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heofon-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-heáh, adj.

Heaven-highreaching to heaven

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Heaven-high, reaching to heaven Heofonheánne beám a tree the height whereof reached unto heaven [Dan. 4, 11], Cd. 202; Th. 250, 29; Dan. 554

in-fóster

(n.)
Grammar
in-fóster, es; n.

Rearingbreeding

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Rearing, breeding Hit mín ágen ǽht is and mín infóster it is my own property and my rearing, L. O. 3 ; Th. i. 180, 7

Linked entry: fóster

menniso-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
menniso-líc, adj.

Human

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Mennisclíc ( humanum ) is ðæt mon on his móde costunga þrowige, Past. 11, 5; Swt. 71, 13

grillan

(v.)
Grammar
grillan, p. de
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To provoke, offend Hie willaþ grillan [griellan, Hat. MS.] óðre men they like to provoke other men, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 292, 19; MS. Cot

Linked entry: gryllan

gist-líðe

(adj.)
Grammar
gist-líðe, adj.

Kind to guestshospitablehospes

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Kind to guests, hospitable; hospes Búton cræft mín gistlíðe him beó nĭsi ars mea hospĭta ei fuĕrit, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 11: Shrn. 129, 26

Linked entry: gæst-líðe

be-styrman

(v.)
Grammar
be-styrman, p. de; pp. ed

To BESTORM, storm, agitateflatibus agere, agitare

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To BESTORM, storm, agitate; flatibus agere, agitare Ðonne hit bestyrmaþ ðisse worulde ungeþwǽrnessa quando ipsam agitant hujus mundi inquietudines, Bt. 3, 2; Fox 6, 8

Linked entry: styrman

un-gehende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
un-gehende, adv.

Not nearat a distancefar off

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Not near, at a distance, far off Se ðe tó ðam ungehænde sý, ðæt hé dæghwamlíce his circan gesécan ne mæge, Homl. Ass. 144, 8

un-trymed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trymed, adj.

Unconfirmed

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Unconfirmed Se ðe him biþ unfullod oððe un-trymed qui ipse non baptizatus vel non confirmatus sit, L. Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 140, 19

Linked entry: trymman

unriht-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-dóm, es; m.

Wronginiquity

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Wrong, iniquity Hié for ðam cumble on cneówum sǽton, efndon unrihtdóm, swá hyra aldor dyde ... hyra freá unrǽd efnde, Cd. Th. 227, 7; Dan. 183

Linked entry: riht-dóm

un-þwǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
un-þwǽrness, e; f.

Discorddissensiondisagreement

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E.) ðære þeóde betweox him selfum, Chr. 867; Erl. 72, 8. Unðwérnesse discordias, Kent. Gl. 155

Linked entry: un-geþwǽrness

á-búrod

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
á-búrod, pp. (adj.)
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Deprived of peasants (gebúras) Ðá wæs hit ierfælæás and mið ǽðnum folce ábúrod omni peccunia caruit et pauperibus hominibus erat destitutum Cht. Th. 162, 29

Linked entry: -búrod

cwén-fugol

Grammar
cwén-fugol, (cwén- ? cf.
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Lye,' substitute Nán man ne wát hweþer hit ( the Phenix ) is þe carlfugol þe cwénfugol, E. S. viii. 479, 91

cynelíce

(adv.)
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Se cyng him cynelíce gifode, Chr. 994; P. 129, 19. Add

efnes

(adv.)
Grammar
efnes, adv.
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Quite, just Efnes hit bið gelíc réna scúrum, Wlfst. 149, 5. Eal ꝥ ús þincð ǽmtig . . . bið emnes mid þý eal gefylled, Dóm. L. 150

for-hogd

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hogd, adj. (ptcpl. v. for-hycgan).

Despicablecontemptible

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Þá burhware him wǽron for heora ungeleáfan swíþe forhogde and ungecorene, Bl. H. 77, 28

for-ildu

(n.)
Grammar
for-ildu, (-o); indecl.: -ild, e; f.
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For þig . . . ǽlc, forylde (oferylde, v. l.) and iugoðe, healde his endebyrdnysse, R. Ben. 114, 11

ge-hádod

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Ne úre ǽnig his líf ne fadode swá swá hé scolde, ne gehádode regollíce ne lǽwede lahlíce, Wlfst. 160, 1: Bl. H. 43, 7. Add

ge-síne

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-síne, adv.
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Manifestly, clearly, openly Cuoeð him se Hǽlend eáunge ł geséne, Latzar ꝥte deád is dixit eis Jesus manifeste, Lazarus mortuus est, Jn. L. II, 14

hergaþ

Grammar
hergaþ, hereþ

booty

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Þá ongan hé þǽr standan earm mid his hereðe (cum praeda sua), Gr. D. 224, 26. Add:

hlytman

(v.)

to allot

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Wé sculon tilian þæt wé tó þám écan gefeán becuman móton. þæt bið ǽlc man tó his yldrum hlytmeð(-ed?), Verc. Först. 167