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ge-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýdan, -hídan, -hédan; he -hýdeþ, -hýt, pl. -hýdaþ; p. -hýdde; pp. -hýded, -hýdd.

to hideconcealcondĕreabscondĕreto watchguardheedobservāreto bring into safetymake firmfastenallĭgāre

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to hide, conceal; condĕre, abscondĕre He hit gehýt and gehelt it hides and preserves it, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 11 : 39, 13; Fox 234, 19. Sumne dreórighleór in eorþscræfe eorl gehýdde a man sad of countenance has hidden one in an earth-grave, Exon.77 b;

ge-acsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-acsian, -acsigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To find out by askingdiscoverlearnhearresciscĕrediscĕreagnoscĕreaudīre

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To find out by asking, discover, learn, hear; resciscĕre, discĕre, agnoscĕre, audīre Ic wolde geacsigan and gewitan hwæt be ðé ðón sceolde I would find out and know what should be done about thee, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 30.

ge-sceran

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Substitute: to shear. to cut the hair off the head Heáfod him beón gescoren hearm getácnað, Lch. iii. 200, 21. Gesce(o)rene rasam, An.

hnipian

(v.)
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Hé, nyste hwæt hé cweðan sceolde, ac stód þǽr and hnipode (hung his head) Hml. S. 23, 689. Hí hnappodon and swá lange hí hnipedon (they drooped their heads so long) ꝥ hí ealle on slǽpe wurdon, 23, 248.

fǽr-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-fyll, fǽr-fill, es; m.
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A sudden fall, headlong fall On fǽrfyll head foremost, headlong; in preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 44. Substitute:

fore-feax

(n.)
Grammar
fore-feax, es; n.

forelocks

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The hair growing on the front of the head, forelocks Forefex antiae, crines, Hpt. Gl. 526, 43, 44

Linked entries: feax fore-locc

heáfod-hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-hǽr, es; n.

A hair of the head

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A hair of the head Heáfod-hǽr capilli, Ælfc. Gl; 70; Som. 70, 55; Wrt. Voc. 42, 63

Linked entry: hǽr

ealo-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
ealo-gál, adj.

Ale-drunk cervĭsia inebriātus

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Ale-drunk; cervĭsia inebriātus Ic gehýre ealogálra gylp I hear the boast of the ale-drunken, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 19; Gen. 2408

irfe-geflit

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-geflit, es; n.
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A dispute about inheritance Ðá gehýrde wé manegu yrfegeflitu then did we hear of many disputes about the inheritance, Chart. Th. 486, 12

Linked entry: ge-flit

gyru

(adj.)
Grammar
gyru, (?); adj.
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Muddy, marshy On heán hangran middeweardne; ðanon on hwítan beorh. . . ðonon úp on gyran torr, C. D. iii. 412, 9. See preceding word

ge-lácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lácnian, -lácnigan; p. ode; pp. od

To healcuresānāremĕdēri

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To heal, cure; sānāre, mĕdēri Gif hine mon gelácnian mǽge if he can be healed, L. Alf. pol. 69; Th. i. 98, 8. His sáwle wunda dǽdbétende gelácnian to heal the wounds of his soul by doing penance, Homl. Th. i. 124, 14.

Linked entries: lácnian ge-lécnian

ofer-healfheáfod

(n.)

the upper half of the head

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the upper half of the head Forheáfod anciput, æfteweard heáfod occiput, oferhealfheáfod sinciput, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 42-44

be-hlýðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlýðan, p. de; pp. ed

To depriveprivarespoliare

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To deprive; privare, spoliare Ic sceal heáfodleás behlýðed licgan I must lie deprived of head Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 20; Rä. 15, 10

forþ-gestapan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gestapan, p. -gestóp, pl. -gestópon; pp. -gestapen

To step forthprogrĕdi

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To step forth; progrĕdi He to forþgestóp dracan heáfde neáh he had stept forth near to the dragon's head, Beo. Th. 4568; B. 2289

heáfod-haga

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-haga, an ; m.
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A fence running at the head (v. heáfod; 2 a) of a piece of land (?) On ðone ealdan heáfodhagan, C. D. vi. 64, 7

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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<b>V b</b>. of sleep, heavy :-- Swá fram slǽpe hwylc swǽrum áríse, Ps. Th. 72, 15. Gehefegod mid ðam swǽran slǽpe, Basil admn. 1; Norm. 34, 3

Linked entry: swár

ge-roscian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-roscian, ge-róscian ?; pp. od
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To dry by heat Geroscod parsus (1. passus), Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 60. Geroscade pascsos (1. passes), ii. 116, 31

or-wirðlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wirðlíc, adj.
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Ignominious, shameful God hine forlét in ðisse nyþerlícan worulde swá orwyrþlícne déþ þrowian, ðæt hé hine wolde in ðære heán worulde gelǽdan, Shrn. 123, 10

fex

(n.)
Grammar
fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăries

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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries Fex cæsăries, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 39; Wrt. Voc. 42, 47: 70, 32

heáfod-stíg

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-stíg, e ; f.
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A path along the head of a field (?) Tó ðǽre heáfodstíge, ðæt swá in ðá heáhstrǽt, C. D. iii. 167, 23