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hirwan

to despisescornderisionscorn to blasphemeblame

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Th. i. 334, 1. of calumny, backbiting Ne ǽnig man óþerne bæftan ne tǽle ne hyrwe tó swýðe, Wlfst. 70, 15. to blaspheme, blame Ná þás gereccende þíne [Dryhten in mé] ic hyrwe gesceafte non haec narrans tuam Domine in me blasphemo creaturam, Angl. xi.

Linked entries: hyrwan herian herwan

sceanca

(n.)
Grammar
sceanca, an ; m.

a shank, shin,the upper part of the leg

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B. ), Lchdm. i. 362, 27. Sconcan crura Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 41. Scancan, ii. 17, 43. Sceancan crura, scancan tibiae i.283,69-70. Lǽcedómas wið scancena sáre, and gif scancan forade synd. Lchdm. ii. 6, 10.

Linked entry: sceonca

swecc

(n.)
Grammar
swecc, swæcc,es; m.

a taste, flavour, savourthe sense, of tastean odour, a scent, smell the sense of smell an odourodor

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On swæce swylce gréne cystel, Lchdm. i. 108, 2. On swæcce swéttran ðonne beóna hunig, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 30: 144, 4. the sense, of taste :-- Mid úrum fif andgitum . . . swæc and stenc, Homl. Th. i. 138, 27. Swæcc, ii. 550, 11: Wrt.

Linked entries: swæc swice

spring

(n.)
Grammar
spring, spryng, es; m. (but eá-spring; n. )

a source of waterscaturigo, scatebrafonsfonsa springing, rising, spring in day- spring,what springs up or from.an ulcer, a sore, pustulea fluxa squirting, sprinkling

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Voc. ii. 102, 46: 13, 11: papula, 116, 22. Carbunculus spring vel angset vel pustula, i. 19, 19. Tó sealfe wið springe, Lchdm. ii. 80, 8. Wið ðæt man wille spring on gesittan, i. 2, 19.

Linked entries: ge-spring sprengan

gár-secg

(n.)
Grammar
gár-secg, -sæcg, es; m. [gár a spear, secg man] .

a spear-manthe oceanhŏmo jăcŭlo armātusoceănusa seamăre

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Út on gársæcge out in the sea, 96, 1

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stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Th. i. 452, 14

gæst

(n.)
Grammar
gæst, gest, gist, giest, gyst, es; pl. nom. acc. gastas; m.

a GUESThospessŏciusa strangeran enemyvir aliēnĭgĕnushostis

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fulne if the sea shall bear it [the vessel] full of guests, Exon. 101 b; Th. 384, 20; Rä. 4, 30. a stranger, an enemy; vir aliēnĭgĕnus, hostis Wæs se grimma gæst Grendel háten, wonsǽlig wer the grim enemy was called Grendel, the unblest man, Beo.

limpan

(v.)
Grammar
limpan, p. lamp, pl. lumpon

To befallhappenpertainbelongaffectconcern

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Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 27, Sorgaþ ymb óðerra monna wísan ðe him náuht tó ne limpþ is busied about other men's affairs, that do not all concern it, Past. 53, 5; Swt. 415, 21.

lof-sang

(n.)
Grammar
lof-sang, es; m.

hymnpsalm

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'Gloria in excelsis Deo' sungon englas ... Nú forlǽte wé ðás lofsangas, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 3. Ic sang úhtsang æfter ðá wé sungon dægrédlíce lofsangas cantavi nocturnam, deinde cantavimus matutinales laudes, Coll. Monast.

GRÁPIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÁPIAN, grópian; p. ode; pp. od
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Ðæt ðú grápie on midne ðæg swá se blinda déþ on þístrum thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, Deut. 28, 29. Ðone líchoman he æteówde to grápigenne he shewed the body to be touched, Homl. Th. i. 230, 24

Linked entry: grópian

ge-fetian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fetian, -fetigan, -fetigean; p. -fetode, -fetede, -fette; pp. -fetod

To fetchbringaddūcĕreaccīreafferre

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Swá strang ðæt ǽs him gefetede so strong that it got prey for itself, Chr. 975; Erl. 125, 29. He of helle húþe gefette sáwla manega he from hell fetched spoils, many souls, Hy. 10, 30; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 30 : Gen. 24, 11.

unriht-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmed, es; n.

Unlawful cohabitationillicit intercourseadulteryfornication

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On unrihthǽmede in adulterio, Jn. Skt. 8, 3. Be mónaðádles hǽmede and be óþrum unrihthǽmede ( de alio pravo coitu ), L. Ecg. C. 16, tit.; Th. ii. 128, 26: Shrn. 99, 4.

Linked entry: riht-hǽmed

ge-manian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 176, 35. (O. Sax. gi-manón : O. H. Ger. ge-manón memorare, admonere, commonere.)

stæf

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Th. ii. 286, 19. <b>I a.

ǽn-lic

(adj.)

only, singlealone, solitaryexcellent, peerless,

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Tó ǽnlicum aurea (in astra), An. Ox. 1438. Hé oft dyde swýðe ǽnlice ðincg, Hml. S. 13, 270. Ðá ǽnlecan heápas investes catervas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 40. Ǽnlicre (elicre, Wrt.) wæs prestare, 81, 64. Ǽnlicoste pulcherrima, i. speciosissima, An.

Linked entry: án-lic

wil-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-sum, adj.

desirablepleasantwillingvoluntaryspontaneousdevoutdevoted

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Voc. ii. 32, 65. Him (a child whose father is dead) man an his fæderingmágum wilsumne (willing, ready to undertake the guardianship; or under I (?), desirable, suitable, sufficient) berigean geselle his feoh tó healdenne, L. H. E. 6; Th. i. 30, 5.

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ofer-faran

(v.)

To pass, go offto pass, crossto pass through, traverseto pass throughto pass through, penetrateto come upon, come across, meet with

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To pass, go off Ælþeódiglíce is oferfare peregre transeo, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 28. Oferfare on munt swá swá spearwa transmigra in montem sicut passer, Ps. Spl. 10. 1. trans. to pass, cross (a river, boundary, etc.)

Linked entry: ofer-féran

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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Th. 382, 23; Rä. 3, 15. with the idea of protection Ic liæbbe mé on hrycge ðæt ǽr hádas wreáh foldbúendra. Exon. Th. 381, 17; Rä. 2, II. Unc holt wrugon, wudubeáma helm, wonnum nihturn, scildon wið scúrurn, 496, I; Rä. 85, 73

Linked entry: wríga

gǽst-gerýne

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gerýne, es; n.

A ghostly or spiritual mysterya mystery of the mindspīrĭtāle mystēriumănĭmi mystērium

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Bí ðon Salomon song, giedda snottor, gǽstgerýnum of whom Solomon, wise in song, sang in spiritual mysteries, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 3; Cri. 713 : 14 a; Th. 28, 2; Cri. 440

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrust

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To hope, trust We sceolan gehyhtan on godes ða gehálgodan cyricean we must trust in God's holy church, Blickl. Homl. 111, 8. On his naman ðeóda gehyhtaþ in nomine ejus gentes sperabunt, Mt. Bos. 12, 21. On hine gehyhtton trusted in him, Blickl.

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