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hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Þá cýdde man mé ꝥ ús mára hearm tó fundode þonne ús wel lícode, and þá fór ic . . . into Denmearcon þe eów mǽst hearm of cóm . . . wé ne þurfon þanon nénes hearmes ús ásittan, Cht. E. 230, 1-10. Him eallum tó hearme, Hml. S. 13, 127.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

hord

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Hord warian, Rä. 32, 21 : 88, 22. of material valuable for its properties Sege eallum mannum ꝥ sóna swá hí geopeniað míne byrgene, ꝥ hí magon ðǽr findan swá deórwurðne hord ( the miracle-working remains of St.

(adj.)
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. :-- For þǽm hé ne úþe þæt ǽnig má folca for his þingum forwurde þonne hé self mid his ágenre þeóde, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 33. Ge londum ge on má ðára þinga ðe heó on forhaldne wéran, C. D. v. 140, 15.

hwá

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L. 5, 41. where eal qualifies the indefinite form.

CEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
CEALD, cald; ra; ost; adj.[ceald = cald, q. v.]

Cool, COLDfrigidus, gelidus

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Forst se biþ fyrnum ceald frost which is intensely cold, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 16; Gen. 809. Ðú ðæm wætere wǽtum and cealdum foldan fæste gesettest thou firmly settest the earth to the water wet and cold, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: cald cyld

hettend

(n.)
Grammar
hettend, hetend, es; m

An enemy

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An enemy Hettend lǽddon út mid ǽhtum abrahames mæg the enemy led forth Abraham's kinsman with his possessions. Cd. 94; Th. 121, 17; Gen. 2011: 154; Th. 191, 4; Exod. 209: Chr. 937; Erl. 12, 10; Æðelst. 10: Andr. Kmbl. 61; An. 31. Hetend, Elen.

orgel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
orgel-líce, adv.
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He forþ, stæpþ wel orglíce swylce hwyle cyng of his giftbúre stæppe geglenged, Anglia viii. 298, 34

Linked entry: orhlíce

Geóla

(n.)
Grammar
Geóla, Iúla, an; m. [geól Yule]
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The YULE or Christmas month, that is, December Se ǽrra geóla the ere, or former yule, December. Se æftera géóla the after yule, January.

gum-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
gum-cynn, es; n.

Mankind, men, a race, nationhumanum genus, gens, natio

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Swá hwylc mægþa ðone magan cende æfter gumcynnum whatever matron brought forth this son amongst men, Beo. Th. 1892; B. 944. We synt gumcynnes Geáta leóde we are of the race of the Gauts' people, 525; B. 260

gor

(n.)
Grammar
gor, es; n.
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Dung, dirt; fimus, lutum, coenum Ðæs cealfes flǽsc, and fell, and gor ðú bærnst úte bútan fyrdwícon carnes vituli, et corium, et fimum combures foris extra castra, Ex. 29, 14.

Linked entries: gyr gyru

Grécas

(n.)
Grammar
Grécas, Greácas; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.
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Ðá fóron hí on Greácas then they went against the Greeks, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 38. Greáca land land of the Greeks, 5, 11; Bos. 109, 28

Athéniense

(n.)
Grammar
Athéniense, pl.

The Athenians

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Latin forms are also used: -- Pelopensium and Athéniensium, Gréca þeóda him betweónum winnende wǽron Peloponnensium Atheniensiumque bellum commissum est, l, 13; S. 56, 7. Wið þǽm Athénienses, 2, 7; S. 90, II. Wið Athénienses, 2, 5; S. 78, 21.

ge-leórednes

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</b> the anniversary of a person's death :-- On ðone .viii. an dæg þæs mónþes byþ þæs bisceopes geleórudnes Sc̃i Audomari, Shrn. 127, 20. v. forþ*-*geleóredness

gorettan

(v.)
Grammar
gorettan, p. te.
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To pour forth Gorette egerit (spumasque frendens egerit ), Germ. 398, 204

Linked entry: gorian

líþ-ness

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Först. 166. Add

weallan

Grammar
weallan, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> of natural forces Man dráf út his módor bútan ǽlcre mildheortnesse ongeán þone weallendan winter, Chr. 1037; P. 160, 16

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. bóce? béc; d. béc; acc. bóc; pl. nom. acc. béc; g. bóca; d. bócum, bócan; f.
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D. 872-915; 168, 10. for the books which a priest ought to possess, v. mæsse-preóst, 2; for his canonical hours, v. 3

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Taxtributerentinterestvectīgaltrĭbūtumcensusūsūra

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Hí ðone fíftan dǽl ealra hiora eorþwæstma ðæm cyninge to gafole gesyllaþ they give the fifth part of all their fruits of the earth to the king for tribute, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 31 : Byrht. Th. 133, 6; By. 46.

hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr, hér, es; n.
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Wið wiðerweard hǽr onweg tó ádónne for contrarious hairs, to remove them, Lchdm. i. 362, 8. Héras heáfdes capilli capitis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 30.

Linked entry: hér

hám-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
hám-sócn, e; f.
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Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peace.