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hæft-níd

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-níd, e; f. ; es; n.
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Fram hæftnýde hellewítes, Hy. 6, 36. ¶ pl. with force of sing. :-- Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum, and læg on hæftnédum, Hml. S. 21, 167. ús áhredde fram deófles hæftnýdum, Hml. Th. i. 338, 4

Linked entries: hæfte-neód hæft-néd

ge-þreán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreán, p. þreáde; pp. -þreád

To reproverebukeafflictvexconstraincompelcorripereincreparearguerecogereaffligerecoartareurgerevexare

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He náhte his líchoman geweald ac he wæs mid godcundum mægene geþreád he had no power over his body, but was afflicted by the divine might, Blickl. Homl. 223, 12

Linked entry: þreágan

dreógan

(v.)
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him bróhton ongeán eahta C M féþena and LX M gehorsades folces.

nyt-weorð

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-weorð, -wirðe; adj.

Usefuladvantageousprofitable

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Ða scipu nǽron on Fresisc gescæpene, búte swá him selfum þúhte ðæt hié nytwyrðoste beón meahten, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 16

ge-tíðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíðian, -týðian, -tigðian; p. ode; pp. od

To grantallow

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his bénum getíðodon they should grant his prayers, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 96, 42. Him wearþ ðæs getíðod that was granted him, 44: Beo. Th. 4558; B. 2284

Linked entries: ge-tigþian tíþian

ǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo

An ERRANDa messagean embassynewstidingsan answerbusinesscarenuntiummandatumnegotiumcura

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He sent on his ǽrenda he sends on his errands, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Híg lægdon ǽrende they imposed an errand, Chr. 1065; Th. 332, 25, col. 2.

Linked entry: ÁR

fylignes

(n.)
Grammar
fylignes, -ness, e; f.

A followingcompletingexecutingsuccessioexĕcūtio

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A following, completing, executing; successio, exĕcūtio Ðæt to gódra dǽda fylignessum he aweahte ut eos ad opĕrum bŏnōrum exĕcūtiōnem excitāret, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 33

Linked entry: æfter-fylignes

eácnung

(n.)
Grammar
eácnung, e; f.

Increase, a conceptionconceptio

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Increase, a conception; conceptio ðú eácnunge onfénge bearnes burh gebyrde how thou didst receive increase through child-bearing, Exon. 9 a; Th. 5, 26; Cri. 75

síþ-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
síþ-geómor, adj.
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Sad and weary with travel Ic ðysne sang síþ*-*geómor fand, on seócum sefan samnode wíde, ða æþelingas ellen cýð*-*don, Apstls. Kmbl. 2 ; Ap. 1

deófol-cræft

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Se moncwealm wæs swá ungemetlic, ðæt hié mid deófolcræftum sóhton hié hit gestillan mehte, and gefetton Escolafius þone scínlácan, Ors. 3, 10; S. 140, 7. Add

heáh-mód

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Add: high-spirited þá wihte (a cock and a hen) mid ús heáhmóde (heán-, MS. ; but cf. wrǽtlice twá, 1) twá hátne sindon, Rä. 43, 17

Sabíne

(n.)
Grammar
Sabíne, a; pl.

The Sabines

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The Sabines Rómáne and Sabíne him betweónum wunnon, Ors. 2, 4; tit. ; Swt. 2,19 . Tó ánwíge gangan wið swá fela Sabína, 2, 4; Swt. 72, 16

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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Gif ic ríman onginne dinumerabo eos, Ps. Th. 138, 16.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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cýðde ymbe wolde, gif hine gemétte he shewed what he would have been about, if he had found him, Homl. Th. i. 82, 18

hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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Ða ðe ðǽr hínþ those whom he subjects there, 33, 2; Swt. 218, 19. hermcweðend hýneþ humiliabit calumniatorem, Ps. Th. 71, 5.

Linked entry: hénan

hwá

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(i) where the noun in the genitive denotes a class or kind, how many or how much of which is in question :-- befrán hwæt him feós geúðon he asked what (how much) money they would give him, Hml. Th. ii. 242, 16.

in-timbrian

(v.)
Grammar
in-timbrian, p. ede, ode

To instruct

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To instruct intimbrade and gelǽrde he instructed and taught them, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 34. Intimbrede, 4, 27; S. 603, 45.

mǽnsumung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽnsumung, e; f.

communionadmission to fellowship with othersparticipation

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Th. ii. 174, 31. participation ús forgeáfe dǽl on his ríce, and mǽnsumunge on his godcundnysse, i. 140, 11

Linked entry: ge-mǽnsumung

dǽlan

(v.)
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H. 39, 18. to spend Man gehylt ðæt hæfð, gif him ondrǽt ðæt hit him oðsceóte. Ðý mon dǽlð spærlíce, ðe mon nele ðæt hit forberste a man spends sparingly from fear of failing, Prov. K. 19.

emb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
emb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl, -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre

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He besirede ðæt folc ðe hi embseten hæfdon he deceived the people who had besieged them, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 83, 3

Linked entry: ymb-sittan