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heolstor

Grammar
heolstor, [In the first passage perhaps hrúse might be read for hrúsan and heolstre be dat. (inst.), as in El. 1082 þá þe in foldan deópe bedolfen sindon, heolstre behýded. Or possibly (?) a form heolstre exists alongside heolstor. v. Germ. 399, 447 infra, and cf. eówestre (?).]
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Þé (Satan) se ælmihtiga gehnǽgde, and (on?, and on?) heolstor besceáf, An. 1193. Helustras, heolstras recessus, Txts. 92, 867. Hiolstra latebrarum, An. Ox. 2052. Holstrum (heolstrum, Hpt. Gl. 476, 9) latebra, loca occulta, 2968.

un-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
un-bindan, p. -band, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden

To unbinduntie

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Æfter þúsend geárum bið Satanas unbunden post mille annos soluetur Satanas, Wulfst. 83, 6. Beón unbunden dissolui (a peccato ), Scint. 38, 12. Hí wurdonanbundene, Homl. Th. ii. 20, 8.

Linked entry: on-bindan

wiþer-breca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-breca, an; m.

An adversary

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Gif ðæ wiðerbraca (Satanas ) ðone wiðerbraco drífes, 12, 26. Wiðerbrecan obpositum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 24. Hé his wiþerbreocum sorge gesægde, Exon. Th. 120, 2; Gú. 265. Ðú forbriccest wiþerbrecan conteruisti adversarios, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 7: Cd.

swician

(v.)
Grammar
swician, <b>.
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( cur tentavit Satanas cor tuum ... fraudare de pretio agri?, Acts 5, 3), Hml. Th. i. 316, 27. Add Eádig ys sé ðe ne swycað on mé beatus est qui non fuerit scandalizatus in me, Mt. 11, 6

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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D. iv. 202, 8. an outcast, wretch Ðá cwæþ seó hell tó Satane: &#39; Lá ðú ordfruma ealra yfela, and lá þú fæder ealra flýmena&#39; (O Satan, thou prince of all the wicked, father of the impious and abandoned, Nic. H. 18, 7), Nic. 17, 5

Linked entry: flýma

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemyfiend, devila spoiler, robbera warrior

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Nú earttú (Satan ) earm sceaþa in fýrlocan feste gebunden, Cd. Th. 268, 19; Sat. 57 . His feónd áfyllan ðe ðone scaþan ( the assassin Eomer ) sende, Chr. 626; Erl. 23,34 . Fýnd ł sceaþan inimici, Ps. Lamb. 9, 7.

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

súsl

(n.)
Grammar
súsl, es; n.: e; f.
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Satan on súsle ( dat. or acc. ) gefeól, 309, 20; Sat. 712. Súsle geinnod, 3, 28; Gen. 42. Swingan, súsle þreágan, Exon. Th. 251, 9; Jul. 142. Súsl þrowian, Cd. Th. 5, 22; Gen. 75: 255, 9; Dan. 621. Súsel, 267, 21; Sat. 41.

Linked entry: helle-súsl

mitta

(n.)
Grammar
mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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Wíf gehýdeþ in meolo mitto þrió mulier abscondit in farinae sata tria, Lind. 13, 21

Linked entry: an-mitta

EALD

(adj.)
Grammar
EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .

old, ancient vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus

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Se ealda the old one [Satan ], Frag. Kmbl. 61; Leás. 32. Eald enta geweorc the old work of giants, Exon. 77b; Th. 291, 24; Wand. 87: 60b; Th. 220, 16; Ph. 321: 86b; Th. 326, 1; Wíd. 122.

Linked entries: ald eald-spræc

heofon-ríce

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Hé (Satan) hefonríce forworhte coelum perdidit, Past. 233, 20. in phrases describing the Deity as the ruler of heaven. of God the Father Hæfð geheaðerod hefonríces weard (cf. se ælmihtiga God, Bt. 21; F. 74, 9) mid his anwealde ealle gesceafta, Met.

æcer

field, land of arable landthe crop raised on the landa definite quantity of land, an acre

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Se Hǽlend fór ofer æceras (acras, R.) abiit Jesus per sata, Mt. 12, 1. Hiora gemǽnan æceras oþþe gærs, Ll. Th. i. 128, 7. the crop raised on the land (cf. Icel. akr crop) :-- Ðá ðá ðæt án corn feóll, ðǽr árás þicce æcer (seges), Gr. D. 240, 3.

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companionfellowcompanion or follower of a chief or kingsociuscomes

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Ðæt wæs Satane and his gesíþum mid gegearwad that was prepared for Satan and his associates with him, 30 a; Th. 93, 7; Cri. 1522: 123 b; Th. 474, 21; Bo, 33: 89 b, Th. 337, 2; Gn. Ex. 58: Salm. Kmbl. 907; Sal. 453.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

ge-neát

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I a. where the superior is a king, prince, or great man, cf. beód-, heorþ-geneát, geneát-scolu Bigstandaþ mé (Satan) strange geneátas, Gen. 284.

sester

(n.)
Grammar
sester, seoxter, es; m.
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Gecned þrí sestras ( sata ) smedeman, Gen. 18, 6. Habbaþ emne gemetu and sestras sint justus modius aequusque sextarius, Lev. 19, 36

Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht

sár

(adj.)
Grammar
sár, adj.

Sore, painful, grievous, distressing

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Ðæt wæs Satane sár tó geþolienne, Andr. Kmbl. 3375; An. 1691. Ðonne hí sáres hwæt siófian scioldon (cf. ðonne hí sceoldan heora sár siófian, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 35) Met. 26, 82. Bídan sáran sorge, Cd. Th. 266, 26; Sat. 28.

ge-hreówan

(v.)
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(I) the subject a noun Ne selle mon to féla . . . ðý lǽs hwá him self weorðe tó wǽdlan, and him ðonne gehreówe sió ælmesse, Past. 325, 8. the subject a pronoun representing a circumstance already mentioned Satanus swearte geþóhte þæt hé wolde on heofonum

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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( Satan ), Sat. 727. Sió óðru wyrd is leás and beswícþ ealle hire geféran illa fortuna fallit Bt. 20 ; F. 70, 33. Fram leásum áþume geypt a pellaci genero proditus An. Ox. 2377. Leásum perfido (fratre ), 5068.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Hwæðer hyt wén sig ðæt ðú sig se ylca Hǽlend ðe Satan úre ealdor ymbe spæc? (perhaps thou art that Jesus of whom Satan spoke, Gospel of Nicodemus 17, 12) Nicod. 28; Thw. 16, 35. Mára woen is quanto magis Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 11: 12, 12: Lk. Skt.

Linked entry: wéna

scolu

(n.)
Grammar
scolu, scól (these two forms may give the later shoal, school as col, cól give coal, cool), e; f.
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Éce fýr wæs Satane and his gesíðum mid, deófle, gegearwad, and ðære deorcan scole, Exon. Th. 93, 9; Cri. 1523. Ðæt gesǽlige weorud gesihþ ðæt fordóne, . . . byrnendra scole, 77, 6; Cri. 1252.

Linked entries: scól sceolu

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Satan . . . helle forð healdan sceolde, Gen. 348. Þá sweartan helle, grǽdige and gífre, 792. Helle, morðorhúsa mǽst, fýres fulle, Cri. 1624. used personally Hell ongeat ꝥ se Scyppend cwóm, þá heó ꝥ weorud ágeaf, Cri. 1160.