heden
A hood, chasuble ⬩ dress ⬩ a jacket of fur or skin
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A hood, chasuble Heden casla, Cot. 32, Lye. Sacerd ðonne hé mæssan singe ne hæbbe hé on heden ne cæppan sacerdos cum missam cantat ne portet cucullum nec cappam, L. Ecg. C. 9; Th. ii. 140, 9. Swá hwylc swá wile lectiones rǽdan ne biþ hé nýded tó ðon
hordian
To HOARD, lay up [treasure], store
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To HOARD, lay up [treasure], store Ðæt hé for gýtsunge uncyste nánum óðrum syllan ne mæg ðæt hé hordaþ and nát hwam swá swá se wítega cwæþ 'on ídel biþ ǽlc man gedréfed se ðe hordaþ nát hwam hé hit gegaderaþ' what he from the vice of avarice can give
oft-rǽde
frequent ⬩ ready at many times
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frequent Hæglas and snáwas and se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 16. ready at many times Gafolswán sceal beón swá ic ǽr be beócere cwæþ (cf. 1. 3, beóceorl sceal hwíltidum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan
snegel
A snail
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A snail Snegl, snél limax Txts. 75, 1220. Snegel Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 63. Snægl 24, 4: ii. 51, 4. Snegel se ðe hæfþ hús testudo i. 78, 64. Snegl, snægl, snægel Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 37, 8. Gehúsed snægl Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 5. Snegl, snægl marruca Txts. 77, 1283
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swealwe
A swallow
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A swallow Suualuae, suualuuae, suualuue progna, Txts. 90, 828. Sualuuae, sualuae, sualuue hirundo, 68, 498. Swealwe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 5. Swalowe, swaluwe, swalewe, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 37, 7. Storc and swalewe, Homl. Th. i. 404, 25. Genim swealwan nest
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swiftness
Swiftness, fleetness, celerity
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Swiftness, fleetness, celerity Hwá unlǽredra ne wundraþ ðæs roderes færeldes and his swiftnesse, Bt. 39. 3; Fox 214, 16. Dysig se ðe getrúwaþ on his horses swiftnesse, Ps. Th. 32, 15. Hé swang ðone top mid swá micelre swiftnesse, Ap. Th. 13, 13. Da óðre
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swíþlíce
very greatly, exceedingly ⬩ powerfully, energetically, strongly ⬩ sternly, strictly, severely
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very greatly, exceedingly Se déma wundrode swíðlíce ( vehementer ), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 14. Swá sárige on hiora móde and swá swíðlíce gedréfed permotae, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 30. Ic wát ðæt ðú woldest swíþe swíþlíce beón onǽled quanto ardore flagrares, Bt.
turnian
to turn ⬩ revolve round an axis or centre ⬩ to turn
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to turn (intrans.), revolve round an axis or centre Ða árleásan turniaþ on ymbhwyrfte, Homl. Th. i. 514, 23. Seó firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan ús . . . and ealle ða steorran, ðe hyre on fæste synd, turniaþ onbútan mid hyre, Lchdm. iii. 254, 16. Hwylces
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sicerian
To ooze ⬩ to make way through a small opening
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To ooze, of a fluid, to make way through a small opening Swíðe lytlum siceraþ ðæt wæter and swíðe dégellíce on ðæt hlece scip and ðeáh hit wilnaþ ðæs ilcan ðe sió hlúde ýð, ðéþ on ðære hreón sǽ búton hit mon ǽr út áweorpe by very small quantities and
gítsere
An avaricious, a covetous person ⬩ miser
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An avaricious, a covetous person, miser Ða ðe wéron gítsaras qui erant avari, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 14. Se ungesǽliga gýtsere wile máre habban ðonne him genihtsumaþ the miserable covetous man wants to have more than suffices him, Homl. Th. i. 64, 33, 35
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gold-geweorc
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Gold-work, what is made of gold Ðǽr wæs ðære sunnan anlýcnys geworht of golde and heó wæs on gyldenum scryd and æt ðam wǽron gyldene hors ... ðá eode ðǽr egeslíc deóful út of ðam goldgeweorce and ðæt goldgeweorc eall todreás swá swá weax gemylt æt fýre
ymb-hygdigness
Care, anxiety, solicitude
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Care, anxiety, solicitude Þurhwacol emhídignys pervigil sollicitudo, Hpt. Gl. 426, 57. Geornfulnys ł emhédinys diligentia, cura, 437, 58. Se abbod mid ealre emhýdignesse sollicitudine carige embe ða gyltendan gebróðru, R. Ben. 50, 18: 54, 19: 137, 21
á-wunian
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Ic stille and swá swá deád áwunade . . . ic swígende ealle þá niht áwunade quietus et quasi mortuus permanens . . . tacitus tota nocte perduro, Bd. 5, 6;Sch. 578, 6-11. Heó ðǽr áwunode þone dægand ðá niht on hire gebede, Hml. A. 121, 145:Guth. 34, 15.
