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þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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There was too much fear of God in his mind for him to partake of human glory, following the dictates of pleasure, Exon. Th. 112, 7; Gú. 140. on þanc, tó þances, tó þance to the satisfaction of a person, so as to please, cf. O.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, contain ⬩ to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit ⬩ to rule, govern ⬩ to behave, conduct ⬩ to guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heed ⬩ to hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold with ⬩ to hold, keep, keep sheep ⬩ servare, custodire

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Hé heóld his ǽhta him tó wlencum he kept his possessions for his own glory, Blickl. Homl. 53, 8. Judéi heóldon heora eáran the Jews stopped their ears, Homl. Th. i. 46, 33.

Linked entries: a-hyltan healding heald-ness -hilde healdend

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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., to give thanks, glory, etc., to a person (cf. Ger. Dank sagen) Ic ðara frætwa þanc wuldurcyninge wordum secge, Beo. Th. 5583 ; B. 2795. Wé ðé wuldur sæcgeaþ, Ps. Th. 78, 14. Hé sægde him ðæs leánes þanc, Beo. Th. 3623 ; B. 1809.

Linked entries: ǽrend-secgan sæcgan sagian

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Gedó úsic ðæs wyrðe make us partakers (of glory ), Exon.

býme-sangere

(n.)
Grammar
býme-sangere, es; m. [býme a trumpet, sangere a singer] A trumpeter; salpicta = σαλπιγκτής, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 13; Wrt. Voc. 60, 48.

Linked entries: sang sangere

cyrs-treów

(n.)
Grammar
cyrs-treów, es; n. A cherry-tree; cerăsus = κερασός, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 64, 123; Wrt. Voc. 32, 57.

Similar entry: ciris-beám

eástan-súþan

(adj.)
Grammar
eástan-súþan, south-eastern, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 86; Wrt. Voc. 36, 12. v. eástan; adj.

tenys

(n.)
Grammar
tenys, Hpt. Gl. 513, 65.

Similar entry: týnness

wylinc

Grammar
wylinc,
    Hpt. Gl. 419, 77.

yrse-binn

(n.)
Grammar
yrse-binn, [ = ? yrsen- = ísern-: cf, Wülck. Gl. 142, 2 irsenhelm cassis, where Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 4 has iren], e; f.
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An iron box Yrse-binne (cf. hunigbinna, 264, 15), Anglia ix. 265, 1

for-neted cli

(n.)
Grammar
for-neted cli, (fornaeticli, Ep. Gl., fornetiali, Erf. Gl.)

a trout

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glosses cyprinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 72. Cf. (?) forn a trout

ge-herlicnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-herlicnes, Bl. Gl. l. ge-heplicnes,
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and see ge-hæplicnes

ge-wrisce

Grammar
ge-wrisce, Hpt. Gl. 412, 66.

Similar entry: ge-wrixl

hǽr-loccas

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr-loccas, Hpt. Gl. 526, 45.
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Perhaps this should be read hǽr, loccas. Cf. fexa ł hǽra cincinnoriim, 435, 5

gold-hord

Grammar
gold-hord, [In Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 63 the MS. has gold-hold. v. Wülck. Gl. 187, 17.]
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On þám þe wæs behýdd se heofonlica goldhord, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 2. Se goldhord þe þú geméttest, Hml. S. 23, 603. Swíðe ealdne goldhord, 570. Unárímedlicu goldhord innumeri thesauri, Nar. 5, 10. Hér Rómáne gesomnodón al þá goldhord þe on Bretene wǽron,

húðe

Grammar
húðe, l. húþ, dele [v. herehúðe], and add: — Húþa praeda (ineffa*-*bilt), An. Ox. 219. Húðe praedam, Kent. Gl. 1137. þá ýþwórigendan húþa fluctivagam praedam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 72. Ungeríme húþe
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numerosas predas, An. Ox. 5084

hwida

(n.)
Grammar
hwida, Hpt. Gl. 430, 67.

Similar entry: hwítel

hwarum

Grammar
hwarum, Hpt. Gl. 434, 12.

Similar entry: þweorh

ófstig

Grammar
ófstig, l. ofstig, and for 'Gl. Prud'
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substitute Germ

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
    • :
  • 475
    • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly used ⬩ space to be traversed, a journey ⬩ manner, mode, method, plan ⬩ way, ⬩ way,

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A way. of the direction in which motion (lit. or tig.) takes place Ða tungelwítegan ðurh óðerne weg tó heora earde gecyrdon. Úre eard is neorxnawang, tó ðam wé ne magon gecyrran ðæs weges ðe wé cómon, Homl. Th. i. 118, 20-23. þonne rídeþ ǽlc hys weges

Linked entries: wí=weg eorþ-weg wæg wei lá wei wig weogas

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