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líðig

(adj.)
Grammar
líðig, adj.

Lithepliantsuppleflexiblesoftyielding

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B.] hand then Peter took her supple hand, Homl. Skt. 10, 73. On his líðegum cneówum, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 27. His líðegan fingeras, 512, 1

Linked entries: líðe líðeg

lóf

(n.)
Grammar
lóf, es; m. ? -

handthe palm of the hand

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E. 989 would translate 'lóf' hand, comparing Goth. lófa : Icel. lófi (Scott. loof) the palm of the hand. In Hpt, Gl. 525, 8 redimicula is glossed 'wrǽdas oððe cynewiððan, lofas;' would this be the same word as that in the above passage?

þeóf-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóf-scyldig, adj.
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Guilty of theft Stent ðonne þeáfscyldig se ðe hit on handa hæfp, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 16

hangian

(v.)
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Wearþ hé gefæstnod be þǽre swíþran handa tó þǽre bǽre ꝥ hé hangode tó eorþan ( he hung by his right hand without being able to reach the ground with his feet ), 151, 19.

DARU

(n.)
Grammar
DARU, daro, e; f.

Hurt, harm, damage damnum, noxa

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Ne astrece ðú ðíne hand búfon ðam cilde, ne him náne ðare ne gedó stretch thou not thine hand over thy son, nor do him any harm, Homl. Th. ii. 60, 35. Búton ǽlcere dare without any hurt, i. 102, 8.

Linked entries: dæru daro dere

festnes

(n.)
Grammar
festnes, -ness, e; f.

A fastnessfirmamentfirmāmentum

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A fastness, firmament; firmāmentum Weorc handa his bodaþ festnes [MS. fesnesse] ŏpĕra mănuum ejus annuntiat firmāmentum, Ps. Spl. T. 18, 1

hreófl

(adj.)
Grammar
hreófl, adj.

Leprous

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Leprous Ðá brohte hé hig [his hand] forþ hreófle swá hwít swá snáw quam protulit leprosam instar nivis, Ex. 4, 6

neód-lof

(n.)
Grammar
neód-lof, es; n.

Diligent praise

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Diligent praise Herian naman Drihtnes mid neódlofe (cf. hebbaþ neódlíce eówre handa on hálig lof, 133, 3), Ps. Th. 148, 12

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, and <b>hreppan.</b> [The two forms may be taken together.]
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'Ic sette míne hand ofer ðé untrumne' . . . se cyning wearð gehǽled sóna swá hé hine hrepode, 24, 157. Heora handa ástífedon, swá hwá swá hreopode þá róde mid handum, Hml.

Péne

(n.)
Grammar
Péne, pl.
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Hanna, Péna cyning, Ors. 4, 6 ; Swt. 170, 21-25

ge-cóplíce

(adv.)
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Hí ná seó hand and ꝥ gewrit þæs wrítendan swá gecóplíce (cóplíce, v.l., apte ) ne onféngce, Gr. D. 9, 19. ꝥ Add

Linked entry: cop-líce

smeoru

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Gyf þú buteran habban wylle oððe smeoru, þonne stríc þú mid þrím fingrum on þíne innewearde hand, Tech. ii. 123, 22. Add

be-rídan

to surroundinvestto seizearrest

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Ic beóde þat þú on mínre stede beríde þás lond þám hǽlge tó hande, Cht. Th. 369, 21. Harold king lét berídan Sand*-*wíc of Xpes cyrcean him sylfan to handa and hæfde hit twelf mónað, 338, 30

ǽfen-lác

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-lác, es; n.

An evening sacrificevespertinum sacrificium

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An evening sacrifice; vespertinum sacrificium Swylce ahafenes handa mínra, ðonne ic ǽfenlác secge elevatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum, Ps. Th. 140, 3

ge-men

(n.)
Grammar
ge-men, nom. pl : gen. -manna

Men

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Men Wǽron ðǽrin gemanna hand twelftig ðúsenda there were therein a hundred and twenty thousand men, Salm. and Sat. Kmbl. 186, 1

Linked entry: ge-manna

heard

(n.)
Grammar
heard, es; n.
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Him on hand gǽð heardes and hnsesces, Sal. 286

nægel

Grammar
nægel, <b>. II.</b>
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D. 248, 23. v. hand-, wer-nægel. Add

ge-hyhtan

Grammar
ge-hyhtan, <b>; II.</b>
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On weorcum handa ðínra ic gehyhte ( exultabo ), Ps. Vos. 91, 5. Heorte mín and flǽsc mín gehyhton ( exultauerant ) on God, 83, 3. Add

un-grápigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-grápigende, adj.

Not handlingthat does not handle

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Not handling, that does not handle Hí habbaþ ungrápigende handa manus habent, et non palpabunt (Ps. 115, 7), Homl. Th. i. 366, 27

on-birgan

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Ic hálsige þé. . . ꝥ þú ná geþrístlǽce ꝥ þú þises húsles onbyrige ( ut non audeas hanc eucharistiam percipere), Ll. Lbmn. 413, 25. Add