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óm

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Hóm rubiginem, Kent. Gl. 954. Hé sealde ómum (erugini) wæstmas heora, Ps. L. 77, 46. v. ár-(Lch. ii. 192, 22), sinder-óm

reónig

(adj.)
Grammar
reónig, ;adj.;

Mournful, sad, gloomy, weary;

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Hé ðǽr þreó métte in ðam reónian hofe ( ;in the hole in which they were buried; ) róda ætsomne greóte begrauene, 1664; El. 834. In ðam reóngan hám ;in that gloomy dwelling (hell),; Exon. Th. 274, 8; Jul. 530

of-féran

(v.)

to overtake

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to overtake (an enemy) Pharao tengde æfter mid eallum his here and offérde hí æt ðære Reádan Sǽ Pharaoh pressed after with all his host, and overlook the Israelites at the Red Sea, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 16: Chr. 948; Erl. 118, 19.

Linked entry: of-faran

tucian

(v.)
Grammar
tucian, (or túcian ?; in Piers P. (v. infra) touked occurs, but the form of the noun is tokkere as well as touker, Prol. 100 A-text, and Halliwell gives tucker = fuller as a western word); p. ode
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Hé heora fela ofslóh and 16 sceame tucode percussit Philisthiim ingenti plaga, Jud. 15, 8: Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 11. Hí man swang and tó ealre yrmðe tucode they were scourged and treated to (afflicted with] every misery, i. 23, 106.

Linked entry: ge-tucian

sangere

(n.)
Grammar
sangere, es; m.

a singera poet

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Homl. 207, 31. a poet David wæs sangere sóðfæstest, swiðe geþancol tó þingienne þeódum sínum wid ðane Sceppend, Ps. C. 50, 6. Alse þe holi songere seið on his loft songe, O. E. Homl. ii. 117, 22

gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gelíce, adv.

Likewisealsoaspariter

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Homl. 203, 35. Emne ðon gelícost ðe he ne cúðe just as if he didn't know, Cd. 92; Th. 116, 28; Gen. 1943. Efne ðæm gelícost swylce just as if, Blickl. Homl. 221, 14

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove probare, tentare.

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Bos. 4, 2; Homl. Blick. 29, 14

Linked entries: costigan costnian

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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Ne finde ic nánne intingan on ðysum men nihil invenio causæ in hoc homine, Lk. Skt. 23, 4, 14.

Linked entry: tinga

carte

(n.)
Grammar
carte, an; f. [Lat. charta] Paper, a piece of paper, a deed; charta = χάρτης
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Alecge ða sealfe on hátne cláþ oððe cartan lay the salve on a hot cloth or on paper, L. M. 2, 19; Lchdm, ii. 202, 10. Cartan wrítan [MS. wirtan] oððe rǽdan to write or read a paper, Lchdm. iii. 200, 35

Linked entry: caerte

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To alightapproachcome

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Ðá gelíhte se cuma then the stranger alighted, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 34. He gelíhte to ðæm hearge propiabat ad fanum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 11.

hunig

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Add: — þis hunig hoc mel, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 38, 10. Hunig oððe mildeáw nectar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 38. Seóð oþ huniges þicnesse, Lch. ii. 30, 8. Æt . x. hídum tó fóstre .x. fata hunies, Ll. Th. i. 146, 16.

hæring

(n.)
Grammar
hæring, es; m.

A herring

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Ðes hæring hoc allec, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 14, 22. Hæring allec vel jairus vel taricius vel sardina, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 80; Wrt. Voc. 56, 3. Hærinc taricus vel allec, Wrt.

breahtm

(n.)
Grammar
breahtm, brehtm, bearhtm, beorhtm, byrhtm, es; m.

A noise, tumult, sound, cry;fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor, vociferatio to break

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Breahtmum hwurfon ymb ðæt háte hús hǽþne leóde the heathen people surrounded that hot house with cries, 55 a; Th. 195, 25; Az. 161: 57 b; Th. 206, 29; Ph. 134

drohtnung

(n.)
Grammar
drohtnung, drohtung, e; f. [droht vitæ condĭtio]

Conversation, condition, conduct, life, actions conversātio, condĭtio, stătio, actio

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Manega hálige béc cýðaþ his [Gregoriuses] drohtnunge and his hálige líf many holy books manifest his [Gregory's] conduct and his holy life, Homl. Th. ii. 116, 29. Of ðære munuclícan drohtnunge from the monastic life, 120, 12.

hátian

(v.)
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Add: — Hátende, háttendae, haetendae calentes, Txts. 47, 357. to be made hot by the sun, get dried up by heat, cf. hát; 3 Sunne upp cuóm hátedun sole orto aestuaverunt, Mt. R. 13, 6. of a person, to get hot.

wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
wealwian, p.ode

To wallow, roll

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His hors feól wealwigende geond ða eorðan . . . mid ðam ðe hit swá wealwode, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 207. Ða felga hangiaþ on ðám spácan, þeáh hí eallunga wealowigen on ðære eorþan, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 14.

brohte

(v.)
Grammar
brohte, ðú brohtest, pl . brohton; pp. broht; p. and pp. of brengan.

Brought, broughtest, brought

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Brought, broughtest, brought, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 32; Gen. 615: Exon. 121 a; Th. 463, 34; . 80: Elen. Kmbl. 1989; El. 996: Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 30;

on-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
on-weg, adv.

Away, off.

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Homl. 55, 9. Onweg áteón to withdraw, subtract, Bd. 4, 17; S. 586, 9

Linked entries: an-weg a-weg

ge-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorpan, -worpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to throwcastjacereprojicereto turn one's self awaygo awaydepartpass byavertiabiretransire

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Honda gewurpon on hine manus injecerunt in eum, 14, 46. Swá gewundade wráðe slǽpe, sýn ðonne geworpene on wídne hlǽw sicut vulnerati dormientes, projecti in monumentis, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-worpan

sunn-ganges

(adv.)
Grammar
sunn-ganges, adv.
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Icel. sólar-sinnis with the sun :-- Þeir höfðu gengit sólarsinniss um goðahús, Droplaugarsona Saga 11, 4.