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ge-neahhe

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Is mín feorh tó helldore hylded geneahhe my life is quite turned down to the gate of hell; vita mea in infernum appropinquavit, Ps. Th. 87, 3. Hí ús wiðerwearde wǽron geneahhe they were adverse enough to us, 123, 3: El. 1065.

hálig-dóm

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Th. 50, 8. a holy thing, something held sacred. from its connexion with the Deity Beforan ðǽre earce ðe se háligdóm (the two tables of stone) on wæs ðæs temples coram testamenti arca, Past. 103, 5. from its connexion with Christ or a saint, a relic or

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Oncnáwan hwá him tó hǽle and tó helpe and tó feorhnere on þás world ástág, 105, 32. Hé wolde þrowian for ealra manna hǽle and ús gefreólsian from deófles þeówdóme, 65, 33 : 73, 7 : 129, 14.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Hié tó helle sculon, Cd. Th. 45, 26; Gen. 732.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Sý ðeós gesetnys ðus hér geendod god helpe mínum handum so let this composition here end, God help my hands, Lchdm. iii. 280, 16. Ealle forgielden ðone wer gemǽnum hondum let them all pay the wergild in common, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 17: L. E.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Heó on wyrse leóht under eorðan neoðan God sette sigeleáse, on þá sweartan helle, 310.

deófol

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D. 221, 21. v. ealdor-, hell-deófol

ge-dál

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Se Hælend ús helpe gefremede þurh his líces gedál (the parting of the body from the soul, death), Ph. 651. a dividing of property, sharing. Cf. ge-dǽlan; Þá dǽldon þá cwelleras þǽra martyra wǽpna and gewǽda . . . Æfter ðám gedále . . . Hml.

híd

Grammar
híd, hígid.

familia

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Of þrým hund hîdum and of x hîdum ǽnne scegð, and of viii hîdum helm and byrnan, Chr. 1008; P. 138, 6. Sé þe hæfí xx hída, sé sceal tǽcnan xii hída gesettes landes, Ll.

Linked entries: hígid híwisc

ná-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ná-hwæðer, náwðer, náðer, nóðer; pron.

Neither

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MS.) ne mágon, ne ðín helpan ne heora selfra, 14, 1; Fox 42, 9. Hié náðer næfdon siððan, ne heora namon ne heora anweald, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 7, Se ðe náðor nele, ne leornian ne tǽcan, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Som. I, 34

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Helle gǽst, earm and unlǽd, 279, 19; Jul. 616. Se unlǽda (-e, MS.) Iudas, se ðe hine tó deáþe belǽwed hæfde, Wanl. Catal. 134, col. 1. Swá heó ðæs unlǽdan ( Holofernes ) eáþost mihte wel gewealdan, Judth. Thw. 23, 3; Jud. 102.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

ge-endebyrdan

Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, ge-endebyrdian.
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Ben. 124, 4. with object a thing Ús nǽfre swylc ege ne wearþ ǽr tó helle geendebyrded. Bl. H. 85, 14. to arrange the parts of a whole, put in order, dispose Ic geendebyrde dispono, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 44.

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Hwílum ic gehére helle scealcas, gnorniende cynn, Cd. Th. 273, 8; Sat. 133 . a man, soldier, sailor Scealc (Beowulf ) hafaþ dǽde gefremede, ðe wé ealle ǽr ne meahton, Beo. Th. 1883; B. 939.

Linked entry: scilcen

á-scirian

(v.)
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Heora sáwle bióþ áscyrede in helle diópnesse, Wlfst. 219, 10. Áscyrede, ásyndrede sequestrantur, i. segregantur, An. Ox. 1366. Áscyredum remotis, 5389. to set apart Úre Drihten áscyrede tó láfe ꝥ ꝥ wé eft of áwócon, Angl. xi. 2, 42.

ge-scot

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Gif hit wǽre ésa gescot oððe ylfa gescot oððe hægtessan gescot, nú ic wille ðín helpan. Þis ðé tó bóte ésa gescotes, Lch. iii. 54, 9-15. Gescotum calamis, sagittis, Germ. 392, 52. Ðá díglan gescotu (jacula) ðæs sweocolan feóndes, Past. 431, 5: Ps.

líc-hama

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Mé is leófre þæt mínne líchaman mid mínne goldgyfan gléd fæðmie, 2651. þǽr þá líchoman lange þráge, heáhfædera hrá, be-heled wǽron, An. 791. Nelle wé ꝥ mon þá Hchoman þe ǽr on cyrcean bebyrgede wǽron út weorpe, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 9.

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p. swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))
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(b 1) figuratively :-- Ðonne líf and deáð sáwlum swelgaþ (cf. ðonne heofon and hel fira feorum fylde weorþeþ, 97, 17-20; Cri. 1592), 98, 7; Cri. 1604. figuratively, to take in to the mind, accept, imbibe (wisdom) Swelhþ affluit (the passage to which

Linked entry: swylfende

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YAREreadypreparedequippedcompletepromptuspărātusinstructusperfectus

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Ðæt hý grim helle fýr gearo to wite seóþ that they shall see hell's grim fire ready for punishment, 26 b; Th. 78, 7; Cri. 1270. Beornas gearwe on stefn stigon the warriors ready [or equipped] stept on the prow, Beo. Th. 428; B. 211 : Ps.

síðian

(v.)
Grammar
síðian, p. ode
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Hig intó helle cuce síðodon descenderunt vivi in infernum, Num. 16, 33. Hig síðodon ealle tó Egipta lande, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 3. Síðedon, Cd. Th. 121, 13 ; Gen. 2009. Hine cneówmǽgas mid síðedon, 104, 13 ; Gen. 1734.

staþolian

(v.)
Grammar
staþolian, p. ode.
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Ðá heó in helle hám staðeledon, Cd. Th. 266, 21; Sat. 25. Staðelodon, 286, 1; Sat. 345. Staðola ðú ða óðra on hira hámon, Gen. 48, 6. Geleáfan fæste staðelian on úrum heortum, Blickl. Homl. 111, 4.