hál-bǽre
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For ' Scint. . . . Lye' substitute: of things Gesceád hálbiére ratio salutaris, Scint. 206, 14. Síþfætes hǽlbǽres itineris salutaris, 206, 17. Him hí syllan andetnesse hálbǽrne lǽcedóm sibi dent confessionis salubre remedium, Angl. xiii. 394, 408.
hríman
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See <b>hrind</b> for other suggested emendations
mód-leást
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Add: despondency Se syxta unþeáw is ꝥ sé þe tó hláforde bið geset, ꝥ hé for módleáste ne mæge his mannum dón steóre, ac bið hin swá mihtleás on his módes strece, ꝥ hé his underþeóddan egesian ne dearr, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 5.
-ness
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The suffix is attached to nouns, v. hæftníd-, mægenþrym-, wyndreám-ness; to adjectives, e. g. gód-, swít-, gífer-, nearu-ness; to numerals or pronouns, v. án-, hwilc-ness; to past participles, v. álífed-, gedréfed-ness; for-sewen-, ágoten-, gecoren-ness
oden
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For first and third passages substitute Se wítega segð, 'Frymþa odene þínre and wínwringan þínre (primitias areae tuę et torcularis tui) þú ná latast tó bringan mé, Scint. 109, 3. On odene cylne macian, Angl. ix. 262, 2.
un-fyrn
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Add Hé wæs nú unfyrn (nú for lyttlum fyrste, v.l.) forðféred ante non longum tempus defunctus est, Gr. D. 71, 18. add "Hé deád byð unfyrn" . . . þírn ódran dæge æfter þæs Godes weres cwide hé his líf geendode, 62, 28.
wrigels
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Add Ongan ꝥ wrigels (operimentum) þǽre bydene for þám weaxendan ele beón upp áhafen, and þá onstyredum þám wrigelse se ele feóll ofer þá brerdas þǽre bydene, Gr. D. 160, 11-13.
róðer
An oar, a rudder
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An oar, a rudder (i. e. an oar for steering) Róðr tonsa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 48. Róthor, Ep. Gl. 26 d, 29. Róðer remus, Wrt. Voc. i. 73. 77. Róðres blæd palmula, 48, 15.
rúmness
breadth ⬩ breadth, amplitude, abundance
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latitudinem campi Jericho, Deut. 34, 3. breadth, amplitude, abundance Wæs swá mycel rúmnes on him ðæs hálgan geleáfan and swá mycele hé tó ðære Godes lufan hæfde there was in him so great abundance of the holy belief, and he had besides so great love for
sand-corn
a grain of sand
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Swá fela welena swá ðara sondcorna beóþ be ðisum sǽclifum quantas pontus versat arenas, Bt. 7, 4; Fox 22, 27. Hí beóþ ofer sandcorn manige super arenam multiplicabuntur, Ps. Th. 138, 16
sáwlung
expiring
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the ghost, expiring Cwæð sum hálig biscop ðá hé wæs on sáwlenga be ðeossum fæder: Arsenius ðú wǽre eádig forðon ðú hæfdest á ðás tíd beforan ðínum eágum a certain holy bishop, when he was expiring, said of this father: 'Arsenius, blessed wert thou, for
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up-rihte
uprightly ⬩ erectly ⬩ right up ⬩ exactly overhead ⬩ in the zenith
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Mann ána gǽþ uprihte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 30: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 57. Ðá árás se cnapa and uprihte eode, 6, 41. right up, exactly overhead, in the zenith Gǽð seó suntte uprihte (upp-, MS. P.) on ðam sumerlícan sunnstede on middæge, Lchdm. iii. 258, 15
gýmeleás
Careless ⬩ negligent ⬩ uncared for ⬩ wandering ⬩ stray ⬩ negligens
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Careless, negligent, uncared for, wandering, stray; negligens Gýmeleás feoh [giémeleás fioh] stray cattle, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9; Ps. Th. 70, 10.
hæle
A man, brave man, hero ⬩ a man
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Fox 1, 105; Met. 1, 53 : Cd. 74; Th. 90, 28; Gen. 1502 : 112; Th. 147, 27; Gen. 2446 : 121; Th. 156, 16; Gen. 2589 : Andr. Kmbl. 287; An. 144
rihtlǽcung
Correction, making right
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Correction, making right Ða underþióddan sint tó maniane ðæt hié ðara unþeáwas ðe him ofergesette bióþ tó swíðe and tó þrisðlíce ne eahtigen . . . ðý læs hié for ðære ryhtlǽcinge weorþen upáhæfene, Past. 28; Swt. 197, 2.
ofer-hleápan
to overleap, pass by jumping
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Saltus lunae, ðæt is, ðæs mónan hlýp, for ðan ðe hé oferhlýpþ ǽnne dæg Lchdm. iii. 264, 24. Ðæt hors slóg on ðam wege oferhleóp, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 17. All eorþlíc þing wæs oferhleápende transiliens 2, 7; S. 509, 14. Similar entries v. next word
of-wundrod
astonished
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Ic eom swíðe ungemetlíce ofwundrod hwí eów þince . . . vehementer admiror, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 5. Seó cwén wæs tó ðan swíðe ofwundrod, ðæt heó næfde furþor nǽnne gást, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 18. Maria and Ioseph wǽron ofwundrode ðæra worda, i. 144, 15.
on-hróp
importunate clamour, importunity ⬩ abusive language, reproach
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importunate clamour, importunity For his onhrópe hé áríst and sylþ him his neóde propter inprobitatem surget, et dabit illi quod habet necessarios, Lk. Skt. 11, 8; Homl. Th. i. 248, 32.
or-ildu
Extreme old age
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Extreme old age Hine (death) gelettan ðæt hé ðý lator cymþ, ge furþum óþ oreldo hí hine hwílum lettaþ (put off death until extreme old age ), Bt. 41, 2 ; Fox 246, 9.
or-þanc
Cunning, skilful
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Fox 463; Gn. C. 2. Orþonc ǽrsceaft. Exon. Th. 477, 1 ; Ruin. 16. Mé þurh hrycg wrecen hongaþ under án orþonc píl, óðer on heáfde, Exon. Th. 403, 23; Rá. 22, 12. Hwǽr com heora snyttro and seó orþonce gláunes, and se ðe gebregdnan dómas démde ?