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háwung

(n.)
Grammar
háwung, e; f.

Looking, observation

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Looking, observation Ic eom gesceádwísnes and ic eom ǽlcum manniscum móde on ðam stale ðe seó háwung byþ ðám eágum I am Reason, and in every human mind I hold the same place that observation does in the eyes, Shrn. 178, 10: 21

ge-æfstgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æfstgian, ge-æfestigian.

to be envious

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to be envious Ne gefiólle hé nó on swǽ opene scylde ðæt hé his bróður ofslóge, gif hé ǽr ne geæfstgode (æfstgade, v. l.) ðætte his bróður lác wǽron ðancweordlícor onfongne ðonne his (nisi Cain invidisset acceptam fratris hostiam), Past. 235, 3

ofer-higian

(v.)

to overreach

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to overreach(?) Sinc eáþe mæg gold on grunde gumcynnes gehwone oferhigian hýde se ðe wylle easily may treasure, gold in the ground, overreach every man (i. e. make the effort at concealment vain), hide it who will, Beo. Th. 5525; B. 2766

Linked entry: higian

holm-clif

(n.)
Grammar
holm-clif, es; n.

A sea-cliff, cliff by the water-side

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A sea-cliff, cliff by the water-side On, fram ðam holmclife [the holm is the lake where Grendel dwelt ], Beo. Th. 2846, 3274; B. 1421, 1635. Se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde he who had to guard the sea-cliffs, 465; B. 230

tó-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-fillan, p. de

To cause to fall in different directions,to demolish,destroy,break to pieces

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To cause to fall in different directions, to demolish, destroy, break to pieces God heáfdas feónda gescǽneþ and hé tófylleþ feaxes scádan ðe hér on scyldum swǽrum eodon Deus conquassabit capita inimicorum suorum; verticem capilli perambulantium in delictis

DWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELLAN, ic dwelle, ðú dwelest, dwelst, he dweleþ, dwelþb, pl. dwellaþ; p. dwealde, dwelede; pp. dweald, dweled.

To lead into error, deceive, mislead in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕreTo prevent, hinder, delay impĕdīre, tardāre To continue, remain, DWELLmănēre, habĭtāre

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v. a. To lead into error, deceive, mislead; in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre Ic ðé ne dwelle I do not deceive thee, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 1, MS. Cot. Ðú sǽdest ðæt ic ðé dwealde thou saidst that I deceived thee, 35, 5; Fox 164, 32. Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelle

Linked entry: ge-dwellan

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheepŏvis fēmĭna

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EWE, female sheep; ŏvis fēmĭna Ewes were milked by the Anglo-Saxons. The milk was used for domestic purposes: butter and cheese were made from it; for Ælfric teaches the shepherd [sceáp-hyrde] to say, 'On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora

here-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
here-strǽt, e; f.

A military roadone allowing the passage of an armyhighwayhigh road

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A military road, one allowing the passage of an army, highway, high road Léton ðone hálgan be herestrǽte swefan on sibbe they left the saint sleeping in peace by the highway, Andr. Kmbl. 1662; An. 833. Ðanan on herestrǽt thence to the high road, Cod.

Linked entry: fird-strǽt

lyge

(n.)
Grammar
lyge, es; m.

A lieligfalsehood

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A lie, lig [provincial], falsehood Ic eów tó sóþe secgan wille and ðæs in lífe lyge ne wyrþeþ in truth I will tell you, and never shall it prove false, Elen. Kmbl. 1147; El. 575. Sóþfæstnysse feóung and seó lufu liges and leásunge odium veritatis amorque

mǽg-wlite

Grammar
mǽg-wlite, <b>még-wlite,</b> es; m.

