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fæst-rǽdnes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-rǽdnes, -ness, e; f.

Fixed state of mind, fortitude, resolutionfortĭtūdo

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Fixed state of mind, fortitude, resolution; fortĭtūdo Mót ic nú cunnian hwón ðíne [MS. ðinne] fæstrǽdnesse may I now inquire a little concerning thy fortitude? Bt. 5, 3; Fox 10, 35

hoppian

(v.)
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Hé sæt lange on ðám bendum oð ꝥ hé bestæl út mid his stafe hoppende (hoppegende, v. l. ). Hml. S. 21, 417. Add

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, stillan; p. stealde; pp. steald.
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, to stand Ðonne cumaþ upplíce eoredheápas stiþmægen ástyred styllaþ embútan eal engla werod écne behlǽnaþ ðone mǽran Metod (cf. ðonne cumaþ ealle engla þreátas stíðe ástyrode standaþ ábutan eall engla werod écne ymbtrymmaþ ðone mǽran kyning, Wulfst.

ófer

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Þá fuglas ymbsǽton eallne þone ófer þæs meres aues totam stagni compleuere ripam, Nar. 16, 17. On stæþena ófrum riparum marginibus, An. Ox. 4798. Cf. (?) ýfer. Add

CRYB

(n.)
Grammar
CRYB, gen. crybbe; f.

A CRIBbedstall stratumpræsepe

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A CRIB, bed, stall; stratum, præsepe Ic læg cildgeong on crybbe I lay as a young child in a crib Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 16; Cri. 1426

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, hyrd-rǽden, e; f.

Guardguardianshipcarekeeping

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Se stæf getácnaþ gýmene and hyrdrǽdene the staff indicates care and guardianship, ii. 280, 35. Tó heordrædene ad custodiam, Hymn. Surt. 11, 27.

Linked entry: hyrd-rǽden

styrman

(v.)
Grammar
styrman, p. de.
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Stearcheort styrmde, stefn in becom heaðotorht hlynnan under hárne stán, Beo. Th. 5097; B. 2552. Holofernus hlóh and hlýdde, hlynede and dynede, ðæt mihten fira bearn feorran gehýran, hú se stíþmóda styrmde and gylede, Judth. Thw. 21, 19; Jud. 25.

Linked entry: storm

ed-wist

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'Se stán wæs Críst.' Hé cwæð 'wæs' for ðǽre getácnunge, ná for edwiste ( figuratively, not as indicating material ), 98, 12. Þæt Godes sunu becume on mínne innoð, and mennisce edwiste of mé genime, 200, 20: 360, 9.

ge-mǽte

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Seó ðrúh wæs geworht hire swá gemiéte swylce heó hyre sylfre swá gesceapen wǽre, and æt hire heáfde wæs áheáwen se stán gemǽte þám heáfde (ita aptum (gemǽte, Bd.

heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, adv.
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Hí woldon þone stán heár and gerysenlícor ásettan ut lapis amoueretur et altius reponeretur, Bd. 3, 8; Sch. 224, 9. fig, in an exalted position : — Swá micelum swá hé deóppur byð ásliden swá micelum swá hé hégur (excelsius) byþ upp áhafen, Scint. 84,

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de.

to slice, cut into slicesto snathe to lop, prune, cut branches off trees to hew trim stones. putare to cut into slices

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Ðara werhtena ðe ðanæ stán sneóddon and fégdon Anglia xi. 5, 7. [ Þe moder mid sexe hine tosnæde al todælde Laym. 4015. Þa quene ich al tosnaðde mid mine sweorede 28050.]

Linked entries: tó-snǽdan ge-snǽdan

ge-beorc

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Of gebeorce hunda and mid state hyrdes wulfa wódness tó áflígenne ys latratu canum baculoque pastoris luporum rabies deterenda est, Scint. 119, 15. Wiþ hundes gebeorc, Lch. i. 28, 20 note. Add

torfian

(v.)
Grammar
torfian, p. ode.

to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like;to throw.to throw at an object,strike with a missile,to stone a personto throw,cast,

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Hí námon stánas, ðæt hí hine torfodon, Homl. Th. ii. 236, 21. Hí mid stánum torfodon ðone soðfæstan Iacob, 300, 18. Hig námon stánas tó ðam ðæt hig woldon hyne torfian tulerunt lapides, ut iacerent in eum, Jn. Skt. 8, 59: ut lapidarent eum, 10, 31.

Linked entries: a-torfian ge-torfian

al-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
al-mægen, es; n. [eal all, mægen]

All powerstrengthmightomnis vis

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All power, strength, might; omnis vis Gém, al-mægene, heofones tunglu observe, with all thy power, the stars of heaven, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 6; Met. 29, 3

Linked entry: ge-mal-mægen

mylen-ham

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-ham, mylen-hamm, es; m.

An enclosure in which a mill stands

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An enclosure in which a mill stands Hit (the boundary) cymþ nyðer to ðam mylenhammæ and se mylenham and se myln ðǽrtð, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 10

stæþhlíplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stæþhlíplíce, adv.
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.; and gelómlíce ða stánas swá of óðrum clife stæðhlýplíce út sceoredon, Blickl. Homl. 207, 20. v. preceding word

hege-ságol

(n.)
Grammar
hege-ságol, es; m.

A hedge-stake

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A hedge-stake Wearð his óðer fót be his scó fæst on ánum hegesáhle (on ánum ságle þæs geardes, v. l. in sude sepis), Gr. D. 24, 28

Linked entry: ságol

þryccan

(v.)
Grammar
þryccan, p. þrycte, þryhte; pp. þrycced, þryht.

To presscrushoppressrepresstrampleTo pressforce a way

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Swá hié se stán and seó eorþe þrycce, Blickl. Homl. 75, 9. Hé mid wédenheortnesse módes ðrycced wæs mentis vesania premebatur, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 4. Untrumnesse ðrycced and hefigod infirmitate pressus, 4, 24; S. 598, 25. Grammar þryccan, intrans.

wilwan

(v.)
Grammar
wilwan, wilwian, wilian; p. wilwede, wilede.

to rollfig.to joincompoundcompose

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Hé wylede ðone stán fram ðære byrgenne duru, Blickl. Homl. 157, 8. Hé wylode hine sylfne on ðam þornum and netelum, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 28.

un-áwend

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwend, -áwended; adj.

Unchangedunaltered

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Unchanged, unaltered Hláfordes rihtgifu stande ǽfre unáwend (-áwended, MS. B.), L. C. S. 82; Th. i. 422, 3: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 231, 17. Ic wille ðæt se fréols stonde unáwent, 219, 20