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hróf

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On heáhsetlum hrófe getenge celsos solil culmine, Met. 25, 5. Gif mon on níwne weall unádrúgodne micelne hróf and hefigne on sett, Past. 383, 32. Hí openodon þone hróf ( tectum ), Mk. 2, 4. Hé geseah steápne hróf golde fáhne, B. 926.

hwíl

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Þá wítu ðe ic nú hwíle ( now for a time, already ) þolode, Solil. H. 12, 4. with a qualifying word pronominal (demonst. or indef.) Þaacute; hwíle donec, i. dum, Wülck. Gl. 251, 9: dum 21.

leornian

(v.)
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Leorna þá bóc, þonne findst þú hyt þǽr, Solil. H. 65, 8.

mid

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Solil. H. 30, 14. Náman hí him wealhstodas mid, Bd. 1. 25; Sch. 52, 13. cf. IV. Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 28.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Ðǽr ðara arcebisceopa líc bebyrigde syndon ubi archiepiscopi Cantiæ sepeliri solent, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 5. Forleósan líca gehwilc ðara ðe lífes gást fæðmum þeahte, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 26; Gen. 1281. Lícu cadavera, Hymn. Surt. 52, 27

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Ic wæs on þám bysmore and on þǽre sceame þe hý mé on gebróhton, Solil. H. 12, 7. Ðætte hiene sió gewilnung ðǽre gífernesse of his módes fæstrǽdnesse ne gebrenge, Past. 316, 7. Hí ðá uncystegan on yfelre hneáwnesse ne gebrengen, 453, 29.

grówan

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Hwæðer sí þín ealde gýtsung of ðínum móde áwyrtwalod, þæt heó gýt grówan ne myht, Solil. H. 37, 15. Seó cirice mid gefeán and mid blisse grówende standeþ, Bl.

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Tó dæg is ðisum híréde hǽl gefremmed hodie solus domui huic facta est, Homl. Th. i. 582, 5. Cwæþ ðæt hé mid ðam Hǽlende on hýréde wǽre said that he was in company with Jesus, ii.248, 31.

Linked entry: hý-réd

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Ðá gelícan habbað heóm gelíc, Solil. H. 65, 24. Ne beóð þá leán gelíc, Mód. 76. Se maga and se unmaga ne beóð ná gelíce, ne ne magon ná gelíce byrðene áhebban, Ll. Th. i. 328, 16.

ge-streón

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For bearna gestreóne, Solil.

heofon-lic

chaste

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Ic lufige þæt heofenlice and þæt gástlice ofer þis æorðlicc, Solil. H. 12, 14. Heofonlice blisse mon mihte á on his mode ongytan, Bl. H. 223, 34. Sé ðe wile brúcan ðára godcundra ðinga and ðára hefonlicra lára, Past. 81, 14.

hwanan

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Hwanon, Solil. H. 51, 7. ꝥ hí ongiten hwonan him se wela cóme, Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 18. (2 c) cf. I. 2 c :-- Wé witon hwanon þes is. Ðonne Críst cymþ, þonne nát nán mann hwanon he biꝥ, Jn. 7, 27: 28: 8, 14: 9, 29, 30.

innan

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II</b> Answarode mé sum ðing, ic nát hwæðer hit wæs innan mé ðe útan sive alius quis extrinsecus sive intrinsecus, Solil. H. 3, 9. Yþende mód innan hreðre, Ps. Th. 54, 22.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Þá stuðu áne ... þæt fýr grétan ne mihte (seó studu ... ungehrinen fram þám fýre stód, v. l.) sola illa destina ... ab ignibus absumi non potuit, Bd. 3, 17; Sch. 269, 19.

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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was to be fixed upon as representing the party that made the sale or transfer, and to him, if a question subsequently arose as to ownership, the new owner might refer (tíman) in support of his right; this referring the property to the party who had sold

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Ealle hé hí oððe wið feó gesealde oððe on his ágenre hand heóld all of them he either sold for money or kept in his own hands, 1100; Erl. 236, 6, 9.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earthdry landtellusterraa landcountrydistrictregionterritoryrĕgiotractusplăgaterrĭtōriunithe groundsoilhŭmussŏlumearthclayterræ līmuslŭtum

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Th. 64, 6. the ground, soil; hŭmus, sŏlum He gefeóll to foldan he fell to the ground, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 27; Jud. 281: Andr. Kmbl. 1474; An. 738: Exon. 29a; Th. 88, 34; Cri. 1450: Elen. Kmbl. 1970; El. 987.

hwanne

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, Solil. H. 46, 20. in dependent clauses. where the time at which the action of the main clause takes place is fixed by the dependent clause Hwænne (huonne, L., hwenne, R.) ic bræc fíf hláfas ... . and hú fela wyligena gé námon fulle?

on-gitan

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Ðæt mód ne mæg ongietan ðá tóweardan yfelo imminentia mala non prospicit, 431, 20. add: to be sensible of Ic ne ongyte náne trimðe ne on móde ne on líchaman, Solil. H. 49, 3.

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Ic wille þis nú smeigan and haldan swá ic geornost mæg ista diligenter cauteque tractabo, Solil.