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ge-beorgan

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Gyf hé for slǽwðe his hláfordes forgýmð, ne bið his ágnum wel geborgen, 440, 16 : Dan. 436. to protect an object (acc.) from (wiþ ) Hí wið cyle and wið hǽton hí sylfe geburgon, Hml. S. 23, 420.

heonan

afterwardsfrom now

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Heonan of þisse weurlde geseón þá sunnan sylfe, Solil. H. 47, 10. Hrincg þæs landes þe ic þé heonon getǽce. Gen. 2854. Heonan ic cleopige tó Heáhgode, Ps. Th 56, 2. from this world, from this life.

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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Hé nolde syllan intingan ðám Iudéiscum ðæt hé hí forsáwe ðe Godes ǽ heóldon and ðæt hǽðene folc him tó getuge he would not give the Jews cause to complain, that he despised those who kept God's law, and drew to him the heathen people, Homl.

Linked entry: tinga

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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Hé wolde ꝥ heom grið betweónan beón sceolde, and him man gafol and metsunge syllan sceolde, and hí ðá ealle ꝥ underféngon, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 20. V. add :-- Þ weolcen underféng hine, Nap. 64, 36.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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Ðæt se láreów ðe him tela tǽce him sylf elles hú dó that the teacher who teaches him well, himself act otherwise, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 4. Ne meg nú hú ælles beón it cannot be otherwise, Shrn. 195, 7. Hú geáres according to the time of year, L.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Syle ðú nig wið wurðe and bring ðæt wurð tó ðære stówe, and bige mid ðam ylcan feó swá hwæt swá ðé lícige. Deut. 14, 25-26: 24, 7. Ðæt hé ðæt weorð ágife tó álýsnesse his sáwle pretium redemtionis animae suae, Ps. Th. 48, 7: Bd. 4, 22 ; S. 592, 14.

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
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v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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Him mid síðedon twǽgen scinende englas mid wundorlícre wlite swá hé sylf wæs geglenged. Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 775. Heó nalles on goldes wlite and on seolfres ne scíneþ, Blickl. Homl. 197, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 2636; El. 1319: Exon. Th. 238, 24; Ph. 609.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Ðæt sylþ his wæstmas tó rihtre tíde, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Hé on gerisene tíd mid hwǽte seów, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 34. On eallum tídum secggan wé him þanc, Blickl. Homl. 103, 25. <b>I a.

Linked entry: týd

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Gyf mon ðone hláford teó, nime him fíf þegnas tó, and beó him sylf syxta, and ládie hine ðæs [by his own oath and the oaths of five compurgators clear himself of that charge], L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 4-6, 13.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Crist sylf sang Pater Noster ǽrest, L. C. E. 22 ; Th. i. 372, 26. Engla þreátas sigeleóþ sungon, Exon. Th. 181, 6 ; Gú. 1289. 'Sing mé hwæthwegu.' Ðá andswarede hé : 'Ne con ic nán þing singan,' Bd. 4, 24 ; S. 597, 12.

be-lúcan

(v.)
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., prevent passage through Hé sylf him belícð þǽre forgifenysse weg mid his heardheortnysse, Hml. Th. i. 500, 19. Eua ús beleác heofenan ríces geat, . . . gif wé hit nú ús ne belúcað, ii. 22, 25-27.

ge-openian

(v.)
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Drihten sylf geopenað ús þæt þæt sǽd is Godes word . . . þone sǽdere hé belǽfde ús tó sécenne, Hml. Th. ii. 90, 6.

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan the slayer shall give pledge to his advocate, L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 14: L. Eth. 2, 8; Th. i. 288, 16. Gif hwá his hand on hand sylle if any one deliver himself up, L. Ed. 9; Th. i. 164, 10.

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
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Gif ǽnig man geeáðméde hine tó sunnan and tó mónan adoret solem et lunam, Deut. 17, 3. where submission is made Geeádmédaþ eów sylfe tó Godes willan, Hml. A. 165, 23, Þ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him ( the clergy) hí geeáþ-médon, Bl.

ge-wuna

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. ¶ on gewunan bringan, habban; tó gewunan niman to make a practice of, to be in the habit of using or doing :-- Nú þincð heom þis syllic tó gehýranne, for þám þe hig habbað heora yrmðe swá on gewunan gebróht, Wlfst. 269, 28.

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Se getreówa man sceal syllan his gód on ða tíd ðe hine sylfne sélest lyste his brúcan, Blickl. Homl. 101, 20. Hí genáman ðæs folces ðe ðǽr tó láfe wæs and him sélost lícodan, 79, 21

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Hí firenlustas forberaþ . . . swencaþ hí sylfe, sáwle frætwaþ, Exon. Th. 150, 13; Gú. 778. Ða láreówas sceolan heora ágenne líchoman swencean on forhæfdnesse, Blickl. Homl. 81, 6. [O. E. Homl. A. R. Laym. swenchen: Orm. swennkenn, swennchenn: O. H.

weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung, e ; f.
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Mycel is se háligdóm and seó weorþung Sancte Ióhannes, ðæs mycelnesse se Hǽlend sylfa tácn sægde . . . Hé on his mægenes weorþunga oferswíþ ealra óþerra martira wuldor, 167, 16-25.

ge-bǽru

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Ongeán Godes ege deófol syleð dyrstignesse mid dwǽslicum gebǽrum réceleásum mannum, Wlfst. 59, 20. Wé wéndon þæt þú wǽre godfyrht and hæfdest gástlice gebǽru, 240, 27. Placidus þágyt heóld his cnihtþeáwas and gebǽru (-o, v.l.)

hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon hý teóþ ðé ðæs ðe hý sylfe habbaþ though you are derided [or blamed?]