heáfod-mann
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Hig (the robbers ) clipodon þone cniht him tó þe hira heáfodman wæs, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 19
heardlíce
boldly ⬩ hardily ⬩ hardly ⬩ severely ⬩ inflexibly
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Ongunnon hí heardlíce feohtan, By. 261. Ic nimo ł heartlíce (geteá (?), cf. 21, 6 geteá trahere) traham, Jn. L. 12, 32. Hé genam þá heardlíce þurh heora láre on his orþance þá egeslican dǽda, Ælfc. T.
híwan
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Gif mon his heówum in fæsten flǽsc gefe, Ll. Th. i. 46, 9. Hí áxodon æt þám híwum hwæðer Petrus ðǽr wununge hæfde, Hml. S. 10, 111.
hopa
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Hé ealle his geþóhtas and hopan on God beset, R. Ben. 3, 24. <b>I a.</b> where the object of hope is given :-- Se miccla hopa tó þínum Hǽlende ꝥ hé þíne synna ádwǽscan wylle, Dóm. L. 28, 9. <b>I b.
on-hyrian
To imitate, emulate
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Se ðe hit gehýreþ hé onhyreþ ðam ad imitandum bonum auditor sollicitus instigatur, Bd. pref.; S. 471, 15; Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 5. Ða cild onhyriaþ ealdum monnum, 36, 5; Fox 180, 10. Ðonne wé onhyrigaþ Criste, Past. 51; Swt. 397, 1.
feówertig
alone
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Wæs hé feówertiga (feówertigra, v. l.) sum viri, ut ferunt, ferme XL, Bd. 1, 25; Sch. 52, 10. Hé wæs wunigende betwux him þás feówertig daga, Hml.
ge-stíran
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p he his sweord gebrǽd, Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 21.
á-wyht
Aught ⬩ anything ⬩ at all
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Aught, anything; at all Ne hí for áwyht eorþan cyste ða sélestan geseón woldan pro nihilo habuerunt terram desiderabilem, Ps. Th. 105, 20: 103, 9: 113,14
cild-fostre
A child-fosterer, nurse ⬩ nutrix
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A child-fosterer, nurse; nutrix Mót he habban mid him his cildfostran [-festran, Roff.] debet habere secum nutricem infantis sui, L. In. 64; Wilk. 25, 4
dys-líce
Foolishly ⬩ stulte
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Foolishly; stulte Se Godes cunnaþ ful dyslíce he tempteth God very foolishly. Salm. Kmbl. 455; Sal. 228. Dyslíce ðú dydest stulte opĕrātus es, Gen. 31, 28
emn-neáh
Equally near ⬩ æque prŏpe
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Equally near; æque prŏpe On ǽlcere stówe he is hire emn-neáh it is in every place equally near it. Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 23
Linked entry: efen-neáh
eorþ-bigenga
An inhabitant of the earth ⬩ terrĭcŏla, terrĭgĕna
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An inhabitant of the earth; terrĭcŏla, terrĭgĕna Ðæt he eorþbigengan awecce hine to ondrǽdanne ut terrĭgĕnas ad tĭmendum se suscĭtet, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 22
fót-gemet
A foot-measure ⬩ foot-band ⬩ fetter ⬩ pĕdis mensūra ⬩ compes
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A foot-measure, foot-band, fetter; pĕdis mensūra, compes Hí ge-eádmétton on fótgemetum fét his humiliāvērunt in compĕdĭbus pĕdes ejus, Ps. Spl. T. 104, 17
Linked entry: FÓT
leásettan
To feign ⬩ pretend
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To feign, pretend Leásetende ðæt hí woldon hine eft tó lífe árǽran pretending that they would raise hint to life again, Homl. Th. ii. 474, 10
mónaþseóc-ness
Lunacy
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Lunacy Wið mónoþseócnysse, gyf man ðás wyrte ðam mónoþseócan ligcgendon ofer álegþ, sóna hé hyne sylfne hálne up áhefþ, Herb. 66, 2; Lchdm. i. 170, 4
ge-bleoh
A colour ⬩ color
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A colour; color Mid swá wlitigum blóstmum hí oferstígaþ ealle eorþlíce gebleoh with such beautiful blossoms they excel all earthly colours, Homl. Th. ii. 464, 9
ge-cneówian
To bend the knee ⬩ kneel ⬩ genuflectŏre
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To bend the knee, kneel; genuflectŏre He on díglum stówum gecneówige gelóme let him frequently kneel in secret places, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 282, 30
ge-frásian
To ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ interrŏgāre ⬩ sciscĭtāri
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To ask, inquire; interrŏgāre, sciscĭtāri He gefrásade þegnas his interrŏgābat discĭpŭlos suos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 13. Geascade oððe gefrásade sciscitābātur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 4
sulh-geteóh
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An implement belonging to a plough Gegaderie hé ealle his sulhgeteógo tógædere let him collect together all the apparatus of his plough, Lchdm. i. 400, 19
stán-weorc
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Stone-work, stone-building Hé worhte of seolfre ǽnne heáhne stýpel on stánweorces gelícnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 29. [O. Sax. stén-werk.] Cf. stán-geweorc