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hús

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</b> house, as in wash- house, of a separate building forming part of a residence :-- Hé wolde wyrcan þá healle . . . and þá óþre gebytlu bæftan þǽre healle, bæðhús and kycenan and winterhús and sumerhús and wynsume búras, twelf hús tógædere, Hml

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.

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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Uppan rigeweorðe on ða ealdan díc; of ðære die út on rigewurðe heal, v. 377, 21. On lindwyrðe, iii. 375, 6. an enclosed homestead, a habitation with surrounding land Be hagan on weorðe hege; forð be ðan hege on weorðapeldre, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Healte gáð claudi ambulant Mt. ll, 5. Heó sóna árás and eóde (ambulabat ), Mk. 5, 42. Hé on þám temple eóde, 11, 27. Eóde Isaac on þám wege deambulabat Isaac per viam Gen. 24, 62. Drýgum fótum gán ofer sǽs ýþa, Bl. H. 177, 18.

hǽte

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</b> a region of hot atmosphere, a torrid zone :-- Án þǽra dǽla is on ælemiddon weallendo . . . þonne beóð on twá healfa þǽre hǽtan twégen dǽlas gemetegodc, Lch. iii. 260, 24. of bodily condition, a state of feeling hot Tó eácan þǽm hié derede

mótan

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</b> add :-- Hé gesealde Persum . . . healfe Mesopotamiam wiþ þǽm þe hié of þǽm londe mósten búton láþe ut tutum et incolumem exercitum a locorum periculo liberaret, partem Mesopotamiae Persis concessit, Ors. 6, 32 ; S. 286, 27.

stæpe

(n.)
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stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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Kmbl. 5, 41. stepping, going Germanus ðam healtan geongan his stæpe geedníwode and ðam Godes folce geedníwode ðone stæpe rihtes geleáfan Germanus claudo juveni incessum et populo Dei gressum recuperarit fidei, Bd. i. 21; S. 485, 5-9.

stede

(n.)
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stede, es; m.
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Sig him geþafod, ðæt hé stede æfter ðam abbode healde, 106, 2. Æsc stede rihte hylt, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 26; Rún. 26. Næfþ náðer ne sǽ ne eá nǽnne stede búton on eorðan, Lchdm. iii. 256, 2. Gecerr suord ðín in styd his, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 52.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

þearfa

(adj.)
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þearfa, adj.
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Ic sylle ðearfum ( pauperibus ) healfe míne ǽhta, Lk. Skt. 19, 8. Syllan þearfon ( egenis ), Jn. Skt. 12, 5. Him gebyrode tó ðám þearfon (ðorfum, Lind.: ðarfum, Rush.), 12, 6. Ðæt hé dǽlde þearfum and wædlum, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 59.

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lǽran

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Æt ǽrestan wé lǽrað ꝥ ǽghwelc mon his áð and his wed wærlíce healde, Ll. Th. i. 60, 2. Wé lǽrað and biddað and on Godes naman beódað ꝥ. . . 364, 21.

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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worth, value, of things Underwed ðæt sý ðæs orfes óðer healf weorð a security that is half as much again as the value of the cattle, L. O. D. 1 ; Th. i. 352, 9. Be ðæs ceápes weorðe (wyrðe, v. l. ), L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 16.

HRING

(n.)
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HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne doff'd from his neck a golden ring, Beo. Th. 5611; B. 2809. Gewyrc ánne hring ymb ðone slite make a ring round the incision, L. M. 1. 45; Lchdm. i. 112, 1.

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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Similar entries Cf. fæste; I Ðú gestaþoladest eorþan swíþe fæstlíce ꝥ heó ne helt on náne healfe, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 36. Hié þá ingehygd heora heortan ful fæstlíce on þone heofonlican hyht gestaþelodon, Bl. H. 135, 29: Jul. 270: El. 427: Hy. 4, 37.

leornian

(v.)
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Leorna þé seolfa and geþancmeta þíne móde on hwilce healfe þú wille hwyrft dón, Gen. 1916. Leornigeað (discite) hwæt is, 'Ic wylle mildheortnesse næs onsægdnesse,' Mt. 9, 13.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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Hit næs ná gesǽd hwæt Pirruses folces gefeallen wǽre, for ðon hit næs þeáw ðæt mon ǽnig wæl on ða healfe rímde ðe wieldre wæs (mos est, ex ea parte quae vicerit occisorum non commemorare numerum) Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 21.

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.

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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Ic healde ðínra worda wam mid wísdóme, Ps. Th. 118, 17. Hine God þurh his worda wísdóm áhóf, 104, 15. Hé sette on hí sóðne wísdóm worda and weorca, 104, 23.

háwian

(v.)
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heó geseón wolden, þridde þæt hí magen geseón þæt þæt hí geháwian tria ad animam pertinent, ut sana sit, ut aspiciat, ut videat, 4. where the direction or end of a look is marked by a preposition, to look after, on, to. physical Hé beseah on ǽghwilce healfe

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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candelstæf The word occurs in the passage that defines the distance to which the king's 'grið' extended, but the origin of the phrase, of which it forms part, is not evident Ðus feor sceal beón ðæs cinges grið fram his burhgeate ðǽr hé is sittende on feówer healfe

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Skt. 1, 51. of a door Ðonne andydan hié ða duru ðe on ða healfe open wæs ( the door that opened on that side). . . and mið ðæm ðe hié ðara dura hwelce opene gesáwon. Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 14-16.