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hlís-eádig

(adj.)
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hlís-eádig, adj.

Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned

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Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned Biþ hlíseádigra se ðe hit selþ ðonne se ðe hit gaderaþ: eác ða welan beóþ hlíseádigran ðonne ðonne hie mon selþ ðonne hie beón ðonne mon gaderaþ.

libban

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Take here lifian in Dict. and add: to be alive, have life Þú eart swlþe gesélig nú þú gít liofost and eart hál. Hwæt, þæt is sió méste ár deáðlicra manna þæt hié libban and sién hále, Bt. 10; F. 28, 24 — 27.

ge-sceþþan

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Forð gewát Cham of líce, þá him cwealm gesceód [ when mortal sickness wrought him hurt), Gen. 1623 : Dan. 668. Him wlenco gesceód pride proved his destruction, 678.

Linked entries: sceþþan ge-sceaþan

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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Ne ne scrífe ðæs hlísan búton ryhtosð wyrce, Past. 323, 17. For ðám gódan hlísan (ðæt hié gifule ðyncen), 339, 25. Monige menn noldan ðone hlísan habban ðæt hié unwiése sién, nonnulli aestimari hebetes nolunt 67, 2.

heáh

(adv.)
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heáh, adv.
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Hlǽw sceal heáh hlifian, B. 2805: Ph. 23 : Dan. 603. at or to a position of great height him ásetton segen gyldenne heáh ofer heáfod, B. 48: 2768. His meahta spéd heáh ofer heofonum wunade, Ph. 641.

ge-myndig

(adj.)
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ge-myndig, -mindig; adj.

Mindful, rememberingmémor

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Wæs heó þearle gemyndig, heó ðone atolan eáðost mihte ealdre benǽman she was very mindful how she might easiest deprive the fell one of life, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 23; Jud. 74: Ps. Th. 73, 21: 82, 4.

Linked entries: myndig ge-mindig

arce-

(prefix)
Grammar
arce-, a prefix; v. arce-bisceop

chiefἀρχιἀρχός

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chief = ἀρχι = ἀρχός, Hér Ælfríc arce-bisceop férde to Róme æfter his arce[-pallium] this year archbishop Ælfric went to Rome after his arch-pallium, Chr. 997; Th. 247, 2, col. 2. = Wið ðan ðe he scolde gifan heom ðone arce [MS. erce] on condition that

Linked entries: stól árod ærce

ofer-bídan

(v.)

to outlast, outlive, survive

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Ðá oferbád survived Ælféh his bróðor, Chart. Th. 272, 12. Gif ic hire ouerbíde ... gif heó mé ouerbíde, 583, 5-10. ða bysgu oferbiden hæfde, Exon. Th. 135, 3; Gú. 518

ofer-rówan

(v.)

to cross by rowing

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to cross by rowing: — Ðá hét his leorningcnihtas faran tó scipe, and oferrówan ðone brym, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 19

be-nǽman

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Bd. l, 12; Sch. 35, 14. with dat. of person Seó nǽdre him ( ?) benǽmde wuldres, Hml. S. 37, 82. Cf. be-niman

efen-eald

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His efenealdan lytlingas ácwealde, Hml. Th. i. 88, 12. substantive, efen-ealda a coeval Efenealda consenior, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 58. his efenealdan ádýlegode, Hml. Th. i. 82, 19

ge-dwol

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hét fordílgian þá gedwolan hringas (þá ge-dwolhringas, v.l.) oblitteratis erroneis circulis, Bd. 5, 21; Sch. 680, 7. Add

blanca

a steed

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a steed Þá hét on ðæs pápan ciericean gestællan his blancan and monig óðer neát, Shrn. 51, 22. Add::

ge-sceaþian

(v.)
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Add: to do harm Deófol bið á ymbe þæt án, on manna sáwlum gescaðian mæge, Wlfst. 191, II

mund-leów

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hét geótan wæter on mundleów misit aquam in pelvem Hml. A. 155, 102. Add

wirs

(adv.)
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wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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ðý wyrs meahte þolian ða þráge, Met. 1, 76. Se arcebiscop wénde ðæt hit sum óðer mann ábiddan wolde, ðe his wyrs trúwude and úðe, Chr. 1043; Erl. 169, 28.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

a-weg

(adv.)
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a-weg, adv.

AWAYoutauferendi vim habet

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He raðe aweg aþýwde he quickly drove them away, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 28 : Ps. Th. 77, 57

Linked entry: aweg-weorpan

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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Counsel Sum bisceop tó him férde, efne swá swá wǽre mid heofonlícre þeahte gelǽred, ðæt tó ðære sprǽce férde ðæs Godes mannes, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 8. rǽddon ðæt man hine gebunde, and óð deáð swunge.

máwan

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mǽwð (máweþ, v. l. ) gærs (heig, v. l.) fenum secat, Gr. D. 36, 2. Máwaþ tondent, An. Ox. 43, 15. stóp on þá mǽde, and þá geseah ealle meówan (meówan ꝥ heig, v. l. ) pratum ingressus, et omnes intuens fenum secantes, Gr. D. 36, 12.

ge-neálǽcan

(v.)
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ge-neálǽcan, -lǽcean; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To approach, draw near, adhere

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He him geneálǽhte he drew near to him, Blickl. Homl. 15, 24: 67, 2. Geneáhlǽhte adhæsit, Ps. Spl. C. 101, 6. Me geneálǽhton me appropinquaverunt, Ps. Spl. 37, 11. geneálæhton acceleraverunt, Ps. Lamb. 15, 4.