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hwílwend-lic

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For þissum hwí-wendlicum yflum brúcað ðǽra écera góda on worulda woruld, 30, 449. temporal, not spiritual Ðám rícan wæs forgolden mid ðám hwílwendlicum spédum, Hml. Th. i. 332, 5. Hú hé geheólde þá hwílwendlican geþincþu. Hml. S. 26, 113.

lyre

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wæs lustlíce þone lyre þæs horses þoliende jumenti perditi damnum libenter ferens, Gr. D. 14, 19.

six

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Þǽra diácona wæs se forma Stephanus. . . þá óþre six wǽron . . . Hml. Th. i. 44, 15. as substantive, the abstract number six Eahta síðon seofon beoð syx and fíftig, Angl. viii. 303, 3.

mann-cynn

Grammar
mann-cynn, II. add: (i)
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Hié gegæderedon eal moncynnes ꝥ þǽr lǽfed wæs, 2, 6; S. 88, 6. Mann slóh eall þet mancynn ꝥ man árǽcan mihte, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 20. a race of men, a people Ðis mannkynn lifað fela geára hoc genus hominum multos vivit annos. Nar. 38, 22.

rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
rihtwísness, e ; f.

righteousness justice rightness reasonablenessreason

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Abram gelífde Gode and hit wæs him geteald tó rihtwísnisse ( ad justitiam ), Gen. 15, 6. Ealle rihtwísnesse gefyllan, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 15. Rihtwísnysse sprecan, Ps. Spl. 57, 1. Gelǽd mé on rightwísnysse ðíne, 5, 9. Rechtwísnisse Ps. Surt. 44, 5.

rím

(n.)
Grammar
rím, es ; n.

Number

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His dógora wæs rím áumen, 98, 6 ; Gen. 1626 Seofon geteled rímes 80, 30; Gen. 1336. Ic feówertig folce ðyssum wintra rímes wunade neáh forty years in number I dwelt near this folk, Ps. Th. 94, 10.

tó-gán

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to go in two different directions,to part,separateto be sundered,to partto go in many different directions,to disperse,go away

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Mycel wæl feóll on ǽgðre healfe, and ða heras him sylfe tóeodan, Chr. 1016; Erl. 156, 20. Æfter ðon ðe wit nú tócyrraþ and tógáne beóþ postquam ab invicem digressi fuerimus, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 20 MS.

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.

deceitful, false, treacherous, craftyoccasioning offencesubdolustreacherous

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Se ðe wæs swicolast and se ðe litelícost cúðe leáslíce hiwian unsóð tó sóðe. Wulfst. 128, 9. Swicolost, 268, 17. of things Ðis líf is swá swicol, ðæt hit symble bepǽcþ, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 65.

Linked entry: sweocol

Swíþ-hún

(n.)
Grammar
Swíþ-hún, es; m.

St. Swithin, bishop of Winchester, in which see he succeeded Helmstan, who died 852.

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No. 21] :-- Ðes Swýðún wæs bisceop on Winceastre, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 14. Se árwurða Swýðún (Swíðhún, Gloucester Frg.), 23. Æt Swýðúnes (Swíðhúnes, G. F.) byrgene, 98. Se smið andwyrde ðam árwurðan Swýðúne (Swíðhúne, G.

bærnett

burningcauterizinga burnburning heatconsuming by fire

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Ben. 52, 13. of the effect of cold:-- Wið cile bærnettes frigore exustis, Lch. l. 228, 23. a burn Wæs þæt bærnet þe hé gelæhte æt ðám were on his sculdre gesewen, Hml. Th. ii. 346, 25.

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Ware niman to take care. Hé ne nom náne ware húlíce hié wǽron, 5, 4; Swt. 224, 21. Weg niman to take, go one's way, Cd. Th. 80, 16; Gen. 1329. Wícstówa niman to pitch a camp, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 200, 8

Linked entry: bi-nom

on-fón

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Hyht is onfangen, Cri. 99. to receive what is entrusted Gif sweordhwíta óðres monnes wǽpn tó feormunge onfó, Ll.

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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property, that he does it neither for hatred nor for envy :-- By the Lord, I accuse not N. neither for hatred nor for envy, nor for unlawful lust of gain; nor know I anything soother; but as my informant to me said, and I myself in sooth think, that he was

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advancepromŏvēreto FRAMEmakedoeffectperformcommitiăcĕrepatrāreeffĭcĕreperfĭcĕreperpetrāre

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Ic gúþe fremme I make war, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 5; Rä. 21, 25. Ne fremest ðú riht wið me thou doest not right towards me, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 19; Gen. 2245: Exon. 54 b; Th. 191, 33; Az. 97.

Linked entry: ge-fremman

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

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Se hróf hæfde mislíce heáhnysse the roof was not all of one height, Homl. Th. i. 508, 18. Ðæt héhste gód is hróf eallra óðra góda the chief good is the roof and crown of all other goods, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 142, 35.

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To heargive ear toaudīreexaudīreTo hearaudīreto obeyobĕdire

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Wearþ Stephanes bén gehýred Stephen's prayer was heard, Homl. Th. i. 52, 32, 33. v. intrans. To hear; audīre Gehýran mæg ic rúme I can hear from far, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 14; Gen. 673.

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Hé ða eágan þurheteþ ufon on ðæt heáfod it eats its way through the eyes down into the head, Exon. Th. 374, 7; Seel. 122. Ic férde tó foldan ufan from éðle, Cd. Th. 296, 2; Sat. 496. Hí feóllon ufon of heofonum, 20, 11; Gen. 308.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

ge-leornian

(v.)
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Huu ðes stafas wát, mid ðý ne geliornade, 7, 15. <b>III a.

ge-þolian

(v.)
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To remain, stop, wait, continue, of persons Geðoligas (giðoeligas, R., gebídað, W. S.) hér sustinete hic, Mk.

ge-weaxan

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Th. i. 20, 19. to grow, increase, wax Seó geogoð geweóx, magodriht micel, B. 66. ꝥte gemonigfaldade ł gewóxe him quod abundabat illis, Mk. L. 12, 44. to prosper, flourish, make progress, grow in grace, &amp;c.