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trog

(n.)
Grammar
trog, es; m.
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Of ðæm forda on ðone sǽtroh. of ðæm troge on ðone hǽþenan bvrgels, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 456, 32. Tó trogan, 434, 15: 435, 11. [O. H. Ger. trog alveus, alveolus, collectaculum, canalis: Icel. trog

þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, p. þeówde, þeódde
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hǽþenum bigangum ðeówdon paganis cultibus provincia serviebat, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 5. Hí swá frige Drihtne gefeónde ðeóddon (þeówodon, Bd. M. 240, 13) sic liberi Christo servire gaudebant, 3, 24; S. 558, 1

tó-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sleán, p. -sloh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen

To strike to pieces,knock to bitsto demolish,knock down a buildingto divide in two by a blow or stroketo drive away thoughts

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Ða hǽþenan weras tóslógon his glæsenne calic; ðá gesomnode se bisceoþ ða brocu. Shrn. 114, 25. to divide in two by a blow or stroke Hé to-slóh sǽ interrupit mare. Ps. Lamb. 77, 13.

an-weald

(n.)
Grammar
an-weald, m. f. n.
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God hí hǽþenum leódum lét tó anwealde. Jud. pref. Anwald monarchiam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 45. Hé hæfþ his fóta anweald, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 11. Gynd ealne mínne anweald. Ll. Th. i. 246, 23. Ofer ealne þæs cynges anweald, 270, 1.

sceáwere

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D. 105, 28. add: one who observes secretly Þá sǽde se sceáwere (cf. wæs sum man . . . behýd þám hǽþenum, 128) þe hit ǽr geseah, Hml. S. 32, 138.

botl

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willen altum silvae lignum succidimus, ut hoc in aedificii tegmine sublevemus, Past. 433, 36. of a considerable (royal, monastic, &c.) dwelling On Donafelda, ðǽr wæs dá cyninges botl (villa regia), hét Édwine þǽr cyricean getimbrian, þá þá hǽþenan

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Lch. i. 70, 3. to protect from a feeling of (superstitious) reverence, where sanctity is attributed to a place or object, v. friþ-geard, -splott Wæs án píntreów wið ꝥ templ gefriðed, swíde hálig geteald on þá hǽþenan wísan, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

heáh-fæder

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Margaret's ) fæder wæs hǽþenra monna heáhfæder (of ꝥ heðene folc patriarke ant prince, Marh. 2, 14; patriarch he was wel hei, Marg. 4; erat gentilium patriarcha et idola adorabat, Hml. A. 209, 25), Shrn. 101, 11

geótan

(v.)
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Hí gártorn geótað gífrum deófle, Sal. 145. to pour away, squander Þæt hé ne ágǽle gǽstes þearfe, ne on gylp geóte, Cri. 818. to found, cast, make with molten metal Wurdon tóbrocene þǽra hǽþenra goda anlícnyssa þurh þǽra manna handa þe hí macodon and

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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S. 23, 49. to capture an animal Þá woldon þá hǽþenan he[n]tan þǽre leó, ac heó gelælite ǽfre ǽnne and æune, Hml.

sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
sweotole, adv.
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Sweotole on ðæs hǽþenes heáfod starian, Judth. Thw. 24, 8; Jud. 177. Ðonne sió sunne sweotolost scíneþ, Met. 6, 3. in a manner open to general observation, evidently, openly, plainly, publicly Wǽron heardingas sweotole gesamnod, Elen.

Linked entries: swetole swotole

cniht

(n.)
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</b> a disciple, scholar. v. leorning-cniht :-- Se hǽþena scop and his cniht historicus ejusque breviator, Ors. 1, 5; S. 32, 28. Paulus manode his cneoht ( discipulum ), Past. 97, 12.

wiþer-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, adj.

Adversecontraryat variancehostilerebelliouscontumaciousout of harmonyrepugnantoffensivedisagreeableadversenot fitted to further the good of anythingunfavourabledisadvantageouscontraryof an opposite nature

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Woldon ða wiþerrǽdan hǽþenan mid micelre fyrde faran on hergoþ on ðæs Cáseres anwealde, Jud. Thw. 162, 36.

deófol-gild

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H. 201, 31. an idol Se cásere ongan timbrian deófolgyld on cirican . . . ðǽr ðǽr ǽnig deófolgyld wæs árǽred . . . ðá hǽþenan . . . deófle offrodon, Hml. S. 23, 27-36.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

hearga

(n.)
Grammar
hearga, an; m.

a grovea templefanean idol

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Heargas hǽþenra ðeóda, Ps. Spl. 134, 15. Herga simulacrorum, idolorum. Hpt. Gl. 440, 63. In hergum heara in simulacris suis, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 183, 29. Ꝥ hé þeówige unclǽnum deóflum, and þám unwittigum heargum, Hml. S. 30, 52.

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec ; adj.
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Ða hǽþenan féngon tó wurðienne entas and strece woruldmen ðe mihtige wurdan on woruldafelum and egesfulle wǽran ða hwýle ðe hý leofedon, Wulfst. 105, 34

Linked entry: strec

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.

deófol

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Þǽr hǽþene men deóflum onguldon, Bl. H. 221, 3. applied to a human being. a wicked person Eówer án is deófol (diúl, L., diówul, R.), Jn. 6, 70. Diúbul, p. 5, 3.

ÆT

(prep.)
Grammar
ÆT, prep.

ATtobeforenextwithinforagainstapudjuxtapropeanteadincontraOffromaabdeTountoas far asadusquead

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Th. 21, 18. the names of places are often put in the dat. pl. governed by æt, the preposition is then, as in Icelandic, not translated, and the noun is read as singular Ðe mon hǽt æt Hǽðum which they call Haddeby; quem vocant Hæthe, Ors. i. 1, § 19;

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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Hé férde and éhte þǽra hǽþenra and mid ealle ádrǽfde, Hml. S. 25, 244. Þá Egyptiscan þe hira ǽr éhton, Ex. 14, 31. Gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgrið ábrece . . . éhte his ǽlc þára þe Godes fréond sí, Ll. Th. i. 340, 8.