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god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Swǽ gelǽrede biscepas swǽ , Gode ðonc, siendon, 9, 4.

heófian

(v.)
Grammar
heófian, p. ode

To lamentmournwailbewail

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Wá eów ðe hlihgaþ gé sceolon heófian and wépan woe to you that laugh now, ye shall mourn and weep, 180, 15. Ðá ongann Ypolitus sárlíce heófian then Hippolytus began sorely to lament, 428, 12: 408, 9: L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 398, 36.

HUND

(n.)
Grammar
HUND, es; m.

A HOUNDa dog

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Nys hit gód ðæt man nime bearna hláf and hundum worpe non est bonum sumere panem filiorum et mittere canibus, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 26

Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig

in-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
in-gangan, p. -géng

To entergo in

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þyder ingongaþ do ye now enter in, Blickl. Homl. 207, 2. Cyricean duru ingangan ecclesiæ januam ingredi, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 19. Wæs ingangende on ðare hálgan Marian hús entered the house of the Holy Mary, Blickl. Homl. 147, 1. Ingongende, 4.

leornere

(n.)
Grammar
leornere, es; m.

A learnerreader

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Ðone leornere ic bidde lectorem obsecro, Bd. pref; S. 472, 31. Swá leorneras secgaþ as scholars say, Shrn. 63, 10: Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 17; Ph. 424. Se Hǽlend tóbræc ða hláfas and sealde his leornerum, Homl. Th. ii. 400, 21: Blickl.

mist

(n.)
Grammar
mist, es; m.

Mistdimness

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Tódríf ðone mist ðe hangaþ beforan úres módes eágum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 32. Ðone sweartan mist, módes þióstro, Bt. Met. Fox 23, 9; Met. 23, 5.

móna

(n.)
Grammar
móna, an; m.: but also móne, an; f.

the moonmoon as in new, full moon

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Sunna and móne (but næs se móna ðágyt uppe, 29, 22), Nar. 28, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 73; Met. 29, 37. Ðæs sunnan ásprungnis oððe ðære mónan, Nar. 28, 10.

ge-mynan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mynan, p. de

To remember, remind

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Ðú gemyndest ða word ðe ic ðé sǽde thou now remembered the words that I said to thee, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 156, 21. Ðæt he mec bí noman mínum gemyne that he remember me by name, Exon. 76 a; Th. 215, 28; Jul. 721. Gie gemynan reminiscamini, Jn. Skt.

styrman

(v.)
Grammar
styrman, p. de.
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Gehýr mín gebed ic stefne tó ðé styrme hlúde exaudi vocem orationis meae, Ps. Th. 139, 6. Mín stefn tó ðé styrmeþ Drihten voce mea ad Dominum clamavi, 141, 1. Stearcheort styrmde, stefn in becom heaðotorht hlynnan under hárne stán, Beo.

Linked entry: storm

stapol

(n.)
Grammar
stapol, (-el, -ul), es; m.
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Æt sténan steaple, Txts. 436, no. 25. Stapul ǽrenne, Andr. Kmbl. 2126; An. 1064. Ǽlc riht cynestól stent on þrým stapelum, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 306, 31: Wulfst. 267, 9. Stánbogan stapulum fæste, Beo. Th. 5430; B. 2718.

þingere

(n.)
Grammar
þingere, es; m.
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Ða þingeras ( oratores ) þingiaþ ðǽm ðe læssan þearfe áhton, Fox 208, 25. Þingeras wið Drihten, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 114, 18: Wulfst. 240, 10. a priest, who in his office intercedes for the people. v. þingian, 1 a Preóst vel þingere clericus, Wrt.

Linked entry: cyrc-þingere

geára

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ealles full geáre (geáro, v. l.) non ante longa tempora Gr. D. 228, 5. Þæt wæs geára iú, Kr. 28. Ús geára ǽr wítgan þé tóweardne sægdon, Bl. H. 87, 10: Met. 20, 52. Þá þe ǽr wǽron Godes þá gecorenan geára on helle, Bl. H. 103, 11 : Ps.

ge-bytlu

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, For 'indecl. f.
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A building' substitute pl. n. A group of buildings, a dwelling-place, residence [cf. the plural use of hús in this sense in Icel.], in l. 5 for 580, 32 read 354, 32, and add Man bytlode áne gebytlu ... Hé befrán hwám ðá gebytlu gemynte wǽron, Hml.

hræd-ness

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Rǽdnessum, 15, 26. where litele time is taken Se stán wearð upp áhafen mid swá mycelre hrædnysse (celeritate) swylce hé ǽr náne hefinysse næfde it took as little time to lift the stone as if it had no weight to start with, Gr. D. 123, 13.

gyrn

(n.)
Grammar
gyrn, es; n.

Griefafflictiontroubleevilcalamityinjury

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Gyldaþ mid gyrne ðæt heó goda ussa meaht forhogde requite now with evil her contempt of our gods' might, 74 b.,Th. 279, 25; Jul. 619. Ðæs ða byre siððan gyrne onguldon for that the children greviously paid, 61 b;Th. 226, 23.

Linked entry: gyr

Sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Sol-mónaþ, es; m.

February placenta panibus sol sun mire spurcalia

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Sol = mire would give a name that suggests the later February fill-dyke, and would not be inappropriate. The form sille, selle is found in some L. G. dialects, and also sporkel, which may be connected with spurcalia See Grimm, Gesch. D. S. c. vi.]

Linked entries: Februarius sol

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 má gen [(?)

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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biþ ðæt, ðonne mon him sylf ne mæg wyrd onwendan, ðæt hé ðonne wel þolige, 459, 16; Hy. 4, 117. Æt ðearfe þolian, unwáclíce wǽpna neótan, Byrht. Th. 140, 53; By. 307: 137, 45; By. 201

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Níwe steorra wæs upp yrnynde, Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 14. Se móna up eode, Nar. 30, 7. Hí delfaþ gold up of eorþan, Nar. 35, 8. Wolde ðæt se hálga wer wurde up gedón, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 136, 138, 140: Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 24.

feá-sceaft

(adj.)
Grammar
feá-sceaft, adj.

Having few things, poor, naked, destitute mĭser, pauper, destĭtūtus

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feásceafte findan meahton æt ðam æðelinge the poor could not prevail with the prince, Beo. Th. 4735; B. 2373: Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 13; Cri. 368

Linked entry: -sceaft