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hnígan

to bendto bend

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Ásitte hé þonne úplang, hníge þonne forð, Lch. iii. 2, 12. to bend in reverence, make obeisance: Heó hnáh ádúne tó Sebastianes fótum, Hml. S. 5, 92. Tó ðám æðelan hnigan him sanctas, Sat. 240.

resten-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
resten-dæg, es; ;m.;

A day of rest, Sabbath

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Se Sæternesdæg wæs geháten restendæg... on ðam dæge læg Cristes líc on byrigene, and hé árás of deáþe on ðam Sunnandæge, and se dæg is cristenra manna restendæg, Homl. Th. ii. 206, 3-33.

CRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
CRUMA, an; m.

A CRUMBfragment mica

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Lege on ðone magan hláfes cruman lay crumbs of bread on the stomach L. M. 2, 12; Lchdm. ii. 190, 15; Homl. Th. ii. 114, 29

Linked entry: croma

ge-sóm

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sóm, adj.

Unanimousunitedpeaceableconcorspācĭfĭcus

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Gesóme and to ðam geþwǽre ðæt heora nán ne mæg óðerne mid æalle fordón in union and in such accord that none can entirely destroy another, Shrn. 165, 33

drohtnian

(v.)
Grammar
drohtnian, drohtian; part. drohtniende, drohtiende, drohtende; p. ode , ade ; pp. od, ad

To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, liveversāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre

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Fela wítegan under ðære ǽ Gode gecwémelíce drohtnodon many prophets under the old law passed their days acceptably to God, Homl. Th. ii, 78, 34. Ðæt mid Suna Meotudes drohtigen dæghwamlíce that ye converse daily with the Son of God, Andr.

Linked entries: drohtian drohtigen

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Ðæt he monig þing ge egeslíce ge willsumlíce geseah that he saw many things both awful and delightful, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 29. Se ðe worhte egeslícu on sǽ ðære reádan qui fēcit terribĭlia in mări rubro, Ps. Lamb. 105, 22.

gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
gearwian, gerwian, gerwan, girwan, gierwan, gyrwan, gyrian, girian, gierian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To make readyprepareprocuresupplyput onclothepărārepræpărārepræstāreinduĕrevestīre

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Ðú gearwodest wlite mínum mægn præstĭtisti dĕcŏri meo virtūtem, 29, 8. Grinu hí gearwodon fótum mínum laqueum părāvērunt pĕdĭbus meis, Ps. Spl. 56, 8.

land-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
land-scearu, e; f.

landcountry

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æfter dúnscræfum ymb stánhleoðo efne swá wíde swá wegas tólǽgon innan burgum strǽte stánfáge they bade lead him over the country ... they dragged him by mountain caves, across rocky slopes, far as the roads stretched, within the towns, the streets with many-coloured

ge-sceððan

(v.)

To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy tonocere, adversari

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He manegum gesceód it proved a foe to many, Cd. 167; Th. 208, 25; Exod. 488: 198; Th. 247, 1; Dan. 490: 209; Th. 258, 20; Dan. 678. Him hettende oft gescódan enemies oft oppressed them, Exon. 62 a; Th. 228, 23; Ph. 442.

sester

(n.)
Grammar
sester, seoxter, es; m.
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Wæs swýðe mycel hungor, and corn swá dýre, swá nán mann ǽr ne gemunde, swá ðæt se sester ( Henry of Huntingdon renders this : 'sextarius frumenti, qui equo uni solet esse oneri ') hwǽtes code tó, lx. penega and eác furðor.

Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Kmbl. 478; Sal. 239. 70 manna of folces ealdrum ðe ðú wite ðæt sín staðulfæste and láreówas, Num. 11, 16. Onginnaþ esnlíce and beóþ staðulfæste viriliter agite et confortamini, Deut. 31, 6

wraþu

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
wraþu, e; f.

A propstaysupportsupportassistance

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Mæg secgan se ðe wyle sóð sprecan, ðæt se mondryhten, . . . ðonne hé gesealde helm and byrnan healsittendum, . . . gúðgewǽdu, wraðe (armour that ought to have proved of assistance to him; or wraðe; adv. ?) forwurpe, Beo. Th. 5736; B. 2872.

cúþ

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Cúðra manna cognatorum, Nar. 37, 5, v. dæg-, mǽg-, seld-cúþ

ge-líca

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Nis nán wífhádes mann hire gelíca, Hml. Th. ii. 10, 12. Nán mihtigra þé nis, ne nán þín gelíca, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 11, 19. Hé næfð nǽnne rícran, ne furþum nǽnne gelícan, 42; F. 258, 5.

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Hogedon georne ðæt ǽ godes ealle gelǽste and ne áwácodon wereda drihtne ne ðan gen [(?)

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Gl. 412, 57. need, what one wants Ðæt man underfó máre ðonne his líchaman neód sý, Homl. Th. ii. 590, 21.

gríma

(n.)
Grammar
gríma, an; m.
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a mask, visor, helmet Gylden gríma a golden helm, Elen. Kmbl. 249; El. 125, Gríma a mask, Gl. Mett. 504. He míne sáwle swylce gehealde wið ehtendra egsan gríman ut salvam faceret a persequentibus animam meam, Ps. Th. 108, 30.

Linked entry: gríming

sundor-geréfland

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-geréfland, es; n.
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See also geréf-mǽd

Linked entries: réf-land geréf-land

á-merian

(v.)
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Mánes ámerede, Ph. 633. Add

Linked entry: merian

be-tweohsn

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweohsn, -tweoxn; prep.

amongAmong

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Among Ðæt hé mæg gán betwuxn unðeáwas ut inter passiones medias transeat, Past. 453, 16

Linked entry: tweohsn