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ermþu

(n.)
Grammar
ermþu, e; f.

Misery, calamity ⬩ mĭsĕria

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Misery, calamity; mĭsĕria Cwom ofer eorþan ermþu misery came upon the earth, Ps. Th. 104, 14: Exon. 11b; Th. 17, 17; Cri. 271: Andr. Kmbl. 2325; An. 1164: Bt. Met. Fox 16, 15; Met. 16, 8. Æfter ermþum after calamities, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 30: Elen.

Linked entry: irmþ

lyt-hwón

(adv.)
Grammar
lyt-hwón, subst. and adv.

A little

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Hé his eágan lythwón fram ðære eorþan up áhóf, Glostr. Frag. 104, 13. Ðara ðe lythwon réccaþ embe bóca beboda, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 34: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 200: Beo. Th. 408; B. 203. Ne lythwón not a little, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 32; Gl. 363.

Linked entry: hwón

steám

(n.)
Grammar
steám, stém, stiém, es; m.
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Ðá of ðære stówe steám up árás swylce réc, Elen. Kmbl. 1603; El. 803. Stenc út cymeþ of ðam wongstede, wynsumra steám swæcca gehwylcum, Exon. Th. 358, 14; Pa. 45.

Linked entries: stém stiém

ofer-híran

(v.)

not to listen to, to disregard, disobey ⬩ to overhear, hear

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Se oþeling (Phalaris) ǽgðer hæfde, ge his plegan ge his gewill, ðonne hé ðara manna (those shut up in the brazen bull ) tintrego oferhiérde, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 28. Gé sylfe swutele gesáwon, and eác oferhýrdan ða bletsunge, Wulfst. 176, 4

Linked entry: ofer-hýran

tó-nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-nemnan, p. -nemde

To name separately, ⬩ distinguish by name into parts

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Norþ óþ ðone gársecg is eall Sciþþia lond binnan, þéh mon tónemne on twá and on þrítig þeóda north up to the ocean is all Scythia, though it is divided into thirty-two nations, each having its own name, Swt. 14, 22.

Linked entry: nemnan

swelgend

(n.)
Grammar
swelgend, e; f., but also es; m. n.

A place which swallows up (lit. or fig.), a very deep place, an abyss, a gulf, whirlpool

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A place which swallows up (lit. or fig.), a very deep place, an abyss, a gulf, whirlpool Ðýlæs hí forswelge sió swelgend ðære upáhæfenesse ipso elationis suae barathro devorantur, Past. 57, 3; Swt. 439, 3.

fóster-fæder

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.: Fósterfæder altor, i. nutritor (Alexander, who brought up Athanasius), An. Ox. 2841: Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 62: 92, 28. Fóstorfæder, 100, 7. Jóseph, Crístes fósterfæder, Hml. Th. i. 30, 6: 42, 4. Fóstorfæder, 148, 34.

searwian

(v.)
Grammar
searwian, p. ode

To act with craft or treachery ⬩ to feign

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If a priest uses deceit in respect to the wrapping up of the hand or arm exposed to the ordeal, let him make 'bót,' L. N. P. L. 39, 40; Th. ii. 296, 9-10. Sine searwade treasure played the traitor (left its possessor (?)), Exon.

Linked entry: searwaþ

gomel

(adj.)
Grammar
gomel, gomol, gamel, gamol; adj.
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Ahleóp se gomela the aged [man] leapt up, 2798; B. 1397: 5695; B. 2851. Biþ geómorlíc gomelum eorle it is sad for an aged man, 4880; B. 2444. Gomele ymb gódne ongeador sprǽcon the old spake together about the good [warrior], 3194; B. 1595.

Linked entries: gamel gamol gomol

þearllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þearllíce, adv.

severely ⬩ strictly, ⬩ exactly, ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ violently

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.), Lchdm. i. 70, 10. violently Swá biþ be ðám heáclifum and torrum, ðonne hí hlifiaþ feor up ofer ða óðre eorðan, hý ðonne feallan onginnaþ and full þeaclíce hreósan tó eorðan (come with a great crash to the ground) Wulfst. 262, 12.

