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ÉÐEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÉÐEL, æðel, ǽðel; gen. éðles; dat. éðle, éðele; m. n.

property, inheritance, country, realm, land, dwelling, home prædium ăvītum, fundus heredĭtārius, patria, terra, sēdes, domĭcĭlium, tabernācŭlum

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He wolde eft ðæt éðel sécan his hwílendlícan ríces tempŏrālis sui regni sēdem repĕtiit, 3, 22; S. 552, 33.

Linked entries: ǽðel éðyl óðel

hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
hrínan, p. hrán; pp. hrinen

To touchreachstrike

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Kmbl. 1883; An. 944. with object omitted Ðæt hé má wolde afrum onfengum earme gǽstas hrínan léton that he would further let the wretched spirits with their dire attacks touch him [Guthlac ], Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 17; Gú. 491.

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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Hé his lima gesette and hine gerestan wolde, 4, 11; S. 579, 32. Limo 4, 24; S, 597, 10, Leomu, 2, 6; S. 508, 11: Ádyde ða leomu and ðæt heáfod on weg ðæs sceápes, Blickl. Homl. 183, 24. Leomo lǽmena, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 6; Cri. 15

Linked entry: leomu

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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Ic wolde ðé myngian (Gott. MS. myndgian) ðære manigfealdan láre ðe ðú mé ǽr gehéte, 40, 5; Fox 240, 11. Wé willaþ eów myngian, ðæt hit ne gange eów of gemynde. Homl.

weorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-líc, adj.
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Th. 67, 12. worthy, noble, distinguished, excellent, splendid Gif ðú ǽnigne mon cúþest ðara ðe hæfde ǽlces þinges anweald, and ǽlcne weorþscipe . . . geþenc hú weorþlíc and hú foremǽrlíc ðé wolde se mon þincan, Bt. 33, 1 ; Fox 120, 34.

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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Ic wolde helpan ðæs ðe ðǽr unscyldig wǽre, and hénan ðone ðe hine yfelode (yflode, v. l. ), Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 18. Hí yfeledon and slógan Cristene men affligi interficique Christianos praeceperant, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 21. Yfeladan, Ps. Th. 82, 3.

cwide

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Drihten is gemyndig þæs his cwides þe hé gecwæð . . . and hé wolde þone cwide getrymman on þǽre godcundan dǽde, 215, 24. Getrymede mid Jóhannes cuide Johannis voce roborati, Past. 85, 20. Cwyde sententia, An. Ox. 4629: Hpt. Gl. 522, 62. Cwide, Kent.

frófor

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Hé sægde mancynne tó frófre ꝥ hé sylfa ús gesécean wolde, Bl. H. 119, 29. Sé Hálga Gást wæs . . . þǽm apostolum tó frófre geháten, 131, 13: Gen. 955: 1108. Þá gódan God geseóð heóm tó frófran and tó gefeán and tó áre, Shrn. 202, 16.

ge-timbran

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Ic wolde eów áne race gereccan, seó mæig eówer mód getimbrian, gif gé mid gýmene hí gehýran wyllað, Hml. Th. i. 412, 36. [Goth. ga-timrjan: O. H. Ger. ge-zimbrón constituere, aedificare

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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'Ic wolde witan . . . hwæþer þú wisse búton tweón . . . ' 'Ic gewislíce wite,' Solil. H. 56, 4: 57, 10: 60, 1. Wé gewislíce witon . . . there is no doubt that we know . . ., Bt. 11, 2; F. 36, 2.

hǽlan

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Críst hié hǽlan wolde, BI. H. 105, 26. Hǽla ðá unstronga sanare infirmos, Lk. L. 9, 2. to cure an infirmity of body or mind, a disease, &c. Bledsa sáwul mín Dryhten, sé haeleð ( sanat ) alle áðle ðíne, Ps. Srt. 102, 3.

hám

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Þǽm tó hám forgeaf Hréðel ángan dohtor, B. 374. not on earth Hé on norðdǽle hám and heáhsetl heofena ríces ágan wolde, Gen. 33 : Sat. 276. Þára écena háma, Solil. H. 2, 15.

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Hé smeáde geornlíce ðæt hé hyne wolde belǽwan quaerebat opportunitatem ut eum traderet Mt.

Linked entry: smeán

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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E. 20; Th. i. 372, 12, Hé cwæþ ðæt hé heom hold hláford beón wolde, Chr. 1014: Erl. 150, 10. Ðonne biþ se holda þeówa geset ofer manegum gódum then will the faithful servant be set over many goods, Homl. Th. ii. 552, 23.

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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His scrift hit gecýðe þám biscope, hweðer hé tó þǽre bóte cirran wolde, Ll. Th. i. 212, 24

eall

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Mé nǽfre wæs ealles swá ic wolde, 26, 1; F. 90, 28. Sé þe on ðá wítu ealles behreóseð, Wlfst. 26, 12. Ꝥ man crístene men for ealles tó lytlum tó deáðe ne fordéme, Ll. Th. i. 304, 19.

ge-teón

(v.)
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wolde hí him on fultum geteón for heora wígcræfte, 3, 7; S. 112, 3. intrans. to contend, dispute Se ðe in erning giflítað ł gitéð qui in agone contendil, Rtl. 5, 39. Gecídon ł getugon litigabant, Jn. L. R. 6, 52. to pull together, agree (?)

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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woldon faran tó heora cynehláforde and tó þám witan þe mid him gegaderode wǽron, 1048; P. 174, 6: 894; P. 87, 19. <b>II a.

on-cweðan

(v.)

of animate beings, to reply, respondto echo back, give back a sound, reply

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Swilce ealle ða anlícnyssa ðe on ðære byrig tó godon gesette wǽron, ðæt hí ealle ætgædere oncwǽdon and ánre stemne clypedon, ðæt hí áweg ðanon woldon . . . and swilce ða strǽta ealle eác oncwǽdon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 93-98.

hrif

(n.)
Grammar
hrif, rif, es; n.

The wombbellyuterusventer

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Ácsedon hwider hie fleón woldon ðæt hie óðer gener næfden búton hie on heóra wífa hrif gewiton quærentes, num in uteros uxorum vellent refugere, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 4. Lácnung on ðæt hrif tó sendanne to send medicine into the belly, L.

Linked entry: in-gehrif