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drihten

(n.)
Grammar
drihten, gen. drihtnes, drihtenes ; m.

A ruler, lord, the Lord

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Drihten wereda the Lord of hosts, Beo. Th. 4378v ; B. 2186. Éce Drihten wið Ahrahame spræc the Lord eternal spake with Abraham, Cd. 106; Th. 139, 1; Gen. 2303. Ic eom Drihten ðín God ego sum Domĭnus Deus tuus, Ex, 20, 2.

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; pl. e, an [cf. Seaxe, Seaxan]; m.
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Ac hii ða londléóde tiolode má ússa feónda willan tó gefremmanne ðonne úrne sed illi [periti regionum] majorem hosti quam mihi favorem accommodantes, Nar. 6, 19. Ðá wurdon ða landleóde his ware and him wið gefuhton, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 16.

Linked entry: leód

tǽl

(n.)
Grammar
tǽl, e; f.(?)

Evil speaking, calumny, detraction

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cf. ðæt hé ða hálgan weras hospe gerahte (-rǽhte?)

Linked entry: tál

fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

beforecōramantein conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquoantebeforeante

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before; cōram, ante, in conspectu, præsente vel audiente ălĭquo, ante; with the dative; cum dătīvo Se ár Godes ánne wísfæstne wer gehálgode fóre ðam heremægene the messenger of God consecrated a wise man before the host, Andr. Kmbl. 3299; An. 1652.

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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Wæs engla þreát hleahtre blíðe geworden the host of angels became merry with laughter, Exon. 18 b; Th. 46, 19; Cri. 739: 20 b; Th. 55, 3; Cri. 878: Cd. 178; Th. 223, 10; Dan. 117.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Gif hé geþyldelíce forbyrð; ǽgðer ge hosp ge edwítu si inlatas sibi injurias visus fuerit patientes portare, R. Ben. 97, 6. Hí wǽron geþyldige and ǽlcne hosp hí forbǽron for þæs Hǽlendes naman . . . wé nellað forberan án bysmorlic word, Hml.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

ge-bycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bycgan, -bicgan, -bicgean; ic -bycge, -bicge, ðú -bygest, -bigest, he -bygeþ, -bigeþ, -bigþ, pl. -bycgaþ, -bicgaþ; p. -bohte, pl. bohton; pp. -boht

To buyprocurepurchaseredeememereredimere

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Ðú blóde gebohtest bearn Israéla thou host redeemed the children of Israel with thy blood, Hy. 8, 26; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 26. Lundenwaru him friþ gebohton the Londoners bought themselves peace, Chr. 1016; Erl. 159, 23.

duguþ

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Brytta dugeðe fordón mid ealle, 166, 20. in a collective sense of persons. a strong body of people, host (especially in a military sense) Duguðes (duguðe, Wülck. Gl. 442, 1), militiae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 18. Gehýr mé, dugoþa cásere, Bl. H. 175, 11.

feorh-ner

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ner, -nere, es; n.

Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishmentfoodvītæ servātiorefŭgiumălĭmentumcĭbus

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Ðe worhte weoroda Dryhten to feorhnere fira cynne which the Lord of hosts wrought for salvation to the race of men, Elen. Kmbl. 1792; El. 898: Cd. 190; Th. 237, 18; Dan. 339.

leóf-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
leóf-wende, adj.

Pleasinggraciousacceptableamiableestimable

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Wuton wuldrian weorada dryhten lufian liófwendum lífes ágend let us glorify the Lord of hosts, gratefully love the disposer of life, Hy. 8, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 3: Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 31; Cri. 471.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Æfter ðám wordum werod eall arás after those words all the host rose, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 29; Exod. 299: Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 24; Cri. 1413. Wunder æfter wundre wonder afer wonder, Beo.

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

for-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bærnan, -bearnan, to -bærnenne; part. -bærnende; p. -bærnde, pl. -bærndon; pp. -bærned, -bærnd; v. trans.

To burn upconsumeŭrĕrecombūrĕre

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Ðæt he werod forbærnde that it [the pillar of fire] would burn up the host, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 16; Exod. 123.

Linked entries: for-bearnan for-bernan

scolu

(n.)
Grammar
scolu, scól (these two forms may give the later shoal, school as col, cól give coal, cool), e; f.
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Seó deóre scolu the heavenly host, 235, 21; Ph. 235. Árleásra sceolu, Elen. Kmbl. 2600; El. 1301 : 1523; El. 763. Éce fýr wæs Satane and his gesíðum mid, deófle, gegearwad, and ðære deorcan scole, Exon. Th. 93, 9; Cri. 1523.

Linked entries: scól sceolu

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Similar entries Cf. hearm-cwide Ic worn for þé worda hæbbe . . . hearmes gehýred and mé hosp sprecað, Cri. 171. Hearma calumniarum, An. Ox. 8, 233. a calumny: Álés mec from hearmum (calumniis) monna, Ps. Srt. 118, 134

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

hlǽfdige

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽfdige, hlǽfdie, an; f.

A lady, mistress of a house; after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,

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Cristes þegnas cweþaþ ðæt ðú síe hlǽfdige wuldorweorudes Christ's servants say that thou [the Virgin Mary] art the queen of the glorious host, Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 15; Cri. 284. Hlǽfdige mín O lady mine! Elen. Kmbl. 1309; El. 656.

ge-springan

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Wídgongel wíf word gespringeð (cf. word; 4 and 5 for the occurrence of word as the subject of springan); hæleð hý hospe mǽnað rumour reaches a rambling woman ; (i.e. she gets talked about) men make a mock of her, Gn.

HEL

(n.)
Grammar
HEL, hell, helle; e; f.

HELLthe place of souls after deathHadesthe infernal regionsthe place of the wicked after death

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Hel nimeþ wǽrleásra weorud hell shall take the host of the faithless, 31 b; Th. 98, 26; Cri. 1613. Him hel onféng hell received him, Beo. Th. 1709; B. 852. Helle gatu portæ inferi, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 18. Helle bearn filium gehennæ, 23, 15.

hryre

(n.)
Grammar
hryre, es; m.

Falldownfallruindestructionperditiondecaydeclinedeath

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Ðone hryre ðe se feallenda deófol on engla werode gewanode the loss which the falling devil had caused in the host of angels, Homl. Th. i. 32, 23, 28. Hordwearda hryre, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 6; Exod. 511: Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 1; Wand. 7.

leahter

(n.)
Grammar
leahter, es; m.

a crimefaultoffencesinvicedisgracefulreproachopprobriumblamedisgracediseasedisorderhurtmalady

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Hosp, lehter probrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 35. Ǽghwile mennisc lahter on ðǽm eádigan Sancte Johanne cennendum gestilled wæs every human vice was stilled in the blessed St. John's parents, Blickl. Homl. 163, 15, 1.

Linked entry: lehter

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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Hé bið on ðæt wynstre weorud wyrs gesceáden ðonne hé on ða swíþran hond swícan móte, he will be assigned to the host on the left hand by a sentence too stern to allow him to pass to the right hand, 449, 23; Dóm. 75.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest