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hédan

to have a care fortake notice of to care fortake notice ofto take care thatto observetake note of

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Th. i. 330, 31 in Dict.] to have a care for, take notice of (with gen.) [B. 2697: Ll. Th. ii. 316, 30: Hml. Th. iv. 534, 16 in Dict.] to care for, take notice of (with acc.) [Hml.

óga

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For ógan Iúdéisces folces, 324, 5. Ógan oferswíðdan worulde terrore victo saeculi, Hy. S. 130, 5. For hellewítes ógan, Lch. iii. 440, 33. Add Ꝥ se rénboga sý tó ógan mid þæs fýres híwe, ꝥ eall middaneard bið mid fýre forswǽled, Angl. vii. 38, 365.

Linked entry: on-égan

strengþu

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L. 89, 10. of military or political power Swilce eác Scotland hé him underþǽdde for his micele strengþe, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 25. in a moral or spiritual sense Ꝥ wé magan ongytan hwilc his seó circlice strengþ (strencgeoð, v. l.) sý ut quis sit ecclesiasticus

þreágan

Grammar
þreágan, I.
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Ðá ðe him ondrǽdað ðæt hié men for hira scyldum ðreágen corripere culpas metuunt, Past. 91, 9: 195, 25.

á-drúgian

(v.)
Grammar
á-drúgian, -drúwian.

To dry up,

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Ðeáh wé treówu for hrædlíce tó ðǽm weorce dón ne mægen for grénnesse ǽr ðǽm ðe hí ádrúgien tamen non repente in fabrica ponitur lignum, ut prius vitiosa ejus viriditas exsiccetur, Past. 445, 2.

ge-ǽrendian

(v.)

to do an erranda businessto obtain by negotiationintercessionto goand obtainapplyand obtain

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Th. 368, 9. to go to (tó) a person and obtain for another (dat.), apply to a person and obtain Englas mé geǽrndo-don tó þám Hǣlende, þ ic hī gebicgan mōste, Hml. S. 36, 176.

hǽlu

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlu, hǽlo; indecl. f.

Health, safety, salvation

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For heora sáwla hǽlu for the salvation of their souls, Homl. Th. ii. 344, 1. Hǽlo, L. M. Th. i. 102, 7. Uton hǽlu sécan let us seek salvation, Exon. 97 b; Th. 365, 11; Wal. 87.

Linked entry: hǽlo

ǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo

An ERRANDa messagean embassynewstidingsan answerbusinesscarenuntiummandatumnegotiumcura

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He sent on his ǽrenda he sends on his errands, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Híg lægdon ǽrende they imposed an errand, Chr. 1065; Th. 332, 25, col. 2.

Linked entry: ÁR

a-wyrgian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgian, p. -wyrgede; pp. -wyrged, -wyrgd

To curseexecratemalignexecrarimalediceremalignariexecrablewickeddetestableexecrabilismaledictusmalignusmalignans

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The perfect participle signifies execrable, wicked, detestable; execrabilis, maledictus, malignus, malignans Gewítaþ nú, awirgede woruldsorga depart now, execrable worldly cares, Bt. 3 ; Fox 4, 25.

Linked entries: a-wygedne a-wyrged

DARU

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

Hurt, harm, damage damnum, noxa

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Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 14. Gemétte he his earm and his hand swá hále and swá gesúnde swá him nǽfre bryce ne daro gedón wǽre he found his arm and his hand so hale and so sound, as if breach or hurt had never been done to them, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 17.

Linked entries: dæru daro dere

dryht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dryht-líc, driht-líc, driht-lec; comp. -lícra; sup. -lícest; adj.

Lordly, noble, distinguishedprincĭpālis, nōbĭlis, exĭmius

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Fox 511; Gn. C. 26. Him drihtlícu mǽg þuhte she seemed a noble damsel to them, Cd. 89; Th. 111, 2; Gen. 1849. Cwæþ drihtlecu mǽg, brýd to beorne his noble mate, his wife, spoke to the chief, 133; Th. 168, 12; Gen. 2781.

Linked entry: driht-líc

FIRAS

(n.)
Grammar
FIRAS, fyras; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

Living beingsthe chief of living beingsmenmankindhŏmĭnesvĭrigĕnus hūmānum

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Fox 4, 78; Met. 4, 39. Teóde firum foldan freá Ælmihtig terram custos hūmāni gĕnĕris omnĭpŏtens creāvit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 23

Linked entry: fyras

hyspan

(v.)
Grammar
hyspan, p. te

To mockscorntauntrevileinsultreproach

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Ongan hine hyspan and hearmcwiddigan, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66. 33 : Andr. Kmbl. 1341; An. 671. Fram stemne hyspendes a voce exprobrantis, Ps. Spl. 43, 18. Hyspendra exprobrantium, Blickl. Gl

Linked entries: hypsan hyspend hispan

rand-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
rand-beáh, -beág, es; m.
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Swilce lytel pricu on brádan brede oððe rondbeáh on scilde, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 5. Randbeáges umbonis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 83 : Hpt. Gl. 521, 8. Hrandbeága testudine, 495, 47. Under þiccum randbeáge subter densa testudine, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 29.

GLÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GLÍDAN, he glídeþ, glít; p. glád, pl. glidon; pp. gliden

To GLIDEslipslidelabi

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Fox 20, 340; Met. 20, 170: 29, 54; Met. 29, 27. Seó sunne glít abútan the sun glides round it, Lchdm. iii. 258, 6. Heofenes gim glád ofer grundas heaven's gem had glided over the earth, Beo. Th. 4152; B. 2073: Homl.

Linked entry: ge-glídan

un-geendod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geendod, adj.

endlesswithout endnot coming to an endinfinitevery great in number, extent

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Gif ðú getælest ða hwíle ðisses hwílendlícan wið ðæs ungeendodan lífes hwíla, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 5. Swá écum lífe swá ungeendodon wíte sive vitam aeternam, sive infinitum supplicium, L. Ecg. P. iv. 65; Th. ii. 226, 14.

Linked entry: ge-endian

wagian

(v.)
Grammar
wagian, p.ode

To move (intrans.).to wag, wave, shake, move backwards and forwardsto shake, totter

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To move (intrans.). to wag, wave, shake, move backwards and forwards Hé mihte hearpian ðæt se wudu wagode, Bt. 35, 6;Fox 166, 32. Ða wudubeámas wagedon and swegdon, Dóm. L. 7. Wagedan búta, Exon. Th. 436, 25;Rä. 55, 6. Hreád ðæt wagende, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: wagung

hid

(n.)
Grammar
hid, e; f.

A hide of land.

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The form híged, which occurs Cod. Dipl.

ge-clipian

(v.)
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Írensíd wæs geclypod for his snellscipe, 1057; P. 187, 36. Wyrðe ꝥte ic sé gicliopad érendwraca dignus uocari apostolus, Rtl. 60, 7. Is geclioppad appellatur, 43, 37

hird-ness

watchful caretaking chargetaking carea watchguarda watch

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Add: watchful care, taking charge, taking care that a thing be not damaged þám mynstre fore wæs mid geornlicre heordnysse monasterio solerti custodia praefuit, Gr. D. 52, 15.