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á-hildan

(v.)
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Áhældon onsión on eorðo declinarent vultum in terram, Lk. L. 24, 5. Næs him nán wén se beám . áhwár wende búton ðám hálgan swá swá áhyld wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 32: Hml. S. 31, 407. Áhyldne reclinem, An. Ox. 2227.

Linked entries: á-held á-hyldan

blind

(adj.)

darkdimblind

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Add: physical Ic wæs blind bám eágum, Hml. Th. i. 422, 7: Bt. 38, 5; F. 206, 26. Palpo ic grápige; hic palpo ðes blinda mann, hujus palponis ðyses blindan, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 216, 10.

fore-sceáwung

considerationcontemplationforeseeingforeknowledgeforethoughtforesightprovidencedivine providence

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Voc. ii. 133, 73: contemplatio, 134, 82. Þeós foresceáwung (consideratio) mid þám abbude is, R. Ben. I. 91, 13. Forasceáwung, 64, 13. Æfter forasceáwunga juxta considerationem, 37, 5. Foresceáwunge, R. Ben. 32, 11.

Linked entry: fore-gesceáwung

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.
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wǽron, Bt. 39, 13; F. 232, 26), Met. 29, 7: . 4, 14: An. 798.

in-segel

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Ðá ðá him seó talu cúð wæs, ðá sende gewrit and his insegl ðám arcebisceope, C.D. iv. 266, 19. a seal placed on a lock, receptacle, &c., so that an opening cannot be effected without breaking it beleác þæt wínern and ásette his ágen

of-áxian

(v.)
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Add: to find out by enquiry. the source from which not given, the object a person Se cásere is smeágende hwǽr ús mæge ofáxian, Hml. S. 23, 453.

BRÉME

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÉME, brýme; def. se bréma, seó, ðæt bréme; comp. brémra; sup. brémest, brýmust; adj.

Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed;celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus

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Kmbl. 1435; An. 718. Beówulf wæs bréme Beowulf was renowned. Beo. Th. 35; B. 18: Cd. 177; Th. 222, 13; Dan. 104. Ðá wearþ se bréma on móde blíðe then was the illustrious one blithe in mind, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 10; Jud. 57.

Linked entries: brémen brýme

CROP

(n.)
Grammar
CROP, cropp, es; m.

a sprout or top of a herb, flower, berry, an ear of corn, a bunch of berries or blooms, cluster cymathyrsusspica, corymbusracermus, uvathe CROP or craw of a bird vesicula gutturisa kidney rien

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a sprout or top of a herb, flower, berry, an ear of corn, a bunch of berries or blooms, cluster; cyma= κῦμα thyrsus = θύρσος spica, corymbus = κόρυμβος racermus, uva Crop cyma Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 18; Wrt. Voc. 39, 4.

Linked entry: croppa

hirde

(n.)
Grammar
hirde, hierde, heorde, hiorde, hyrde, es; m.

A herd, shepherd, pastor, guardian, guard, keeper

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Hire ágenes húses hirde the keeper of her own house, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 61; Met. 13, 31. Ríces hirde the guardian of a kingdom, a prince, king, 26, 16; Met. 26, 8. Cilda hyrde vel láreów pædagogus, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 103; Wrt. Voc. 46, 60.

hlýdan

(v.)
Grammar
hlýdan, p. de

To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate

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To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate Ic hlýde strepo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 63. Ic hlýde garrulo, 36; Som. 38, 29.

swift

(adj.)
Grammar
swift, adj.

Swift, fleet, that does or can move quickly

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Swift, fleet, that does or can move quickly Suift alacer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 76. Swift, 6, 51: expeditus, 145, 36: celer, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Zup. 44, 9. Swyft pernix, 9, 64; Zup. 71, 2. Swift scip archiromachus, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 30.

Linked entry: swyft

hád

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Lbmn. 476, 21. sex Hádes sexus, An. Ox. 3890. Háde sexu, 2326. Swá nǽfre þone hád (wǽpnedhád, v. l. ) on hu líchaman næfde ac si sexum non haberet in corpore, Gr. D. 26, 30. condition. in respect to mode of life, of profession, &c.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Ðá feóll ðæs Hǽlendes fótum, Lk. Skt. 8, 41: 5, 8. feóll foldan, Andr. Kmbl. 1835; An. 920. Búgan eorðan, Rood Kmbl. 84, Kr. 43. sceal faran incre andsware, Cd.

Linked entry: -anne

lǽdan

(v.)
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Se sióca áh þearfe hine mon lǽde þám lǽce, Bt. 38, 7; F. 210, 1. Þá men þe hié úp mid him lǽden, Ll. Th. i. 82, 11. Gif man út of lande lǽdan wille on óðres þegnes land, 256, 1 : Gen. 1774.

ge-reccan

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Add: to extend Gereceþ extendit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 49. to offer, give. v. reccan ; gereccað lofu úrum Sceppende referamus laudes creatori nostro, R. Ben. I. 46, 11.

gildan

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Add: to pay. to discharge an obligation, debt, &c. Wið gulde scyld donec redderet debitum Mt. L. 18, 30: 34.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Th. 1, 17; Cri. 9. working, doing, performance Be rihtes weorce betweox Wealum and Englum concerning the doing of justice between Welsh and English L. O. D. 2 ; Th. i. 352, 14. v. V a.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

BEÁM

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁM, es; m.

a treearborthe treecrosspatibulumcruxa columnpillarcolumnawooda shiplignumnavisa BEAMsplintposta stock of a treetrabsstipesA ray of lighta sun-BEAMradiusa trumpettuba

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On ðæs beámes blédum on the branches of the tree, 200; Th. 248, 4 ; Dan. 508 : Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 14; . 56, 7. On ðam beáme on the tree, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 11; Gen. 483, Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 6; Ph. 122.

Linked entries: Beám-dún wudu beóm

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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Ath. i. 8; Th. i. 204, 5: i. 22; Th. i. 210, 21: iv. 1; Th. i. 220, 21.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

líðe

(adj.)
Grammar
líðe, líð; adj.

Lithesoftgentlemeekmildserenebenigngraciouspleasantsweet

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Leorniaþ æt ðæt ic eom líðe and swíðe eádmód discite a me, quia mitis sum et humilis corde, Homl. Th. i. 210, 18. biþ ðám gódum lufsum and líðe, Exon. 21 a; Th. 57, 5; Cri. 914.

Linked entry: líð