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hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelyat oncesoonforthwithstraightway

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Ne scule gé hit nó ðý hraðor þurhteón none the sooner shall ye accomplish it, Ps. Th. 4, 5: Cd. 212; Th. 263, 2; Dan. 756. No hé fleótan meahte hraðor on holme not more swiftly than I could he float on the ocean, Beo. Th. 1090; B. 543.

Linked entry: hræde

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne oððe blacne non potes unum capillum album facere aut nigrum, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 36.

INNOÞ

(n.)
Grammar
INNOÞ, innaþ, es; m. f.

the insidestomachwombbowelsthe breastheart

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Eádige synt ða innoþas ðe ne cendun beati ventres qui non genuerunt, Lk. Skt. 23, 29. Wið innoþa wræc for pain of intestines, L. Med. ex Quadr. 2, 18; Lchdm. i. 338. 9. Wiþ tóbrocenum innoþum for ruptured bowels, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 23.

leahter

(n.)
Grammar
leahter, es; m.

a crimefaultoffencesinvicedisgracefulreproachopprobriumblamedisgracediseasedisorderhurtmalady

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Ýdel byþ seó lár ðe ne gehǽlþ ðære sáwle leahtras (v. II.) and unþeáwas, Homl. Th. i. 60, 35. Wið ða heáfodlícan leahtras against the deadly sins, Blickl.

Linked entry: lehter

molde

(n.)
Grammar
molde, an;

moulddustsandearthgroundearthlandearth

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Kmbl. 109; El. 55. earth (the dwelling place of men) Ne mihte ða on moldan man geríman no man on earth might number them, Ps. Th. 104, 30: 127, 5: Cd. 202; Th. 251, 21; Dan. 567: Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 13; Seel. 75.

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, es; m.

a blast, blowing, breath, spirit, life, mindflamen, flatus, inspiratio? spiritus, vita, animusenjoyment, prosperity, abundance, success, blessedness, gift, reward, benefit, glory, honourfruitio, prosperitas, abundantia, successus, beatitudo, donum, præmium, beneficium, gloria, dignitasflatus

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Hie ne meahton blǽdes brúcan they might not enjoy prosperity, 90; Th. 113, 26; Gen. 1893. On his blǽde in his prosperity, 205; Th. 253, 26; Dan. 601. Sý him wuldres blǽd may there be to him abundance of glory, Exon. 65 b; Th. 241, 27; Ph. 662.

Linked entries: bléd bléd

ge-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýðan, p. -cýðde, -cýdde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd.

to make knowntellrelateproclaimannounceinformnuntiareannuntiarereferreeffarimonereto declarerevealmanifestshewperformconfirmtestifyprovedeclararerevelareedoceremanifestaremonstrareperhiberetestariprobareto make celebratedrenownedfamednotum facereinclytum reddere

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R. 3, 11. to declare, reveal, manifest, shew, perform, confirm, testify, prove; declarare, revelare, edocere, manifestare, monstrare, perhibere, testari, probare Ðæt wille ic gecýðan, ðæt ða rícu of nánes mannes mihtum swá gecræftgade ne wurdon that

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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He ne nrihte hine handum self mid hrægle wryón, Cd. Th. 95, 2 ; Gen. 1572. to cover a book, to bind a book Mec (a book) wráh hælet hleóbordum. Exon.

Linked entry: wríga

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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Ic nǽnigne man beswícan (laedere) ne mihte, Gr. D. 30, 23.

Linked entry: be-swícende

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Yldende tó bétanne heora synna and mán differentes emendare scelera, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 626, 15. to make good, make amends, reparation for, atone for Þá þe yfel dóð and þæt ne bétað qui nequiter agunt, Ps. Th. 36, 9.

earm

(adj.)
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Ne meht þú cweðan ꝥ þú earm sé and ungesǽlig ( te existimari miserum ), Bt. 8; F. 24, 23. Ic earm tó þé cleopie; for þon on sáre míne geár syndon fornumene, Bl. H. 89, 13. Hí ácwealdon eall þæt hí fundon þæs earman folces, Jos. 10, 37.

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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ne sceolon heora bodunge álecgan, ac swíðor geeácnian, Hml. Th. ii. 232, 15: Chr. 1067; P. 201, 28: Geieácnian, Cht. Th. 125, 18. Wé sceolan geeácnian ús þá écean spéda, Hml. S. 12, 269. Geeácnude weldǽda macta merita, An.

ge-yppan

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Ox. 2379. where evil is exposed Hé his fæder uncysta ná ne geypte (ámeldode, v. l.)non patris prodebat vitium Gr. D. 22, 28. Geypte prodidit (omnem concinnati sceleris scenam prodidit Ald. 39, 33), An. Ox. 2921.

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, e f.[a poetical word]

War, battlepugna, prælium

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Nǽfre hit æt hilde ne swác manna ǽngum never had it failed in fight any man, Beo. Th. 2925; B 1460: 3322; 6. 1659: 5143; B. 2575: 5361; B. 2684: Cd. 98; Th. 129, 25; Gen. 2149: Byrht.

leóf

(n.)
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La leóf nele hé gelýfan mínum wordum long ago 1 knew him, Sir ... Ah! Sir, he will not believe my words, Glostr. Frag. 2, 10, 19. Lá leóf O Lord, Gen. 18, 23, 25, 28, 30, 31.

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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Feóndum emulis, 5367. of things, what is prejudicial: Bewreóh hine wearme, for þon þe cile biþ þǽre ádle feónd, Lch. ii. 234, 1. a malevolent person (or animal) Hé (Nero) wǽs witena gehwelcum láð. . . .

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, p. hátte.
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On þǽre ðióde þe Deira hátte, swíþe neáh þǽre byrig ðe mon nú hǽt Babilonia, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 20. Mid Latinus wífe Lucrettie hátte, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 31. Themestocles hátte Atheniensa ládteów, 2, 5; S. 82, 13.

setl

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</b> add :-- Sió sunne þǽr gǽð neár on setl þonne on óðrum lande, Ors. 1. 1; S. 24, 18. Add Án setl æt Sc̃e Martine (cf. unam sedem in loco qui dicitur Sc̃i Martini ecclesia et unam modicam uillulam at eandem sedem, 137, 10), Cht. E. 139, 20.

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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of-gán

(v.)

to demand what is due, seek satisfaction for, require, exactto require what is not due, to exact with violence, extortto require what is not one's due but is granted as a favour or for a fair equivalent, to obtain, hold by allowance of anotherto start of, make a beginning of anything.

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Linked entry: of-eode