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þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Hwæt is ðe deórast þince hwæþer þe gold, þe hwæt? Ic wát þeáh gold, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 11. Gif ðú þeáh mínum wilt wordum hýran, Cd. Th. 35, 24; Gen. 559. Hé ne wisse word ne angin swefnes sínes, hét him secgan þeáh, 223, 28; Dan. 126.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Hét ðá hyssa hwæne hicgan tó handum he bade then each of his men look to the arms in their hands, Byrht. Th. 131, 6; By. 4.

hwæþer

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Add: in direct questions. which of two persons or things, alone Hwæðer (cf. hwæt, Mt. 9, 5) is éðre tó secgenne? quid est facilius dicere?, Mk. 2, 9: Lk. 5, 23.

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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, 160, 19. with a preposition Gif hwam twýnige be ðam gemǽnelícum ǽriste, Homl. i. 132, 27. wiih a gerundial infinitive Hwæt twýnaþ ðé, oþþe hwæt ondrǽst ðú ðé, ðone Hǽlend tó onfónne?

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

ge-strínan

(v.)
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Hwæt helpeð menn ðeáh þe hé middengeard ealne gestreóne (-strióna, L.) quod prodest homini si mundum universum lucretur, 16, 26. Gestriéne, Past. 331, II.

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Wite gé hwæt ic eów dyde?, Jn. 13, 12. Ne cúðu gié (cuðon gé, R.) ꝥte . . . Lk. L. 2, 49. Huæd gestyredo aro gié (aron gé, R.) ?, 24, 38. Mett habbas gé (gee, R.) ?, Jn. L. 21, 5. Bringaþ gé eówerne teóðan sceat, Bl. H. 39, 26: 41, 9, 10.

bígan

(v.)

To bendto inclineto humiliatesubdueto turninclineTo bend

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Suǽ hwælc béges hine quicumque humiliaverit se, Mt. L. 18, 4. to turn, incline Bégan wé úre mód fram ðǽre lufan þisse worlde. Bl. H. 57, 22. intrans. To bend, move in a curve :-- Se ord bígde upp tó þám hiltum. Hml. S. 12, 226.

Linked entries: býgan bégan

fyllan

(v.)

to fillto fill to fulfil

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Hig fyldon hira saccas mid hwǽte, Gen. 42, 25. to fulfil Ne cuom ic tó slítenne ah tó fyllenne (gefyllenne, R., adimplere), Mt. L. 5, 17. Ðá fyllennda willo Godes implentes voluntatem Dei, p. 15, 11

losian

(v.)
Grammar
losian, p. ode

To perishbe loststrayescape

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Hwæt losaþ ǽfre ðam ælmihtigan Gode what is ever lost to the Almighty God? Homl. Skt. 11, 278.

Linked entry: lorian

notu

(n.)
Grammar
notu, e; f.

useprofitadvantagean officeemploymentthe discharge of an officeconduct of business

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Hæbbe se abbod á mid him gewrit ealra ðæra ǽhta; ðonne seó notu ( the use of tools, etc. ) on gebróðra gewrixle biþ, sý ðæt gewis á mid ðam abbode, ðæt hé wite, hwæt betǽht sý and hwæt underfangen, R. Ben. 56, 8.

sóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ, adj.

Soothverytruethe opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, realtruein conformity with the actual state of thingstruerighteousjust

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Hé þohte on him sylfum hwæt his sóðes wǽre he thought in himself what there was of it true, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 545. Fela spella him sǽdon ðaBeormas . . . ac hé nyste hwæt ðæs sóþes wæs, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 33.

hýr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýr-ness, e; f.

Obediencesubjection

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From hwǽm ondfóaþ gæfle oððe hérnisse a quibus accipiunt tributum vel censum? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 17, 25

GEÓ

(adv.)
Grammar
GEÓ, gió; adv.

Formerly, of old, beforequandam, olim, pridem

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Geþenc se snottra fengel hwæt wit geó sprǽcon do thou, sagacious prince, bear in mind what we have before spoken, Beo. Th. 2957; B. 1476. Geó ǽr long before, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 17. Geó dagum in days of old, formerly, 4, 27; S. 605, note 2.

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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Gif hé smeáwyrhtan hæfþ, ðám hé sceal tó tólan fylstan; sútere and óðran wyrhtan ǽlc weorc sylf wísaþ hwæt him tó gebyreþ, Anglia ix. 263, 18. Sútera hús sutrina domus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 3. [A sutare þet haueð forloren his el, he secheð hit anonriht.

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

un-forht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forht, adj.

Not frightenednot afraidfearlessintrepid

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Hwæt eart ðú, ðú ðe swá unforht ús tó eart cumen? Nicod. 28; Thw. 16, 33: Homl. Skt. i. 18, 262: Cd. Th. 199, 7; Exod. 335: Exon. Th. 278, 21; Jul. 601: Rood Kmbl. 218; Kr 110. Se Hǽlend unforht áxode, Homl. Th. ii. 246, 13: Exon.

un-myndlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-myndlinga, adv.

undesignedlywithout meaning to do somethingunexpectedly

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where an act is not intended or expected by the doer of it, undesignedly, without meaning to do something Nis hit nán wundor ðeáh hwá wéne ðæt swylces hwæt unmyndlinga gebyrige, þonne hé ne can ongitan for hwí God swylc geþafaþ nec mirum, si quid ordinis

Linked entry: myndlinga

be-rípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rípan, p. te

To stripdespoilplunder

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Hí mé berýpton rǽdes and frófre, Met. 2. 12. with æt Ꝥ mynster hig berýptan and bereáfodon æt eallon cfingan, Chr. 1055 ; P. 186, 9. with acc. of spoil Swá hwæt swá ic mid fácne berýpte si quid defrau*-*davi, Hml. Th. i. 582, 3.

Linked entry: be-rýpan

cyn

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Hwæt þá cynn (the peoples of Sodom and Gomorrah dydon, Gen. 1944. Feorheáceno cynn, þá þe flód wecceð, 204. On manegra cynna hræglum, Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 3. (noble) family (?) :-- Swá mǽre (mǽres?)

híw-cúþ

domesticfamiliar

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Th. 3, 4. figuratively: Hwæt is ꝥ þǽm men sý máre þearf tó þencenne þonne embe his sáuwle þearfe, ... and hwylce látteówas hé hæbbe, and hwyder hé gelǽded sý ...

inc

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Hwæt lál ne æteówode ic inc bám slápendum? Farað and árǽrað þæt mynster swá swá ic eów on swefne dihte' (cf. swá swá git gehýrdon slǽpende þurh gesihðe, Gr. D. 149, 15), Hml. Th. ii. 172, 18-28.