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deófol-gild

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Ðæt hié Godes ǽ ne gehwierfen tó deófulgielde ne legem Dei in Satanae sacrificium vertant, Past. 369, 4. Ꝥ man hine forhæbbe fram deófolgylde ( ab idolatria ), Ll. Th. ii. 162, 35.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, es; n. ; ge-hildo, ge-hildu ; f.
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Ne mihte ic gangan tó eástdǽlum for Rómwarena cempena neáhhergunge and for [Persisc]ra gehældum, Hml. A. 200, 174. <b>I a.</b> a watch, period during which watch is kept :-- Swé swé gehaeld (custodia ) in næht, Ps. Srt. 89, 4.

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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ne meahte ellensprǽce hleóðor áhebban, Gú. 1129. Hé þurh hleóðor ábeád ege earmum gǽstum, 657.

hwón

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Ne magon hí tó þæs hwón ( nequaquam ) begitan þá þing þe him geteohhode nǽron, Gr. D. 54, 13. Ná tó þes hwón minime An. Ox. 40, 5. Ná-te-þes-hwón, 4, 47. v. átes-hwón, nátes-hwón

lícian

(v.)
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Add: to please, with person or thing as subject. absolute On ǽlcum lande ne lícað ꝥ on óþrum lícaþ, Bt. 18, 2 ; F. 64, 26. Hé wilnað ungemetlíce lícigean (lícian, v. l. ), Past. 143, 6.

lof

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Ne biþ his lof ná ðý lǽsse, Bt. 40, 3 ; F. 238, 11. Þám wísan men eóm tó lofe and tó wyrðscipe ꝥ se cyning him teohhode tó wíte, Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 52, 26. Óþre cræftas næbbaþ nán lof ne nǽnne weorþscipe, 36, l; F. 172, 10 : 18, 2 ; F. 64, 25.

rím

(adj.)
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Sindon unrímu cynn þe wé ne magon rím witan, Pa. 3. Hé æðelinga rím feorum geícte, Gen. 1161.

HORS

(n.)
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HORS, es; n.
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Ne beó gé ná swylce hors nolite fteri sicut equus, Ps. Th. 31, 10. Ðá wæs Hróðgáre hors gebæted wicg wundenfeax then for Hrothgar was a horse bitted, a steed with plaited mane, Beo. Th. 2803; B. 1399.

irnan

(v.)
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onhrínþ nó ðæs dǽles þæs heofenes ðe se móna on irnþ, ne se móna nó ne onhrínþ þæs dǽles ðe sió sunne on irnþ, Bt. 39. 13; F. 232, 28.

hrǽcan

(v.)
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hrǽcan, p. hrǽhte

hawkspit

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Hrǽce hió him on ðæt nebb foran huic in faciem mulier expuat, Past. 5, 2; Swt. 43, 15. Gif hwá blód swíðe hrǽce if any one spit much blood, Herb. 40, 2; Lchdm. i.142, 1.

Linked entries: hráca hráca

medum-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
medum-líce, adv.

moderatelyin a small degreeimperfectlyworthilyfitlykindly

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Th. ii. 474, 3. worthily, fitly, kindly Similar entries (cf. mǽþ-líce, medum-ness) Hí nemágon medomlíce (Cott. MSS. medumlíce) þénian ministrare digne nequeunt, Past. 1, 2; Swt. 27, 10.

Boruct-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Boruct-ware, gen. a; dat. um; pl. m: Boructuari, -orum ; pl. m.

A people of ancient Germany, occupying the country between the Rhine, the Lippe, Ems, and WeserBructĕri

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Zeuss supposes they may have inhabited the country near the Lippe, which was called Boroctra or Borhtergo, Deut. Nachbarst. 353

Linked entry: Boruchtuari

wíd-wegas

(n.)
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wíd-wegas, pl. m.
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Férdon folctogan feorran and neán geond wídwegas, Beo. Th. 1684; An. 840. Blǽd is árǽred geond wídwegas, ofer þeóda gehwylce, 3412 ; B. 1704. Cf. síd-wegas

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ne him wese ǽnig fultum, Ps. Th. 108, 12. Wesan him dagas deorce and feáwe, 108, 8. Ðæt ðám gengum gád ne wǽre wiste ne wǽde, Cd.

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, to drincenne, ic drince, ðú drincst, he drincþ, dryncþ, pl. drincaþ; p. dranc, pl.druncon; pp.druncen [drinc drink] .

DRINK, imbibebibĕre, potāre, imbĭbĕre

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Bos. 2, 10. the Anglo-Saxons often drank to excess, as is evident by the exhortation of Abbot Ælfric to his friend Sigferd, to whom he dedicated his Treatises on the Old and New Testaments Ðú woldest me laðian, ðá ðá ic wæs mid ðé ðæt ic swíðor drunce

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Wita sceal geþyldig, ne sceal nó tó hátheort, ne tó hrædwyrde, Exon. Th. 290, 15; Wand. 65. Ðissere worulde hǽt is ðæt heó witan hæbbe, and swá má witena beóð, swá hit bet færð. Ne bið se ná wita ðe unwíslíce leofaþ, ac bið open sott, Homl.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

prýte

(n.)
Grammar
prýte, an; f.
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Se ðe for his prýdan Gode nele hýran ... hé sceal misfaran, 178, 19. Sume men for heora prýtan forhogiaþ ðæt hí hýran godcundan ealdran, L. Eth. vii. 21 ; Th. i. 332. 33

Linked entry: prýde

full

(adv.)
Grammar
full, adv.
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Fol is another form of this adverb, e. g. fol neáh, Past. 35, 21: Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 11, 12

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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scrift (scrift ne?)

hwanan

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I. 1 Þú nást hwanon hé cymþ, ne hwider hé gǽþ, Jn. 3, 8. Frægn heó ... hwonan his cyme wǽre ... 'Ic eom ... tó þé sended of heáhðu,' Jul. 259.