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a-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bídan, ic -bíde, ðú -bídest, -bítst, -bíst, he -bídeþ, -bít, pl. -bídaþ; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden; v. intrans.

ABIDEremainwaitwait forawaitmaneresustinereexpectare

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Ic abád [anbídode Spl.] hǽlu ðíne expectabam salutare tuum, Ps. Surt. 118, 166. Sáwla úre abídyþ Driht anima nostra sustinet Dominum, Ps. Spl. C. 32, 20. Windes abidon ventum expecta-bant. Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 19.

un-gebét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebét, un-gebétt; adj.

unamendeduncorrectednot amended through the penance prescribed by the churchunatoned because 'bót' has not been made

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Gyf hé ǽnigne gylt ungebét hæfð, L. Ælfc. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 29.

un-rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rihtwísness, e; f.

Unrighteousnessiniquityinjustice

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God hæfð árásod úre unrihtwísnissa, Gen. 44, 16: Blickl. Homl. 87, 29

Linked entry: rihtwís-ness

hægtesse

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Add: <b>hægtiss, hægtess, e: hætse, an ; hǽts, e.</b> afury of the classical mythology Haehtes furia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 47. Hægtesse 36, 29. Hægtes erenis, hægtesse eumenides, 29, 41, 42.

healf-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
healf-mearc, es; n.

A half-mark

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A half-mark Hé hæfð geboht healfe híde landes mid healfmarce goldes and mid áne punde seolfres and twégan óran, C. D. iv. 136, 34. Fylste ǽlc gegylda he[alf]mearc tó fylste, Cht. Th. 611, 32. Ic an míne láuedy halfmarc goldes, C.

hlíp

(n.)
Grammar
hlíp, e; f.
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D. iii. 5, 7. a precipitous fall in a river (cf. stæþ-hlípe), leap as in salmon leap Of ðǽre ealdan hæcce into présta hlýpe, intó ðám bece . . . tó Freóbearnes hlýpe . . .

Linked entry: hlípe-burna

ólehtung

(n.)
Grammar
ólehtung, e; f.
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Eáwlá, wíf, tó hwan wenest ðú þínes líchoman hǽle mid smyringe and oftþweále and óðrum líðnessum? Of ðám cymeð unhǽlo, nales mægen. Gif þú þá ilcan ólectonge þám líchoman [dó, hit ná] híwfægere bið, þonne hit ǽr wæs, 166

oþ-hrínan

(v.)
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Ic wearð gelǽd mid þǽre hǽtu þæs geleáfan, and mid þám trúwan oþhrinon (æthrinen, v. l. ), Hml. S. 23 b, 456

Linked entry: hrínan

word

Grammar
word, <b>. II</b> I.
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Hié bǽdon þæt hié ðæs gefeohtes geswicen, þæt hié mósten þá deádan bebyrgean . . . þæt is mid Crécum þeáw þæt mid ðǽm worde bið gecýþed hwæðer healf hæfð sige, 3, I; S. 100, 8.

wág-rift

(n.)
Grammar
wág-rift, es; n.

A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)

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hæfð ðiderynn gedón . . . .ii. wáhræft, Chart. Th. 429, 29. [An waȝherifft wass spredd fra wah to waȝhe, Orm. 1014.]

Linked entry: wág-hrægel

weg-nest

(n.)
Grammar
weg-nest, es; n.

Food for a journey

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Hé bútan hǽlo wegnyste of worulde gewát, 5, 14; S. 634, 33. Hé wæs hine trymmende mid ðý heofonlícum wægneste, 4, 24; S. 599, 2

Linked entry: nest

HELP

(n.)
Grammar
HELP, e; f: also es; m.

HELPaidsuccour

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Dǽleþ help and hǽlo hæleþa bearnum distributes help and salvation to the children of men, 226; Th. 301, 15; Sat, 586

Linked entry: hylp

INNOÞ

(n.)
Grammar
INNOÞ, innaþ, es; m. f.

the insidestomachwombbowelsthe breastheart

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Ealle ðás yfelu of ðam innoþe cumaþ omnia hæc mala ab intus procedunt, Mk. Skt. 7, 23.

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Ealle þás þing eów beóð þǽr tó geeácnode haec omnia adicientur vobis, 33. to become or to make pregnant Þonne hraþe geeácnað heó, Lch. i. 346, 7. Wíf tó geeácnigenne to make a woman pregnant, 4.

tó-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-foran, prep, with dat., gen.

Before.in front of,in presence of,previous toabove,in a greater degree thansuperior toover and above,beside,beyond

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Tóforan eallum ðissum big nimaþ eów ante haec omnia inicient uobis manus suas, Lk. Skt. 21, 12. Tóforan ðám Eástron, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 8. Tóforan dam mónðe Auguste, 1013; Erl. 147, 15. with gen.

ge-tíþian

(v.)
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Þisne anweald hé forgeaf Petre ... þone ylcan andweald hæfð se Ælmihtiga getíðod biscopum, i. 370, 4-13. Críst hæfð micel getíþod eów, Hml. S. 36, 167

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Ðissere worulde hǽt is ðæt heó witan hæbbe, and swá má witena beóð, swá hit bet færð. Ne bið se ná wita ðe unwíslíce leofaþ, ac bið open sott, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 131. Mé com swíðe oft on gemynd, hwelce wiotan (wutan, Cott.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

beorþor

child-bearingpartusgestationpartusfoetus

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Gif hé mónðe ǽr þám beorþre (ante partum) hǽmð, 24. Ǽr þám beorðre and æfter þǽre ácenned-nysse ante partum et post partum, 190, 20: Bl. H. 155, 33.

cwén

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Ðis weará þus gedón æfter þǽre cwéne hǽse . . . þá men ealle grétton þone cyngc and ðá cwéne . . . Apollonius cwæð: 'Ðú góda cyngc . . . and þú cwén.' Hé cwæð: 'Nimað þás þing þe mé seó cwén forgeaf,' Ap. Th. 17, 16—18, 15. v. port-, rihtæþel-cwén

ge-synto

(n.)
Grammar
ge-synto, indecl. in sing; gen. pl. -synta, -synto; dat. pl. -syntum; f.

Healthwelfaresafetyprosperitysuccessadvantageprofitbenefitsānĭtassospĭtassălusprospĕrĭtas

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Him wǽre mín gesynto leófre ðonne hiora seolfa hǽlo magis pro mea salute mori paratos, Nar. 30, 17: 8, 6

Linked entries: -synto -synto