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cimbal-glíwere

(n.)
Grammar
cimbal-glíwere, es; m.
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A cimbal-player Bonefatius foresǽde tó sweltenne þone cimbalglíwere, Gr. D. 61, 20

hláfmæsse-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
hláfmæsse-tíd, e; f.
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Lammas-tide sié áttres ful sió lyft on hláfmæssetíd, Lch. ii. 14, 30

Linked entry: hláf-mæsse

hell-heoþo

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Wite þú wíd and síd helheoðo dreórig (l. heoro-dreórig), Sat. 700. Add

leóht-leás

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hét lǽdan tó leóhtleásum cwearterne, Hml. S. 29, 240: 35, 36. Add

ofer-sceáwian

(v.)

to overlook, superintend

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to overlook, superintend Preóstum gedafenaþ, ðæt heora biscope beón eádmódlíce underþeódde, and ofersceáwige, and heora wísan begíme, swá swá his nama swégeþ: his nama is gecweden episcopus, and ofersceáwigend on Englisc, ðæt ofersceáwige

þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
þeódan, þiédan, þídan, þýdan; p. de
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Ða woruldgesǽlþa hié simle tó ðám gódum ne ðeódaþ ne ða yfelan góde ne gedóð ðe hié hié oftost tó geðeódaþ fortuna nec se bonis semper adjungit, et bonos, quibus fuerit adjuncta, non efficit, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 33.

Linked entries: þídan þiédan

hider

to this worldto this lifein this worldto this pointhither and thitherto and fro

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útlændisce hider in tihte, Chr. 959; P. 115, 12. where relation is expressed Man hálgode Trumwine Pihtum, for þan hýrdon þá hider, Chr. 681; P. 39, ii. to this world, to this life Ne lǽt his nánwuht of þís middangearde mid him máre þonne

Linked entry: hider-cyme

ge-fyrn

Grammar
ge-fyrn, long ago.
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H. 54, 1. of a period considerable, in respect to a person's life wiste his geendunge gefyrn ǽr férde fram ðissum lífe, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 1. gefyrn gelýfde, 310, 15. Gefirn ( quatuordecim fere anni ), Solil. H. 35, 12.

earm

(adj.)
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H. 89, 13. ácwealdon eall þæt fundon þæs earman folces, Jos. 10, 37. Help nú þínum earmum moncynne, Bt. 4; F. 8, 11.

læt-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
læt-líce, adv.

Slowly

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Slowly Ðá andswarode him lætlíce theft he answered him slowly, Guthl. 20; Gdwin, 80, 12. Lætlícor more slowly Exon. 118 a; Th. 454, 16; Hy. 4, 33

Linked entry: latlíce

ge-egsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-egsian, -egesian; p. ode; pp. od

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre He mid his wordum geegsode he frightened them with his words, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 13 : Jud. 7, 22. Geegsod frightened, 4, 17

Linked entry: ge-egesian

ge-lácan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lácan, p. -léc

To play a trick ondelude

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To play a trick on, delude On geléc ðæt mid him wunnon he deluded them into making war with him, Ors. 3,,7; Bos. 60, 2

eahtan

(v.)
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to estimate, appreciate Wile fæder eahtan gesunde suna sáwle bringen of þám éðle þe on lifdon the father will estimate how sound the sons bring their souls from the land where they lived, Cri. 1074.

Linked entry: eahtend

freó-bearn

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Gǽð geréfa mín fægen freóbearnum,' Gen. 2182. of Christ Háligne Gást swá écne swá Fæder oððe Freóbearn, Hy. 10, 43. Áhangen wæs cyninges freóbearn, Godes gástsunu, El. 672. þé ( Christ ) rodera weard æt frymðe genóm him tó freóbearne, Cri. 223.

neósung

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miccle swíðor is Godes andweardnys and his neósung ǽghwǽr . . . Godes gást áfandað ealra manna heortan, and ðá ðe on hine gelýfað, þá gegladað mid his neósunge, Hml. Th. i. 288, 2-9.

scyndan

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R. 24, 22. 2. add: v. scynd-ness mon ǽnne mon scyndan scyle ðonne yfle costunga manege ðrowað de exhortatione, quae uni adhibenda est contrariis passionibus laboranti, Past. 455, 1

ofer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-stige, es; m.

Astonishment, extasy

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, ðæt ic nát ná forgeare ic hit ðus macige,' Homl.

Linked entries: stige ofer-stigenness

drohtnian

(v.)
Grammar
drohtnian, drohtian; part. drohtniende, drohtiende, drohtende; p. ode , ade ; pp. od, ad

To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, liveversāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre

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89; Hy.

Linked entries: drohtian drohtigen

óleccan

Grammar
óleccan, ólæcan (l. ólǽcan).
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Swá wilnigen tó óleccanne ðǽm gódum and tó herianne, swá húru ne óleccen ðǽm yflum sic praedicanda sunt bona, ne ex latere juventur et mala, 453, 32. Add rícum monnum swíðe óleccað ðá hwíle ðe him beforan beóð . . .

ge-hrif

(n.)
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a womb Gemétte bearn hæbbende on hire gehrife, Hml. A. 134, 595