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teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, <b>. II a.</b>
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Hwílum hí magon begytan þá þing þe heom ǽr teohhode nǽron aliquando obtinere possunt ea, quae non sunt praedestinata, Gr. D. 54, 11. <b>II c.

erk

(n.)
Grammar
erk, e; f.

The ark arca

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The ark; arca Noe on erke eóde. Noe in arcam intrāvit, Lk. Skt. C. C. 17, 27

un-styrigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-styrigendlíc, adj.

Not to be stirrednot to be carried

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Not to be stirred, not to be carried Byrðenna unstyrendelíco onera inportabilia, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 4

hlystan

(v.)
Grammar
hlystan, p. te

To list, listen to, hear, hearken

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Ne hliste ðú his worda non audies verba illius, Deut. 13, 3. Hlystaþ hwæt ic secge hear what I say, L. I. P. 5; Th. ii. 310, 8. Hlyste hé gódes rǽdes let him hearken to good counsel, Homl. Th. i. 54, 16.

dyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
dyrnan, p. de ; pp. ed; v. a. [dyrne hidden, secret]

To hide, secrete, restrain occultāre, celāre, obscurāre, cohibēre

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Ne mihte Iosep hyne leng dyrnan non se potĕrat ultra cohibēre Ioseph, Gen. 45, 1

Linked entries: be-dyrnan dirnan

fréfrend

(n.)
Grammar
fréfrend, es; m.

A comforterconsolerconsōlātor

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Fréfrend ic sóhte, findan ic ne mihte consōlantem me quæsīvi, et non invēni, Ps. Th. 68, 21: 31, 8: Blickl. Homl. 135, 33: 131, 23

hyge-gǽlsa

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-gǽlsa, adj.

Slowsluggish

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Slow, sluggish Nis hé hinderweard ne hygegǽlsa swár ne swongor swá sume fuglas ða ðe late þurh lyft lácaþ fiþrum non tamen est tarda, ut volucres quæ corpore magno incessus pigros per grave pondus habent, Exon. 60 b; Th. 220, 3; Ph. 314

un-midlod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-midlod, adj.

Unbridledunrestrained

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Swá ða ofermódan ne weorðen unmidlode ut superbis non crescat effrenatio, 60; Swt. 453, 21

Linked entry: un-gemidlod

un-þwagen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þwagen, -þwægen, -þwegen, -þwogen; adj.

Unwashed

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.: -ðuegenum, Lind.) handum manibus non lotis, Mk. Skt, 7, 2. Unþwogenum (-ðuénum, Lind.: -ðwegenum, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 15, 20. Unðweánum, p. 17, 11

earfoþ-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-dǽde, adj.
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Hard to do, difficult Hit is ðeáh swíðe earfeð*-*dǽde (earfoð-, v. l.) ðæt mon lustlíce ðone láreów gehiéran wille ðe mon ne lufað difficile est, ut quamlibet recta denuntians praedicator, qui non diligitur, libenter audiatur, Past. 147, 12.

réceleásness

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Án manricynn wunað . . . under þínum anwealde . . . and þú wást ꝥ hit wile hearmian þínum cyneríce heora réceleásnysse, gyf him man ne gestýrð heora stuntnysse est populus . . . et nosti, quad non expediat regno tuo, ut insolescat per licentiam, Hml.

winter-geweorp

(n.)
Grammar
winter-geweorp, es; n.

A winter-caststorm of snow or hailtempest

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A winter-cast, storm of snow or hail, tempest Nis ðǽr ne wintergeweorp ne wedra gebregd non ibi tempestas, nec vis furit horrida venti, Exon. Th. 201, 16; Ph. 57. Snáw eorðan band wintergeweorpum, weder cóledon heardum hægelscúrum, Andr.

Linked entry: ge-weorp

áht

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áht, es; n.

AUGHTanythingsomethingaliquidquidquam

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AUGHT, anything, something; aliquid, quidquam he ðǽr áht cwices lǽfan wolde he would leave not anything living there, Beo. Th. 4618; B. 2314: Ps. Th. 143, 4. Ðe áhtes wǽron who were of aught, of any account or value, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 35.

Linked entry: óht

be-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
be-fleón, to be-fleónne; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To fleeflee awayescapefugereeffugereevitare

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ðæt ýðe byþ to befleónne it is not easy to flee from that, Beo. Th. 2010; B. 1003

Linked entry: bi-fleón

un-bleoh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bleoh, adj.

Not colouredclearbrightsplendid

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Not coloured, clear, bright, splendid Is mín land foremǽre and mé swýðe unbleó haereditas mea praeclara est mihi, Ps. Th. 15, 6.

hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
hálgian, p. ode; pp. od

To hallow, make holy, consecrate, sanctifyconsecrare

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Sý hálgad noma hallowed be thy name, Exon. 122 a; Th. 468, 19; Hy. 5, 2

un-gefremed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefremed, adj.

Not accomplishednot done

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Not accomplished, not done Ungeffremed infectum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 36. Ungefremed, L. Ath. i. proem.; Th. i. 198, 13

hnesce

(adj.)
Grammar
hnesce, hnæsce, hnysce; adj.

Nesh, soft, delicate, tender, effeminate

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Swá hé ðone hnescan þafettere on réceléste ne gebrenge ut remissis ac lenibus non crescat negligentia, 60; Swt. 453, 25. Ne gedafenaþ ús ðæt wé symle hnesce beón on úrum geleáfan it befits us not to be ever delicate in our belief, Homl.

Linked entries: heard hnæsce

ge-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wemman, p. -wemde; pp. -wemmed, -wemd

To staindefilepolluteprofanecorruptvitiatemarinjurecoinquĭnāreturpārepolluĕreprofānārecorrumpĕrevĭtiārecontāmĭnāreviŏlāre

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Næs him gewemmed wlite his beauty was not injured, Andr. Kmbl. 2940; An. 1473: Cd. 4; Th. 5, 13; Gen. 71: Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 15: Ps. Spl. 13, 2.

Linked entry: wemman

cyric-sang

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sang, cyric-song, es; m.

A church-song ecclesiasticum carmen

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A church-song; ecclesiasticum carmen He ða cyricsangas lǽrde, ðe hí ǽr ne cúðan quæ illi non noverant, carmina ecclesiastica doceret, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 8.