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hefig

ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness

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L. 23, 23. grave, severe, serious, deep, profound. in a good sense Sió in ðǽr hefig giwoeðnise sit in ea gravis lenitas, Rtl. 105, 1.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon, syfon; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom., acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.

Seven

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.: siofun, Rush.) óðre gástas, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 45. without a following noun Ðá nam se þridda hig, and swá ealle seofone (-ene, MS. A.: seofono, Lind.: ða siofune, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 20, 31. Ealle seofon (-en, MS. A.: -an, MS.

Linked entries: seofan sibun

ge-blandan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blandan, ge-blandan; pp. ge-blanden, -blonden [In the two instances where the past tense occurs the forms are ge-blond,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 16,
ge-blondan,
    An. 33.
Under blandan is given blénde as apast subjunctive, but this form might be placed as a present (or past) under blendan. v. ge-blendan. Cf. gang as a past tense of gangan.]
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Siofa synnum fáh, sáre geblonden, gefylled mid fácne, Leas. 16. Is þes middangeard máne geblonden, 31. Níða ge*-*blonden (Holofernes), Jud. 34

gild

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R. 16, 26. pay of troops Eádwerd cing scylode .ix. scypa of mále . . . and belifon .v. scypa bæftan; and se cing heom behét .xii. mónað gyld, Chr. 1049; P. 171, 29. with idea of compul-sion, payment exacted by the State, a tax Áléde Eádweard cyng ꝥ

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now ⬩ plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

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On witte weallende byrnþ efne sió gitsung even the covetousness [i. e. the just-mentioned covetousness] burns raging in his mind, 8, 91; Met. 8, 46.

ídel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ídel-ness, e ; f.

Idleness ⬩ vanity ⬩ frivolity ⬩ uselessness ⬩ futility ⬩ emptiness ⬩ falseness

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Sanctus Paulus cwæþ ðæt sió gítsung wǽre hearga and ídelnesse geféra avaritia quæ est idolorum servitus, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157, 6. On ídelnesse gé fæstniaþ eówer mód on him incassum cor figitis, 51, 2 ; Swt. 395, 29.

Linked entry: ídel-gild

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stæfn, stemn, e; f.
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Sió býman stefen, Exon. Th. 65, 29; Cri. 1062. Heó clypode micelre stefne, Lk. Skt. 1, 42. Hé cúþre stæfne wæs tó mé sprecende, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 43. Gif ðú sanges stæfne gehýrdest, 4, 3; S. 568, 30. Hig gecnáwaþ his stefne, Jn. Skt. 10, 4.

hwearfian

(v.)
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Sió sául sceolde hwearfian on hire selfre, swá swá eall þes rodor hwerfþ, oððe swá swá hweól onhwerfþ, 33, 4; F. 132, 11. to revolve round a centre, move round in an orbit. of a material body Ðá tunglu lengestne ymbhwyrft habbaþ þe ymb þá eaxe middewearde

wægn

(n.)
Grammar
wægn, wægen, wǽn, es; m.

A waggon ⬩ wain ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ Charles' wain

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On wǽnes eaxe hwearfaþ ða hweól, and sió eax byrþ eallne ðone wǽn, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 27: 39, 8; Fox 224, 6. Wǽne carruca, Hpt. Gl. 438, 67. Mid ðý ðe hine mon bere oþþe on wǽne ferige, Lchdm. ii. 30, 29. Stígan on wægn, Exon.

Linked entries: wægen waegne-þíxl wǽn

wǽt

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽt, adj.

wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture ⬩ wet, moist, having moisture ⬩ wet, rainy

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Eal ða wǽtan þing and ða smerewigan sint tó forbeódanne, 210, 27: 246, 3. referring to the humours or juices of bodies –Ðonne sió wamb swíðe wǽtre gecyndo biþ, ne þrowaþ seó þurst ne hefignesse metta, and gefihð wǽtum mettum Lchdm. ii. 220, 19-21.

