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brýd-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-lufe, an; f.

love, favourA bride's lovesponsæ amor

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[lufe love, favour] A bride's love; sponsæ amor He ða brýdlufan sceal sécan he must seek a bride's love, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 20; Jul. 114

ǽht-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-gesteald, es; n.

Possessionpossessio

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Possession; possessio He ða brýdlufan sceal to oðerre ǽhtgestealdum idese sécan he must seek conjugal love in the possession of another woman, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 22 ; Jul. 115

Linked entry: ge-steald

hýrian

(v.)
Grammar
hýrian, p. ode: hýran; p. de; pp. ed

To hire

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Seðe wolde hýrian wyrhtan, 72, 19

Linked entry: hýran

nípan

(v.)
Grammar
nípan, p. náp, pl. nipon; pp. nipen

To grow dark

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Náp nihtscúa, 307, 29; Seef. 31. Nípende niht, Beo. Th. 1098; B. 547 : 1302; B. 649

un-lifigende

(adj.)
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Hé gesæt néh þám líchaman þæs unlifigendan mannes (neáh þám deádan líchaman, v.l.) juxta corpus defuncti sedit, Gr. D. 85, 3. Þá word þára unlifigendra verba mortuorum, 346, 10. Add

twi-sehtan

(v.)

to disagreebe at variance

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Cockayne prints twyselican) hénðe getácnaþ if in a dream a man sees philosophers disagree, it betokens humiliation, Lchdm. iii. 204, 24. (?)

Linked entry: sehtan

DREÁM

(n.)
Grammar
DREÁM, es; m.

joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium An instrument of music, music, rapturous music, harmony, melody, orgănum = όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus

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Sǽde se engel ðæt se dreám wǽre of ðam upplícum werode the angel said that the melody was from the celestial host, Homl. Th. ii. 342, 10: Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 9; Gú. 1290.

ge-rád

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Findan mid geráde, 332, 46. reason, sense, discretion Hú gerádes mæg se biscep brúcan ðǽre hirdelican áre, gif hé self drohtað on ðám eorðlicum tielongum qua mente animarum praesul honore pastorali utitur, si in terrenis negotiis ipse versatur, Past.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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Rád séo fird æfter ðǽm herige, Chr. 896; P. 89, 19. Hé him æfter rád, 878; P. 76, 12. Ðæt ðá gódan men niman æfter þeora gódnesse, and for(f)león yfelnesse, 1086; P. 221, 24. Ðá sende se cyng æfter Anláfe, 994; P. 129, 15.

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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Se Hǽlend hit cwæþ be his deáþe. Jn. Skt. 11. 11. Up ástandan of slǽpe ðæm fæstan, Andr. Kmbl. 1589; An. 796: Exon. Th. 55, 27; Cri. 890

Linked entry: sláp

wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldrian, (and wuldran?); p. ode.

to glorifyto ascribe glory toto make gloriousbestow glory onto gloryto receive glorybe glorified

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Se brýdguma ðe Agnes on wuldrode, 7, 77. Ða Iudéiscan wuldrodon on heora ǽlícum offrungum, Homl. Th. ii. 470, 24. Se ðe wuldrige, wuldrige on God ælmihtigne, and nó on hine sylfne, R. Ben. 4, 8. Gedafenaþ ðæt hí wuldrion on gedréfednessum, Homl.

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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ús gesette ... sibbe gecynde (cf. se ilca gesette ... gecyndelice sibbe eallum his gesceaftum, Bt. 21; F. 74, 1), Met. 11, 14. implanted by nature, innate, inherent Gecynde insitum Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 55.

ge-efenlǽcan

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Se abbod geefenlǽce þá bysene þæs árfæstan hyrdes pastoris boni piunt imitetur exemplum, R.

ǽg-þer

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ðe ðonne ðá gesǽlþa hæfþ, ðonne hæfþ hé ǽgþer; ðe ðon(n)e ǽgþer hæfþ, hú ne bið ðonne full eádig?, Bt. 34, 5; F. 138, 33. On ǽgðer þǽra bóca sind feówertig cwyda, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 13.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Þeáh hit nú hefig seó . . . þeáh hit biþ gesǽlþ gif hit mon geðyldilíce áræfnþ, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 30. Hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna, 31, 1; F. 112, 17. Gif ꝥ riht tó hefig sý, séce hé þá líhtinge tó þám cynge, Ll. Th. i. 266, 11. A.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

neáh-west

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-west, -wist, e; f. : es; m.

nearnessneighbourhoodthe being with anotherpresencesocietyfellowship

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Ðá wícode se cyng on neáweste ðare byrig, 896; Erl. 94, 5. Swá feala earmra manna swá on ðæs rícanneáweste sweltaþ, Blickl. Homl. 53, 5. Ða ðe on hire neáwiste lifgeaþ, 43, 2.

Linked entry: né-west

ge-hergian

(v.)
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</b> with on, to make predatory attacks upon :-- Se here oft gehergode on Pehtas and on Strætlæd-Wealas, Chr. 875 ; P. 75, 2.

hogian

(v.)
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Se apostol hogiende and geómriende cwæð gemebat dicens Bd. l, 27 ; Sch. 98, 4. where thought implies intention, purpose, endeavour, v. hogung Hogiende (? printed hogcende) im-minens Germ. 392, 41. with acc.

heán

lowpoormeanignoblebasehumbleddepresseddejectedcast downmiserablewretchedmeanbaselow

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Ic eom se ilca God þe þone weligan and þone heánan geworhte, Wlfst. 259, 8.

geóguþ

Grammar
geóguþ, l. geoguþ,
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Seó yld hí gebæd, and seó iuguð wrát, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 21. Sécan hwilc þǽre geogoðe gleáwost wǽre, Dan. 81. Wé lǽrað ꝥ preóstas geoguðe geornlíce lǽran, Ll. Th. ii. 254, 25.

Linked entry: giógoð