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anda

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Cf. the use of anda, Jn. 2, 14) was thema Godes barne al an andun, Hél. 3741) Þá wæs wíde lǽded morgenspel manigum on andan ( to the anger of many), El. 970

swearte

(adv.)
Grammar
swearte, adv.
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Him ðæt swearte forgeald ( made grievous compensation ) Iudas innon helle, 301, 8; Sat. 578

flot-man

a seamansailora pirate

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Justum helium is rihtlic gefeoht wið ðá réðan flotmenn, 25, 708

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, es; m.

a buffoon, charlatan

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Sume hí wyrcaþ heora wógerum drencas, ðæt hí hí tó wífe habbon; ac ðyllíce sceandas sceolan síðian tó helle, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 159

Linked entry: sceond

mist

(n.)
Grammar
mist, es; m.

Mistdimness

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Ða mistas ðe ðæt mód gedréfaþ, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 17, On ðás sweartan mistas (hell), Cd. 21; Th. 25, 9; Gen. 391. Dimness (of sight) :-- Lǽcedómas wið eágna miste, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 26, 6. Of wlǽtan cymþ eágna mist, Lchdm. ii. 28, 1.

tógædere-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
tógædere-weard, adv.
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Hé ( = hié) hiera sundorsprǽce ðe hié betux ðǽm folcum tógædereweard gesprǽcan tó unsibbe brohton and hié tó gefeohte geredon their conference, which they (Scipio and Hannibal) held after going to meet one another between the armies, they brought to a

hǽte

(n.)
Grammar
hǽte, an; f.

Heatbrewing

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Ðæt hellíce fýr hæfþ unásecgendlíce hǽtan and nán leóht the fire of hell has heat unspeakable, but no light, 532, 2. Ongan mid monegum hǽtum geswenced beón multis cæpit æstibus affici, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 31.

Linked entry: hǽtu

þoterung

(n.)
Grammar
þoterung, e; f.
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Ne áblinþ gránung and þoterung (on helle), 68, 7. Geómerung and singal þoteruncg, Wulfst. 114, 27. Hé weóp swíðe biterlíce and hé feóll tó Ióhannes fótum mid geómerunge and þoterunge, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 32.

for-rotian

(v.)
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Fultum heora forrotað (ueterescet) on helle, Ps. Rdr. 48, 15. Ðá nýtenu forrotedon on heora meoxe, Hml. Th. i. 118, 15. Ne forrotige on brosnunge þeós hand, Hml. S. 26, 101. Ðeáh ðá bán for æfste forrotigen putredo ossium invidia, Past. 235, 14, 25.

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, II 2.
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Be ðǽm welegan ðe gesǽd is ðætte on helle ðrowude, 351, 14. Him sculutean eglan óðerra monna brocu suelce hé efnsuíðe him ðrowige, 75, 10. (/3) to suffer martyrdum :-- Hér Iacóbus frater Dni þrowode, Chr. 62 ; P. 8, l.

hyht-lic

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exultant Hergas wurdon on fleáme . . . him on láste stód hihtlic heorðweorod, Gen. 2076. causing joy or pleasure, pleasant Þæt is sió án rest eallra geswinca, hyhtlicu hýð heáum ceólum módes usses, Met. 21, ll.. nóht hyhtlic hám, ac þaelig-acute;r is helle

Linked entry: hyht-ful

tó-weorpan

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</b> add :-- Tó-worpenum helle claus[tr]um destructis herebi claustris, Angl. xiii. 400, 498. <b>II b.</b> add :-- Se áwyrgeda gást tówearp þone wáh (parietem evertit ), Gr. D. 125, 4.

ǽfen-gifl

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Uton nú brúcan ðisses undernmetes swá ðá sculon ðe hiora ǽfengifl on helle gefeccan sculon prandete tamquam apud inferos coenaturi Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, i: Past. 27, 8 : 323, 19. Add

HOLT

(n.)
Grammar
HOLT, es; m. n.
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Ful oft unc holt wrugon wudubeáma helm, Exon. 129 a; Th. 496, 1; Rä. 85, 7.

Linked entries: gár-holt hilt

tó-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-glídan, p. -glád; pp. -gliden
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Gúðhelm tóglád, gomela Scylfing hreás the war-helm slipped off, the aged Scylfing fell. Beo. Th. 4967; B. 2487. [Þeo luue þat ne may her abyde . . . hit schal toglide, Misc. 94, 43. O. Sax. te-glídan to pass away, come to nought

rind

(n.)
Grammar
rind, e ; rinde, an; f.

Rind. of a tree the bark crust rind

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Andlang ðæs piþan and andlang ðære rinde óþ ðone helm, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 150, 3. Of corntreówes rinde de cortice corni, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 6.

Linked entry: rinde

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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Hí habbaþ on heáfde helmas steápe (cf. O. Frs. with thene stápa helm. Icel. steypðir hjálmar), Wulfst. 200, 12. <b>I b.</b> of fire, mounting high (see also I c) :-- Hit ðurh hróf wadeþ, bærneþ boldgetimbru, seomaþ steáp and geáp, Salm.

rún

(n.)
Grammar
rún, e; f.

a whisperconfidence, counsel, consultationa mysterya secreta rune, a letter.

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Ic Síward cinges þegen æt rǽde and æt rúnan (cf. þegno betst (Peter) te is herron sprak an rúnun,Hel. 3096) Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 355, 17. Hé ( Christ ) feówertig daga folgeras síne rúnum (cf.

Linked entry: rún-stæf

wríd

(n.)
Grammar
wríd,
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(cf. 'A ride of hazle or such like wood, is a whole plump of spriggs or frith growing out of the same root,' E. D. S. Pub. Old Farming Words, no. III. Here is an heelful thing, a wonder wride (rimes with abyde), Pall. 51, 207),
es; m.

A shootstalkplantbush

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A shoot, stalk, plant, bush Uurýd culmus, Txts. 52, 252. Genim æscþrote ǽnne wríd, Lchdm. i. 216, 11. Genim ðysse wyrte wríd, 224, 1. Bedelf ǽnne wríd cileþenigin moran, iii. 38, 9

Linked entry: hæsel-wrid

bútan

(con.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; conj. [be, útan out] .
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Save or except that; nisi Egorhere eall acwealde búton ðæt earce bord heóld heofona freá the water-host destroyed all save that the Lord of heaven held the ark board, Cd. 70; Th. 84, 26; Gen. 1403. without a dependent verb, Except, save, besides, but