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heáp

(n.)
Grammar
heáp, es; m. [generally, but ðeós earme heáp occurs,
  • Cd. 215
  • ;
  • Th. 270, 9
  • ;
  • Sat. 87
  • .
]

A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, companya troop, flockstrues, acervus

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Hine ðá ða heápas frugnon hwæt hie wyrcean mihton ðæt hie Godes erre beflugon when the multitudes asked him [John] what they could do to escape God's wrath, Blickl. Homl. 169, 10: Cd. 161; Th. 202, 2; Exod. 382.

hladan

(v.)
Grammar
hladan, p. hlód;pp. hladen.

to heap, pile up, build, place, lade, load, freight to lade, draw [water]; haurire

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Swá hwæt swá ðú hlætst of ðam flóde quidquid hauseris de fluvio, Ex 4, 9. Hé hlód wæter mid ús hausit aquam nobiscum, 2, 19. Ðá mid áne helme hlód hit, Nar. 8, 3: Homl. Th. ii. 118, 21. Ða þénas ðe ðæt wæter hlódon ministri qui haurierant aquam, Jn.

Linked entries: hlæd hlædel hlæst

bæþ

a bath for washingthe bath of fish or sea-fowl:--

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Hwæt wille ic má cwæðan be mete oððe be drince oððe be baðe (de balneis), Shrn. 183, 30. Ꝥ hé ne cume on wearmum bæðe, ne on sóftum bedde, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 22. Þolige hé cold bæð, 284, 5. Þǽr wǽron gehæfde háte baðu, Hml. Th. i. 86, 21: Hml.

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Hys yrþ sí gefriþod wiþ ealra feónda gehwæne, and heó sí geborgen wið ealra bealwa gehwylc, Lch. i. 402, 9. to preserve game Forgá ǽlc man mínne huntnoð, lóc hwǽr ic hit gefriðod wille habban, Ll.

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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hreówsunga ad poenitentiae lamenta conversus Past. 167, 18. of happening, to be transferred, pass to Asiria anwald gehwearf on Méðas Arbatus regni summam ad Medos transtulit Ors. 2, I ; S. 60, 17 : I. 8 ; S. 42, 6. to turn back, be averted Gesecge man hwǽr

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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A. 129, 439. rightly, properly, in accordance with the actual state of the case Gelimplíce hé ús lǽrde and monade hú wé ús gebiddan sceoldan, and hwæðere cwæþ : 'Eówer Fæder wát hwæs eów þearf biþ ǽr gé hine biddan' quite properly he taught us and admonished

ge-metlíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: in due measure or amount Ðæt hé him tó tíde gemetlíce gedæle ðone hwǽte ut det illis in tempore tritici mensuram, Past. 459, 12. (l a) in time, early :-- Sí gedón [nón] gemet-lícor agatur nona temperius, R.

hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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God mé worhte hlehter risum fecit mihi deus, Gen. 21, 6, Hwǽr beóþ ða ungemetlícan hleahtras where are the immoderate laughings, Blickl. Homl. 59, 18: 195, 15

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

bán

bonea bonethe bone of a limba leg or arm

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Hwǽr sint nú þæs Wélondes bán?, Bt. 19; F. 70, 5. Ne synu ne bán lágon, An. 1421. Þá gebrocenan bán, Ps. C. 81: Hy. 7, 88. Bána ossuum, Kent. Gl. 571: Ph. 575. Manna bán ossa hominum, Ps. Th. 52, 6.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Hwæt mæg ic ðé máre secgan be ðam weorþscipe and be ðam anwealde ðisse worulde . . . Gé ne ongitaþ ðone heofoncundan anweald and ðone weorþscipe, se is eówer ágen . . .

duguþ

(n.)
Grammar
duguþ, dugoþ, e; f. [dugan vălēre] .

