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hón

(v.)
Grammar
hón, p. héng; pp. hangen

To hang, ⬩ suspend, ⬩ crucify

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Ðǽr wǽron gelǽdde twegen sceaþan for heora synnum tó hónne there were brought two thieves to be crucified for their sins, 254, 22. Tó hóanne ad crucifigendum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 20, 19. Ic hæbbe mihte ðé tó hónne, Jn. Skt. 19, 10.

drenc

(n.)
Grammar
drenc, es; m.

DRENCH, dose, draught, drink ⬩ pōtus, pōtio ⬩ a drowning ⬩ demersio, submersio

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Wið sídan sáre ðære swíðran hwíte clæfran wyrc to drence for sore of right side make white clover to a drink, L. M. 1, 21; Lchdm. ii. 64, 4: 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 64, 27: Homl. Th. ii. 158, 16. Wyrc drenc wið hwóstan make a dose for cough, L.

Linked entry: drenge

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Hit earfoþe is ǽnegum menn tó witanne hwonne hé geclǽnsod síe it is difficult for any man to know when he is cleansed, 7, 2; Swt. 51, 5. Sǽles bídeþ hwonne ǽr heó cræft hyre cýðan móte it waits for the time for displaying its art [cf. O.

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

hyld

(n.)
Grammar
hyld, held, es; m.

Favour ⬩ protection ⬩ grace ⬩ loyalty ⬩ allegiance

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For eówrum hyldum ðe gé mé symble cýddon for your fidelity that yon have ever shewn me, L. Edg. 5, 12; Th. i. 276, 19

Linked entry: held

L

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Thus in the translation of Gregory's Pastoral Care and in the Parker MS. of the Chronicle alle, onwald are found as well as ealle, onweald, while in Ælfric's Homilies they are regularly written in the latter form.

FÚS

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚS, adj.

Ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ prompt ⬩ quick ⬩ eager ⬩ hastening ⬩ prone ⬩ inclined ⬩ willing ⬩ ready for death ⬩ dying ⬩ promptus ⬩ cĕler ⬩ părātus ⬩ prōnus ⬩ cŭpĭdus ⬩ propĕræ morti devōtus ⬩ mŏrĭbundus

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Ic eom síþes fús I am ready for the journey, Beo. Th. 2955; B. 1475: Elen. Kmbl. 2436; El. 1219: Exon. 58 b; Th. 212, 10; Ph. 208. Is him fús hyge their mind is ready for death, Andr. Kmbl. 3327; An. 1666.

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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To be troubled Tristitia ... ꝥ is worulde unrótnyss, þonne se man geunrótsoð ealles tó swýðe for his ǽhta lyre ... Óðer unrótnyss is hálwende, ꝥ is ꝥ se man for his synnum geunrótsige, Hml. S. 16, 289-294.

Linked entry: un-rótsian

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e ; f.
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Folc of eallum túnum and stowum, Bd. 2, 14 ; S. 518, 10. a place, position, station Sió wyrd dǽ;lþ eallum gesceaftum stówa and tída, Bt. 39, 5 ; Fox 218, 33. Ða nú ryne healdaþ, stówe gestefnde, Cd.

neáh-west

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-west, -wist, e; f. : es; m.

nearness ⬩ neighbourhood ⬩ the being with another ⬩ presence ⬩ society ⬩ fellowship

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Ealle ða rícu ðe him under beóþ oððe on neáweste, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 3.

Linked entry: né-west

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

fugol-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
fugol-cyn, -cynn, -cinn, es; n.

Fowl-kind ⬩ vŏlucrium gĕnus

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Fowl-kind; vŏlucrium gĕnus Micel fugolcyn much fowl-kind, Ex. 16, 13. Fisccinn and fugolcinn fish and fowl, Ælfc. T. 8, 26

æt-eówian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-eówian, -eówigan; p. de, ede; impert. -eow; pp. ed.

To shew ⬩ display ⬩ manifest ⬩ declare ⬩ ostendere ⬩ manifestare ⬩ To appear ⬩ apparere ⬩ manifestari

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Æteów fór Effraim appare coram Effrem, Ps. Th. 79, 2

Linked entries: æt-ýwan at-áwian at-eówad fóre-ætýwian

ágenung

(n.)
Grammar
ágenung, ágnung, ahnung, e; f.

An OWNING ⬩ a possessing ⬩ possession ⬩ ownership ⬩ claiming as one's own ⬩ power or dominion over anything ⬩ possessio ⬩ dominium

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OWNING, a possessing, possession, ownership, claiming as one's own, power or dominion over anything; possessio, dominium Gif getrýwe gewitnes him to ágenunge rýmþ; forðam ágnung biþ nér ðam ðe hæfþ, ðonne ðam ðe æfter-sprecþ if a true witness make way for

Linked entries: ágnung áhnung

ár-fæstnes

(n.)
Grammar
ár-fæstnes, ár-fæstnys, ǽr-fæstnys, -ness, e ; f.

Honourableness ⬩ honesty ⬩ goodness ⬩ piety ⬩ clemency ⬩ mercifulness ⬩ honestas ⬩ probitas ⬩ pietas ⬩ clementia ⬩ misericordia

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For ðínre árfestnesse of thy clemency, Hy. 8, 24; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 24

Linked entry: ǽr-fæstnys

átor

(n.)
Grammar
átor, áttor, áter, átter, ǽtor, ǽtter, ǽttor; gen. átres, áttres; n.

Poison ⬩ venom ⬩ venenum

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Wið fleógendum átre for flying venom, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 112, 24

Linked entries: ǽtor-cyn ǽtter áter áter-drinca átter átter-berende átter-láðe áttor áttor-coppe áttor-láðe áttor-sceaða áttor-spere

eóred-cist

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-cist, eórod-cist, -cyst, -cest, -ciest, e; f. [eóred a band, troop ; cist a company]

A company, troop ⬩ turma, lĕgio

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Fór fyrda mǽst eoredcestum the greatest of armies marched in bands, Elen. Kmbl. 71; El. 36. Eóredciestum faraþ they go in bands, Exon. 60b; Th. 220, 25 ; Ph. 325

lógian

(v.)
Grammar
lógian, (v. lóh); p. ode

To lodge ⬩ place ⬩ arrange ⬩ frame

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt man intó circan ǽnig þinga ne lógige ðæs ðe ðartó ungedafenlíc sí we enjoin that nothing be lodged in the church that is unsuitable for the place, L. Edg. c. 27; Th. ii. 250, 11

must

(n.)
Grammar
must, es; m. (?)

Must ⬩ new wine

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Ne miht ðú wín wringan on midne winter, ðeáh ðé wel lyste wearmes mustes, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 32. Ðás men sindon mid muste fordrencte ( 'these men are full of new wine,' Acts 2, 13), Homl. Th. i. 314, 21

prass

(n.)
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Se cásere fór intó Efese mid ðrymme and mid prasse, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 26. Hí Pantan streám mid prasse bestódon, Eást-Seaxena ord and se æschere they stood by Panta's stream in proud array, the East-Saxon line and the host of the ashen boats, Byrht.

geornan

(v.)
Grammar
geornan, giornan, giornian; p. de, ade, ede; pp. ed

To desire, beg ⬩ desīdĕrāre

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To desire, beg; desīdĕrāre Gé geornaþ ðæt gé woldon eówerne naman tobrǽdan geond ealle [eallne, MS.] eorþan ye desire that ye should spread your name over all the earth, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 4.

Linked entry: gyrnan

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