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hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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Ic eom frymdi tó ðé ðæt hí helsceaþan hýnan ne móton I am suppliant to thee that fiends of hell may not evil entreat it [the soul ], Byrht. Th. 137, 3; By. 180

Linked entry: hénan

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Ic mé be healfe mínum hláforde be swá leófan men licgan þence beside my lord, by one so loved, I mean to lie, Byrht. Th. 141, 7; By. 318: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 9; Jud. 251: Andr. Kmbl. 823; An. 412.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

a-lýsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lýsan, to alýsanne; p. de; impert. -lýs, -lís; pp. ed; v. a;

To let loosefreedeliverliberateto pay for loosingto payredeemransomliberareredimere

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Ðá wæs of ðæm hróran helm and byrne alýsed then was helm and byrnie loosed from the active chief, Beo. Th. 3264; B. 1630. We synt alýsde liberati sumus, Ps. Th. 123, 7: 107, 5. Ðæt hí wǽron alýsede ut liberentur, 59, 4

oððe

(con.)
Grammar
oððe, conj. I.
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Ia. in conjunction with óðóðer :-- Hí woldon óðer twega, líf forlǽtan oððe leófne gewercan, Byrht. Th. 137, 59; By. 207; Wald. 1, 16. oððe...oððe...either. ..or Oðða (oððe, MS.

Linked entry: eðða

ge-regnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-regnian, -rénian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To put, dispose, adorn

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Gerénod adorned, Byrht. Th. 136, 35; By. 161: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 21; Jud. 339. Girínad ornatum, Lk. Skt. Rush. 21, 5

west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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Wódon wælwulfas west ofer Pantan, Byrht. Th. 134, 41; By. 97. Ðá wende hé hine west wið Exanceastres, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 10. Se sciphere sigelede west ymbútan, 877 ; Erl. 78, 17. Ðonne heofones gim west onhylde, Exon.

geóguþ

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ, geógeþ, giógoþ, geógaþ, gígoþ, iúguþ, e; f.

YOUTH, the state of being youngjuventus, juvenilis ætas vel statusthe youth, young personsjuventus, juvenes

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Hyre byre Hréðríc and Hróðmund and hæleða bearn giógoþ ætgædere her sons Hrethric and Hrothmund and children of warriors, the youth together, 2384; B. 1189: Cd. 176; Th. 220, 34; Dan. 81.

Linked entry: eógoþ

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Th. 185, 3; Exod. 117. to occupy a position for a time Ðá wícode se cyng on neáweste ðare byrig ða hwíle ðe hié hiera corn gerypon, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 5. Hé wícode ðǽr ða hwíle ðe man ða burg worhte, 913; Erl. 102, 6.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

fíftig

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R. per quinquagenos), Mk. 6, 40. as plural Gif on þǽre byrig beóð fíftig rihtwísra manna si fuerint quinquaginta justi in civitate, Gen. 18, 24. Þás fíftig daga sind ealle gehálgode, Hml, Th. i. 312, 22. Fíftiga ealdor quinquagenarius, Wrt.

ge-mittan

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Add: to meet, (i) to meet that which is corning in an opposite direction Hine gemitte án man, þá hé fór fram þǽre byrig, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 34. to meet, encounter an enemy Þá gemytlon [þá men] hý of Hereforda and of Gleáweceastre, and him wið gefuhton

hærfest

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On hærfeste wícode se cyng on neáweste þáre byrig, þá hwíle þe hié hira corn gerypon, Chr. 896; P. 89, 8. Mon eorðan wæstmas on hærfeste hám gelǽdeð . . . on rypes tíman, Ph. 244. <b>II a.

wín-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wín-geard, -eard, es; m.

a vineyarda place where vines growthe vines growing in such a placevineaa place where other plants than vines grow a vinevitisvinea

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Se gesibsuma wer byð ðam wínearde gelíc ðe byrð góde wæstmas, Basil admn. 6; Norm. 46, 24. Ðú út álǽddest wíngeard (vineam)... and his wyrtruman settest, Ps. Th. 79, 8. Ic geseah wíneard (vitem), on ðam wǽron þreó clystru, Gen. 40, 9.

