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oþ-irnan

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Dele first passage, for which see oþ-hrínan

regnian

(v.)
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Gé timbras ł hrínas byrgenno wítgena and gé hrínas byrgenna sódfæstra aedificatis sepulchra prophetarum et ornatis monumenta justorum, Mt. L. 23, 29. Add

hróf-sele

(n.)
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hróf-sele, es; m.
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A hall having a roof Nǽnig wæter him for hrófsele hrínan ne mihte no water could touch him for the roofed hall, Beo. Th. 3034; B. 1515

fǽr-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gripe, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious graspsŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio

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A sudden or pernicious grasp; sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio Him hrínan ne mihte fǽrgripe flódes the flood's sudden grasp could not touch him, Beo. Th, 3036; B. 1516. Under fǽrgripum during his sudden grasps, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738

cimbal

(n.)
Grammar
cimbal, es; m: cimbala, an; m;

A cymbalcymbalum

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Cimbalan oððe psalteras æt-hrínan [MS. ætrínan] saca hit getácnaþ to touch cymbals or psalteries betokens a lawsuit, Somn. 74; Lchdm. iii. 202, 14; Greg. Dial. 1, 9

þeána

(adv.)
Grammar
þeána, (combined with swá, se); adv. conj.
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Nó God wolde ðæt seó sáwl sár þrowade, lýfde se þeána ðæt hý him mid hondum hrínan mósten, 127, 3; Gú. 380

hǽst

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽst, hést, e; f.

Violence, fury

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Fære ne móston wætres brógan hǽste hrínan the terrors of the water might not with violence touch the vessel, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 11; Gen. 1396. [Hǽste may also be taken either as adj. agreeing with brógan (v. next word), or as adverb.]

on-beran

(v.)
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on-beran, pp. -boren

To diminish, enfeeble, impair, destroy

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Ǽghwylc gecwæþ ðæt him heardra nán hrínan wolde íren ǽrgód ðæt ðæs aglǽcan blódge beadufolme onberan wolde everyone agreed that no weapon would wound Grendel's claws, no sword would destroy (or harm) the monster's hand, Beo. Th. 1985; B. 990

FINGER

(n.)
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FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGERdigĭtus

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Nellaþ híg ða mid heora fingre æt-hrínan digĭto suo nōlunt ea mŏvēre, Mt. Bos. 23, 4: Lk. Bos. 11, 46. Fingras digĭti, Wrt. Voc. 64, 78: 283, 18.

Linked entry: fincer

þríste

(adv.)
Grammar
þríste, adv.

Boldlyconfidentlywithout apprehension, fear, hesitation, reservewithout sense of shamepresumptuouslyaudaciously

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Ne wæs ǽnig ðæt né þus þríste hrínan dorste, Exon. Th. 273, 4; Jul. 511. Heó ne meahte þríste geþencan, hú ymb ðæt sceolde she could not think with confidence of the event, 378, 6; Deór. 12. Ic mundbyrd on ðé þríste hæfde in te confirmatus sum, Ps.

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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A. 113, 358. on sea, a crew Hof séleste (the ark) fór mid fearme; fære ne móston wǽglíðendum wætres brógan hrínan, ac hié God ferede and nerede, Gen. 1394. of action or condition, fare (in welfare), proceedings, course of life, path in life Nú eom ic

Linked entry: færbu

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Ne sceolon gé míne þá hálgan hrínan ne grétan nolite tangere christos meos, Ps. Th. 104, 13.

þegnung

(n.)
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þegnung, e; f.
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</b> use made of things :-- Nǽnig hí (the cups) hrínan dorste, ne ne wolde, bútan tó his neódþearflícre ðénunge (ad usum necessarium ), Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 8. service to a lord or master Á tó his (king Oswine) folgoþe and tó his ðénunge ða æþelestan

ge-limpan

(v.)
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Þæt wundra sum þúhte, þæt hé má wolde earme gǽstas hrínan lǽtan, and þæt hwæðre gelomp, Gú. 491. Gif mon beforan ærcebiscepe gefeohte oþþe wǽpne gebregde . . . Gif beforan óðrum biscepe þis gelimpe, Ll. Th. i. 70, 20: 332, 5.

friþ

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I. 10; S. 46, 8. abstinence or freedom from attack God lýfde þæt hý him mid hondum hrínan mósten and þæt frið wið hý gefreoðad wǽre God allowed them to lay hands on him and no attack was made on them in return, Gú. 382.

ge-cweþan

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<b>II a</b> Gecuoeð: 'Gif gegerelo his ic hrína, ic hál beóm,' Mk. L. 5, 28. Gecuédon: 'Huona ðissum snytry ðiús?,' Mt. L. 13, 54. Gecuoeða: 'Huæt is ðes?,' Lk. L. 7, 49. Hé ne móste gecweþan: 'Miltsa mé, God,' Bl.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Heald ðæt hie ne hrínan eorþan ne wætre take care that they do not touch earth or water, L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 7.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Ne sceolon gé míne ða hálgan hrínan, Ps. Th. 104, 13. Ne scule gé hit þurhteón, 4, 5. Sægþ on ðissum bócum, ðæt Drihten cwǽde, ðæt ðis mennisce cyn ne sceolde ágímeleásian, ðæt hié sealdon heora wæstma fruman for Gode, Blickl. Homl. 41, 4: Exon.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal