þæt
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On sumre stówe se hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, Bl. H. 207, 22.
beáh
Metal made into circular ornaments ⬩ A ring ⬩ bracelet ⬩ collar ⬩ garland ⬩ crown ⬩ anulus ⬩ armilla ⬩ diadema ⬩ corona
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April 1837, pp. 372, 373, and May. p. 499 Ic nyme ðínne hring and ðínne beáh and ðínne stæf, ðe ðú on handa hæfst capiam anulum tuum et armillam et baculum, quem manu tenes, Gen. 38, 18, 25.
seld
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Engel lét his hand cuman in ðæt heá seld ( Belshazzar's hall ), 261, 7 ; Dan. 722. Hié tempel strudon, Salomanes seld, 260, 19 ; Dan. 712. Com tó Heorot, ðǽr Hring-Dene geond ðæt sæld swǽfon, Beo. Th. 2564 ; B. 1280.
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scild
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Næfde hé scyld (scutum) æt handa, ðæt hé ðone cyning mid gescyldan mihte, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 22. Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld, L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, ii. Ðǽr læg secg mænig ofer scild scoten, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 19.
stranglíce
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Hire mǽtte ðæt heó hæfde sweord on handa and ðæt heó stranglíce fuhte mid ðý, Shrn. 60, 30.
cýþan
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Ne cýþ ðú witod on wén ðín; wite máran þanc ðæs ðe ðú hæbbe, ðonne ðæs ðe ðú wéne don't count your chickens before they are hatched; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, Prov.
eáre
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Hé cearf of heora handa and eáran and nosa, Chr. 1014; P. 145, note 9. Égo, eára oculos, aures, Rtl. 125, 39. with reference to its function, the organ of hearing Of eáres hlyste hé hýrsumode mé, R. Ben. 19, 20. Ꝥ gé on eáre (in eáre, L.
for-weorþan
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Hý sculon æt Seaxena handa forwurþan, Chr. 605; P. 23, 7. Hié fornǽh mid ealle forslægene and forwordene wǽron, Ors. 2, 2; S. 64, 33. (a α) of an animal's death :-- Ic gedwoledee of the destruction of things Ne án loc of eówrum heáfde forwyrð, Bl.
hladan
to load ⬩ to load ⬩ freight ⬩ cargo ⬩ to load ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ to draw ⬩ obtain ⬩ to scoop out
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Gl. 282. to scoop out grain from a vessel Hig worhton him áne anlícnesse þe on ðáre strǽte stód, and mid ðáre swíðran hand þone hwǽte hlód, and mid þám winstran fét þá mittan træd, Ap. Th. 10, 13
DRÍFAN
DRIVE, force, pursue ⬩ pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui ⬩ To drive, rush with violence ⬩ ruĕre
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To drive, rush with violence; ruĕre Ic com mid ðý heáfde and mid handa on ðone stán drífan I came driving on the stone with my head and hands, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 23
lá
Lo ⬩ Oh ⬩ Ah
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Wá lá áhte ic mínra handa geweald alas! had I power over my hands, Cd. 19; Th. 23, 32; Gen. 368. Wá lá wá heu, proh dolor! Bd. 2, 1; 8. 501, 14. Wei lá wei, [cf. Chauc. weilawey Shakspere welladay] Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 12, Cott. MS.
on-fón
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Hé náh mid rihte ǽniges mannes æt fulluhte tó onfónne ne æt bisceopes handa, Wlfst. 39, 17. <b>IV c.
ge-sellan
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L. 25, 35. to hand over. to give into the keeping of, commit, entrust Fíf cræft mé gesaldes (tradidisti), Mt. L. 25, 20. Gesaldest, 22. Hé gesalde Wibtwaran Æþelwalde Súþ-Seaxna cyninge, Chr. 661; P. 32, 15.
lyre
Loss ⬩ damage ⬩ destruction ⬩ detriment
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'Ic wille ofgán æt ðé his blód' ðæt is his lyre 'I will require at thy hands his blood,' that is, his destruction, i. 6, 27. Lífes lyre death, Exon. 44 b; Th. 151, 26; Gú. 801. Ne se enga deáþ, ne lífes lyre, 56 b; Th. 201, 8; Ph. 53.
óþ-fæstan
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to entrust, commit to the charge of another Óþ ðæt ic mé gebidde tó him and mín gást óþfæste I commit my spirit into his hands, Nar. 46, 34. Heó hyre mægþhád Gode óþfæste, 40, 16. Gif hwá óþfæste his friénd feoh, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 50, 29: L.
ge-bredan
to draw ⬩ unsheath ⬩ brandish ⬩ stringĕre ⬩ evagĭnāre ⬩ vibrāre ⬩ to draw breath ⬩ take breath ⬩ inspire ⬩ inspīrāre ⬩ to weave ⬩ plait ⬩ nectĕre ⬩ plectĕre ⬩ to feign ⬩ pretend ⬩ simŭlāre
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Herebyrne hondum gebroden a martial corslet woven with hands. Beo. Th. 2891; B. 1443. to feign, pretend; simŭlāre Gebræd he hine seócne he feigned himself sick. Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 9
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efesian
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Sceára tácen is þæt þú wecge þínne scytefinger and þone midemistan on þínre swíðran hande ymb þín heáfod swilce þú efysian wille, Tech. ii. 127, 25. with acc. of person, to cut the hair of a person Ne efesiað eów, Deut. 14, 6.
sellan
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Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum, ðæt se slaga wille bétan wið mǽgþe. Ðonne gebyreþ ðæt man sylle ðæs slagan forspecan on hand, ðæt se slaga móte mid griþe weddian, L. Edm.
leóht
Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy
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Se hæfde moncynnes leóhteste hond he had of all men the readiest hand, Exon. 85 b; Th. 323, 1; Wíd. 72
sele
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Geseah hé engles hand in sele ( Belshazzar's hall ) wrítan, 261, 16 ; Dan. 727. Hié tó sele ( the Danish king's hall ), gangan cwómon, Beo. Th. 652 ; B. 323. In sele ðam heán, 1431 ; B. 713 : ( Hygelac's hall ), 3973 ; B. 1984.