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dysig

(n.)
Grammar
dysig, disig, dysi, es; n.

An error, ignorance, folly, foolishnesserror, stultĭtia, insānia. insĭpientia

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An error, ignorance, folly, foolishness; error, stultĭtia, insānia. insĭpientia Ðæt is hefig dysig that is a grievous folly, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 1; Met. 19, 1: Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 7.

þeóstre

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóstre, þeóster (-or, -ur), and þiéstre, þístre, þýstre; adj.
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Tódríf ðone þiccan mist, ðe wið ða eágan foran ússes módes hangode, hefig and þystre, Met. 20, 266. On hú ðióstrum horaseáþe ðara unþeáwa, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 1. On ðás þeóstran weorulde, Exon. Th. 86, 18; Cri.1410.

þryccan

(v.)
Grammar
þryccan, p. þrycte, þryhte; pp. þrycced, þryht.

To presscrushoppressrepresstrampleTo pressforce a way

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Untrumnesse ðrycced and hefigod infirmitate pressus, 4, 24; S. 598, 25. Grammar þryccan, intrans. To press, force a way Wé ðás wíc magun fótum áfyllan; folc in ðriceþ meara þreátum and monfarum, Exon. Th. 119, 18; Gú. 256

glídan

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Hwonne úp cyme eástan glídan swegles leóma, Ph. 102. to pass from one state to another, slip, fall Oft ðæt hefige mód glít niðor and niðor stæpmǽlum, oð hit mid ealle áfielð, Past. 279, 2. of movement along a surface Þonne hié mon slóg oþþe sceát, þonne

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, l. á-findan ; p. -fand, -funde; pl. -fundon; pp. -funden,
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Ne ðearf ic ðésecgan hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna, for ðám ðú hit hafast áfunden be þé selfum. Bt. 31, i; F. 112, 19. to find, discover, meet with a person, lit. Hí forléton hine tó ánum treówe gebun-denne.

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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hefig and hú earfoþe (gearfoþe, v. l. ) þis is tó gereccanne, Bt. 39, 4; F. 216, 33. Hit is earfoð tó witane, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 25. Þæt gástlice angyt is earfoþe tó understandende, R. Ben. 66, 19.

Linked entry: earfeðe

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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'Wá ðæm ðe gaderaþ an hine selfne ðæt hefige fenn (densum lutum)' ... Ðæt is ðonne ðæt men gadrige ðæt ðicke (ðicce, Cott.

mirigþ

(n.)
Grammar
mirigþ, mirhþ, mirhþ, myrþ, e; f.

Pleasurejoydelightsweetness

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Adam wearþ of myclum myrhþum bescofen tó hefigum geswincum, 104, 1

Linked entries: mirhþ myrþ

wǽr-loga

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr-loga, an; m.

One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person

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Wǽrlogona ( the people of Sodom ) sint firena hefige, Cd. Th. 145, 22; Gen. 2409. On wǽrlogum wrecan torn Godes, 152, 33; Gen. 2530. Mid ðyssum wǽrlogan, 151, 4; Gen. 2503. On wǽrlogan ( the people before the flood ) wíte settan, 76, 32; Gen. 1266.

Linked entry: wér-loga

stingan

(v.)
Grammar
stingan, p. stang, pl, stungon ;
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Þú hefir mjök stungizk til þessa máls thou hast meddled much with this case.) to prick with something, to sting, stab, pierce Swá swá seó beó sceal losian, ðonne heó hwæt yrringa stingþ, Bt. 31, 2 ; Fox 112, 26. Stingeþ, Met. 18, 7.

torn

(n.)
Grammar
torn, es; n.

Violent emotion of angergriefangerindignationwrathunrighteous angerragegriefafflictiontroubledistress

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Th. 111, 9. of grief, grief, affliction, trouble, distress Cyning eallwihta Caines ne wolde tiber sceáwian; ðæt wæs torn were hefig æt heortan, Cd. Th. 60, 10; Gen. 979.

of-settan

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Hé wæs ofseted and geswænced mid hefigre mettrumnesse his líchaman qui cum gravi molestia corporis fuisset depressus, Gr. D. 298, 3. Hé is nú mid ylde ofsett, Hml. Th. i. 614, 20. Wurdon hí ealle mid ógan ofsette, Hml.

ge-swinc

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hefig ðæt twiefalde gesuinc (duplicitatis labor) bið . . . óðer is ðára gesuinca (geswinga, v. l.) ðæt hí simle séceað endeleáse ládunga . . . Hé gewérgað his heortan mid ðý geswince . . .

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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Wurdon mé on yrre yfele and hefige in ira molesti erant mihi, Ps. Th. 54, 3. Ðæt gé fleón fram ðam tówerdan yrre fugite a ventura ira, Lk. Skt. 3, 7. Ðá cwæþ se hláford mid yrre tunc iratus paterfamilias dixit, 14, 21.

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

á-feallan

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. ¶ used figuratively :-- Ðæt hefige mód glít niðor and niðor, oð hit mid ealle áfielð . . . hit sceal niédenga áfeallan for ðǽm slide. Past. 279, 2-5.

hof

(n.)
Grammar
hof, es; n.

A house hall, dwelling, buildingædes, domus

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Gif hwá hwylce hefige yfelnysse on his hofe geseó genime mandragoran on middan ðam huse swá mycel swá hé ðonne hæbbe ealle yfelu hé út ánýdeþ if any one see some grievous evil in his home, let him take mandragora into the middle of the house, as much

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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Swíðe uneáðe (-eáða, Lind.) ł hefige, Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 23: Lk. Skt. Lind. 18, 24. Hé uneáðe áwæig com, and him ðǽr micel forférde, Chr.1052; Erl. 181, 18. Swíðe strang gyld, ðæt man hit uneáðe ácom, 1040; Erl. 166, 21.

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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epithets of the helmet are brún, Jud. 318: brún-fáh, B. 2615: entisc, B. 2979: gold-fáh, B. 2811: heard, B. 2255: heaþo-steáp, B. 1245: 2153: hefig, Hml.

leóht

Grammar
leóht, not heavy.
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Add: of little weight Hwílum ꝥ leóhte fýr úp gewít and sió hefige eorþe sit þǽr niþere, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 12.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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Hé fond his mondryhten ádlwérigne; him þæt in gefeól hefig æt heortan, Gú. 981. trans. to reach by falling, to fall and reach, fall to Hé meregrund gefeóll, B. 2100. Hé hreás on hrúsan ... hé eorðan gefeóll, 2834.