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hen

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Oþ hénne stigele Cht. Crw. 7, 53. Hú Bonefatius ádýdde þone fox þe bát his módor henna. His módor gewunode tó fédenne henna on hire húses cafortúne, ac hig gelómlíce áweg bær án fox . . .

blódig

(adj.)
Grammar
blódig, def. se blódiga, seó, ðæt blódige; adj.

BLOODYsanguineus, cruentus

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Geseoh nú swá ðín swát ageát, blódige stíge behold now where thy blood poured forth, a bloody path, Andr. Kmbl. 2883; An. 1444. He byreþ blódig wæl he will bear off my bloody corpse, Beo. Th. 900; B. 448.

hlæder

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder, e; f.: hlæddre, an (?). l. hlǽder; e: hlǽdre, an; f.

a ladderflight of stepsstairs

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Lytlum and lytlum stígan stæpmélum swilce hé on sume hlǽdre stíge, and wylle weorðan uppe on sumu sǽclife, Solil. H. 45, 17. a set affixed steps in a building, flight of steps, stairs Martinus stáh tó ánre úpflóra.

swát

(n.)
Grammar
swát, es; n. [The passages in which the gender is marked are doubtful. Ðæt swót. Lchdm. iii. 98, 17, occurs in a late MS.; ísen swát, ii. 296, 18, may be a compound; ða swát, iii. 72, 28, may be a mistake for spátl, v. ii. 56, 15. Dutch has a neuter, German and Scandinavian have masculines.]
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Geseoh seolfes swæðe, swá ðín swát ágeát, blódige stíge, Andr. Kmbl. 2881; An. 1443: 2552; An. 1277: Beo. Th. 5380; B. 2693. Him for swenge swát ǽdrum sprong forð under fexe, 5925; B. 2966. Beswyled mid swátes gange, Rood Kmbl. 45; Kr. 23.

Linked entry: swǽtan

weorþan

Grammar
weorþan, <b>. II</b> 3.
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Swilce hé on sume hlǽdre stíge and wylle weorðan uppe on sumum sǽclife. Gif hé uppe on ðám clife wyrð, Solil. H. 45, 17-19. Hé wearp út his net, and þǽr wearð oninnan án ormæte leax, Hml. S. 31, 1274.

bryne

(n.)
Grammar
bryne, byrne, es; m.

to burnA burning, fire, flame, heatustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor

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Bryne stígeþ heáh to heofonum the flame rises high to heaven, Exon. 63a; Th. 233, 6; Ph. 520: 55b; Th. 196, 23; Az. 178.

Linked entry: byrne

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrowstraitconfinednot spaciousnarrowlimitedpoorrestrictedstraitoppressivecausing anxietyoppressednot having free actionstrictsevere

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Ofereode stíge nearwe, enge ánpaðas, Beo. Th. 2823; B. 1409. narrow, limited, poor, restricted Hú ne ongite gé hú neara (Cott. MS. nearo) se eówer hlísa beón wile, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 14. Swíðe nearewe (Cott.

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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Ðonne wín hweteþ beornes breóstsefan, breahtme stígeþ cirm on corþre, Exon. Th. 314, 23; Mód. 18. Wǽron hí (the Danes) swýðe druncene, for ðam ðǽr wæs gebróht wín súðan, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 15. Wín Bachus, wínes Bachi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 25, 36.

corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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Stígeþ cirm on corþre clamour arises in the company 83b; Th. 314, 26; Mód. 20. Cyning on corþre a king amid his train Beo. Th. 2310; B. 1153; Ps. Th. 54, 16 On wera corþre in the company of men Elen. Kmbl. 608; El. 304: 1081; El. 543: 140; El. 70.

hearde

firmlytightly

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Hwílum mé bryne stígeð, hyge heortan neáh hearde (hædre. v. l.) wealleð, Sal. 62. of painful physical sensation, e. g. thirst, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 31 (in Dict.). of painful, violent, intense emotion Hé (St. Martin) cóm tó húse hearde gedréfed (cf.

ge-bígan

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Gebígdre stíge flexo tramite, inclinato, 149, 45. Gebégde curbo (poplite), 83, 14. Gebíge[n]dne hláf laganum, Ex. 29, 23. Gebégdum aduncis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 22. <b>II a.

hwearfian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearfian, p. ode

To turnchangeroll aboutrevolvewandermovetoss about

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Drihtnes stíge hwearfaþ aa wísra gewyrdum Ascension-day ever changes according to the rules of the learned, Menol. Fox 131; Men. 65. Wé hwearfiaþ heánlíce we wander abjectly, Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 21; Cri. 372.

Linked entry: hreafigende

stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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Gelǽd mé on stige ðǽr ic stæpe míne on ðínum bebodum brýce hæbbe deduc me in semitam mandatorum tuorum, Ps. Th. 118, 33. <b>I a.</b> a step, pace as a measure of distance :-- Stæpe passus, furlang stadium, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 8.

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Rihtre stíge recto tramite, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 8. Faran be rihtum wege via publica Num. 20, 17. Ðeós wyrt hafaþ rihte stelan, Lchdm. i. 316, 8.

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmamenthappinessa ceiling

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Bryne stígeð heáh tó heofonum, Ph. 521.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Leóht ... stígeð on lenge, clymmað on gecyndo. Sal. 414. <b>II a.</b> natural condition, lot to which one is born :-- Beó gehealden on ðínum gecynde, ðonne hæfst ðú genóh be content with your lot, then you will have enough, Prov.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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H. 26, 15. lytlum a little at a time Geót þriwa lytlum on háte þá ahsan, Lch. ii. 32, 13 : 176, 22 : 230, 21. lytlum and lytlum little by little, gradually Hé sceal lytlum and lytlum stígan neár and near stæpmǽlum swilce hé on sume hlǽdre stíge, Solil

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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stíges ł wé scilon stíge ascendimus, 20, 18. Gé sciolon geseá ł gé geseás videbitis, 13, 14. Ne héras hiá ł ne sciolon gehéra non audiunt, 13, 13. Ðonne ðú ǽfre on moldan man gewurde oððe ǽfre fulwihte onfón sceolde, Soul Kmbl. 172; Seel. 86.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Bryne stígeþ tó heofonum, Exon. Th. 233, 7; Ph. 521. Conon gelende tó ðære byrig, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 23. Néðan tó hilde, Cd. Th. 124, 11; Gen. 2061. Ðá feóll hé tó ðæs Hǽlendes fótum, Lk. Skt. 8, 41: 5, 8. Hé feóll tó foldan, Andr.

Linked entry: -anne