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be-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dǽlan, -délan, bi-dǽlan; p. -dǽlde, -délde; pp. -dǽled, -déled

To deprivebereave of anythingto deliverreleasefree from anythingprivareorbaresejungereliberareexpertem reddere

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Hwí sceal ic beón bedǽled ǽgþer mínra sunena cur utroque orbabor filio? Gen. 27, 45. Gesǽlige sáwle sorgum bedǽlde happy souls released from cares, Cd. 220; Th. 282, 34; Sat. 296

Linked entries: be-délan bi-dǽlan

for-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-secgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To for-saymis-saypretenddenysay againstaccuseprædīcĕrediffāmārenĕgāreaccūsāre

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Swá hwá swá óðerné forsǽde whosoever accused another, Homl. Th. i. 50, 16. Ða leásan gewitan hine forsǽdon the false witnesses accused him, i. 50, 14

BOD

(n.)
Grammar
BOD, es; pl. u, o, a; n.

A command, commandment, precept, mandate, an edict, order, messagejussum, mandatum, edictuma commandment

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Hwá swá halt ðis bod [bode MS.] wurðe he éfre wunnende mid God whosoever observes this command, may he ever dwell with God, Cod. Dipl. 990; A. D. 680; Kmbl. v. 29, 23. We ðíne bodu brǽcon we broke thy commandments, Hy. 7, 109; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 109

treów

(n.)
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&#39;Ic nát mid hwí ic delfe&#39; ... þá geseah hé þǽr swilchwugu treów licgende and ꝥ lytel, ongan þá þǽrmid delfan, Hml. S. 23 b, 766. <b>IV a.

Cristen-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
Cristen-dóm, es; m.

ChristianityCHRISTENDOMthe christian world christianitas

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Gif hwá cristendóm wyrde if any one violate christianity L. E. G. 2; Th. i. 168, 1; L. Eth. v. 1; Th. i. 304, 4, 7; L. C. S. 11; Th. i. 382, 7. On cristendóm in christendom Chr. 1129; Erl. 258, 29

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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Cf. too: Gif hwá þeóf geméte, and hine áweg lǽte búton hreáme, 392, 15) ǽlc þára þe riht wille, Ll. Th. i. 170, 10: 404, II (here the Latin version has 'capiat eum cum clamore').

mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽne, adj.

meanwickedfalseevil

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Gif hwá swereþ and se áþ beó mǽne . . se ðe mǽne áþas begá si quis juraverit et perjurium sit. . . Qui perjuria commiserit, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68; Th. ii. 228, 7-9: L. Edg. C. 8; Th. ii. 262, 31.

Linked entry: mán

hádianv

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Bd. 3, 28; Sch. 323, 16. with acc. of person Gif ðú cwest nú : ' Hwá lǽrde ðé ?', þonne cweðe ic, ' Dúnstán'. ' Hwá hádode ðe?' 'Hé mé hádode', Ælfc. Gr. Z. 8, 15. Ne hádige man ǽfre tó hrædlíce, Ll.

hwíting

(n.)
Grammar
hwíting, e; f.
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. : <b>hwít-loc.</b> For Rä. 48, 3 l. 43, 3 : <b>hwít-locced.</b> l. -loccede, and add Cwén hwítloccedu

þolle

(n.)
Grammar
þolle, an; f.
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A frying-pan Hwer ł þollan sartaginem, Hpt. Gl. 503, 16

Linked entry: fýr-þolle

cuter

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Cf. hwít cwuda mastix, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 8

á-solian

(v.)
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to get foul Hwít ásolað nitor squalescit, Angl. ii. 374. 3

Linked entry: solian

heorot

(n.)
Grammar
heorot, heort, es; m.

A hartstagmale deer

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Swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde hine man sceolde blendian whoever killed hart or hind should be blinded, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 27, 28.

Linked entry: heort

hwatung

(n.)
Grammar
hwatung, e; f.

Divination

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Gif hwá hwatunga begá si quis divinationes exerceat, iv. 19; Th. ii. 210, 11

Linked entry: hwat

delfan

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Add: absolute, to dig 'Ic nát mid hwí íc delfe . . . ' ongan þá þǽrmid delfan, Hml. S. 23 b, 765. Þá dulfon hí in þǽre ylcan stówe, Shrn. 113, 13. to dig the ground Genam hé áne spada and dealf þá eorþan, H. R. 13, 13.

fæst-hafol

strongfirmsteadfasttenaciousretentiveparsimonious

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Th. ii. 118, 20. parsimonious, close-fisted For hwí wǽre þú swá fæsthafol mínra góda þe ic þé sealde?, Wlfst. 258, 12. Were grǽdigum and fæsthafelum uiro cupido et tenaci, Scint. 110, 15.

god-borh

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Gif hwá óðerne godborges oncunne and tión wille ꝥ hé hwelcne ne gelǽste þára þe hé him gesealde if any one bring against another a charge in the matter of a pledge whose validity was confirmed by invoking the name of the Deity (where solemn formulae were

irsian

(v.)
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Hwí irsast þú wiþ ús?, Bt. 7, 5 ; F 22, 36. Ðonne hé wið hine iersað. Past. 63, 3. Fram þám þeódum þe wið mé yrsiað de gentibus iracundis, Ps. Th. 17, 46. Unryhtlicu iersung is ðæt mon iersige (irsige, v. l. ) on óðerne for his góde. Past. 189, 8

slápan

(v.)
Grammar
slápan, p. slép, sleáp; pp. slápen
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Ia. figurative, to sleep, be inactive, be motionless :-- For hwí slǽpst ðú, Driht-en? Ps. Th. 43, 24. Ðæt mód slǽpþ ðæs ðe hit wacian sceolde, and wacaþ ðæs ðe hit slápan sceolde. Past. 56; Swt. 431, 27.

Linked entry: slápian

ge-feoht

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Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse ... Gif hwá on mynstre gefeohte ...