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súþ-healf

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-healf, e; f.
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The south side, mostly, if not exclusively, in the phrase on (ða) súþhealfe On súðhealfe ad meridianam plagam, Num. 3, 29: contra meridiem, Deut. 1, 7. On súþhealfe a meridie, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 26: 14, 2. On súðhealfe ðære eás, Chr. 921; Erl. 108,

þurh-wacol

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-wacol, adj.

Very watchfulvigilantvery wakefulquite sleepless

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Very watchful, vigilant Wacul vigil vel vigilans, ðurhwacul pervigil, Wrt. Voc. i.46, 3. Þurhwacol, 75, 66. Þurhwacol pernox, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 65; Zup. 71, 15. in reference to persons: Þurhwacol emhídignys pervigil sollicitudo, Hpt. Gl. 426, 51. Hé ábád

Linked entry: þurh-wacian

be-scúfan

Grammar
be-scúfan, -sceófan.

to thrust

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Add: to thrust, cast into a place Seó gýtsung manega bescýfð (precipitat) on fýr, Prud. 60. þeacute; se Ælmihtiga [on] heolstor besceáf, An. 1193. Hí hine on cwearterne bescufon, Hml. i. 18, 440. Hét ontendan fýr, and hí tómiddes besceófan, 7, 219. Hét

drencan

(v.)
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Add: to give drink to Swá hwá swá óðerne drencð (ðrencð, v. l.), hé wirð self oferdruncen qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriabitur (Prov. 11, 25), Past. 381, 4. God ús drencte mid teárum potum dedit nobis in lacrymis, 413, 11. Drynctun mec mid ecede potaverunt

fægen

Grammar
fægen, fagen

glad

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Add: glad. absolute Faegen conpos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 73. Fægen voti compos, 124, 11. with cause of gladness given, in genitive Hilarius nine underféng, fagen his cymes, Hml. Th. ii. 504, 19. Fægen (fagen, v. l.) his gecyrrednysse, Hml. S. 26, 133.

ge-hlíwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlíwan, ge-hleówan; p. de
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To shelter, cherish, refresh Gehyrt vel gehlýwþ focilat, i. reficit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 82. Fovet, i. nutrit, pascit vel gehlýwþ, 150, 9. Gehlíwan fovere, i. alere, auxiliari, II. in a physical sense. to warm Plúmfeþera hnescnyss geonglice lima ná gehlýwe

Linked entries: ge-hleówan ge-hlýwan

ge-wǽge

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Substitute: Weight. determination of amount by weighing In swá hwelce giwége (on suá huælc gewǽge, L.) giwegen gí bióðon eft giwegen bið iów in qua mensura mensi fueritis remetietur uobis, Mk. R. 4, 24. Genim ðú betonican þǽre wyrte twá trymessan gewǽge

hræd-lic

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Add: quick, swift. v. hræd; Hyra hors mid swá hrædlicum ryne ( tanto cursu ) oferférdon þá eá swylce . . ., Gr. D. 15, 28. of time, coming soon to an end. Cf. hræd; 1, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 28 (in Dict.). happening within a short time. v. hræd; 2 Se hrædlica

lǽs

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Seó lǽs is tóforan eallum mannum gemǽne on ðám hǽðfelda the pasture on the heathfield lies open to admit all men C. D. iii. 419, 21. Án lǽs on waruðe, 429, 16. Sceáp lǽsuwe (léswe, Ps. Srt.) his oues pascuae eius Ps. L. 99, 3. On stówe lǽswen (lǽswe?,

þǽr

Grammar
þǽr, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Rufinus wolde habban him self þone anwold þǽr eást, and Stileca wolde sellan his suna þisne hér west, Ors. 6, 37; S. 296, 6. (1 a) used indefinitely :-- Hé getǽhte þá syndrigan stówe hwæt hí þǽr and þǽr timbrian sceoldon, Gr. D. 148, 17. (1 b) marking

ge-ǽswícod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽswícod, Substitute: ge-ǽswician; p.

