hagal
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<b>I a.</b> n. A hailstone: — Hé ásendeþ gycelstán his swá swá hagalu (buccellas ), Ps. L. 147, 17. a hail-storm: — Smelt hagol imber serotinus, Kent. Gl. 560. Hagelum ł scúrum imbribus, An. Ox. 360
treów
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&#39;Ic nát mid hwí ic delfe&#39; ... þá geseah hé þǽr swilchwugu treów licgende and ꝥ lytel, ongan þá þǽrmid delfan, Hml. S. 23 b, 766. <b>IV a.
sang-cræft
the art of singing, music ⬩ an art of singing ⬩ the art of composing poetry
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On sangcræft gelǽred cantandi sonos edoctus, 5, 20; S. 646, 6. an art of singing :-- Biþ ðæs hleóþres swég (the voice of the Phenix when singing) eallum songcræftum swétra and wlitigra, and wynsumra wrenca gehwylcum, Exon.
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tó-standan
to stand apart ⬩ be distant ⬩ to differ ⬩ be different ⬩ to stand aloof ⬩ not to be forthcoming
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Tó-standendum mægna distantes vires, i. discordes, 26. to stand aloof, not to be forthcoming Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, and ðonne sió gift tóstande. Gif mon wíf gebycgge, and sió gyft forð ne cume, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 3-6
full-boren
fully formed and living at birth ⬩ legitimate
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in a physical sense, fully formed and living at birth Ic gonge mid cwican cilde, nalæs mid cwellendum, mid fulborenum, nalæs mid fǽgan, Lch. iii. 66, 29.
á-spanan
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Læcedemonie him on fultum, and healfe Athenienses Catanenses ab Atheniensibus auxilia poposcunt, at Syracusani auxilium a Lacedaemoniis petunt, Ors. 2, 7;S. 90, 7. Here þára wícinga þe hie him tó fultume áspanen hæfdon. Chr. 921;P. 102, 19.
Certes íg
CHERTSEY ⬩ Certesia
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, to Certes íge Ordberhtum, to Mideltúne Cyneward here the canons were driven out of the old monastery [at Winchester] by king Edgar, and also from the new monastery, and from Chertsey, and from Milton, and he placed thereto monks and abbots: Æthelgar
hider
to this world ⬩ to this life ⬩ in this world ⬩ to this point ⬩ hither and thither ⬩ to and fro
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Hí irnaþ hider and ðider dwoligende, 36, 5; F. 180, 12. geond to and fro Brǽd ꝥ heáfod hider and geond ofer ꝥ fýr, Lch. ii. 38, 3
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twi-feald
Twofold ⬩ double ⬩ twice as much ⬩ of twice the amount ⬩ consisting of two items ⬩ consisting of two parts ⬩ containing two elements ⬩ that belongs to one or other of two kinds ⬩ doubtful ⬩ irresolute ⬩ double ⬩ not straightforward ⬩ deceitful ⬩ double (as in bent double) ⬩ placed together
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Alf. 25 ; Th. i. 50, 23 : Homl. Th. ii. 562, l. Hé him sylþ twifealdne mete (cibos duplices), Ex. 16, 29. &#39; Nymaþ twá swá micel fećs swá gé ǽer hæfdon&#39;. . . Ðá námon hig twigfeald feoh &#39;pecuniam duplicem ferte&#39;. . .
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ge-neahhe
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Add: abundantly, sufficiently Ic sylle geneahhe heora hungrium hláf tó fylle pauperes ejus saturabo panibus, Ps. Th. 131, 16. I a. in a vague sense as intensive, enough (cf. assez in French), fully, quite, very (much), with adj. or adv.
dæges
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Substitute: By day, during the day, day Se sunnan seáð bið dæges hát and nihtes ceald, and se mónan seáð bið nihtes hát and dæges ceald, Nar. 36, 26. Ymb his ǽ smeágende dæges and nihtes, Ps. Th. 1, 2: Bl. H. 47, 11.
hlehhan
To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], ⬩ to deride
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Ða apostoli hlógon ðæra deófla leásunga and se ealdorman cwæþ mé stent ege ðysse andsware and ge hlihaþ the apostles laughed at the devils' lying words, and the general said 'Fear comes upon me at this answer, and you laugh,' Homl. Th. ii. 482, 25.
lǽþ
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a lathe. Take these together, and add On westan Cænt ðǽr ðæt land and ðæt lǽð tó líð, C. D. vi. 81, 19. Of Æglesforda and of ellan þám lǽþe þe þǽr tó líþ de Æilesforda et de toto illo lesto quod ad illum manerium pertinet, C. D. B. iii. 659, 25
ǽfen-lác
An evening sacrifice ⬩ vespertinum sacrificium
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An evening sacrifice; vespertinum sacrificium Swylce ahafenes handa mínra, ðonne ic ǽfenlác secge elevatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum, Ps. Th. 140, 3
áncer
An anchoret ⬩ hermit ⬩ anachoreta
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An anchoret, hermit; anachoreta Mid ðý he leornode be ðám áncerum when he learnt concerning the anchorets, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 22
ancor-man
An anchor-man ⬩ the man in charge of the anchor ⬩ ancorarius ⬩ proreta
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An anchor-man, the man in charge of the anchor; ancorarius, proreta, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 66: 104; Som. 77, 126
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almes-man
An almsman ⬩ eleemosynarius
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An almsman; eleemosynarius Ðonne nime man uncúþ sǽd æt almesmannum then let one take strange seed of almsmen, Lchdm, i. 400, 17
eorþ-weard
An earth-guard ⬩ terræ custos
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An earth-guard; terræ custos Hæfde lígdraca eorþweard forgrunden the fire-dragon had destroyed the earth-guard, Beo. Th. 4658; B. 2334
fell
Ruin ⬩ death ⬩ lapsus ⬩ ruīna
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Ruin, death; lapsus, ruīna Ðéh ðe fell curen synnigra cyan though the race of sinners chose death, Andr. Kmbl. 3217; An. 1611
pínung-tól
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An instrument of torture Decius hét gearcian eall ðæt pínungtól, Homl. Th. i. 428, 18. Mid eallum ðisum pínungtólum getintregod, 424, 22
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