wǽfelse férdon, 62, 29. Him þúhte tó wáclícre dǽde, ðæt hé fordyde hine ǽnne, Homl.
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ge-writ
Something written ⬩ writing ⬩ scripture ⬩ inscription ⬩ a writing ⬩ letter ⬩ treatise ⬩ writ ⬩ charter ⬩ book
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Án oxe ne án cú ne án swín ðæt næs gesæt on his gewrite and ealle ða gewrita wǽron gebroht to him syððan there was not an ox nor a cow nor a swine that was not put in his book [Doomsday Book], and all the writings were brought to him afterwards, 1085;
þys-líc
Such
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For ðyllecum næs hé geunrótsod, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 8. Mid þyllícum and mid manegum þyllícum, Ps. Th. 10, 7. Ða ðe heora lustum folgiaþ and ðyllíce ádreógaþ, Homl. Ass. 196, 45. Wé gehýrdon þyllíce gereccan. Homl. Skt. i. 6, 184, 189. [O. E. Homl.
ge-rǽdan
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Næs nán máre unrǽd geréd (-rǽd, v. l. ) þonne së wæs, 1016 ; P. 151, 4. Mid ús is gerǽd ꝥ hé sylle . v. sustras huniges tó gafole, Ll. Th. i. 436, l.
leornian
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Leornigeað (discite) hwæt is, 'Ic wylle mildheortnesse næs onsægdnesse,' Mt. 9, 13. Ðá ongan hé smeágan and leornigan on him selfum hú hé ꝥ ríce þám cyninge áferran mihte, Bt. 1; F. 2, 18.
tellan
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Telle hé ðæt Gode, næs him sylfum, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 18.
wiht
a wight ⬩ creature ⬩ being ⬩ created thing ⬩ a whit ⬩ thing ⬩ aught ⬩ anything ⬩ without a negative ⬩ aught ⬩ alone ⬩ with a genitive
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Næs wordlatu wihte ( at all ) ðon máre, 3043; An. 1524. Wuhte, Met. 14, 10 : 16, 14. Næs him wihte ðe sél it was not a whit the better for him Beo. Th. 5368 ; B. 2687. Nát ic hit be wihte ( at all; cf. be dǽle in part ), Exon. Th. 468, 7 ; Phar. 4.
Linked entries: eall-wihta uht wuht ǽnig-wiht Wiht-land
æt-sacan
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. , neget ) sé, sé þe dyrre, þæt þæt angin nǽre gestilled for Code, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 4. <b>I a.</b> </b> absolute Gif man ætsace, ládige hine mid þry-fealdre láde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 2 : ii. 298, 7, 10, 13. with gen.
æt-berstan
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Nǽre ꝥ hí on niht út ne ætburston of þǽre byrig, 943; P. in, 17. where direction, road, or manner of escape is given His geféran mid fleáme ætburston, Hml. Th. ii. 248, II. Þá menn up ætberstan intó þǽre byrig, Ll. Th. i. 286, 2.