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heóf

(n.)
Grammar
heóf, es; m.

Lamentationgriefsorrow

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Sǽde ðæt hie hæfden bet gewyrht ðæt him mon mid heáfe [heófe MS. C.] ongeán cóme ðonne mid triumphan Fabius oblatum sibi a senatu triumphum suscipere recusaret, quia luctus potius debebatur, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 70, 20. Heóf mínne planctum meum, Ps.

Linked entry: heáf

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

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Hér fór se here to Cirenceastre [Cyrenceastre, col. 2, 3] of Cippanhamme, and sæt ðǽr án geár in this year [A. D. 879] the army went from Chippenham to Cirencester, and remained there one year, 879; Th. 148, 38, col. 1: 880; Th. 150, 8, col. 1.

for-tredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tredan, ðú -tretst, -trydst, -trytst; p. -træd, pl. -trǽdon; pp. -treden

To tread upontread under footconculcārecalcāre

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Wegferende ðæt sǽd fortrǽdon the wayfarers trod the seed down, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 15: i. 544, 28. Búton ðæt hit sý fram mannum fortreden nĭsi ut conculcētur ab hŏmĭnĭbus, Mt. Bos. 5, 13.

wódness

(n.)
Grammar
wódness, e; f.

madnessfuryfrenzyrageblasphemy

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Surt. 132, 18. blasphemy, Similar entries v. wód (1 a) Ðá sæt hé tǽlende ðone Hǽlend . . . His wódnys wearð gewrecen ðurh God, Homl. Ass. 60, 212

cáfer-tún

Grammar
cáfer-tún, l. cafer-tún, dele 'DER. cífan,'
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Ic sæt binnan mínan cafertúne, 30, 372: 5, 324. Cauertúne, Hml. Th. ii. 248, 27. In cæfertún (atrium) ðæs aldorsácerdas, Mt. L. R. 26, 3. Ceafertún (cæfer-, R.), 58: Lk. L. (R.), 11, 21. Ceafortúnum atriis, Ps. Srt. 133, 1. Ceafultúnum, 83, 11

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainmenta feast,

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Ðá sǽde Marcellus him ðæt hé wǽre cristen, and him nǽre álýfed ðæt hé birgde ðara hǽþenra symbles, Shrn. 125, 28-31. Swefan æfter symble, Beo. Th. 238;B. 119. Symle, 2020;B. 1008.

scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
scríðan, p. scráð, pl. scridon; pp. scriden, scriðen.
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Ofer ðæne () oft scipu scríðende fleótaþ. Ps. Th. 103, 24. of the increase or decrease of light Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan. Cd. Th. 48, 9; Gen. 773. Niht ofer ealle scríðan cwóme. Beo.

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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He gehýrde ðæt gebrec ðara storma and ðæs weallendes (v. l. wealcendau) sǽs audito fragore procellarum ac ferventis oceani, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 4. Wealcendre flódas ferventis oceani fustra, Hpt. Gl. 464; 59. Ia. fig.

Linked entry: wealcian

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Biþ smilte þonne hý wind ne weceþ, Exon. Th. 336, 27; Gn. Ex. 56. Ne bið ðé rest witod, ac ðec regna scúr weceþ and wreceþ, Cd. Th. 252, 11; Dan. 577. Windas weccaþ woruld mid storme, Exon. Th. 59, 13; Cri. 952.

hlútor-líce

(adv.)

clearlyplainlysimply

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Similar entries Cf hlútor; IV Ðis spell ic for þǽra hǽlo þe hit leornade oððe gehýrde hlúttorlíce áwrát and sǽde hanc historiam simpliciter ob salutem legentium siue audientium narrandam esse putaui, Bd. 5, 13; Sch. 643, 5.

grundlinga

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Add: where a building is razed to the ground, is destroyed to its foundations Ðá sǽde hé þæt his (of the temple) sceolde weorðan ǽghwylc stán grundlinga tóworpen dico uobis, non relinquetur hic lapis super lapidem, qui non destruatur, Wlfst. 88, 20.

sægen

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Hé him eall sǽde his síð be ændebyrdnysse, and ꝥ folc æfter his segene feóllon tó eorðan, Hml. A. 107, 160. Sum engel him sǽde hwæt þá óþre bisceopas on heora sinoþe sprǽcon, and se hálga wiston hwæt hí þǽr rǽddon þurh þæs engles segene, Hml.

ge-dál

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dál, es; n.

A divisionseparationpartingdistributiondīvīsiosepărātiodīvortiumdistrĭbūtio

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Se todǽlde reáde on gedál qui dīvīsit măre rubrum in dīvīsiōnes, Ps. Spl. 135, 13

leng

(n.)
Grammar
leng, e; f.

Lengthheightstature

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Swá micel swá seó heó mǽst wiðteóhþ and git ánes mannes lenge ðe healt ánne spreót on his hand and strecþ hine swá feor swá hé mæg árǽcan intó ðere quantum mare plus se retraxerit, et adhuc statura unius hominis tenentis lignum quod Angle nominant

(n.)
Grammar
eá, a river.
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On and on eáuum, Hex. 14, 7. Betux þǽm twám eán, Ors. 3, ll; S. 144, 4: Nar. 35, 18. Æt Tweoxn-eám (Tweoxnám, v. l. ), Chr. 901; P. 92, 4

ferian

(v.)

to carrymoveconveyto leadconduct

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Þon gelícost swá wé on laguflóde ofer cald wæter ceólum líðan, geond sídne sund*-*hengestum flódwudu fergen, Cri. 854

lár-spell

(n.)
Grammar
lár-spell, es; n.

A discoursesermonhomilytreatise

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Se bisceop ðam folce sǽde lárspell, Homl. Skt. 3, 141. Ic gesett hæbbe wel feówertig lárspella I have composed quite forty homilies, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 45. Swá swá wé áwriton ǽror on óðrum lárspellum, 4, 15.

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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Com ic on sǽs hricg veni in altitudinem maris, Ps. Th. 68, 2. Ofer sǽs hrygc, Lchdm. iii. 34, 16. Sende ic ofer wæteres hrycg ealde mádmas I sent across the water old treasures, Beo. Th. 947; B. 471. On wæteres hricg, Salm. Kmbl. 38; Sal. 19.

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

torr

(n.)
Grammar
torr, es; m.

turrisa towera projecting rocka tor

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On ðæs sǽs waroþe tó súþdǽle ðanon ðe hí sciphere on becom [hí] torras (turres) timbredon tó gebeorhge ðæs sǽs, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 11. Ða torras and ða scylfas on him bǽron ða elpendas, Nar. 4, 16. O. Frs. thoer: O. H. Ger. turri, turra turris.]

Linked entries: túr tor

be-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gangan, -gongan, -gangan; -gongan; pp. -gangen [be, gangan to go].

to go roundsurroundcircumdare to go toafterto attendcommitpractiseexerciseperformobserveworshipexercere incumbereprocurarecolere

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to go round, surround; circumdare Cartaina wæs mid útan befangen [begangen Cot.]

Linked entries: be-gongan bi-gongan