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bearo

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Hwæt ic ána sæt innan bearwe mid helme beþeht, holte tómiddes, Dóm. L. 1. Þone godcundan bearo divinum lucum, Nar. 27, 10. Hrímige bearwas . . . on dǽm ísgean bearwum, Bl. H. 209, 32, 35. Bearewæs saltus, An. Ox. 2036.

meagol

(adj.)
Grammar
meagol, <b>, megol;</b> adj.

Earneststrenuousfirm

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Mandryhten holdne gegrétte meaglum wordum the lord (Hygelac) greeted his liege (Beowulf, on his return) with earnest words, gave him a hearty greeting, Beo. Th. 3964; B. 1980: Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 8; Gú. 706.

sinc-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gifa, an ; m.
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Se ðe wát his sincgiefan holdne beheledne hé sceal heán hweorfan he who knows his gracious lord buried shall wander downcast, Exon. Th. 183, 13 ; Gú. 1326. Hé his sincgyfan ( Byrhtnoth ) wrec, Byrht. Th. 139, 62 ; By. 278. Cf. sinc-gim, -þegu

creópan

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S. 21, 101. of humble, abject movement Þá iermingas út of þǽm holan crupon þe heó on lutedan, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 30. Uton creópan tó Críste, Wlfst. 166, 38

hlípe

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe, an; f.
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On ðone holan weg æt hindehlýpan; þonne of hindehlýpan, ii. 249, 35. Hyndehlýpan, 421, 19. a precipitous fall in a river (?) Andlang slades tó Wulláfes hlýpan, C. D. iii. 431, 17. Tó preóstan lýpan, C. D. B. ii. 310, 25.

Linked entries: hlíp hlýpa

rǽsan

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Rǽsde án nǽddre of holum treówe . . . and hyne tóslát, Shrn. 144, 27.

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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Se fealwa holen the fallow or withered holly leaf, Exon. 114a; Th. 437, 19; Rä. 56, 10. Cing út gewát on fealone [fealene, col. 1] flód the king departed on the dusky flood, Chr. 937; Th. 204, 16, col. 2; Æðelst. 36: Beo. Th. 3904 ; B. 1950.

á-scirian

(v.)
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Þá áscyredan privatam, i. singularem, 361. to cut off from association, to hold aloof Sé þe hine áscyrede for þyssere scearpnysse fram ús, Hml. S. 11, 167.

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to bebe madebecomehappenfiĕriTo happencome to passbefallcome togetheragreebe agreeablecontingĕreevĕnīreconvĕnīreplăcēre

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Gif feaxfang geweorþ if there be a taking hold of the hair, L. Ethb. 33; Th. i. 12, 3. Ealle gesceafte forhte geweorþaþ all creatures shall tremble, Andr. Kmbl. 2298; An. 1502. He gewyrþ micelre mǽgþe he shall become a great nation, Gen. 21, 18.

ge-fón

(v.)
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To lay hold Gif mon on cirliscre fǽmnan breóst gefó, LI. Th. i. 68, 14. Gif hwá on nunnan hrægl oþþe on hire breóst bútán hire leáfe gefó, 72, 9. <b>II a.

heolstor

(n.)
Grammar
heolstor, es; n.

That which covers or concealsdarkness a veilcoveringplace of concealment

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Gewitan him ðá gangan under beámsceade hýddon hie on heolstre ðá hie hálig word drihtnes gehýrdon they retired then under the trees' shade, hid themselves in the darkness when they heard the holy word of the Lord, 40; Th. 53, 12; Gen. 860.

Linked entry: hleostrum

ge-wissian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wissian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To make or cause to knowto instructinformdirectcommandgoverndocereedocereregerepræciperedirigere

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On ðam regole ðe us gewissaþ be ðære hálgan Eástertíde in the rule that directs us about the holy Eastertide. Lchdm. iii. 256, 10. Heó gewissaþ and gescylt and gelǽt it directs and protects and guides, Homl. Th. i. 52, 15.

Linked entry: wísian

ge-forþian

(v.)
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Þ hé under him ðane hálgan regol geforþæde aefter mynsterlicum þeáwe that he might carry out the holy rule according to monastic custom, Cht. Th. 242, 5.

tó-cleófan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cleófan, p. -cleáf, pl. -clufon; pp. -clofen

To cleave asunder

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Þe holi goste heuene shal tocleue, Piers P. 12, 141. Þe shell tooclef, Alis. (Skt.) 1009. In later English the word is used transitively and intransitively

hálig

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Ꝥ hálige ðe of þé ácenned býð that holy thing that shall be born of thee, Lk. 1, 35. Ne sellað gé hálig (ꝥ hálige, W. S. sanctum ) hundum, Mt. R. L. 7, 6. a holy place Ic ðé on hálgum ætýwe in sancto apparui tibi, Ps.

seld-guma

(n.)
Grammar
seld-guma, an ; m.
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But seld is used of royal residences, so that Bugge's explanation seems better, 'en mand som holder til en hövdings sal, en mand som er traadt i en hövdings tjeneste'), Beo. Th. 504 ; B. 249. Cf. sele-secg

Linked entry: guma

for-hwǽga

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hwǽga, for-hwega (-hwæga); adv.

somewhere

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Where position is only vaguely determined, somewhere Him geþúht ꝥ hí behýddon ꝥ heáfod on þám holte forhwega (-hwæga, v. l.) it seemed to hiim that they hid the head in the wood somewhere, Hml. S. 32, 141.

ge-hæg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæg, es; n.
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Ic ána sæt innan bearwe, mid helme beþeht, holte tómiddes; þǽr þá wæterburnan urnon onmiddan gehæge, Dóm. L. 4. Oð gáta gehægge, C. D. iii. 429, 14.

mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽst, adv.

mostchieflyespeciallyalmostnearly

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C. 37; Th. ii. 252, 4. with the adj. eall, almost, nearly Hit is eal mǽst mid háligra manna naman geset it is almost all occupied with holy men's names, Homl. Th. ii. 466, 22.

geóc

(n.)
Grammar
geóc, gióc, eóc, e; f.

Safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolationsalus, auxĭlium, subsĭdium, consōlātio

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Se hálga his God geóce bæd the holy one prayed to his God for aid, Andr. Kmbl. 2060; An. 1032: 2132 ; An. 1569. Ðæt him gástbona geóce gefremede that the spirit-slayer would afford them succour, Beo.

Linked entries: gióc eóc