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eahtan

(v.)
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Swá sceal óretta Gode compian and his gǽst beran on ondan þám þe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre, 317

gum-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
gum-dreám, es; m.

The joys of menthis life

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The joys of men, this life He gumdreám ofgeaf Godes leóht geceás he gave up the joy of men, chose God's light, Beo. Th. 4929; B. 2469

ofer-hragan

(v.)

to come in stormsto sleeta storm

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Wǽtum hé oferhrægeþ, gebryceþ burga geatu it (snow) comes in damp storms on cities' gates, and breaks them, Salm. Kmbl. 612; Sal. 305

Linked entry: hragan

HÚSEL

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

The HOUSELthe Eucharist

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Tó húsle gán to go to the sacrament, Blickl. Homl. 207, 5 : 209, 6. Húsle gereorded ðý æþelan gyfle having been fed with the Eucharist, that noble meal, Exon. 51 b; Th. 180, 4; Gú. 1274

Linked entry: húsl

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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Se weard (the angel at the gate of Eden) hafaþ miht and strengðo, Cd. Th. 58, 22; Gen. 950. Ic ðíne strengþu (virtutem) singe, Ps. Th. 58, 16. Strengðe fortitudinem, Ps. Spl. 58, 18.

a-wyrgian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgian, p. -wyrgede; pp. -wyrged, -wyrgd

To curseexecratemalignexecrarimalediceremalignariexecrablewickeddetestableexecrabilismaledictusmalignusmalignans

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Se awyrgeda gást the accursed spirit, Guthl. 7 ; Gdwin. 44, 12. Se awyrgda wulf the accursed wolf, Exon. 11 b ; Th. 16, 20; Cri. 256

Linked entries: a-wygedne a-wyrged

huntaþ

(n.)
Grammar
huntaþ, huntoþ, es; m.

Huntinggamevenatio

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Th. ii. 576, 34 Huntaþ dón gestreón getácnaþ to hunt betokens gain Lchdm. iii. 212, 2. Móna se fíf and twentigoþa huntoþas begán nytlíc the five and twentieth moon is good for all sorts of hunting 196, 1

scyldigung

(n.)
Grammar
scyldigung, scyldgung, e; f.
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Wé cwǽdon, se ðe scyldunga (be ðon ðe scyldgunga, other MS.) bǽde æt ofslagenum þeófe ðæt hé eode þreora sum tó . . . and ðone áþ syllen ðæt hý on heora mǽge náne þýfþe nyston . . . and hý gán siþþan .xii. sume and gescyldigen hine of him who asks for

Linked entries: scyldgung scyldung

wynsumian

(v.)
Grammar
wynsumian, p. ode

To rejoiceexultbe joyful

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Gedó ðæt mín gást wynsumige on ðínre hǽlo, 159, 2. Wynsumian jocundari, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 16: Blickl. Homl. 91, 8. Wæs heó swíþe wynsumiende, 137, 33. Wynsumigende, 143, 25. Mid micclum wynsumigendum gefeán, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 678.

Linked entry: wyn-sum

finger

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Lǽt gán ꝥ getæl swá wé nú cwǽdon, ꝥ þú cume tó þæs lǽstan fingres nægle go on counting as we have just said, till you come to the nail of the little finger, Angl. viii. 326, 31. Gif man þone lytlan finger of áslæhð, .xi. scitt. gebéte, Ll.

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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Gást oreþaþ spiritus spirat, Jn. Skt. 3, 8. þurh ðæt lyft wé orþiaþ and eác ða nýtenu, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 18. Ælc þing ðe orþode omne quod spirare poterat, Jos. 10, 40. Orþode palpitavit (palpavit, MS. ), Germ. 402, 73. Orþige palpitet, 398, 116.

Linked entry: oreþian

ge-gæderian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gæderian, -gaderian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To gatherjoincolligerecongregare

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Ðam biþ gæst gegæderad Godes bearn God's child will be a guest associated with him, 84 b; Th. 318, 9; Mód. 80

Linked entry: ge-gaderian

ge-tímian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tímian, -týmian; p. ode; pp. od [tíma time]

To happenbefallaccĭdĕre

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Getímode hit ðæt he becom to heora byrig ðe wæs Gaza geháten it befell that he came to their city which was called Gaza, Homl. Th. i. 226, 24: 318, 15. Him getímode swíðe rihtlíce it happened very justly to them, 88, 29: ii. 160, 14; 304, 24.

Linked entries: ge-tíman tímian

hneáw-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hneáw-líce, adv.

Sparingly, stingily

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Sparingly, stingily; Him ðæs leán ágeaf nalles hneáwlíce to him for that the Lord gave reward with no sparing hand, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 20; Gen. 1809

gearo-þoncol

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-þoncol, adj.

Very considerate or prudentvalde considĕrātus vel provĭdus

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Very considerate or prudent; valde considĕrātus vel provĭdus Hí ðæt idese ageáfon gearoþoncolre they gave it to the very prudent woman, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 23; Jud. 342

ge-hwilc

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ge-hwilc, <b>;
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</b> add In gehwylcum men ( in vivente quolibet ) þá hwíle þe hé leofað se gǽst byþ hæfd on þám líchaman, Gr. D. 303, 23

slǽting

(n.)
Grammar
slǽting, e; f.
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William of Malmesbury's statement that he gave the English free leave to hunt), Chr. 1087; Erl. 225, 7

norþ-weard

(adv.)
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norþ-weard, adv.
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Þonne se dæg langað þonne gǽð seó sunne norðweard . . . Ðonne heó norðweard byð, þonne macað heó lenctenlice emnihte on middeweardum hyre ryne, Lch. iii. 250, 20-25. Add

stellan

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Þá þára gásta gehwylc his ácsunge synderlíce gerehton, . . . þá stelde (stælde, v. l.) þǽr án forð in heora middle (unus in medium prosiliit), Gr. D. 189, 13. Add

un-sidelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sidelíce, adv.
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Indecorously, in an unseemly manner Gif hwylc bróðor . . . intó cyrcan unǽwfæstlíce and prútlíce oððe unsydelíce ( incomposite ) gǽð, Chrd. 60, 34. [O.H.Ger. un-situlího in abusione.] See next word

Linked entry: sídelíce