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ofer-hlýde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlýde, adj.

Over-loud, noisy

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Over-loud, noisy ne sý oferhlýde on stefne, R. Ben. 30, 14. Similar entries v. preceding word

on-síne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-síne, -sýne; adj.

Visible

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Visible mé fore eágum onsýne wearþ, Exon. Th. 177, 17; Gú. 1228: Andr. Kmbl. 1820; An. 912

ge-smyltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyltan, p. te; pp. ed [smylt serene]

To appeasequietplācāre

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To appease, quiet; plācāre He ðone aþundenan sǽ gesmylte tŭmĭda æquŏra plācāvit, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 8

Linked entry: smyltan

hleór-slæge

(n.)
Grammar
hleór-slæge, -slege, es; m.

A blow on the cheek or face

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A blow on the cheek or face Hleórslægeas underféng alapas accepit, Past. 36, 9; Swt. 261, 6

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Wæs tó ðæs árfæst, ðæt him wæs on weorce, ðæt leng from Cristes onsýne wǽre Blickl. Homl. 225, 28. ðæs weorc gehleát, frécne wíte Cd. Th. 166, 10; Gen. 2745. ðæs gewinnes weorc þrowade, leódbealo longsum Beo. Th. 3447; B. 1721: Apstls.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

sinnan

(v.)
Grammar
sinnan, p. sann, pl. sunnon ; pp. sunnen ;
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To care for, mind, heed Ne ic mé eorþwelan ówiht sinne, ne mé mid móde micles gyrne, Exon. Th. 121, 18 ; Gú. 290. wæs swungen sárslegum . . . hrá weorces ne sann ( the body cared not for pain ), Andr. Kmbl. 2556 ; An. 1279.

síde

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In þæs heán muntes sídan, 121, 14. Add Seó dene wæs weallende mid lígum on ánre sídan, on óðre sídan mid hagole and cyle, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 8

Domuc

(n.)
Grammar
Domuc, e; f? Dommoc-ceaster; gen. -ceastre; f.

Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma

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Felix se bisceop, se com of Burgundana ríces dǽlum, onféng biscopsetl on Dommocceastre, and mid ðý he seofontyne winter on bisceoplícum gerece fóre wæs, ðǽr he on sibbe his líf ge-endode Felix episcŏpus, qui de Burgundiōrum partĭbus venit, accēpit sedem

Linked entry: Dommoc-ceaster

be-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
be-stelan, bi-stelan; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; subj. p. -stǽle, pl. -stǽlen; pp. -stolen

To steal away or uponfugere, obrepere

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Ðý-læs he on niht onweg fluge and bestǽle lest he should have fled and stole away by night, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 11

þurh-drífan

(v.)

to drive throughpiercetransfixto penetratepermeateimbueto drive violentlyperpellere

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Kmbl. 1410; El. 707. to drive violently; perpellere Word spearcum fleáh, ðonne út þurhdráf ( when he sent out his words vehemently, exclaimed vehemently ), Cd. Th. 274, 33; Sat. 163. [He let þurhdriuen þe spaken mid gadien, Kath. 1920.

ge-libban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-libban, ge-lifian, ge-leofian; p. ge-lifde, ge-lifode, ge-leofode
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K. 16. to get by living, to live to do cyng beón sceolde, gif hit gelifode he should have been king, if he had lived to do it, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 11. Fulne ende þínes lífes þú hæfst gelifd plenam etatis finem habes, Nar. 30, 11

Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Add: moral evil cwæð ðæt ǽlces yfles fruma wǽre ofermétta, Past. 300, 4. Gemyne ðæs yfles (yfeles, v. l. ) þe worhte, 24, 3. Ðæt tó yfle gedyde, 35, 9. Ðý lǽs hié hit mid ðǽm óðrum yfle (yfele, v. l. ) geiéce, 312, 11.

híwisc

(n.)
Grammar
híwisc, hígwisc, es; n.

A family, household, house; also a hide of land

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Gif hæbbe híwisc landes if he have a hide of land, L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 13 [cf. l. 23]. On Cotenes-felde án hýwysce and þóder dél of Branok hyalf híwisce in Cotensfield one hide, and the other part of Branok half a hide, Chart. Th. 107, 26-8.

Linked entries: -isc híw-scipe

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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him ðæs leán forgeald tó ðæs ðe in ræste geseah Grendel lícgan he gave him reward for that so, or to such a degree, that he saw Grendel lie dead, Beo.

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Of helle grunde from the depth of hell, Blickl. Homl. 67, 21: 85, 4: 33, 19: 65, 14. On helle grunde in the depth of hell, Th. Chart. 309, 8.

tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode
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Ðá oferhogode ðæt him áðer dyde oþþe wiernde oþþe tigþade, Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 290, 22. Ic gelýfe ðæt wille ðé tíðian, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 218: Homl. Th. i. 250, 2. Tó tíþienne is praestanda est, Wülck. Gl. 251, 6

Linked entry: tigþian

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Tó eácan óþrum unárímedum yflum ðone pápan hét ofsleán, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 11. Hié nǽnige bóte dón noldan, ah hié on heora yfelum þurhwunedon, Blickl. Homl. 79, 8: Ps. Th. 105, 25.

Linked entries: efel eofel

hogian

(v.)
Grammar
hogian, p. ode

To employ the mind, to think, mind, consider, know, understand, care, be solicitous or anxious, to purpose, strive, intend, be intent on, resolve

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on heortan hogode georne hú mid searuwe swylce ácwealde he diligently considered in his heart how with cunning he might kill such, Ps. Th. 108, 16: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 92.

lang

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Hér æfter ys makros, ꝥ ys on Lýden longa virgula and on Englisc lang gyrd, Angl. viii. 333, 29. as substantive. with preposition Gif hit dierneð and weorðeð ymb long yppe, Ll. Th. i. 116, 7.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Ðæt hié forceorfe ǽr, ǽr hié on ðá eágan feallen, 141, 10. wolde on ǽr ðæt godspell áwrítan, ǽr ðám ðe gewende him fram, Hml.