wann
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Gif him (the stars) wan fore wolcen hangaþ (cf. ðonne sweartan wolcnu him beforan gáþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 22) ne mægen hí leóman ansendan nubibus atris condita nullum fundere possunt sidera lumen, Met. 5, 4.
be-cuman
to come ⬩ get, ⬩ to come to power ⬩ get into trouble ⬩ to come to ⬩ by ⬩ to cometo a person ⬩ to befall ⬩ to become ⬩ behove
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Syððan forð becom, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 10. Ðæt word becom tó Neróne, Bl. H. 173, 35. Siþþan eástan hider Engle and Seaxe up becóman, Chr. 937; P. 110, 4. Hí ofer sǽ becómon, 1052; P. 182, 7. Hí becóman on án convenerunt in unum, Ps. Spl. 2, 3.
un-eáðe
with difficulty ⬩ grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ hardly ⬩ hardly ⬩ scarcely ⬩ only just
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Ðá underféng hé hig uneáðe vix fratre compellente suscipiens, Gen. 33, 11. with a force only slightly removed from a negative, hardly, scarcely, only just Uneáþe cwic ætberstende vix vivus evadens, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 3.
ge-sleán
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., to coin money, forge implements Feoh þe wæs geslagen on Decius cáseres tíman, Hml. S. 23, 659.
on-týnan
to open ⬩ of places or things, ⬩ to make an opening in ⬩ to open, allow to burst forth ⬩ to open so as to admit of ingress or egress ⬩ to open (a door) ⬩ to open the mouth, lips, to speak ⬩ to open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight to ⬩ to open the ears, to listen to a person ⬩ to disclose, reveal, display
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Homl. 247, 15. to open, allow to burst forth Hé ús ontýneþ heofenes þeótan, 39, 31. to open so as to admit of ingress or egress Him se áwyrgda ongeán helle ontýneþ, Exon. Th. 364, 10; Wal. 68.
heofon
firmament ⬩ happiness ⬩ a ceiling
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but cf. lacunar hróf, 55, and for two alternatives after oððe v. e, 70: 36, 5: 47, 13) lacunar. Wrt Voc. ii. 50, 58. Heben, hús[heben] (? hebenhús, MS.) lacunar, 112, 34
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widuwe
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Wíf gif hire forman, were forðsíð gebyrige, be leáfe heó nime óðerne, gif heó ðæt ceósan wyle ; and gif heó ðone oferbýt, wunige heó á syððan on wndewan háde, L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 6. Iudith þurhwunode on hire wudewan háde, Homl.
æt-bredan
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Þám þe hé þám deófle ætbrǽd, 29, 156. with idea of seduction Ꝥ hé ús fordó and ús Drihtne ætbréde, Hml. A. 5, 122. Þá Gode gebróhte þe se deófol ætbrédan wolde, Hml.
hwider
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H. 99, 23-25. in dependent clauses. after verbs of asking, finding out, knowing, considering, with local force Eówer nán ne ábsað mé hwyder ic fare, Jn. 16, 5. Hié sendon hlot him betweónum hwider hyra gehwylc faran sceolde, Bl. H. 229, 5.
standan
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Ne standað ná ealle steorran on ðám steápan rodore, Hex. 12, 29. of the matter contained in a book Stynt on þǽre béc on þám forman ferse: 'Et Spiritus . . . ' Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 3. Áht þæs þe on úrum gewritum stent, Ll. Th. i. 236, 32.
BEÓN
To BE ⬩ exist ⬩ become ⬩ esse ⬩ fieri
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Sélre biþ ǽghwám it is better for every one Andr. Kmbl. 640; An. 320 : Ps. Th. 111, 9 : Beo. Th. 2009; B. 1002 : Mt. Bos. 5, 14, 19, 21, 22. Yldo beóþ on eorþan ǽghwæs cræftig age is on earth powerful of everything Salm.
DEÓRE
DEAR, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus, familiāris ⬩ dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ⬩ pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris
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Deórum mádme for the precious treasure Beo. Th. 3060; B. 1528. On Dryhtnes naman deórum in the Lord's precious name, Ps. Th. 117, l0. Gesáwon dryncfæt deóre they had seen the precious drinking vessel, Beo Th, 4500; B. 2254.
HÝD
HIDE ⬩ skin
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Hiora hýd biþ swíde gód tó sciprǽpum their [walruses'] hide is very good for ship-ropes, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 2.
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swíþ
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Ðý læs hé for wlence, mon móde swíð, of gemete hweorfe, 294, 34; Crii. 25. Hwæt wæs ðé, sǽ swíþa? forhwan fluge ðú swá? Ps. Th. 113, 5. Wyrd seó swíþe, 477, 16; Ruin. 25: Salm. Kmbl. 886; Sal. 442. Hé tóswengde þurh swíðes meaht líges leóman, Exon.
wróht
accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt
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Homl. 109, 29. what is an occasion for accusation, fault, crime, offence Wæg heora wróht biþ him via illorum scandalum ipsis, Ps. Spl. T. 48, 13. Wróhtes wyrhtan (the devil), fyrnsynna fruman. Exon. Th. 263, 7 ; Jul. 346.
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ge-ceósan
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</b> to choose for tht service of a person (dat.) :-- Þá twelf apostolas þám écean Gode gecorene wǽron (Deo electi fuerant ), Ll. Lbmn. 413, 13.
ge-feallan
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Leáf féalewiað, feallað on eorðan, ... swá gefeallað þá þe firena lǽstað, Sal. 315. of things, to decline, decay, fail Mycel yfel weaxeþ on þínum ríce, gif þú lǽtest leng þysne drý ríxian, ... and þín ríce for his lárum gefealleþ, Bl. H. 181, 34.
heán
low ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ ignoble ⬩ base ⬩ humbled ⬩ depressed ⬩ dejected ⬩ cast down ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched ⬩ mean ⬩ base ⬩ low
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Sé þe hine sylfne áhefeð heáhmódne, sé sceal heán wesan, Mód. 54. depressed, dejected, cast down, miserable For hwon wást þú weán, gesyhst sorge, sagast lífceare heán, hygegeómor, Gen. 879: 866.
innan
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Th. i. 236, 10. with dat. local, of rest, within Him þæs tácen weard for eorlum innan healle, Dan. 719. Hé is bebyrged innan þám mynstre innon Ses Nicolaus portice. Chr. 1072 ; P. 209, 5.
múþ
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Add: the external orifice in an animal body which serves for the ingestion of food, together with the cavity to which this leads Heó bróhte án twig on hire múðe (in ore suo ), Gen. 8, 11.