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hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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Heorte mín and flǽsc hyhtaþ georne on ðone lifgendan Drihten cor meum et caro mea exultaverunt in Dominum vivum, 83, 2. Hé hyhte tó mé in me speravit, 91, 14.

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hleápan

to runrushto jumpspringto leapto mountjump about

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S. 10, 32. of non-material things, where there is rapid extension, to mount up at a bound Mín unriht mé hlýpð nú ofer heáfod iniquitates meae superposuerunt caput meum Ps. Th. 37, 4

mancus

(n.)
Grammar
mancus, es; m.

A mancusthe eighth of a poundthe sum of thirty pence

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Mid xvi. mancussum reádes goldes, 536, 21. Týn mancusas goldes, v. mancusas goldes, 544, 11-14

á-bítan

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[Þu starest so þu wille abiten al þat þu miht mid clivre smiten, O. and N. 77. O. H. Ger. ar-pízan percutere, occidere.]

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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Forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoð, Ll. Th. i. 420, 25. On þám tíman þe hé flǽscmettas forgán sceal, Hml. Th. ii. 100, 9: Wlfst. 286, 2.

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geoc

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Voc. i. 74, 74. a collar to secure prisoners Boia (boia torques vinctorum, Migne), arcus vel geoc, boias sweorcopsas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 42, 43.

fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, adj.

offensive to the sensesdirtymiryfilthydarkuglymorally pollutedguilty of a chargedisgracefulinfamousto bury ignominiously

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Mid fúlum adelscéþe putido latibulo, 4751. Ꝥ fúle fetidum, i. fetentem, 2821. Fúle unclǽnnessa olidas squalores, 4454. Of þára múðe út eóde ꝥ fúluste fýr, ꝥ ic ná áræfnian ne mihte, Gr. D. 89, 24.

inwit-gyren

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-gyren, e ; f.
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A treacherous snare Forhýddon mé oferhýdge inwitgyrene absconderunt superbi laqueos mihi, Ps. Th. 139, 5

nón-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
nón-tíd, e; f.

The ninth hour

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The ninth hour On undern, on midne dæg, on nóntíde, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 9

ge-wana

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wana, -wona, an; m.

A lackwant

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A lack, want Huædd me gwona is quid mihi deest, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 20

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hófian

(v.)
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dui minus indiget R. Ben. I. 64, 14. (?)

on-fónd

(n.)
Grammar
on-fónd, es; m.

One who undertakes or supports

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One who undertakes or supports Onfónd mínre hǽle susceptor salutis meae, Ps. Lamb. 88, 27

Linked entries: fóend on-fón

on-stépan

(v.)

to raise

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to raise Onstép mínne hige in gearone rǽd, Exon. Th. 454, 25; Hy. 4, 38

á-snǽsan

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Þene horn þet he asneseð mide alle þeo þet ha areacheð, A. R. 200. Add: —

wéde

(adj.)
Grammar
wéde, adj.

Furious, in a rage, mad, fierce,

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S. version) wosa noli mihi molestus esse, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 7. Woedo (gram, W. S.) wæs mé ðió widiua molesta est mihi haec vidua, 18, 5.widiua Wið wédes (wéde, MS. B. v.wéde-hund) hundes slite, Lchdm. i. 362, 23

Linked entries: woede wéde-hund

frum-meolc

Grammar
frum-meolc, -meoluc.

Milk fresh from the cowthe best milk

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Milk fresh from the cow (?)

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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to stretch, extend Wið hǽr-scearde ... onsníð mid seaxse, seówa mid seolce fæste ... gif tósomne teó rece mid handa for harelip ... cut with a knife, sew fast with silk ... if there be contraction (where the stitches are) smooth out with the hand, Lchdm

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.

Darkdustysableluridlividblue-blacklividswarthydustydark-hueddarkdingy

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Mec mon biþeahte mid þearfan wǽdum, and mec on þeóstre álegde biwundenne mid wonnum cláþum 87, 12 ; Cri. 1424. as a (poetical) epithet of shade, cloud, night, etc.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

mangung-hús

(n.)
Grammar
mangung-hús, es; n.

A house for traffic

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A house for traffic Ne wyrce gé mínes feder hús tó mangunghúse (domum negotiationis), Jn. Skt. 2, 16

un-geþancfull

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþancfull, adj.

Unthankfulungrateful

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Unthankful, ungrateful Ðú man, tó hwan eart ðú mé swá ungeþancfull mínra gifena? Wulfst. 259, 1: 241, 4

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