sweor-hnitu
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A neck-nit, a nit that breeds at the back of the neck Sweorhnitu ursie, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 48. Suernit ( = sweorhnitu?) usia (cf. swínes lús usia, 122, 26), Wülck. Gl. 54, 34
þreá-weorc
Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell
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Pain inflicted as a punishment, used of the misery of hell, as in O. Sax. the phrase thrá-werk tholón Wit hearmas, þreáweorc þoliaþ, and þýstre land, Cd. Th. 45, 35; Gen. 737
frum-rípa
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Add: The verses on which the passage is based are Decimas tuas et primitias tuas non tardabis reddere; primogenitum filiorum tuorum dabis mihi. De bobus et ovibus similiter facies, Ex. 22, 29-30
heáh-sunne
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The arch-sun, the Deity Wǽre þú forinwordlíce dysig ðá þú wilnodest þæt þú scoldest myd swilcum æágum þá heáhsunnan (heán sunnan ?) and ǽce geseón ( velle illum solem videre ), Solil. H. 34, 17
seón
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Add: 2 a. with an infinitive that has no subject Ic seah rǽpingas in ræced fergan, Rä. 53, 1. add: the imperative used exclamatorily Seh þé ecce (Lanc. sithee ), Ps. Vos. 7, 15
bulentse
The name of a plant
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The name of a plant, which, from not knowing its Latin or English name, I call bulentse Nime bulentsan ða smalan take the small bulentse, L. M. l, 47; Lchdm. ii. 118, 1
ge-ánlícian
to join together
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But perhaps the form is geanlícude. v. Hpt. Gl. 426, 71 where the Latin is conspirati, consimilati), An. Ox. 863
Linked entry: án-lícian
hát-heort
Fury, anger, wrath ⬩ iracundia
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Fury, anger, wrath; iracundia Nú is gefylled ðæt mycelle hátheort and ðæt mycelle yrre ðyses ealdermannes now is completed the great fury and the great wrath of this ruler, Blickl. Homl. 151, 10
ge-crístnian
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In Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 1-19 the rite is evidently referred to, as it says: Hé (the bishop) on mínne andwlitan bleów; and it was the ritual that (in Sch. 580, 19) it is said the dull priest could not master.
Linked entry: crístnian
hyht-líc
hopeful ⬩ pleasant ⬩ joyous ⬩ exultant
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Beóþ ðonne eádge ðe ðǽr in wuniaþ hyhtlíc is ðæt heorþwerud happy are they that dwell therein, joyous is that band, Exon. 93 b; Th. 352, 1; Sch. 91; Cd. 95; Th. 125, 8; Gen. 2076.
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gítsian
To covet ⬩ desire
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To covet, desire Ða ðe ðæs welan gítsiaþ hí bíþ symle wædlan on hyra móde those who covet [worldly] wealth will ever he poor in their mind, Prov. Kmbl. 50. Gýtsaþ covets, Beo. Th. 3502; B: 1749.
boga
A BOW, an arch, a corner ⬩ arcus, angulus ⬩ arcus
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Hí léton gáras fleógan, bogan wǽron bysige they let the arrows fly, bows were busy, Byrht. Th. 134, 66; By. 110. Bogan [MS. bogen] streng a bow-string; anquina, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 37; Wrt. Voc. 35, 26
Linked entries: bog-timber bogen streng
ge-lóme
Often, frequently, continually, repeatedly ⬩ sæpe, frĕquenter, contĭnuo, crebro ⬩ frequenter
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Often, frequently, continually, repeatedly; sæpe, frĕquenter, contĭnuo, crebro Fregn gelóme freca óðerne one warrior often asked the other, Andr. Kmbl. 2327; An. 1165 : Beo. Th. 1122; B. 559 : Ps. Th. 54, 13 : 62, 4.
Linked entry: -lóme
nídþearf-ness
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Ox. 1987. add: where there is idea of want Hí wǽron gefédde mid þaes gecyndes neádþearfnysse (with what is needed by nature) . . . ꝥ is mid þám wyrtum þe on þám wéstene weóxon, Hml. S. 23 b, 130: 153.
hǽs
A command, hest, behest
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Under abbodes hǽsum under the commands of an abbot, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 29
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Harold
Harold, second son of Cnut ⬩ Harold, son of earl Godwin
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Ðǽr wearþ ofslægen Harold kyng there was king Harold slain, 202, 10
hnescian
To make, ⬩ or to become, soft, ⬩ to soften
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Ðonne hnescáþ se swile sóna then the swelling will soften at once, L. M. 2, 19; Lchdm. ii. 202, 10. Se hearda stán aðamans hnescáþ ongeán ðæt líðe buccan blód durus adamas leni hircorum sanguine mollescit, Past. 37, 4; Swt. 271, 4.
Linked entries: a-hnescian a-nescian ge-hnesctun
a-cumendlícness
The possibility to bring anything to pass ⬩ possibilitas
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The possibility to bring anything to pass; possibilitas
æppel-sceal
A film about the kernels of an apple
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A film about the kernels of an apple
ǽr-gystran-dæg
ere-yesterday ⬩ the day before yesterday ⬩ nudius tertius
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ere-yesterday, the day before yesterday; nudius tertius