stund
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Nó ic ða stunde bemearn, ne for wunde weóp that (hard) time I bewailed not, nor wept for the wound, Exon. Th. 499, 12; Rä. 88, 14.
on-scunian
to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrate ⬩ to regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shun ⬩ to regard with fear ⬩ to irritate
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Ðeáh hí men oððe hundas wið eodan, hí hí ná ne onscunedon . . . and nán heort ne onscunode nǽnne león though men or dogs went against them (wild beasts), they were not afraid of them . . . and the hart was not afraid of the lion Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 2-
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hláford
A LORD; ⬩ dominus. ⬩ herus
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Sum sceal mid hearpan æt his hláfordes fótum sittan feoh þicgan one shall sit with the harp at the feet of his lord, receive money, Exon. 88 a; Th. 332, 5; Vy. 80.
Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige
míðan
to conceal ⬩ dissemble ⬩ To be concealed ⬩ lie hid ⬩ to avoid ⬩ refrain from ⬩ forbear
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Ic monnan funde heardsǽligne mód míðendne I found a man of hard fortunes, his thoughts concealing, 115 a; Th. 442, 29; Kl. 20. Grammar míðan, case undetermined Míðiþ dissimulat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 42. Míðeþ, 25, 51.
under-niman
to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal ⬩ to take into the mind ⬩ receive what is said, taught ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to blame ⬩ resent
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Hardy to grease þinge ondernime, Ayenb. 83, 19.] to blame, resent(?) Ðá undernam Godwine eorl swýðe ðæt on his eorldóme sceolde swilc geweorðan, Chr. 1052; Erl. 179, 16
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hlinian
To lean, ⬩ bend, ⬩ lie down, ⬩ recline, ⬩ rest
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Hé fyrgenbeámas ofer hárne stán hleonian funde he found the mountain trees resting on the grey rock, Beo. Th. 2835; B. 1415. Ofer ða se hálga bisceop hlyniende forþférde cui incumbens obiit, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 18.
hund
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Nán hara ne onscunode nǽnne hund, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 10. Wildu diór wolde stondan swilce hí tamu wǽron ðeáh hí men oððe hundas wið eódon, 3. Hú wǽre þú dyrstig ofstikian bár? Hundas bedrifon hyne tó mé, Coll. M. 22, 15.
swég
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For ðam swége (of the harp. ) Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 1. Hearpan swinsigende swég, Cd. Th. 66, 8; Gen. 1081. Heó gehýrde bellan swég, Shrn. 149, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 156, 6. Swégas classica. Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 62. Dreámas (swégas, MS. T.) organa. Ps.
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ge-girwan
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</b> to prepare food, dress, cook :-- Haran sina gegyre and him syle þicgan, Lch. i. 344, 15. Man ne mihte nánne mete gegyrwan, Ors. 1, 7; S. 36, 27. Sunu þǽm fæder tó mete gegierwan, 1, 12; S. 52, 24. to dress Gegeruuid preatextatus, Wrt.
Linked entries: girwan ge-gerwan ge-girwung ge-gyrian
ge-swinc
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., and add: with respect to action labour of body or mind, toil, hard work: — Ðǽr wæs suíðe suíðlic gesuinc, and ðǽr wæs micel swát ágoten multo labore sudatum est, Past. 269, 12.
sceaþa
a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy ⬩ fiend, devil ⬩ a spoiler, robber ⬩ a warrior
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one who does harm, a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy Sceaþa, deógol dǽdhata ( Grendel ), Beo. Th. 554; B. 274. Nú earttú (Satan ) earm sceaþa in fýrlocan feste gebunden, Cd. Th. 268, 19; Sat. 57 .
grétan
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Sum mid hondum nsæg hearpan grétan one may touch the harp with hands, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 11; Crä. 49.
hefig-tíme
heavy ⬩ weighty ⬩ of great importance ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ oppressive ⬩ annoying ⬩ troublesome ⬩ hard to bear ⬩ grievous ⬩ tedious
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L. 54, 4. of things, hard to bear, grievous; in a weaker sense, tedious. used attributively Hé geðafað þæt ðá árleásan his hálgan ðearle geswencað mid hefigtýmre éhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 574, 23.
sceamu
modesty, bashfulness ⬩ shame, confusion ⬩ what causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame ⬩ the private part
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Ðonne árás hé for sceome he got up because he was ashamed of his inability to play the harp Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 7. (v. sceam-fæst, -full, -leás, -líc) what causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame Scoma obprobrium Rtl. 190, 29.
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un-rót
sad ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ troubled ⬩ gloomy ⬩ displeased ⬩ harsh ⬩ angry
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Hé geseah ða men ealle unróte ( moestos ) ðe him æt wǽron, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 6. displeased, harsh, angry For hwig syndon gé swá unróte ongeán me? Is hyt for ðam ðe ic ábæd ðæs Hǽlendes líchaman æt Pilate? Nicod. 13; Thw. 6, 29
bismer
infamy ⬩ shame ⬩ disgrace ⬩ ignominy ⬩ humiliation ⬩ scorn ⬩ contumely ⬩ insult ⬩ blasphemy
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Hí wrohten ǽlc þǽra harme and bismere þæs cynges, mannan ... hú hí mihton þæs cynges bismer áwrecan and ealles þeódscipes, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 1-8. Hé sǽde þá sár and ðá bysmra þe hé ádreógan wolde, Bl.
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reord
Speech, tongue, language, voice;
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Stefn in becom under hárne stán . . . hordweard oncneów mannes reorde, Beo. Th. 5103; B. 2555. Hí gehýrdon hlúde reorde, ðínes múþes ða mǽran word, Ps. Th. 137, 5. Hé reorde gesette eorþbúendum ungelíce, Cd. Th. 101, 19; Gen. 1684.
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þeówan
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Sceal mon ðam men mid dríum handum ða handa and ða fét gnídan swíðe and þýn with dry hands must the hands and feet be rubbed hard and squeezed for the man. Lchdm. ii. 182, 9.
ge-wyrcan
to work ⬩ make ⬩ build ⬩ form ⬩ dispose ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ celebrate ⬩ commit ⬩ to get by working ⬩ gain ⬩ obtain ⬩ merit
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Mycel yfel gewrohtan did much harm, Chr. 993; Erl. 133, 3. Þeáh we æbylgþ wið hine oft gewyrcen though we oft offend against him, Elen. Krnbl. 1024; El. 513.
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drífan
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Drifan heora hundas swýðe ǽnne haran geond þone brádan feld, Hml. S. 31, 1057. (2 a) to follow a track :-- Gif mon trode bedrífð forstolenes yrfes . . . mid mearce gecýþe ꝥ man riht drífe . . . Gif mon secge ꝥ man ꝥ trod áwóh drífe, Ll.