hæg-steald
One living in the lord's house, not having his own household, an unmarried person, a young person, bachelor, virgin ⬩ mansionarius, cælebs, juvenis, virgo
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One living in the lord's house, not having his own household, an unmarried person, a young person, bachelor, virgin; mansionarius, cælebs, juvenis, virgo Hwæðer hé sig hægsteald ðe hǽmedceorl utrum cælebs sit an uxoratus, L. Ecg. C. 1; Th. ii
Linked entry: Hagustaldes-eá
sweðrian
To retire, withdraw, abate, subside, decrease, fail, come to an end
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To retire, withdraw, abate, subside, decrease, fail, come to an end:?- Sweðraþ facessit, discedit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 30. Gesweðeriaþ fatescunt (fatiscere dissolvi, Migne), 96, 18. Mylt, sweþrede, áswand, áteorade dissolvitur, desinit, discedit, 147,
Linked entries: ge-sweðerian swaðrian sweðerian swiðrian
híhþ
altitude ⬩ a summit ⬩ top ⬩ the highest point ⬩ extreme degree ⬩ the heavens
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Take here heáhþu in Dict., and add: distance from the base upwards, altitude, elevation above the ground Þæs stánes héhþé obolisci proceritatem, i. altitudinem, An. Ox. 3525. figurative: Heálic héþ edita (pudicitiae) proceritas, An. Ox. 1699 Swá mycelum
wíte-scræf
A den of torment
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A den of torment, hell Gewít ðú áwyrgda in ðæt wítescræf, Cd. Th. 308, 12 ; Sat. 691
morþor-hof
A place of torment or extreme misery
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A place of torment or extreme misery (hell), Elen. Kmbl. 2603; El. 1303
morþor-hús
A house of torment
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A house of torment (hell), Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 15; Cri. 1625
fulteman
to assist ⬩ help ⬩ support ⬩ jŭvāre ⬩ auxĭliāri
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to assist, help, support; jŭvāre, auxĭliāri Sió womb sceal fulteman ðǽm hondum the belly must support the hands, Past. 34, 3; Hat. MS. 44 a, 21. For ðæm ánwalde ðe ánra gehwilc fultemaþ through the power which each one supports, Bt. Met.
sorgung
Sorrowing ⬩ grieving ⬩ sorrow ⬩ grief
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Sorrowing, grieving, sorrow, grief Ðǽr (in hell) is sorgung and sárgung and á singal heóf, Wulfst. 114, 4
niþer
Down ⬩ beneath ⬩ below
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Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niþer gedolfen beneath was the pit of hell dug for thee, Exon. Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423. Ðá hé nyþer ábeáh cum se inclinasset, Jn. Skt. 20, 5. Ic nyþer álǽte submitto, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 41. Hé nyþer áléde deposuit, Lk.
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be-sencan
To sink, immerge ⬩ mergere, demergere
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Ðæt he gesáwe Satanan besencedne on ðám grúndum helle that he saw Satan sunk in the depths of hell, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 25
ge-swiðrian
To weaken ⬩ destroy ⬩ imminuere ⬩ debilitare ⬩ conficere
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Ðæt helle fýr wæs siððan geswiðrad that hell-fire was afterwards mitigated, Ors. 2, 6; Bos. 50, 20
picen
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Pitchy, of pitch Picen hell piceus Tartarus, Hymn. Surt. 142, 30. On ðære picenan eá, Blickl. Homl. 43, 28
ge-þoftrǽden
Companionship ⬩ fellowship ⬩ converse ⬩ consortium
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Companionship, fellowship, converse; consortium God to him genam geþoftrǽdene God held converse with him, Homl. Th. i. 90, 20
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túdor-spéd
Abundance of offspring
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Abundance of offspring Him engla helm tuddor-spéd onleác . . . lét weaxan eft heora rímgetel. Cd. Th. 166,24; Gen. 2752
carited
charity ⬩ caritas
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charity; caritas Heóld mycel carited in ðe hús held much charity in the house, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 6
bi-féng
held, seized ⬩ apprehendit
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held, seized; apprehendit, Exod. 415; Grn. i. 88, 415; Similar entries p. of bi-fón
wá-líc
Woeful, miserable
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Woeful, miserable Is ðes wálíc hám ( hell ) wítes áfylled, Cd. Th. 271, 3;Sat. 100
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hwyrft
A turn ⬩ revolution ⬩ going ⬩ course ⬩ orbit ⬩ circuit ⬩ orb ⬩ circle
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Gif ic on helle gedó hwyrft ǽnigne si descendero in infernum, Ps. Th. 138, 6. Helle hlínduru nágon hwyrft ne útsíþ ǽfre never is there return or passage out through the grated doors of hell, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 30; Wal. 78.
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fercian
To bring ⬩ assist ⬩ help ⬩ support ⬩ ferre ⬩ adjŭvāre ⬩ subvĕnīre ⬩ sustentāre
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To bring, assist, help, support; ferre, adjŭvāre, subvĕnīre, sustentāre Hí fercodon ða scypo eft to Lundenne they brought the ships again to London, Chr. 1009; Th. 260, 31, col. 2.
stán-bæþ
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce hé ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9.