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ofer-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hoga, an; m.

One who despises, a contemptuous, proud person

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Hér sýn on earde oferhogan godcundra rihtlaga, Wulfst. 164, 12. Oferhogan superbi, Ps. Surt. 118, 122: 139, 6. Oferhogum superbis, 122, 4. Oferhogan superbos, ii. p. 200, 16

Linked entry: hoga

GREÓT

(n.)
Grammar
GREÓT, es; n.
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GRIT, sand, dust, earth, gravel; pulvis Hét ðæt greót útawegan he ordered the earth to be removed, Homl. Th. i. 74, 24. Ðú scealt greót etan dust shalt thou eat, Cd. 43; Th. 59, 9; Gen. 909.

alýfan

(v.)
Grammar
alýfan, hit -lýfþ; p. -lýfde, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pp. -lýfed; v. a.

To give leavepermitgrantpermittereconcederetradere

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To give leave, permit, grant; permittere, concedere, tradere Se eorl ongan alýfan landes the earl began to grant the land, Byrht. Th. 134, 26; By. 90. Alýfe me to farenne permitte me ire, Mt. Bos. 8, 21. Alýf me permitte mihi, Lk.

óþ-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-þringan, to force away from one (oftenest in phrases líf, feorh, etc., óþþringan
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Unc mágas uncre sculon eard óþþringan our kinsmen shall take our home from us, Exon. Th. 496, 9; Rä. 85, 11. Cf. æt-þringan

ge-lufian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lufian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To love, esteemămāre, dilĭgĕre

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Ðú eart mín gelufoda sunu tu es fīlius meus dilectus, Mk. Bos. 1, 11. Hí wǽron gelufode ămāti sunt, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 8, 11, 13, 16

Linked entry: lufian

yfemest

(adv.)
Grammar
yfemest, yfmest; adv.
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Ðǽr hire yfemest bið eard gecynde, Met. 13, 63. Ðæt fýr is yfemest ofer eallum ðissum woruldgesceaftum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 38: Met. 20, 84. Yfmest, 24, 20. Saturnus yfemest wandraþ ofer eallum óðrum steorrum, 24, 23.

Linked entry: ufera

DREÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DREÓR, es; m.

Blood cruor

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Blood; cruor Ic his blód ageát, dreór on eorþan I shed his blood, his gore on earth, Cd. 49; Th. 63, 12; Gen. 1031. Dreóre fáhne stained with gore, Beo. Th. 898; B. 447. Dreóre druncne drunk with blood, Andr. Kmbl. 2005; An. 1005

fægre

(adv.)
Grammar
fægre, adv.

Pleasantly, slowly, fairly, beautifullysuāvĭter, pĕdĕtentim, pulchre

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Pleasantly, slowly, fairly, beautifully; suāvĭter, pĕdĕtentim, pulchre Ðæt on foldan fægre stóde wudubeám that a forest-tree pleasantly stood on earth, Cd. 199; Th. 247, 17; Dan. 498; Exon. 59 b; Th. 217, 2; Ph. 274. Fægre pĕdĕtentim, Ælfc.

forþ-scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-scríðan, p. -scráþ, pl. -scridon; pp. -scriðen

To go forthpass ondepartprōdīredecēdĕre

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Ðonne dógor beóþ on moldwege mín forþscriðen then my day on earth will be departed, 48 a; Th. 164, 16; Gú. 1012

hefe-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hefe-líce, adv.

Heavilyexceedinglyseriouslywith difficulty

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Heavily, exceedingly, seriously, with difficulty Hig hefelíce mid eárum gehýrdon auribus graviter audierunt, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 15.

Linked entry: hefig-líce

BLEÁT

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁT, def. se bleáta, seó, ðæt bleáte; adj.

Wretched, miserablemiser, miserabilisnudusnudusnuduspauper, miser

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Wretched, miserable; miser, miserabilis Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópan deáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep death-cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 24; Gú. 963

boda

(n.)
Grammar
boda, an; m. [bod a message, -a, q. v. ]

a messenger, ambassador, herald, apostle, angelnuntius, legatus, præco, apostolus, angelusa foreboder, prophetpropheta, vatesa messenger

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Ðú Drihtnes eart boda of heofnum thou art the Lord's angel from heaven, Cd. 26; Th. 34, 5; Gen. 533: Elen. Kmbl. 153; El. 77.

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Gé sind unlǽde, earm[r]a geþóhta, Andr. Kmbl. 1487; An. 745. Unlǽdra ( the cannibals) eafoð, 59; An. 30: (evil spirits ), 283; An. 142. Hé æt ðǽm unlǽdum Iudéum manig bysmor geþrowade, Blickl. Homl. 23, 30: 85, 1

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

búan

(v.)
Grammar
búan, bún, búgan (-ian, -ean), búian, búwian, bógian, q.v. in Dict.; býa in N. Gospels; p. búde, búgede, bógode, býede; pp. bún, búd, býed.
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Forgeaf God him and his ofspringe þone eard tó búgienne, Hml. Th. ii. 190, 14. Land tó búgianne land to inhabit, Bt. 17; F. 60, 4: 18, 1; F. 62, 16

be-hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlídan, p. -hlád, pl. -hlidon; pp. -hliden [hlídan to cover]

To cover overto coverclosetegereclaudere

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Seó eorþe siððan togædere behlád the earth then closed together Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 6

Linked entry: hlídan

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemyfiend, devila spoiler, robbera warrior

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Nú earttú (Satan ) earm sceaþa in fýrlocan feste gebunden, Cd. Th. 268, 19; Sat. 57 . His feónd áfyllan ðe ðone scaþan ( the assassin Eomer ) sende, Chr. 626; Erl. 23,34 . Fýnd ł sceaþan inimici, Ps. Lamb. 9, 7.

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Áhyld mé ðín eáre tó holde móde graciously incline thine ear to me, Ps. Th. 70, 2: 85, 6. Nele mé Israhél behealdan holde móde Israel will not regard me with loyalty, 80, 11; 118, 112.

sige-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
sige-dryhten, es ; m.
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Ðú eart selfa sigedrihten God, Met. 20, 260. Ðonc secgan sigedryhtne, ðæs ðe hé hine sylfne ús sendan wolde, Exon. Th. 9, 1 ; Cri. 128 : Andr. Kmbl. 1753 ; An. 879. Sigedrihten, mihtigne God, Cd. Th. 33, 21 ; Gen. 523 : 48, 20 ; Gen. 778

treówen

(adj.)
Grammar
treówen, tríwen, trýwen; adj.
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Wirce treówene earce fades arcam ligneam, Deut. 10, 1. Godu treówene and stǽnene, 4, 28. On treówenum fatum, Ex. 7, 19. Treówenu fatu mon weorþige. Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 19

Linked entries: tríwen trýwen

sceard

(adj.)
Grammar
sceard, adj.

notched, hackedgashed, mutilateddeprived

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Th. 476, 9; Ruin. 5. gashed, mutilated Gif eáre sceard weorðe, L. Eth. 42; Th. i. 14, 7: 48; Th. i. 14, 13. deprived Hé wæs his mǽga sceard, freónda gefylled on folcstede, beslagen æt sæcce, and his sunu forlét on wælstówe, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 6