be-cnyttan
to tie up in a bundle ⬩ to tie round ⬩ surround with a bond ⬩ to tie ⬩ attach with a string, ⬩ to tie a rope,
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Add: with acc. of what is tied, to tie up in a bundle Ðæt hé Godes gifa ná ne becnytte on ðǽm sceáte his slǽwðe, Past. 59, 15. to tie round, surround with a bond Hí becnytton his swuran mid rápe, Hml. S. 15, 53. to tie, attach with a string, Gif hwá
ceáp-man
CHAPMAN, merchant, market-man ⬩ mercator, negotiator, nundinator
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CHAPMAN, merchant, market-man; mercator, negotiator, nundinator Gif ceápman uppe on folce ceápie, dó ðæt befóran gewitnessum if a chapman traffic up among the people, let him do it before witnesses, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 12, note 32: Obs. Lun. § 14;
dwolian
To wander out of the way, err ⬩ errāre
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To wander out of the way, err; errāre Þurh monige stówe dwoliende wandering through many places, Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 11. Dysige men, dwoliende, sécaþ ðæt héhste gód on ða sǽmran gesceafta foolish men, erring, seek the highest good in the worse creatures
fleah
A white spot in the eye ⬩ albūgo
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A white spot in the eye; albūgo Þurh ðone æpl ðæs eágan mon mæg geseón, gif him ðæt fleah on ne gǽþ, gif hine ðonne ðæt fleah mid ealle ofergǽþ, ðonne ne mæg he nóht geseón a man can see with the pupil of the eye, if the white speck does not spread over
fóre-settan
To set before ⬩ propose ⬩ shut ⬩ close in ⬩ præpōnĕre ⬩ propōnĕre ⬩ præclūdĕre
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To set before, propose, shut, close in; præpōnĕre, propōnĕre, præclūdĕre Hí ða ylcan Eald-Seaxan næfdon ágenne cyning, ac ealdormen wǽron heora þeóde fóresette non hăbent rēgem iidem antīqui Saxŏnes, sed satrăpas suæ genti præpŏsĭtos, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624
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forþ-síþ
A going forth ⬩ departure ⬩ death ⬩ progressus ⬩ ăbĭtus ⬩ ŏbĭtus
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A going forth, departure, death; progressus, ăbĭtus, ŏbĭtus Forþsíþes georn glad of departure. Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 2; Bo. 41: 124 b; Th. 479, 21; Rä. 63, 2. Æfter Óswaldes forþsíþe after Oswald's death, Chr. 992; Erl. 130, 37: Hy 7, 72; Hy. Grn. ii
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HWǼTE
WHEAT
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WHEAT Hwǽte triticum, Wrt. Voc. 287, 17. Grǽg hwǽte far, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Som. 9, 52. Þurh ða gemetgunge hwǽtes per mensuram tritici, Past. 63; Swt. 459, 13. Fyrsas ða ðe willaþ derian clǽnum hwǽte, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 9; Met. 12, 5. Hé hí fédde mid hwǽte