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hú-líc

(adj.)
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hú-líc, pron.

qualis

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Of what sort; qualis Hé áhsode hwæt alexander se cyning dyde and húlíc mon hé wǽre and in hwylcere yldo he asked what king Alexander was doing, and what sort of man he was, and of what age, Nar. 18, 12.

sorh-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-leás, adj.

free from anxiety or caresecurefree from sorrow

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Cyning wæs þe sorgleásra (cf. módsorge wæg cyning, 122; El. 61), Elen. Kmbl. 193; El. 97. free from sorrow sorgleáse mótan wunigan in wuldre, Exon. Th. 22, 3; Cri. 346

býrian

(v.)
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býrian, 3rd s. býreþ; p. ede; pp. ed [býre an event, a favourable time, an opportunity]
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War. 10, 13: Mk. Lind. War. 4, 38. Ðe ne býrede him to etanne quem non licebat ei edere, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 4

cwylmian

(v.)
Grammar
cwylmian, part.cwylmigende ; p. ode ; pp. od [cwealm pain, torment]

To suffer, suffer torment or pain cruciāri

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We cwylmiaþ we suffer torment, 416, 5. Gehwylce mánfulle geféran on ðám écum tintregum cwylmiaþ all wicked associates shall suffer in everlasting torments, i. 526, 27

efen-hleta

(n.)
Grammar
efen-hleta, -hlytta,an ; m.

A consort, companion, fellowconsors

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Ðæt we beón efenhlyttan his wuldres that we be companions of his glory, Homl. Th. i. 34, 1. Smyrode ðé God ðín mid ele blisse tofóran ðínum efenhlyttum unxit te Deus tuus ŏleo lætĭtiæ præ consortĭbus tuis, Ps. Lamb. 44, 8

Linked entry: efen-hlytta

lár-leást

(n.)
Grammar
lár-leást, -lýst, e; f.
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sceolon bodigan ðám lǽwedum ðý læs ðe hý for lárlýste losian sceoldan we must preach to the laymen, lest for lack of instruction they should perish, L. Ælfc. C. 23; Th. ii. 352, 1: Wulfst. 79, 19

nebbian

(v.)
Grammar
nebbian, p. ode

To turn the face towards anyoneto retort upon anyone

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Ac se apostol Paulus hine nebbaþ mid ðisum wordum ( retorts upon him, meets him, with these words ) : ' Ne brohte nán þing tó ðisum middangearde, ne nán þing heonon mid ús lǽdan ne mágon, Homl. Th. i. 256, 7-12

níwe

(adv.)
Grammar
níwe, níge; adv.

Newlyrecently

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Newly, recently níwe syndon tó ðissum geleáfan gedón we are newly turned to this faith, Blickl. Homl. 247, 34. Syððan heó níge cealfod hæfþ after it (a cow) has recently calved, L. R. S. 13; Th. i. 438, 19.

ge-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-warnian, p. ode; pp. od

To warn

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To warn God on swefne hí gewarnode God warned them in a dream, Homl. Th. i. 78, 29. Ðá gewarnode man hí ðæt ðǽr wæs fyrd æt Lundene then they had notice that there was a force at London, Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 12.

god-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
god-sunu, a; m.
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Hiora wæs óðer his godsunu óðer Æþerédes ealdormonnes one of them was his godson, the other was alderman Ethelred's, Chr. 894 ; Erl. 91, 29: L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 13

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
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ge-hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrust

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To hope, trust We sceolan gehyhtan on godes ða gehálgodan cyricean we must trust in God's holy church, Blickl. Homl. 111, 8. On his naman ðeóda gehyhtaþ in nomine ejus gentes sperabunt, Mt. Bos. 12, 21. On hine gehyhtton trusted in him, Blickl.

Linked entry: hyhtan

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-limplíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Fitlyseasonablyopportunelyopportúne

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Gelimplíce he us lǽrde hú we us gebiddan sceoldan fortunately he hath taught us how we ought to pray, Blickl. Homl. 19, 35. Gelimplícor opportūnius, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 29

Linked entry: limplíce

swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.
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Skt. i. 21, 261. of sleeping, heavily, v. swǽr, <b>V b</b> feóllon on slǽpe swárlíce, swylce on deáðe lágon, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 239

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fégan

to joinconnectto compose

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ceorfað treówu on holte ðæt hí úp árǽren on ðǽm botle . . . swá swá hí swíður ádrýgde beóð on eorðan, swá hí mon mæg orsorglícor úp fégean, Past. 445, 3.

ge-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wyrde, adj.
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.) ; I a γ, b γ, c γ, 2 c γ), making acknowledgement of Him man wearp uppan ꝥ hé scolde beón ðes cinges swica and hé was ðas gewyrde ( he was in agreement with this i. e. he admitted the charge.

hyge-méþe

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. : þæt wæs feohleás gefeoht fyrenum gesyngad hreðre hyge-méðe one brother shot the other . . . that was a fight where no bót could be claimed (cf.

ge-spelia

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spelia, an; m. [spelian to represent]

A substitutedeputyvicegerentvĭcārius

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Wið Cristes gespelian against Christ's vicegerent, ix. 42; Th. i. 350, 3. He wæs Æþelstánes b' gespelian siððan he unfere wæs he was bishop Athelstane's substitute after he was unable to move, Chr. 1055; Erl. 191, 12

Linked entry: spala

hláford-hyldo

(n.)
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hláford-hyldo, f. -hyld, -held[?] m; or -hyldu, e; f.

Fidelity to a lord, loyalty

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Eall ðæt ǽfre for riht-hláfordhelde dóþ all that we ever do from true loyalty, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 10

Linked entry: riht-hláfordhyldu

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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It was indeed a battle between races. . . .

aldor-dóm

(n.)

a principality

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War. 20, 20