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æ-wén

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-wén, adj. [æ without, wen hope]

Doubtfuluncertaindubius

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Doubtful, uncertain; dubius And eów biþ eówre líf æwéne and your life will be doubtful to you. Deut. 28, 66

feðer-hama

(n.)
Grammar
feðer-hama, -homa, an; m.

Feather-coveringfeathersplumagewingsplūmārum tegmenplūmapennæālæ

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Feather-covering, feathers, plumage, wings; plūmārum tegmen, plūma, pennæ, ālæ Geseó ic him his englas ymbe hweorfan mid feðerhaman I see his angels encompass him with feathery wings, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 6; Gen. 670. Eall biþ geniwad, feorh and feðerhoma

Linked entry: fæðer-homa

flǽsc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-hama, -homa, an; m.

Flesh-coveringthe bodya carcasecarnis tegmencorpus

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Flesh-covering, the body, a carcase ; carnis tegmen, corpus Læg mín flǽschoma in foldan bigrafen my body lay buried in earth, Exon. 29a; Th. 89, 32; Cri. 1466: 47b; Th. 163, 35; Gú. 1004. Bil eal þurhwód fǽgne flǽschoman the falchion passed ah through

Linked entry: ge-flǽschamod

horn

(n.)
Grammar
horn, [horh?]-ádl ,e; f.

A disease of foul humours in the stomach,

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A disease of foul humours in the stomach, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 31

bi-helan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-helan, p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealoccultare

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To conceal; occultare,Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 23; Cri. 1311

ge-stédhors

Grammar
ge-stédhors, l. Bd. 2, 13, and add: (gestédd-hors, stðd-hors, v. ll.

eorneste

(adj.)
Grammar
eorneste, earnest, serious, Exon. 20a; Th. 51, 32 ; Cri. 825 : Homl. Th. i. 386, 20. v. eornoste; adj.

Linked entry: georneste

heófan

Grammar
heófan, also strong forms occur, p. heóf, hóf (an Old Saxon form A. S. heáf?); pl. heófon.

To lamentTo be sorry forgrieve at

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Add: absolute Heófde luxerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 35. Þæt wíf gnornode, heóf hreówigmód, Gen. 771. Ongan ic of inneweardre heortan heófonde forðbringan þá geómorlican siccetunga, Hml. S. 23 b, 428. with acc. To lament Godes andsacan . . . heófon deóp

ge-orwénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orwénan, p. de; pp. ed [wén hope]

To despair, to be out of hopedespērāre

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To despair, to be out of hope; despērāre Georwened despērātus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38. Ðæt he ðý earmlícor georwénedre hǽlo hér nú forwurde quo mĭsĕrābĭlius ipse despērāta sălūte pĕrīret, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3

Linked entry: or-wénan

fæder-éðel

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-éðel, gen. -éðles; m. [éðel a country, home]

Father-land, paternal home păterna rĕgio, patria

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He bebeád, ðæt ǽlc cóme to his fæderéðle he gave orders that every one should come to his father's home, 5, 14 ; Bos. 114, 18, 22

be-hríman

(v.)
Grammar
be-hríman, p. de; pp. ed [hrím rime, hoar-frost]

To cover with rime or hoar-frostpruinis circumfundere

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To cover with rime or hoar-frost; pruinis circumfundere Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 17; Kl. 48

borh-hand

A suretybailsponsor

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Borh*-*hond fidejussor, Kent. Gl. 742. Ic mínre heortan eágan tó þǽre mínre borhhanda (the Virgin Mary) up áhóf, hi biddende ꝥ heó mé gefultum*-*ode, Hml. S. 23 b, 560. Borhhande i vades (cum his, qu vades se offerunt pro debitis), Kent. Gl. 848.

eóred-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-þreát, es; m. [þreát a host, troop]

A band, companyturma, lĕgio

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A band, company; turma, lĕgio; — Atol eóredþreát a horrid band, Exon. 102a; Th. 385, 23; Rä. 4, 49

helan

(v.)
Grammar
helan, p. hæl, pl. hǽlon; pp. holen

To concealhidecover

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To conceal, hide, cover Gif ðú mé hylest ðíne heortan geþohtas if thou dost conceal from me thy heart's thoughts, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 12; Gn. Ex. 3. Ðonne eówaþ hé hí nalles ne hilþ then it shews them and does not conceal them, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 26

Linked entries: ge-hala be-helan hal

Ceortes íg

(n.)
Grammar
Ceortes íg, Certes íg, e;. f. [Hovd. Matt. West. Certesie]

CHERTSEYCertesia

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Cerot's island, CHERTSEY, in Surrey, on the bank of the Thames; Ceroti insula, Certesia, in agro Surriensi, ad ripam Tamesis fluminis Ercenwold getimbrede mynster on Súþrigena lande, be Temese streáme, on ðære stówe ðe is nemned Ceortes íge Earconvaldus

Linked entry: Certes íg

cræte-hors

(n.)
Grammar
cræte-hors, es; n. [cræt a cart, hors a horse]

A cart-horse veredus

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A cart-horse; veredus Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 17; Wrt. Voc. 17, 21

Linked entry: HORS

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Homl. 247, 1. Swá ðon gelícost ðe tóbrocen fæt, Lchdm. ii. 230, 25.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

Difelin

(n.)
Grammar
Difelin, Dyflen, Dyflin,es ; m? [Hovd. Diveline]

DublinDublāna

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Dublin;Dublāna Gewiton him ða Norþmen ofer deóp wæter Difelin [Dyflen, Th. 206, 14, col. 2: Dyflin, 207, 14, col. 1] sécan the Northmen departed over the deep water to seek Dublin, Chr. 937; Th. 206, 14, col. 1; Æðelst. 56

Linked entry: Dyflen

Corfes geat

(n.)
Grammar
Corfes geat, Corf-geat, es; n. [Sim. Dun. Coruesgeate: Hovd. Coruesgate]

CorfgatePurbeckDorsetshire

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Corfgate, Purbeck, Dorsetshire Hér wæs Eádweard cyning ofslægen æt Corfes geate[Corfgeate, Th. 233, 2, col. 2] in this year [A. D. 979] king Edward was slain at Corfgate Chr. 979; Th. 232, 3, col. 2

a-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hebban, -hæbban; ðú -hefst, he -hefeþ, pl. -hebbaþ; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; imp. -hefe; pp. -hafen

To heave uplift upraiseelevateexaltfermentlevaretollereelevareerigereexaltareextollerefer-mentare

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Se ðe ródor ahóf who hove up the firmament, Andr. Kmbl. 1042; An. 521. Nymþe heó wæs ahafen on ða heán lyft unless it was raised in the high air, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 21; Gen. 1401. Ic ahebbé ðé, Drihten exaltabo te, Domine, Ps. Spl. 29, 1: 117, 27.