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flyþ

(n.)
Grammar
flyþ, es; m.

Flightvŏlātus

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Flight; vŏlātus Forgeaf ðám fugelum flyþ geond ðas lyft he gave to the birds flight through this air, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 10

ge-diht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-diht, es; n.

A composition

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A composition Fela fægere godspel we forlǽtaþ on ðisum gedihte many excellent gospels we omit in this composition, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 1

Linked entry: diht

clæppan

(v.)
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to throb Wið heáfodsár . . . þis syndon þá tácnu þæs sáres, ꝥ is ǽrest þá ðunewenga clæppaþ, Lch. iii. 88, 5. v. next word

Linked entry: clappan

of-þefian

(v.)
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to be exceedingly heated Þis líf bið áléfed on langsumum sárum, and on hǽtum ofþefod, and on hungre gewáht, Hml. S. 34, 144

Linked entry: þefian

oþ-feorrian

(v.)
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to remove to a distance, take away Ic þence þis feoh tó findanne næs tó oþfeorrganne, Lch. i. 384, 4. Cf. æt-feorrian

Linked entry: feorrian

spranca

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(This and Hpt. Gl. 468, 22 are glosses to the same passage, Ald. 36, 5). Add

dydest

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dydest, didst, didst put, Hy. 9, 55; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 55: dydon they did, Lk. Bos. 10, 13; p.
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of dón

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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Add: to trace out boundaries for, plan out Hé mearcode þá stówa þe gé eówre geteld on sleán sceoldon metatus est locum, in quo tentoria figere deberetis, Deut. 1, 33. <b>I a.</b> fig. to plan, design, draw up a table :-- Þǽra geára getæl

hér

(adj.)
Grammar
hér, adj.

Nobleexcellenthonourableholysublime

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Noble, excellent, honourable, holy, sublime Gehýr ðis hére spel [herrespel, Thorpe], hear this noble lay, Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 32; Sch. 37

Linked entry: hér-

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice)to raise (as barm does), to leavento take up, beginto take awaymetaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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Homl. 149, 21. to raise (as barm does), to leaven Ne ete gé nán þing onhafenes. Ex. 12, 19. to take up, begin (cf. Icel. hefja to begin) Ic ðás unhýrlícan fers onhefde mid sange, Dóm.

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Heó hire dǽr wíc ásette ðæt heó Gode in lifede ibi sibi mansionem instituit, 4, 23; S. 593, 26. a place where a thing remains Heó ( Lot&#39;s wife )sceal on ðám wícum wyrde bídan, Cd.

fore-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fore-wyrd, fore-wyrd, -wyrde, es; n.

a provisoagreementcondition

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Hér swutelað on þisum gewrite embe þá forewyrd þe Ægelríc worhte wið Eádsige . . . þis synd þá forewyrd . . . bútan sum heora freónda þá land ofgán mage tó rihtan gafole oððe tó óþran forewyrdan, C. D. iv. 86, 7-32. Substitute:

Linked entries: -wyrd fore-word

under-hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
under-hnígan, p. -hnáh; pl. -hnigon; pp. -hnigen.

to descend beneathgo lower than a placeto submit to what is laborious or painfulbe subjected to evilundergo punishment

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to descend beneath, go lower than a place Grundum ic hríne, helle underhníge, heofonas oferstíge, Exon. Th. 482, 23; Rä. 67, 6. Hwílum ýða ic sceal underhnígan, 386, 29; Rä. 4, 69. to submit to what is laborious or painful, be subjected to evil, undergo

Harold

(n.)
Grammar
Harold, Harald, es; m.

Harold, second son of CnutHarold, son of earl Godwin

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Hér forþférde Harold cyng on Oxnaforda in this year king Harold died at Oxford, 1039; Erl. 167, 12.

bysmor-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
bysmor-spræc, bysmur-spræc, bysmer-spæc, e; f. [bismer, bysmer blasphemy; spræc, spæc a speaking, word, speech]
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Ðis ys bysmorspræc this is blasphemy, 26, 65. For ðínre bysrnerspæce on account of thy blasphemy, Jn. Bos. 10, 33

gang-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
gang-wuce, an; f.

Rogation weekthe week of holy Thursdayperambŭlātiōnis septĭmāna

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Ðys Gódspel gebýraþ on Wódnes dæg, on ðære Gang-wucan to ðam uigilian this Gospel belongs to the vigil on Wednesday, in the Rogation week, Rubc. Jn. Bos. 17, 1-10, notes, p. 580

Linked entry: gang-dagas

híd-gild

(n.)
Grammar
híd-gild, es; n.

A land taxtax paid on every hide

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he owned this country, besides the hide-tax, which no one but God alone can reckon, Chart.

lærest

(adj.)

least

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As this seems to be the only instance in which this form occurs, Schmid suggests that r is wrongly written for s, but the O. Frs. lerest may justify the presence of the r

Linked entry: læssa

ge-gnídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gnídan, p. -gnád, pl. -gnidon; pp. -gniden

To rubrub togethercomminutefricaredefricarefricando comminuereplanarelevigare

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Genim ðas wyrte on wætre gegnidene take this wort rubbed in water, Herb. 84, 1; Lchdm. i. 188, 1. Ic gegníde plano vel levigo, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 62, 8

ge-hádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hádian, p. -hádode; pp. -hádod

To ordainconsecrateconsecrare

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To ordain, consecrate; consecrare / Hér Vitalianus se pápa gehádode Theodorus to arcebiscop in this year pope Vitalianus consecrated Theodore archbishop, Chr. 668; Erl. 35, 27 : 1070; Erl. 208, 2.