To offend

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To offend (in the Biblical sense) Sé ðe geǽswicað ánum ðyssera lyttlinga (qui scandali-zaverit unum de pusillis istis, Mt, 18, 6), Hml. Th. i. 514, 15. Geáswicað, R. Ben. I. 62, 13. Tó hwý gedréfest þú þíne geþóhtas tó geǽswicianne on mé swylce ic hwylc

ge-ǽþan

(v.)

to make oath concerning, confirm by oathto administer an oath to, swear

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to make oath concerning, confirm by oath Hé hit mid áðsware geǽðde and geswór, þus cweðende: &#39; Ic . . . geǽðe and swerige þurh þone lifigendan Godes sunu . . . ꝥ þás word . . . nǽron of nánes mannes handa gehíwode, &#39; Nap. 27. Wé lǽrað

Linked entries: ǽþan áþ-swaru

ofen

(n.)
Grammar
ofen, ofn, es; m.

An oven, a furnace

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An oven, a furnace Ofen fornax vel clibanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 14. Ofn, 34, 40. Se ofn ðære singalan costnunge, caminus Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 29. Ða fúlnessa ðæs þýstran ofnes fornacis 5, 12; S. 629, 21 : Cd. Th. 245, 13; Dan. 462. Axan of ðam ofene camino

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hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.

Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor

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Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor And hé hnáh tó eorþan áleát wið ðæs engles adoravitque eum pronus in terram, Num. 22, 31. Næs hió hnáh ne tó gnéþ gifa she was not mean nor too sparing of gifts, Beo. Th. 3863; B. 1929. Iudas cwæþ ðæt

forþ-rihte

(adj.; adv.)

straight onwithout swervingwithout modification or qualificationplainlysimplydirectly

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Substitute: of direction, straight on, without swerving Forðrihte tó foregetihtgedre stówe indeclinabiliter ad destinatum locum, Hpt. Gl. 406, 3, of manner, without modification or qualification, plainly, simply, directly. of a title Sarai is gereht

æft

(adv.)
Grammar
æft, adv.

AFTbehindAfterwardsagainposteaiterum

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AFT, behind, as go aft = go astern, Afterwards, again; postea, iterum Moises cwæþ æft to Israela folce Moses said afterwards to the people of Israel, Deut. 28, 15. Æft uferan dógum afterwards in later days, Beo. Th. 4406 note; B. 2200. Ðæt hí æft to

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æl-fylc

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fylc, es; n. [æl, folc].

a foreign landaliena provinciaforeignersa foreign armyan enemyperegrinus exercitushostes

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a foreign land; aliena provincia Ðæt hie on ælfylce on Danubie stæðe wícedon till they encamped in the foreign land on the banks of the Danube, Elen. Kmbl. 72; El. 36. foreigners, a foreign army, an enemy; peregrinus exercitus, hostes Ðæt he wið ælfylcum

an-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
an-líc, on-líc; adj.

Likesimilarequalsimilisæqualis

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Like, similar, equal; similis, æqualis Forðam ys heofena ríce anlíc ðam cyninge ideo assimilatum est regnum cælorum homini regi, Mt. Bos. 18, 23. Ðæt he bióþ swíðe anlíc that he is very like, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 11. Nis under wolcnum Drihtne ǽnig anlíc

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ange

(adj.)
Grammar
ange, ænge, enge, onge; adj.

Narrowstraitenedvexedtroubledsorrowfulangustusanxiusvexatustristis

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Narrow, straitened, vexed, troubled, sorrowful; angustus, anxius, vexatus, tristis Ðes ænga stede this narrow place, Cd. 18; Th. 23, 9; Gen. 356. Ufan hit is enge it is narrow above, Exon. 116 a; Th. 446, 14; Dóm. 22. Ðá wæs ðam cynge swíðe ange on his

balsam

(n.)
Grammar
balsam, es; n. [balsamum, baldsamum, i; n.]

Balsambalmbalsamum

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Balsam, balm; balsamum Balsames blǽd the balsam's fruit; carpo balsami, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 54; Wrt. Voc. 33, 50. Balsames teár the tear or juice of the balsam-tree; opobalsamum, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 55; Wrt. Voc. 33, 51. Héddern ða balsamum on

Linked entries: baldsamum balzam