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under-creópan

(v.)

to enter surreptitiouslysurrepere

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to enter surreptitiously; surrepere Ða wæs ðæs wítegan cnapa mid gítsunge undercropen avarice crept into the heart of the prophet's servant, Homl. Th. i. 400, 16. Ðæt ne feónd ús undercreópe ( but the Latin is subripiat), Hymn. Surt. 12, 28

heofon-flód

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-flód, es; m.
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Flood produced by heavy rain Wæs seó eá for regna micelnesse swíðe réðe, and heofonflód micel on sæt (on gesett, v. l.) fluuius prae inundantia pluuiarum late alueum suum immo omnes ripas suas transierat. Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 309, 18

ge-hínan

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L. 23, 10 Ꝥte heá gehéndon (accusarent ) hine, Lk. L. R. II. 54. Gehǽne (gihéna, R.) accusare Jn. L. 8, 6

sinc-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gifa, an ; m.
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Se ðe wát his sincgiefan holdne beheledne hé sceal heán hweorfan he who knows his gracious lord buried shall wander downcast, Exon. Th. 183, 13 ; Gú. 1326. Hé his sincgyfan ( Byrhtnoth ) wrec, Byrht. Th. 139, 62 ; By. 278. Cf. sinc-gim, -þegu

ge-lútan

(v.)
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To bend the head, place on a couch, recline Sunu mannes ne hæfis huér heáfud gehlútes ł gebéges (reclinet), Mt. L. 8, 20: p. 15, 16. of the day, to decline, approach an end Ofernón oððe geloten dæg suprema (cf. suprema, quando sol suppremit, Corp.

cólian

(v.)
Grammar
cólian, p. ode, ede; v. intrans.

To COOLto be or become cold algererefrigerari

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Sumur-hát cólaþ summer-heat becomes cold Exon. 95a; Th. 354, 58; Reim. 67. Líc cólode the corpse became cold Exon. 51b; Th. 180, 18; Gú. 1281. Weder cóledon the storms were cold Andr. Kmbl. 2514; An. 1258. Leomu cólodon the limbs became cold Elen.

Linked entry: a-cólian

ofer-hlifian

(v.)

to tower above, rise high aboveto exceed, surpass, excelto tower over in a threatening manner

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to tower above, rise high above Sóna swá seó sunne sealte streámas heá oferhlifaþ, Exon. Th. 206, 3; Ph. 121. to exceed, surpass, excel Ofer[h]lyfaþ praecellat, superemineat, Hpt. Gl. 413, 48.

a-hæbban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hæbban, p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; pp. -hæfen

To heave upraiseexalt

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To heave up, raise, exalt Hió biþ up ahæfen ofer hí selfe she is exalted above herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 437; Met. 20, 219: 25, 37; Met. 25, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 19; El. 10

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

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Swá gelíc swá ... sý fýr onǽled and ðín heall gewyrmed and hit ríne and sníwe and styrme úte, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 17. Drihten lét rínan hagol pluit Dominus grandinem, Ex. 9, 24. Hé lǽt rínan (regneþ,) and ða unrihtwísan, Mt.

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

áwyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
áwyrn, adv.

Before ?anteaolim ?anywherein any placealicubi

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Fox; Manning says, - perhaps for áhwǽr, anywhere, in any place; alicubi Ne hýrde ic guman áwyrn [gumena fyrn, Grn.] ǽnigne ǽr ǽfre bringan sélran láre I have not heard before any other man ever bring better lore, Menol. Fox 200

hlynnan

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Scyl wæs hearpe, hlúde hlynede, Reim. 28. Gif þunorráde bið hlynende of eástdǽle, Archiv cxx. 47, 18. Add:

ealfara

(n.)
Grammar
ealfara, an; m.
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A pack-horse Þonne wæs þridde healf þúsend múla þe þá seámas wǽgon, and xxx. þúsenda ealfarena and oxna þá ðe hwǽte bǽron, Nar. 9, 10. See Nap. 78; Jord. 126. (where the word is connected with Spanish (from Arabic) al-faras)

seld

(n.)
Grammar
seld, es ; n.
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Ðá hé ða mænego ( the rebellious angels) ádráf of ðæm heán selde (heaven ), Cd. Th. 277, 10 ; Sat. 202. Cwom Daniel in ðæt seld gangan, 225, 9 ; Dan. 151 : 262, 1 ; Dan. 737.

Linked entry: sæld

ge-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hebban, p. -hóf; pp. -hafen

To heave upraise upfermentelevarefermentare

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To heave up, raise up, ferment; elevare, fermentare Gehafen hláf fermentatus panis, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Wrt. Voc. 41, 15. Gehebbes ða ilco levabit eam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 11. Gehefen biþ exaltabitur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 11

Linked entry: ge-hafen

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Mind, heart, soul Cwæþ ðæt hine his hige speóne ðæt hé wyrcean ongunne getimbro he said that his heart lured him to attempt making buildings, Cd. 15; Th. 18, 17; Gen. 274.

hwamm

(n.)
Grammar
hwamm, hwomm, es; m.

A corner

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Ofer ealle heá hwommas super omnes angulos excelsos, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 7

Linked entries: hwem hwom

fæst-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-rǽd, def.se fæst-rǽda; adj.

Firm in purpose, steadfast, constant, inflexible firmus consĭlii, constans

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Gehýrde fæstrǽdne geþoht he heard a steadfast resolution, Beo. Th. 1225; B. 610: Ps. Th. 134, 3

hulc

(n.)
Grammar
hulc, es; m. [?]

a hulkliburna

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A light ship, a hulk [but in later times the word is applied to a heavy ship of clumsy make]; liburna, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 102; Wrt. Voc. 56, 23. Si adveniat ceol vel hulcus, L. Eth. iv. 2; Th. i. 300, 9

Scilfingas

(n.)
Grammar
Scilfingas, pl.
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Helm Scylfinga (ðone sélestan sǽcyninga ðara ðe in Swióríce sine brytnade, The compounds Gúþ-, Heaðo-Scilfingas also occur, and the singular Scylfing, Beo. Th. 4968; B. 2487. Scilfing, 5928; B. 2968

síþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-weg, es ; m.
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v. síd-weg) he (Guthlac, who lived in the wilderness) healed the sad in heart that from the travelled ways sought him, Exon. Th. 155, 13 ; Gú. 859