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hreówan

(v.)
Grammar
hreówan, p. hreáw

To ruegrieve

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For ðæm ðe hie ne mágon ealneg ealla on áne tíd emnsáre hreówan neque enim uno eodemque tempore æque mens de omnibus dolet, 53, 3; Swt. 413, 29.

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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Sende se Fæder his áncennedan sunu tó cwale for mancynnes álýsednysse, Homl. Th. ii. 6, 17. For ealles mancynnes hǽle, Blickl. Homl. 129, 14. Ord moncynnes ( Adam ), Cd. 55; Th. 68, 2; Gen. 1111. Drihten of deáþe árás mancynne tó bysene, Blickl.

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
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To hope for, hope to get. with acc. Ðæt ꝥ ic gehihte, ꝥ ic hæbbe nú, Hml. S. 7, 235. ꝥ wé gehihtan sceolon þá máran gód þurhþá lytlan, Gr. D. 70, 23. with clause, to hope that Ꝥ gód þe gehwylc man gehyhteþ ꝥ sý gedón for hine, Gr. D. 348, 11.

of-teón

(v.)
Grammar
of-teón, pp. -togen and -tigen.

to withdrawto take away what a person has, deprive a person of anythingto withhold, keep back, deny a person anythingabstrahere

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to withdraw He hine ofteáh ðære fôre subtraxit se illi profectioni, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 23. to take away what a person has, deprive a person of anything (with dat. or acc. of person, gen. of thing, or dat. of person and acc. of thing) Ic ofteó derogo.

nídan

(v.)
Grammar
nídan, p. de

To forcecompelurge

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Ne nýdde hé ná ðæt folc tó his cwale he did not force the people to kill him, Homl. Th. i. 216, 1. Ðá nýdde hé ðone unclǽnan gást út, Lk. Skt. 9, 42. Hé hié nýdde in fæðm fýres, Cd. Th. 230, 14; Dan. 233.

AC

(con.)
Grammar
AC, ach, ah, oc; conj.

butsedforbecausenamenimquiabut alsobut yetsed etiamsed etsed tamen

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the wretch mean to delay, for he quickly seized a sleeping warrior, Beo.

Linked entries: ach ah oc

DOLH

(n.)
Grammar
DOLH, dolg,es ; n.

A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus

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To deópum dolgum for deep wounds, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 1. Wið ða sweartan dolh, genim ðas ylcan wyrte for black scars, take this same herb, Herb. 10, 3; Lchdm. i. 100, 23: Homl. Blick. 91, 1.

Linked entry: dolg

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrowregretpenitencepenancerepentance

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Ne hé wihte hafaþ hreówe on móde ðæt him hálig gǽst losige he hath not regret for the loss of his holy spirit, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 16; Cri. 1558. Hreówum tornost most grievous of sorrows, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129.

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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Æðele geféran Philippus and Iacob feorh agéfan for Meotudes lufan the noble companions Philip and James gave their lives for the love of God, Menol. Fox 158; Men. 80 : Gen. 14, 10 : Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 25.

Linked entry: ge-fara

un-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtig, -mehtig, -mihtig; adj.

not mightyweakimpotentof little power or meansimpossible

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Ðé læs ðe unmihtig man feorr for his ágenon swince, L. Ff.; Th. i. 224, 27. Tó ánum mǽdene unmihtigum tó wíge, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 257. Ðý læs mon unmihtigne man tó feor for his ágenan swencte, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 3.

bróþor

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For Amilcores láre, Hannibales bróðor (bréðer, v. l. ), Ors. 4, 11; S. 204, 11. Tó his bréðer, Past. 235, 7. ꝥ his broðor nime his wíf and his bróðor (broeðre.

ceáp-stów

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-stów, e; f.

A market-place, a marketforum, emporium

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A market-place, a market; forum, emporium Lundenceaster is monigra folce ceápstów of lande and of sǽ-cumendra Lundonia civitas est multorum emporium populorum terra marique venientium, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 19.

Linked entry: cépe-stów

seárian

(v.)
Grammar
seárian, p. ode
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Th. 1, 4,, Hé (Regulus) slápan ne mehte, óþ hé swá seárigende his líf forlét, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 178, 24

Linked entry: seár

súr

(adj.)
Grammar
súr, adj.
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Forgá súr and sealtes gehwæt, 56, 23. Genim súre cruman berenes hláfes, 134, 8. Wínberian súre geseón, iii. 212, 24

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, wierp, es; m.

A throwa blow with a missile

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A throw, a blow with a missile Ðá wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe (wyrpe, v. l.) an ribb forod, ðæt hió siþþan mægen ne hæfde hié tó gescildanne, ac raðe ðæs hió wearð ofslagen hic serpens ad unius saxi ictum cessit, ac mox facile oppressus est, Ors. 4,

Linked entries: wyrp werp

crístel-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
crístel-mǽl, (cýrstel-), es; n.
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D. v. 297, 15: 298, 9. the sign of the cross Wyrce mon crýstel*-*mǽl on his heáfde foran mid his þúman, Tech. ii. 119, 8

Linked entry: cýrstel-mǽl

gemynd-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gemynd-wirþe, adj.
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Worthy to be had in remembrance, of persons Wé witon manige foremǽre and gemyndwyrþe weras forþ-gewitene þe swíþe feáwa manna á ongit, Bt. 19; F. 70, 12. of things, worthy of record Hé mé ealle ðá þe gemyndwurðe wǽron onsende ea mihi, quae memoria digna

un-wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wíd, adj.
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Först, 109, 5

Linked entry: wíd

úp-rihte

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Först. 100, 10. of direction, straight up Úþ on wádhám . . . ðonne úprihte (cf. úp on gerihte, 17) on ðá hwyrfeldíc, C. D. iii. 406, 24

sǽ-weall

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-weall, es; m.

a sea-wall,a wall formed by the sea

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Th. 471, 15 ; Rä. 61,1. a wall formed by the sea Sǽweall ástáh (cf. Ðæt wæter ( of the Red Sea ) stód swilce twegen hége weallas, Ex. 14, 22), Cd. Th. 197, 6; Exod. 302