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ǽniht

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Ǽniht of ðǽm ðá ðe geségon, Lk. L. 9, 36. Ne spildic of ðǽm ǽniht ł óht non perdidi ex ipsis quemquam, Jn. L. 18, 9. Ne spræc ic ǽniht locutus sum nihil, 20. Wyrca ǽnight facere quicquam, 5, 30: 9, 33: Lk.

gyrdel

(n.)
Grammar
gyrdel, es; m.

A GIRDLE, ⬩ belt ⬩ zone ⬩ purse ⬩ cingulum

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We hátaþ on léden quinque zonas ðæt synd fíf gyrdlas we call them in Latin quinque zonas, that is five girdles, Lchdm. iii. 260, 20. Him bebeád ðæt hí ne námon feoh on heora gyrdlum præcepit ne tollerent in zona æs, Mk. Skt. 6, 8

Linked entries: BELT gerdel gyrdels

on-hyscan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyscan, p. te.

to mock, make a jest of ⬩ to reproach, abuse, speak ill of ⬩ to detest

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Ic wénde ðæt hí mec onhyscte illudi me a senibus existimavi, Nar. 25, 22. to reproach, abuse, speak ill of Ðonne men eów onhiscaþ ( exprobaverint ), Lk. Skt. 6, 22. Gebiddaþ for ða ðe eów onhyscaþ (-hisceaþ) pro calumniantibus vos, 6, 28.

smǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
smǽte, adj.

Refined, pure

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Hié wurdan sóna tó ðam golde ðe man háteþ obritsum ðæt is smǽte gold Shrn. 32, 21. Smǽte gold ðæt in wylme biþ þurh ofnes fýr eall geclǽnsod Elen. Kmbl. 2616;El. 1309. Beág on ðam siex hund wæs smǽtes goldes gescyred sceatta Exon.

ge-teld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teld, -tæld, -teald, es ; n. [teld a tent]

A tent ⬩ tabernacle ⬩ pavilion ⬩ TILT ⬩ cover ⬩ tentōrium ⬩ tabernācŭlum

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God æteówde Abrahame on ðam dene Mambre, ðǽr ðǽr he sæt on his geteldes ingange appāruit Abraham in convalle Mambre, sĕdenti in ostio tabernācŭli sui, Gen. 18, 1: Ps. Spl. 26, 9. Hwylc eardaþ on getelde ðínum quis habĭtābit in tabernācŭlo tuo?

hind

(n.)
Grammar
hind, e; f.

A hind, ⬩ the female of the hart

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Hé lægde laga ðæt swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde ðæt hine man sceolde blendian he made laws that whoever should kill hart or hind should be blinded. Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 27. Secan heorotas and hinda to hunt harts and hinds, Bt. Met.

hoh-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hoh-, hog-ful; adj.

Mindful, ⬩ careful, ⬩ anxious, ⬩ wise, ⬩ prudent

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Ðá wearþ ðæt mǽden mycclum hohful hú heó ǽfre wæras wissian sceolde then became the maiden very anxious how she was ever to direct men, Homl. Skt. 2, 121.

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

Winding ⬩ wrapping

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Winding, wrapping Gif preóst ordál misfadige, gebéte ðæt.

GYLT

(n.)
Grammar
GYLT, gilt, gelt, gielt, es; m.

Guilt ⬩ crime ⬩ sin ⬩ offence ⬩ fault ⬩ wrong ⬩ debt ⬩ fine ⬩ forfeiture

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For ðam gylte ðe hig worhton ðæt gildene celf for the sin of making the golden calf, Ex. 32, 35; Deut. 9, 21.

Linked entry: gelt

an-æðelian

(v.)
Grammar
an-æðelian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans. [an = un not, æðelian to ennoble]

To dishonour ⬩ degrade ⬩ ignobilem reddere

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To dishonour, degrade; ignobilem reddere And ðonan wyrþ anæðelad óþ-ðæt he wyrþ unæðele and thence becomes degraded till he is unnoble, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 17, 53; Met. 17, 27

a-sceortian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceortian, -scortian; p. ode; pp. od

To be short ⬩ to grow short ⬩ shorten ⬩ elapse ⬩ diminish ⬩ fail ⬩ breviare ⬩ effluere

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To be short, to grow short, shorten, elapse, diminish, fail; breviare, effluere Ðæt wæter asceortode the water failed, Gen. 21, 15. Ten þúsend geára ascortaþ ten thousand years will elapse, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

Linked entries: a-scortian scortian

a-slídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slídan, ic -slide, ðú -slidest, -slíst, he -slídeþ, -slít, pl. -slídaþ; p. -slád, pl. -slidon ; pp. -sliden

To slide or slip away ⬩ labare

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Ðæt mín fór asliden wǽre motus est pes meus, 93, 17. Asliden beón labi, Scint.13, 24, 78

Linked entry: aslád

feorh-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-rǽd, es; m.

Life-benefit, an action tending to the soul's benefit ⬩ id quod vītæ prodest, actio ad ănĭmæ sălūtem tendens

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Life-benefit, an action tending to the soul's benefit; id quod vītæ prodest, actio ad ănĭmæ sălūtem tendens Ðæt hie feorhrǽd fremedon that they should do what would benefit their souls, Andr. Kmbl. 3306; An. 1656

for-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
for-fleón, p. -fleah, pl. -flugon; subj. pres. -fleó, pl. -fleón; pp. -flogen [for-, fleón to flee]

To flee away from ⬩ escape ⬩ fŭgĕre ⬩ effŭgĕre

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Ðaet gé ðás towerdan þing forfleón that ye escape those future things, Lk. Bos. 21, 36

ge-anwyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-anwyrde, adj.

Known ⬩ manifest ⬩ confessed ⬩ professus

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He ðæs geanwyrde wæs ætfóran eallum ðám mannum he confessed it before all the men, Chr. 1055; Erl. 189, 5

Linked entry: ge-wyrde

geár-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
geár-geriht, es; n.

A yearly due ⬩ annuum dēbĭtum

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A yearly due; annuum dēbĭtum Gif preóst geárgerihta unmynegode lǽte, gebéte ðæt if a priest let the yearly dues pass unreminded, let him make amends for it, L. N. P. L. 43; Th. ii. 296, 15

metian

(v.)

to supply with food

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to supply with food Ðá beád hé ðæt man sceolde his here metian (MS. C. mettian) and horsian he ordered that his army should be supplied with food and with horses, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 3

Linked entry: mettian

norþ-here

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-here, es; m.

An army belonging to the north

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An army belonging to the north Heó (the English force ) gehergade swíðe micel on ðæm norþhere, ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe, and manega men ofslógon ðara Deniscena, Chr. 910; Erl. l00, 13

ge-horsod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-horsod, [pp. of ge-horsian]

Horsed ⬩ mounted ⬩ equo impositus vel instructus

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Horsed, mounted; equo impositus vel instructus Ðá com him ðǽr ongeán twá hund þúsenda gehorsodes [MS. gehorsades] folces then came against him [Alexander] two hundred thousand horsemen [horsed folk, cavalry], Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 43

sunn-feld

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-feld, es or a; m.
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, ðæt is, on sunfelda and on sceánfelda, Salm. Kmbl. p. 202, 1. (v. scín-feld.)