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on-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
on-hende, adj.

On hand, demanding attention

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On hand, demanding attention Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta ðe him anhende wǽron, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 24

Linked entry: of-hende

smæll

(n.)
Grammar
smæll, es; m.

A smack, blow with the open hand ⬩ a smacking ⬩ cracking sound

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A smack, blow with the open hand Dynt ł smæll mið honde uutearde alapam Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 22

Linked entries: hand-smæll smillan

láþ-leás

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Th. i. 164, 17) wið ǽlce hand, Ll. Lbmn. 144, 13. Add

Linked entry: lǽþ-leás

wáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wáh, adj.

Fine

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Fine Genim wáh mela hæsles oþþe alres, ásift ðonne ful clǽne tela micle hand fulle, Lchdm. ii. 270, 22

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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áðor

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áðor, pron.

Either the one or the other ⬩ both ⬩ alter ⬩ alteruter ⬩ uter-que

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On áðre hand on either hand, Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 32

Linked entry: áðer

líðig

(adj.)
Grammar
líðig, adj.

Lithe ⬩ pliant ⬩ supple ⬩ flexible ⬩ soft ⬩ yielding

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B.] hand then Peter took her supple hand, Homl. Skt. 10, 73. On his líðegum cneówum, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 27. His líðegan fingeras, 512, 1

Linked entries: líðe líðeg

lóf

(n.)
Grammar
lóf, es; m. ? -

hand ⬩ the palm of the hand

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E. 989 would translate 'lóf' hand, comparing Goth. lófa : Icel. lófi (Scott. loof) the palm of the hand. In Hpt, Gl. 525, 8 redimicula is glossed 'wrǽdas oððe cynewiððan, lofas;' would this be the same word as that in the above passage?

bell

Grammar
bell, (more usual form belle, q. v.).
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Th. 430, 4. v. hand-, mót-bell

nasu

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Add: [a wk. dat. occurs] Dó brálinga þíne hand tó þínre nasan, swilce þú hwæt gestince, Tech. ii. 123, 12

seldor

(adv.)
Grammar
seldor, cpve.: seldost; spve. (the positive seems expressed by seldan, which however has a comparative seldnor); adv.

More seldom ⬩ less frequently

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More seldom, less frequently Seldan raro, seldor rarius, ealra seldost (-ast, MS. H.) rarissime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 240, 13. Tó seldan hit biþ, beó hit seldor on dæg ðæt wé God herian ðonne seofon síðum, Btwk. 194, 11. Bæþ ðám untrumum, swá oft swá hit

DARU

(n.)
Grammar
DARU, daro, e; f.

Hurt, harm, damage ⬩ damnum, noxa

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Ne astrece ðú ðíne hand búfon ðam cilde, ne him náne ðare ne gedó stretch thou not thine hand over thy son, nor do him any harm, Homl. Th. ii. 60, 35. Búton ǽlcere dare without any hurt, i. 102, 8.

Linked entries: dæru daro dere

hreófl

(adj.)
Grammar
hreófl, adj.

Leprous

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Leprous Ðá brohte hé hig [his hand] forþ hreófle swá hwít swá snáw quam protulit leprosam instar nivis, Ex. 4, 6

ge-men

(n.)
Grammar
ge-men, nom. pl : gen. -manna

Men

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Men Wǽron ðǽrin gemanna hand twelftig ðúsenda there were therein a hundred and twenty thousand men, Salm. and Sat. Kmbl. 186, 1

Linked entry: ge-manna

heard

(n.)
Grammar
heard, es; n.
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Him on hand gǽð heardes and hnsesces, Sal. 286

nægel

Grammar
nægel, <b>. II.</b>
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D. 248, 23. v. hand-, wer-nægel. Add

smeoru

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Gyf þú buteran habban wylle oððe smeoru, þonne stríc þú mid þrím fingrum on þíne innewearde hand, Tech. ii. 123, 22. Add

ge-cóplíce

(adv.)
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Hí ná seó hand and ꝥ gewrit þæs wrítendan swá gecóplíce (cóplíce, v.l., apte ) ne onféngce, Gr. D. 9, 19. ꝥ Add

Linked entry: cop-líce

-heort

(suffix)
Grammar
-heort, v. blíð-, ceald-, earm-, gram-, grim-, hát-, heáh-, heard-, mild-, riht-, rúm-, sam-, stearc-, wulf-heort.

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feorh-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-sweng, es; m.

A life-blow ⬩ deadly blow ⬩ lētālis ictus

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A life-blow, deadly blow, lētālis ictus Hond feorhsweng ne ofteah, his hand withdrew not the deadly blow, Beo. Th. 4972; B. 2489

Linked entry: sweng

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