Appearanceformspeciesspeciesformaaspectus

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Appearance, form, species; species, forma, aspectus Mégwlit aspectus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 28, 3. Mǽgwlit (mégwlitt, Rush) onsióne his species vultus ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 29. Tó mǽgwlite andgytes ad formam sensus, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 34. Ðæt ðú meahte mínum

Linked entry: scír

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoescalceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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A pair of shoes; calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga Gif he [man] ðonne cwiþ 'Nelle ic híg habban to wífe,' gá ðæt wíf to him and nyme his gescý of his fótum beforan ðám ealdrum and spǽte on his nebb and nemne hine ǽlc man on Israéla folce ' unsceóda

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

ge-mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽre, es; pl. nom. a, o, u; n.

An end, boundary, termination, limitfinis

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An end, boundary, termination, limit; finis Gemǽro limes, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 11, 16. Gemǽre ðú settest terminum posuisti, Ps. Spl. 103, 10. Ne mágon hí ofer gemǽre gegangan terminum non transgredientur, Ps. Th. 103, 10. On Hwicna gemǽre and West-Sexna

steort

(n.)
Grammar
steort, es; m.
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a tail, start (as in red-start, one of the names for ruticilla phoenicurus, also called fire-tail. Start, plough-start = plough-tail, v. Halliwell's Dict. Stark-naked is a corruption of start-naked) Steort cauda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 20: 129, 75. Se hálga

Linked entry: stert

teón-full

(adj.)
Grammar
teón-full, adj.
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grievous, vexatious, troublous, woeful Se teónfulla dæg ( the last day ), Wulfst. 187, 3. Hú geswincful and hú teónful ðis líf is how full of travail and trouble this life is, 273, 6. Ða teónfullan infesta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 15. of persons, causing hurt

þreágung

(n.)
Grammar
þreágung, þreáwung (v. þreápung), þreáung, þreáng, e; f.

reproofrebukea threatchastisementpunishment

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reproof, rebuke Þreáiunge castigationis (censura), Hpt. Gl. 476, 48. For ðære strenge ðínre þreáunga, Ps. Th. 38, 11. Of þreáunga (þrǽgunge, MS. T.: ðreánge, Surt.) ðínre ab increpatione tua, Ps. Spl. 17, 18: 79, 17: 103, 8. Fram ðreáwunge (ðreánge,

Linked entries: þreáung þreáwung

weorold-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-cund, adj.
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earthly, temporal Fæder woruldcund an earthly father, Exon. Th. 13, 33; Cri. 212. On ðás tíd wé sceolan habban godcunde blisse and eác worldcunde, Blickl. Homl. 83, 20. Mid hú heardum brocum ús swingaþ úre worldcunde fædras, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 25. Ðonne

cíping

(n.)
Grammar
cíping, e; f.
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trading, marketing Se smið gemétte on cýpincge þæs Eádzies mann the smith met this Eadsige's man a-marketing, Hml. S. 21, 75. Þám dǽdbétan nis álýfed nǽnige cýpinge tó drífenne mercaturam exercere, Ll. Th. ii. 170, 11. On ceápstówe cýpinge begán in

eóred

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Eóred ðín equitatus tuus, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 190, 1. Equitatus ferdwerod vel eóred, gerid, i. equitatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 72. Án eórod (legion) is on bócum geteald tó six ðúsendum, Hml. Th. ii. 378, 29. Wæs án synderlic eórod. . . Án eórod is gecweden

fæst-rǽd

Grammar
fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Add: of firm counsel. of persons or personifications Sió wiþerwearde wyrd is sió sóþe gesælþ, þeáh hwæ-acute;m swá ne þince, for þám heó is fæstrǽd and gehǽt simle ꝥte sóþ biþ adversa fortuna semper vera est, cum se instabilem mutatione demonstrat, Bt

hete

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Dele passage (Rá. 34, 5) in 1. 4, and add: as a human passion Wæs here and hete on gehwilcum ende oft and gelóme, Wlfst. 162, 14. Hit ná næs búton hete and gewinnum, Ors. 3, II; S. 143, 17. Ic mé wið heora hete hýde, Ps. Th. 54, 12. Ne teó ic N. for