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un-feor

(adv.)
Grammar
un-feor, un-feorr; adv.

Not far offat no great distance offno great distance

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Ðá geseah deófol ðǽr unfeor standan, Blickl. Homl. 227, 24. Grammar un-feor, with dative Ðá wæs unfeor ðam húse cum non longe esset a domo, Lk. Skt. 7, 6.

æt-sacan

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Sege ús hwǽr se hord sý þe þú fundest and hine bedyrndest; þý lǽs þe þú his ætsace, hér is se man þe sum ꝥ feoh hæfð on handa, Hml. S. 23, 663. to deny a fact, not to admit that something has been done, with gen.

heáfod-mann

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Hig (the robbers ) clipodon þone cniht him tó þe hira heáfodman wæs, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 19

heardlíce

(adv.)

boldlyhardilyhardlyseverelyinflexibly

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Ongunnon heardlíce feohtan, By. 261. Ic nimo ł heartlíce (geteá (?), cf. 21, 6 geteá trahere) traham, Jn. L. 12, 32. 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. áxodon æt þám híwum hwæðer Petrus ðǽr wununge hæfde, Hml. S. 10, 111.

hopa

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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 þíne synna ádwǽscan wylle, Dóm. L. 28, 9. <b>I b.

on-hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyrian, p. ede

To imitate, emulate

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Se ðe hit gehýreþ 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.

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [ǽhte = áhte had; p. of ágan to own, possess]

possessionspropertylandsgoodsrichescattleopessubstantiapossessiogregespossessionpowerpossessiopotestas

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Genam on eallum dǽl ǽhtum sínum he took a part of all his possessions, 74; Th. 90, 23; Gen. 1499. Ealle his ǽhta omnem substantiam ejus, Ps.

for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEARto swear falselyperjureejūrārepējĕrāre

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We ne beóþ forsworene ĕrĭmus mundi ab hoc jūrāmento, Jos. 2, 20. He hine forsworenne and trýwleásne clypode he called him forsworn and faithless. Chr. 1094; Erl. 229, 32.

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; pl. e, an [cf. Seaxe, Seaxan]; m.
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betealde hine wið Eádward cyng his hláford and wið ealle landleódan he cleared himself to his lord king Edward and to all the people, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 20

Linked entry: leód

myne

(n.)
Grammar
myne, es; m.

the mindmindpurposedesirelove

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lárum wile, þurh módes myne, mínum hýran, 71 a; Th. 265, 10; Jul. 379: 74a; Th. 282, 2; Jul. 657. Nó ðone gifstól grétan móste for Metode ne his myne wisse he might not approach the throne because of the Lord, and knew not his purpose, Beo.

segnian

(v.)
Grammar
segnian, sénian ; p. ode.
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Ðá sénade ðæt fæt ðe ðæt áttor on wæs, ðá tóbærst hit, Shrn. 65, 11. Sǽnade, 52, 32. Ðonne ðú hláf brece, sǽna ðú ða cruman, 53, 18. Ðeáh ðe man wafige wundorlíce mid handa, ne biþ hit ðeáh bletsung, búta wyrce tácn ðære hálgan róde . . .

Linked entries: sénian sægnian

tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcing, e; f.

the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching.teaching, doctrine

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nolde nán ðing dón be ðæs deófles tǽcunge, Homl. Th. i. 168, 26. Gif be bóca tǽcinge his líf gefadige, L. Eth. ix. 28; Th. i. 346, 17. Gif hwá nelle bétan æfter mínra biscopa tǽcinge, Chart. Erl. 230, 22.

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishmenttormentpain

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Gefyl hié nú mid ðære wítnunga ðe ðú him geteohhod hæfdest, Ps. Th. 16, 13. Búton wítnunge without exacting a penalty, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 19. Swerie (a criminal who has been punished) ðæt ǽfre wítnunge ne wrece, L.

wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
wrenc, es; m.

a trickartificewilestratagema stratagema modulation of the voice

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Ðá sceolde Ælfríc lǽdan ða fyrde, ac teáh forð ðá his ealdan wrenceas, . . . gebrǽd hine seócne, Chr. 1003 ; Erl. 139, 7. a stratagem in war hié mid ðæm ilcan wrence beswác, ðe æt heora ǽrran métingge dyde, Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 188, 32 : 6, 36

Linked entry: wrencan

á-hwæþer

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Sieððan hit mid ðára áwðrum (áþrum, Cott. MSS.) cýð, Past. 157, 21. Gif áuðer ðissa forlǽt, 87, 14. Gif ðǽra þénunga áþere déð, Wlfst. 34, 7. Sé ðe áðor forlǽt, Hml. S. 25, 68. <b>I a.

Linked entries: ówþer hwæþer áþer

ge-sceþþan

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Forð gewát Cham of líce, þá him cwealm gesceód [ when mortal sickness wrought him hurt), Gen. 1623 : Dan. 668. Him wlenco gesceód pride proved his destruction, 678.

Linked entries: sceþþan ge-sceaþan

hete

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Hit ná næs búton hete and gewinnum, Ors. 3, II; S. 143, 17. Ic mé wið heora hete hýde, Ps. Th. 54, 12. Ne teó ic N. for hete ne for hóle, Ll. Th. i. 180, 10. nam tó Malche fulne graman, and him mid eallum hete cídde, Hml. S. 23, 695.

ildan

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Bið ilded differtur, 16, 7. to dissimulate Ne sceal hit nó yldan and híwian, swilce hit him uncúð sý neque dissimulet peccata deliquentium, R. Ben. 13, 16. to decay with age. Cf. ildu; <b>IIIa.

on-tendan

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Th. 1. 50, 27-28 (in Dict.). to heat a furnace, Hml. S. 5, 294 (in Dict.). to burn by exposure to fire heóld his finger ofer þæt byrnende leóht . . . and his fingras ealle ontende, Hml.