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sǽ-beorh

(n.)

>a sea-hill

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>a sea-hill, a hill or cliff against the sea Ealle geríman stánas on eorþan, steorran on heofonum, sǽbeorga sand (MS. sund; but cf. Ic ðínne ofspring gemenigfylde swá swá steorran on heofenum and swá swá sandceosol on sǽ,Gen. 22, 17), Cd.

scealu

(n.)
Grammar
scealu, e; f.

a shell, huska platter,dish, cupthe scale of a balance

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Gl. 439, 50. Similar entries v. æpel-, beán-,stán-scealu. a platter,dish, cup .VI. mæsene sceala, Chart. Th. 429, 30. the scale of a balance Ðeós wǽge ł scalu haec lanx, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 73; Som. 14,18. Scale lanx, twá scale balances, Wrt.

snaca

(n.)
Grammar
snaca, an; m.: snacu (?), e; f.

A reptile, a snake

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Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 7. Sý Dan snaca on wege fiat Dan coluber in via Wulfst. 192, 20. Snace colubro Hpt. Gl. 409, 72. Gif ðú gesihst snacan ongeán ðe cuman, ongeán yfele wýfmen ðé bewerian mynegaþ Lchdm. iii. 214, 9. Snacan colubros Wrt.

basu

(adj.)
Grammar
basu, Add: , beasu, beosu
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Gl. 436, 49. Hé wæs gegyred mid baswum godwebbe and hwítum induebatur purpura et bysso, Gr. D. 310, 1. Mid baswe godwebbe, Bl. H. 207, 17. v

folc-stede

(n.)
Grammar
folc-stede, -slyde, es; m.

Folk or dwelling-placepŏpŭli lŏcushabĭtācŭlum

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Fram ðam folcstyde from the folk-place, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 25; Gen. 2000

þurh-smúgan

(v.)

to creep throughmove slowly throughto go carefully through a subjectgo over the details

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Ðæt gér, ðe man hǽt solaris, þurhsmíhþ Zodiacum ðone circul on þrim hund dagum and fíf and syxtigum, Anglia viii. 303, 22. to go carefully through a subject, go over the details Hé sceal snotorlíce smeágean and georne þurhsmúgan ealle ða ðing ðe hláforde

Linked entry: smúgan

offrian

(v.)
Grammar
offrian, p. ode, ede

To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another

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Gl. 415, 13. Hió offrede hiore ansegednesse immolavit victimas suas, Kent. Gl. 285. Hé offrude lác Gode his fæder mactatis victimis Deo patris sui, Gen. 46, 1. Offrode, Homl. Th. ii. 456, 34. [Hé offrede hit (the body of St.

georn-full

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Huæd of óðrum geornfullo ( solliciti ) gié sínt, Lk. L. 12, 26. with clause Nallað gié gearnfulle ( solliciti ) wosa huu gié geonuearde, Lk. L. 12, 11. Geornfullo, Lk. L. R. 12, 22

hyld

(n.)
Grammar
hyld, held, es; m.
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Dele, and see <b&gt;hild, es;</b&gt; m. and <b&gt;hyldu;</b&gt; f

styrung

(n.)
Grammar
styrung, e; f.
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Gr. 47; Zup. 274, 7. <b&gt;I a.

Linked entries: styring stirung

wissian

(v.)
Grammar
wissian, p. ode.

to shewto shewguidedirectruledeclaremake known

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Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 173, 6. Ða ðe heora synna bétaþ swá swá hym man wissaþ, Wulfst. 104, 14. Hé ðé wissaþ, Gen. 24, 7. Hé wítegode swá him wissode God, Num. 33, 8.

fæstnian

(v.)

to betroth

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Mon fæstnode þone frið ǽgðer ge wið Eást-Engle ge wið Norðhymbre, Chr. 906; P. 94, 21. Se here hine gecés him tó hláforde, and þæt fæstnodon mid áþum, 921; P. 103, 20. Wére trume fæstnie pactum firmum feriat, Lch. i. Ixix, 4.

fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

beforecōramantein conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquoantebeforeante

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Fela fóre monnum míðaþ ye conceal much before men, Exon. 39 a; Th. 130, 10; . 436. Hý fóre leódum leóhte blícaþ they shall shine brightly before the people, 26 a; Th. 76, 13; Cri. 1239.

and-efn

(n.)
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Substitute: <b&gt;and-ef(e)n</b&gt; (v. evene in N. E. D.), e: pl. -ef(e)nu; f. Measure Neáh andefene prope modum, Wrt.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, l. hígian,

in strive aftertotowardsto strive to do

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Hé hígode tó þǽre lufan þæs heofonlican éþles ad amorem coelestis patriae exarsit, Gr. D. 11, 5. Ðæt ðá weras hígien (hígigen, v.1.) tó máran byrðene ut viros magna exerceant.

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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Th. 174, 30; Gen. 2886. On sǽ wadan, 51, 22; Gen. 830. Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, Byrht. Th. 135, 59; By. 140. with acc. of the way traversed wadaþ wídlástas, Andr. Kmbl. 1353; An. 677. Hé wód (woð, MS.) geócrostne síð, Cd.

Linked entry: ge-wadan

gold

(n.)
Grammar
gold, es; n.
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Gold Ðæs landes gold ys golda sélost the gold of that land is the best of all gold, Gen. 2, 12: Cd. 12; Th. 14, 14, 29; Gen. 226. Abram wæs swíðe welig on golde Abram was very rich in gold. Gen. 13, 6.

hogian

(v.)
Grammar
hogian, p. ode

To employ the mind, to think, mind, consider, know, understand, care, be solicitous or anxious, to purpose, strive, intend, be intent on, resolve

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Hogiende cogitantes, Mone Gl. 390. Hogiendum nitentibus, 420

medume

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Þeáh þe Paulus wǽre se medmesta (minimus) þára apostola, Gr. D. 91, 6. <b&gt;II a.

cépan

(v.)
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<b&gt;I a.</b&gt; to keep, observe a season :-- cépað dagas and mónðas dies observatis et menses, Hml. Th. i. 102, 18. cépan be to keep by. trans. To regulate by Hí cépað be ðám mónan heora fær and heora dǽda be dagum, Hml.