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heáh

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Þone heán cyning, gásta hyrde, Dan. 198. Þára heán handa Drihtnes, Ps. Th. 76, 9. Þæt hé ( Jupiter ) god wǽre héhst and hálgost, Met. 26, 38. Se héhsta god, Bt. 38, 1; F. 194, 17. Hyldo þæs héhstan déman, Jud. 4.

Linked entry: dynt

hú

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Cýðan godspelles gife, hú se gásta helm . . . ácenned wearð, El. 176. Gé wítgena láre onféngon, hú se líffruma in cildes hád cenned wurde, 335. Ússa yrmða geþenc, hú wé hwearfiað heánlíce, Cri. 371.

A

(prefix)
Grammar
A, A. It is not necessary to speak of the form of what are often called Anglo-Saxon letters, as all Teutonic, Celtic, and Latin manuscripts of the same age are written in letters of the same form. There is one exception: the Anglo-Saxons had, with great propriety, two different letters for the two distinct sounds of our th: the hard þ in thin and sooth, and the soft ð in thine and soo
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this single consonant and these double letters are again followed, in the inflections or formative syllables, by a, o, u in nouns; and by a, o, u, e in adjectives; and a, o, u, and ia in verbs; as Dagas, daga from dæg, hwalas from hwæl, fatu from fæt, gastas

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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seofun óðre gástas, 12, 45. (2 a) óðer . . . óðer other . . . than different from :-- Nú is participium of worde and of worde cymþ, biþ swá ðeáh óðer dǽl and óðer þing óðer his ealdor biþ, Ælfc. Gr. 41 ; Som. 43, 14.

gód

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Þá gástas góde word sprecað . . . 'Wine leófesta . . .,' Seel. 134. good in a religious sense, pious, devout Gód wæs Gúðlác; hé in gǽste bær heofoncundne hyht, Gú. 141. Symle Crístes lof in Gúðláces gódum móde weóx, 365.

gildan

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Þé wile gásta weard lissum gyldan, þæt þé wæs leófra his sibb . . . 2920. (1 b) of ungrateful return for a benefit Woldon hié þæt feorhleán fácne gyldan, Exod. 150. with idea of reprisal, to repay an injury, take vengeance for Hé nǽnigum yfel wiþ yfele

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to ween ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ imagine ⬩ opine ⬩ believe ⬩ to hope ⬩ expect ⬩ look for

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Nis tó wénanne ðætte wolde God hiora gásta mid him gýman non est creditus cum Deo spiritus ejus Ps. Th. 77, 10: Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 28. not introduced by ðæt Ic wéne (arbitror), ne mihte ðes middaneard ealle ða béc befón Jn. Skt. 21, 25.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Ymb ða weallas scínaþ engla gástas, Cd. Th. 305, 25; Sat. 652. Ymbe hárne stán tigelfágan trafu stódan, Andr. Kmbl. 1682; An. 843. Ymbe Sanere feld, Salm. Kmbl. 417; Sal. 209. Ymb healfa gehwone, Exon. Th. 4, 31; Cri. 61.

Linked entries: emb ymbe ymb-útan emban

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Swá fela swá untrumnessa and unclǽne gástas hæfdon, Mk. 3, 11. On þám ðingum þe hí won (wana, v. l. ) hæfdon, Bd. 5, 22 ; Sch. 682, 15. Hæbbe þæs gefeán folca ǽghwilc, and blessien þeóda laetentur et exutient gentes, Ps. Th. 66, 4.

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