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for-þencan

Grammar
for-þencan, pp. for-þóht

To despiseto despise one's selfto despairdesperatein despair

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But I would not that thou shouldst despair ... for he that is without hope is without heart, Bt. 8; S. 19, 29-31.

sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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Swá hé in swoloþan middes sumeres wǽre quasi in mediae aestatis caumate, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 30. Wintres and sumeres in winter and in summer, Exon. Th. 200, 7; Ph. 37.

Linked entries: sumor sumur

ge-sécan

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Godes Sunu hié hæfde gesóht, 13, 3. in order to help Gesóhte uisitauit, Lk. L. R. l, 68. Hé ús gesóhte hider on middangeard, Bl. H. 129, ii: ii. 34.

tíd-sang

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-sang, es; m.
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Voc. ii. 128, 26. Se tídsang matins, R. Ben. 33, 1: complines, 67, 10

Linked entry: tíd-þegnung

hálig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-nes, -ness, e; f.

holiness, sanctitya holy thing, relica holy place, sanctuary

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Hálignys on hálignysse hys sanctimonia in sanctificatione ejus, Ps. Spl. 95, 6. On rihtwísnesse and on hálignesse in righteousness and in holiness, Blickl. Homl. 31, 36 : 155, 31. On hálignesse in sanctitate, Lk. Skt. 1, 75: Ps.

Linked entry: hǽlnes

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Stríc on twá healfa þínes fét þám gemete þe hí gesceapene beóð, Tech. ii. 126, 10. <b>II a.

hwíl

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Þaacute; hwíle donec, i. dum, Wülck. Gl. 251, 9: dum 21. Heora nǽnig þá bǽre þá hwíle ( the while, meanwhile ) áhóf, Bl. H. 153, 3. Ic nát hú nyt ic þá hwíle beó þe ic þás word sprece, Ors. 4, 13: S. 212, 26.

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Eth. ix. 21; Th. í. 344, 21. Swínes scearn ðæs ðe on dúnlande and wyrtum libbe, L. M. 1, 20; Lchdm. ii. 62, 28.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

ge-mengan

(v.)
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Voc. i. 290, 46. Ne dranc hé wínes drenc, ne nánes gemencgedes wǽtan, Hml. Th. i. 352, 6.

ge-þóht

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Th. 145, 3. what is determined after thought, a determination, decree Decretum, i. institutum, positum, consilium, placitum geþóht, statutum laga, diffinitum gesetnes judicium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 79. Geðóht decreta, 106, 32.

Linked entry: þóht

be-gitan

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Th. ii. 212, Begetna ł begeten inventa. Mt. L. 13, 46. Bigetten, I. 18. Bigetna repertae, p. 17, 6. to get, cause to be done ꝥ ǽlc gegilda gesinge án fíftig oþþe begite gesungen, Ll. Th. i. 236, 37.

húru

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Th. i. 318, 30.

tó-slúpan

(v.)
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tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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Voc. ii. 139, 31.

Linked entry: tó-swífan

ge-sceððan

(v.)

To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy tonocere, adversari

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Corresponding to Icel. skeðja, skaddi is sceððan, sceðede. There is besides the weak verb &#39;sceaðian,&#39; which corresponds to Icel. skaða, skaðaði, or O. H. Ger. scadón, scadota.

búr

(n.)
Grammar
búr, es; m. (not n.).
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Voc. i. 58, 5: 83, 30. (1 a) a bridal chamber (cf. brýd-búr) :-- Búre (nuptiali) thalamo, Hpt. Gl. 511, 34. Ic eom nú in Crístes búre, Shrn. 140, 28. a supper-room Búre triclinio, sede, Hpt. Gl. 423, 36.

sigor

(n.)
Grammar
sigor, es ; m.
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Bidde ic sigere (-a ?, -es ?) Godes miltse, Lchdm. i. 390, 10

swenc

(n.)
Grammar
swenc, es; m.

Trial, tribulation, affliction

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In suoencum in tribulationibus, Rtl. 184, 4

first

timerespite(additional) timein time

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Wolde ic gebétan, gif ic ábídan móste, . . . ic ne eom wyrðe þæs fyrstes, Hml. S. 26, 254. On medmycclum fyrste tó ende cuman, Bl. H. ill, 25. Hé hæfde fyrst áne feáwa geára, Hml. S. 12, 121. Áge hé þreóra nihta fierst him tó gebeorganne, Ll.

Linked entry: fyrst

a-munan

(v.)
Grammar
a-munan, ic, he -man, ðú -manst, pl. -munon; p. -munde , pl. -mundon; pp. -munen

To think ofmindconsiderbe mindful ofhave a care forcogitarereputarememor esseprovidere

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Cwǽdon hí, ðæt hie ðæs ne amundon ðe má ðe eówre geferan they said, that they no more minded it than did your companions, Chr. 755; Th. 84, 36, col. 3

Linked entries: a-manst a-mundon

beorht

(n.)
Grammar
beorht, es; n.

Brightnessa glisteninglightsightglancetwinklingsplendorlumenlux

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Ðæt biþ an eágan beorht that is in the twinkling of an eye Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, note 20