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hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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And he fel dun in dedes bond, Gen. and Ex. 2715.] with prep, hentan æfter to try to get Nime hé leáfe ꝥ hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan (licentiam accipiat ut suum audeat perquirere, Lat. vers.), Ll. Th. i. 386, 17

hyhtan

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Uton tó þám beteran hycgan and hyhtan let us turn our thoughts and hopes to the better, Leás. 44. to trust, have confidence in Eádig wer sé ðe hihtaþ ( sperat ) on him, Ps. L. 33, 9. Móises in ðǽm gié hyhtas, Jn. L. 5, 45.

Gúþ-lác

(n.)
Grammar
Gúþ-lác, es; m.

The hermitsaint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714

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Gúþlác æfter ðon fiftyne geár ðe he lǽdde his líf, ðá wolde God his þeów gelǽdan to ðǽre écan reste ðæs heofoncundan ríces after Guthlac had led his life for fifteen years, then God would lead his servant to the eternal rest of his heavenly kingdom, Guthl

Linked entry: Crúland

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs, Scint. 82, 1), an; f.
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Leornerum for swígean hefignesse seldhwænne leáf geseald sié tó sprecenne ymbe hálige sprǽca, R. Ben. 21, 8-17. Hí clumiaþ mid ceaflum, ðǽr hí sceoldan clypian; wá heom ðære swígean, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 308, 21: Wulfst. 177, 1.

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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Wulfes tǽsl hafaþ leáf wiþerrǽde (unpleasant, rough?)

wín-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wín-geard, -eard, es; m.

a vineyarda place where vines growthe vines growing in such a placevineaa place where other plants than vines grow a vinevitisvinea

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Ðeós wyrt hafaþ leáf swylce wíngeard, Lchdm. i. 316, 8. Wíngeardes twiga, ii. 190, 11. Of ðises wíngeardes (-eardes, v. l.) cynne de generatione vitis, Lk. Skt. 22, 18. Swá on wíngearde weaxen berigean sicut vitis abundans, Ps. Th. 127, 3.

guma

(n.)
Grammar
guma, an; m.

A manvir, homo

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A man; vir, homo Grétte ðá guma óðerne then one man took leave of another, Beo. Th. 1309; B. 652. God ealle cann guman geþancas Dominus novit cogitationes hominum, Ps. Th. 93, 11.

bǽtan

to baitworry with dogs,to beatmake way against the wind or current

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þone mæst and lǽtan þá bǽtinge; gif hé ǽr þweores windes bǽtte, warenað hé hine wið ðæt weder a good pilot perceives a great wind on a rough sea before it comes on him, and orders the sail to be furled, and also sometimes the mast to be lowered and to leave

gráf

(n.)
Grammar
gráf, es; m. n.
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A grove Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ and éc ic hire léte to ðæt ceorla gráf let her have right of pasturage in the wood which the 'ceorls' use, and besides I leave to her the ' ceorls' grove, Cod. Dipl.

ólehtung

(n.)
Grammar
ólehtung, e; f.
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flattering, adulation Þám móde, þe biþ ábysgod in manigum þingum, swíþe undercreópeð seó leáse ólehtung (liffetung, v. l.) occupato in multes animo adulatio valde subrepit, Gr. D. 35, 15.

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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Gezabel beswác Naboð tó his feóre þurh leáse gewitnysse, Hml.

Linked entry: be-swícende

gréne

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Foldweg tredan, gréne grundas, An. 777. (1 a) fig. of a path, pleasant :-- Gearwian ús tógénes gréne strǽte úp tó englum, Sat. 287. of a tree, in leaf Hwæðer gé willen on wuda sécan gold þæt reáde on grénum triówum?

tó-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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Th. 277, 23; Jul. 585. to dissolve, put an end to, dissipate, of concrete objects Ðysse wyrte leáf tólýsaþ gehwylce yfele springas and heardnyssa, Lchdm. i. 262, 9. Scadu sweþredon tólýsed under lyfte, Exon.

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one's say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Gehýr ðú ðás race ná swilce leáse sagu ac geworden þing audi fabulam, non fabulam sed rem gestam, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 12. Geendebrednege ða sago þinga ordinary narrationem rerum, Mt. Kmbl. p. 7, 2, 9.

ge-witnes

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Forþ brengende leáse gewitnesse proferentem (mendacia) testem fallacem, Kent. Gl. 153. Cuómun twoege leáse gewitneso ( testes ), Mt. L. R. 26, 60.

mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ, <b>, mægeþ;</b> without inflection in the sing. and in the n. ac. pl., f.

A maidvirgingirlmaidenwoman

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Wæs seó fǽmne geong, mægþ mánes leás ( the Virgin Mary ), Exon. 8 a; Th. 3, 14; Cri. 36. On fǽmnan, mægeþ unmǽle, 18 b; Th. 45, 18; Cri. 721: 122 b; Th. 470, 14; Hy. 11, 16. Þa torhtan mægþ ( Judith ), Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 1; Jud. 35.

Linked entry: mægeþ

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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pú þá treówa heora leáfa bereá-fast, Bt. 4 ; F. 8, 6. Se móna þá sunnan heore leóhtes bereáfaþ, F. 8, 1. Háma bereáfod, Chr. 975 ; P. 120, 24: 1065; P. 195, 6: Cri. 558 : El. 910. inst. (dat.) Scæb ꝥ heáfod feaxe bereáfað, Lch. i. 322, 18.

hlinian

(v.)
Grammar
hlinian, hleonian; p. ode

To lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest

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To lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest Ic hlinige cubo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 55. Ne ðǽr hleonaþ unsméðes wiht nor does aught unsmooth rest there, Exod. 56 a; Th. 199, 14; Ph. 25.

Linked entries: a-hlinian hleonian

nátes-hwón

(adv.)
Grammar
nátes-hwón, adv.

Not at allby no means

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Ne eart ðú náteshwón wacost burga thou art by no means least of towns, Homl. Th. i. 78, 14. Ne mæg ic náteshwón búton mynstre nihtes wunian, ii. 182, 33: 80, 16.

Linked entry: ná-wiht

gnornian

(v.)
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</b> of things :--- Beám sceal on eorðan leáfum líðan, leomu gnornian ( the bare branches grieve ), Gn. Ex. 26.

Linked entries: gnornan be-grornian