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heáp

(n.)
Grammar
heáp, es; m. [generally, but ðeós earme heáp occurs,
  • Cd. 215
  • ;
  • Th. 270, 9
  • ;
  • Sat. 87
  • .
]

A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, companya troop, flockstrues, acervus

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A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, company Galað ðæt is gewitnesse heáp Golaad acervus testimonii interpretatur, Past. 48, 2; Swt. 367, 5. Se hálga heáp héhfædera and wítgena the holy host of patriarchs

lócian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to give a certain direction to one's fight, direct one's eyes upon some object or towards some portion of space, with phrase or adv. expressing the direction or the intended object of vision Lócað geneahhe fram þám unlǽdan

hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel, hrægl, es; n.

A garmentdressroberailclothing

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A garment, dress, robe, rail [in night-rail] clothing Gerǽwen hrægel segmentata vestis: þicce gewefen hrægel pavidensis: þenne gewefen hrægel levidensis: purpuren hrægel clavus vel purpura: feala hiwes hrægel polymita: wógum bewerod hrægel ralla vel

Linked entry: hrægl

murnan

(v.)
Grammar
murnan, p. de.

To mournbe sadbe anxiousTo mournlamentto care aboutregard

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Grammar murnan, intrans. To mourn, be sad, be anxious Gif ðú ðonne heora þegen beón wilt and ðé heora þeáwas líciaþ tó hwon myrnst ðú swá swíðe si probas, utere moribus, ne queraris, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 7. Sélre biþ ǽghwæm ðæt hé his freónd wrece, ðonne

un-wær

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wær, adj.

not on one's guardunawareunpreparedunwaryheedlessincautiousinconsiderate

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not on one's guard, unaware, unprepared Gif ðé man scotaþ tó, ðú gescyltst ðé, gif ðú hit gesihst; gif ðú unwær bist, ðú bist ðe swíðor geswenct, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 11. Hí cweþaþ ðæt tó worde, ðæt se biþ on geþance wærast and wísast, se ðe óðerne can

Linked entries: un-gewær un-wæres

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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adv. Worse, worst in reference to moral ill Wyrs déð se ðe lýhð Salm. Kmbl. 364; Sal. 181. Ðonne hié wénen ðæt hié hæbben betst gedón, ðæt wé him ðonne secgen ðæt hié hæbben wierst (wyrst, Cott. MSS.) gedón cum ea, quae bene egisse se credant, male acta

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

á-feallan

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Add: of movement, of that which has been standing, involuntary, to fall down, tumble down Assael hrædlíce áfeóll Asael protinus occumbit , Past. 296, 16. Hé mid þý horse áfeóll, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 5. Hé áfeóll ofdúneweard, Gr. D. 24, 25. Þá englas þe

ge-strínan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-streónan, ge-strýnan</b> in Dict., and add: <b>-strínian;</b> pp. od. to acquire, get by effort Ðá ðe willað sellan ðæt hí gestrínalt (-striénað, v.l.) qui sua tribuunt, Past. 335, 3. Dúne þá þe begęt ł gestreónde

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Add: -teochian, -teohchian. to consider Hé geteohode ratus est (quem dignissimum ratus est, Ald. 64, 3), An. Ox. 7, 312. Geteohchode, 8, 251. to determine, destine, appoint Hié geteochodon adposuerunt, Ps. Rdr. 77, 17. Geteohige adponat, 9, 39. Wé gehéraþ

gréne

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Add: green. of grass, foliage, &amp;c. Bebeád se Hǽlend ꝥ ðæt folc sǽte ofer ꝥ gréne híg (ofer groene gers, L., ofer groenum hegge ł grese, R., super uiride faenum ), Mk. 6, 39. Siððan Adam stóp on gréne græs, Gen. 1137. Þá geseah hé ánre stówe fæc

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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A going out, exit, egress Exitus, finis, effectus, terminus, egressus útgong,endestæf, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 83. Útgang egressio, Ps. Spl. 18, 6: exitus, 118, 136. a going out of a place, egress, exit Ná ðæt hé Criste útganges rýmde, Homl. Th. i. 222,

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

ETAN

(v.)
Grammar
ETAN, to etanne; part. etende; ic ete, ðú etest, etst, itst, ytst, ætst, he, heó, hit, yt, ytt, et, ett, eteþ, ieteþ, iteþ, yteþ, pl. etaþ; p. ic, he æt, ðú ǽte, pl. ǽton; subj. indef. ic ete, æte, pl. eten; p. ǽte, pl. ǽten; pp. eten; v.a.

EAT, consume, devourĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre

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To EAT, consume, devour; ĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre Ðú scealt greót etan thou shalt eat dust [grit ], Cd. 43; Th. 56, 9; Gen. 909: 43; Th. 57, 28; Gen. 935. Seó leó bringþ hungregum hwelpum hwæt to etanne the lioness brings to hungry whelps

gód

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Add: good, having in due measure the properties, which an object of its kind ought to have. of material things Ǽlc gód treów byrð góde wæstmas, Mt. 7, 17. Ælfheres láf ( a corslet ), gód . . ., golde geweorðod, ealles unscende, Vald. 2, 17. Hét him ýðlidan

borh

paymentsuretyshipsecurityloandebt

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Add: responsibility for performance, payment, &amp;c., by another, suretyship, security Borges andsaca (-u?) infictiatio, idem et abjuratio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 27. Feohlǽnung bútan borge ypotheca, i. 21, 9. Ðis synt þá men þe synt anburge (-byrge?

deófol-gild

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Add: idolatry; an idolatrous practice Deófol*-*gild bið ꝥ man his Drihten forlǽte and his crístendóm, and tó deófollicum hǽðenscype gebúge . . . Óðer deófolgild is . . . ðonne se man þá sceandlican leahtras begǽð þe se sceocca hine lǽrð, Hml. S. 17,

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

feówertig

alone

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Add: substantival. alone. as a neuter sing. with adj. inflections(?) Þǽr wearð Somnita and Gallia feówertig M (=þúsenda? but cf. Past. 409, 9 below for a number taken as singular ), Ors. 3, 10; S. 138, 14. Bið feórtiges cæmpena ðrowung, Shrn. 61, 27.

fremede

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Add Extra vel ultra, aliena, alia, plus, praeter vel fremde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 32, Fremde exter, alienus, 61. Fremdra externorum, 30, 44. of another family, stranger Ne bearh nú gesib gesibban þe má þe fremdan. Wlfst. 159, 16. Ðú hit becweðe swá gesibre

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.
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Add: stilled, instructed Wite þú, geráda preóst, Angl. viii. 330, 17. On ðám heofonlican life beóð ealle ful wise, and on gástlicre láre full geráde. Hml. Th. i. 270, 33. well arranged, ordered, disposed, adapted Ne mæg nán mon on þisse andweardan life

Linked entry: sam-rád

geat

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Take here <b>gæt</b> in Dict. and add : the gate of an enclosure, the opening in a fence or wall to allow passage, and provided with a movable barrier, the enclosure a field Gif ceorlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne . . . gán þá þe ꝥ geat ágan,

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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In bracket at end read O. H. Ger. hliodar, and add: a sound, noise Ongan þǽr beón gehýred swýþe mycel swég and hleóðor swylce þǽr wǽre sum mycel mænigo in gangende coepit quasi cujusdam magnae multitudinis ingredientis sonitus audiri Gr. D. 284, 24.