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ge-haldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-haldan, pp. -halden

To keeppreserveholdservārerecondĕretĕnēre

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To keep, preserve, hold; servāre, recondĕre, tĕnēre On ðam heó wilnode gehaldan ða árwurþan bán hire fæderan in quo desīdĕrābat hŏnōranda patrui sui, ossa recondĕre, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 16.

heáfod-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-æcer, es; m.
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ðæs heáfdæcres westfurh, C. D. v. 253, 14. Be fenne on þonne heáfodæcer, C. D. B. iii. 517, 24, 27. On þone heáfodæcre, C. D. iii. 442, 6

Linked entry: -hafol

sacc

(n.)
Grammar
sacc, es; m.

A sack, bag

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A sack, bag Ne bere gésacc ne codd sacculum neque peram, Lk. Skt. 10, 4. Sæc sacculum, Kent. Gl. 208. Hig fyldon hira saccas ( saccos) and lédon hira ǽlces feoh on his sacc ...

Linked entry: sæcc

sceón

(v.)
Grammar
sceón, de

To fall to a person's lot

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To fall to a person's lot Gif unc bán fordsíð scéet on Rómeweȝe if death be the lot of both of us on the journey to Rome, Chart. Th. 583, 29.

hæt

(n.)
Grammar
hæt, hætt, es; m.

A hat, covering for the headpileus, mitra, tiaraa hood, cowlhat

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Terrentius bær hæt on his heáfde, for ðon Rómáné hæfdon gesett ðæt ða ðe hæt beran móston móston ǽgþer habban ge feorh ge freódóm Terentius pileatus, quod indultæ sibi libertatis insigne fuit, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 25-29

Linked entry: hætt

steng

(n.)
Grammar
steng, es; m.
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.), pole, stake, staff, cudgel, bar Steng (stencg, stengc) vectis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 55, 10: Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 44. Stengc, 81, 29. Steng clava, ii. 104, 11: 14, 41: claumentia, 131, 55. Styng clava, i. 33, 60.

Linked entry: stæng

inc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
inc, dat : inc, incit; ac : incer; gen.
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Bǽm inc to you both, Exon.13 a; Th. 22, 26; Cri. 357. Inc bám twám, Cd. 27; Th. 35, 30; Gen. 562. Neótaþ inc ðæs óðres ealles wariaþ inc wið ðone wæstm ne wyrþ inc wilna gǽd, 13; Th. 15, 18-21; Gen. 235-6.

Linked entries: git incit

þúf

(n.)
Grammar
þúf, es; m.

A tuftthe crest of a helmeta kind of standard, made with tufts of feathers

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Similar entries v. þúf-bǽre, and following words. the crest of a helmet(?). v.

Linked entries: þuuf ge-þúf

BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.

to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossomflorere, efflorere, reflorereto be in full vigour or bloomto burst, blossom

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Aarones gyrd greów and bleów and bær hnyte Aaron's rod grew and blossomed and bare nuts, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 18. Bleów flǽsc mín refloruit caro mea, Ps. Lamb. 27, 7.

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Th. 275, 14; Jul. 550. in a bad sense, bold, presumptuous, audacious, shameless Ðý læs hé tó ðríste sié for ðý underfenge his láreówdómes ne doctrinam praesumtio extollat, Past. proem.; Swt. 23, 23.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

em-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
em-líce, adv.

Even-like, evenly, equally, patiently æquālĭter, æquanĭmĭter

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He forbær Godes swingele swíðe emlíce he bare God's scourging very patiently. Homl. Th. ii. 98, 12

heorþ-werod

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-werod, es; n.

A band of household retainersthose who share the same heartha family

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Se hálga héht his heorþwerod wǽpna onfón the holy man bade his retainers take their weapons, 94; Th. 123, 4; Gen. 2039: 95; Th. 125, 8; Gen. 2076: Byrht. Th. 132, 30; By. 24

hyrdel

(n.)
Grammar
hyrdel, es; m.

A hurdle

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A hurdle, a frame of intertwined twigs or bars Hyrdel cleta, cratis, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 44; Wrt. Voc. 26, 43: cratis i. flecta, 49; Som. 65, 88; Wrt. Voc. 34, 20.

Linked entry: hyrthir

naca

(n.)
Grammar
naca, an; m.

A boatbarkshipvessel

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A boat, bark, ship, vessel Ne hié scip fereþ, naca, Exon. Th. 439, 17; Rä. 59, 5. Sǽgeáp naca, Beo. Th. 3797; B. 1896. Heáhstefn naca, Andr. Kmbl. 532; An. 266. Of nacan stefne, 582; An. 291 : Exon. Th. 306, 14; Seef. 7. On bearm nacan, Beo.

Linked entry: ge-nec

nearu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-cræft, es; m.

An art that confines or imprisons

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Beorh wunode on wonge nearocræftum fæst ðǽr on innan bær eorl gestreóna ... feá worda cwæþ : Hold ðú nú hrúse eorla ǽhte the mound stood on the plain firm in its prisoning powers (able to keep in durance the treasure entrusted to it) ; therein bore the

ge-byrman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrman, p. de; pp. ed

To ferment with BARMto leavenfermentare

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To ferment with BARM, to leaven; fermentare Bryðen wæs ongunnen ðætte Adame Eue gebyrmde the drink was prepared which Eve fermented for Adam, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 6; Gú. 954. Þrymme gebyrmed fermented with greatness, 84 a; Th. 316, 2; Mód. 42.

Linked entries: ge-bærmed ge-byrmed

réðe-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
réðe-mód, adj.

savage mindsevere mind, wroth

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in a bad sense, of fierce or savage mind Cwǽdon ðæt heó (the rebellious angels) ríce réðemóde ágan wolde, Cd. Th. 4, 2; Gen. 47.

þyrel

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrel, adj.

Perforatedhaving a hole or holespierced through

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Gif ða bán beóð bútú þyrel (þyrle, MSS. B. H.) ... Gif ðæt úterre bán bið þyrel..., L. Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 92, 14. Gif bútú þyrele sién, L. Ethb. 47; Th. i. 14, 12. Hé eówaþ ús his þyrlan handa, Wulfst. 90, 6

un-sidu

(n.)
Grammar
un-sidu, a; m.

A bad habitvicious custommal-practice

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A bad habit, vicious custom, mal-practice Sóð is ðæt ic secge, árǽre man unlaga on lande oððe unsida lufige tó swíðe, ðæt cymð ðære þeóde tó unþearfe, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 8.

for-rotian

(v.)
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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. Forrotad tóð dens putridus, Kent. Gl. 966. Add