multitude, troops, army, people, men, attendants, the nobles, nobility, the heavenly hostcōpiæ, exercĭtus, pŏpŭlus, hŏmĭnes, comĭtātus, prŏcĕres, mīlĭtia cœlestismajesty, glory, magnificence, power, virtue, excellence, ornament majestas, magnificentia, potentia, virtus, dĕcus advantage, gain, good, happiness, prosperity, riches, blessings, salvation commŏdum, lucrum, bŏnum, prospĕrĭtas, divĭtiæ, ŏpes, sălusbenefit, gift benefĭcium, mūnus, dōnum that which is seemly, suitable, seemliness dĕcōrum

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Be ðám hringum mon mihte witan hwæt Romána duguþe gefeallen wæs by the rings one might know how many of the nobility of the Romans had fallen, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 91, 11: 3, 11; Bos. 74, 30: 1, 12; Bos. 35, 43.

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Cwæþ hé : 'Hwæt sceal ic singan ?' Cwæþ hé : 'Sing mé frumsceaft,' Bd. 4, 24 ; S. 597, 16

ge-openian

(v.)
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Wé willað nú mid scortre trahtnunge þás rǽdinge oferyrnan and geopenian, gif heó hwæt dígles on hyre hæbbende sý, Hml. Th. i. 388, 30: Angl. viii. 335, 35.

ge-endian

(v.)
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L. 5, 36. to accomplish, perform, effect a purpose Gemyne þú hwæt þú ámeldodest, hwæt ðú geændadest, Lch. iii. 34, 7. Hé geendode þæt hé gebeótod hæfde ... eall hé ꝥ gefylde, Bl. H. 83, 25. Derneleger geendade adulterium committit, Mk. L. 10, 11.

sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.
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Hé (Augustus) bebeád ðæt ǽlc mǽgþ tógædere cóme, ðæt ǽlc man ðý gearor wiste hwǽr hé gesibbe (sibbe, MS. C.) hæfde, Ors. 5, 14 ; Swt. 248, 17, Sibbo ł cúðo menn (gisibbe, Rush.) cognatos, Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 12. v. ge-, neáh-sib[b]

ge-fyrn

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ge-fyrn, long ago.
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Ox. 56, 93. in contrast with 'just now,' where a comparatively short period may be in question Hé gefyrn smeáde hwǽr hí bigleofan biddan sceoldon, ðá ðá hí ðá fare férdon búton wiste, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 32.

BRÓÐOR

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓÐOR, bróðer, bróder, bróður; d. bréðer; but often indecl. in sing; pl. nom. acc. bróðor, bróðer, bróður, bróðru, bróðro, ge-bróðor, er, ru, ro, ra; g. bróðra, ge-bróðra; d. bróðrum, ge-bróðrum; m.

A BROTHER fraterto bear, support, a brother being the natural supporter of sisters who have lost their father

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Hwǽr is ðín bróðor ubi est frater tuus? Gen. 4, 9: Mt. Bos. 5, 23. Bróðor Arones Aaron's brother, Cd. 124; Th. 158, 21; Gen. 2620: 47; Th. 60, 19; Gen. 984. Geboren bróðer germanus frater, Greg. Dial. 2, 13.

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledgeto confessto admit for oneselfconcede, allowto confess, declare one's beliefto confessacknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith into make acknowledgement of a benefitgive thankspraise

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Geandet swá hwætt swá þú þáron wite, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 34. as an ecclesiastical term to confess to a priest trans. Þæt hié heora synna cunnon onrihtlíce geandettan, Bl. H. 43, 16. Hit geandettan and bétan, Wlfst. 34, 17.

wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
wlencu, (-o); indecl.: wlenc, e; f.

pridehigh spiritpridearrogancehaughtinessinsolencedistinctionsplendourpompdignitymagnificencewealthgreatness

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Hwǽr beóþ ðonne his welan and his wista? hwǽr beóþ ðonne his wlencea and his anmédlan? 111, 34. Hé is wyrma wlence it is the pride of serpents, Salm. Kmbl. 165; Sal. 82. Ðæra wlenca ł walana divitiarum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 22.

Linked entries: wlanc wlanc

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Ongæt gumena aldor hwæt him Waldend wræc wíteswingum, Cd. Th. 111, 29; Gen. 1863.