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písian

(v.)
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to weigh Geþænce ǽlc man hú swíðe man pinsaþ (pysæþ, MS. H.) ða sáwle, Wulfst. 239, 26. (?)

bóc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of book Saga mé hwæt bóccynna and hú fela sindon, Sal. K. p. 192, 8

lǽnend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽnend-líc, adj.

Transitory ⬩ transient

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Transitory, transient Uton geþencan hú lǽnendlíc ðeós woruld ys, Wulfst. 136, 27

ge-mǽnan

Grammar
ge-mǽnan, <b>; I.</b>
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Hú earfeðlíce hí hit gemǽnað, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 19. Add

feólan

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Þǽr ic wiste hú ic út fulge, Verc. Först. 162, 4. Add

ge-frǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-frǽge, adj.
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Eálá, mín Drihten, þæt þú eart ælmihtig, micel, módilic, mǽrþum gefrǽge and wundorlic (cf. hú micel and hú wunderlic þú eart, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 4), Met. 20, 2. Rómwara betest, monna módwelegost, mǽrðum gefrǽgost, Past. 9, 12. Add

hwealf

(n.)
Grammar
hwealf, e; f.
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Behealde hé hú wídgille ðæs heofenes hwealfa bíþ late patentes ætheris cernat plagas, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 22. Hú wídgil sint heofones hwealfe, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 13; Met. 10, 7. Hwalf clima, Cot. 56, Lye

Linked entries: hwalf hwalwa hwealf

hider

to this world ⬩ to this life ⬩ in this world ⬩ to this point ⬩ hither and thither ⬩ to and fro

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Voc. ii. 112, ii. local. to the place where the speaker is. with a verb expressing movement Gá hider neár accede huc, Gen. 27, 21. Hú eódest þú hider (hidir, L.) inn? quomodo huc intrasti ?, Mt. R. 22, 12. Þæt ic ne cymo hider (hidder, L.), Jn.

Linked entry: hider-cyme

wódheortness

(n.)
Grammar
wódheortness, e; f.
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Madness, frenzy, rage Gemunaþ hú þá forwurdon þe mid wódheortnesse willan tó wǽpnedrhannum hǽmed sóhton, Verc. Först. 178

gǽst-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gǽst-lic, (gæst- ?); adj.

Terrible, ghastly

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Terrible, ghastly Ongitan sceal gleáw hæle hú gǽstlic bið, þonne eall þisse worulde wela wéste stondeð, Wand. 73

for-wyrd

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Add Hú unásecgendlica synt þysses lífes ídelnessa and forwyrda. Verc. Först. 131, 9

níw-cumen

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Hé sí gelǽd on þám húse nícumenra (novitiorum), 96, 15

on-wunian

(v.)

to dwell, inhabit

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Ðæt ic onwunige ( inhabitem ) on húse Drihtnes Ps. Spl. 26, 7. Ðu onwunast (habitabis) on heom, 5, 13. Hí onwuniaþ inhabitabunt, 55, 6. Hig onwuniaþ on worlde inhabitabunt in saeculum, Ps. Lamb. 36, 29. Onwuna on gelaðunge inhabita terram, 36, 3

Linked entry: an-wunigende

fóran-niht

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-niht, e; f.

The fore-night ⬩ early part of the night ⬩ dusk of the evening ⬩ antĕrior pars noctis ⬩ crĕpuscŭlum

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The fore-night, early part of the night, dusk of the evening; antĕrior pars noctis, crĕpuscŭlum Lǽd hine út of ðam húse on fórannihte lead him out of the house in the dusk, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 18: fram foran-nihte per noctem, Nar. 35, 9

Linked entry: fóran-dæg

eácian

(v.)
Grammar
eácian, p. ode
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Hé him eác gesægð hú ðǽm monnum ðe him mægen and cræft wiexð, hú him eác hwílum eákiað æfter ðǽm mægenum ðá costunga crescente virtule plerumque bella tentationis augentur, Past. 163, 8.

cimbal-glíwere

(n.)
Grammar
cimbal-glíwere, es; m.
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A cimbal-player Hú Bonefatius foresǽde tó sweltenne þone cimbalglíwere, Gr. D. 61, 20

hláfmæsse-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
hláfmæsse-tíd, e; f.
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Lammas-tide Hú sié áttres ful sió lyft on hláfmæssetíd, Lch. ii. 14, 30

Linked entry: hláf-mæsse

hell-heoþo

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Wite þú hú wíd and síd helheoðo dreórig (l. heoro-dreórig), Sat. 700. Add

spic

(n.)
Grammar
spic, es; n.

Bacon ⬩ lard ⬩ the fat flesh of swine ⬩ the mast on which the swine were fed ⬩ popa, ⬩ lardum ⬩ fat of seals, whales, etc., blubber ⬩ blubber, lard ⬩ lard

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Bacon, lard, the fat flesh of swine Hi lares ðás hús; ðanon ys gecweden lardum spic, forðan ðe hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Zup. 42, 17. Spic lardum, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 25: larda, 286, 52: ii. 52, 1: tanea, i. 26, 47.

Linked entry: spec

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mount ⬩ hill ⬩ mountain

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Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 36; Met. 7, 18. Munte promontorio, Hpt. Gl. 420, 6. Munt Scyllam, 529, 20. Ábútan ðone munt, Ex. 19, 12. Ðæra munta cnollas, Gen. 8, 5. Tó ðám muntum, 14, 10. On heálícum muntum heortas wuniaþ, Ps.