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hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Helle, morðorhúsa mǽst, fýres fulle, Cri. 1624. used personally Hell ongeat ꝥ se Scyppend cwóm, þá heó ꝥ weorud ágeaf, Cri. 1160. Nales hel (infernus) ondetteð ðé, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 185, 23

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Ðá lægdon hí fýr on they set fire to it, 1083; Erl. 209, 1. Lege hit hér beforan ðínum freóndum pone hic coram fratribus tuis, Gen. 31, 37. Lecgaþ ðǽrtóeácan add thereto, Wulfst. 274, 7.

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Nime man sealt and þreora ǽgra geolcan, swinge hit swiðe tógædere, 40, 22. to strike, dash Hé swang ðæt fýr on twá he drove back the fire on either hand (cf. that giswerk warð teswungan, bigan sunnun lioht hédrón an himile, Hél. 5634), Cd.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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.: Similar entries v. ciric-, friþ-sócn Gif hwilc þeóf oþþe reáfere gesóhte ðone cing oþþe hwylce cyrican and ðone biscop, hé hæbbe nigon nihta fyrst. And gif hé ealderman oþþe abbud oþþe þegen séce, hæbbe þreora nihta fyrst.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

ge-lícnes

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Wolcen on fýres gelícnysse, Chr. 979; P. 122, 25. His eágan wendon on gelícnysse sweltendra manna, Hml. Th. i. 86, 25. ¶ of likeness in action, on (þǽre, þá) gelícnesse after the manner of, in like manner as :-- On gelícnesse ad instar, Wrt.

ge-leáfa

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Ne hí on gewitnesse hæfdon on hiora fyrhðe fæstne geleáfan nec fides habita est illis in testamento ejus, Ps. Th. 77, 36. Ꝥ hí rihtne geleáfan habban on þone sóðan God, Ll. Th. i. 326, 12: 372, 33. Beran in breóstum beorhtne geleáfan, Gú. 770.

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to carebe anxiousfeel anxiety or careabsoluteto sorrowgrievebe sorry for, on absoluteto be anxious; to sorrow

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Ac hwæðere sorhgiende móde geornlíce þohte sed multum solicitus ac sedula mente cogitans, 2, 12; S. 514, 28. to sorrow, grieve, be sorry, with preps. ymbe, for, on Gif ðú hafast mid ðé wulfes hrycghǽr . . . on síðfæte, bútan fyrhtu ðú ðone síð gefremest

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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Ðá ðe férdon beforan þǽre fyrde, Chr. 1016; P. 150, 9. with acc. into the presence of Hé beforan þone cyning gelǽd wæs, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 22. In feccan beforan hine, Bl. H. 175, 2.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Ðá hét ic eald hrægl tóslítan and habban wið ðæm fýre jussi scissas uestes opponere ignibus, Nar. 23, 30.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Men þe þis land bewiston him fyrd ongeán sændon, and hine gecyrdon, Chr. 1091; P. 226, 27.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

lǽdan

(v.)
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Fyrd wæs gefýsed, fram sé þe lǽdde, 54. Mægen lǽdan, El. 241. Godcunde láreówas sceolan ús lǽdan forð æt þám dóme . . . Gesǽlig bið se hyrde þe þá heorde intó Godes ríce mót lǽdan, Ll. Th. i. 424, 8-11.

lang

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Hí swá langne fyrst hafað leáf yfel tó dónne, Bt. 38, 4; F. 204,13. Hé lange hwíle on þǽm gebede wæs, Bl. H. 217, 28.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ðá sceolde se ealdorman Ælfríc lǽdan ða fyrde, ac hé teáh forð ðá his ealdan wrenceas he brought out his old tricks, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 7.

þurh

(prep.)
Grammar
þurh, þurg, þuruh, þorh, þorch, þerh, þerih, þærh; prep.

Throughthroughforduringthroughbythroughbyby means ofby use ofthroughin consequence ofas the result ofby reason ofon account ofthroughfromthroughin virtue ofby right ofinbyin the character ofby way ofinwithwith a view tothroughbyin

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Wé þuruh fýr faraþ and þuruh flóda þrym transivimus per ignem et aquam, Ps. Th. 65, 11. Hé wæs on breóstum wund þurh ða hringlocan, Byrht. Th. 136, 2; By. 145.

ge-mengan

(v.)
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associate :-- Gif ðá ðweoran and ðá unryhtwísan hiera yfel mid sibbe gefæstnigað and tósomne gemengað (-eað, v. l. ) si perversorum nequitia in pace jungitur, Past. 361, 12. one or more substances with other(s). with prep, (wiþ, mid) Gif þú hi wiþ fýr

hweorfan

(v.)
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. ¶ with reflexive dative :-- Hé him siþþan hwearf tó Róme postea quam Romam venit, Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 242, 27. of an inanimate object Þæt fýr scýde tó þám þe þá scylde worhton, hwearf (hweorf, MS. ) on þá hǽðenan hæftas fram þám hálgum cnihton, Dan. 267

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner properly a Celt a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British the WelshWales a Romana slave servanta shameless person

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Brettas, l. 17) . . . and ða Walas flugon ða Englan swá fýr, Chr. 473; Erl. 12, 26.

mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl, mál, mél, es; n. m. (?)

a measurea marksigncrosscrucifixfixed, suitable, appointed timeseasonoccasionthe time for eatinga meal

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Similar entries v. fýr-mǽl, ge-mǽl, grǽg-mǽl: O. Sax. hobid-mǽl head on a coin and cf. Icel. mál applied to the inlaid ornamenting of weapons: and English hring-, wunden-mǽl. The word is also used for the sword itself brogden mǽl, Beo.

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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Fýr þigeþ lǽnne líchoman, Exon. Th. 213, 4; Ph. 219. Nó hé þigeþ mete, 215, 27; Ph. 259: 357, 28; Pa. 35. Of ðam mete ðe wé þicgaþ, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 35. Ðonue hig mete þicgeaþ cum panem manducant, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 2. Hí hyra hláf þicgaþ, Mk.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.
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Gársecg þeahte sweart synnihte wonne wǽgas black everlasting night covered ocean, the dark waves, 8, 4; Gen. 119. as a (poetical) epithet of fire. v. wann-fýr Nú sceal gléd fretan, wyrdan wonna lég, wigena strengel, Beo. Th. 6221 ; B. 3115.

Linked entries: wan wanniht