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friþian

(v.)
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E. 229, 32. v. fyrþran for other examples

ge-drincan

(v.)
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Þá hé hæfde gedruncn ( quo hausto), Gen. 27, 25. to drink intoxicating liquor convivially or for pleasure Is tó wyrnanne bearn-eácnum wífe ꝥ hió áht sealtes ete . . . oþþe beór drince, ne swínes flǽsc ete . . ., ne druncen gedrince (get drunk), Lch.

ge-wídmǽrsian

(v.)
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See preceding word for other examples

hóc

a hookchaindragginga fish-hook

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Add: a hook at the end of a pole, chain, &c. for catching hold, dragging, &c. (lit. or fig.) Manna heortan þe beóð ðurh un-rihtwísnysse hócas áwegde, Hml. Th. i. 362, 27.

holt

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For ðǽm wé ceorfað heáh treówu on holte ðaelig;t wé hí eft úp árǽren on ðǽm botle, Past. 443, 36. Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte, Sal. K. p. 146, 28. Hé rád þurh ǽnne heáhne holt, Hml. S. 19, 219. On pápan holt súðweardne, C. D.

són

(n.)
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són, es; m.

A musical sound, music vocal or instrumental

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A musical sound, music vocal or instrumental Nán neát nyste nǽnne andan tó óþrum for ðære mergþe ðæs sónes . . . Hé wæs oflyst ðæs seldcúþan sónes (the music of Orpheus' harp) Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 11, 23.

Linked entry: be-sóne

hnáh

(adj.)
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hnáh, adj.

Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor

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Iudas cwæþ ðæt hé wénde him trage [Kmbl. þrage] hnágre Judas said that he expected for himself humiliating pain, Elen. Kmbl. 1333; El. 668. Wéndon hie wera cwealmes þræge hnágran they expected the death of men, a still worse time, Andr.

bed-reda

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Gemétte hé ánne bædrydan (bed-,v. l.) for eahta geárum lama. Þá cwæð hé tó þám earman bæddrydan . . . þá gelýfde seó burhwaru þurh þæs bæddrydan hǽle, 10, 41-50. Feówer bedrydan wurdon gehǽlede, H. R. 105, 1.

lúcan

(v.)
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lúcan, p. leác, pl. lucon; pp. locen

To closeconcludefastenlock

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Hrím and forst lucon leóda gesetu rime and frost shut up men's dwellings, Andr. Kmbl. 2519; An. 1261.

Linked entry: lýcþ

ge-riht

(n.)
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ge-riht, es; n.

What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, directionrectum, jus, ratio, officium

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Fóron to gefeohte forþ on gerihte marched straight on to battle, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 23; Jud. 202. Man ána gǽþ mid his andwlitan up on gerihte man alone walks with his face erect, Bt. Met. Fox 31, 34; Met. 31, 17.

Linked entry: ge-ryht

ge-hál

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Scearp sweord ðá wunde tósceát, and gǽð gehálre ecgge forð, Past. 453, 17. <b>II a.

ge-nip

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Dagas forð scridun, nihthelma genipu, Gú. 943. Þurh nihta genipu hí neósan cwóman, 321. Ne se móna næfð nánre mihte wiht ꝥ hé þǽre nihte genipu mæge fleógan pallida nocturnam nec praestat luna lucernam, Dóm. L. 110.

ge-þencan

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Ic geþencan ne mæg for hwan módsefa mín ne gesweorce, Wand. 58. <b>VI a.

tíd

(n.)
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tíd, e; f.
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búton tída gemetum (without measurement of hours and days); for ðan ðe tunglan nǽron gesceapene, Homl.

Linked entry: týd

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Beád mann ꝥ ǽlc mann þe feor wǽre forð gewende, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 6. Gif hit Críst ús ne behéte, and for ðí tó middanearde gewende, Hml. Th. ii. 412, 13. Seó unfriðflota wæs gewend tó Ricardes ríce, Chr. 1000; P. 133, 16. ¶ with reflex. dat.

swerian

(v.)
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swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
Icel. svarði as well as sór
), pl. swóron; pp. sworen

To swear, make oath. absoluteto swear by or onto swear to anythingto swear an oath by somethingto swear by, on . . . that . . .

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Ðæt land ðe ic fore swór heora fæderum terram pro qua juravi patribus eorum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land ðe ðú hira fæderum fore swóre, 11, 12. Hí wið mé sweórun adversum me jurabant, Ps. Surt. 101, 9. Ic secge eów, ðæt gé eallunga ne swerion, Mt.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

Angle

(n.)
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Angle, g. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The ANGLES

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Angel = Engel Anglen] in Denmark, and occupied the greater part of England, from Suffolk to the Frith of Forth, including Mercia.

FÆGEN

(adj.)
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FÆGEN, fægn; comp. fægenra; sup. fægnost; adj.

FAIN, glad, joyful, rejoicing, elatelætus, gaudens, hĭlăris, elātus

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Ferdon forþ ðonon, ferhþum fægne they went forth thence, rejoicing in their minds, Beo. Th. 3270; B. 1633. Wǽron ealle fægen in firnum they were all glad in their sufferings, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 3; Sat. 435 : Andr. Kmbl. 2084; An. 1043.

ofer-faran

(v.)

To pass, go offto pass, crossto pass through, traverseto pass throughto pass through, penetrateto come upon, come across, meet with

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Ne ða ebban foldes mearce oferfaran móton, Met. 11, 70. to pass through, traverse Hí forþ oferfóran folcmǽro land, Cd. Th. 108, 4; Gen. 1801.

Linked entry: ofer-féran

standan

(v.)
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standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Stande ðæt spor for ðone foráð, iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 16. Gif hwá on leásre gewitnesse stande, and hé oferstǽled weorðe, ne stande his gewitnesse syþþan for áht, L. C. S. 37; Th. i. 398, 12. Hú hé sceal swerigean ðe mid óðre on gewitnesse standaþ (-eþ?)

Linked entries: stondan for-stent