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un-gebeard

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebeard, un-gebearde?, -bierde, -bird (.byrd); adj.

Beardlessyoung

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Ða ungebyrdan heápas investes catervas, 44, 41

Linked entry: ge-beard

glíw-gamen

(n.)
Grammar
glíw-gamen, es; n.
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Musical entertainment, music Hearpe and pípe and mistlic glíggamen drémað eów on beórsele cithara et lyra et tympanum et tibia et vinum in conviviis vestris (Is. 5, 12), Wlfst. 46, 16

mearh-gehæcc

(n.)
Grammar
mearh-gehæcc, es; n.

A kind of puddinga sausage

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[Halliwell gives 'hack the lights, liver, and heart of a boar or swine: hackin a pudding made in the maw of a sheep or hog: hack-pudding a mess made of sheep's heart, chopped with suet and sweet fruits: hatcher a dish of minced meat.]

Linked entry: ge-hæc

hefigian

(v.)

to weary

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To mate heavy or dull, to weary: Þý lǽs ic lengc þone þane hefige þára leornendra mid gesegenum þára fremdra tǽlnysse ne sensus legentium prolixae sententiae molesta defensio obnubilet, Guth. Gr. 102, 31

breóst-hord

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-hord, es; n. m.

the heart, minda hoard, treasure The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor

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[breóst the heart, mind, hord a hoard, treasure] The breast's treasure, the thought, mind, heart; pectoris thesaurus, cogitatio, mens, cor Óþ-ðæt wordes ord breóst-hord þurhbræc until the point [or issue] of the word broke through his mind, Beo.

a-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bryrdan, p. -bryrde; pp. -bryrded, -bryrd, v. trans.

To prickstingto prick in the heartgrievepungerecompungere

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To prick, sting, to prick in the heart, grieve; pungere, compungere Ná ic ne beo abryrd, God min non compungar, Deus metis. Ps. Spl. 29, 14

heofon-wóma

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-wóma, an; m.

A heavenly soundthe sound heard at the day of judgment,

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A heavenly sound, the sound heard at the day of judgment, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 58; Cri. 835: 22 b; Th. 62, 10; Cri. 999

wóp

(n.)
Grammar
wóp, es; m.

a whoopcrya cry of griefwailinglamentationweeping

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Mid swíðlíce heáfe and wópe luctu, Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 166, 12. Wópe cwíðan, Cd. Th. 61, 13; Gen. 996. Wópe besingan, Exon. Th. 139, 3; Gú. 517. Wópe bimǽnan, 459, 24; Hö. 4. Wópe bewunden, Beo. Th. 6283; B: 3146.

in-heord

(n.)
Grammar
in-heord, e ; f.
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A herd belonging to the lord and kept on his estate Ǽhteswáne ðe inheorde healt gebyreþ ... servo porcario, qui dominicum gregem curie custodit, pertinet .... L. R. S. 7 ; Th. i. 436, 22

morgen-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-lang, adj.

Having a long morning

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Having a long morning Eorlwerod morgen*-*longne dæg módgiómor sæt sad at heart sat the warriors through a day whose evening seemed as if would never come, Beo. Th. 5780; B. 2894

geond-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-smeágan, p. -smeáde; pp. -smeád

To search through, examine, discussperscrūtāri, discŭtĕre

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To search through, examine, discuss; perscrūtāri, discŭtĕre Ðæt we geondsmeáge ðá dígolnysse úre heortan that we search through the secrets of our heart, Bd. 4, 3; Whelc. 266, 43, MSS. B. C

a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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Ða eágan of his heáfde ascuton, and on eorþan feóllan the eyes shot out of his head, and fell on the earth, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 38

Linked entry: a-scuton

geaflas

(n.)
Grammar
geaflas, pl. m.

The jawsfauces

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Biþ ðæt heáfod tohliden, geaflas toginene the head shall be split open, the jaws distended, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373, 17; Seel. 110. Ðam ða geaflas beóþ nǽdle scearpran whose jaws are sharper than a needle, 100 a; Th. 373, 32; Seel. 118

miscian

(v.)
Grammar
miscian, p. ode

To mixto mix in due proportion

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To mix, to mix in due proportion Hé of ðæm heán hrófe hit eall gesihþ and ðonan miscaþ and metgaþ ǽlcum be his gewyrhtum qui, cum ex alta providentiae specula respicit, quid unicuique conveniat, agnoscit, et, quod convenire novit, accommodat, Bt. 39,

ceaster-waru

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Þeós ceasterwaru on heáfe wunað, 23. Mínre ceasterwaru nis nán hǽlo hiht, 9, 10. Add

ge-híredlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-híredlic, adj.
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That is heard, audible Lá hwá sprecð myhta Drihtnes gehéredlice dó ealle herunga his quis loquetur potentias Domini?auditas faciet omnes laudes eius? Ps. L. 105, 2

sceppe

(n.)
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a specific quantity of grain or malt iii. sceppe mealtes and healf sceppe hwǽte . . . án sceppe malt, Nap. 55. [From Icel. skeppa. v. N. E. D. skep.]

rygen

(adj.)
Grammar
rygen, adj.

Rye, of rye

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Genim rigen healm and beren, 148, 11. Genim rigen mela, 148, 22

Linked entry: rigen

bán-hring

(n.)
Grammar
bán-hring, es; m.

A bone-ringa neck-boneossium artusvertebra

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A bone-ring, a neck-bone; ossium artus, vertebra Ðæt hire wið halse heard grápode, bánhringas bræc against her neck it griped her hard, broke the bone-rings, Beo. Th. 3138; B. 1567

hreówig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
hreówig-mód, adj.
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Sad at heart Wíf hreówigmód [Eve] Cd. 37; Th. 48, 5; Gen. 771. Hí hreówigmóde wurpon hyra wǽpen of dúne they disconsolate flung down their weapons, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 33; Jud. 290