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hærean-fagol

(n.)

a hedge-hog

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a hedge-hog Stán gener hæreanfagol petra refugium herinaciis, Ps. Spl, 103, 19

Linked entry: hatte-fagol

ge-wíder

Grammar
ge-wíder, l. ge-widere, and in l. 3 for gewidor abidon l. gewidora bidon.
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Of untídlican gewideran, þæt is, of wǽtum sumerum and of drýgum wintrum temporum turbata temperies, hoc est, aut siccitas hiemis, aut humor aestatis, Ors. 3, 3 ; S. 102, 5. Sænde ic þá gewideru þe ealle eówre wæstmas gebétað, Wlfst. 132, 13.

þyrelian

(v.)
Grammar
þyrelian, þyrlian; p. ode.

to make a hole throughpierce throughperforateto make hollowto make vain

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Þyrliaþ cavantur, evacuantur, hol cava, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 62

Linked entry: þyrlian

níd-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
níd-scyld, e; f.

Bounden duty

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duty Sóna swá hé tó ðære áre cymþ, swá þyncþ him ðæt se hié him niédscylde sceolde se se hié him sealde as soon as he comes to the honour, it seems to him that he who gave it him was bound to grant it as a matter of right; repente perveniens jure sibi hoc

be-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícan, bi-swícan; ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ, -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen; v. a. [be by, swícan to deceive]

To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evadedecipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere

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We beswicon [MS. beswican] us sylfe we have deceived ourselves, Exon. 121 a; Th. 464, 31; . 96. Hycgaþ hú ge hí beswícen think how ye may deceive them, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 9; Gen. 433.

Linked entries: be-swác bi-swícan

ofer-swógan

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Add: v. swógan; <b>II,</b> and see ofer-hón

for-hǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hǽtan, p. te

overheat

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To make too hot, overheat Se mon wyrð tó swíþe forhǽt, Lch. ii. 244, 8

Linked entry: hǽtan

under-niman

(v.)
Grammar
under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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Hé deóplíce undernam Drihtnes láre æt him, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 76. Abraham undernam hefiglíce ðás word dure accepit hoc, Gen. 21, 11. Ðis sind ðæra apostola word, undernimaþ hí mid carfullum móde, Homl. Th. i. 236, 4: H. R. 7, 29.

Linked entry: under-fón

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Homl. Th. i. 50, 35. Hú micele swíðor how much more? 68, 24. On hú manegum wísum is Godes weorc? Boutr. Scrd. 18, 14. Hú fela se hǽlend him dyde quanta sibi fecisset ihesus, Mk. Skt. 5, 20.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

ge-þýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýdan, p. de; pp. ed

To joinassociatesŏciāre

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Us is swíðe mycel nédþearf ðæt we us geþýdon to úrum hálgum gebedum there is very great need for us to betake ourselves to our holy prayers, Blickl. Homl. 133, 8. Wit sceoldan beón tosamne geþýdde we had to be joined together, Shrn. 39, 19.

Linked entry: ge-þeódan

hunig

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Add: — þis hunig hoc mel, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 38, 10. Hunig oððe mildeáw nectar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 38. Seóð oþ huniges þicnesse, Lch. ii. 30, 8. Æt . x. hídum tó fóstre .x. fata hunies, Ll. Th. i. 146, 16.

hæring

(n.)
Grammar
hæring, es; m.

A herring

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Ðes hæring hoc allec, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 14, 22. Hæring allec vel jairus vel taricius vel sardina, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 80; Wrt. Voc. 56, 3. Hærinc taricus vel allec, Wrt.

ge-reónian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reónian, p. ode; pp. od

To conspire, ordain, frame, deviseconspirare, concinnare

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Æfter manegum dagum gereónodon ða Iudeiscan hú hí done Godes cempan acwellan sceoldon after many days the Jews conspired how they were to kill that champion of God, Homl. Th. i. 388, 5

Linked entry: reónian

ÆCER

(n.)
Grammar
ÆCER, æcyr, es; m.

a fieldlandwhat is sownsown landagerseges

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a field, land, what is sown, sown land; ager, seges For ðam is se æcer geháten Acheldemah propter hoc vocatus est ager ille Haceldama, Mt. Bos. 27, 8.

nón-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
nón-tíd, e; f.

The ninth hour

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The ninth hour On undern, on midne dæg, on nóntíde, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 9

ge-bícnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bícnung, e; f. [ge-, bícnung a sign]

A presagesignpræsāgium

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A presage, sign; præsāgium Þurh heofenlícere gebícnunge. through a heavenly sign, Hom. Th. ii. 306, 7

Linked entries: ge-beácnung bícnung

fýren

composed of fire on fire, flaming, burning.bearing fireburning, red-hot

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Geteald tó þǽre fýrenan eá and tó þǽm ísenan hóce . . . getogen mid þon ísnan hóce on þǽre picenan eá . . . hí hine besencton on þá fýrenan eá, Bl. H. 43, 24-30. On þǽre fýrenan helle, 45, 5. Fýrenum ádum flammiuomis (i. ardentibus) torribus, An.

trahtnian

(v.)
Grammar
trahtnian, p. ode.

To expoundexplainto give as explanation of (be) somethingto treat of

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Nú wille wé be ðyssere freólstíde trahtnian, Homl. Th. i. 104, 9. Wé woldon gefyrn trahtnian be ðam lambe, ii. 278, 11

mægen-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
mægen-strang, adj.

Strong in power

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Strong in power Hú ðú mǽre eart mihtig and mægenstrang how great thou (Christ) art, how mighty and strong in power, Hy. 3, 21; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 21. Ðú eart se miccla and se mægenstranga, 3, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 38.

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.
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thereon Hé com tó ðam treówe, sóhte wæstm ðǽron, and nǽnne ne gemétte, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 1. Se déma hét wyrcan áne hencgene and hét hón ðone bisceop þǽron, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 253 : Blickl.

Linked entry: on