-en

(suffix)
Grammar
-en, <b>. I.</b> m. forms only a few masculine terminations of nouns; as, Þeóden; gen. þeódnes; m. a king, from þeód people: dryhten; gen. dryhtnes; m. a lord, from dryht

people, subjects

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-n, -in] ; as, Segen; gen. segne; f. tradition, saying, Icel. sögn: gýmen, e; f. heed, care: byrgen, e; f. a tomb: sylen, e; f. a gift: byrðen, e; f. a burden: hiwrǽden; gen. hiwrǽdenne; f. a family, house: and several others in -rǽden; as, Gecwyd-rǽden

Linked entry: -ælfen

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, p. de; pp. ed, -rǽdd, -rǽd.

to arrange, dispose, direct, advise, determine, ordain, consult for, provide fordecernere, statuere, edicere, consulere, providereto enjointo arrangeto readlegere

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Gyf ðú ðæt gerǽdest if thou decidest on that, Byrht. Th. 132, 54; By. 36: Exon. 92 a; Th. 344, 24; Gn. Ex. 178. Ðá witan gerǽddan the counsellors ordained, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 15. Heó hire feax gerǽdde crines composuit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13.[Cf.

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Ðú sófte gedést, ðæt hí ðé selfne gesión móten 20, 272. without discord Gebunden gesiblíce sófte tógædere Met. 20, 68. easily, without opposition Ne sceole gé swá sófte sinc gegangan, ús sceal ord and ecg ǽr geséman Byrht. Th. 133, 32; By. 59

Linked entry: sófte

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Hé ne wandode ná æt ðam wígplegan, Byrht. Th. 139, 42. Ne mæg ná wandian se ðe wrecan þenceþ freán, 139, 22; By. 258.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Th. i. 542, 27. to scorch, pain or damage with fire, singe hair 'Fýr byrnð on his gesihðe, and bið swíðlic storm.' Se storm áðwyhð swá hwæt swá þæt fýr forswǽlð, Hml. Th. i. 618, 12. Se líg ne móste furðon heora fex forswǽlan, Hml. S. 16, 76.

wígend

(n.)
Grammar
wígend, wíggend, es; m.

a fighting mana warriorsoldiera noblestrenuous man

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Wígend cruncon wundum wérige, Byrht. Th. 140, 43; By. 302; Beo. Th. 6279; B. 3144. Wígend unforhte, Cd. Th. 189, 6; Exod.180. Wígend, céne under cumblum, Andr. Kmbl. 2408; An. 1205. Wíggend, Judth. Thw. 22, 20; Jud. 69: 23, 26 ; Jud. 141.

BEORN

(n.)
Grammar
BEORN, birn, es; m. [this word is only used by poets].

a manvira princenoblemanchiefgeneralwarriorsoldierprincepsvir nobilisduxmilesrichdives

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He ðam beorne oncwæþ he answered the warrior Byrht. Th. 138, 65; By. 245. Me on beáme beornas sticedon soldiers pierced me on the cross Cd. 224; Th. 297,1; Sat. 510.

éfstan

(v.)
Grammar
éfstan, éfestan; p. éfstte, éfste, pl. éfston, éfstun; impert. éfst, éfste, pl. éfstaþ; pp. éfsted, éfst; v. intrans. [ófest, ófost, ófst haste]

To hasten, draw near, approach, make haste, be quickfestīnāre, propĕrāre, concurrĕre, appropinquāre, accelĕrāre

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Spl. 106, 18: Byrht. Th. 137, 55; By. 206. Hí geneálǽhton oððe éfstun [éfston, Ps. Spl. 15, 3] accelĕrāvērunt, Ps. Lamb. 15, 4. Éfst ardlíce ðyder festīna ĭbi, Gen. 19, 22: Lk. Bos. 19, 5.

Linked entries: ǽfstian éfestan