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æt-hindan

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Add: prep, with dat. Se kyning férde him æthindan, Ælfc. T. 5, 24: Hml. A. 105, 106

hlípe-burna

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe-burna, an; m.
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A brook with a fall in it Of þám cumbe on hlýpeburnan, C. D. iii. 457, 4

á-steorfan

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Ꝥ nýten byð tó ástorfenum (in contrast with ácweald, 40) geteald, E. S. viii. 62, 42. Add

symbel-wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
symbel-wlanc, adj.

Elate with feasting

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Elate with feasting Siteþ symbelwlonc, lǽteþ wíne gewǽged word út faran, Exon. Th. 315, 32; Mód. 40

word-hord

(n.)
Grammar
word-hord, es; n.

A word-hoardstore of words

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Mé fród wita sægde sundorwundra fela, wordhord onwreáh, 313, 20; Mód. 3

hú-meta

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S. 37, 61. with ellipsis of the rest of the rest of the clause introduced by how Wé hérdon ꝥ sum sunu ofslóge his fæder, ic nát húmeta, búton wé witon ꝥ hit unmennisclic dǽd wæs, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 16

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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II. of a person, concerned with the things of time ; of things, temporal, not spiritual or eternal :-- Sé þe hwílende (tempo-rarius ) ys on blisse, éce hé byð on wíte, Scint. 172, 7.

æt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted; f. trans, [æt, fæstan to fasten]

To fixfastendrive intoafflict withinflict onimpingereinfigere

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Ne mágon we him láþ ætfæstan we cannot afflict him with pain, Andr. Kmbl. 2694; An. 1349

Linked entry: æ-fæstan

DREPAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREPAN, ic drepe, ðú drepest, dripest, dripst, he, drepeþ, dripeþ, dripþ, pl. drepaþ; p. ic, he drep, dræp, ðú drǽpe, pl. drǽpon; pp. drepen, dropen

To strike percŭtĕre

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To strike; percŭtĕre Ic sweorde drep ferhþgeníþlan I struck the deadly foe with my sword, Beo. Th. 5753; B. 2880.

mid-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
mid-wyrhta, an; m.

One who works with othersa co-operator

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One who works with others, a co-operator On ðæt gerád ðæt hé wǽre his midwyrhta ǽgðer ge on sǽ ge on lande on the condition that he would co-operate with him by sea and by land, Chr. 945; Erl. 116, 31: Past. 38, 8; Swt. 279, 25.

hefige

under pressuregrievouslypainfully

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Add: with difficulty: Swiðe uneáðe ł hefige ðá ðe gestrióne habbas in ríce Godes ingáð quam difficile qui pecunias habent in regnum Dei introibunt, Mk. R. 10, 23. Hefge, Lk.

áttor-spere

(n.)
Grammar
áttor-spere, es ; n.

A poisoned speartelum venenatum

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A poisoned spear; telum venenatum Eglum áttorsperum with dire poisoned spears, Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 10; Rä. 18, 9

Linked entry: átor-spere

cíle

(n.)
Grammar
cíle, es; m.

A coldfrigus

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A cold; frigus Cíle wið hǽto cold with heat, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 101; Met. 29, 50: Gen. 8, 22

Linked entry: cíele

gamenian

(v.)
Grammar
gamenian, gamnian, gæmnian; p. ode; pp. od [gamen game]

To jokeplayjŏcŭlārijŏcāri

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To joke, play; jŏcŭlāri, jŏcāri Gregorius gamenode mid his wordum Gregory played with his words, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 4

Linked entries: gæmnian gamian gamnian

geafel

(n.)
Grammar
geafel, es; m?

A fork

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A fork Hine ufan mid ísenum geaflum ðydon from above pierced him with iron forks, Homl. Th. i. 430, 5

Linked entry: gafol

hréðan

(v.)
Grammar
hréðan, p. de

To glorytriumph

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To glory, triumph Hréðdon hildespelle they triumphed with the song of [victorious] battle, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 22; Exod. 573

hringed

(adj.)
Grammar
hringed, adj.
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Furnished with rings, formed of rings Hringedu byrne lorica, Cot. 121, Lye: Beo. Th. 2495; B. 1245: 5224; B. 2615

ge-yrfian

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

To stock with cattle

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To stock with cattle Swá geirfað swá hit nú stent so stocked as it now stands, Th. Chart. 158, l0

be-sweðian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sweðian, bi-sweðian; p. ede; pp. ed

To bind up, swatheligare

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To bind up, swathe; ligare Mid ácumban besweðe bind up with tow, L. M. I, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 21

Linked entries: sweðian bi-sweðian

bi-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush down, coverruere, obruere, incidere

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To rush down, cover; ruere, obruere, incidere Hríme bihrorene covered with rime, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 4; Wand. 77

Linked entry: bi-hroren