ǽg-þer

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Hú ne hæfdon wé ǽr gereht ðæt ðá gesǽlþa and sió godcundnes án wǽre? Sé ðe ðonne ðá gesǽlþa hæfþ, ðonne hæfþ hé ǽgþer; sé ðe ðon(n)e ǽgþer hæfþ, hú ne bið sé ðonne full eádig?, Bt. 34, 5; F. 138, 33. On ǽgðer þǽra bóca sind feówertig cwyda, Hml.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer

smylte

(adj.)
Grammar
smylte, adj.

Quiet, tranquil, calm, serene ⬩ of physical calmness ⬩ gentle, mild, of the wind ⬩ favourable, prosperous ⬩ of mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled

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Sió án hýþ byþ simle smyltu æfter eallum ýstum that haven is ever calm after all the storms Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 28. Smylte is se sigewong Exon. Th. 199, 29; Ph. 23. Smeltre intempestae, tranquillae, serenae Hpt. Gl. 495, 4.

Linked entries: smelte smolt

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.

Sleep ⬩ The sleep of death

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Sió slǽwþ him giét on ðone slǽp, Past. 39; Swt. 283. 8. Ásceacan ðone sleacan slǽp. Homl. Th. i. 602, 15. Slǽpa sluman. Exon. Th. 122, 31; Gú. 314. The sleep of death 'Ic wille áwreccan hyne of slǽpe'. . . Se Hǽlend hit cwæþ be his deáþe. Jn.

Linked entry: sláp

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thin ⬩ thin ⬩ lean ⬩ the opposite of fat or stout ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of thick ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of broad ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ delicate ⬩ fine

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Ǽr se þicca mist þynra weorðe, Met. 5, 6. fig. thin, weak, feeble Hwilc sié sió gecynd ðæs líchoman, hwæðer hió sié strang ðe heard ... ðe hió sié hnesce and mearwe and þynne, Lchdm. ii. 84, 14.

Linked entries: þynness þinne

ufor

(adj.)
Grammar
ufor, cpve.: ufemest; spve. adv.

Higher ⬩ highest ⬩ at or i-s/>to a greater height ⬩ farther from a coast ⬩ from a spot ⬩ higher ⬩ at or to a more honourable place ⬩ higher ⬩ later

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Ðonne ymb .iii. niht gesécæn hiom sǽmend, búton ðam ufor leófre sió ðe ða tihtlan áge then after three days let them seek themselves an arbitrator, unless the prosecutor would liever do it later, L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 30, 19.

Linked entries: uferor yfemest

grípan

(v.)
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Hié grípað ðone cwide ðæs apostoles Paules hiora gídsunge tó fultome ad usum suae libidinis instrumentum apostolici sermonis arripiunt, Past. 52, 4. the subject a thing (snare), to seize, take, catch Ðet ðú ne sió gripen ne capiaris (Dominus custodiet

úþ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-wita, -weota, an; m.

a philosopher ⬩ scribe ⬩ geo metrician

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Úþwitan (philosophers) secgaþ ðæt sió sáwul hæbbe ðrió gecynd, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 3; Met, 20, 184: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 96. Úðweotan (the Jewish scribes and elders), Elen. Kmbl. 943; El. 473. Úðwuta scribae, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 1.

þenden

(adv.; con.)

While ⬩ as long as, ⬩ (all the) while (that) ⬩ while, ⬩ at some time during the period when ⬩ Meanwhile

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Mon mæg gelácnian, þenden of ðære lifre sió blódsceáwung geondgét ealne ðone líchoman, Lchdm. ii. 222, 9. Heó wǽron leóf Gode, ðenden heó his word healdan woldon, Cd. Th. 16, 18; Gen. 245.

Linked entry: þende

á-teón

to draw (out), ⬩ to protract ⬩ to deal with, ⬩ to treat a person ⬩ to employ property ⬩ time ⬩ talents

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Sió scyld hine suíðe feorr of ealra háligra ríme átuge. Past. 37, 9. Ic wille áteón fram ðám þone intingan ǽlcre tweónge, Gr. D. 9, 5. Ealle þás gód beóð átogen of þǽm mægene þǽre Hálgan Þtynesse, Bl.

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