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hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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For swǽrum and hefigtýmum (heálicum, R. Ben. I. 78, 8) gylte pro gravi culpa, 70, 3. Þurh swíðe hefigtýmne hunger þe þisne eard swíðe gedrehte, Chr. 1096; P. 233, 4.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Hé heóld his þeáwas swá swá heálíc biscop and his munelíce ingehýd swá þeáh betwux mannum he behaved as an exalted bishop, and yet to all intents and purposes was a monk among men, 506, 13.

ge-winnan

(v.)
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Wénþ ꝥ hit hæbbe sum heálic gód gestrýned ðonne hit hæfþ gewunnen þæs folces ólecunga favor popularis, quae videtur quandam claritudinem comparare, Bt. 24, 3; F. 82, 24. of violence Hwá mid orde ǽrost mihte on fǽgean men feorh gewinnan, By. 125. (2 a

scúfan

(v.)
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scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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Hí ðáá næs ácweald þurh ðam heálícan fylle, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 14-20. Hét his scealcas scúfan ða hyssas in bǽlblýse, Cd. Th. 230, 11 ; Dan. 231 : Exon. Th. 142, 21 ; Gú. 647. Leahtra lease in ðæs leádes wylm scúfan, 277, 21; Jul. 584.

for-wyrcan

(v.)
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Þæt hé hine sylfne openlíce wið God forwyrce mid heálicre misdǽde, Wlfst. 154, 25: Ll. Th. ii. 312, 32.

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Hwílum wǽron heáfodstedas and heálíce hádas micelre mǽ;þe and munde wyrþe and griðian mihton ða ðe ðæs beþorf[ton] ( they were entitled to afford protection, and might give 'grið' to those that needed it), L.

Linked entry: mundian

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Salem stód weallum geweorðod, Dan. 41. to honour a place or season Seó stów is mid manegum godcundum wuldrum swíþe heálíce geweorþod, Bl. H. 125, 18 : 197, 12. Þes dæg is geweorþod mid manegum godcundum geofum, 133, 2

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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DRY; siccus, arĭdus Se wind blǽwþ norþan and eástan, heálíc, and ceald, and swíðe drige [dríe MSS. P. L.] the wind blows from the north-east, violent, and cold, and very dry, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 18, 8; Lchdm. iii. 276, 6.

ge-writ

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Hé áwrát þára muneca regol mid heálicum gewrite and mid torhtum wordum scripsit monachorum regulam, discretione praecipuum, sermone luculentam, Gr. D. 175, 3. Monige cúðon Englisc gewrit árǽdan, Past. 7, 17. On gewrit settan to put into writing, Ll.

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Ger. 395, 58. due measure in regard to others, honour, respect (v. mǽþ-full) Hwílum wǽron heáfodstedas and heálíce hádas micelre mǽþe and munde wyrþe, and griþian mihton ða ðe ðæs beþorftan and ðǽrtó sóhtan aa be ðære mǽþe ðe ðǽrtó gebyrede formerly

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Ðæt wæs swíðe heálíc nama ðæt Sanctus Johannes engel wæs nemned, 167, 32. Ðam is tó naman nemned Drihten Dominus nomen est ei, Ps.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

ge-tellan

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Heó wearð heálic gyden geteald, Wlfst. 106, 14. adj. Hé is geteald árwurðost ealra þǽra goda, Wlfst. 106, 20: Chr. 1086; P. 221, 29. Hé bið scyldig geteald poenae reus addicitur, Past. 459, 27.

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Geðícð se æðeling tó heálicum cynesetle the prince is promoted to a lofty throne, Hml. Th. i. 110, 27. Oþ ꝥ hé geþeáh (geþong, v. l.) tó árwyrþum þeáwum usque ad reverendos provexit mores, Gr. D. 225, 21.

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Heofon is betera, and heálícra, andfægerra ðonne eall his innung, búton monnum ánum the heaven is better, and higher, and fairer than all which it includes, except men alone, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 10: Exon. 43 b ; Th. 147, 2; Gú. 720 .

hád

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Wǽran heáfodstedas and heálice hádas (i. e. cyning, arcebiscop, æðeling, leódbiscop, ealdorman, 11, 10, 11, 14) micelre mǽðe wyrðe. Ll. Th. i. 330, 6. Þá hálgan hádas þe Godes folc lǽran scylan, 244, 9. De reverentia sacerdotibus praestanda.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Gyf hit geweorðe þæt on þeódscype becume heálic ungelimp, here oððon hunger, bryne oððon blodgyte, unwæstm oððon unweder . . . 169, 16.

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
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Bisceopas áscádaþ út of cyrican for heora ágenan þearfe ða, ðe heálíce hý sylfe forgyltan, Wulfst. 104, 11. Hé earfeþu geþolade fore þearfe þeódbúendra, láðlícne deáð leódum tó helpe, Exon. Th. 72, 15; Cri. 1173.

Linked entries: þærf þarf

ge-hwilc

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Þæt is heálic rǽd monna gehwylcum þe gemynd hafað, 431. Secga gehwylcum þára þe on swylc starað, B. 996 : An. 1154. Þǽr is ár gelang fira gehwylcum þám þe hié findan cann, 982.

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Se ðe ástáh ofer heofenas qui ascendit super caelos, ofer heálíce dúne ástíh ðú super montem excelsum ascende tu, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 23. denoting motion from above, upon, on Se hys hús ofer stán getimbrode, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 24.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

ge-healdan

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Hé hine wið eallum þǽm heálicum synnum geheóld, Bl. H. 213, 5. Hí wénað ðæt hí of hira ǽgnum mægene hí hæbben gehealden wið ðá lytlan scylda.