hátan
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Se hearda stán, sé ðe aðamans hátte, Past. 271, 3. Saga mé ðæt andweorc ðe Adam wæs of geworht. Ic ðé secge, of viii punda gewihte. Saga mé: hwæt hátton ðáge ? Ic ðé secge ðæt ǽroste wæs foldan pund . . . Sal. K. 180, 3-7
DÚN
A mountain, hill, DOWN ⬩ mons, collis
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Hie be hliðe heáre dúne eorþscræf fundon they found an earth-cavern by the slope of a high hill, Cd. 122 ; Th. 156, 26; Gen. 2594: Homl. Th. i. 502, 13.
HEFIG
HEAVY ⬩ weighty ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ serious ⬩ grieved ⬩ important ⬩ gravis ⬩ molestus
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HEAVY, weighty, oppressive, grievous, difficult, serious, grieved, important; gravis, molestus Wæs torn were hefig æt heortan in the man's heart was grievous anger, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 11;Gen. 980. Suíðe hefig is quam difficile est, Mk. Skt.
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scúr
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Cf. scúr-heard. metaph. a storm, trouble, disquiet Swá ðeós woruld fareþ scúrum (cf. scýr-mǽlum) scyndeþ hurries on stormily, Exon. Th. 469, 24; Hy. 11, 7
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scildan
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E. 23; Th. i. 374, 7. to make a defence: — Siððan hé his hyspinge gehéred hæfde ðá scylde hé ongeán swíðe ungeþyldelíce after he had heard his abuse then he made a defence in reply very impatiently, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 35
swipu
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Ne mæg heard sweopu weorðan húse ðínum on neáweste, Ps. Th. 90, 10. Ðære uplecan ðreá sweopon supernae flagella districtionis, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 2.
sleán
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S. 23, 614. to strike a musical instrument, cf. hearp-slege Hé slóh cymbalan cymbala percussit, Gr. D. 62, 16. Add Iosue hæfde sige and slóh þá hǽðenan . . . þonne hæfde Amalech sige and slóh ꝥ Godes folc, Hml. S. 13, 15-18. add: <b>V a.
FYLGEAN
To follow ⬩ attend ⬩ follow or carry out ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ exsĕqui
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To follow, attend, follow or carry out; sĕqui, insĕqui, exsĕqui Ðæt hearma swá fela fylgean sceolde monna cynne that so many ills must follow to mankind, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 15; Gen. 709: L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 288, 29.
GLEÁW
Clear-sighted ⬩ wise ⬩ skilful ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ good ⬩ sagax ⬩ prudens ⬩ astutus ⬩ sapiens ⬩ gnarus
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Ic gehírde secgan ðæt ðú wǽre gleáw ðǽron I heard say that thou wast skilled therein, Gen. 41, 15. Sumne wísne man and glǽwne a discreet and wise man, 33.
þynne
Thin ⬩ thin ⬩ lean ⬩ the opposite of fat or stout ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of thick ⬩ thin ⬩ the opposite of broad ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ thin ⬩ weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ delicate ⬩ fine
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Ǽr se þicca mist þynra weorðe, Met. 5, 6. fig. thin, weak, feeble Hwilc sié sió gecynd ðæs líchoman, hwæðer hió sié strang ðe heard ... ðe hió sié hnesce and mearwe and þynne, Lchdm. ii. 84, 14.
a-fíndan
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Hé ne mihte on his móde áfindan ( he could not find it in his heart ) þæt hé þone nacodan ne gefréfrode, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 25. Gif ǽnig mǽden mihte beón áfunden, Hml. A. 94, 72. Ðǽra sceápa hláford com hám áfundenum sceápe, Hml.
á-teorian
to get exhausted ⬩ faint, ⬩ to lose heart or energy ⬩ get weary ⬩ faint ⬩ to get exhausted ⬩ come to an end ⬩ fail ⬩ be wanting ⬩ to be defective
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S. 22, 137. fig. to lose heart or energy, get weary, faint Wíte com ofer ðé and ðú áteorodest, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 18. Ne ðú ne átiara ðonne ðú bist ðreád, (nec deficias) Kent. Gl. 38. Þæt hé æt ðǽre bodunge ne áteorige. Hml.
wróht
accusation ⬩ a false accusation ⬩ slander ⬩ calumny ⬩ fault ⬩ crime ⬩ offence ⬩ a quarrel ⬩ strife ⬩ cause of complaint ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt
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Wæs wróht gemǽne, hereníð hearda, Beo. Th. 4938; B. 2473: 5819; B. 2913: 4564; B. 2287: Exon. Th. 125, 30 ; Gú. 362. Tó ðæm sǽde ðære wróhte ad seminanda jurgia, Past. 47 ; Swt. 358, 3.
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CÍGAN
To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summon ⬩ vocare, nominare, invocare, convocare ⬩ To cry, call ⬩ clamare, vocare
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Us gehýr swilce we ðé daga, Drihten, cígen hear us, 0 Lord, on whatever day we may call upon thee, Ps. Ben. 19, 9; Ps. Grn. ii. 148, 19, 9.
under-bæc
backwards ⬩ back ⬩ behind ⬩ back
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Háwian underbæc respicere retro (Lk. 9, 62), Past. 51; Swt. 403, 2. where the point from which something proceeds is behind the recipient Ðín eáran gehíraþ underbæc thine ears shall hear a word behind thee (Is. 30, 21); aures tuae audient verbum post
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weorold-líc
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Woruldlíce úðwitan natural philosophers, 18, 25 : Lchdm. iii. 240, 20. in contrast with religious or ecclesiastical, worldly, secular, civil From woruldlícum luste hearte his giscilde a seculari desiderio cor ejus defendat, Rtl. 96, 11.
on-sittan
to occupy ⬩ to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person) ⬩ to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)
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Th. 474, 7; Bo. 26. to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person) For ðám heardum weorcum ðe him onsæt, Ex. 6, 9. Gehreás ł onsæt egsa heora ofer hig incubuit timor eorum super eos, Ps. Lamb. 104, 38.
HÝDAN
To HIDE ⬩ conceal
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Crist hét hine hýdan ðæt hearde ísen [put up his sword], Homl. Th. ii. 246, 24. Nó ðú mínne þearft hafelan hýdan [bury], Beo. Th. 896; B. 446.
streng
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Mid týn strengum getogen hearpe, Ps. Th. 143, 10. a bow-string Boga arcus, bogen (-an?) streng anquina (ar- ? ), Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 26. Strǽla storm strengum gebǽded, Beo.
beran
to carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to bear ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to carry ⬩ fruit
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Cumað beorende reopan heara, Ps. Srt. 125, 6. with abstract object Bær Godwine eorl úp his mál Earl Godwine brought up his cause, Chr. 1052; P. 183, 6. Sceal úre ánra gehwylc beran his dǽda beforan Crístes heáhsettle, Bl. H. 63, 30.