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ge-hwá

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, m. -hwæt; n. g. -hwaes; pron.

Every onewhoeverwhoquisquequis

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This word is often found with a genitive Forðí sceal gehwá on his Drihtne wuldrian therefore shall every man glory in his Lord, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 12. Hwæt gehwá náme quis quid tolleret, Mk. Bos. 15, 24.

hríþer

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[Hríþer (and hríþ) occurs in local names, as an independent form or in compounds :-- Hec duo aratra a quibusdam campus armentorum, id est hríðra leáh, appellantur, C. D. i. 232, 21. Wiðeástan hríðres heáfod, v. 71, 1. On rýðæres heáfod, 358, 11.

hættian

(v.)
Grammar
hættian, p. ode; pp. od

To take the hair and skin from a person's head

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He thinks the form hettian [hættian] has no sense, but may it not be connected with hæt, as it was just that part of the head which the hat covered that was affected? It was giving the victim the appearance of wearing a hat of a most ghastly kind

hwá

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

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Hú ic mihte þearflícast mé sylfum gerǽdan for Gode and for worolde, Ll. Lbmn. 269, 17. to read Ðá gerédes legentes, Mt. p. 13, 8. Bið geréded legitur . Lk. p. II, 16, 17. See next two words

BLÍCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÍCAN, ic blíce, ðú blícest, blícst, he blíceþ, blícþ, pl. blícaþ; p. ic, he blác, ðú blice, pl. blicon; pp. blicen; v. n.

to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinklelucere, fulgere, coruscare, micareto shine by exposure, as the bonesdenudando in conspectum dariapparerepallescerefulgerepallescereI shineto shine

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Blícþ ðeós beorhte sunne this bright sun glitters, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 19; Gen. 811, Hý fóre leódum leóhte blícaþ they with light shall shine before the people, Exon. 26 a; Th. 76, 14; Cri. 1239.

Linked entry: BLÆC

sicor

(adj.)
Grammar
sicor, adj. with gen.
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Ðeáh wé nú náuht yfeles ne dón on ðisse worulde, ne sculon wé ðeáh forðý bión tó orsorge, gif wé náuht tó góde ne dóþ; forðæmðe swíðe fela unáléfedes wé oft geþenceaþ.

bufan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
bufan, prep. adv.
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Gif se earm bið forad bufan elnbogan, Ll. Th. i. 94, 24. Hé ofwearp þone ent bufon ðám eágan, Hml.

eorþ-búend

Grammar
eorþ-búend, eorþ-búend, -búgend, -búgi(g)end (-ende)
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Fore eágum eorðbúendra, Cri. 1324. Ǽnig eorðbúendra, Gen. 1754: Met. 10, 36. Þú hæleðum eart, eallum eorðbúendum, weard and wísa, Dan. 565. Ꝥ hé rénas forgeáfe eorðbúgiendum (-búgigendum, v. l.), Hml. S. 18, 144.

ge-wealdan

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Ne mæg úre sáwul gefleón ... ðe má ðe ǽnig fugel his flyhtes gewylt, gif his óðer fiðere forod bið, Hml. Th. ii. 318, 28. Meaht þú meðelcwidum worda gewealdan?, Gú. 989. with dat. (inst.)

hearpe

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Sum mæg fingrum wel hlúde fore hæleðum hearpan stirgan, gleóbeám grétan, Cri. 669. Þonne ic (the devil) míne hearpan genam and míne strengas styrian ongan, heó þæt lustlíce gehýrdon and fram þé (God) ácerdan and tó mé urnan, Wlfst. 255, 8.

sacerd

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd, es; m.

A priest

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Hýrde wé ðæt Jacob fore sacerdum swilt þrowode, Apstls. Kmbl. 141; Ap. 71

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Forht ic wæs for ðære fægran gesyhþe I was terrified at the beautiful sight, Rood Kmbl. 41; Kr. 21. Segnas stódon on fægere swég the banners rose at the joyous sound, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 8; Exod. 566.

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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</b> an image of stone :-- Se stán mǽlde for mannum (cf. ic bebeóde ðæt ðeós onlícnes word sprece, 1460; An. 731), Andr. Kmbl. 1532; An. 767. <b>II d.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.

to toil, labour, work with effortto labour at, after, etc. , anything to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress

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Hé swanc for heofonan rice mid singalum gebede, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 111. Ðe læs ðe unmihtig man feorr for his ágenon swince, L. Ff. ; Th. i. 226, 1. Ic wundrige hwí swá manige wíse men swá swíþe swuncen mid ðære sprǽce, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 20.

cépan

(v.)
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D. vi. 184, 22. to look out for, a person (gen. ) Férde Martinus, and þæt folc his cépte, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 7. Rád Maurus tó þám lande, and his cépte sum beddryda, Hml.

hrægl

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Th. 72, 9. cloth, material of which clothing for persons or coverings for things are made In huítum hrægle (or under <b>I ?</b>) and on asca in cilicio et cinere, Lk. L. R. 10, 13. Sý on wintra seó cuhle of þiccum hrægle, R. Ben. 8, 11.

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es; n.

a swine.the image of a boar as the crest of a helmet.

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Ic sello Berhtsige án híde bóclondes and ðǽrtó c. swína, and geselle hió . c. swína tó Cristes cirican for mé and for míne sáwle and . c. tó Ceortesége, 121, 3-6.

Linked entries: swun swín-líca swýn

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Th. ii. 130, 5. where the need arises from an advantage to be gained, or purpose to be served, to be use, to be good for a person to do something Ne þearf ic yrfestól bytlian it is no good or use for me to build an hereditary seat, Cd.

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Þú hit ne gesceópe, 14, 2 ; F. 42, 35. to shape, give a particular form to.