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leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f,

A peoplenationracecountry

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A people, nation, race, district occupied by a people [v. preceding word, and cf. mǽgþ],country Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ðæt leód and lagu fór be geþincþum at one time it was in the laws of the English, that the people and the law went according

deáþ

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H. 107, 26. in the abstract Gif hit ǽnige hwíle wunaþ, se deáþ hit húru áfirreþ. Hwæt syndon þá woruldsǽlþa óþres búton deáþes tácnung, for þám se deáþ ne cymð tó nánum óþrum þingum bútan ꝥ hé ꝥ líf áfyrre, Bt. 8; F. 26, 3-7.

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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Man ne sceal fandian Godes þá hwíle þe hé mæg mid ǽnigum gesceáde him sylfum gebeorgan.

óleccan

Grammar
óleccan, ólæcan (l. ólǽcan).
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Add Hí rícum monnum swíðe óleccað ðá hwíle ðe hí him beforan beóð . . . Hé déð feóndscipe ðǽm ilcan Gode ðe hé ǽr ólehte venientes ad faciem quorumdam hominum magna eis submissione blandiuntur . . .

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Hwílum biþ se willa swíþra ðonne ðæt gecynd, hwílum ðæt gecynd ofercymþ ðone willan, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 11. Ðæt swýðre mægen wæteres, Ps. Th. 123, 4. ¶ Swíþ occurs often as part of proper names, either as the first or second element, v.

HÚSEL

(n.)
Grammar
HÚSEL, húsul, húsl, es; n.

The HOUSELthe Eucharist

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Hwí is ðæt hálige húsel gecweden Cristes líchama oððe his blód, gif hit nis sóþlíce ðæt ðæt hit geháten is?

Linked entry: húsl

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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Ðú wást hú ða woruldsǽlþa hwearfiaþ ... hwí ne hwearfost ðú mid him thow knowest how worldly blessings change ... why dost thou not change with them? Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 6.

Linked entry: hreafigende

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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'Eálá Placida, hwí éhtest þú mín?', Hml. S. 30, 28-45. <b>II a.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Sæge Adame hwilce þú gesihðe hæfst. . . gife ic him þæs leóhtes genóg, þæs ic þé swá gódes gegired hæbbe, Gen. 619. Se blinda leóht onféng, Bl. H. 19, 11.

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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On ðære hwíle óþ ðæt up to the present time Homl. Skt. i. 4, 265. Óþ ǽfen usque ad vesperum Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47. 46. Óþ ende his lífes, Blickl. Homl. 21, 36. Óþ ðone deáþ, 59, 30.

Linked entry: ót-

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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to move about, wander Oðer lifaþ lytle hwíle, swíceþ on ðisse sídan gesceafte, and ðonne eft mid sorgum gewíteþ, Salm. Kmbl. 737; Sal. 638. [O. H.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

on-drǽdan

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Ne geleofað man náht miriges ðá hwíle ðe mon deáð ondrǽt, Prov. K. 16. Hé ná syþþan ǽnige hyre yfelan weorc ondréd (-drǽd, v. l. ), Lch. i. 176, 2.

drenc

(n.)
Grammar
drenc, es; m.

DRENCH, dose, draught, drinkpōtus, pōtio a drowningdemersio, submersio

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Wið sídan sáre ðære swíðran hwíte clæfran wyrc to drence for sore of right side make white clover to a drink, L. M. 1, 21; Lchdm. ii. 64, 4: 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 64, 27: Homl. Th. ii. 158, 16. Wyrc drenc wið hwóstan make a dose for cough, L.

Linked entry: drenge

ríht

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</b> what is proper for a thing with regard to use or appreciation :-- Hwílum alwan æfter hire rihte him mon scæl sellan, Lch. ii. 280, 20.

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Hwílum ic gehére helle scealcas, gnorniende cynn, Cd. Th. 273, 8; Sat. 133 . a man, soldier, sailor Scealc (Beowulf ) hafaþ dǽde gefremede, ðe wé ealle ǽr ne meahton, Beo. Th. 1883; B. 939.

Linked entry: scilcen

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Hé ne can ongitan for hwí God swylc geþafaþ, Bt. 39, 2; F. 214, 10. Hé gedwolan wiðsóc and þone ne geðafode, Bd. 5, 21; Sch. 676, 17.

ge-híran

(v.)
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Wé gehéraþ hwílum secgan ꝥ . . . Bt. 41, 2; F. 246, 16. Þú gehýrdest oft reccan on ealdum spellum, 35, 4 ; F. 162, 5. Wé nú gehýrdon þis godspel beforan ús rǽdan, Bl. H. 15, 30.

hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
hyrst, e; f.

An ornament a decorationjeweltrappingequipmentarmourimplement

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Hwílum mec áhebbaþ hyrste míne sometimes my trappings [wings] raise me up, 103 a; Th. 390, 1; Rä. 8, 4: 103 b; Th. 392, 16; Rä. 11, 8: Th. 392, 24; Rä. 12, 1.

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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Hwílum mid folmum [hé] mæt weán and wítu, Cd. 229; Th. 309, 22; Sat. 714. to measure out, mark off, assign the bounds of a place Se geleáfa and seó lulu mǽton ðone stede hwǽr hió drihtnes tempel rǽran woldan, Prud. 80.

scyld

(n.)
Grammar
scyld, e: scyldu (o); indecl. f.
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Hwílum biþ gód wærlíce tó míðanne his hiéremonna scylda ( vitia ), Past. 21, 1; Swt. 151, 9. a debt, due Ryhtlícor cweðan ðæt wé him gielden scylde ðonne wé him mildheortnesse dón justitiae debitum potius solvimus, quam misericordiae opera implemus,

Linked entry: GYLT