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un-bindan

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Add: I. to free from a bond (lit. or fig. ) Frameallum bende unrihtwísnesse þú unbinst ( absolvis ) mægen þín, Angl. xi. 116, 5, Hé hí mid bendum fæste hét gewríðan . . . hé hét hí eft ealle unbindan, Hml.

wacol

(adj.)
Grammar
wacol, (-ul, -el); adj.

Watchfulvigilant

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Ða ðe cariaþ mid wacelum móde hú hí óðra manna sáwla Gode gestrýnan, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 2. Gewinn wið ðone wacolan feónd, 560, 28. Wacele (-ole) beón on gódum weorcum, Homl. Ass. 53, 86. Wacule (-ole), R. Ben. 2, 7.

wédenheortness

(n.)
Grammar
wédenheortness, e ; f.

Madness, frenzy, fury

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Madness, frenzy, fury He gelómlíce mid wédenheortnesse módes wæs crebra mentis vesania premebatur, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 3. Wiþ wédenheortnesse Macedlones contra vesaniam Macedonii, 4, 17; S. 585, 45.

Linked entry: wéden-heort

gafol-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-irþ, e; f.

The ploughing by theand the sowing from his own barn of a certain portion of the lord's land and the reaping and carrying of the crop to the lord's barn by way of rent

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Þa gerihta þæ ðá ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan ... .iii. æceras geerian on heora ágenre hwíle and mid heora ágenan sǽde gesáwan, and on heora ágenre hwíle on bærene gebringan, Cht. Th. 144, 28-38

Linked entries: gærs-irþ gafol-yrþ

hagal

(n.)
Grammar
hagal, hagol, es; m.

Hailgrandohail

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Mid hagole with hail, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 8. Gesihþ hreósan hrím and snáw hagle gemenged sees rime and snowfall mingled with hail, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 15; Wand. 48

Linked entry: hægel

ofer-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.

Proud, arrogant, haughtysuperbus

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Proud, arrogant, haughty Hé eode tó reordum mid tócumendum mannum. Ðá tǽlde hine án oferhýdig bisceop for ðon, Shrn. 129, 28. Ðone oferhygdgan superbum, Ps. Surt. 88, 11. Ða wǽron hí æfter æþelborennysse oferhýdige, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 8.

óht

(n.)
Grammar
óht, e; f.

Fear, terroror hostile pursuit, persecution, active enmity

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Ger. áhta persecutio, áhtunga persecutio) Wǽron ðá gesóme ða ðe swegl búan wróht wæs ásprungen óht mid englum and orlegníð then were at peace the dwellers in heaven, discord was at an end among angels, and enmity (or fear) and war, Cd.

créda

(n.)
Grammar
créda, an; m. [Lat. crēdo I believe]

The creedbelief symbolum fidei

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Ǽlc cristen man sceal æfter rihte cunnan his crédan ... mid ðam crédan he sceal his geleáfan getrymman every Christian man by right ought to know his creed ... with the creed he ought to confirm his faith 274, 20, 21

hlid

(n.)
Grammar
hlid, es; n.

A lid, cover, the opening which is closed by the cover

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Ðá lédon ða þegenas ðone Hǽlend ðǽron and mid hlide belucon úre ealra Álýsend then the thanes laid Jesus therein, and closed up with a cover the Redeemer of as all, Homl. Th. ii. 262, 4.

tin

(n.)
Grammar
tin, es; n.

Tin

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Ðæt tin, ðonne hit mon mid sumum cræfte gemengþ and tó tine gewyrcþ, ðonne biþ hit swiðe leáslíce on siolufres hiewe. Suá hwá ðonne suá lícet on ðære swingellan, hé biþ ðæm tine gelíc inne on ðæm ofne, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 2-5. Tinnes stagni, Hpt.

tíran

(v.)
Grammar
tíran, p. de

To run with tears,to water (of the eyes)

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To run with tears, to water (of the eyes) Mé týraþ míne eágan lippio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Zup. 192, 9. Ðǽr biþ wóp and tóða gebitt, for ðan ðe ða eágan týraþ on ðam micclum bryne, and ða téð cwaciaþ on swíðlícum cyle, Homl. Th. i. 132, 26.

Linked entries: teherian týran

sweord-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bora, an; m.

one who bears a sword for his own use, a swordsmanone who bears his lord's sward, a swordbearer

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Totila ásende his swurdboran, Riggo geháten, gescrýdne mid his cynelícum gyrelum, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 12

twigu

(n.)
Grammar
twigu, (?), an; f.; the forms in the Northern specimens may also be taken as weak, tuigge, pl. tuiggo

A branchtwig

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Telgo míno and twiggo ramos meos, el rami, Rtl. 68, 32. Twigena ordum, Salm. Kmbl. 286; Sal. 142. In tyggum his in ramis ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 32. Tuiggo ramos, 21, 8. Telgo ł twiggo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 32: 11, 8

Linked entry: palm-twiga

á-wyrtwalian

(v.)

to pluck up or out by the rootto extirpateeradicateexterminateto pluckdraw away

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Th. i. 376, 9. to pluck, draw away Hé áwyrtwalað (evellet) of gryne fét míne, Ps. L. 24, 15. Sió slǽwð ús áwyrtwalað from ǽlcre lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca, Past. 283, 4

ge-metgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metgian, -metegian, -metigian; p. ode; pp. od.

To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrainmensurare, temperare, moderare, regereto measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate ondeliberare, meditariTo become moderate, to moderate one's selfmoderari, temperari

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Fox 13, 10; Met. 13, 5: 24, 78; Met. 24, 39. to measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate on; deliberare, meditari Ic on ðínum bebodum móte gemetgian rǽd meditabor in mandatis tuis, Ps. Th. 118, 47. v. intrans.

Linked entries: metgian ge-metegian

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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Ic ne wirne míne welora labia mea non prohibebo Past. 49; Swt. 380, 10. Gif mannes múð sár sié, genim betonican . . . lege on ða weolore Lchdm. ii. 48, 29

Linked entry: weoler

HEFIG

(adj.)
Grammar
HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVYweightyoppressivegrievousdifficultseriousgrievedimportantgravismolestus

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Mid ðon gewunon ðære heofogoston gewemmednesse synna with the habit of the most grievous impurity of sins, Blickl. Homl. 75, 6

Linked entry: hefig-mód

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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Mid slǽpe swundon omnes somno torpent inerti , Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 11. Ic sóftum alǽpe mé reste, Homl. Th. I. 566, 22.

Linked entry: sláp

gódnes

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Hwæt mihte seó gódnys ána, búton ðǽr wǽre miht mid þǽre gódnysse?, Hml. Th. i. 184, 19. Is swíþe sweotol ꝥte God ǽghwæs wealt mid þǽm helman his gódnesse Deus omnia bonitatis clauo gubernare jure creditur, Bt. 35, 5; F. 160, 15.

heáp

(n.)
Grammar
heáp, es; m. [generally, but ðeós earme heáp occurs,
  • Cd. 215
  • ;
  • Th. 270, 9
  • ;
  • Sat. 87
  • .
]

A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, companya troop, flockstrues, acervus

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Be ðam gesǽligan heápe ðe mid ðam Hǽlende on ðisum lífe drohtnode of the blessed company that lived with the Saviour in this life, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 22.