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furþor

localto or at a more advanced point of progressto a greater degree or extentmore thoroughlycompletelydenoting superioritydenoting greater importance or significance, moredenoting excess, beyondover and abovedenoting transgressiondenoting increasedenoting continued actionlater

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Þú feónde furðor hýrdes þonne þínum Scyppende, Cri. 1395: Crä. 34. denoting superiority Suá suǽ hé on ðyncðum bið furður (-or, v. l.) ðonne óðre, ðæt hé sié on his weorcum and ðeáwum suá micle furður sicut honore ordinis superat, ita morum virtute transcendat

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Se swéta mete ðe him cuóm of hefonum (cf. hét hé þá wídan duru wolceiv ontýnan heá of heofenum, and hider rignan mannum tó móse, Ps. Th. 77, 25), Past. 125, 20.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Biþ ðǽr seó miccle milts áfyrred, Exon. 28 a; Th. 84, 9; Cri. 1371. On ðam miclan dæge ( the day of judgment ), 23 a; Th. 65, 7; Cri. 1051. On hyra mandryhtnes miclan þearfe, Beo. Th. 5691; B. 2849.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Gl. 502, 26. opposed to what is right, arrogant, perverse, depraved, reprobate, false; in special senses, heretic, apocryphal Wiðerweard heorte cor pravum, Ps. Th. 100, 3.

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Cuman fore heofona cyning, Cri. 1039: 796: 1114.

ge-setnes

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Ne secge wé nán þincg níwes on þissere gesetnysse (cf. on þyssere béc þǽra hálgena þrowunga, 36), Hml. S. p. 4, 46. On þǽre gesetnysse be worulde frymðe, Angl. viii. 307, 5. Be þǽre gesetnysse of ðám gedwylde, Hml. A. 24, 5.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Sumum men hé forgifþ wísdom sumum gód ingehýd to one man he gives wisdom, to another good knowledge [cf. 1 Cor. xii. 8], 322, 26. Wæter getácnaþ on ðyssere stówe mennisc ingehýd, ii. 280, 2.

wóh

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh, adj.

not straightbentcrookedtwistedobliquenot rightperversefrowardwrongunfair

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Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 73, 22. Tó ðære wóhgan apeldran, iii. 389, 32. Tó wóhan (wógan, v. l.) ǽc, Cod. Dip. B. i. 417, 16. Ðá oncierde ðæt scip on wónne síþfæt þurh deófles beswicennesse, Shrn. 60, 8.

déman

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Deáþe déman, El. 303. to adjudge, assign reward, punishment, &c., to a person Hé eallum démeð leán æfter ryhte, Cri. 846. On swá hwæðere hond Dryhten mǽrðo déme swá him gemet þince, B. 687.

eft

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Hwílum . . . hwílum eft, 20, 215: Cri. 648: B. 2111. Nǽnig eft . . . again no one . . ., Crä. 18.

ge-mána

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God hine áwende of ealra crístenra gemánan, C.

ge-tǽcan

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Ðǽr ic hæbbe getǽht hwelc hierde bión sceal monstrare qualis esse debeat Pastor, Past. 467, 20. to shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, place, &c. lit.

gilp

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Þý lǽs him gilp scedðe, oððe fore þǽre mǽrðe mód ástíge, Crä. 100: Cri. 684. Gylpes ostenta-tionis (indicium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 22 : 64, 38. Gilpes arrogantiae . 2, 9. Tóþundenes gylpes tumentis iactantię An. Ox. 5374.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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Cf. winnan; <b>B.

hwanne

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Him se reogolweord gebeóde foran tó hwonne sió tíd sié, Cht. E. 81, 13: Ll.

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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On cwénena bróce, of cwénena bróce to the women's brook, from the women's brook, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 426 ; A. D. 949; Kmbl. iii. 429, 34. a wife ; uxor Abrahames cwén Abraham's wife, Cd. 103 ; Th. 136, 17 ; Gen. 2259 .

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Him egsa becom for déman dread came over them before their judge, Cd. 221; Th. 288, 13; Sat, 380: 175; Th. 220, 15; Dan. 71. Ic ðone déman in dagum mínum wille weorþian I will worship the judge in my days, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 8; Gú. 590.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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In the Laws the word is used in technical phrases relating to flogging [cf. colloquial 'to give one a hiding'] Wealh gafolgelda cxx scill. ... weales hýd twelfum the 'wer' of a tenant of British race is one hundred and twenty shillings ... the 'hide-gild

Linked entry: hýd-gild

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Tó ðǽm landum eallum ðe ðǽrtó hiérdon to all the lands that thereto belonged, Chr. 912; Erl. 100, 32. Filgan hí ðam láfordscipe ðe ðæt land tó hýre let them follow the lordship that the land belongs to, Chart. Th. 549, 33.

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Homl.65, 17: Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 6; Cri. 1654. Gód sceal wyð yfele geógoþ sceal wið ylde sacan, Menol. Fox 562 ; Gn. C. 50. Nǽron eówre gescí mid ylde fornumene nec calceamenta pedum vestrorum vetustate consumpta sunt, Deut. 29, 5.

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