Linked entry: þeaclíce

cynning-stán

(n.)
Grammar
cynning-stán, es; m. [cennan

A trying-stone ⬩ tessera

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to try, prove; stán a stone] A trying-stone;tessera Cynning-stán on tæfle a little wooden tower on the side of a gaming-board, hollow and having steps inside, through which the dice were thrown upon the board; pyrgus [ = πύργος], turricula,Ælfc.

Linked entry: cenning-stán

tredan

(v.)
Grammar
tredan, p. træd, pl, trǽdon; pp. treden.

to tread ⬩ tread down ⬩ trample upon ⬩ to tread upon ⬩ step upon ⬩ walk upon

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Skt. 10, 19. to tread upon, step upon, walk upon Ðonne ic hrúsan trede, Exon. Th. 389, 22; Ra. 8, 1. Hió grundbedd trideþ, 493, 3; Ra. 81, 24. Se ðe mórland trydeþ, Elen. Kmbl. 1221; El. 612.

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to work ⬩ to attempt, endeavour (with infin.) ⬩ to act strenuously ⬩ to make an attempt upon, to attack

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Ðá ongunnon (tentabant) ða scypmenn ða ancras upp teón, 3, 15; S. 541, 40. Óþ hé ongite ðæt hé mǽge ábiddan æt Gode ðæt hé ongiene (-ginne, MSS.

hladan

to load ⬩ to load ⬩ freight ⬩ cargo ⬩ to load ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ obtain ⬩ to scoop out

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Úp hladen exantlamus, hauriamus, Hpt. Gl. 418, 33. Tó hladanne dæt wæter, Past. 373, 9. Tó ladanne (hladanne, R.), Jn. L. 4, 7. to draw breath Swá þæs hálgan wæs ondlongne dæg oroð úp hlæden, Gú. 1252. to draw, obtain favour, inspiration, &c.

hweogol

(n.)
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Gl. 418, 32) úp hladan limpham, quam anthlia, hoc est, rota hauritoria exanthlamus. An. Ox. 502. Hét se cásere gebindan Georium on ánum brádum hweowle. . .

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

á-holian

(v.)
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Wæs beboden Ezechiele ðæt hé scolde ðone alter habban uppan áholodne ad Ezechielem in altari fieri fossa praecipitur, Past. 217, 19

ge-sweotulung

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Take here ge-swutelung in Dict. and add: I. a shewing by signs or symbols, indication, signifying, v. ge*-*sweotulian ; We streowiað axan uppan úre heáfda tó geswutelunge ꝥ we sculon úre synna behreówsian. Hml.

hín-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hín-ness, e; f. I.

subjecting ⬩ destruction

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a trampling upon, subjecting Ic salde iów mæhte hénnisse (hénisæs, L.) ł niðrunge. ofer nédre dedi uobis potestatem calcandi supra serpentes, Lk.

Linked entries: hýn-ness hé-nis

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, es; m.

movement ⬩ a wave ⬩ water ⬩ the wave ⬩ sea

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Mec upp áhóf wind of wǽge, 392, 19; Rä. 11, 10: 405, 10; Rä. 23, 21. Wiht (an ice-floe) cwom æfter wége líþan, 415, 22; Rä. 34, 1. Feówertýne gewiton mid ðý wǽge in forwyrd sceacan, Andr. Kmbl. 3186; An. 1596: Cd. Th. 206, 25; Exod. 457.

ofer-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygd, -hýd, e; f.: es; n.: -hygdu, -hýdu (o); indecl. f. [the plural is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-méde, -méttu].

pride, arrogance ⬩ honourable pride ⬩ high spirit ⬩ superbia

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Hwæt is wuldor ðín ðe ðú oferhygdum upp árǽrdest, 2637; An. 1320. Þurh oferhygda, Exon. Th. 316, 23; Mód. 53. Hé oferhýda ágan wolde he would give way to pride, Cd. Th. 287, 20; Sat. 370. in a good sense,honourable pride (?)