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hreóh-lic

(adj.)
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hreóh-lic, adj.
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Stormy, full of trouble feallendlic and lǽnendlic and hreóhlic þeós woruld ys, Wlfst. 136, 27. See preceding word

a-fæstnian

(v.)
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a-fæstnian, p. ode; pp. od

To fixfasten or make firmto strengthenfortifyconfirmbetrothespouseinscribemunirefirmareconsignare librisinfigere

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afæstaod wæs feld-húsa mǽst how that greatest of field-houses was fastened. Cd. 146; Th. 183, 2; Exod. 85: 173; Th. 218, 17; Dan. 40. Ðe he on fíf bócum afæstnode which he inscribed in five books, Hexam. 1; Norm. 2, 18: Deut. 32, 23.

Linked entry: a-festnian

þrýþ-swíþ

(adj.)
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þrýþ-swíþ, adj.

Exceedingly powerful

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Exceedingly powerful Mǽre þeóden unblíðe sæt, þolode ðrýðswýð, þegnsorge dreáh the great prince sat cheerless, he, mighty, suffered, grief for his thanes' loss he endured, Beo. Th. 262; B. 131.

Linked entry: swíþ

ælmes-full

(adj.)
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ælmes-full, adj.

Liberal with alms, charitable

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Wé gehýrdan secgan be ðám ælmesfullan góde sáwle hæfð, Hml. A. 166, 61. Ælmysfulle eleemosynis largi, Ll. Th. ii. 224, 27

irman

(v.)
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irman, p. de

to afflictvex

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hæfde him tó gamene eorþcyningas yrmde and cwelmde he [Nero] made it his sport, how he could vex and torment the kings of this earth, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 94; Met. 9, 47.

Linked entry: ge-irman

GILP

(n.)
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GILP, gelp, gielp, gylp, es; m.

Gloryostentationprideboastingarrogancevain-gloryhaughtinessgloriaostentatio

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Geþenc be ðám gebyrdum gif hwá ðæs gilpþ ídel and unnyt se gilp biþ consider birth; if any one boast of that how vain and how useless is the boast, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 20: Cd. 219; Th. 280, 12; Sat. 254: 4; Th. 5, 10; Gen. 69: Blickl.

lof-georn

(adj.)
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lof-georn, adj.
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Desirous of praise Se ðe wǽre lofgeorn for ídelan weorþscype weorþe se carfull swýðast mǽge gecwéman his drihtne he that was eager for praise on account of empty honour, let that man be careful how best he may please his Lord, Wulfst. 72, 10.

óþ-healdan

(v.)
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Ðæt he nǽfre nabbe húsa ðæt he hit (s tolen property) óþhealde. Lch. i. 384, 10

of-hreósan

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sǽde ꝥ his hús feólle fǽrlíce, swá ꝥ his menn þǽr lágon ofhrorene, 25, 843

hosp

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Hux, hosp (husp, Hpt. Gl. 524, 30) hironiam, 5201: Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 80. smeáde mihte his hosp on þám hálgum gewrecan he considered how he might avenge on the saints the insult he had received, Hml. S. 11, 114.

á-spendan

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on heora lustum heora líf áspendað, 17, 240. Áspende his feoh on ælmyssum, 14, 14. on swilce weorc áspende his ðing, 31, 68. Þone ofereácan his ǽhta áspende on Godes þearfum, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 31.

smeágan

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Add Sécð ðonne and smeáð hit áwrecan mæge argumenta ultonis inquirit, Past. 225, 20. with infin. (?) Lác díglum heolstrum smeáde (quamvis auctor inlegritatis virginale) munus clanculis (occultare) latebris deliberaret, An. Ox. 4213

þider

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Add Ðá hét bídan on þám eálande, ... and ðider heora þearfe forgeaf, Bd. 1. 25; Sch. 53, 2. Hit gebyreð rihtor intó West-Sexan; þyder scylan gafol syllan, Ll. Th. i. 356, 19. Add Far nú þider þe (swá hwider swá, v.l. ) þú wille, Gr.

for-helan

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, Past. 377, 7. with dat. of person from whom something is concealed: Ꝥ ðæs hálgan hǽse forhule (-hǽle, v. l.) his hláforde, Hml. S. 21, 81. with clause (and dat. of person) forhæl him ðæt hine eft ðreátian wolde, Past. 185, 24

ge-búan

(v.)
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ge-búan, p. -búde, pl. -búdon; pp. -búen, -bún [ge-, búan to dwell] .

To dwellabidehabĭtāreversāri alĭquo lŏcoTo inhabitoccupyinhabĭtāreincŏlĕre

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To inhabit, occupy; inhabĭtāre, incŏlĕre hit [ðæt hús] Hring-Dene gebún hæfdon how the Ring-Danes had occupied it [the house], Beo. Th. 235; B. 117.

týn

(v.)
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týn, p. týde, tydde (týdde?); pp. týd
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lǽrþ and týð heorde his docet et erudit gregem suam, Scint. 146, 7. Se wísdóm ðe hit lange ǽr týde and lǽrde, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30. hine geornlíce týde and lǽrde drohtian sceolde eum erudire studuit qualiter conversari debuisset.

Gota

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Hit gelamp ꝥ him cómon twégen men tó of Gotena þeóde, þá sǽdon ꝥ tó Rauennan faran woldon, Gr. D. 66, 3-7. Add

sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
sirwan, sirwian, sirewan ; p. sirwde, sirwede, sirede, sirewede, sirwode.
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fácen geswipere syredan astute cogitaverunt consilium, 82, 3 : Andr. Kmbl. 1220 ; An. 610. Beó serewede moliretur, machinaretur, Hpt. Gl. 487, 23. with a clause angan sierwan hiene beswícan mehte.

dreccan

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Gif þú þis dón ne miht, drece ús lóca þú wylle, Hml. S. 7, 115. Gewǽce vel drecce fatigat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 27. geféngon tó dreccenne þone fíftan bróðor, Hml. S. 25, 148. Add

ge-warenian

(v.)
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., and add: to warn a person, put on guard Críst gewarnode his apostolas þysum wordum: ' Vigilate ..., ' Hml. A. 49, 4. Hét áwritan hine gewarnode Mardocheus, 95, 125. ꝥ sí gewarnod fram him ut videatur ab ipso, R. Ben. I. 76, 7.