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hefig-ness

oppressiveness ⬩ burdensomeness ⬩ a trouble ⬩ dullness ⬩ disease ⬩ oppression

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Hú ðú gehǽled beón miht fram þysse ádle hefignesse (hefi-, v. l.) quomodo cureris ab huius molestia langoris, Bd. 3, 12; Sch. 243, 16. Ne þincð mé nán geswinc hefig, gyf ic geseó and habbe þæt ðæt ic æfter swince.

ídel-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
ídel-hende, adj.

Empty-handed ⬩ empty

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Empty-handed, empty Ne cum ðú tó mínum húse ídelhende nec apparebis in conspectu meo vacuus; none shall appear before me empty, Ex. 34, 20. Gif hé cume ídelhende tó si vacuus appropinquat, Past. 49, 2 ; Swt. 379, 21.

ge-etan

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Hwí eódest þú tó þám hǽðenum and on heora húse geǽte?, Hml. S. 10, 175. Gé giétun ( manducastis ) of ðǽm hláfum, Jn. R. 6, 26. Fædero úsero geéton, Jn. L. 6, 31: Mt. L. 14, 20.

in-faran

(v.)
Grammar
in-faran, p. -fór

To go into ⬩ enter

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To go into, enter Ic infare on húse ðinum introibo in domum tuam, Ps. Spl. 5, 8. Innfæreþ ingredietur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 9. Infór se cingc on ða sǽ ingressus est pharao in mare, Cantic. Moys. 19.

ge-beór

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Gemétte hé gebeóras blíðe æt þám húse, . . . and sæt mid þám gebeórum blissigende samod. Hml. S. 26, 225. Drihten mid sélran wíne þá gebeóras gegladode, Hml. Th. ii. 54, 30

stæf-gefég

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-gefég, es; n.

a combination of letters ⬩ a forming of letters in writing

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A domo fram húse; hér is se a for ánum stæfgefége; ab homine; hér is se ab án stæfgefég. Hwílon byþ ðæt stæfgefég on ánum stæfe, hwílon on twám, etc., Ælfc. Gr. 3; Zup. 7, 4-11.

wítegian

(v.)
Grammar
wítegian, wítgian; p. ode

To prophesy

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Hú ne wítegode wé on ðínum naman? Mt. Kmbl. 7, 22. Ealle wítegan wítegudun (wítgadun, Rush.) óð Ióhannes, 11, 13. Mid wítegiende múðe, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 19.

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wirding

(n.)
Grammar
wirding, e; f.

Injury ⬩ hurt

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Injury, hurt Woerding, lesio, Rtl. 102, 9

flǽsc-mete

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-mete, es; pl. nom. acc. -mettas; m.

FLESH-MEAT ⬩ flesh ⬩ carnĕus cĭbus ⬩ căro

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FLESH-MEAT, flesh; carnĕus cĭbus, căro Hú wæs mancynne flǽscmete alýfed æfter ðam flóde why was fleshmeat allowed to mankind after the flood? Boutr. Scrd. 21, 16. Mid flǽscmete with flesh-meat, L. C. S. 47; Th. i. 402, 24.

for-brittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-brittan, p. -britte; pp. -britted, -britt

To break in pieces ⬩ smash ⬩ bruise ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre

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Hú he forbritte ealle his bígengan quōmŏdo contrīvĕrit omnes cultōres ejus, Deut. 4, 3. Beóþ ǽlce uncysta forbritte [MS. forbricte] all vices shall be crushed, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 5

forþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-genge, adj.

Progressive ⬩ increasing ⬩ effective ⬩ pŏtens

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Progressive, increasing, effective; pŏtens Hú mæg se leáfa beón forþgenge, gif seó lár [MS. lare] and ða láreówas ateoriaþ how can the faith be increasing if the doctrine and the teachers fail? Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 34.

ge-lagian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lagian, p. ode; pp. od

To establish by law ⬩ constitute ⬩ decree ⬩ lēge sancīre

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Hú hit gelagod wæs how it was constituted, L. Ælf. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 17. Ðe gelagod is to gedwolgoda weorðunge that is appointed for the worship of false gods, Swt. Rdr. 105, 27

Linked entries: lagian lagian

wiþ-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wiþ-steall, es; m.

a defence ⬩ an obstruction ⬩ obstacle

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a defence Ic ingehygd eal geondwlíte, hú gefæstnad sý ferð innanweard, wiðsteall geworht I scan the mind to see how the soul is fortified within, how its defences are built, Exon.

Linked entry: wiþer-steall

be-sylian

(v.)
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Hú oft his sweord wire besyled on unscyldigum blóde quoties iniquus additur saevo gladius veneno, Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 18. Substitute

ge-læswian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-læswian, l. ge-lǽswian,
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Hú is nú gelǽswod seó heord Crístes gesamnunga, Hml. S. 23 b, 254

gearcung

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Hú-meta dorstest ðú gán tó mínre gearcunge ( the feast I have prepared. Cf. ealle míne ðing ic gearcode; cumað tó þám giftum, 522, 8) búton gyftlicum reáfe?, Hml. Th. i. 530, 2

ofer-sceadwian

(v.)
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Hú wæs heó ofersceadewod ?, Hml. Th. i. 198, 30-34. Se Hálga Gást hý mid his mihte ofersceadewode, Wlfst, 193, 13

riht-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
riht-wíf, es; n.
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A lawful wife Hú mihte Abraham beón clǽne ꝥ hé nǽre forligr geteald þá þá hé hæfde cyfese under his rihtwífe? quomodo defenditur Abraham adulterii reus non esse, dum viventi legitima uxore sua conjunctus est ancillae suae?, Angl. vii. 46, 440.

smeálíce

(adv.)
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Hé nát hú smeálíce his dǽde sceolon beón gedémde beforan Godes eágum facta illius quam subtiliter judicentur ignorat, 337, 16. subtlely, craftily Oððe hé mid geámeleáste ús gebysgað, oþþe mid smeágungum smeálíce ús hremð, Hml. S. 13, 59

un-eáþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáþe, adj.
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add: — Hit bið swíðe uniéðe ǽgðer tó dónne, ge wið ðone tó cídanne ðe yfel déð, ge eác sibbe wið tó habbenne difficile erat, at, si male acta corriperent, habere pacem cum omnibus possent, Past. 355. 41. add: Swá þéh þe him lytles hwæt uniéðe sié, hú

Linked entry: un-ýþe