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samnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
samnunga, sæmninga, semninga; adv.

All at once, on a sudden, suddenly, forthwith, immediately continuo, subito, repente

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Hé (the whale) semninga on sealtne wǽg niþer gewíteþ. Exon. Th. 361,29 ; Wal. 27. Ðá wæs semninga geworden mycel þunorrád, Blickl. Homl. 145, 28: Exon. Th. 31, 5; Cri. 491. Mec semninga slǽp ofergongeþ, 422, 22 ; Rä. 41, 10 : Andr.

hruse

Grammar
hruse, l. hrúse,
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Th. 120, 2: 133, 4. the material of which the surface of the ground is composed, earth Hrúsan bið heardra, Rä. 81, 30. earth as one of the four elements Ligeð him behindan hefig hrúsan dǽl (cf. sió hefige eorþe sit þǽr niþere, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 12

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluidsa sinewa rein, kidney

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Blód lǽtan of ðám swíðran earme on ðǽre niþeran ǽdre, Lch. ii. 210, 10: 82, 16. Lege on ðá ǽdre, 148, 18. Swá swá ǽddran licgeað on ðæs mannes líchaman, iii. 254, 22.

Linked entry: héþir

stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ, es; n.
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Of staþe niþer stígan gódne tíman getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 210, 16. ¶ In the following passage the word seems to be masculine :-- Wægn brohte beornas ofer burnan from stæðe heáum, ðæt hý stópan up on óðerne of wǽge, Exon. Th. 405, 6; Rä. 23, 19

grund

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L. 17, 8. the surface of the earth Mon tówearp þone weal niþer oþ þone grund muros everti aequarique solo imperavit, Ors. 5, 11; S. 238, 13. the earth as contrasted with heaven Wé men cweðað hér on grunde, Hy. 9, 39. with sea Þone þe grund and sund

á-feallan

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Efne Aman niþer áfeallen tó þǽre cwéne fótum, 100, 272. of that which has been fixed, to fall off, out, away Hym of þám andwlytan nyðer áfeóll se cancer, Hml. A. 183, 70. Him ðá hǽr áfeóllon, Gr. D. 157, 8.

leóht

Grammar
leóht, not heavy.
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Add: of little weight Hwílum ꝥ leóhte fýr úp gewít and sió hefige eorþe sit þǽr niþere, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 12.

stígan

(v.)
Grammar
stígan, p. stáh, pl. stigon; pp. stigen.
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Niþer stígende, of dúne stígende descendentem, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 16 : Jn. Skt. l, 51. trans. To ascend, mount Heáhlond stigon sibgemágas, Cd. Th. 202, 9 ; Exod. 385. Stealc hliþo stígan, Exon. Th. 498, 18 ; Rä. 88, 3

Linked entry: a-stígend

ge-bǽru

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H. 203, 1. movement, gesture, action Gif þú þone mon lácnian wille, þænc his gebǽra, and wite hwilces hádes hé sié; gif hit biþ wǽpnedman and lócað úp ... gif hit biþ wíf and lócað niþer ..., Lch. ii. 348, 13-18.

hangian

(v.)
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On ðǽm clife hangodon on ðǽm ísgean bearwum manige sáula be heora handum gebundne . . . and þonne ðá twigo forburston þonne gewitan þá sáula niþer þá þe on ðǽm twigum hangodan, Bl. H. 209, 34-211, 4.

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Þám bróþrum wæs aneáðe niþer tó ástígenne tó þám wæterseáðe, Gr. D. 112, 17. Of dúne ástiggende (-stígende,v. l.) condescendendo, Past. 101, 14. upward Ástíh up tó mé, Hml. Th. ii. 196, 29. Ástíg up, Bl. H. 87, 22.

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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(Often in the Chronicle. ) of things Sió hefige eorþe sit ðaelig-acute;er niþere be ðæs cyninges gebode, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 13. Flód mycel on sæt there was a great flood in the river. Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 35.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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On þás niþeran dǽlas þisse ceastre, Bl. H. 239, 6. Worolde dǽlas, síde ríce, B. 1732. On Indéa óþre dǽlas, Ap. 51. On þone wyrsan dǽl to the left hand, Cri. 1226. Of þǽre ylcan stówe dǽlum (sumum dǽle, v. l.) de ejusdem loci partibus, Gr.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

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Hé his treówa sceal, and his módgeþonc, má up ðonne niþer habban tó heofonum, Met. 31, 18

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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L. 23, 4. of great specific gravity, dense ꝥ leóhte fýr úp gewít, and sió hefige eorþe sit þǽr niþere ut pendulus ignis surgat in altum terraegue graves pondere sidant, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 12: Met. 29, 53.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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God tó ús niþer ástáhg, Bl. H. 17, 29.

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Mon geseah swelce hit wǽre án gylden bring on heofonum brǽdre þonne sunne; and wæs from þǽm heofone brádiende niþer oþ þá eorþan, and wæs eft farende wið þæs heofones, 5, 10; S. 234, 8-11.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic