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hígung

(n.)
Grammar
hígung, e; f.

Striving ⬩ endeavour ⬩ effort

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Striving, endeavour, effort Se flǽscbana hæfde ꝥ getogene sweord on his handa and mid stranglice hígunge (nisu forti) áhóf þone earm upp in heánesse and mynte sleán þone Godes wer, Gr. D. 254, 34

segnung

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Benedictus áþenede his handa and áwrát Crístes róde tácn, and ꝥ fæt mid þǽre ylcan sénunge hé tóbræc extensa manu Benedictus signum crucis edidit, et vas eodem signo rupit, Gr. D. 105, 4. Add

wiln

(n.)
Grammar
wiln, e; f.

A maid-servant ⬩ a hand-maid

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Heó ýs ðín wyln (ancilla) under ðí ðinre handa; þreá hig lóca hú ðúwylle. Gen. 16, 6. Seó sáwl is ðæs flǽsces hlǽfdige, and hire gedafnaþ ðæt heó simle gewylde ða wylne, ðæt is ðæt flǽsc, tó hyre hǽsum.

án-lípig

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípig, -lýpig; adj. [án one; hlíp, hlýp]

Going alone ⬩ solitary ⬩ private ⬩ singular ⬩ alone ⬩ solitarius ⬩ privatus ⬩ singularis ⬩ solus ⬩ tantus

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He nánwiht on hand nyman wolde bútan his ágene gyrde ánlipíge nonnisi virgam tantum habere in manu voluit, 3, 18; S. 546, 32

ceósan

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Ic wylle þæt man ágyfe þám híwum hyra freóls swylce hand tó ceósenne swylce him leófast sý, 492, 17. ceósan tó to choose as, elect to an office Man ceás Arnwi munec tó aƀƀ., Chr. 1041; P. 163, 16. Ðá cusen þá munecas tó abbot Brand, 1066; P. 199, 1

for-rotian

(v.)
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Ne forrotige on brosnunge þeós hand, Hml. S. 26, 101. Ðeáh ðá bán for æfste forrotigen putredo ossium invidia, Past. 235, 14, 25. Ne þínne gehálgodan þú ne lǽtst forrotian ne forweorðan nec dabis sanctum tuum videre corruptionem, Ps. Th. 15, 10.

líhting

Grammar
líhting, shining.
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Ealle þás þing þurh lífes líht-incge gefyllan haec omnia per hanc lucis viam (has vitani been read?), 5, 8. Add

hlúd-swége

(adv.)
Grammar
hlúd-swége, adv.

With a loud voice

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With a loud voice Se hana sóna hlúdswége sang the cock straightway crowed with a loud voice, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 33. Marcus swá swá leó hlúdswége clipode, Ælfc. T. p. 25; Grn. 13, 8

ferele

(n.)
Grammar
ferele, an; f.

A rod

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A rod Þá beran hé slóh mid þǽre telgan (færelan, v. l. ferula) þe hé wunode ꝥ hé bær him on handa . . . Þá réþan deór . . . ondrédon þǽre ferelan (ferulae) slegas, Gr. D. 229, 21, 25

þeów-cnapa

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-cnapa, an; m.

A servant-lad

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A servant-lad His ðeówcnapena án wearð þearle áwéd; ðá sette Martinus his handa him onuppon, and se feónd fleáh forht for ðam hálgan, and se ðeówa siððan gesundful leofode, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 27

ge-reónian

(v.)
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Unrihtwísnessa eówre handa gereóniaþ iniustitias manus uestrae concinnant, Ps. L. 57, 3. Fácna bepǽcunge gereónedan strofas factione concinnabant, An. Ox. 2899. Gereónedes concinnati (facinoris), 2823 : 2918.

tígan

Grammar
tígan, (a)
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Hig tígdon his swuran swíðe mid racenteágum and his handa samod mid heardum ísene and þá fét tógædere, 35. 164. Add

wearr

(n.)
Grammar
wearr, es; m.

A piece of hard skin (particularly on the hands or feet), callosity

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A piece of hard skin (particularly on the hands or feet), callosity Wear callus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 12. War. i. 291, 8. Wær callositas, Hpt. Gl. 490, 33. Ða wearras and ða swylas ðe beóð on mannes handum oððe on óðrum limum, Lchdm. i. 356, 16.

Linked entries: weorras wear wearriht

for-speca

(n.)
Grammar
for-speca, fore-speca, -spreca, -spræca, an; m.

One who speaks for another ⬩ a defender ⬩ advocate ⬩ advŏcātus ⬩ patrōnus

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Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum the slayer shall give pledge to his advocate, and the advocate to the kinsmen, L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 14, 15, 16. Ðe hire forsprecan [-specan MS. B.] synd who are her advocates, L.

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ge-hende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adv.

Near ⬩ at hand ⬩ prope

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Near, at hand; prope Sumor is gehende æstas est prope, Lk. Bos. 21, 30. Godes ríce is gehende Dei regnum est prope, 21, 31 : Gen. 19, 20 : Exod. 2, 12 : Deut. 31, 14.

hildan

(v.)

to bend ⬩ incline

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Men gesáwon áne hand . . . of heofonum cumende; and seó hæfde áne gyldene róde, and wæs æteówod manegum mannum, and helde tóweard tóforan þæs húses duru ecce humana manus ab olympi nubibus ante ostium domus . . . porrecta videbatur, Guth. Gr. 105, 18

Linked entries: hyldan heldan -hilde

port-geréfa

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On Ælfgǽres gewitnesse portgeréfa and Ælfwærdes portgeréfa þe ꝥ toll námon for þæs cynges hand, Cht. E. 256, 16-18: 259, 9: 27: 262, 2: 264, 12: 271, 12: 273, 7

un-weorþlic

Grammar
un-weorþlic, <b>.
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</b> add Þá ylcan sprǽce wé nimað lustlíce, þeáh þe heó sí us unwurðlicu (-wyrðelice, v.l.) and unrihtlic tó sprecanne hanc ipsam locutionem quae nobis indigna est, etiam delectabiliter tenemus, Gr. D. 209, 22

grípan

(v.)
Grammar
grípan, ic grípe, ðú grípest, grípst, he grípeþ, gripþ, pl. grípeþ; p. gráp, pl. gripon; pp. gripen; v. a.
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To GRIPE, grasp, seize, lay hold of, apprehend; capĕre, rapĕre, prehendĕre, apprehendere Ic on Lothe gefrægn hǽþne heremæcgas handum grípan I heard that the heathen leaders seized on Lot with their hands, Cd. 114; Th. 149, 32; Gen. 2483: 219; Th. 281

Linked entry: ge-grípan

openian

(v.)
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Rdr. 5, 11. add: to spread apart, expand Openiendum þé hand þíne, Ps.