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BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACKdorsumtergum

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Gang on bæc, Mt. Bos. 4, 10. Gá on bæc go behind or away; vade retro, Mk. Bos. 8, 33

hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwílum, hwílon; dat. pl. as adv.

At times for a timesometimeswhilome

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Hwílum on áne healfe hwílum on ǽlce healfe now on one side, now on every side, Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 20. Ða hálgan láreówas hwílon sprecaþ be ðam Ælmihtigan Fæder and his Sunu, hwílon swutollíce embe ðære Hálgan Ðrynnesse, Homl.

Linked entries: HWÍL hwílon

un-eáðness

(n.)
Grammar
un-eáðness, e; f.

uneasiness of mindanxietytroublegriefdifficultyseverityharshness

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on wópe wǽron and hí on uneáðnysse sprǽcon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 247. Ðú manigfeald yfel hæfdest and micle unéþnesse on ðam ríce, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 13. Ealle angnysse and uneáðnysse, Lchdm. iii. 156, 13.

han-créd

(n.)
Grammar
han-créd, -crǽd, hon-, es; m.

Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the nightgallicinium, galli cantus

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On ǽfen ðe on midre nihte ðe on hancréde ðe on morgen sero, an media nocte, an galli cantu an mane, Mk. Skt. 13. 35: Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 27: Homl. Th. i. 74, 21. Honcréd, Exon. 99 a; Th. 370, 32; Seel. 68.

Linked entry: créd

tyht

(n.)
Grammar
tyht, es; m.

waymanner of conducting one's selfusagepracticemotionmovemarcha coveringwhat is drawn over

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Líg scríþeþ ... brond biþ on tyhte, Exon. Th. 51, 7; Cri. 812. Fýr biþ on tihte, 233, 16; Ph. 525. Similar entries v. teón, in ofertyht (?) a covering, what is drawn over.

Linked entry: ofer-tyht

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Ðæt wǽre swíðe gilplíc dǽd, gif Grist scute ðá ádún, i. 170, 1, 21. of inanimate things On ða burnan ðe of ðam munt scýtt in torrentem, qui de monte descendit, Deut. 9, 21.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

ongeagn

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Ox. 1819. (3 a) where one thing is subjected to the action of another :-- Aðamans, gif his mon onhrínð mid buccan blóde, hé hnescað ongeán ðæt líðe blód, Past. 271, 4.

HEOFON

(n.)
Grammar
HEOFON, heofen, heofun, hefon, heben, hiofon, es; m.

HEAVENcælum

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Of heofonum ðe of mannum e cælo an ex hominibus, 21, 25. Gif ic on heofenas up ástíge si ascendero in cælum, Ps. Th. 138, 6

gamel

(adj.)
Grammar
gamel, gamol; adj.

Oldagedsĕnexvĕtustus

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Ǽr he on weg hwurfe, gamol, of geardum ere he, old, departed on his way from his courts, Beo. Th. 535; B. 265 : 115; B. 58

hwem

(n.)
Grammar
hwem, hwemm, es; m.

A cornerangle

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A corner, angle Hwæt fremaþ ðære burhware ðeáh ðe ðæt port beo trumlíce on ǽlce healfe getimbrod gif ðǽr biþ án hwem open forlǽten ðæt se onwinnenda here þurh ðam infær hæbbe what does it avail the citizens, though the town be firmly built on every side

Linked entry: hwæm

ge-fylce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fylce, -filce, es; n.

A collection of peoplearmytroopdivision

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Hie wǽrun on twǽm gefylcum they were in two divisions. Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 16, 30 : Nar. 19, 22

Linked entry: ge-filce

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, -liéfan; p. de; pp. ed

To believetrustcrēdĕreconfīdĕre

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Abram gelífde Gode crĕdĭdit Abram Deo, Gen. 15, 6, Ðæt hie geliéfon on ðínne naman that they may believe on thy name, Blickl. Homl. 247, 25

Linked entries: ge-leófan lífan

brýd-lác

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Dele 'A marriage gift or feast,' and add: married state, wedlock Bærn né áteoriað on ðam brýdláce; þǽr is ... singallic wæstmbǽrnyss, Hml.

deáw

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Swilce hé wǽre on wynsumum deáwe, 31, 888, 876. Þyses fýres hǽto sý gecyrred on wǽtne deáw, 30, 441. Deáwas and rímforst rores et pruina, Hy. T. P. 68. Add

eást-dǽl

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'Wé gesáwon his steorran on eástdǽle,' Hml. Th. i. 78, 4-7. Of eástdǽle, Chr. 2; P. 4, 28. Heofon biþ open on þǽm eástdǽle, Bl. H. 93, 1. Mathéum hé gedyde gangan tó þám eástdǽle, 239, 16.

ge-dwolian

(v.)
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Gif mon on his wege biþ gedwolod, Lch. ii. 290, 17. 2) fig. :-- Ne eart þú ealles of þám earde ádrifen, þeáh þú ðǽr on gedwolode tu a patria non quidem pulsus es sed aberrasti. Bt. 5, l; F. 36. to err, Bl. H. 87, 30: Mk. R. 12, 27

greátnes

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Ben. 89, 15. bigness, thickness Ðeós wyrt hafað elne lange stelan on fingres greátnesse, Lch. i. 270, 20: 278, 17. <b>II a.

hnipian

(v.)
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Hí hnappodon and swá lange hí hnipedon (they drooped their heads so long) ꝥ hí ealle on slǽpe wurdon, 23, 248. Sete þú þíne hand on þín heáfod foran and hwón hnipa (printed hniwa) swilce þú þé forgyfenesse bidde, Tech. ii. 122, 5.

India

(n.)
Grammar
India, Indea; f.
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On óþer þeódlond India (or under Indéas ?) in alias Indie regiones, 22, 2. Þá wilnode ic Indéum innanwearde tó geseónne interiorem Indiam perspicere cupiens, 5, 17. On Indea, Chr. 883; P. 79, 7

oxan-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
oxan-hirde, es; m.
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Oxanhyrde mót lǽswian .ii. oxan oððe má mid hláfordes heorde on gemǽnre lǽse . . . and his metecú mót gán mid hláfordes oxau, Ll. Th. i. 438, 12-16. Oxanhyrdas bubulcos (-as, MS.). oxanhyrde bubulcus, Hpt. 33, 238, 4-5: An. Ox. 23, 32