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norþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-weard, adv.
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Ðonne heó norðweard byð, þonne macað heó lenctenlice emnihte on middeweardum hyre ryne, Lch. iii. 250, 20-25. Add

bródig

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Inclined to sit (of a hen) Oft seó bródige henn, þeáh heó sárlíce cloccige, heó tósprǽt hyre fyðera and þá briddas gewyrmð, Angl. viii. 309, 25. Substitute:

ge-girnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-girnung, e; f.
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A desire, request Ðis ys Ælfgyfæ gegurning tó híræ cinehláfordæ . . . heó hyne bitt for Godæs lufun þæt heó móte beón hyre cwydes wyrðæ, Cht. Th. 552, 27

Linked entry: girning

ge-smyltan

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Add: to calm Þeós wyrt áwendeþ hagoles hreóhnysse, and gyf þú hý on scyp áhéhst, tó þám wundorlic heó is, ꝥ heó ǽlce hreóhnysse gesmylteþ, Lch. i. 308, 17

loft

(n.)

air

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air Heó ne líþ on nánum þinge ac on lofte heó stynt it (the earth) does not rest on anything, but stands in the air, Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 20

ge-fægnian

(v.)
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Heó þæs gefægnode ꝥ heó hæfde ealles þæs geáres bigleofan, Gr. D. 69, 13. with prep. Hé gefægnode for þæs feóndes deáþe, Gr. D. 120, 8

mearu-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
mearu-lic, adj.
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Soft, easy, luxurious Þá onféng heó þis bebod æt Sancta Marian, ꝥ heó náht ofer ꝥ ne dyde leóhtlices ne mægdenlicre wísan oððe merwelicre, ac ꝥ heó forhæfde hí sylfe fram unnyttum hleahtre and plegan mandatum accepit, ut nihil ultra leve el puellare

tacan

(v.)
Grammar
tacan, p. tóc

To take

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To take Ða menn ealle hé tóc, and dyde of heom ðæt hé wolde (cf. ðamen hé áteáh swá swá hé wolde, MS. E.), Chr. 1072; Erl. 211, 20. Hé tóc swilce gerihta swá hé him gelagade (cf. hé nam swilce gerihta swá se cyng him geúðe, MS.

uferung

(n.)
Grammar
uferung, e ; f.
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Delay Heó onginneð wépan, for þon þe hire þynceð lang seó ylding and seó uferung hwænne heó cume tó Gode flere incipit, quia differtur a regno, Gr. D. 245, 7

cneów

(n.)
Grammar
cneów, es; n.

a kneegenua generation; generatio

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Heó on cneów sette she knelt down Elen. Kmbl. 2270; El. 1136; Ps. Th. 94, 6. Hí bígdon heora cneów befóran him they bowed their knees before him Mt.

Linked entry: cneó

lissan

(v.)

to softenweakentamesubdue

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to soften, weaken, tame, subdue Yldo beoþ on eorþan ǽghwæs cræftig ... lisseþ eal ðæt heó wile beám heó ábreóteþ ... friteþ wildne fugol ... heó oferwígeþ wulf on earth age has power over everything ... .she subdues all that she will; the tree she destroys

stíme

(n.)
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Perhaps the alternative reading stune is the better, as it is said of the plant : stunaþ heó wærce . . . wið*-*stunaþ heó áttre. (?)

un-meahtigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-meahtigness, e; f.

Weaknessimpotence

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Weakness, impotence Sume men secgeaþ, ðæt heó him unmihtignesse and untrumnysse on gebrincge, Lchdm. i. 248, 23. Heó fremaþ wið ða unmihticnysse ðæs migðan and wið ðæra innoða ástyrunga, 272, 16

Linked entry: meahtig-ness

weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
weardes, adv.

Wards in to-wards

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Wards in to-wards Ðá smearcode heó wið his weardes, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 590. Swá eode heó wið his weardes, 684. Ðá arn se ealda wið hire weardes, 599

Linked entry: wiþ

ofer-stealla

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-stealla, an; m.

A survivor

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A survivor Heó wýscte ðæt heó nánne æfter hyre ne forléte, ðé læs gif hyra hwylc wǽre hyre oferstealla, ðæt se ne myhte on heofenum beón hyre efngemæcca, Shrn. 151, 13

mǽg-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-lufu, an; f.

Love

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Love Heó sagaþ ðæt heó mǽglufan mínre ne gýme she (Juliana) says that she cares not for my (Heliseus', who wished to marry Juliana) love, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 31; Jul. 70

rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtan, p. te

to right, to restore to a proper position that which is displaced, erect, direct to right a person,replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprivedto make right that which is faulty, set right, rectify, correct, amend to keep right, direct, rule

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Rush. 1, 79. to right a person, replace a person in the rights of which he is wrongfully deprived Heó smeádan hú heó mehton monige men ryhtan, ge godcundra háda ge weorldcundra, ge on londum ge on má ðara þinga ðe heó on forhaldne wéran, Chart.

ge-béd-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-rǽden, -rǽddenn,-réddenn, e; f.

The office of prayerprayerprecātiōnis offĭciumprĕces

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The office of prayer, prayer; precātiōnis offĭcium, prĕces Heó hí ealle eádmódlíce heora gebédrǽddenne bæd se omnium prĕcĭbus humĭlĭter commendāvit, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 34 : R. Ben. 52.

Linked entry: béd-rǽden

teón-word

(n.)
Grammar
teón-word, es; n.
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A word that conveys reproach, insult, abuse, calumny; a word that does wrong Hig tǽldon ðæt land mid heora teónwordum they slandered the land with their calumnies, Num. 13, 33.

þurh

Grammar
þurh, A. I 2. add: — Nán man ne mihte faran þurh þone weg, Mt. 8, 28. Ill 3.
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O. add :-- Heó heóld on hyre þeáwum hálige drohtnunge þurh módes líþnesse and mycelre eádmódnesse, and þurh hálige mægnu þám Hǽlende gecwiémde, Hml. S. 2, 95-97