hæft-níd
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Drihten ne dyde þæt hé ús on hearde hæftnýd sealde non dedit nos in captionem, Ps. Th. 123, 5. Hæftnéd hefige, 125, 1. Þá graman hæftnéd, 84, 1. Hé hí on hæftnýd heán gesealde, 77, 61. On heaftneád and on þeówdóm, Angl. xi. 2, 51.
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hríþer
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Nán man hrýðer ne sleá búton hé habbe twégra trýwra manna gewitnesse, 296, 17. Án hríðr, C. D. i. 311, 3. Án ald hríðr, 312, 7. .i. eald hríðer, 297, 1. Tú hriéðeru, óðer sealt, óðer fersc, v. 164, 29. Hríðero armenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 16.
lyt-hwón
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Onwende hé his neb áweg lythwón, Lch. ii. 284, 16, of time Lytle huíle (modicum) geséne wére hine cuæð and eftsóna lythuón (modicum) ne uére geséne, Jn. p. 7, 14: Gú. 363. of extent, degree Hé lithwón hogode embe his sáwle þearfe, Hml.
on-cweþan
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Heó cwǽdon þæt heó on aldre ówiht swylces ne hýrdon. Elene maðelade and him yrre oncwæð, El. 573. Ongan hé tó Gode cleopian . . . Him stefn oncwæð, An. 1400-1431: Jul. 282.
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stæf
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.), for ðan hé ne cúðe dón his gerihte swá wel swá hé sceolde fere perdidit baculum suum, quia nescivit ministerium suum, Chr. 1047; P. 171, 13. Hé þám ƀ his stæf benam, 1094; P. 229, 4.
sulh
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Reference to such men may be found in the section on the gebúr, where it is said: Gif hé aferað ne ðearf hé wyrcan ðá hwíle ðe his hors úte bið, Ll. Th. i. 434, 9. Similar entries See too aferian.
wrecan
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</b> add :-- Eall his cynn mon ofslóg, þý lǽs hit monn uferan dógore wrǽcce (wrǽce, v.l.) cognati omnes supplicio traditi : ne quis eum ejusdem famliae umquam ulcisci meditaretur, Ors. 4, 5; S. 168, 6.
up-weard
turned upwards ⬩ moving upwards.
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Nis ðæt gedafenlíc ðæt se módsefa monna ǽniges niþerheald wese, and ðæt neb upweard, Met. 31, 23. Hé ásette his sweord upweard and ðá hyne sylfne ofstang he placed his sword with the point up, and then stabbed himself, Shrn. 132, 10.
wǽpned-mann
a male ⬩ a man ⬩ a male
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a male, a man Þriwa on gére ǽlc wǽpnedman (omne masculinum tuum) ætýwð beforan Drihtne, Ex. 23, 17: Num. 34, 23. Wǽpnedman (-men?) mares, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 50. Se cyning wæs gód wǽpnedman rex erat vir bonus, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 39.
hættian
To take the hair and skin from a person's head
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He thinks the form hettian [hættian] has no sense, but may it not be connected with hæt, as it was just that part of the head which the hat covered that was affected? It was giving the victim the appearance of wearing a hat of a most ghastly kind
ofer-faran
To pass, go off ⬩ to pass, cross ⬩ to pass through, traverse ⬩ to pass through ⬩ to pass through, penetrate ⬩ to come upon, come across, meet with
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Ne ða ebban foldes mearce oferfaran móton, Met. 11, 70. to pass through, traverse Hí forþ oferfóran folcmǽro land, Cd. Th. 108, 4; Gen. 1801.
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spédig
having good speed ⬩ prosperous ⬩ having means ⬩ wealthy ⬩ opulent ⬩ rich in material wealth ⬩ rich in ⬩ abounding in ⬩ abundant ⬩ copious ⬩ powerful ⬩ uber, efficax, brevis
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Ic ne eom swá spédig (dives) ðæt ic mǽge bicgean mé wín, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 17. Of spé[digre], of gestreónfulre sumptuosa, copiosa. Hpt.
ge-teorian
To fail ⬩ faint ⬩ be weary ⬩ languish ⬩ cease ⬩ perish ⬩ deficere ⬩ fatigari ⬩ languere ⬩ exterminari
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Ðé læs hig on wege geteorian ne deficiant in via, Mt. Bos. 15, 32. Me is heorte geteorad defecit cor meum, Ps. Th. 72, 21. He sent on eów geteorigende eágan and módes gnornunge he shall send on you failing eyes and sorrow of mind, Deut. 28, 65.
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tó-sleán
To strike to pieces, ⬩ knock to bits ⬩ to demolish, ⬩ knock down a building ⬩ to divide in two by a blow or stroke ⬩ to drive away thoughts
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Gif hit (an egg) ne tócíne, tósleah hwón if it will not crack, break it slightly with a blow, Lchdm. iii. 18, 2. of abstract objects, to drive away thoughts Ða yflan gebohtas ðe him on mod becumaþ hé sceal sóna on Criste tósleán . . .
wang-stede
a place in open country ⬩ a place ⬩ a town on a plain
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Cf. stede-wang)) Hæfde ðá se sæðeling in geþrungen carcerne néh, Andr. Kmbl. 1975 ; An.990
scyndan
To hurry ⬩ hasten ⬩ To cause to hasten ⬩ to hurry ⬩ to urge ⬩ incite ⬩ exhort
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Hú mon monige scyndan scyle (de exhortatione multis exhibenda) tó ðæm ðætte his gódan dǽda ne weorðen tó yflum dǽdum, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 6
ge-wis
Certain ⬩ sure ⬩ knowing ⬩ foreknowing ⬩ certus
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Ða úþwitan ðe sǽdon ðæt nǽfre nán wiht gewisses nǽre búton twæónunga the philosophers that said that there was no certainty without doubt, Shrn. 174, 25. Swá litel gewis funden found so little certain, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 20.
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GRÁPIAN
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Handa hí habbaþ and hí ná grápiaþ manus habent et non palpabunt, Ps. Spl. 113, 15. Se cuma his cneów grápode mid his hálwendum handum the stranger felt his knee with his healing hands, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 35.
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þeáh-hwæðere
Yet, ⬩ but, ⬩ nevertheless, ⬩ however
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Gif hé ne áríst forðam ðe hé his freónd ys, þeáhhwæþere for hys onhrópe he áríst, Lk. Skt. 11, 8. combined with swá :-- And swá þeáhhwæþere óþ ðone deáþ hé hine tintregaþ, Blickl. Homl. 59, 30.
ge-dwola
one who acts wrongly, a wicked person ⬩ one who errs from imperfect knowledge ⬩ one who errs in matters of doctrine, a heretic ⬩ one who wanders in his mind, a frantic person
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Valens wæs on Críste gefullod, ac hé ne cúþe his geleáfan, ac folgode gedwylde . . . Se gedwola, 3, 299. Nestorum þone gedwolan þe cwæð ꝥ on Críste wǽron twégen hádas, 1. Th. ii. 374, 18.