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on-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bindan, p. -band; pp. -bunden

To unbind, set free, disclose

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To unbind, set free, disclose Seó wiðerwearde wyrd onbint and gefreóþ ... mid ðam hió geopenaþ hú tiedre ðás andweardan gesǽlþa sint, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 2. Hé onband beadurúne, Beo. Th. 1006; B. 501. Æfter ðon onbind, Lchdm. ii. 250, 20.

Linked entries: an-bindan un-bindan

hlutor-ness

Grammar
hlutor-ness, hluttor-ness, e; f.

Clearness, ⬩ purity

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Clearness, purity Hú heora gecynd bútan ǽlcre besmitennysse on écere hluttornysse þurhwunaþ how their nature continues without any pollution in eternal purity, Homl. Th. i. 538, 29.

þearflíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þearflíce, adv.

Usefully, ⬩ profitably, ⬩ with profit, ⬩ to good purpose

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Angan listum ymbe þencean þearflíce hú hé þider meahte Crécas oncerran, Met. 1, 60

ge-þerscan

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Ðone geðuurscon hunc caedentes, Lk. L. 20, 11. Geðorscen caesum, 10. Add

heáh-ildest

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-ildest, adj.
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Most excellent Ðyses heáhyldestan cyncges huius precellentissimi regis, Angl. xiii. 368, 36

Linked entry: ildest

freós

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Gehlódon him tó húðe hordwearda gestreón, feá (feó?) and freós, Dan. 66. (?)

a-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wendan, ic -wende, ðú -wendest, -wenst, he -wendeþ, -went, pl. -wendaþ; p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend, -went.

To turn away or off ⬩ avert ⬩ remove ⬩ to turn upside down ⬩ turn ⬩ change ⬩ translate ⬩ pervert ⬩ avertere ⬩ vertere ⬩ mutare ⬩ transferre ⬩ subvertere ⬩ To turn or direct oneself to turn from ⬩ go ⬩ depart ⬩ se vertere ⬩ ire

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Heó awent hyre hús and sécþ geornlíce óþ heó hine fint sche turneth upsodoun the hous and sekith diligently til sche fynde it, Wyc; Lk. Bos. 15, 8. He wæter awende to wínlícum drence he turned water into winelike drink, Ælfc. T. 27, 7: Ps.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
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Lbmn. 415, 33. to prosper, favour, benefit Þú gebletsudest bearn Israhéla, Aarones hús eác geblet*-*sadest Dominus benedixit domui Israel, benedixit domui Aaron, Ps. Th. 113, 21. Þá gebletsode Metod þá forman twá, Gen. 192. Gebletsade, 1505.

DEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓR, diór,es ; n.

An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEER ⬩ fĕra, bestia

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Ðæt is wrætlíc deór, hiwa gehwylces that is a curious beast, of every hue, 95 b; Th. 356, 29; Pa. 19.

Linked entries: dýr diór

geár

Grammar
geár, <b>; II 1.</b> add (1 a):
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a period of thirteen lunar months Æfter þǽre sunnan ryne beóð þreó hund daga and fíf and syxtig daga, and æfter þæs mónan ryne beóð þreó hund daga and feówer and fíftig ... þǽre sunnan gér hæfd endlufon dagas má þonne þæs mónan gér, Angl. viii. 305,

timbrung

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Hít næs ná búton gewyrhtum ꝥ his húses timbrung weóx Sæternesdagum non immerito domus ipsias fabrica sabbato crescebat, Gr. D. 322, 10.

húru-þinga

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Add: an emphatic modification of húru. v. húru; tó þám ꝥ hí þone mete, þone hí þágýta fullfremedlíce geblissiende þicgean ne mihton, húruþinga (húru, v. l. saltem ) geómriende onbyrigdon, Gr. D. 170, 7.

a-héncg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-héncg, p. of a-hón.

hung

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hung,Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 13;

daro

(n.)

hurt, harm

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hurt, harm, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 17

ge-huntian

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

To hunt

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To hunt Hí gehuntigaþ venantur, Nar. 38, 6

Linked entry: huntian

a-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-brecan, ic -brece, ðu -bricst, he -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break ⬩ vanquish ⬩ to take by storm ⬩ to assault ⬩ destroy ⬩ frangere ⬩ effringere ⬩ expugnare

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Hú ǽnig man mihte swylce burh abrecan how any man could take such a town, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 16

Linked entries: a-bræc a-brocen

beácnian

(v.)
Grammar
beácnian, býcnian, bícnian; p. ode; pp. od.

to BECKON ⬩ nod ⬩ innuere ⬩ to shew ⬩ indicate ⬩ indicare ⬩ typice significare

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Ðisses fugles gecynd beácnaþ hú hí beorhtne gefeán healdaþ this bird's nature indicates how they possess bright joy, Exon. 61b; Th. 225, 14; Ph. 389

á-fyrhtan

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Mon ongitan mehte hú hié áfyrhtede wǽron. Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 10. Add

eahtan

(v.)
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to estimate, appreciate Wile fæder eahtan hú gesunde suna sáwle bringen of þám éðle þe hí on lifdon the father will estimate how sound the sons bring their souls from the land where they lived, Cri. 1074.

Linked entry: eahtend

fore-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þeón, (for-)

o excel ⬩ surpass

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Hú hé óþerne on hálgum þeówdóme forþeón mæge, R. Ben. 131, 18.

Linked entry: for-þeón