HRÓF
A ROOF ⬩ the top ⬩ summit
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Under beorges hróf in the cave, 5504; B. 2755. Ðá gewát se engel up on heánne hróf heofona ríces, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 2; Dan. 442. Fiðru mid ðǽm ic fleógan mæg ofer heáne hróf heofones ðisses pennæ quæ celsa conscendant poli, Bt. Met.
út
out ⬩ beyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosed ⬩ out on an expedition ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ out ⬩ forth ⬩ to knock out ⬩ pull out ⬩ out ⬩ away from home ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ away from land ⬩ out ⬩ outside ⬩ not within doors ⬩ not in the house ⬩ abroad ⬩ out ⬩ externally
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Geseah streám út ðonan brecan of beorge, Beo. Th. 5084; B. 2545. Ðætte seó wǽte út fleówe, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 1. Hí of mínre sídan swát út guton (gotun, MS.), Exon. Th. 88, 33; Cri. 1449. Cleopaþ se alda út of belle, Cd.
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torht
Bright, ⬩ splendid ⬩ of the brightness of light, ⬩ of splendid appearance ⬩ bright ⬩ beautiful ⬩ splendid ⬩ splendid, ⬩ glorious, ⬩ noble, ⬩ illustrious, ⬩ having splendid qualities or properties, ⬩ bright, ⬩ clear
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Txts. 576: cf. beorht in the same class of words. See, also, torhtness.] Bright, splendid. of the brightness of light, literal or figurative, referring to things in this world Æþelast tungla, torht tácen Godes the sun, Exon. Th. 204, 11; Ph. 96.
lyft
Air ⬩ atmosphere ⬩ breeze ⬩ sky ⬩ heavens ⬩ cloud
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Beorc byþ lyfte getenge the birch towers to the sky, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 2; Rún. 18. Hægl hwyrft of heofones lyfte, 341, 5; Rún. 9: Exon. 116 a; Th. 446, 10; Dóm. 20. Nán wolcn næs on ðære lyfte gesewen no cloud was seen in the sky, Homl.
geond
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Heá beorgas geond sídne grund the high hills throughout the wide world, Gen. 1388. Ealle ðá reliquias ðe gind ealne middangeard sindon, Rtl. 114, 18. Æfter burgum geond Bryten innan, Gú. 855.
neáh-west
nearness ⬩ neighbourhood ⬩ the being with another ⬩ presence ⬩ society ⬩ fellowship
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Ne can ðara idesa ówðer þurh gebedscipe beorna neáwist, Cd. Th. 148, 36; Gen. 2467
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scír
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Sunne scír and beorht, Met. 30, 9. Sió scíre scell ( the firmament), 20, 174. Metod æfter sceáf scírum scíman ǽfen ǽrest. Cd. Th. 9, 5 ; Gen. 137. Scírne scíman, Rood Kmbl. 107; Kr. 54. Fleógan þurh scírne dæg. Exon. Th. 439, 15 ; Rä. 59, 4.
Sunnan-dæg
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for eal Godes folc þingien, ǽgðer ge mid heora gebedum ge mid heora ælmessan; and æfter ðære hálgan þénunge him gehwá hám hwyrfe, and mid his freóndum and his nýhstum and mid ælðeódigum hine gástlíce gereordige, and hine wið oferǽt and druncennysse beorge
swǽs
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Cwæð brýd tó beorne : 'Mín swǽs freá,' Cd. Th. 168, 15; Gen. 2783. Heó Adame hyre swǽsum were scencte, Exon. Th. 161, 11; Gú. 975. Wið fæder swǽsne, 39, 4; Cri. 617. Gif ðú sunu áge, oððe swǽsne mǽg, oððe freónd ǽnigne, Cd.
hirde
a keeper ⬩ guardian ⬩ protector ⬩ director ⬩ guide ⬩ pastor ⬩ the keeper ⬩ a keeper ⬩ a guard ⬩ watchman
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Beorges hyrde (the fire-drake), B. 2304.
hróf
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Beorges hróf the roof which the hill makes for the cave in its side, 2755.
georne
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Beorge man georne ꝥ man þá sáwla ne forfare, 304, 16. Godes cyrican georne sécan, Bl. H. 47, 28. Úre synna bétan georne, Wlfst. 266, 7. Beó man georne ymbefriðes bóte, Ll. Th. i. 310, 22: 278, 13: ii. 290, 2.
ge-riht
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Of ðám beorge forð on geriht on ðæt sfc, 38, 32. Dol him ne ondráideð þá deáðsperu, swylteð hwæðre gif him Meotud on geryhtu lǽteð strséle fleógan, Ru. 4, 55. a rule, canon Gerihte canone i. regula, An. Ox. 3984.
HEÁH
HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughty ⬩ altus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis
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Hóf ic míne eágan tó ðam heán beorge levavi oculos meos in montes, 120, 1. Fram ðam heágan cederbeáme from the tall cedar, Homl. Th. ii. 578, 4. Hát ðú mé ánne heáhne tor getimbrian order a high tower to be built for me, Blickl. Homl. 183, 3.
gleáw
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., skilled in the use or practice of, having good knowledge of :-- Fród wita . . . snottor ár . . . wordhord onwreáh, beorn bóca gleaw, Mód. 4: El. 1212. Rece, gif þú cunne, wís, worda gleáw, Rä. 33, 14.
wíg
fight ⬩ battle ⬩ war ⬩ conflict ⬩ valour ⬩ troops
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Sum bið wíges heard, beadocræftig beorn, Exon. Th. 295, 27; Crä. 39 : (Ulysses) Met. 26, 13 : (Sigemund) Beo. Th. 1776; B. 886 : (St. Andrew) Andr. Kmbl. 1677; An. 841. Wíges oflysted, 2454; An. 1228. Wíges hrémige, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 8.
lád-teów
A leader ⬩ guide ⬩ conductor ⬩ general
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Hé sende fyrd ðære wæs Beorht ládteów and heretoga misso cum exercitu duce Bercto, 4, 26; S. 602, 5. Ládteáw, Bt. tit. 36; Fox xviii. 4. Láteáu, Kent. Gl. 131. Ládtow dux, Ps. Surt. 30, 4: 54, 14. Mín ládþeów dux mihi, Ps. Th. 30, 4: Ps. Spl.
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þúsend
a thousand
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Grammar þúsend, as a numeral noun, neuter and fem. (v. Ps. Th. 118, 72, and cf. cognates), Grammar þúsend, gen. þúsendes, pl. þúsendu (-o, -a,-e); also þúsend sometimes in the multiples, though, perhaps, in these cases the whole number is to be considered
searu
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</b> armour, equipment, arms :-- Beran beorht searo, Cd. Th. 191, 23; Exod. 219. Licgeþ lonnum fæst . . . swíðe swingeþ and his searo hringeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 534; Sal. 266. Hringíren song in searwum ( coats of mail), Beo.
wlitig
Beautiful ⬩ comely ⬩ fair ⬩ beauteous ⬩ glorious
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Ðis leóhte beorht cymeþ eástan wlitig and wynsum, Exon. Th. 350, 13; Sch. 63. Smicere on gearwum cymeþ wlitig scríðan Maius, Menol. Fox 152 ; Men. 77. Hærfest, wlitig, wæstmum hladen, 281 ; Men. 142. Ðære wlitegan byrig weallas, Judth.