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hlífan

(v.)
Grammar
hlífan, p. hláf, pl. hlifon; pp. hlifen

tower up

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To stand out prominently, tower up Hlíbendri minaci Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 12. Hlífendre miniaci 55, 71

Linked entry: hlífendre

heort-gryre

(n.)
Grammar
heort-gryre, es; m.
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Terror of heart, mortal terror Fela cynna egesan geweorþað on eorðan folce heortgryre, Wlfst. 86, 15

Linked entry: gryre

hnǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
hnǽcan, hnǽcan; p. te

To destroycrush

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To destroy, crush Ic hnǽce (nǽce, v. l.) oððe ácwelle neco Ælfc. Gr. Z. 138, 15. Substitute:

in-lígian

(v.)
Grammar
in-lígian, p. ode
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To inflame Gesprec Dryhtnes inlégagede ( =a in-légade) hine eloquium Domini inflammavit eum, Ps. Srt. 104, 19

Linked entry: -lígian

lenden-síd

(adj.)
Grammar
lenden-síd, adj. Of a garment,
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reaching to the loins Lendensíd reáf lumbare vel renale, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 32. Cf. fót-síd

Linked entry: fót-síþ-gerif

mǽr-hlinc

(n.)
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a boundary hlinc Andlang weges mǽrhlinc ; andlang mǽrhlinces, C. D. iii. 414, 10 : 18 : 19 : 21

Linked entry: hlinc

mód-lufu

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Hé hine mid bám handum beclypte and mid eallre módlufan sette his breóstum, Nap. 45. Add

mylen-weard

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Gif hé smeáwyrhtan hæfd, ðám hé sceal tólan fylstan: mylewerde, sútere . . . Angl. ix. 263, 18. Add

sýl-beám

(n.)
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sýlbeáme; of sýl-beáme, C. D. iii. 79, 36

un-scógian

(v.)
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Hé cleopode his þeówtlinge, 'Cum, deótul, hider and unscó (discalcea) mé, Gr. D. 221, 22. Add

folm

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Add: m. pl. folmas Hé áþenede his folmas (folme, v.l. ) upp heofonum, Gr. D. 166, 7

for-lǽtan

Grammar
for-lǽtan, <b>; II.</b>
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For bóte úrra synna þises lífés dagas ús fyrste forlǽtene synt, R. Ben. 4, 18. Add

sceadwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceadwian, sceadewian; ode

To cover with shadow

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To cover with shadow Hé scadewode (scaduaþ, Ps. Lamb.: sceadewede, Blickl. Gl.) obumbrabit, Ps. Spl. 90, 4

wæl-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fǽhþ, e; f.

Deadly feudhostility that leads to slaying

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Deadly feud, hostility that leads to slaying Hé wælfǽhða dǽl, sæcca gesette. Beo. Th. 4061; B. 2028

wen-býl

(n.)
Grammar
wen-býl, or wenbýle
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Lǽcedómas wenbýlum 12, 19: 128, 6

hám-bringan

(v.)
Grammar
hám-bringan, pp. -broht

To bring a wife home, marry

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To bring a wife home, marry Ne hí beóþ hámbroht ne geǽwnode neque nubentur, Mone Gl. 357

ge-ácolmódian

(v.)

to terrify, cow

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to terrify, cow Fyrhtaþ, gebrégþ, geácolmódaþ consternat, i. perterritat, contristat, convincat, indomitat Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 67

Linked entry: ácolmódian

of-earmian

(v.)
Grammar
of-earmian, p. ode

To have pity or compassion

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To have pity or compassion Rihtwísa ofearmaþ justus miseretur, Ps. Spl. 36, 22. Ofearmian misereri, 76, 9

Linked entry: earmian

ofer-climban

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-climban, -climman

to ascend, climb upon

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to ascend, climb upon Alexander ðone weall oferclom cum murum escendisset, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 134, 13

of-þecgan

(v.)

to consume, destroy

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to consume, destroy Æþelinga bearn ecgum ofþegde consumed by the sword, Cd. Th. 120, 30; Gen. 2002