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healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

halla stone buildingcalx.

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The following are some of the passages in which the word occurs Se westra eásthealh, Cod. Dipl. iii. 19, 6. On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On

ESOL

(n.)
Grammar
ESOL, esul, es; m.

An assăsĭnus

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An ass; ăsĭnus His estfulnesse wiðteáh se esol ðe he onuppan sæt the ass. upon which he [Balaam] sat, opposed his zeal, Past. 36, 7; Cot. MS. Gif ðǽr befeólle on oððe oxa oððe esol if an ox or an ass fell into it, Past. 63; Hat. MS.

seolh

(n.)
Grammar
seolh, gen. seoles; m.
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Ðás wyrt onsænde seolh ofer sǽs hrygc. Lchdm. iii. 34, 15. Of seoles hýde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 18. Sioles, 18, 23. Seolas vituli marini, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 16

Linked entries: seol Syles eá

ge-beorh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beorh, gen. -beorges, -beorhges; n.

A defenceprotectionrefugetuĭtiorefŭgium

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To gebeorhge ðæs sǽs for the sea's protection, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 12. Wolde he ðám gebeorh gewarnian ðe he heora láre onféng vŏlens scīlĭcet tuĭtiōnem eis, quos et quōrum doctrīnam suscēpĕrat, præstāre, 2, 5; S. 506, 30, MS. B

freó-bearn

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Add: of human beings Hié ( the descendants of Abraham ) gesittað be sǽm tweónum ... leóde þíne, freóbearn fæder, folca sélost, Exod. 445. Abraham andswarode '...

ful-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-lic, adj.
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Cf. full; <b>V a</b> Hér wæs geflit and fullíc (wæs geflitfullíc, sæt full, v. ll. ) senoþ, Chr. 785; P. 52, note 2

Linked entry: fallic

ge-weorp

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Dele ' A throwing, . . . dashing, ' and for first passage substitute Him þá beorna breogo, þǽr hé on bolcan sæt, ofer waroða geweorp wið þingode with him (Andrew) the prince of men, from his seat on the gangway, across the sands held parley (the boat

heáh-biscop

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Add: of a Christian priest Sæt se arcebisceop Augustinus . . . Cwæð hé se heáhbisceop tó him, Bd. 2, 2; ch. 118, 7.

CNYTTAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYTTAN, p.cnittan; cnytte; pp. cnytted, cnytt, cnyt

To tiebindKNIT; necterenexereligare

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Genim ðysse ylcan coliandran sǽd, endlufon corn oððe þreóttyne, cnyte mid ánum þrǽde take seed of this same coriander, eleven or thirteen grains, knit them with a thread Herb. 104, 2; Lchdm. i. 218, 20

Linked entries: be-cnyttan cnittan

hópig

(adj.)
Grammar
hópig, adj.

In hills and hollows

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Scot. hope a sloping hollow between two hills, or the hollow that is formed between two ridges on one hill] Com ic on sǽs hricg ðǽr mé sealt wæter hreóh and hópig holme besencte veni in allitudinem maris; et tempestas demersit me, Ps. Th. 68, 2

ge-mynan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mynan, p. de

To remember, remind

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Gemyne ðú ðæt ðú ðisne ele send on ða tu memento ut hoc oleum mittas in mare, Bd. 3,15; S. 541, 33. Gemyne ðé sylfne hú mycel yfel ðé gelamp remember how great an evil befell thee, Blickl. Homl. 31, 12.

a-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þindan, p. þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To puff upswellinflateintumescere

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To puff up, swell, inflate; intumescere He ðá ðone aþundenan gesmylte tumida æquora placavit, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 8. Gif he aþunden sý if he be swollen, Herb. 1, 21 : Lchdm. i. 76, 27. Aþindaþ occurs in Ps.

Linked entries: a-þindung a-þunden

for-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow awayinflateinflāre

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To blow away, inflate; inflāre Com án wind, ond forbleów hie út on there came a wind, and blew them out on to the sea, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 19. Gif mon síe forbláwen if a man be inflated, L. M. 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 240, 4

scip-steóra

(n.)
Grammar
scip-steóra, -stýra, an; m.
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A steersman, pilot Swíðe eáðe mæg on smyltre ungelǽred scipstiéra (-stióra, Cott. MSS.) genóh ryhte stiéran quieto mari recte navem imperitus nauta dirigit, Past. 9, 2; Swt. 59, 1. Swá swá gód scipstýra (-stioera, Cott.

hlóþian

(v.)
Grammar
hlóþian, p. ede

To take booty, rob, spoil

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To take booty, rob, spoil Ða ðe ǽlce geáre ofer ðone hlóþedon and hergedon qui anniversarias prædas trans maria cogere solebant, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 2.

Linked entry: hleóþian

celendre

(n.)
Grammar
celendre, cellendre, an; f: celender, cellender, es; n.

The herb coriandercoriandrum = κορίαννον , coriandrum sativum, Lin

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Celendres sǽd gegníd rub seed of coriander, 2, 48; Lchdm. ii. 262, 21. Cellendres sǽd gedó on scearp wín put seed of coriander into sour wine, 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 30. Mid cellendre with coriander, 1, 35; Lchdm. ii. 82, 6

wǽdlian

(v.)
Grammar
wǽdlian, p. ode.

to be poorindigentneedyin wantto be in want of somethingto lacknot to have enoughto beg

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Sum blind man sæt wið ðæne weg wǽdligende (mendicans), Lk. Skt. 18, 35; Wǽdliende, Blickl. Homl. 17, 31, 34. Hé wédlat mendicabit, Kent. Gl. 731

rempan

(v.)

to go headlong (like an animal butting with its horns (?),be precipitate

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Voc. ii. 15, 68 be precipitate Oft mon biþ suíðe rempende and rǽsþ suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe saepe praecipitata actio velocitatis efficacia creditur, Past. 20, 1;Swt. 149, 12

un-wærlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wærlíc, adj.

Unwaryincautiousheedless

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Oft ðæt mægen ðære láre wierð forloren, ðonne mon mid ungedafenlícre and unwærlícre ofersprǽce ða heortan gedweleþ ðara ðe ðǽrtó hlystaþ saepe dictorum virtus perditur, cum apud corda audientium loquacitatis incauta importunitate laevigatur.

for-þrysmian

(v.)
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Þæt sǽd mid þǽra þorna wæstme forðrysmod wearð, Hml. Th. ii. 92, 6. Forðresmedon suffocato, An. Ox. 11, 100. to darken with smoke, cloud Ásweartad, forsworcen, forþ[r]ysmed fuscatus, i. denigratus, obnubilatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 152, 7