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þeáh-hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh-hwæðere, adv. conj.
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Nyste þeáhhweðre hwæt hé him dón sceolde, Blickl. Homl. 215, 2. Gif hé ne áríst forðam ðe hé his freónd ys, þeáhhwæþere for hys onhrópe he áríst, Lk. Skt. 11, 8. ¶ combined with swá :-- And swá þeáhhwæþere óþ ðone deáþ hé hine tintregaþ, Blickl.

Linked entry: hwæðere

up-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
up-weard, adj.

turned upwardsmoving upwards.

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Licge hé upweard æfter ðon góde hwíle, ii. 318, 14. Hé sceal upweard licgean, i. 300, 20. Mon on bedde dæges upweard ne licge, L. 26, 19. Álege ðone man upweard, 342, 5. Hé mid bǽm handum upweard (with his face turned upwards? or adverb?

ge-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fillan, p. de.
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Srt. 105, 26. to cut down wood Þá hét ic of þǽm wudo þe þǽr gefylled wæs, ꝥ mon fýr onǽlde, Nar. 12, 28. to strike down with disease, destroy Hæfde hé gefylled frumbearna fela, Exod. 38. to overthrow in argument, confute Gefælde deslruxit (temtantes

a-lege

Grammar
a-lege, impert. of a-lecgan.

lay downdepone

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lay down; depone Alege oððe ahwelf híg, eálá ðú Drihten cast down [or cover over] them, O Lord! depone eos, Domine! Ps. Lamb. 58, 12;

for-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-ceorfan, part, -ceorfende; ic -ceorfe, ðú -ceorfest, -cirfst, -cyrfst, he -ceorfeþ, -cyrfþ, pl. -ceorfaþ; p. ic, he -cearf, ðú -curfe, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To cut or carve outcut downcut off or awaycut throughdivideexcīdĕreconcīdĕresuccīdĕreincīdĕreintercīdĕre

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Ðæt we ne beón forcorfene that we may not be cut down, 408, 25

CALAN

(v.)
Grammar
CALAN, ic cále, ðú calest, cælst, he caleþ, cælþ, pl. calaþ; p. cól, pl. cólon; pp. calen; v. intrans.
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Hwæðer ða wélgan ne ne cale do the rich never become cold? Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 34

nægel-seax

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Nægelsexes tácn is ꝥ þú mid þínum scitefingre ofer þínne óþerne swilce þú ceorfan wille, and stráca syþþan on þín leór mid þínum fingre swilce þú scearan wille, Tech. ii. 127, 1

wéning

(n.)
Grammar
wéning, e; f.

suppositiondoubtful thoughtdoubthope expectationchance

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forylde, ðe hé ðonne ðý dæge gedón mihte, and (þurh) ða wéninge hweðer hé eft ðæs mergendæges gebídan móste the man of God ought not to think of the morrow, lest it should come to pass, that through it he should put off any of the good that he might do

healsre-feðer

(n.)
Grammar
healsre-feðer, e; f.

The feathers of a pillow, downcervical

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The feathers of a pillow, down Hnescre ic eom micle halsrefeðre I am much softer than down, Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 28; Rä. 41, 80

tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
tácnian, p. ode.

to make a mark upon something, to markto be a token or mark of something, to indicate, mark to indicate, point outto signifyto be the figurative expression of, be a figure of something, to symbolizeto indicate what is future, to portend

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Ðæt tácnaþ ðe ðás láreówas ne sceolan Godes dómas náwþer ne ná wanian ne ne écan, 81, 3.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Þá gód dón þe ús Godes béc lǽraþ, þæt is fæsten . . . and ælmessylena, 73, 26: 101, 22. Hé ne mihte dón þá gód þe hine man lǽrde, Gr. D. 324, 9: Past. 87, 4. Þæt wé bugon fram yfele and dón góda ( bona ), Coll.

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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from above, down, where motion is expressed or implied God him sende ufan greáte hagolstánas Dominus misit super eos lapides magnos de coelo, Jos. 10, 11: Blickl. Homl. 51, 12. Him feóll ufan flǽsc pluit super eos carnes, Ps. Th. 77, 27.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Of Davides húse and híréde de domo et familia David, Lk. Skt. 2, 4. Tó dæg is ðisum híréde hǽl gefremmed hodie solus domui huic facta est, Homl. Th. i. 582, 5.

Linked entry: hý-réd

glendrian

(v.)
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to throw down

sám-milt

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-milt, -melt; adj.

Half-digested

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Half-digested Se geþigeda mete hefegaþ ðone magan, and hé ðone sámmeltan (the half-digested food) þurh ða wambe út sent, Lchdm. ii. 186, 22

DIHT

(n.)
Grammar
DIHT, es;

a setting in order, disposing, contriving, disposition, conduct, consultation, deliberation, purposedisposĭtio, excogitātio, consĭlium, propŏsĭtum a dictating, direction, order, commanddictātio, directio, jussum, mandātum

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Ða mágas ðe æt ðam dihte wǽron þolian ðone ylcan dóm cognāti qui illi consĭlio interfuĕrint patiantur eandem sententiam, L. M. I. P. 16; Th. ii. 270, 4.

Linked entry: dyht

FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wingsvŏlāreTo fleeflee fromfŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Hí fleógaþ mid ðám feóndum they flee with the fiends, Exon. 116a; Th. 446, 6; Dóm. 18. I

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

LYTEL

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LYTEL, adj.

LITTLE

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Lytulu sprǽc, Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 16; Dóm. 8. Se lytla finger, L. Alf. pol. 60; Th. i. 96, 7. Lá lytle heord pusillus grex, Lk. Skt. 12, 32. On swá lytlum fæce in such a little space, Elen. Kmbl. 1917; El. 960.

Linked entries: lytlum litel

riht-wís

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Ðá unrihtwísan tǽlað þá rihtwísan justus lulit crimen iniqui, 4; F. 8, 16. of things Rihtwísum dóme justo judicio, An. Ox. 2718. Mid rihtwísere tódáles heolere justa discretionis lance, 1755.

belene

(n.)
Grammar
belene, beolone, belone, an; f.

Henbellhenbanehyoscyamus niger

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belenan seáw apply the juice of henbane 3, 3; Lchdm. ii. 310, 7. Genim beolonan sǽd take the seed of henbane 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 1

Linked entries: belune beolone