ge-teohhian
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Wá byð ðám þe þǽr (hell) bið geteohhod tó, Wlfst. 146, 12. Wæs ic geteohhod (-tihad, v. l.) in þás wítelican stówe in hoc poenali loco deputatus sum, Gr. D. 330, 7. Geteohhod on þá hellewítu, Verc.
hof
A house ⬩ hall, ⬩ dwelling, ⬩ building ⬩ ædes, ⬩ domus
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Ðæt rǽdleáse hof hell, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 32; Gen. 44: 217; Th. 276, 23; Sat. 193. Hofa ædes, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 83; Wrt. Voc. 57, 59. Hé ða hofa gehealdeþ and begýmeþ qui illa oppida maritima observat, Nar. 37, 26. Hofu, Andr.
hám
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Hé wolde him tó helpe hám gesécan ( visit their dwelling (hell )), 436. Hám áléfan, éðel tó ǽhte, 278. a place where rest, refuge, or satisfaction is found Þǽr hé hungrium hám staðelude collocavit illic esurientes, Ps. Th. 106, 35.
wræc-síþ
travel in a foreign land ⬩ peregrination ⬩ pilgrimage ⬩ exile ⬩ banishment ⬩ misery ⬩ wretchedness
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Wræcsíð wépan in ðam deáðsele (hell), 166, 23; Gú. 1047: 466, 34; Hö. 126. Wé synd on ðisse worlde ælþeódige . . . ; for gylte wé wǽron on ðysne wræcsíþ sende, Blickl.
ó-leccan
to treat gently, to soothe, caress ⬩ to be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy means ⬩ to gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissive ⬩ of things to gratify, charm, give pleasure
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Hé wolde onginnan him oleccan mid his hearepan he (Orpheus) would attempt to propitiate them (the gods of Hell) with his harp, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 14: Cd. Th. 118, 3; Gen. 1959. Uton wé Gode óliccan, Exon.
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bídan
to wait ⬩ remain ⬩ to await ⬩ experience
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Hél. 4829-30), Gen. 39. with a clause Ic bíde . . . hwonne gæst cume, Rä. 16, 9. Hi bídaþ, hwæt him déman wille tó leáne, Jul. 706: Cri. 802. Bídan, hwæs him cyning unnan wolde, An. 145.
full
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Eáge æfþancum ful, 497. full of food Þú wǽre swá gífre swá hund, and þú nǽfre nǽre full þe má þe hell, Wlfst. 241, 7. <b>III a.
hǽlu
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See next paragraph. ¶ the salvation effected by Christ's death Hǽl ús, wé þe synt on líchomum lifgende, and eác þá þe on helle synt biddaþ þínre onlésnesse and þínre hǽlo, Bl. H. 81, 23.
mótan
to be allowed ⬩ may ⬩ mote ⬩ to be inferred otherwise ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ must
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Monna gehwylc geceósan mót swá helle hiénþu swá heofones mǽrþu. Exon. 16 b; Th. 37, 9; Cri. 590. Gif hé ús geunnan wile ðæt wé hine grétan móton. Beo. Th. 700; B. 347.
fægen
glad
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Wǽron ealle þæs fægen þæt Drihten wolde him tó helpe hám gesécan, Sat. 435
feax
a bush
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Hí habbað beardas oþ cneów and feax oð hélan (comas usque ad talos), Nar. 35, 2. Monig man hæfð micel feax on foranheáfde, and weorð fǽrlíce caluw, Prov. K. 42. Fexa, hǽra cincinnorum, An. Ox. 1199: 4172. Feaxum comis, Wrt.
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róf
Valiant ⬩ stout ⬩ strong
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Valiant, stout, strong (used only in poetry) Róf oretta, heard under helme ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5070; B. 2538. Róf rúnwita ( Guthlac ), Exon. Th. 167, 30; Gú. 1068. Wís hæleþ, maga móde róf, Andr. Kmbl. 1249; An. 625.
weorþ-full
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Th. 6189; B. 3099. having honour with others, held in honour, honoured, esteemed, prized, dear Se bið on eallum þingum wurþfull (cf. weorþ mannum, 162, 1), Lchdm. iii. 158, 3.
hálig-nes
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</b> 2 Ðurh þæs hálgan fulluhtes hálignesse, Wlfst. 154, 19. an object held sacred Ic hálsige þe þurh ealle hálignyssa ( sanctitates ) þe synt on heofonan and on eorðan, and þurh þæne fulluht and Crístendóm þe þú underfangen hæfst, Ll.
rind
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.
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HOLT
a HOLT, ⬩ wood, ⬩ grove, ⬩ copse ⬩ wood; ⬩ lignum
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Ful oft unc holt wrugon wudubeáma helm, Exon. 129 a; Th. 496, 1; Rä. 85, 7.
tó-glídan
To glide in different directions, ⬩ glide away ⬩ to be dissipated, ⬩ dispersed, ⬩ dispelled, ⬩ to disappear, ⬩ vanish, ⬩ pass away ⬩ to fall to pieces, ⬩ collapse ⬩ to slip away
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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
reáfian
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Helle weallas forbrecan, ðære burge þrym reáfian, Exon. Th. 461, 15; Hö. 36. to seize, take as a robber takes Reáfiaþ rapiunt, Kent. Gl. 4. Ic forþ ágef ða ðe ic ne reáfude ǽr quae non rapui tunc exolvebam, Ps. Th. 68, 5
scipe
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. ¶ -scipe -ship, helps to form many nouns
þeón
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; p. þáh and þeáh, pl. þigon and þugon; p. pr. þíende and þeónde; pp. þigen and þogen To thrive, grow, flourish, prosper Þíhþ cluit, pollet, viget, nobilitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 75. Þáh pubesceret, 66, 22. Þeó vigeat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 17. of persons in