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heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, adv.
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Hlǽw sceal heáh hlifian, B. 2805: Ph. 23 : Dan. 603. at or to a position of great height Hí him ásetton segen gyldenne heáh ofer heáfod, B. 48: 2768. His meahta spéd heáh ofer heofonum wunade, Ph. 641.

wǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wǽt, es; n.

wet, moistureliquor, drink

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wet, moisture Se cyle geþrowode wið ða hǽto, and ðæt wǽt wiþ ðám drýgum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 33: Met. 20, 74. liquor, drink Hé ána gereorde, and be dǽle ǽt and wǽt gewanod sý reficiat solus, sublata ei portione sua de vino, R. Ben. 69, 14.

ǽg-hwanan

from all sides on all sides on all sides, in every respect, utterly

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Ic mé ongite ǽghwonan scyldigne, Bt. 8; F. 24, 12. Ic ǽghwanane eom ungesǽlig, Hml. S. 30, 205

Linked entry: ǽg-hwonene

hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
hálgian, p. ode; pp. od

To hallow, make holy, consecrate, sanctifyconsecrare

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Sý hálgad noma hallowed be thy name, Exon. 122 a; Th. 468, 19; Hy. 5, 2

of-sleán

(v.)

to kill or wound by a blow, to kill, slayto slay

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Eall his weorod ofslegen wæs, Bd. I, 34; S. 499, 33. Wurdon begen ofslægene ða aldormen. Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 8. Fela þúsenda ofslægenra, 871 ; Erl. 74, 24

Linked entry: of-gesleán

fullian

(v.)
Grammar
fullian, fulligan, fulwian, to fullianne; part. fulligende; ic fullige, ðú fullast, he fullaþ, pl. fulliaþ; p. fullode, ede; pp. fullod, ed; v. trans.

To FULL or make white as a fullerto baptizealbārecandĭdum făcĕrebaptīzāreβαπτίζειν

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Bos. 1. 33. Iohannes wæs on wéstene fulligende fuit Joannes in deserto baptīzans, Mk. Bos. 1, 4. Ic fullige on wætere ĕgo baptīzo in ăqua, Jn. Bos. 1, 26. Hwí fullast ðú quid baptīzas? 1, 25.

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Winde gefýsed flota, Beo. Th. 440; B. 217. Ðá sende Drihten micelne wind. Ex. 14, 21.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Heora eáþmétto ne mihton náuht forstandan, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 34. <b>III a.</b> to avail a person (dat.) :-- Hwæt forstondes (fore-, L.) menn ðéh ... quid proderit homini si ..., Mk. R. 8, 36.

Linked entry: for-licgan

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Gif ic beó gebunden . . . sóna ic beó gewyld infirmus ero ), Jud. 16, 7. a thing Ðeós wyrt ǽlc yfel blód gewyldeþ, Lch. i. 236, 13. Is Godes mǽrð þe ealle þás wíta gewylde, Hml.

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Th. 3377; B. 1686. of property which is paid as a price or contribution, price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods :-- Anweald on sibbe smyltnesse gehealdan mid gefeohte oððe mid scette (by fighting or by paying tribute ), Lchdm. iii. 436, 15.

Linked entry: sceat

emne

(adv.)
Grammar
emne, comp. emnor, emnar; adv.

Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just æquālĭter, æque, omnīno

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6: Bt.

fore-mǽre

Grammar
fore-mǽre, , for-mǽre.
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Ben. 137, 25. of things, material On þǽre dúne wæs gefyrn foremǽre templ, Hml. S. 3, 236. Þæt wæs foremǽrost receda, B. 309. non-material Is ꝥ seó foremǽre gebyrd Sancte Ióhannes, Bl. H. 161, 6. Foremǽran (foræmeran, MS.; fore mǽran ?)

a-wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wecgan, -wegan ; p. -wegde, -wegede ; pp. -weged ; v. trans.

To moveremoveshakemovereamoverecommovereagitare

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Mód biþ aweged of his stede the mind is removed from its place, Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 18 : Bt. Met. Fox 7, 48; Met. 7, 24. Winde aweged [MS. awegyd] hreód arundinem vento agitatam, Mt. Bos. 11, 7

Linked entries: a-wegan a-wegyd

rand-burh

(n.)
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Or are the walls formed by the water compared to the arrangement of the line of battle when the shields overlapped, called scild-burh q. v. ? v. next word

réceleást

(n.)
Grammar
réceleást, e; f.
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Carelessness, negligence, heedlessness Swá hwæs swá his irsung willaþ, ðonne gehét him ðæs his réccelést, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 24. Récelést, Met. 25, 53.

seófung

(n.)
Grammar
seófung, e; f.
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Lamenting, complaining, complaint Hwí biþ elles swelc seófung and swelce dómas unde forenses querimoniae ? Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 16. Ðis is seó ealde siófung ðe ðú longe siófodost (siófodes, Cott. MS.) vetus haec est querela, 41, 3 ; Fox 246, 25.

singallíce

(adv.)
Grammar
singallíce, adv.
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Hine ǽghwon*-*an God singallíce simle gehealdeþ, Met. 7, 46 : Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 27

Linked entry: ge-singallícode

Breoten

Grammar
Breoten, (-on).
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Eádwine hæfde ríce ofer eall þá Brytene (eal(le) Brytene, Breotone. v. ll.) búton Cantwarum ánum, Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 130, 21. Add

mildheortlíce

(adv.)
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Hé suá micle iéðelícor bið gefriðod from his ágnum costungum suá hé mildheortlícor ( misericordius ) bið geswenced mid óðerra monna costungum, 107, 3. Add

wilsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilsum-líc, adj.

desirablepleasantvoluntaryspontaneous

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Mon willsumlícre yldo and fægernesse juvenis amantissimae aetatis et venustatis, Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 32.