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ge-drehtness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drehtness, e; f.
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Affliction, contrition on swá micelre þrǽstnesse (gedrehtnessum, v. l.) and forhæfednesse módes and líchaman áheardode in tanta mentis et corporis coniritione duravit, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 615, 3

Linked entry: -drehtness

ge-fleógan

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Se earn on ðám ófre gesæt, mid fisce geflogen, þone ðǽrrihte geféng, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 3. Add

hrif-wund

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For passage substitute Gyf mon rifwund (on hrife wund, gewundod v. ll.) bið . . . gif ðurhwund bið si quis in ilibus uulneretur . . . si transforatus sit, Ll. Lbmn. 82, 23

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, to lighten.
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Ðá lýhte (hlíhte, líhte, v. ll. ) sóna desiliens. Bd. 3, 14 ; Sch. 257, 12. Hí þá sóna líhton descendentes, Gr. D. 15, 27. v. ofer-, under-líhtan. Add

missenlíce

(adv.)
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gumena cynnes manige missenlíce (under various conditions ? ) men of deáðe áwehte, An. 583. Add

of-hyrian

(v.)
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to imitate Ic seó in þám forðgelǽddan wætere of þám stáne ꝥ ofhyrede (on-, v. l.) Móysen in aqua ex petra producta Moysen video, Gr. D. 120, 14

Linked entry: hyrian

on-setl

(n.)
Grammar
on-setl, es; n.
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Cf. setl; þæt hors mid his onsetle him sylfum tô æ̂hte æ̂r gehâlgode equum juri suo sedendo dedicaverat Gr. D. 183, 16. Cf. on-sǽte

wróht-bora

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wróht-bora, <b>. I.</b>
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mid þý geweorðe úre wrégend and wróhtbora (-bera, v.l. accusalor) beforan þám dóme pæs écan déman, Gr. D. 221, 13. Wróhtborena excussorum, Ps. Rdr. 126, 4. Add

rów

(adj.)
Grammar
rów, adj.

Quiet, calm, mild

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Quiet, calm, mild Se cleweþa (itch ) biþ suíðe rów, and ðeáhhwæðere gif him mon tó longe fylgþ, wundaþ and sió wund sáraþ, Past. 11, 6; Swt. 71, 19

út-drǽf

(n.)
Grammar
út-drǽf, e; f.

Ejectionexpulsion

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Ejection, expulsion Ðá onscunode se Eádsige Aðelwold, and ealle ða munecas ðe on ðam mynstre wǽron, for ðære útdrǽfe ðe gedyde wið hí, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 85

rihtend

(n.)
Grammar
rihtend, es; m.

A ruler

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gehýreþ cyning mæðlan, rodera ryhtend sprecan, Exon. Th. 50, 10; Cri. 798

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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in his heart gives way to anger, Hex. 44, 20.

Linked entry: farnian

geóc

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</b> the divine help asked in prayer :-- Ic ðé georne gebide géce and miltse, Txts. 174, 1. Hú sceal mín cuman gǽst tó geóce, nemne ic Gode sylle hýrsume hige, Gú. 338. geóce fricle, Hpt. 33, 71, 10. Þára þe geóce tó him séceð, An. 1154.

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Gif man gewundige. . . Gif man áfylle . . . Gif gewyrce ðæt man hine áfylle, L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 6 — 12. gewann mid wíge ðone eard cepit omnem terrain Jos. 11, 23 : Homl. Th. ii. 216, 1. Seó burhwaru heóldan mid fullan wíge ongeán.

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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áwende hit him tó wyrsan þinge, 17, 13; Gen. 259. tǽhte Absalone óðerne rǽd wyrsan tó his willan, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 206. Wéne ic tó ðé wyrsan þinga, gif ðú Grendles dearst bídan, Beo. Th. 1055; B. 525.

ge-tellan

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Ox. 1733. phrase Þæt sý tóforan óðrum mannum þurh his glencge geteald, Hml.

HUNGOR

(n.)
Grammar
HUNGOR, es; m.

HUNGERfamine

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Hér wæs se micla hungor on Angelcynne in this year was the great famine in England, Chr. 976; Erl. 127, 34. Hér on ðyssum geáre wæs se mycla hungor geond Angelcynn swilce nán man ǽr ne gemunde swá grimme, 1005; Erl. 139, 36.

hálig-nes

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</b> Hér wæs Ósuuald ofslagen . . . þæs hálines and wundor wǽron manigfealde gecýdde geond ðis égland (cf. cujus quanta fides in Deum, quae deuotio mentis fuerit, etiam post mortem uirtutum miraculis claruit, Bd. 3, 9), Chr. 641; P. 27, 24.

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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spræc him wordum tó, Ps. Th. 98, 7. wordum wið his Waldend spræc, Cd. Th. 155, 22; Gen. 2576. tó Noe spræc hálgan reorde, 89, 19; Gen. 1483. Hí sprǽcon úrum gereordum, Homl. Th. i. 314, 18. Tó Geátum spræc mildum wordum, Beo.

CLÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁÞ, cláðes; m.

CLOTH,pannusvestirnenta

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Him wyrþ oftohen ðara cláða he is deprived of the clothes, 37, 1; Fox 186, 14: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 46; Met. 25, 23. Of ðínum cláðum a vestimentis tuis, Ps. Th. 44, 10: Exon. 18b; Th. 45, 27; Cri. 725: 28b; Th. 87, 12; Cri. 1424.

Linked entry: clǽþ