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lengan

(v.)
Grammar
lengan, to be long.
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Þonne wé eác for ðí on ðám sancge lencgað propter hoc protrahendo et morose volumus dici psalmum, R. Ben. 68, 9. Lenged protractum, An. Ox. 28, 17. Add

hǽte

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ǽgþer ge þurst ge hǽte besides this their being so thirsty and hot injured them.

ge-sceaþian

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

To injure, harm, scathe

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To injure, harm, scathe Hú he on manna sáulum mǽst gesceaþian mǽge how he can most injure the souls of men, L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 31

Linked entry: sceaþian

borg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
borg-steall, a borstal, 'any seat on the side or pitch of a hill,' Hall. Dict., a steep path up a hill. Take here passage given at
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Icel. göltr a hog ), C. D. B. i. 365, 4

Linked entries: beorg-steal burg-steall

hiw-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw-leás, adj.

Wanting in form or in, colour

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Hú hiwleáse hie beóþ how colourless the patients are, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 2

lást-weard

(n.)
Grammar
lást-weard, es; m.

a successor ⬩ pursuer

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Ús is swíðe uncúþ hwæt úre yrfeweardas and lástweardas getreówlíces dón willon efter úrum lífe it is quite unknown to us how faithfully our heirs and successors will act after our death, Blickl. Homl 51, 36.

ge-wæterian

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

To water ⬩ irrigate ⬩ adăquāre ⬩ irrĭgāre

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Teóh ðú forþ rénscúras gif ðú miht and gewætera ðíne æceras bring forth rain-showers, if thou canst, and water thy fields, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 1

Linked entry: wæterian

eorþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-ærn, es; n.

An earth-place, a tomb, sepulchre ⬩ spēlunca, sepŭlcrum

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An earth-place, a tomb, sepulchre; spēlunca, sepŭlcrum Open wæs ðæt eorþærn the sepulchre was open, Exon. 120a; Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19. In ðæt eorþærn in the sepulchre, 119b; Th. 460, 4; Hö. 12: Exon. 119b; Th. 459, 22; Hö. 3

éðel-staðol

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-staðol, es; m.

A native settlement ⬩ patrium habĭtacūlum

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A native settlement; patrium habĭtacūlum Hú he éðelstaðolas eft gesette, swegel-torhtan seld how he might replenish the native settlements, heaven-bright seals, Cd. 5; Th. 6, 25; Gen. 94

heolstor

(adj.)
Grammar
heolstor, adj.

Dark

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Dark Ðǽr wunian sceal in ðam heolstran hám hyhtwynna leás there shall dwell in that dark abode reft of the joys of hope, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 14; Jud. 121

æt-hweg

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-hweg, adv.
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How Gé magan be þissum ánum (deófles men) gecnáwan, þá hé ðurh deófol swylcne cræft hæfde ongeán swylce Godes þegnas, . . . æthweg hit bið þonne se deófol cymð, Wlfst. 101, I

hin-síð

(n.)
Grammar
hin-síð, hinn-, hind-, es; m.

A journey hence, ⬩ away, ⬩ from this world, ⬩ departure, ⬩ death.

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Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 29; Hö. 7: 87 a; Th. 328, 7; Vy. 13: 97 b; Th. 364, 9; Wal. 68: 52 b; Th. 183, 22; Gú. 1331: Cd. 33; Th. 44, 32; Gen. 718: Th. 45, 3; Gen. 74: Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 11; Jud. 117. Hindsíð, Blickl. Homl. 123, 6

Linked entry: hind-síð

elnung

(n.)
Grammar
elnung, ellnung, e; f.

Zeal, hot emulation, envy ⬩ zēlus, æmŭlātio

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Zeal, hot emulation, envy; zēlus, æmŭlātio Elnung zēlus. Rtl. 192, 5. Elnung oððe æfista húses ðínes ge-et [=ge-æt] mec zēlus do)mus tuæ cŏmēdit me, Jn. Lind. War. 2, 17

Linked entry: ellnung

for-sýgian

(v.)
Grammar
for-sýgian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To pass over in silence ⬩ conceal ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrire

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To pass over in silence, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Hú wéne we hú monegra máran bismra hý forsýgedon can we think how many greater reproaches they concealed? Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 27

tó-hyht

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hyht, es; m.

Hope, ⬩ confidence, ⬩ trust, ⬩ glad expectation

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Hope, confidence, trust, glad expectation Witena frófur and eorla gehwam eádnys and tóhyht. Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 10; Rún. 4. Dæg byþ myrgð and tóhiht eádgum and earmum, 344, 12; Rún. 24

Linked entry: tó-hopa

eðða

(con.)
Grammar
eðða, conj.

Or ⬩ aut

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Or; aut Hú se cuma hátte,eðða se esne how the guest is called, or the servant, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 31; Rä. 44, 17: Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 18

fæst-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-mód, adj.

Constant in mind ⬩ constans anĭmo

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Constant in mind; constans anĭmo He wiste hú fæstmód he wæs on his geleáfon he knew how constant in mind he was in his belief, Ors. 6, 33; Bos. 129, 28

un-grund

(adj.)
Grammar
un-grund, adj.

Bottomless ⬩ boundless ⬩ immense

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Bottomless, boundless, immense Ðæs heriges hám eft ne com ealles ungrundes ǽnig of that host, all boundless as it was, not one came home again, Cd. Th. 209, 32; Exod. 508

mór-heald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mór-heald, But the word might be a noun,
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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht mearchofu mórheald, Cd. 145: Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61. = placed on a mountain slope, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 71, (?)

Linked entry: heald

horsc

(adj.)
Grammar
horsc, adj.
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D. iii. 456, 16. v. horh, horu, horsc-lic, foul

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